2021 SPRING AND FALL ONLINE CLASSES ANNOUNCED

St. Joseph of Arimathea Seminary News 

Upcoming Course Offerings – Spring 2021 and Fall 2021

For the remainder of the Fall 2020 semester, Bishop Hansen’s class in Church History, Canon Jones’ class in Spiritual Discernment, and Bishop Ashman’s third semester Greek class will be concluding.  We appreciate everyone’s participation in these courses!  Next semester, Spring 2021, the on-line course offerings from the Seminary will be:

            1.  Fourth Semester Greek taught by Bishop Ashman.  Date and time TBA.

            2.  January 5th, 2021 – March 16th - Historical Theology Made Simple – a mixed class

                 on the theology of the first eight centuries of the Church for Postulants, Clergy, and

                 Laity taught by Bishop Ashman.  Please note, this class is designed as an audit course

                 with no tuition and is open to laity and clergy, especially Postulants and Deacons, or

                 priests who just want to review.  

            3.  April 13th – June 15th – A Deacon’s Practicum Class for all current

                 Deacons and Postulants also taught by Bishop Ashman.  Although this class will not

                 be academically rigorous, it is required of Postulants or Deacons who are discerning

                 ordination within the next eighteen months.

            4.  Finally, an intensive Historical Theology class (two semesters in one) for credit or

                 audit with tuition or scholarship.  The class will begin on Tuesday, January 5th at

                 11:00 am PST until about 12:30 pm PST, and continue through June 30th, excluding

                 Holy Week and Synod weeks.

Berkeley Summer Seminary Session – TBA

Fall Term, 2021 – The on-line class offerings will be:

            1.  Bishop Schultz will offer an expanded year-long (2 semesters) class on

                 the Book of Common Prayer.

            2.  Archbishop Upham will offer a course in Ecclesiology (Fall, 2021) and

                 Ecclesiastical Polity (Spring, 2022), meeting Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm EST,

                 beginning September 8th through December 15th.  Spring 2022 days and time, TBA.

            3.  Bishop Ashman will offer Greek Five and Six.

Other Seminary News

We are deeply indebted to our Seminary Librarian, Mrs. Carol Karcher, who is in the process of cataloging and organizing the stacks of the library.  She has worked tirelessly in establishing a computer database based on the Library of Congress organization system so volumes can be found easily and efficiently when needed.  The Seminary library has needed this for a long time.  Thank you, Carol!   

Finally, under the chairmanship of Bishop Blair Schultz, the Archbishop, and the Council of Bishops have established a Provincial Board of Examining Chaplains, whose main function is to develop a rotating system of standardized ordination exams for our Provincial Postulants, both for the Diaconate and the Priesthood.  This Board will in no way replace the Diocesan Boards of Examining Chaplains who will continue to be responsible for all Postulants in their respective Dioceses.  In addition to Bishop Schultz, the Provincial Board of Examining Chaplains will be composed of Fr. Michael Mautner, Dr. Paul Russell, Dr. J. Albert Starr, and Canon Ben Jones.

We want to take a moment and thank everyone who has taken courses at St. Joseph’s since we established distance learning and when we began using the Zoom and You Tube platforms.  We deeply appreciate your continued support of the Seminary program and want to reiterate that it is not only for those who are discerning a life of service in the ordained ministry but also for interested Laity who want to know more about their Faith.  In this way we are faithful to Archbishop Morse’s legacy and are securing faithful Laity and Clergy for our future.  May God continue to bless our Province.  Thank you.

APPLICATION 2021

2020 FALL SEMINARY CLASSES ANNOUNCED

St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College

On-Line Courses – FALL 2020

           St. Joseph of Arimathea, the Seminary of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, will, once again, offer Seminary courses for all Postulants, interested Clergymen, and Laity for the Fall Semester of 2020.  These courses are designed especially for Postulants of the APCK preparing for their canonical examinations, but are also for clergy who wish to take advantage of continuing education and Laity seeking to gain a greater knowledge of their Faith.  The fee for each course is $250 (for credit, which includes written assignments, quizzes, and exams) and $75 to audit (no credit – Pass/Fail).  Limited Scholarships are available on an as needed basis.  Textbooks, if required, can be purchased through Amazon.com or another leading bookseller.  Please continue reading for information about how to sign-up for courses.  We appreciate your interest and participation in this program of the Anglican Province of Christ the King.

Note Well –

1)  The online courses will be taught using zoom.us, a platform on which students will have real-time interaction with the faculty during the lectures, which will have the capability to be recorded for future use.  The faculty will send out invitations to join their class after students have registered.   All that students need to do is to click the link on their e-mail invitation.  You don’t have to download anything, but you may choose to download the free zoom.us software. 

