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The
Right Reverend Roy F. ‘Bud’ Cederholm, Jr
Bishop
Suffragan, Diocese of Massachusetts
When did you begin to think about a
vocation in the Church?
When I received a medical discharge from the Navy in my third year of
an NROTC scholarship. I was drawn to it by the example I saw in my
rector Walter Lyon in Randolph, Massachusetts. He showed me the church
was an effective way to serve and help others. My bishop wisely asked
me to wait to proceed until I had experienced a bit more. With a degree
in math, I taught and involved myself in my parish. Walter died
suddenly, I was married to his daughter, my first son was born, time
passed—and I became more certain of a calling. 
Why Bexley?
I was a cradle Episcopalian tremendously impressed with the ecumenical
setting for learning. And we were drawn to the urban ministry in
Rochester and the cutting-edge ministries in race relations. No other
seminary brought all of this together.
What was Bexley like?
Talk about horizons expanding! Thrust into an academically challenging
environment, we were challenged as well in our preconceived
understandings of race, the church in the world, urban ministry, peace
and justice issues—and liturgy.
This
was in the late '60s and early '70s, and my field work took place in an
inner-city black church. Along with my own questions about worship and
the role of women in the church, that consumed our waking hours. The
faculty, white and black, Episcopal and non-Episcopal, was accessible
and helped my formation in extraordinary ways.
What would you say to someone considering
Bexley, if you only had a minute?
Bexley will challenge you to make the Gospel relevant to all,
especially to the marginalized and forgotten. Bexley lives the belief
that all people of all faiths are our brothers and sisters, that we
learn from one another. Bexley truly knows how to do it.
You’ll
gain the tools and insights to be a leader in the church—and
in a
world where peace with justice, the proclamation of the Gospel, and
ministries of reconciliation are so desperately needed.
What do you enjoy doing when
you’re not serving the Church?
Downtime with my wife: lunch or dinner, a movie, shopping, travel. I
enjoy my sons and their wives, especially my two-year-old grandson! I
play guitar, sing, and am a rabid Boston sports fan.
Words to live by
It’s better to be loving than right.
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