Updates and Reflections from  James A. Kelsey, Bishop Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan Jim Kelsey was born and baptized in 1952 in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up in New York City, spent summers in Vermont, and moved there for Junior High School and Senior High. He graduated from Ithaca College in 1974, then attended General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he met and married Mary Cruse from West Des Moines, Iowa. Jim graduated from seminary in 1977, and he and Mary moved to Vermont where they served for eight years. All three of their children, Nathan, Lydia, and Amos, were born there. In 1985, the Kelseys moved to Oklahoma, where Jim served for our years as Canon Missioner for Cluster Ministries. In 1989, he was called to the Diocese of Northern Michigan, where he served for ten years as Ministry Development Coordinator before being elected bishop in 1999. Update on his travels as of March 14, 2006 from Jim Sermon Jonah 3 1-10 from Fran Gardner prior to her ordination as a Transitional Deacon at Virginia Theological Seminary. Updates and reminders on what's coming up in the UP from Jim A Gospel of Intolerance , an article written by John Chane (Bishop of Washington, DC) which appeared in the 02/26/06 issue of the Washington Post. I think it is an important statement at a critical time in the life of our Church and our country. ~jak Re-Opening the Book of Daniel comments and discussion after notification of cancellation of show Opening the Book of Daniel comments and discussion Statement of James A. Kelsey, Episcopal Bishop of Northern Michigan Opposing the FY '06 Federal Budget Reconciliation Act pending before Congress. Message about the 2005 Deacon's Conference Message about the 2005 Deacon's Conference Message "College for Bishops " May 27, 2005 Sermon given at the Celebration of the Ministry of the Greater Hartford Regional Ministry, May 5, 2005 Message "Steve's big celebration" May 7, 2005 Message "Flying home from Windsor Canada," May 1, 2005 Message on PEALL and more...27 April 2005 "Enlarge the Site of your Tent," George Clarkson Lecture Series, April 4, 2005, Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York James A. Kelsey, '74, (The text of a lecture given by Jim at his alma mater, Ithaca College, as the inaugural offering for the George Clarkson Lecture Series. George was the first Protestant Chaplain of Ithaca College, and served there while Jim was a student.) Messages from House of Bishops annual spring meeting at Camp Allen, 16 March 2005 Message from House of Bishops annual spring meeting at Camp Allen, 12 March 2005 Message concerning the Primates Meeting in Ireland, 25 February 2005. Sermon, preached at the the Annual Convention of the Diocese of Newark, January 28 - 29, 2005 (link to the home page for pdf and audio versions of the sermon) The World Turned Upside Down: Lectionary Reflections for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (A) Readings for Epiphany 4, Year A, Jan. 30, 2005 " as posted to The Witness Online, January 20, 2005 Update from House of Bishop's Meeting January 11-12 Salt Lake City Update from Meeting with Bishops of Small Dioceses ("Tiny Bishops") Reflections on the Windsor Report of the Lambeth Commission, 18 October 2004 Update from House of Bishops 30 September 2004 Religious Coalition for a Fair Michigan Update from House of Bishops 25 March 2004 Update from Standing Commission on Ministry Development Update from Chicago Update from Nevada Reflections on the ordination of Gene Robinson  Bishop's Address from the 2003 Annual Convention Sermon by Jim Kelsey at St. Jude's Church in Curtis on 08/10/03 shares thoughts and feelings about the General Convention just completed, in light of the gospel for August 10 (John 6:37-51).  Report Province V Synod Meeting, April 28-29. "Can God set a table in the wilderness?" On February 27, 2003, Jim Kelsey gave an address to the New York Church Club, which was gathered at St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in mid-town Manhattan. This was one of a series of talks given in anticipation of the 2003 General Convention in Minneapolis, focusing on the issues which would be placed before that Convention for deliberation. The topic he was given to speak on was "Revolutionary Priesthood: The ordination of priests without seminary training" Bishop's Address from the 2002 Annual Convention