Office of the Church
Historian Update
Fr Krisz Alekzandor, OSI
On May
6th, 2008 the Office of the Church Historian will celebrate its
two year anniversary! What a long two years it has been! There have been
long hours, lots of research, tons of records to go through, and then the
assembling of all of this information into writing. It clearly has been, and still is,
exhausting. Below is what information we have:
*Years
of Research 2000-2007
* Nearly
200 pages of letters, etc (This may nearly be doubled by May)
* Nearly
100 pages of written histories (This may nearly be doubled as well)
* The
photo album will not be in the First Edition, but as an appendage at a
later date
One
thing that I see clearly in the histories, as I have mentioned many times
previously, is our transformation from Independent Catholics
into what
++Phillip said a few months ago with the prophetic proclamation of the RCC
as the “FIFTH PILLAR OF CATHOLICISM” among the other four historical
pillars (Anglican, Roman, Orthodox, and Old Catholic).
The Reformed Catholic Church
has emerged stronger than ever, and continues to become more ‘into its
own’ each and passing day. We have special thanks to the different
communities, missions, ministries, bishops and clergy who have pushed
forward for the benefit for others.
Thanks to
Monsignor Marcis and his exhaustive ministry as Vicar of Communications,
we have entered into a new dimension of the church on levels we are
still beginning to understand, and it shall reap many rewards and benefits for
years to come. Also, there are many others who have also stepped up and
took ownership where it is needed. When you read through the histories,
understand from where we come, how we got here, what do you see the future
for us? Where do you see where we are going? We have a huge horizon before
us, our past has made us who we have become today, and who we shall become
tomorrow.
The
histories of our Church are both dark and beautiful; it completely
captures the essence of what it means to be human, to love and cherish, to
strive for better days, to continue on and be strong. It does not
idealize a people, make them larger than life, but is simple, concise, and
wholesome. This is what the people want- the wisdom of reality, the aspect
that they are not alone, but that the church is growing and moving forward
with them.
We are
pushing extra hard now to have all the histories up through this last
synod completed by 5/6/08. If anybody can help us, can send us information
they may have during this time, we will be most
grateful
for your helping
us; it is OK if we get multiple copies of the same thing. Please do not
feel
the need
to send anything that is too personal which would not be shared with
all, and which does not have an actual impact on the Church as a whole. We
are very thankful for all who have helped us thus far, and will list all
contributors in the First Edition.
