And she reminisced about accompanying her husband in covering the diocese by plane for 26 years, adding that the biggest change now is easier travel, alleviating some of the isolation. The Rev. Hunter Silides, priest at St. Stephen's in Ft. She said that the people of Ft. When the Holy Spirit comes, the people open their doors. The level of enthusiasm did not diminish at the end of the vigil, she reported, and people came to the church for several nights.
People feel uplifted by the event.
It has been a real, beautiful, fresh experience that will have a long-term effect. We now have a blazing trail to follow. As long as there is a diocese it will be remembered. Solheim is director of the Episcopal Church's Office of News and Information.