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Ordination: William was ordained to the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ on November 4th 2017 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bethlehem Penna by The Most Reverend Cait Finnegan.   Preceding his Ordination to the Priesthood, William was accepted into Holy Orders Preparation in 2012 under the tutelage of The Most Reverend Joseph A. Grenier, Ph.D. the Presiding Bishop of the Celtic Christian Church. 

Matushka: In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a priest’s wife is called Matushka, which means “little mother.” Bishop Cait Finnegan recognized Mary has been a little mother to so many people and loves and cares for all people in the church, honored Mary and commissioned her as Matushka.

Apostolic Succession: Apostolic succession in the Celtic Christian Church through the; Old Catholic Church, Catholic Apostolic Church in North America, United Old Catholic Church and  Antiochian - Jacobite Lines of Succession can be found here:    What is Apostolic Succession?: Similar to Human DNA where our heritage and ancestry is passed down to us and found within our genetic code, Apostolic succession is spiritual DNA where ministry and spiritual authority to administer the sacraments is passed uninterrupted from one of the apostles of Jesus Christ through a lineage of bishops to a priest or a recipient.

General Information Page:

Ordination: William was ordained to the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ on November 4th 2017 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bethlehem Penna by The Most Reverend Cait Finnegan.   Preceding his Ordination to the Priesthood, William was accepted into Holy Orders Preparation in 2012 under the tutelage of The Most Reverend Joseph A. Grenier, Ph.D. the Presiding Bishop of the Celtic Christian Church.

Matushka: In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a priest’s wife is called Matushka, which means “little mother.” Bishop Cait Finnegan recognized Mary has been a little mother to so many people and loves and cares for all people in the church, honored Mary and commissioned her as Matushka.

Apostolic Succession: Apostolic succession in the Celtic Christian Church through the; Old Catholic Church, Catholic Apostolic Church in North America, United Old Catholic Church and  Antiochian - Jacobite Lines of Succession can be found here:     What is Apostolic Succession?: Similar to Human DNA where our heritage and ancestry is passed down to us and found within our genetic code, Apostolic succession is spiritual DNA where ministry and spiritual authority to administer the sacraments is passed uninterrupted from one of the apostles of Jesus Christ through a lineage of bishops to a priest or a recipient.

General Information Page:

Ordination: William was ordained to the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ on November 4th 2017 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Bethlehem Penna by The Most Reverend Cait Finnegan.   Preceding his Ordination to the Priesthood, William was accepted into Holy Orders Preparation in 2012 under the tutelage of The Most Reverend Joseph A. Grenier, Ph.D. the Presiding Bishop of the Celtic Christian Church.

Matushka: In the Eastern Orthodox Church, a priest’s wife is called Matushka, which means “little mother.” Bishop Cait Finnegan recognized Mary has been a little mother to so many people and loves and cares for all people in the church, honored Mary and commissioned her as Matushka.

Apostolic Succession: Apostolic succession in the Celtic Christian Church through the; Old Catholic Church, Catholic Apostolic Church in North America, United Old Catholic Church and  Antiochian - Jacobite Lines of Succession can be found here:    What is Apostolic Succession?: Similar to Human DNA where our heritage and ancestry is passed down to us and found within our genetic code, Apostolic succession is spiritual DNA where ministry and spiritual authority to administer the sacraments is passed uninterrupted from one of the apostles of Jesus Christ through a lineage of bishops to a priest or a recipient.