Welcoming Archbishop Carey - Rector's Rambling for May 17, 2015

It is with great joy that we welcome The Rt. Rev’d and Rt. Hon. Lord George Carey of Clifton, the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, and his wife, Lady Eileen Carey, to St. John’s Episcopal Church.  Today is their last day with us, and we have been blessed by their presence.  Below is his biography.

Lord Carey retired as Archbishop of Canterbury in 2002.  He has a busy and active Christian ministry to the present day.  His primary interests are in education, development and a continuing engagement in public life through writing, lectures and debate in the House of Lords.  Together with, his wife Eileen, he continues to serve churches and many charitable interests.

By the time he was twenty, he had decided he wanted to be ordained as a minister into the Church of England.  After graduating from London College of Divinity (ALCD) and King’s College London (BD. Hons) he served as a curate in Islington, London.  During this time he went on to research the early origins of Christian ministry and earned both M.Th and Ph. Degrees.  He then taught at two Colleges before becoming a parish priest at St.Nicholas’ Durham.  In 1982 he became Principal of Trinity Theological College in Bristol and, in 1987, Bishop of Bath and Wells.  In 1991 he was invited to take up the post of 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury to serve 80 million Anglicans around the world until his retirement in 2002.

In 2002 George Carey was made a life peer as ‘Lord Carey of Clifton’.  Lord Carey is Presentation Fellow of King’s College London, Fellow of Christ’s University College, Canterbury and Fellow of the Library of Congress.  He is also the recipient of some 12 Honorary Doctorates and author of 14 books.  He and Eileen are Vice Presidents of Tearfund, a Relief Agency and Patrons of The Foundation of Relief and Reconcilation in the Middle East, which supports the work of Canon Andrew White.

 Lord Carey is Chair and co-Founder with Jim Wolfensohn, former President of the World Bank, of the World Faiths Development Dialogue.

He was until recently Chancellor of the University of Gloucestershire and President of the London School of Theology.  In 2010 he stepped down from the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and from being co-Chair of the Council of 100, which seeks to bridge the gulf between the West and Islamic worlds.

He is also President of the United Church Schools Trustand United Learning, a Group of 46 schools, both State and Independent.

Lord Carey married Eileen Harmsworth Hood in 1960, and they have four children and thirteen grandchildren.  Eileen was a nurse and still retains a great interest in medical matters.  She was co-Chair of St.Luke’s Hospital for the Clergy Appeal and has also raised many thousands to aid the homeless on behalf of Church Army.

~ From glcarey.co.uk

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A reminder – next Sunday, May 24, is our Tiger Baseball Outing!  Be sure to let those who are coming with you know that they are expected to join us for the 10:00 AM service, and are most welcome to stay for the hot dog lunch afterwards (free will offering for the cost of the meal).  If they do not arrive by 10:30 AM we cannot guarantee nor offer them parking in our parking lot.

After lunch we will head off to Comerica Park to hear the choir sing the national anthem (14th year) and cheer on the Tigers to another victory.

As with years past, this is always a fun Sunday.  Game attire is most welcome for the 10:00 AM service.  And if you have other friends going to the game, but not through our event, invite them to join us for church and lunch.