Sermons
The Rev. Canon Myrick “Rick” Cross studied
political science at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, then went
onto earn his master’s and doctoral degrees in educational
administration from the University of Maine in Orono and Ball State
University in Muncie, Indiana. He worked in a variety of educational
positions for 18 years before becoming a priest. These included
secondary school administration, work with Native Americans and
research and training at a hospital-based alcohol treatment center.
Rick
completed his seminary studies at the General Theological Seminary in
New York City. Additional studies have included Jungian psychotherapy,
family systems and parent effectiveness training. He has attended the
College of Preachers in Washington, D.C., and the National Conference
of the Church Commission on Liturgy.
Rick has served as rector
of Christ Church in Biddeford, Maine; associate rector of The Church of
the Redeemer in Baltimore, Maryland; rector of The Church of the
Messiah in Woods Hole, Massachusetts; rector of St. Francis by the Sea
in Blue Hill, Maine; and interim rector at St. Patrick’s Church in
Brewer, Maine. He came to Christ Church Cathedral in 2005.
In
past years, Rick has led various retreats, including clergy retreats to
the Holy Land. He has served as co-president of the Massachusetts
Episcopal Clergy Association and president of the Falmouth (MA)
Interfaith Clergy Association. He was on the board of the Aroostook
(ME)Association for Retarded Citizens and has been a member of the Cape
Cod Anti-Racism Task Force and HIV/AIDS Council and the Blue Hill
Peninsula Youth Needs Assessment Task Force. He co-convened the Diocese
of Massachusetts’ Clergy Family Wellness Network. His other diocesan
work addressed issues related to education, substance abuse and higher
education.
Rick has published a collection of his poetry, In
Other Words, as a private edition as a gift to his wife, Amy, a retired
kindergarten teacher. His family also includes daughters Katherine and
Carrie and son-in-law David.
