[Magdalen] Last Sunday as Senior Warden

[Eleanor Braun]

Ann beat me to it -- love your liturgically appropriate attire. And the
gorgeous font.

Eleanor

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> Absolutely gorgeous font, banner, and purple paraments.  And you also look
> beautiful in your own Lenten array!
>
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
> blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>
> On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 12:23 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Photos are published on the Parish Life page of Good Shepherd's website.
> >
> > http://www.episcopalchurchofgoodshep-summerville.org/parish-life.html
> >
> > Ginga
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 1:03 AM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > How wonderful, Ginga! What a great story of rebirth and resurrection!!!
> > > Thanks be to God!
> > >
> > > Peace, Rick
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Marion Thompson <
> > > marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well done, good and faithful servant.  Many would have accepted the
> > > > situation, however sadly, and left it at that.
> > > >
> > > > Marion, a pilgrim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2/14/2016 2:10 PM, Ginga Wilder 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
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>