Pandemic Shifts Clergy Retirement Plans May 20, 2021 Features, Highlight By Neva Rae Fox Correspondent Clergy who retired during the pandemic are not necessarily taking it easy. Rather, many are facing busy schedules, often turning their well-honed talents and experiences to new... Read more...
Oldest Episcopal Priest Dies in Arizona at 108 December 9, 2020 Highlight, News His retirement lasted longer than his career, even though he retired at the age of 65.
Springfield Bishop in Dispute Over Retirement June 18, 2020 Highlight, News The Rt. Rev. Daniel Martins had announced plans to retire in June 2021, but the Standing Committee wants to move that up. Martins has been living in Chicago, outside the Diocese of Springfield, for personal reasons.
Clergy: Good on Finances But Need Better Habits May 18, 2020 Features, Highlight A Church Pension Group study found that Episcopal clergy know more about personal finances and are more likely to live beneath their means than comparable peers in the general population, but wide disparities also exist.
The Church of England’s Vanishing Matriarchs May 8, 2019 Essays & Reviews, Features The Religious Lives of Older Laywomen The Final Active Anglican Generation By Abby Day Oxford University Press. Pp. 272. $70.00. Review by Richard J. Mammana In this vitally important new book, the Uni... Read more...
Retirement: What Might That Be? May 7, 2019 Essays & Reviews, Features By Philip Turner Our society really does not know what to do with its elderly citizens, and in consequence we are not sure of what to do with ourselves. To my mind, failure to provide a place for the wisdom ... Read more...
Rowing into Retirement August 1, 2018 Clips, News The parishioners of St. Andrew’s, Ben Lomond, built a rowboat for their retiring rector, the Rev. Blaine Hammond.
Meeting Clergy’s Financial Needs June 26, 2018 News Mary Kate Wold: “I care deeply about helping the church grow and thrive, and I believe one of the best ways to do that is to ensure that its leaders are supported.”
Bp. Edward Lee Retires (at 83) September 8, 2017 Clips, News Bp. Edward Lee Jr.: “The time had come to step aside and embrace a slower pace of retirement.”
