[Magdalen] Stewardship video: Hello! Full Video -

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I still think it's cute and I mean that in a good sort of way.  It put a
smile on my face, and it's not easy to get a grin from this old
curmudgeon.  That's a positive note right there.

It made the right touch with the quick flashing through the pics at the
end, giving a quick taste of a quick taste.  My first thought was they
should have lingered just a little bit over the pics, but on second
thought, it's just a taste of a taste, to make the person want to go and
see what all the fuss is.

Good for them!

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> Of course I'm in a parish that was founded so the lilywhite parishes
> wouldn't have to deal with black Episcopalians who were beginning to arrive
> in Austin) and that has over time come to understand itself as the "Black
> EC" in town as "the church where anyone who has felt unwelcomed elsewhere
> can find a welcome.  "Wherever you are in your journey of faith, you are
> welcome at this table" is said at every Eucharist, and the practice of
> radical hospitality is high on every agenda.  Thus I'm not put off by campy
> tone of the video which implies an appeal to a particular group of people
> who are welcome in many churches only if they are careful not to make
> themselves noticed.
>
> And I do understand that all advertisers (including churches) must
> carefully consider exactly who they want to attract.  That said, the
> reaction to Lynn's post suggests to me an attitude of "we certainly
> wouldn't want to attract the kind of people who like this video!" and I
> think that's sad.  In my view we'll never be able to love the world and
> serve the world as we're called to do until we can get comfortable
> worshipping with people who are quite different from ourselves--in
> politics, in education, in social class, in ethnicity, in "churchmanship."
>
> Just my $0.02 worth, beloveds.
>
> Don in Austin
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Ronkainen" <ichthys89 at comcast.net
> >
> To: "M list" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 7:01 PM
> Subject: [Magdalen] Stewardship video: Hello! Full Video -
>
>
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>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNGWSJBD5UY
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>> Lynn
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