C4SO ORDINATION SERVICE

AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Welcome to the ordination of Courtney Greene and Amy Rozko (diaconate), and Ryan Boettcher, Robert (R.J.) March, Andrew Pelander, and Sarah Smith (priesthood). We thank Christ Church Austin and the Very Rev. Cliff Warner for hosting the service.

We congratulate each ordinand for completing the path of discernment to Holy Orders, and we welcome their family and friends from around C4SO to join us virtually at 7:00 pm Central Standard Time.

SEND A GIFT TO THE ORDINANDS

You are invited to show your support of the newly ordained by giving to a discretionary fund that they can use for ministry.  On each site, you can select or write in “Ordination Discretionary Fund,” or choose the general fund, and the church will allocate the giving from today to the individual.  

Ryan Boettcher + Courtney GreeneGive Online

Robert (R.J.) March + Andrew PelanderGive Online

Amy RozkoGive Online

Sarah SmithGive Online

The Holy Scriptures and ancient authors teach that, from the Apostles’ time, these three orders of ministry have existed in Christ’s Church: Bishops, Priests, and Deacons. From the earliest days of the Church, these offices were always held in such reverent estimation that no one might presume to execute any of them without being first called, tried, examined, and ascertained to have such qualities as are requisite. Candidates were approved and admitted to these offices by lawful authority, through public prayer and the imposition of hands by a Bishop. And therefore, to the end that these orders may be continued, and reverently used and esteemed in this Church, no one shall be accounted to be a lawful Bishop, Priest, or Deacon in this Church, or allowed to execute any of the said functions, without first being called, tried, examined, and admitted to such office according to the form set forth in this book, or having received Episcopal Consecration or Ordination already.

The Bishop may only admit a candidate as a Deacon or Priest after sufficient examination and testing to determine that the candidate meets the requirements of the Canons, and is of virtuous conduct, without crime or impediment, instructed in the Holy Scriptures, and fit for ministry in Christ’s Church.

https://c4so.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/C4SO-Ordination-of-Priest-Deacons-Final-Draft.pdf