[Magdalen] Prayers for another failing Parish

[Ginga Wilder]

Praying for you and Michael, Clarissa.  This is so hard.
Ginga

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 4:51 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Clarissa, many thoughts and prayers for you and your family... and AMEN to
> the lovely post Georgia sent as well.
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> 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."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk
> by Richard Rohr
>
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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.
>>> .
>>>
>>>