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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

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A popular priest who is being forced out as pastor of a Georgetown parish by Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, has groused publicly about his ouster, and his congregation is rallying to his defense.

Parishioners at the red-brick Church of the Epiphany, where Democratic Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry occasionally worship and manners maven Letitia Baldridge is a member, have demanded a meeting with the cardinal on the transfer of the Rev. Winthrop Brainerd.

"People were stunned, and they started coming up to me and asking what they can do," said Gregory Doolan, chairman of the parish council.

Parish council members say they are getting no response from Cardinal McCarrick on their request for a meeting.

Cardinal McCarrick told The Washington Times that Father Brainerd is "a good priest" and a great deal of "thought and prayer" went into the priest's reassignment. But he declined to discuss the matter in detail, saying it was a personnel issue.

Members attending July 3 Masses at the church said they were stunned to find a farewell letter from the priest in the Sunday bulletins.

"You will all know this was not my choice," Father Brainerd wrote. Retirement "was forced upon me so that there would be 'more vitality' at Epiphany. You will excuse me if I say that I had not noticed the lack of it."

The 65-year-old priest revealed that he was informed of his transfer on June 28, the 18th anniversary of his 1987 ordination.

During his eight-year tenure, Father Brainerd tripled Mass attendance, brought in an influx of young Catholics, negotiated the purchase of a new pipe organ, oversaw the renovation of the parish hall and raised funds for painting, new woodwork, pews and repairs to a church bell for the sanctuary.

As of Sept. 1, he will assist at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Silver Spring.

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