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Summer, 2025
From Luke 14:17: “.....the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”
Notes from the Vicar:
This summer there are two months with 5 Sundays, so I would like for us to hold our coffee hours at Scoop du Jour on June 29 and August 31. I would hope that this would help to increase our visibility in the Chatham community.
I have been given two different books by members of the congregation that will serve as subjects for discussion during our coffee hours this summer.
On Tuesday, May 27, St. Mary's suffered a devastating loss with the passing of our beloved Deacon Tom. Of course, he was a Deacon in TEC, but he was also a Deacon in our hearts. DeaconTom was a vital part of St. Mary's Mission as well.
Her was a member of our church council and he also served as St. Mary's treasurer for many years. But most important to me, he was my source of information on church history, church tradition, liturgy; you name it, he was my go-to-guy, I will miss him terribly. May he REST IN PEACE and RISE IN GLORY!
---Fr. Tom
Here is the oibituary as it appeared on the Staab Funeral Home website:
The Rev. Dr. Thomas William Langford died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 16, 1937, to Thomas William, Sr., and Anna C. Bloomgren Langford. He graduated from East Aurora High School in 1955. He briefly attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, then spent two years in USA Ordinance Corp. He earned a BS in Management from, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce; an MBA in Operational Research from Wharton Graduate School in 1964 and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. There he was a Research Associate in the Reginal Science Institute 1964 -1970. He coauthored a seminal book on Input-Output analysis numerous reports and monographs.
He moved to Springfield Illinois in 1970 to become an Assistant Director of Budget for State Planning and related agencies. In 1974 he started his own consulting business, Langford and Associates, forensic economics consultant.
Dr. Langford was ordained by Bishop Donald Hultstrand on November 22, 1988. He has served in episcopal Churches in Springfield, and for twenty years at Trinity Church, Jacksonville. He served the Diocese of Springfield in a variety of offices including as Dean of the Springfield School of Ministry and various ecumenical organizations, including the Springfield Higher Education Ministry, Forward in Faith, and Fellowship of Concerned Churchmen. At the request of the Anglican diocese of the Himalayas the Rev. Dr. Langford and his wife spent a month in 2019 and 2024 teaching Anglican theology in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal. The Rev. Dr. Langford was an example in his service to the church, both home and abroad. May he rest in peace awaiting the coming Kingdom of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Visitation: 9:30 – 10:30 am, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 am, June 4, 2025, at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle with The Right Reverend Brian K. Burgess, Twelfth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted.
The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashotah House Theological Seminary, 2777 Mission Road Nashotah, WI 53058.
Prayer list (as of June 2, 2025)
Reader and Coffee Hour Schedule for June, July and August
June 1 Jess Graham***
8 Pentecost Elisabeth
15 Trinity Sun. Braden the Bispings
22 Sylvia the Swegles
29 TBA Scoop du Jour
July 6 Jess Graham***
13 Elisabeth
20 Braden the Bispings
27 Sylvia the Swegles
Aug. 3 Jess Graham***
10 Elisabeth
17 Braden the Bispings
24 Sylvia the Swegles
31 TBA Scoop du Jour
***Food Pantry and Anointing Sundays
Important Summer Dates to Remember:
Anniversaries:
Birthdays:
Summer, 2025
From Luke 14:17: “.....the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”
Notes from the Vicar:
This summer there are two months with 5 Sundays, so I would like for us to hold our coffee hours at Scoop du Jour on June 29 and August 31. I would hope that this would help to increase our visibility in the Chatham community.
I have been given two different books by members of the congregation that will serve as subjects for discussion during our coffee hours this summer.
On Tuesday, May 27, St. Mary's suffered a devastating loss with the passing of our beloved Deacon Tom. Of course, he was a Deacon in TEC, but he was also a Deacon in our hearts. DeaconTom was a vital part of St. Mary's Mission as well.
Her was a member of our church council and he also served as St. Mary's treasurer for many years. But most important to me, he was my source of information on church history, church tradition, liturgy; you name it, he was my go-to-guy, I will miss him terribly. May he REST IN PEACE and RISE IN GLORY!
---Fr. Tom
Here is the oibituary as it appeared on the Staab Funeral Home website:
The Rev. Dr. Thomas William Langford died on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on November 16, 1937, to Thomas William, Sr., and Anna C. Bloomgren Langford. He graduated from East Aurora High School in 1955. He briefly attended Carnegie Institute of Technology, then spent two years in USA Ordinance Corp. He earned a BS in Management from, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce; an MBA in Operational Research from Wharton Graduate School in 1964 and a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. There he was a Research Associate in the Reginal Science Institute 1964 -1970. He coauthored a seminal book on Input-Output analysis numerous reports and monographs.
He moved to Springfield Illinois in 1970 to become an Assistant Director of Budget for State Planning and related agencies. In 1974 he started his own consulting business, Langford and Associates, forensic economics consultant.
Dr. Langford was ordained by Bishop Donald Hultstrand on November 22, 1988. He has served in episcopal Churches in Springfield, and for twenty years at Trinity Church, Jacksonville. He served the Diocese of Springfield in a variety of offices including as Dean of the Springfield School of Ministry and various ecumenical organizations, including the Springfield Higher Education Ministry, Forward in Faith, and Fellowship of Concerned Churchmen. At the request of the Anglican diocese of the Himalayas the Rev. Dr. Langford and his wife spent a month in 2019 and 2024 teaching Anglican theology in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal. The Rev. Dr. Langford was an example in his service to the church, both home and abroad. May he rest in peace awaiting the coming Kingdom of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Visitation: 9:30 – 10:30 am, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 am, June 4, 2025, at Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle with The Right Reverend Brian K. Burgess, Twelfth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield officiating. Burial will follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery where military honors will be conducted.
The family requests no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nashotah House Theological Seminary, 2777 Mission Road Nashotah, WI 53058.
Prayer list (as of June 2, 2025)
- For Steven our Archbishop, Alberto our bishop and for Tom our Priest
- For those fighting cancer: Sandy, Cindy, Karen, Carol, Richard, Barb, Mark, Judy, Gary, Danielle, Charles, Preethi, Shelly, Jody, Joseph
- For those in need of uplifting prayer: Jess, Tressie, David, Kathy, Dan, Sylvia, Shannon, Jon, Jerry, Stuart, Daniel, William, Jennifer, Rob, Bill, Chuck, Donald, Michael, Lottie, Mary R., Max, Sherry, Frank, Holin, Dressie, Sandy, Noreen
- For those in long term care: Gabriel, Grace, Danielle, the residents at Holly Brook, Reflections and South Park
- For the Church’s ministry in Nepal: Purna, Bishop Mahendra, Dipendra, Reshma, Prakash; the Transformation Spiritual Church
- For the growth of St. Mary’s Anglican Mission
- For those affected by the war in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine
- RIP – Diane, Zachary and Deacon Tom
Reader and Coffee Hour Schedule for June, July and August
June 1 Jess Graham***
8 Pentecost Elisabeth
15 Trinity Sun. Braden the Bispings
22 Sylvia the Swegles
29 TBA Scoop du Jour
July 6 Jess Graham***
13 Elisabeth
20 Braden the Bispings
27 Sylvia the Swegles
Aug. 3 Jess Graham***
10 Elisabeth
17 Braden the Bispings
24 Sylvia the Swegles
31 TBA Scoop du Jour
***Food Pantry and Anointing Sundays
Important Summer Dates to Remember:
Anniversaries:
- Fr. Tom and Sylvia - June 10
- Braden and Jess - June 11
- Deacon Tom and Elisabeth - July 25
Birthdays:
- Elisabeth - August 22
