It sounds like the start of a joke.
Four female ministers – an Episcopalian, a Unitarian Universalist, a Southern Baptist and an African Methodist Episcopal ”“ all join the military ”¦.
But there’s no punch line here, just four strong-willed pioneers working in a career field with few others of the female persuasion.
A great story. I’ll remember these four and all their brother and sister chaplains in my prayers tomorrow. Bless upon them in abundance, and with thanks for their service.
Bruce Robison
My Bishop, +Peter Beckwith, was a longtime Naval Reserve chaplain, also serving from time to time with the Marines, and continued that status after his election to the episcopate. He retired from the Navy as the Chief of Reserve Chaplains, with the rank of Rear Admiral. His service as a chaplain enriched his episcopal ministry, and I suspect that his service as a Bishop enriched his work as a Chaplain. A Rector in our diocese also serves as a naval reserve chaplain with, I am sure, the same mutually beneficial effects. As a result of our Bishop’s presence among us, Springfield is the diocese of canonical residence of several military chaplains, and we are blessed by their presence among us.
[i]an Episcopalian, a Unitarian Universalist[/i]
Isn’t that redundant?