[Magdalen] Last Sunday as Senior Warden

[Ginga Wilder]

I might add that today we used the gorgeous purple burse and veil that our
sister Lynn Ronkainen made and gave to Good Shepherd.  Lynn used the design
of the Chi Rho in Good Shepherd's logo.  So very lovely.  Thanks again,
Lynn.

Ginga

On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Catharine Phillips <revcphillips at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Woo hoo for all of you together!! Blessings on all the next steps. I want
> to see the font!!
>
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 1:16 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations for all your work - your own and that of all the
> > Episcopalians working together.  I can't think of a more appropriate
> > recognition of your work that a beautiful baptismal font.  Looking
> forward
> > to seeing the picture.
> >
> > Blessings on Good Shepherd, its new leadership, and its new lay ministry
> > coordinator!
> >
> > Eleanor
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Today was my last Sunday as organizing Senior Warden of The Episcopal
> > > Church of the Good Shepherd, Summerville, SC.  What a day it was!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Forty months ago, on October 21, 2012, a letter from Bishop Mark
> Lawrence
> > > was read in Episcopal churches across the Diocese of SC stating
> > > (erroneously) that we were no longer associated with The Episcopal
> > Church.
> > > After years of intentional fracture, schism had finally come to the
> > > Episcopal Diocese of SC.  You all know what a grief that was to John
> and
> > me
> > > and other faithful Episcopalians in SC.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > That very afternoon, seven Summerville Episcopalians gathered on
> friends’
> > > back porch and committed ourselves to reorganizing an Episcopal
> > > congregation from the local remnant.  And, we have done just that…not
> > just
> > > me, not any one person, but the Body of Christ in this place, in this
> > > time.  My grief was morphed by my passion to reorganize an Episcopal
> > > congregation.  I was named senior warden.  All of us, the original
> seven,
> > > plus those who have joined us in those months to reform, rebuild,
> > > reestablish an Episcopal Church, now known as The Episcopal Church of
> the
> > > Good Shepherd, Summerville.   Good Shepherd is a mission church of The
> > > Episcopal Church in SC.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Lots of gift-giving today.  During worship, John and I presented a new
> > > banner that we had commissioned, a banner that speaks visually where
> Good
> > > Shepherd is today.  Then, I was stunned more than I have ever been in
> my
> > > entire life.  The congregation presented the church a hand crafted
> > > baptismal font in my honor.  Dave Comer, an architect and gifted
> > furniture
> > > maker from our parish, made the mahogany stand and a glass artisan
> > crafted
> > > the glass bowl.  The bowl has an amazing design…one can see the holy
> > spirit
> > > moving in it.  I am blown away and unworthy and thankful beyond words
> and
> > > want to share that with you.  Photos will be posted on our webpage as
> > soon
> > > as possible.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rejoice with me that God has brought The Episcopal Church of the Good
> > > Shepherd to this day and has shed a light on the way into our future.
> We
> > > have wonderful new leadership coming on board.  The priest in charge
> has
> > > asked me to serve going forward as lay ministry coordinator.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks be to God!
> > >
> > > Ginga
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> *Catharine Phillips, MA, MDiv, CADC*
>
>
> *All will be well.  Period.  (Thank you, Julian of Norwich)*
>
> allwillbewellperiod.blogspot.com
>