From the Wardens’ Corner
To some of you it may seem as if we are alone. We are not. The bishop’s office will help us. They have seen parishes go through our situation many times. They have a plan.
What we need to do is to follow their plan as best we can. Your vestry will be talking to Rev. Canon Alicia Schuster Weltner, Canon to the Ordinary, on September 8 to find out exactly what steps we need to take and in what order. A part of that process will be asking questions. If you have questions you would like answered by the reverend, send an e-mail to me (jp_kyle@bellsouth.net) or one of the other vestry members. This way we can form lists and get all our immediate questions answered at one time.
We will continue to have supply priests each Sunday until we find an interim priest. At this time, I have no idea who it will be or when it will happen. It is up to the diocese and we need to be patient.
Something all of us can start doing now is to think about our church. Would you like to modify anything? Would you like to do anything differently? What kind of church would you like us to become? We will have to answer these questions and others to find the right priest.
If you need to talk to a priest, or if a loved one is in the hospital and would like a priest to come for a visit, please call me. I will contact the diocese and ask them to arrange for a visit. You can contact me at the above email address.
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Reclaiming Jesus: Adult Forum Study in September
A few weeks ago, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Rev. Jim Wallis of the Sojourners Community launched an initiative proclaiming that the faithful needed to reclaim Jesus from the political hijacking that is taking place by many who are using Jesus to validate any behavior that seems fitting. Of course this type of behavior is not new. God has been used to justify many indefensible behaviors throughout history and while this effort to Reclaim Jesus will not end that type of misrepresentation in the future, it is a chance for the faithful to make a clearer witness to Jesus and to acknowledge what is happening.
There is a course of study available that will help in the process of Reclaiming Jesus that can be found at the website for The Episcopal Church for those who are interested in seeing its content. The Adult Forum has decided to use this curriculum for its course of study beginning the first Sunday in September. Please take a look at the curriculum and make plans to join us for this important exploration as we think, pray and discuss ways that each of us can help to make the kingdom of God shine a little brighter in a world that can use the light.
A few weeks ago, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Rev. Jim Wallis of the Sojourners Community launched an initiative proclaiming that the faithful needed to reclaim Jesus from the political hijacking that is taking place by many who are using Jesus to validate any behavior that seems fitting. Of course this type of behavior is not new. God has been used to justify many indefensible behaviors throughout history and while this effort to Reclaim Jesus will not end that type of misrepresentation in the future, it is a chance for the faithful to make a clearer witness to Jesus and to acknowledge what is happening.
There is a course of study available that will help in the process of Reclaiming Jesus that can be found at the website for The Episcopal Church for those who are interested in seeing its content. The Adult Forum has decided to use this curriculum for its course of study beginning the first Sunday in September. Please take a look at the curriculum and make plans to join us for this important exploration as we think, pray and discuss ways that each of us can help to make the kingdom of God shine a little brighter in a world that can use the light.
