The White Falcon


The White Falcon - 14.12.1984, Blaðsíða 1

The White Falcon - 14.12.1984, Blaðsíða 1
Vol . 27 No. 49 _______________NATO Base, Keflavik, Iceland_____________________December 14, 1984 CHAPEL DEDICATION SET TOR SUNDAY Story by JOC John Petersen Sunday at 4 p.m., a ceremony to dedicate the new NATO Base chapel will be held. Attending will be the Chief of Navy Chap- lains, Rear Admiral Neil M. Stevenson;The Bishop of Iceland, Petur Sigurgeirsson; The Bishop of the Catholic Church of Ice- land, Hinrik Frehen; the Atlantic Fleet Chaplain, Capt. Robert Ecker; the Naval Air Forces At- lantic Chaplain,Capt. Blant Fer- guson; the Commander Iceland De- fense Force, Rear Admiral Ronald E. Narmi; the Naval Station Com- manding Officer, Capt. George T. Lloyd; the Iceland Defense Force Chaplain, Capt. Philip D. Ander- son,and other NATO Base and Ice- landic dignitaries and Defense Force residents. The Chapel of Light Chaplain Anderson explained that the new facility will be named The Chapel of Light, a name suggested by Naval Station Chaplain Paul Williams, because, "Light,both solar and spiritual, is a precious commodity here in Iceland." The new building has 12,400 square feet of floor space where the old chapel has only 8,650. It contains a main chapel that will seat 300, a multi-faith chapel for 50, a prayer chapel, a large fellowship hall , kitchen, a reception area and office space. The chaplain's staff indicated that the multi-faith building will allow the Chaplain's Office to accommodate all its programs more easily. Another advantage is that The Chapel of Light is centrally located and therefore more accessible to patrons. RADM Stevenson Rear Admiral Neil M. Stevenson became the 16th Chief of Chaplains in July 1983. A minister of the Presbyterian Church, he was or- dained in 1955. He has served civilian pastorates in Pennsyl- vania and Nebraska. Chaplain Stevenson has served as the Deputy Chief of Chaplains, Fleet Chaplain for the Pacific and as the Assistant for Plans, Programs, Budget and Administra- tion for the Chief of Chaplains. Other duty assignments in- clude duty at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Ill.; on the staff of Destroyer Squadron 10; at the Naval Station in New- port, R. I.; on board USS Saratoga (CV-60); at the Naval Air Sta- tion in Glenview, Ill.; with the 3rd Marine Amphibious Force in Vietnam; as a student of the Ad- vanced Course, Naval Chaplain's School; and as Senior Chaplain at the Naval Training Center in Orlando, Fla. NOTICE The WHITE FALCON will publish four news pages on Dec.28 and only an Entertainment Section on Jan. 4. History of religious support The history of military reli- gious instruction in Keflavik contains some interesting high- lights. The early religious pro- grams were conducted by chaplains on a space-available, weather permitting basis. The Icelandic clergy provided support many times during these early years when military chaplains were not readily available. Early Air Force chaplains provided reli- gious support in a quonset hut chapel attached to the headquarter building. In the fall of 1954 a new, free-standing chapel was con- structed with volunteer labor. Working around the clock in ad- verse weather conditions, it was made of two metal buildings. A deadline for completion was set for December 23 in order to pro- vide for Christmas services. Chaplain Stevenson will be the principle speaker on Sunday at the 11 a.m. Protestant services, 12:30 p.m. Catholic Mass and the dedication service. Chaplain Ecker will conduct Mass at 5 p.m. on Saturday and at 9:15 on Sunday morning. On the night of December 22, 1954, overflow crowds attended the first services at the new chapel. The exterior hadn't been painted and the floor wasn't even laid, but the worshippers didn't mind, they finally had a real chapel. In the spring of 1955 a new cork floor was laid and the ex- terior painted. Preparations began for dedication ceremonies. Visiting dignitaries from the United States joined with members of the Lutheran and Roman Cath- Please see CHAPEL on pg. 5

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