The whole family (two parents, three children) is gathering with my father for New Years, along with my brother and his wife.
I am keeping blogging on the light side with a Christmas focus, tentatively planning to return to “normal” blogging around Epiphany. The exception I am making is for major news, such as the Nigerian church bombings earlier in Christmas, or the Ordinariate news in the last two days–KSH.
Our wonderful oldest daughter Abigail, with Temah, our Toy Maltese.
On Sun., Oct. 16, 2011, age 89, of Wilmerding. Irene was born in Mt. Lebanon on July 17,1922. Beloved wife of 63 years of Edward J. Deenihan, Sr.; dear mother of John (Mary Lynn) of Chatsworth, CA, Edward J. (Kathleen) of Pleasanton, CA, Patrick (Janice) of Reno, NV, Rosemary (Orval) Choate of Nevada City, CA, Elizabeth (Kendall) Harmon of Summerville, SC, Margaret (Mark) Caruso of Winter Springs, FL, and Timothy (Jennifer) of Bridgeport, CT; sister of Leo Shaffer of Lithopolis, OH; also 14 grandchildren; daughter of the late Florenz and Mary Lageman Shaffer Lackner; also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Friends received at the JAMES F. FILIA FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICE, 354 Marguerite Ave., Wilmerding on Mon. 6-8 p.m. and Tues. 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Mass of Christian burial at St. Jude the Apostle Church on Wed. at 11 a.m. Irene was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Rosary Society for 50 years, Tuesday morning bible study group for 18 years, and delivered Meals on Wheels for over 25 years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial to Meals on Wheels at Linway Church, Rt. 30., East McKeesport, PA 15135 or St. Vincent DePaul Society of Pittsburgh.
Faithful mother of 7, married 63 years to Ed her husband who survives her, she was 89. We shall definitely miss her but her place in the world to come is secure.
What can I say? like almost all clergy, I married up.
I am up at Lake George visiting my Father for the 4th of July weekend. Worshipped this morning at Church of the Cross in Ticonderoga, New York. The vicar began the service by reading the previously posted pastoral letter by Bishop William Love–KSH.
Selimah Marie Harmon was born in Oxford, England, in 1993–how could she be done with secondary school already? Where does the time go?–KSH.
For one picture of her [singing] you can go here and look at photo #1 (she is in the middle, closest to the front).
You may also find the schedule here and, if interested, you may read about the school there.
Nathaniel is transferring to Vanderbilt University as a sophomore and Abigail is beginning her senior year at the College of Charleston.
Yes, I am still on vacation, I have been up in New York State visiting my Dad and IT HAS BEEN MUCH HOTTER HERE THAN IN SOUTH CAROLINA (go figure)–KSH.
I am being taken by the family to Toy Story 3–KSH.
The schedule is here. The featured keynote speaker is the 2009 Dougherty Fellow Dr. Allen Guelzo, the Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and a professor of history at Gettysburg College. Dr. Guelzo and I have corresponded but it was great to get a chance to meet him face to face this morning. His “Why Study History?” talk was very enjoyable indeed.
Tonight two music groups in which our youngest daughter Selimah is involved are part of a concert this evening to which we are looking forward–KSH.
In honor of Kendall’s birthday, with help from Elizabeth Harmon, we’ve updated Kendall’s biography.
About The. Rev. Dr. Kendall S. Harmon
Born in 1960 in Illinois and raised in central New Jersey, Kendall Harmon is a graduate of the Lawrenceville School. He experienced meeting Jesus Christ personally at age eighteen. Kendall went to Maine where he attended Bowdoin College. He was an active communicant at St Matthew’s, Lisbon Falls, and a chemistry major at Bowdoin. He graduated, Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude, in 1982. He received seminary training at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia from 1982 to 1984, and Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, from which he graduated in 1987. He met his wife, Elizabeth, a nurse at Allegheny General Hospital, during this time. From 1987 to 1990 he served as Assistant Rector of Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina, where their oldest child, Abigail, was born.
The Harmons moved to Oxford, England in 1990. There, Elizabeth worked at the John Radcliffe Hospital and their two youngest children, Nathaniel and Selimah Marie, were born. In 1993 Kendall was awarded his Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University, defending a dissertation on some twentieth-century theological explorations of the doctrine of hell.
Upon returning to South Carolina in 1993, Kendall was called to St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Summerville. The current rector, the Rev Michael Lumpkin, called him to serve as Theologian – in – Residence, a position he held from 1996-2001. His ministry during this period emphasized preaching, teaching, and writing, particularly in the area of eschatology, or the study of the last things. For example, he taught in parishes in the diocese of South Carolina on the film “Left Behind,” noting that while it raises important questions its answers are desperately wanting.
Dr Harmon’s writings have appeared in various publications within the Church, including Episcopal Life, The Living Church, The Anglican Digest, Church Times, and the Church of England Newspaper. Outside the Church his commentary has appeared in the Charleston Post and Courier, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. An edited section of his doctoral thesis, “Nothingness and Human Destiny: Hell in the Thought of C.S. Lewis,” appeared in The Pilgrim’s Guide: C.S. Lewis and the Art of Witness (Eerdmans, 1998).