2) As in years past, all courses offered this semester are in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Seminary Curriculum as listed on the Seminary website.  Please take a look at the new Provincial website – https://www.anglicanpck.org/ and the Seminary website –https://www.anglicanpck.org/academic-program/

Please contact the Seminary Vice-Provost and Registrar Canon Ben Jones (fr.benjones@gmail.com) if you have any questions regarding the courses you have taken thus far.

3)  Courses will begin in August/September 2020, so please sign up now!

SEMINARY NEWS!

           Canon Ben Jones, Vice-Provost of St. Joseph’s is offering a course entitled Vocational Discernment for the Fall Semester, 2020, based on The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a ‘Kempis.  The Council of Bishops has decided that no man will be made a Deacon and no Deacon will be ordained a Priest until he has successfully passed Vocational Discernment for credit.

           Both Archbishop Upham and St.  Joseph’s Provost, Bishop Ashman, would like to personally remind all clergy that “continuing education” is of supreme importance.  We too easily forget what we have learned.  We all need to learn what (perhaps) we didn’t learn.  We all need to sharpen our skills, especially our theological skills.”

OFFERINGS FOR FALL SEMESTER 2020 ARE:

1)  Continuation of the History of the Church and Development of Doctrine taught by the Rt. Rev. Peter F. Hansen, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of the Western States.

           Bishop Hansen will be offering a two-semester course which will examine  elements of Christian History, the effect that the Church had on society, and the errors, inspirations, heroic tales, heresy and orthodoxy, that brought the promise of Christ: that the Holy Spirit would lead us into all truth, and how the Church developed its doctrine in that setting.  The first semester covered topics leading up to the brink of the Great Schism.  The second semester will cover the Great Schism, the Crusades, the medieval Papal States, the rise of the middle class, the Reformation, Anglicanism as opposed to both Roman and Protestant churches, and subsequent centuries and their challenges that continue until today.  Bishop Hansen’s course resumes TUESDAY, August 25th at 4:00 pm PDT and will run for fifteen weeks.  Please make time zone adjustments where necessary!

2)  Biblical Greek III & IV taught by The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman, Provost of SJAATC and Rector of The Church of Our Saviour, Los Angeles, CA. 

           Biblical Greek III & IV will continue to focus on the rudiments of learning to read, write, and understand Koine Greek, the language in which the New Testament was originally written.  Bishop Ashman has arranged his busy schedule so as to offer this course for those students who would like to be able to read the original biblical language and understand the Scriptures more thoroughly for preaching.  Like Latin, Greek is a very valuable tool for those who are engaged with Holy Scripture.  Biblical Greek III & IV will resume FRIDAY, August 28th at 11:00 am PDT.  Please make time zone adjustments where necessary!

3) Vocational Discernment taught by Fr. Ben Jones, Registrar and Vice-Provost of SJAATC.  The Vocational Discernment Course is a combination of a prayerful, meditative foundation with a Christ-centered focus on the main Christian virtues of humility and redemptive self-denial.  The four books which comprise “The Imitation of Christ” by Thomas a ‘Kempis will be studied as a dialogue between Christ and His Disciples and will both test and define the Discernment of a Vocation to the Ordained Ministry.  “There should be a careful scrutiny and organization of both our inward and outward life, since both are essential to our growth.”  (Kempis; Book #1).  Vocational Discernment will begin MONDAY, September 14th and will continue through December 7th, 2020 at 7:00 pm EDT.  Please make time zone adjustments where necessary!

PLEASE NOTE:  The Council of Bishops has decided that no man will be made a Deacon and no Deacon will be ordained a Priest until he has successfully passed Vocational Discernment.  Thank you!

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TO SIGN-UP for courses:

1) Fill out the attached application and send it to the Provost, Bishop Ashman (bishopashman@gmail.com OR provost@sjact@gmail.com) and to the Registrar, Canon Jones at fr.benjones@gmail.com.  Note whether you plan to take courses for credit or audit on the application.

2) Enclose your check for credit ($250.00) or audit ($75.00) for each course and send it to the Registrar, The Rev. Canon Ben E. Jones, Jr. 2820 Exeter Circle, Raleigh, NC  27608.

3) Please address any requests for tuition relief to the Provost at bishopashman@gmail.com or provostsjact@gmail.com.   

***Please note that if  you are a Postulant or a Deacon, you should appeal to your Parish FIRST for tuition before requesting tuition relief from the Provost.***

4)  To obtain access information for your courses after being enrolled, please contact the Registrar, fr.benjones@gmail.com. 

We appreciate your interest and participation in this program of the Anglican Province of Christ the King and St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College!

