The Rev. Sanford Garner has died

The Rev. Sanford Garner, Jr., who served 17 years as the rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, one of our largest parishes, has died. The Washington Post's obituary is here. James Billington, the Librarian of Congress called him "a model of how important a priest can be in the modern world."

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