A New Ministry for Dan Ade ’92

The Very Rev. Canon Daniel Ade, Class of 1992, has been called to serve a new mission venture of the Diocese of Long Island and the Cathedral of the Incarnation called “Incarnation Chapel”. Incarnation Chapel will be led by Ade and the Very Rev. Mark Kowalski, who are co-deans emeriti of St. John's Cathedral in Los Angeles and who have recently moved to Long Island and will serve as vicars of the Chapel and as assisting priests of the Cathedral.   

Located in Carle Place on the campus of the former historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Incarnation Chapel will be a center for worship, study and mission, with Sunday Eucharists reflecting ancient contemplative and monastic traditions, designed to invite the full participation of the congregation in prayer and song, and utilize sign, symbol, and senses from the liturgical heritage of both the western and eastern churches.     

In collaboration with the Cathedral and congregations of the Nassau Deanery, Incarnation Chapel will also provide adult Christian Formation, discipleship, and other religious education programs, such as liturgical training for seminarians. And, over time, potentially its missional outreach will combine with other congregations to serve the wider needs of Central Nassau County.   Initially, a core of invited missionary partners will form the first gathered community at Incarnation Chapel. In the fall, others from across the diocese will be invited and encouraged to join and participate in this new undertaking.     

According to an announcement from the Diocese of Long Island, the new vicars have said their hope is that the chapel will be an intimate setting of "informal formality," and grow into becoming part of a larger ministry team emerging in the Nassau Deanery, which can also become a model for future ministry collaborations throughout the diocese.  

While at St. John's in Los Angeles, Ade worked toward a total re-development of the cathedral property that will eventually result in a new parish hall, residential and retail development and a multimillion-dollar income stream over the next 99 years. He also oversaw the leasing and property management of multiple rental properties for the Cathedral.

Previously, Ade was Rector of St. Paul's Church in Pomona California, where he reimagined and restarted a declining congregation and developed a partnership with a not-for-profit school to completely renovate the existing facilities and produce ongoing income for the congregation. 

Originally from Long Island, Ade served a curacy at St. Thomas Church Fifth Ave. after graduating from General and was Vicar of St. Luke in the Fields in Greenwich Village. He was named an honorary Canon of the Diocese of Los Angeles in 2007, is a former member of General’s Board of Trustees, and currently serves as Vice-President of the Alumni Executive Committee.