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Father Politzer was born Jerome Foute Politzer, on December 13, 1926 in San Francisco, California. He was ordained into the Episcopalian Church ministry in 1952. He started St. George's Episcopal church in Salinas on the east-side (the rough side) in 1951. For the next seventeen years Father Politzer was involved in the Salinas community. During his ministry Father Politzer also started the Trinity Episcopal Church in Gonzales, the Good Sheperd Episcopal Church in Corral de Tierra and the Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in North Salinas, California.
As one of the Founding Trustees of York Preparatory School, a secondary school for boys and girls, he also taught religious classes there.Fr. Politzer was a Faculty member of the Golden Gate University as well.
In the summer of 1968, St. George's was destroyed in an arson fire by a Salinas gang calling themselves "The Stompers". Fortunately, the insurance settlement received for the damages more than paid for the reconstruction of the church.
After these exciting events, Father Politzer transferred to St. John's Chapel in Monterey, California.

St. John's was a sleepy little parish with about 150 members. When Father Politzer retired in 1995, there were about 750 members, including little children, teenagers, young married couples, middle-aged and elderly.


Other than Father Politzer's involvement with his parish, his most important work would have to be his participation and activity with the Episcopalian Prayer book Society. Fr. Politzer served as President of the Prayer Book society of the Episcopal Church from 1981 to 1991.
The Prayer book Society's mission was to preserve the traditional Prayer book and to promote the teaching and use of the Book of Common Prayer from 1928. The traditional Book of Common Prayer preserves the beauty and dignity of worship as well as the essential Biblical teaching.

It is in essence the Bible put into a book of practical worship, having both spiritual power and the ability to transfer an authentic spiritual experience to the worshiper. "We received the most pathetic letters from people who had lost their spiritual moorings and did not know where to turn while we were heading the Prayer book Society. It became our mission to give aid and comfort to those in need," states Father Politzer.
Despite almost total opposition by the Bishops and most of the clergy, the Prayer Book Society was successful in preserving the Traditional Book of Common Prayer for future generations in the Episcopal church.