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The Reverend George F. Woodward III
Sermons	The Reverend George F. Woodward III was born in Pennsylvania in 1955, and grew up in Columbus , Ohio . He graduated from Ohio University , received a Masters in Theology from Ashland Theological Seminary, Ashland , Ohio , and a Masters of Divinity from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Chicago . Following graduation from Seminary in 1983 he was called as Curate and then Assistant to All Saints-by-the Sea in Montecito. He thereafter spent two years in the Republic of Turkey as Assistant to the Archdeacon for the Aegean, working as a civilian chaplain at Incirlik Air Force Base in southeastern Turkey , and at the British Embassy Chapel of St. Nicholas in Ankara . Upon return to the United States in 1991 he was called as Rector of St. Timothy's, Apple Valley , during which time he was also Dean of the Eastern Deanery of the Diocese of Los Angeles. In 1995 Father Woodward became the Seventh Rector of St. Edmund's Church. He is Chair of the World Mission Group for the Diocese, Director and Board Member for Hillsides Home for Children www.hillsides.org , on the Board of Directors for Cristosal www.cristosal.org , an organization dedicated to the support and development of the Anglican Diocese of El Salvador, and Chair of the Companion Relation between the Diocese of El Salvador and the Diocese of Los Angeles. Father Woodward enjoys studying Spanish, hiking and skiing, and is developing a side-line in Voice Over work. He lives in Pasadena .
The Rev. Hui Liang Ni
	The Reverend ui Liang Ni was born and grew up in Shanghai, China. He received a BA in Philosophy and an MA in the History of Chinese Philosophy from East China Normal University (Shanghai) where he also taught in the Department of History. He later studied at Oak Hill Theological College in London, England, gaining a BA (honors) in Theological and Pastoral Studies. Returning to Shanghai, Father Ni worked as a researcher in the Institute of Religious Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences where he also edited “Contemporary Religious Studies,” an academic periodical. He revised all of the Christian theological articles in Chi Hai, the most prominent contemporary Chinese dictionary. HHe is currently a doctoral candidate, majoring in history of Christianity at Claremont Graduate University. He is one of the co-founders of the monthly Chinese Christian newspaper “The Mountain” and of the Weixin church. He was active in lay ministry at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Hacienda Heights as he trained for ordination in the Episcopal Church. Father Ni was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons (transitional) June 10th, 2007 and commenced his ministry at St. Edmund’s, San Marino in July of that year. He will be made a priest early in 2008.  In addition to the usual broad spectrum of ministerial duties, he has a special focus on the development of outreach and ministry to the Chinese community. Father Ni is married to his undergraduate classmate Alison Wu. Together they have one daughter, Sarah Ni, age six.
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