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American Region |
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American Region |
| What: | Solemn Mass of the Feast of St. Charles Martyr and Annual Luncheon. |
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| When: | Saturday, February 7, 2026, 11:00 am |
| Where: |
Saint John's Episcopal Church 906 South Orleans Avenue Tampa, Florida 33606 |
| Celebrant: | The Rev'd Fr. Dale W. Van Wormer
Rector, Saint Mary's Church, Amityville, N.Y. & Member of the SKCM Board of Trustees |
| Guest Preacher: | The Rev'd Fr. Nicholas R. Johnson, SSC Vicar, St, John the Baptist, Tue Brook, Liverpool, U.K. |
| Luncheon: | At the church, following mass. |
| Cost: | $25 Checks payable to Saint John's Episcopal Church Send by 14 Jan to the address above |
The 43rd Annual Mass and Luncheon of the American Region of the Society of King Charles the Martyr will be held Saturday, 7 February 2026 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Tampa, Florida.
We are happy to be visiting Saint John's in Tampa for the first time.
Reservations: Please send a check payable to "Saint John's Episcopal Church" to the address to the right.
SKCM commemorates the martyrdom of Charles I, King of England, Ireland and Scotland; and of France and Jerusalem also, by whose death the Catholic Faith of the Anglican Communion was preserved from Puritan intentions. St. Charles refused to resign both his faith in the apostolic order, as established by Christ Himself, and the authority of his bishops to the Puritan Roundheads, led by Oliver Cromwell, the sometime (and illegal) Lord Protector. The Roundheads committed regicide against Blessed Charles on 30 January 1649 outside the Banqueting House of Whitehall Palace. Immediately upon the Restoration of Church and King on 29 May 1660, the Convocation of Canterbury and York, now being free to assemble and act, canonised King Charles and added his name to the Kalendar of Saints at the revision of The Prayer Book. S. Charles is honoured for his strong personal piety, for his protection and patronage of the Church, and his martyrdom.
Inquiries to:
David Lewis,
Treasurer and Administrator
Society of King Charles the Martyr, Inc.
1001 Wilson Blvd Apt 609
Arlington, VA 22209
Annual dues for the American Region (US$):
$25 first year; includes Devotional Manual and ID item.
$10 Student members.
$15 Regular renewal.
To join, please print and fill out this form and mail
it with a check in US$ payable to "Society of King Charles the Martyr,
Inc." (or just "SKCM") to the Treasurer, or you may join, renew, or donate online using this
Online Membership and Donation Form.
The Board of Trustees formally welcomes Canadian Members of the Society.
PDF copies of the SKCM News and Email Communiqué are available:
• Latest Communiqué issue.
• Penultimate News issue. (The latest
issue is mailed to paid-up members.)
• Archive of older issues
We have provided an archive of legal documents which by law we are required to provide to the public.
Enjoy reading Fr. Swain's sermon from
the 2015 Annual Mass.
Enjoy reading Canon Haselock's sermon from
the 2024 Annual Mass.
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