[Magdalen] How to view Presiding Bishop Installation Service

[Jay Weigel]

Well, I DO know that, but your disrespect for bishops in this case is
unnecessary and IMNSHO a little nasty and could have been kept to yourself
on an occasion that for those of us in TEC is a happy one.

On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 1:31 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jay, you may not have noticed, but several people on this list are not
> members of tec.
>
> Bishops are an anachronism we don't need anymore, and it is a bit of a
> surprise to me to think that folks have any qualms with that.  Numerous
> folks have expressed profound reservations about the wisdom of having
> significant power resting in one induhvidual who may or may not know how to
> handle it.
>
> I was brought up to refer to all ministers as Mr.,  and nobody ever really
> made any overt changes in that.
> We would never refer to Mr. McClean or Mr. Fitzgerald or Mr. Smith or any
> of the other ministers in my church as any of that popish "father" title.
> It's not an appropriate term in any case. Not today!
>
> You do not need to agree with me, and I respect that.
>
>
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Then why, Jim O., are you still an Episcopalian? Or am I mistaken and you
> > are really a Unitarian after all?
> >
> > On Saturday, October 24, 2015, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > We all put our pants on one leg at a time. It's time to retire the
> whole
> > > bishop concept anyways.
> > >
> > > James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> preserved,
> > > except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 1:26 PM, Marion Thompson <
> > > marionwhitevale at gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > *Mr* Curry?  Come on.
> > > >
> > > > Marion, a pilgrim
> > > >
> > > > On 10/24/2015 2:31 AM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I have absolutely no information at all about the event. I just cut
> > and
> > > >> pasted the text out of the email I got.
> > > >>
> > > >> The reason I posted it was because of the reference to the
> "liturgical
> > > >> buzz-word bingo." I was just sort of reading along and ran into that
> > and
> > > >> got a really big belly laugh.
> > > >>
> > > >> I wish Mr. Curry all the best, but that show is not something I plan
> > to
> > > >> watch. I'm sure he'll get installed just fine whether or not I
> watch.
> > > >>
> > > >> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > >> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> > > preserved,
> > > >> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Grace Cangialosi <
> > gracecan at gmail.com
> > > <javascript:;>>
> > > >> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Great, Jim, but according to the Cathedral website, the service
> starts
> > > at
> > > >>> noon.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:53 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford <
> > > >>> oppenheimerjw at gmail.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I just got this in the weekly news email from my former parish:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> *Calling All Church Nerds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
> > > >>>> *Presiding Bishop Installation: November 1st*
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Join us at 1 p.m. in the Newton Community Room to watch a live
> > > simulcast
> > > >>>>
> > > >>> of
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> the Installation of the Presiding Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Michael
> > Curry,
> > > >>>> bishop of North Carolina. Lunch will be served and liturgical
> > > buzz-word
> > > >>>> bingo cards will be given to all who join us!!
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> [Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie, NY]
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > >>>> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not
> > > >>>> preserved,
> > > >>>> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> Grace Cangialosi
> > > >>> Ruckersville, VA
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Keep Calm and Carry OM.
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>