Episcopal priest named for Gilmer, Mount Pleasant

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Rev. Ethel Marie Channon is the new priest serving the Episcopal congregations in Mount Pleasant and Gilmer.

The Rt. Rev. James Stanton, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas, led the Ordination of a Priest at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Mount Pleasant Sunday, elevating Deacon “Sparky” to the priesthood according to the rituals of the church.

Participating with him in the ceremony were members of her family, of the two congregations where she will serve and Episcopal priests and deacons from nearby communities in Northeast Texas and from Dallas.

Criss Bartley of Gilmer represented St. David’s when she read the New Testament scripture for the service.

While the process of approving her application began last January, once all the prerequisite hurdles had been met, Bishop Stanton noted that Sunday, Dec. 1, is the beginning of Advent and in the liturgical calendar, the beginning of a new year.

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