[Magdalen] A California court has been asked to block the sale of St James Newport Beach

[Grace Cangialosi]

This sounds awful...why would the diocese do that?!

> On Jun 26, 2015, at 1:56 PM, Suzie Buchanan <buchanan.suzie at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The judge has ruled in favor of the diocese - so the sale moves forward.
> There was a battle over this property when those upset at the direction of
> the Episcopal Church tried to leave and take the property with it.  The
> property was returned to the diocese by the courts a couple of years ago.
> A new Episcopal congregation was planted there, with the diocese's support
> and approval, and has been growing.  Their vicar chose to go without pay
> for two years so that they wouldn't be a drain on diocesan funds while they
> tried to establish this church again.  They grew in such ways that they
> were able to hire staff and begin paying the vicar before that two year
> period ended.  It is this new congregation that is having its building sold
> out from under them by the bishop.
> 
> http://www.episcopalcafe.com/st-james-the-great-in-l-a-the-site-of-a-new-property-battle/
> 
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2015 at 9:43 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> wrote:
> 
>> St. James has been a thorn in the side of the diocese for decades.  It was
>> extreme in the charismatic renewal movement and became extreme in its
>> conservatism.
>> 
>> -----------------
>> Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the very
>> foundation of salvation.
>> 
>> Jim Handsfield
>> jhandsfield at att.net
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 7:24 AM, Zephonites--- via Magdalen <
>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Folk
>>> 
>>> I came across this article "A  California court has been asked to block
>> the
>>> sale of St James Newport Beach by  the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
>> to
>>> real estate developers."
>> http://anglicanink.com/article/lawsuit-filed-block-sale-st-james-newport-beach?utm_source=emailcampaign188&utm_medium=phpList&u
>> tm_content=HTMLemail&utm_campaign=TEC+General+Convention+Day+One#sthash.Gi0V
>>> CYmW.dpuf
>>> 
>>> I read this - albeit the report only  focusses on one side of the
>> argument,
>>> and I found it incredible that even  though the Church has remained
>> within
>>> TEC and was growing that the Bishop  would sell it simply to get more
>> money
>>> in
>>> 
>>> I am sure that there has to be more to  this but on the face of it this
>> is
>>> pure simony and has nothing to do with the  Gospel. Has the Diocese gone
>> so
>>> into debt that it has to sell off prime property  even though the Church
>> is
>>> growing
>>> 
>>> Wow. A real slap in the face for  loyalty
>>> 
>>> Blessings
>>> Martin
>> 
>>