[Magdalen] Heather Cook

Ginga Wilder gingawilder at gmail.com
Thu Nov 5 23:13:34 UTC 2015


I believe our space will be deconsecrated when we leave.

Ginga

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:

> From: Ginga Wilder
>
> Jim, the bishop has consecrated our space - the room.  The altar we are
>> using is not permanent - the permanent altar is being handmade now.  It
>> will travel with us wherever we go.
>>
>
> T thought the space was being rented? Borrowed?
>
> The tradition has always been to consecrate churches upon construction
> completion and/or acceptance into a Diocese. I would suspect that all the
> churches of which we are members have been consecrated. In some cases when
> churches close, they are de-consecrated, but I think many others that close
> simply close without further ado (people hate to admit failure).
>
> Certainly Holy Apostles has been consecrated -- I believe twice -- after
> it was constructed, and after repairs following a disastrous fire some
> years ago. Doesn’t stop them from using it as a cafeteria to serve the
> homeless.
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
>
>


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