RIP, Rev Canon Anthony Morello

The Rev Canon Anthony Morello, Vicar General, ACA (TAC) Rector of All Saints, Fountain Valley and St Mary of the Angels, Hollywood has died.

From the Parish website:

With great sadness, the All Saints parish family announces that our Rector, The Very Rev. Canon Anthony J. Morello, Ph.D., passed away January 12, 2013,  after a heart attack.

May light perpetual shine upon him.

UPDATE:  A Message from Bishop Brian Marsh posted on 15/01/2013.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is my sad duty to inform you that Canon Anthony Morello, Vicar General of the Diocese of the West, died early today [Sunday, 13 January] from a heart attack. He died in Portland, Oregon, where he had gone on church business. His wife, Carolyn, was with him when he died.

Canon Morello had served his diocese and parish church exceptionally well. In recent years, his health was fragile. Nevertheless, he worked tirelessly to resolve issues at St. Mary of the Angels and in the Diocese of the West.

Please keep Carolyn and the Morello family in your prayers.

A Requiem Mass will be held at All Saints Anglican Church in Fountain Valley, CA at 4:00 pm on January 23.

Rest eternal grant him, O Lord, and may light perpetual shine upon him.

Faithfully,

+Bryan  [sic]

 

Neil Armstrong: RIP

Neil Armstrong: Requiescat in Pace. He died after complications from heart surgery.

The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, died today at 82.  He served as a naval fighter pilot in Korea, flying 78 combat missions.  A test pilot after the war, his feats in that field were legendary, combining strong engineering ability, cold courage and preternatural flight skills.  He was accepted into the astronaut program in 1962.  On July 16, 1969, in the middle of the night in Central Illinois, he set foot on the moon.  My father and I, like most of the country, were riveted to the television screen as we watched a turning point in the history of humanity.  He intended to say, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” It came out: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”  Godspeed Mr. Armstrong on the journey you have just embarked upon.

The Daily Mail has a comprehensive article on this news here.

 

Howard Hecht (RIP)

I came to hear of the sad passing of Mr Howard A. Hecht earlier in the week, but waited for further information before posting the news. Mr Hecht worked tirelessly as the Director of the International Anglican Fellowship, and managed to raise much for the Traditional Anglican Communion’s missionary arm helping the poor. He was also a former Secretary to the College of Bishops (TAC).

There is a tribute to this Faithful Servant of the Lord (in pdf.) on the website of the ACA Diocese of the Missouri Valley here.

A funeral Mass will be held at the St Francis of Assisi Anglican Church in Estes Park on Friday, August 3 at 3:00 PM.

Requiescat in pace.

 

Bishop Trevor Rhodes

Bishop Trevor Martin Rhodes.

Born this day in 1938, Bradford, Yorkshire, England.

Of Memory Eternal (10 June 2007).

Fondly remembered…

RIP