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Original Holy Eucharist Church Altar
Photograph of the original altar of the Holy Eucharist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, showing the primitive altar cross, Gospel Book, and altar furnishings preserved from the congregation's earliest years. In a letter dated October 26, 1979, Archbishop…
Letter from Archbishop George Hyde on the Preservation of the Holy Eucharist Church Legacy
Two-page letter dated October 26, 1979, from Archbishop George Augustine Hyde of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America to Bishop Robert Mary Clement of the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Hyde recounts the rediscovery of furnishings and devotional…
Nativity Letter from Archbishop George Augustine Hyde
Christmas (Nativity) 1980 pastoral letter from Archbishop George Augustine Hyde of the Orthodox-Catholic Church of America addressed to Archbishop Robert Clement, Bishop John Darcy Noble, and Fr. Phillip of the Church of the Beloved Disciple and the…
Antimension Consecrated by Bishops George A. Hyde and Robert M. Clement
This Byzantine antimension is a consecrated liturgical cloth that serves as the bishop's authorization for the celebration of the Divine Liturgy. Depicting the Lamentation (Entombment) of Christ and inscribed in Church Slavonic with an English…
Silver Chalice and Paten (Present View)
The Church of the Beloved Disciple's silver chalice and paten, photographed in the present day, remain among the most significant surviving liturgical objects of the congregation. Designed by Fr. Leo Joseph around 1970, the hand-engraved silver…
Silver Chalice and Paten (image of historic use)
Designed by Fr. Leo Joseph, these silver Eucharistic vessels—a chalice and paten—were created for the liturgical use of the Church of the Beloved Disciple and became the congregation's principal Eucharistic vessels. The chalice is decorated with…
The Ordinary of the Mass.
These opening pages introduce the Ordinary of the Mass prepared by Clement for use at the Church of the Beloved Disciple. Drawing upon the ancient Gallican Rite of Saint Germain of Paris—known as the "Gothic Mass"—the booklet presents an…
Procession for the Feast of the Assumption
Archbishop Robert M. Clement leads the Church of the Beloved Disciple's procession for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary as clergy carry a flower-decked statue of the Virgin through the streets of Manhattan. By bringing one of…
Palm Sunday Procession through Manhattan
Clergy, acolytes, and parishioners of the Church of the Beloved Disciple process through the streets of Manhattan on Palm Sunday, retracing Christ's entry into Jerusalem with prayer, hymns, and the processional cross. Led by Archbishop Robert M.…
Corpus Christi Procession through Manhattan
Led by a processional cross, acolytes, and a canopy sheltering the Blessed Sacrament, members of the Church of the Beloved Disciple process through the streets of Manhattan on the Feast of Corpus Christi. The annual procession carried the Eucharist…
Sacred Procession for Corpus Christi through Manhattan
Members of the Church of the Beloved Disciple carry a ceremonial canopy during a Corpus Christi procession through the streets of Manhattan. Beneath the canopy, clergy bore the Blessed Sacrament in a public witness to the Real Presence of Christ,…
"An Unusual Ordination"
Newspaper clipping from Our Town (October 22, 1978) describing the ordination of Fathers Mark, Paul, Victor, Gabriel, and Philip by Bishop Robert Mary Clement at the Church of the Beloved Disciple. The article recounts how the five men—many of whom…
Ordination of Five Priests for the Church of the Beloved Disciple
Bishop Robert Mary Clement ordains five priests for the Church of the Beloved Disciple during a liturgy in New York City on October 2, 1978. The ordinands—Fathers Mark, Paul, Victor, Gabriel, and Philip—were called to continue the church's ministry…
Acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
Two unidentified acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple pose together in white liturgical albs and simple wooden crosses before a service. The photograph preserves a rare glimpse of the congregation's lay ministry and the diverse community…
Acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
Two unidentified acolytes of the Church of the Beloved Disciple pose together before a liturgical service. Wearing white albs with red shoulder orphreys and crosses designed by the congregation, they represent the lay ministers who assisted at the…
Seminarians of the Church of the Beloved Disciple
This photograph shows members of the Church of the Beloved Disciple's seminary gathered around the altar during a liturgical service in New York City in the late 1970s. The community developed a formal program of ministerial formation to prepare…
Portrait of George Augustine Hyde.
This restored portrait depicts the Rev. George Augustine Hyde shortly after the founding of the Eucharistic Catholic Church in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1946. Founded by Hyde, the church was the first documented Christian church in the United States to…
Archbishop George Augustine Hyde Preaching at the First Anniversary of Archbishop Clement's Consecration.
Archbishop George Augustine Hyde delivers the homily during the celebration of the first anniversary of Archbishop Robert Mary Clement's episcopal consecration at the Church of the Beloved Disciple in October 1975. Hyde, Archbishop of the…
Church bulletin for anniversary service.
This commemorative bulletin was produced for the second anniversary of the dedication of the Church of the Beloved Disciple's permanent home and the first anniversary of Bishop Robert M. Clement's episcopal consecration. The service welcomed Bishop…