Dear East Tennessee Episcopal Community,
We are grieved to share the news of the death of four members of our East Tennessee community.
Tim Bradshaw, a member of Bishop & Council, died on Saturday, January 3. He was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kingsport. Please keep his husband, John Bellamy, their family, and the St. Paul’s community in your prayers. A service will be held on Saturday, January 24, at 6:00 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kingsport. The family will receive friends in the parish hall after the service. An obituary is available here.
James D. “Jim” Winfree, organist at St. James Episcopal Church, Greeneville, died on Sunday, January 4. Mr. Winfree was the Organist and Choir Director for 39 years. Please keep the Winfree family and the community of St. James in your prayers. A service will be held on Saturday, January 24, at 11:00 AM at St. James Episcopal Church, Greeneville. A gathering of friends will take place on Friday, January 23, from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the parish hall. An obituary is available here.
The Rev. Steve Damos, pastoral associate of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge, died on Thursday, January 8. He served both St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge. A service will be held on Saturday, January 31, at 2:00 PM at Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge.
The Rt. Rev. Frank Cerveny, former Rector of St. John’s Church (now St. John’s Cathedral), Knoxville, and the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Florida died Wednesday, January 7. Services will be held at St. John’s Cathedral, Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday, January 17, at 11:00 AM.
Almighty God, our Father in heaven, before whom live all who die in the Lord: Receive our siblings into the courts of your heavenly dwelling place. Let their hearts and souls now ring out in joy to you, O Lord, the living God, and the God of those who live. This we ask through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 466)