[Magdalen] 2nd priest in SC returns to The Episcopal Church

[Roger Stokes]

The evidence indicates that they were assistants when the split 
occurred. The statement on the Episcopal Church in South Cartolina's 
website says that Fr Wallace, the latest returner, was associate at 
Christ the King, Waccamaw on Pawley's Island and stayed there because he 
loved the place and the people.  However a subsequent link with another 
parish left hoim without a job.

The same article has a link to the reprot of Fr Free's return to TEC.  
He was at St John's on St John's Island. That church's website indicates 
that the present Rector has beenin that post for 10 years, since before 
the split.  It follows that Fr Free must have been in a more junior 
position when the split occurred.

As Jim G indicated it is probable that the Rector led the move awau from 
TEC, which would leave the associates in a difficult position. If they 
did not also secede then they would be out of a job.  I know that the 
hiring situation in TEC is very different from my experience in the C/E 
but I think it would still be very difficult to find another post when 
not in a parish and without a decent reference from rector and someone 
on the vestry.

They were between a rock and a hard place.  In that situation I can 
understand their reluctance to respond to a letter from Bishop von 
Rosenberg when their Rector said their allegiance should be to Bishop 
Lawrence.

Roger

On 28/03/2015 21:41, Christopher Hart wrote:
> In parishes as assistants or in charge? If the latter, what course of
> action are those parishes following?
>
> On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Christopher, as I understand it, all Epicopal clergy who were canonically
>> resident in SC were given a chance to remain so.  This would include any
>> non-parochial priests.  Both priests who have returned were in parishes
>> when the split happened.
>>
>> Ginga
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com
>> <javascript:;>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not in the know about the South Carolina situation, but surely there
>>> must have been some clergy involved who were assistants or non-parochial,
>>> not just rectors.