ENS: CONNECTICUT: Priest-in-charge appointed for Groton parish

By Mary Frances Schjonberg
April 14, 2008

[Episcopal News Service] Bishop Suffragan James E. Curry of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut announced April 14 that the Rev. Canon David Cannon has been appointed as priest-in-charge of Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church in Groton.

The appointment was necessitated, the diocese said in a news advisory, by the recent retirement of the Rev. Ronald Gauss, former rector of the parish and the decision by some members of the parish, including the vestry, to leave the Episcopal Church and join the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA). Cannon will assume his pastoral duties immediately.

"Of course, every member of this Church and our Nation enjoys the freedom to worship in the community of their choosing and we wish those who have departed well in their spiritual journey," the news advisory said. "Bishop Seabury Episcopal Church is named for the first Episcopal bishop in America. The parish has been a valued member of our Diocese for over a century and the departure of parishioners, while regretted, will not end that storied history. Rather, the Diocese will work with the congregation of the Parish and with Father Cannon to grow that community of faith so that it can continue to serve Christ in Groton and southeastern Connecticut." the rest