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Saint George, Our Patron Saint

Traditional Anglican Communion

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                  IT”S OFFICIAL ORDINARIATE CREATED

Pope Benedict establishes U.S. Ordinariate for former Anglicans

In response to numerous requests, Pope Benedict XVI has established an ordinariate for Anglican groups and clergy across the United States who wish to become Catholic. This is only the second structure like this in the world. The Pope also has named a Houston professor and former Episcopal bishop, Reverend Jeffrey N. Steenson, to lead the ordinariate.

The Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter will be based in Houston, Texas. The only other ordinariate is Our Lady of Walsingham, established in January 2011 to serve England and Wales.

Similar to a diocese, though national in scope, the ordinariate will include parishes, groups and individuals of the Anglican heritage across the United States. Parishes will be fully Catholic, while retaining elements of their Anglican heritage, particularly in the liturgy.

Over 100 former Anglican priests already have applied to become Catholic priests for the ordinariate, and nearly 1,400 individuals from 22 communities are seeking to enter. Two of the communities already entered the Catholic Church in fall 2011 after a period of preparation.

Father Steenson, who will be the Ordinary, became Catholic in 2007 and a Catholic priest in 2009. He is married and the father of three adult children. As Ordinary, he will be a member of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. However, since he is married, he may not be ordained a bishop.

Why an Ordinariate

The ordinariates are the result of persistent and repeated requests from Anglican groups to become Catholic in a “corporate” manner (as groups). In November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI issued an apostolic constitution, Anglicanorum coetibus (pronounced Anglicanorum chay-tee-bus), which authorized the ordinariates. In September 2010, the Vatican appointed Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, as its delegate for its implementation in the United States. He, Bishop Kevin Vann of Fort Worth and Bishop Robert McManus of Worcester were assisted by Reverend Scott Hurd, a priest of the Archdiocese of Washington (and a former Anglican priest). Fr. Hurd will serve a three-year term as vicar general of the ordinariate.

Over the next year, clergy, groups and individuals nationwide expressed interest, leading to the establishment of the new ordinariate.

About Father Steenson

Fr. Steenson teaches patristics (the study of the early church fathers) at the University of St. Thomas and St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, TX. He and his wife Debra were received into the Catholic Church in 2007, after 28 years of ministry in the Church of England and the Episcopal Church. Fr. Steenson was ordained for the Catholic priesthood in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 2009, and was instrumental in establishing the formation program for Anglican priests applying for the Catholic priesthood as part of the ordinariate.

He grew up on a family farm in North Dakota and received his theological training at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Ill., Harvard Divinity School and the University of Oxford, from where he received his doctorate in patristic studies in 1983.

Ordained an Anglican priest in 1980, he served Episcopal parishes in suburban Philadelphia, Pa., and Fort Worth, Texas, before becoming canon to the ordinary in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande (New Mexico and far west Texas). In 2004, he was elected bishop of that diocese.

Welcome to ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, a growing mission church of the Traditional Anglican Communion. We originally formed our community in Bentonville, Arkansas and were the first Anglican Church to be established in that city.  Since that time we are now worshiping at St. Mary's Chapel which is located in the Mercy Medical Center 2710 Rife Medical Lane Rogers, Arkansas  

St. GEORGE'S is a caring Church family which worships according to the Book of Common Prayer. We keep fully intact the theology, moving liturgy and full rich  heritage of the historic Catholic faith. In our ministry St. George's welcomes all who worship a loving and forgiving God.

ST. GEORGE'S is guided in faith by the Sacred Scriptures, the Nicene and Apostle’s Creeds, and the Book of Common Prayer. Backed by over two millennia of church history and an unbroken apostolic succession, along with the Traditional Anglican Communion, which is over 500,000 strong, continues to serve God’s kingdom humbly and faithfully.

On October 10, 2010 the Anglican community of St. George in concert with other parishes of the TAC elected to petition The Holy See for entrance into the Anglican Ordinoriate of the Catholic Church under the provisions of the Apostolic Constitution as offered by His Holiness Benedict XVI.  Effective December 29, 2010 St George's was received into the Patrimony of the Primate of the Traditional Anglican Communion. Here it will remain being under the jursdiction of the Rt. Rev. David L. Moyer, Bishop of the Patrimony untill such time the parish is received into the Catholic Church. 

ST. GEORGE’S is an intimate, family-oriented church serving the Christian community of Rogers/Bentonville and the surrounding area of Northwest Arkansas. We invite you and your family to visit us this coming Sunday to take part in our dignified and moving liturgical service.

WE would also invite you to explore our website to learn more about our growing Church Family. This site is updated regularly, so please visit us often.

Caring clergy and a friendly welcoming congregation are always here for you at St. George's Anglican Church.

In His Service  

The Rev. Bobby C. Hall, SSM

 Vicar

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What We Believe.

These essential factors are our belief that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the sole source of our salvation, and that the Bible is the revealed Word of God and is not open to ongoing changes in interpretation as society evolves."

 We believe that marriage is a God given sacrament between a man and a woman for the procreation of God’s people.

 We further believe that the priesthood is the Apostolic continuation of the order of ministers instituted by our Saviour in his selection of men only as Apostles.

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               Saint George's Mission Statement

St. George's Church is a mission parish of the world wide Traditional Anglican Communion. Our dedicated purpose is to bring people to Jesus Christ, His church, His Sacraments, and salvation. We look to our Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Scripture, to all the Councils and Creeds, and the teachings of the Holy ancient and undivided Church as our standard of beliefs

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 WE ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH CANTERBURY OR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH USA.