Gosh, it makes me want to re-imagine my resolution never to attend a General Convention of the Episcopal Organization. “Greening Worship” seems relevant – must be about doing liturgy after Pentecost.
I liked this one (KJS on General Convention):
“”It’s an opportunity
for the world to see how we
make decisions, in all of our
incarnate messiness.”
That is to say, the General Convention is an incarnation of messiness. Given that “cleanliness is next to Godliness”, this might explain why GC’s decisions often seem so far from Godly.
The 3rd paragraph of the front-page article gives away +Arizona’s agenda: Saving the earth is more important that saving souls. 30+ years of experience leads me to suspect a creeping agnosticism behind every such statement.
Breakout session 2 titled “Our Animal Neighbors” brought to mind this recent piece from Russia.
RUSSIAN WANTS TO MARRY COW
A Russian farmer has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow. According to MosNews Boris Gabov asked Putin for permission to marry the animal during a recent webcast in which Russians could send email directly to the president and ask him anything. The farmer from the Kemerovo region in southern Siberia said: “All the girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with. But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask when we will be allowed in Russia to marry domestic animals, such as cows?” It is unclear what Putin’s reply was.
As for me, I’ve been trying to evangelize my dog Sherman for about two years to no avail. For some reason he just keeps acting on his instinct. For some reason he can’t quite wrap his head around the whole idea of sin.
Just as an aside… I hope you will take a moment to read about the Rev. Dr. Carey Womble on page 3. Fr. Womble was the priest in charge of the Episcopal Campus Fellowship when I was at the U of AZ. He is a very good and loving man and worth a few minutes of your time to read about him.
Anderson pointed out
the importance of General Convention to the church.
“All other positions and bodies in the Episcopal Church
derive their authority from General Convention,” she
said.
It is my understanding that the Diocese holds the ecclesiastical authority and it the Diocese that forms the general Convention, not the other way around.
In the Orthodox Easter liturgy, at midnight they sing “Come receive the Light”, but that’s Christ. Similarly at every vespers we sing the hymn “O Gladsome Light”, and have for about 1900 years. The Light is Christ, not a long-life bulb as pictured with great emphasis here. You advertise what you have, I guess.
Y’all read this newsletter and you will understand how and why after moving here to Tucson after years at the outstanding Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, I was led to the LCMS. Really, the situation in the ECUSA out here makes the heart sad.
physician without health, it is very sad, considering the pioneering Episcopal presence in Arizona and the rest of the intermountain and far West. Someone on another thread posted about the decline of the Episcopal Church in the mountains of Colorado, another great loss.
John Riebe, thanks for pointing out the article about Fr. Carey Womble; otherwise, I would not have read this. I fondly remember serving as an acolyte for Fr. Womble several times in my tender youth when he used to celebrate mass on weekday evenings at St. Michaels.
Not sure what you saw here, Dr. Harmon. I saw a lot of environmentalism, a little Millennium Development, and very little Scripture and faith.
Gosh, it makes me want to re-imagine my resolution never to attend a General Convention of the Episcopal Organization. “Greening Worship” seems relevant – must be about doing liturgy after Pentecost.
I liked this one (KJS on General Convention):
“”It’s an opportunity
for the world to see how we
make decisions, in all of our
incarnate messiness.”
That is to say, the General Convention is an incarnation of messiness. Given that “cleanliness is next to Godliness”, this might explain why GC’s decisions often seem so far from Godly.
The 3rd paragraph of the front-page article gives away +Arizona’s agenda: Saving the earth is more important that saving souls. 30+ years of experience leads me to suspect a creeping agnosticism behind every such statement.
“Greening Worship-Doing Liturgy after Pentecost.” LOL. Very clever, Dan.
A nicely designed and laid out publication with not a whiff of anything to do with revealed religion. Painfully sad.
Breakout session 2 titled “Our Animal Neighbors” brought to mind this recent piece from Russia.
RUSSIAN WANTS TO MARRY COW
A Russian farmer has asked President Vladimir Putin to allow him to marry a cow. According to MosNews Boris Gabov asked Putin for permission to marry the animal during a recent webcast in which Russians could send email directly to the president and ask him anything. The farmer from the Kemerovo region in southern Siberia said: “All the girls have left our small village and moved to the city, so I cannot find a woman to be with. But I see the solution to the problem. I love animals very much and want to ask when we will be allowed in Russia to marry domestic animals, such as cows?” It is unclear what Putin’s reply was.
As for me, I’ve been trying to evangelize my dog Sherman for about two years to no avail. For some reason he just keeps acting on his instinct. For some reason he can’t quite wrap his head around the whole idea of sin.
[i] Slightly edited by elf. [/i]
Just as an aside… I hope you will take a moment to read about the Rev. Dr. Carey Womble on page 3. Fr. Womble was the priest in charge of the Episcopal Campus Fellowship when I was at the U of AZ. He is a very good and loving man and worth a few minutes of your time to read about him.
Blessings to all,
John Riebe+
I was struck by this quote from Bonnie Anderson.
Anderson pointed out
the importance of General Convention to the church.
“All other positions and bodies in the Episcopal Church
derive their authority from General Convention,” she
said.
It is my understanding that the Diocese holds the ecclesiastical authority and it the Diocese that forms the general Convention, not the other way around.
Just try telling that to Ms Anderson!
In the Orthodox Easter liturgy, at midnight they sing “Come receive the Light”, but that’s Christ. Similarly at every vespers we sing the hymn “O Gladsome Light”, and have for about 1900 years. The Light is Christ, not a long-life bulb as pictured with great emphasis here. You advertise what you have, I guess.
The Prseiding Bishop stated, “We never all agree about anything except that it is good to be together.” That says it all. How about Jesus?
No, I can not spell.
Elves, can you tell us what specifically on page 8 Kendall wanted us to look at?
[i] This elf doesn’t know. Sorry. [/i]
-Elf Lady
He just meant it was an 8-page PDF, I believe, not that there was anything specifically dreadful on page 8.
#6 Henry said it all.
Y’all read this newsletter and you will understand how and why after moving here to Tucson after years at the outstanding Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, I was led to the LCMS. Really, the situation in the ECUSA out here makes the heart sad.
physician without health, it is very sad, considering the pioneering Episcopal presence in Arizona and the rest of the intermountain and far West. Someone on another thread posted about the decline of the Episcopal Church in the mountains of Colorado, another great loss.
John Riebe, thanks for pointing out the article about Fr. Carey Womble; otherwise, I would not have read this. I fondly remember serving as an acolyte for Fr. Womble several times in my tender youth when he used to celebrate mass on weekday evenings at St. Michaels.