It's Lent, Guys, Time For Assessment!

A visitor takes exception to the count of 11 parishes that I gave the other day for the ACA Diocese of the West. Here is his tally:

"Eleven Parishes" is an exaggeration, no matter how you look at it. Here are the real numbers:

Alaska: One mission [St George Fairbanks]. Consisting of a tiny handful of dissidents who split from the original parish, The Church of the Redeemer - it was "Redeemer" that got to keep the bank account as well as the large piece of land purchased for a new church building - the current mission has not grown in the last five-years and is now meeting in the local Masonic Lodge. Ash Wednesday services this year were held in a parishioner's home. MISSION COUNT: 1

Arizona: At one time the DOW had 7 fairly large parishes all over Arizona. The Deanery of Arizona used to have large clericus meetings with upwards of 12-15 clergy coming to their gatherings. Now, there is only one legitimate parish [Epiphany Phoenix], where not much has changed over the last 20-years. Same Rector from the beginning (or 1984), who is now listed as the "Priest in Charge" of St. Mary of the Angels. He will turn 75 this year, far beyond the canonical age for mandatory retirement in the ACA. They recently acquired some land and have grandiose plans for a new church building with a new name, but that's been planned for the last ten-years at least. The other mission [St John's Chandler] is tiny and I doubt they ever actually have any regular services on Sunday. They are a "paper parish" at best! TRUE PARISH COUNT: 1

California: Over the years, 12-15 parishes and missions have gone away in California. Either switching jurisdictions or closing their doors for a number of reasons. At one time, the California Deanery was so big, there was talk of making it into two - North and South - due to the sheer size of the state and numbers of clergy attending clericus. St. Mary's is listed, but you know their story. The former "Cathedral" [All Saints Fountain Valley] has an aged congregation that has shrunk over the years and is currently being served by two "Sub Deacons". They list Sunday "Morning Prayer" and "Mass" - I have no idea how they are pulling that off. There is one small parish up north [St Peter's Auburn]. The Rector there pulled his parish out of the ACA/DOW near the end of Bishop Williams' term - but - then suddenly reappeared on the Diocesan list again. Nobody knows why. Another legitimate parish exists in the high-desert [St Columba's Lancaster] - a parish that voted 100% to go into the Ordinariate, but then chose to stay in the ACA. I'm sure that's a very interesting story. The other "mission" [St Stephen's Fillmore] is essentially "on paper" only - they have no congregation. The clergyman up there has tried diligently to get something going - but with no Diocesan funds, there's not much he can do. He usually posts "No services this Sunday" on their website, and to contact the clergy "for time and location". The mailing address is the vicar's home. TRUE PARISH COUNT: 4 (giving a very wide benefit of the doubt)

Hawaii - nothing. One parish closed.

Idaho - nothing

Nevada - nothing. One parish closed long time ago.

Montana: There appears to still be the one tiny mission [St Augustine of Canterbury, Hamilton] that has gone from one jurisdiction to the other over the years, with a small and aged congregation and clergyman who must be approaching 80-years old. No website. I'd be surprised it they are even still in existence. TRUE MISSION COUNT: 1 ??

Oregon: One legitimate parish with no building [St Francis Portland]. An angry offshoot from St. Mark's, Portland. Originally founded by Bishop Connors TRUE PARISH COUNT: 1

Washington: Once the home to 7 or 8 growing ACA parishes and missions, now the count is truly ZERO. One "parish" is listed, but everybody knows that the elderly priest from there has not been seen at a Synod or a clericus in over ten years. The last Bishop to visit (+Williams) reported that there is a building, but nothing is really happening there. The Rector has to be well into his 90's now. No website No way to tell if they are even still in existence. TRUE PARISH COUNT: 0

In all honesty... There are SIX parishes and two actual missions. And that's being generous.

Can anyone provide equivalent information for other ACA-TAC dioceses?