Dr Harmon has served in many positions in the diocese of South Carolina, including those of member of the Standing Committee and Examining Chaplain. At the national level, he served as a deputy to the 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006 General Conventions.
Since January 2002, Dr. Harmon has been serving as Canon Theologian of the Diocese of South Carolina and editor of the Anglican Digest , one of the largest circulation publications in the Anglican Communion. He is also assistant editor of the Jubilate Deo, the diocesan newspaper for the diocese of South Carolina, director of communications for the Diocese of South Carolina, and Assistant Rector of Christ/Saint Paul’s Yonges Island , South Carolina. Early in 2009 Kendall was appointed as the Anglican Communion Development Director in the Diocese of South Carolina. In his free time he edits the Titusonenine blog, a popular site for articles and discussion on religion, theology and culture.
The elves’ secret informant outdid herself in coming up with some wonderful pictures to share! Seeing this side of Kendall reminded this elf that Kendall often posts humorous entries under the “From the Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously Department….” Well, clearly Kendall knows how to heed that exhortation, so, in that spirit, we share these priceless photos! Thanks for helping us to laugh Kendall, Happy Birthday!!!
Pretending to be a waitress at Silver Bay YMCA camp:
A pregnant Kendall:
Kendall & Elizabeth at Kendall’s ordination:
preaching as a seminarian at St. John’s Johns Island SC
Kendall speaking at the Plano gathering, 2003:
More wonderful pictures celebrating Kendall, his lovely bride Elizabeth, and their family:
Kendall’s daughter Selimah got together with some of her friends from her acapella group to wish Kendall Happy Birthday:
As our family informant noted, Kendall can be very silly at times. Here are a few more pix from Kendall as he was growing up, with a few special shots celebrating Kendall’s love of a good time, and his wonderful. infectious and well-known laugh! We’ve provided a few captions sent to us along with the pictures, but once again: creative caption submissions are welcome!
Kendall in elementary school:
Kendall is quite silly some times, here playing the “hysterical fan”
Kendall in high school:
He is known for his laugh – it is recognizable from a distance:
From Kendall’s son Nathaniel:
[i]we’re hoping to get a higher resolution copy of this so that the text is visible – stay tuned[/i]
Update: Here’s the text
Dad, You’re 50! But remember it has its benefits:
-Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.
In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
See! It’s not that bad!
Happy birthday – N
Selimah, Kendall’s youngest daughter has a lovely birthday greeting for her dad!
Thanks to a wonderful “guest elf” within Kendall’s family, who shall remain anonymous, we’ve got some WONDERFUL pictures of Kendall we’ll be sharing throughout the day as part of Kendall’s 50th Birthday Bash. Creative captions are welcome!
This is a photo Kendall’s mother loved of her two boys: Randall and Kendall (Kendall
is the older on the right)
Early practice for ministry?? As our informant noted, this is Kendall playing with his brother,
but it looks like baptizing!
In honor of Kendall’s birthday, we’ve put together a quiz to test how well you know Kendall. Answers will follow later in the day, and there may be some clues posted throughout the day. We elves are open to suggestions as to what prize to award the winner!
1) Where did Kendall grow up?
2) When did Kendall meet Christ personally?
3) What college (university) did he attend? Bonus points if you know his major?
4) Where did Kendall meet his wife Elizabeth?
5) How many children do Kendall & Elizabeth have? Bonus points for names….
6) What was the topic of Kendall’s PhD dissertation? Bonus points if you can tell where he earned it.
7) How many times has Kendall served as a deputy to General Convention from South Carolina?
8) How many dogs do the Harmon family currently own? Bonus points for name(s) and breed(s).
9) What are some of Kendall’s favorite hobbies? [lots of room for creative answers on this one!]
10) What are Kendall’s current positions in the Diocese of SC?
Abigail, Kendall & Elizabeth’s oldest daughter, sent us her birthday message to her dad to share on the blog:
Kendall turns 50 today!! To mark this occasion, we elves, with the encouragement and collaboration of certain of Kendall’s close family members, are hijacking the blog today, totally unbeknownst to Kendall! We have lots of fun surprises planned, so check back often throughout the day.
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Kendall turns 50 today!! To mark this occasion, we elves, with the encouragement and collaboration of certain of Kendall’s close family members, are hijacking the blog today, totally unbeknownst to Kendall! We have lots of fun surprises planned, so check back often throughout the day.
We’d like to invite all TitusOneNine readers to join in the celebration of Kendall’s 50th birthday today. We encourage you to share your greetings, and best wishes on this thread. Even more, we would invite readers to share their appreciation of Kendall, a remembrance of some time you met him or heard him speak, a funny story… Help us all celebrate his life and ministry today by joining in!
Note: you can also honor Kendall by contributing to the open thread Kendall prepared for today and share your own favorite birthday memories.
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