2020 SUMMER SEMINARY SESSION ANNOUNCED: July 20th – July 31st, AD 2020, Online

St.  Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College will again be hosting an intensive Summer Seminary Session from Monday, July 20th through Friday, July 31st, 2020.  Unfortunately, due to the novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), St. Joseph’s will host an on-line Summer Seminary Session this year.  The Summer Seminary Session attempts to immerse participants in a typical course of study that would be experienced in a Seminary educational environment.  Participants who register will be sent an invitation to join their daily classes via ZOOM, a platform which both the Council of Bishops and the Seminary have used with much success.  Students can participate with the instructors in real-time and the classes will be recorded for future use.  ZOOM’s new updating with better encryption and security will make this Summer Session possible, even in the midst of a pandemic.  ZOOM is quite easy to use.  There is nothing to download.  Just click your invitation to join the daily classes and ZOOM will download the necessary software to your machine.  Just be sure to have camera and microphone capabilities on your computer, I-pad, phone, etc. 

This year’s session is designed specifically for Seminarians and younger (by date of their ordination) clergymen.  Daily classes will be taught Seminar-style.  We will meet for Morning Prayer at 9:00 am PDT, followed by instruction by the faculty until 10:30 am PDT.  At that time students will then work on their specific assignments/coursework to be presented that afternoon to the class, beginning at 3:00 pm PDT through 4:30 pm PDT, when we will hold Evening Prayer/Evensong. 

Final Exams will be given out on 31 July during a Summary Session, which will be due no later than August 6th.  We will hold a Final Session Seminar and review of Final Exams together on August 24th from 9:00 am – 11:00 am PDT.

Instructors, this summer, will include The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman, Provost of the Seminary and Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Western States (First Week), and The Most Rev. Dr. John E. Upham, Jr., Archbishop of the APCK (Second Week).  The first week will focus on the 1928 Book of Common Prayer and the second week will focus on Holy Scripture.  It is imperative that all clergymen know these two books thoroughly as they enter the Sacred Ministry!

Topics by their dates include:

WEEK ONE

July 20th -  Lectionary, Calendar and Rubrics (Shepherd ix – lvii)

July 21st – Morning and Evening Prayer (Shepherd 1 – 33); the Litany (Shepherd 54 – 59)

July 22nd – The Development of the Offices of the Church from the Sarum Rite to the 1928 Book (Dearmer)

July 23rd – The 1928 Prayer Book Eucharist (Shepherd 65 – 89, Altar Service Book)

July 24th – The Missal, its Rubrics, and differences from the 1928 Rite of Holy Communion

WEEK TWO

July 27th – Historical Criticism and the J, E, D, P Hypothesis

July 28th – One Jesus, Four Gospels – The Synoptic Conundrum

July 29th – The Development of the English Bible

July 30th – Difficult Sayings of Jesus (examination of cryptic and difficult passages)

July 31st – Summary Session – Final Exam (ESSAY DUE BY AUGUST 6th)

Bishop Ashman has also submitted the following bibliography:

Percy Dearmer, Everyman’s History of the Prayer Book.  London:  Mowbray, 1912.  (Amazon)

Massey Shepherd, American Prayer Book Commentary. Oxford:  Oxford University Press, 1950.  (Handouts provided)

American or Anglican Missal, altar edition (for July 24th Session)

TUITION AND CREDIT

The Summer School Course of Study must be taken full-time with all assignments turned in and participation at the August 24th session in order to receive credit.  Full-time (Credit) is $100 for both weeks and Audit (non-credit) is $50 for both weeks.

An Application for the 2020 Summer Seminary Session is included with this notice.  Please fill it out and send it to:

           The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman, Provost – Provostsjact@gmail.com.

Please email your tuition payment made out to St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College and mail it to:

           St. Joseph Anglican Theological College

           c/o The Rev. Canon Ben E. Jones, Registrar

2820 Exeter Circle

Raleigh, NC  27608

We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 Summer Seminary Session of St. Joseph Anglican Theological College.  Thank you for your participation!

For Application click here.

Spring 2020 Online Classes Announced

St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College

Online Courses – SPRING, 2020

St. Joseph of Arimathea, the Seminary of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, will, once again, offers seminary courses for all postulants, interested clergymen, and laity for the Spring Semester 2020. These courses are designed especially for postulants of the APCK preparing for their canonical examinations, but are also for clergy who wish to take advantage of continuing education and laity seeking to gain a greater knowledge of their Faith. The fee for each course is $250 (for credit, which includes written assignments, quizzes, and exams) and $75 to audit (no credit – Pass/Fail).  Limited Scholarships are available on an as needed basis. Textbooks, if required, can be purchased through Amazon.com or other leading bookseller. Please email Canon Ben Jones at fr.benjones@gmail.com to obtain access information, where to mail your payment, and/or to apply for a scholarship.  We appreciate your interest and participation in this program of the Anglican Province of Christ the King.

