After kneeling to receive the laying on of hands from Schori and other bishops, Sloan emerged as a bishop himself, wearing the tall hat known as a miter and carrying a shepherd’s staff called a crozier.
“It’s really overwhelming, humbling and exciting,” said Sloan, who is known by his nickname Kee.
“I was overwhelmed, not just about when to put the hat on and all those little details, but at the sense of love for our church and for me.”
Sloan will serve under Bishop Henry N. Parsley, the head of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, which includes more than 30,000 Episcopalians across the north-central part of the state.
“I really look forward to working with him,” Parsley said. “He is well-loved and well-respected.”
I was not among the overflow crowd, and from what I heard, very few Adventers were there. From what I hear, KJS got a sustained standing ovation. Since the liturgy for the consecration of a bishop calls for the congregation to vow to support the individual, I stayed away because I could not in good conscience take this vow.
The Power for change is in the people. God gave us brains, His word, and it is “plain” to us. Time for the “Adventers” to make a “Stand”.
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