[Magdalen] Fwd: A Statement from Bishop Goff: The Installation of Michael Curry

[Lynn Ronkainen]

from +Goff's epistle: "The Church is not dying - it is changing."

...and the people said amen, TBTG.

Thanks for sharing, Grace.

Lynn

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single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
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by Richard Rohr

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From: "Grace Cangialosi" <gracecan at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2015 6:39 PM
To: "Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: [Magdalen] Fwd: A Statement from Bishop Goff: The Installation 
ofMichael Curry

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>> From: Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Date: November 6, 2015 at 7:36:01 PM EST
>> To: Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Fwd: A Statement from Bishop Goff: The Installation of Michael 
>> Curry
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>> From our bishop suffragan. The video of this is on YouTube; I don't think 
>> the link will come through here.
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>>> From: The Diocese of Virginia <communications at thediocese.net>
>>> Date: November 6, 2015 at 4:23:25 PM EST
>>> To: gracecan at gmail.com
>>> Subject: A Statement from Bishop Goff: The Installation of Michael Curry
>>> Reply-To: communications at thediocese.net
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>>> The Installation of Michael Curry as the 27th Presiding Bishop of The 
>>> Episcopal Church
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>>> Reflections on the Installation of Michael Curry as the 27th Presiding 
>>> Bishop
>>> The Rt. Rev. Susan E. Goff
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>>> "This is the best possible time to be a part of the Church." A colleague 
>>> said that as we bishops were lining up to process into Washington 
>>> National Cathedral for the Installation of Michael Curry as the 27th 
>>> Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church on Sunday, November 1. I could 
>>> not agree more.  This is a marvelous time in the Church as we witness 
>>> the Holy Spirit doing things that are new yet ancient, and as we 
>>> participate with the Spirit in shaping renewed mission for a still-new 
>>> century.
>>>
>>> At the beginning of the service, then Presiding Bishop Katharine 
>>> Jefferts Schori opened the doors to the Presiding Bishop-elect and the 
>>> two of them went to the baptismal font.  They blessed the water and 
>>> invited the massive congregation to join with them in the renewal of 
>>> baptismal vows. They reminded us clearly that all we do - all our 
>>> ministry of worship and praise, all our service to God's people, all our 
>>> love of God's world - ALL is grounded in the promises we made at our 
>>> baptism.  Even the authority of the Presiding Bishop is all about 
>>> baptism - not ordination, but baptism.
>>>
>>> Bishops Katharine and Michael then walked down the center aisle 
>>> together, sprinkling the people with the water of baptism. They - and 
>>> we - danced and laughed and sang in the water, rejoicing in the movement 
>>> of the Spirit.  Because the Spirit is on the move, leading us in ways 
>>> that are ancient yet ever new, reminding us of what is really 
>>> important - and that is our service to God's people and to God's earth 
>>> in the name of the living Christ.
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>>> As the service proceeded, Bishop Curry was formally  and officially 
>>> seated in the bishop's chair.  He knelt to offer a prayer  "Grant me 
>>> wisdom and compassion," he prayed.  "Fill your Church with the power of 
>>> your Spirit, that our ministry together may bring healing to your world 
>>> and glory to your Name." The moment he said "Amen," a brass ensemble 
>>> played the "Fanfare to the Common Man" by Aaron Copeland. And chills 
>>> went up my spine as I recognized a leader who roots his authority in God 
>>> and in the simple commonality he shares with all people.
>>>
>>> The Holy Spirit is at work in this age of rapid change in society and in 
>>> the Church.  The Holy Spirit is reminding us in powerful ways of who we 
>>> are and who we are called to be in Christ's name. The Spirit is leading 
>>> us, as Michael Curry so beautifully says, to participate in God's work 
>>> of turning the nightmare this world so often is into the dream of God.
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>>> So we don't have to be afraid, even in the midst of all the changes in 
>>> our world.  The Church is not dying - it is changing.  And it is 
>>> thriving as the Spirit renews us again in ways that are ancient and ever 
>>> new. So don't be afraid.  The Jesus Movement, as Bishop Curry puts it, 
>>> is ongoing. The Spirit is on the move.  And God is leading us, loving 
>>> us, calling us, and blessing us - for the sake of the people God loves 
>>> and for the sake of all creation.
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