[Magdalen] Prayers for another failing Parish

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Clarissa, many thoughts and prayers for you and your family... and AMEN to 
the lovely post Georgia sent as well.
Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
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 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
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From: "Georgia DuBose" <gdubose at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 12:38 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Prayers for another failing Parish

> Dear Clarissa,
>
> You and Michael have been through some hard times. And my first cousins in
> Grande Prairie indicate that indeed, there are hard times throughout
> Alberta.
>
> You and Michael are in my prayers, and I am supporting in prayer your
> determination to get through this situation with civility, strength and
> courage. And please don't be too hard on yourself if sometimes that
> determination fails. Just get back on the horse if you can. And share the
> struggle here if it feels as if you can't
>
> With love, prayers, and good wishes,
>
> Georgia+
>
> P.S. All the openings I know of in Oregon are part-time. Let me know if
> Michael wants an intro and the name of the deployment officer.
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 9:11 AM, Clarissa Canning <canplum at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,  Thought I give you notice that My spouse Michael has 
>> been
>> relieved of the Parish of Cold Lake and they delivered the news last week
>> like the Oil field People brutal Albertas style. They never gave the 
>> Parish
>> warning.  I Knew the this would happen from the time I entered the 
>> parish,
>> but we came as two years was a long wait with no funds. The Anglican 
>> church
>> is suppose to be diverse but it isnt if you dont have the like thinking 
>> of
>> the Dio.  At least I have experience in the area.  It is my 4 time.  We
>> finish as of Feb.  We never got a last Sunday as the people were not
>> notified. My spouse was suppose to an expert and miracle worker to grow
>> churches and always get the places that are in cahots with the Dio.  Why
>> don't they train seminarians to deal with these churches?
>>   It is harder for us because as a spouse I an unemployed.  There are 3
>> places available in Canada right now.  We are hoping for Manitoba so 
>> please
>> pray for intent that God & the people and new Bishop will provides us 
>> with
>> a new home.  He already had contact with them.  Also with Luthern in 
>> there
>> Northern Area.
>>
>> They could have waited til spring or summer, The Bishop happens to be on
>> sabatical so she could avoid this and send her representative.  Now I 
>> lived
>> thru 3 different styles of being axed. This one is as bad as the first.
>> However the people here have been wonderful and they are hurting just as
>> much.  They hired our student Clergy fopr 1/4 time with little pastoral
>> experience and doing services.  So they will have Scientific new 
>> Christian
>> leader.  I feel bad for her too in some ways. She is now baptised by 
>> fire.
>>
>> The hard part is the grieving styles
>> differeces of Men and women, husband and wife. I suppose to shut my 
>> mouth.
>> I have become my mother and she was not well liked by my family.  I am
>> determined not to get depressed.  Meanwhile I have to put with the rule
>> that the man get his own way. get the grieve like he wants but I have to
>> shut up.  I am a homemaker so he is invading my space in the house!  I 
>> got
>> to get the duck tape out.  please send prayer of civility.
>>
>> Hard times in Alberta for many other at least we are not alone.  Clara 
>> the
>> emotive one.
>> .
>>