[Magdalen] Prayers for Ascension, Chicago

[Ginga Wilder]

Scott, Chicago has an exceptional Bishop.  I pray he will enter the
struggles in Ascension, be a good shepherd to everyone and offer strong
leadership.  I have a sense that the parish cannot solve these difficulties
otherwise.  I could be wrong.

I know how much parish power struggles can hurt.

Blessings on each and all.
Ginga


On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Save Ascension?  I hope someone has been forwarding them to the bishop.
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
> > > Oh boy.  The parish needs to do some serious soul-searching and is apt
> > to fight that with tooth and nail.  If I were the bishop, I would refuse
> to
> > fill the vacancy until a strong interim had worked with the parish for a
> > good long time.
> >
> > Agreed; will it happen? Who can say? Our interim before Fr. Cobb
> > arrived pretty much just kept things going without doing much in the
> > way of preparation. I gather the previous interim some years ago was
> > very effective and beloved.
> >
> > We've been absolutely headed in the right direction with Fr. Cobb, or
> > at least facing in the right direction if not yet able to move very
> > quickly. He has the right model for how an Anglo-Catholic parish can
> > bring people in and flourish. I grieve that we won't get to do that
> > with him.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Scott R. Knitter
> > Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
> >
>