A Letter from
Father David Moyer
To Forward in Faith UK
Good Shepherd, Rosement |
13 September 2002
My dear friends and supporters in FiF UK,
Before more times passes here on this side of the Atlantic, I wish to express my deepest thanks to you, and especially to Fr. Geoffrey Kirk and Bishop John Broadhurst, for all you've done for me. It clearly was the strong, vibrant, and respectful realtionships existing between you and Drs. Carey and Williams
that encouraged these two men to offer me their support and make the judgements they have made.
I find myself (as my people do here at Good Shepherd) in a state of gratitude and joy that Archbishops Carey and Williams have deemed me a priest in good standing, and are prepared to welcome me in their Dioceses and Provinces to exercise priestly ministries if I was led to serve the Lord with them and under their episcopal authority.
Their actions are unprecendented, and are received by me and the wider Church as a sign that the misuse of church canons and the persecution of priests who seek nothing more than to be faithful to the mind of the Church will not be tolerated. I count myself as one truly blessed in what the Lord called me to endure for six months and for what He has now provided. As Dorothy Kerin of Burrswood once said, "Where God guides, God provides". It has been a emotionally distressing time for me, my wife, my children, and my people; but we now move forward with renewed commitment and a deeper spirituality. Praise God!
Archbishop Malango of Central Africa, Bishop Duncan of Pittsburgh, and the increasing number of ECUSA bishops who have licensed me in their Dioceses are all men of courage and resolve, and are most deserving of our prayers of thanksgiving.
Please continue to hold me in your daily prayers as I and Good Shepherd, Rosement move forward in faith.
The Revd Dr David L. Moyer, SSC
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