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[quote=Anonymous]This is 22:35 again.

We look to WES for an excellent education for our DC in the Episcopal spirit, knowing that it is not a substitute for regular attendance at our local Episcopal church.  Ironically, there are other members of our church who have stopped attending church regularly precisely because their DC have the benefit of chapel service at WES.

In reading through the Episcopal Schools website, I saw that there was a period of time when many Episcopal schools chose not to hire chaplains at all. They were still part of the community of Episcopal schools.  Now the pendulum is swinging back. See:

There is no position in a school that can be more misunderstood, raise more flags, provoke stronger reactions—both positive and negative—than that of the school chaplain. It is a position that carries with it intense symbolic significance: all one need do is sit in on the initial discussions of the committee charged with searching for a new chaplain at a school to know what intensity, variety and ambiguity this role, in the abstract, can evoke from a group of people charged with crafting a new job description and finding someone to fill that position. To some, the chaplaincy is absolutely crucial for the identity of the school; to others, the wish is that, somehow, this position (and all that it implies) would simply fade away, like other relics of the past. It is not unusual for search committees to be looking for someone who is open, accepting of others who are different from him or her (indeed, accepting of those in the community that question the need for a chaplain in the first place!) and at the same time expect that person to be firmly grounded in a particular tradition. The chaplain should be approachable, down to earth, accessible and at the same time be someone who reminds people of and can lead them to a deeper sense of the holy. - See more at: http://www.episcopalschools.org/library/articles/2012/03/23/so-what-does-a-chaplain-do-anyway-#sthash.VVlg3OTQ.dpuf

I can see that 1:19 and some others are upset.  With all due respect, I think we have different interpretations of the NAES website.  Perhaps you can become more involved with the new headmaster search? They are advertising on the Episcopal sites, so perhaps we will have a new Episcopal headmaster.

I hope all these pages have answered the original poster's question.

And for the others, this is why we call the Episcopal faith a "big tent."  There is room for lots of differing viewpoints, and of course in this spirit, Episcopal schools welcome students, faculty and administration of all faith backgrounds (including atheist/agnostic).

Peace. [/quote]

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