[Magdalen] My Church

[Jon Egger]

Marion, when the bishop found out about this plan, I hope he told the
parish post haste?

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Grace & peace,
Rev. Jon Egger
Deacon Emeritus
Old Trinity Parish
Independence, MO


On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 11:24 AM, <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not the truth that I suspect he might have preferred, unless I misread the
> snarky tone...
>
> There is plenty of precedent in the primitive Church for handing out food
> and other provisions, and none at all for "music consultancy"; St Paul's
> recommendation sounds more like a musical pot-luck supper than a
> professional music ministry.
>
> And then, Jesus himself handed out food on more than one occasion but
> expressed no opinion on how churches should be run, nor on music apart from
> complaining that people expected him to dance to their tune, and hinting
> that stones might make better musicians than some hard hearted people.
>
> Which is not to say that excellent music is a bad thing, or any of the
> other multifarious activities that comprise what we think of as "local
> church". I like good music and have oft bemoaned its absence on this very
> list...
>
> It's just to speculate that a church erring in the "soup kitchen" direction
> is an acorn falling close to the parent tree.
>
> Sally
> On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 at 16:59 Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 3/16/2015 10:14:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
> >
> > Some  object, but I think that's more a matter of the food bank being a
> > "feel  good" endeavor for the participants in the congregation rather
> than
> > a "How
> > can we help as many in Need as we can?"  strategy.>>>>
> >
> > Not noted for his quiet diplomacy, TEC music consultant Mason Martens
> > said on several occasions that it was his opinion that some Manhattan
> > parishes had real difficulty deciding on whether they were a parish
> > church or a soup kitchen.
> >
> > This is a typical, snarky comment by Martens, but he may have hit
> > upon a bit of truth.
> >
> >
> > David S.
> >
>