[Magdalen] VTS Chapel addendum...

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Sat Oct 10 23:15:43 UTC 2015


Or as my late ex, the electrician, used to say, "the new clergy was wired
in."

On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've never liked the word "installed" simply because it sounds as though
> the person being installed is a muffler.
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
>
> On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 12:45 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My favorite consecration still has to be that of the late +Bob Tharp of
> > Knoxville, for which I was part of the choir and had a great viewpoint,
> > since I am short and was therefore in the front of the choir. I got to
> see
> > all the interesting parts, including (to me) the very best moment, which
> > was just at the start of what I always think of as the "episcopal
> dogpile",
> > where all the bishops lay hands on the one being consecrated, +Tharp
> > grabbed hold of the bishop of Haiti, which was then our sister diocese,
> > with an expression that clearly said "I'm not going in there alone!" It
> was
> > a great moment, and I was not the only one to comment on it later.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 10, 2015 at 1:32 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 10/10/2015 12:20:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > gracecan at gmail.com writes:
> > >
> > > The ABC,  the PB and the PB-elect
> > > >> will all be in  attendance!>>>>>>>>
> > >
> > >
> > > One of the boys from Saint Francis House at UW-Madison and then
> > > on to Nashotah Theological Seminary, was fortunate to have the late
> > > ++Michael Ramsey, ABC as a seminary professor the year the ABC
> > > taught there.
> > >
> > > I was therefore present at Grace Church on-the-Capitol-Square in
> > > Madison for his ordination to the diaconate, and the ordainer was
> > > none other than ++Ramsey, the ABC.  I can attest to being  absolutely
> > > mesmerized by the presence of the ABC on this occasion.
> > >
> > > Talk about a classy ordination!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > David Strang.
> > >
> >
>


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