[Magdalen] Sabbatical in England - not me, but I wish!

[Georgia DuBose]

In order to serve in England or Ireland, an American priest needs to
have his or her bishop write to the archbishop in question with
indication of good standing, diocese and year of ordination, etc.

I found out about the pulpit exchange I did in Dublin in the summer of
2012 through another chaplain at National Cathedral. My friend Jane
Kempster did an exchange at Salisbury Cathedral, and got to live in an
apartment on the Close. Cathedrals seem to have such information
because of international connections made by visiting priests.

Such exchanges can also be arranged through companion dioceses.

Georgia+








On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 11:39 PM, Roger Stokes <r.s.stokes.65 at cantab.net> wrote:
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Jo Craddock" <jocraddock at gmail.com>
> To: magdalen at herberthouse.org
> Sent: 07/03/2015 02:59:22
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Sabbatical in England - not me, but I wish!
>
>> Oh, I didn't intend to imply such, Roger! I think Mark holds hope for
>> covering vacation terms for others. I'm told a "clergy housing swap site" in
>> the CofE was initiated in 2011, but holds no posts since 2012. I should have
>> been clearer: is there another source for such information?
>
>
> I have seen advertisements in the "Church Times" for such things, but that
> was years ago. That's the only idea I have along that line.
>
>>
>> I'm assuming he's acquainted with the permissions needed; we've had CofE
>> priests within BR, so it seems to me such things may have come up in deanery
>> discussion, but I've not asked.
>
>
> There is a difference in that a visiting priest to TEC needs only the
> diocesan bishop's agreement as I had last year in SC.  C/E canon law insists
> on the archbishop's permission in addition.  I would guess that is pretty
> much a formality but the crucial thing is deciding where to go first of all.
> One way may be to approach the dioceses that are in the right area (Ely and
> St Albans) to see if they would put a notice in their monthly clergy mailing
> but I fear he is not allowing much time to set that up.  Most clergy having
> a sabbatical or thinking about an extended break will have made their
> arrangements already.
>
> Sorry I am not being much help here.
>
> Roger
>>
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>