[Magdalen] Prayers for my church

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Prayers and more. For you and the flock in all of their  gifts and "stuff".
Lynn 

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On Feb 15, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

We said goodbye to our priest this morning  :-(  Despite the bitter bitter cold, turnout was pretty good

Our bishop doesn't like our deficit and says we can't have a full-time priest.  No search committee for us, and if we don't improve it we could be closed.  And here we are, running a food bank and holding cooking classes for our food bank users, our neighbours literally

We have a bunch of poisonous people, long long time members, who hated him and left and are poised to return now that he has left. Those who are still with us wouldn't contribute to the gifts from the different ministries, nothing, and didn't show up this morning. Poisonous.  The viper in our bosom.

We did the end of a Pastoral Relationship and I got to lead those prayers.  Too rich for my sentimental blood, although I came through -- a close run thing.  He's well out of it!

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift ....

My church needs prayers very badly.  Of your mercy, pray for us.