Note Well –

1)  The online courses will be taught using zoom.us, a platform on which students will have real-time interaction with the faculty during the lectures, which will have the capability to be recorded for future use. The faculty will send out invitations to join their class after students have registered.  All that students need to do is to click the link on their e-mail invitation.  You don’t have to download anything, but  you may choose to download the free zoom.us software. 

2) As in years past, all courses offered this semester are in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Seminary Curriculum as listed on the Seminary website.   

Please contact the Seminary Vice-Provost and Registrar Canon Ben Jones (fr.benjones@gmail.com) if you have any questions regarding the courses you have taken thus far.

3)  Courses will begin in January 2020, so please sign up now!

SEMINARY NEWS

At a recent Council of Bishops meeting, the Council of Bishops appointed The Rev. Canon Ben E. Jones as Vice-Provost of St. Joseph’s Seminary.  He will also remain as the Seminary’s Registrar.  Archbishop Upham will assume the duties of President of St. Joseph’s and Bishop Donald Ashman will remain as the Seminary’s Provost.  Please see above for Canon Jones’ email address as all correspondence will go through him from now on.

Bishop Ashman, in a recent edition of The Shepherd’s Staff wrote, “I would like to personally remind all clergy that “continuing education” is of supreme importance.  We too easily forget what we have learned. We all need to learn what (perhaps) we didn’t learn.  We all need to sharpen our skills, especially our theological skills.”

With Bishop Ashman’s words in mind, these courses are offered for Spring, 2020:

1)  History of the Church and Development of Doctrine taught by the Rt. Rev. Peter F. Hansen, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of the Western States

Bishop Hansen will be offering a two-semester course which will examine  elements of Christian History, the effect that the Church had on society, and the errors, inspirations, heroic tales, heresy and orthodoxy, that brought the promise of Christ: that the Holy Spirit would lead us into all truth, and how the Church developed its doctrine in that setting.  The first semester will cover topics leading up to the brink of the Great Schism.  The second semester will cover the Great Schism, the Crusades, the medieval Papal States, the rise of the middle class, the Reformation, Anglicanism as opposed to both Roman and Protestant churches, and subsequent centuries and their challenges that continue until today. Bishop Hansen’s course begins TUESDAY, January 7th and will meet at 4 pm PST.

2) Ecclesiastical Latin VI taught by The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman, Bishop Ordinary of the Diocese of the Western States

Bishop Ashman will continue Ecclesiastical Latin for those who were enrolled previously. He has over thirty years of teaching experience as a high school Latin teacher. He adds that students should not be timid about taking this course.  The focus will be not only on Latin Grammar but also on the culture that produced our Church and its Liturgy.  Apply yourselves and you too can master Latin!  It will serve you well in life!  Latin VI will begin Monday, January 20th at 10 am PST.    

3)  Biblical Greek II taught by The Rt. Rev. Donald M. Ashman, Rector of the Church of Our Saviour, Los Angeles, CA 

Biblical Greek II will continue to focus on the rudiments of learning to read, write, and understand Koine Greek, the language in which the New Testament was originally written.  Bishop Ashman has arranged his busy schedule so as to offer this course for those students who would like to be able to read the original biblical language and understand the Scriptures more thoroughly for preaching.  Like Latin, Greek is a very valuable tool for those who are engaged with Holy Scripture. Biblical Greek II will begin Thursday, January 9th at 3:30 PST. 

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To obtain access information, where to mail your payment, and/or to apply for a scholarship, please send an email to: Fr.benjones@gmail.com. Mail payment, made out to St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College ($250/credit, $75 audit), to:

St. Joseph’s Seminary

c/o Canon Ben E. Jones

Diocese of the Atlantic States

1210 Dixie Trail

Raleigh, NC  27607

We appreciate your interest and participation in this program of the Anglican Province of Christ the King and St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological College.

Class Times Announced for Fall 2019

Spiritual Formation I (Diaconate): BP. UPHAM—Mondays @ 7 p.m. (Eastern). Begins September 9.

Old Testament I (Torah): FR. MAUTNER—Wednesdays @ 7 p.m. (Eastern). Begins September 11.

Greek I: BP. ASHMAN—Thursdays @ 7 p.m. (Eastern). Begins September 12.

Latin III & IV: BP. ASHMAN—Mondays 12 noon (Eastern). Begins September 9.

Latin V: BP. ASHMAN—Mondays 2 p.m. (Eastern). Begins September 9.