Episcopal News Service December 27, 2006
Presiding Bishop gives thanks for President Ford, his 'care-filled ministry'
Services pending at Episcopal parishes, Washington National Cathedral
[ENS] Expressing gratitude for President Gerald R. Ford's "care-filled ministry over many decades," Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said that she and fellow Episcopalians will uphold his family in prayer following his death on December 26 at age 93.
In a December 27 statement, Jefferts Schori said: "We are both saddened at the death of this good and faithful servant and enormously grateful for his care-filled ministry over many decades. We give thanks for his life of service in government leadership as well as in the several parishes to which he belonged. His leadership in assisting with the completion of Washington National Cathedral and supporting the work of Episcopal Relief and Development will be long remembered. His family, especially Mrs. Ford, will continue in our prayers as they grieve this loss. May he rest in peace and rise in glory."
Funeral services are pending in Episcopal parishes in Palm Desert, California, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at Washington National Cathedral, where arrangements for all state funerals are coordinated with the Military District of Washington.
Announcement of service dates and times will be forthcoming in the next few days, said spokespersons at each church site.
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