[Magdalen] Feast.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

A priest with great interest in both liturgical boundary exploration and 
'welcome' was called to Gregory of Nissa about 10 years ago. It coincided 
with changes in his own life when he realized he no  longer wanted to be a 
celibate gay priest in Houston/dio TX where he had been 'out' since 
seminary, but willing to be celibate under the diocesan rules.  His name is 
Paul Fromberg and from what I understand he is beloved at ST. GofN.  From 
what I know of his philosophy/theology he is very much focused on welcome 
and openness.

Lynn

website: www.ichthysdesigns.com

When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Cantor03--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 2:10 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Cc: <Cantor03 at aol.com>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Feast.

>
>
> In a message dated 12/28/2015 2:53:53 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> michaudme at gmail.com writes:
>
> I've  actually been to St. Gregory Nyssa. God help me, I thought it was
> rather  dull. And contrived to boot. What a disappointment.
>
> But maybe I hit it  on a bad  day.
> -M>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> I no longer belong to the Associated Parishes group for reasons not
> clear to me, though I suspect membership expired without my realizing
> it.  AP is a rather clique-ish group, however, and sometimes  seem
> a little smug, at least IMHO, and I definitely wasn't part of the  clique.
>
> But I digress.
>
> In any case, before my membership in AP disappeared, I recall that
> the founding two priests of Saint Gregory of Nyssa who were very
> active in the AP, retired.
>
> I've therefore wondered if new clergy could keep control and  direct
> this place which is, again IMHO, a loose liturgical canon.  Maybe  it's
> all finally broken away from its moorings and sailing away,  rudderless.
>
> And how can you call a church that uses neither TEC '79 Prayer Book
> or TEC '82 (or the 1928 BCP and the 1940 Hymnal) USA Anglican?
>
>
> David Strang.
>
>