St. Mary’s Sewanee announces the creation of a Bishop-in-Residence program. The Bishop-in-Residence will assist the center in engaging the Episcopal Church more directly as a resource for spiritual growth and faith formation. This will include periods of residency for one week every quarter, during which the Bishop will offer a Quiet Retreat Day and schedule appointments for spiritual direction. In addition, the Bishop-in-Residence will lead a pre-ordination retreat for transitional deacons, as well as develop opportunities to support and nurture parish priests and serve as an advisor on St. Mary’s Sewanee’s Program Committee.
The St. Mary’s Sewanee board of trustees is pleased to announce that the Right Reverend Henry Nutt Parsley will serve as St. Mary’s Sewanee first Bishop-in-Residence for a three-year term beginning in 2013. His first week in residence is March 1–8, and he will offer a Lenten Quiet Day on Friday, March 1. Bishop Parsley is the recently retired 10th Bishop of Alabama and the 22nd Chancellor of the University of the South. Since 2000, Bishop Parsley’s retreats frequently utilize his interest and passion for literature as a resource for the spiritual journey.
St. Mary’s Sewanee is celebrating its 25th year as a center for spiritual development. It welcomes more than 5,000 guests each year to its retreat center, located on the Cumberland Plateau three miles from the Sewanee Village.
Contact St. Mary’s Sewanee to register for the March 1 Lenten Day retreat or to schedule a time for spiritual direction with Bishop Parsley.
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