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Consectration of The Rt. Rev. Robert M. Hammond
Consecration
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The Primate of the Traditional Anglican Church (and Metropolitan of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada), Archbishop Shane Janzen, was Principal Consecrator for the Episcopal Consecration of the Reverend Canon Robert Murray Hammond of Fillmore, CA. The Pontifical Solemn High Mass took place at the historic St. Mary of the Angels Anglican Church in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The Right Reverend Hammond is the new Bishop Ordinary for the Diocese of the West, Anglican Church in America.
Ministers of the Mass were The Most Reverend Shane Janzen, Primate Archbishop and Principal Consecrator; The Most Reverend Juan Garcia, Metropolitan and Co-consecrator; The Most Reverend Brian Richard Marsh, Co-consecrator and Preacher; The Right Reverend William Bower, SSC, Celebrant and Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Eastern United States; The Right Reverend Patrick Fodor, Deacon of the Mass and Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Missouri Valley; The Reverend Mr. Bill Wall, Sub-Deacon of the Mass; The Right Reverend Alexander Webb, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Northeast; The Right Reverend Owen Williams, Bishop Emeritus, Diocese of the West; The Reverend Michael Costanzo, President of the Standing Committee, Diocese of the West; The Reverend Michael Erickson, Chancellor of the Diocese of the West, Rector of St. Mary of the Angels; The Reverend Glen Galenkamp, First Deacon of the Throne, The Reverend Enn Auksmann, Second Deacon of the Throne, The Reverend Mr. Mark Kinner, Chaplain to the Metropolitan Archbishop; Mr. William Shepherd, Primatial Cross-bearer, Mr. J Anthony McAlister, MStJ, OSV, Master of Ceremonies and Epistoler, Mr. Charles A. J. Coulombe, Second Master of Ceremonies and Thurifer, Dr. Brian Albert Williams, OSV, Acolyte and Crucifer, Mr. James Scott, Mr. Justin Senneff, Mr. Ian Bower, Acolytes; Ushers Mr. John Creel and Ian Page.
Bishop Hammond was born in Ventura, California and was baptized by his Grandfather, the Reverend Stephen Reginald Hammond. He was Ordained to the Diaconate in 2000 and to the Priesthood in 2001. He is married to Lisa Hammond and has five children and six grandchildren.
He will continue serving as Rector at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Fillmore, a mission parish in the Diocese as well as St. Peter’s Anglican Church, a mission parish in Auburn, CA.
As the new Ordinary of The Diocese of the West, Bishop Hammond will oversee those diocesan churches in Washington, Oregon, California, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana committed to his charge, for the teaching of the faith, administration of the seven sacraments, and the faithful adherence to the Holy Scriptures and Holy Tradition within the undivided Church.
Consecration
: Bishop Owen Williams, Bishop Alexander Webb, Archbishop Shane Janzen, Archbishop Brian Marsh, Bishop Robert Hammond, Bishop William Bower, Archbishop Juan Garcia, Bishop Patrick Fodor.
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Alleluia! Alleluia! HE IS RISEN!
Fyodor Dostoyevsky toward the end of his life divided men into two classes, those who know the Eternal Life and those who do not. He is reported to have said that “the future of civilization, will rest with those who are citizens of eternity.”
When Mary Magdalene began her journey to the tomb of Jesus, dawn had not yet come and the darkness of the morning was reflected in the darkness that existed in all of those who loved and followed Him.
God forbid that we should take this joyful day and to allow it to descend into the realm of hopelessness or pessimism. The darkness of that first Easter Morning was in fact but a gateway to a golden dawn so wonderful and so triumphant as to mark a monumental turning point in human history.
The truth of the message that Dostoyevsky points out, is that the future of Civilization will rest with the citizens of eternity, those who live in a manner worthy of Christ’s Call: “ If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24)
The good news for the days of darkness is HE IS RISEN! It is my prayer that each of us pick up our cross and follow Him in thought, word and deed living in His light!
May God Bless you this Easter Season with the joy of His Resurrection, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost!
The Right Reverend Robert M. Hammond
Bishop Ordinary, Diocese of the West
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