[Magdalen] Retired clergy (was Re: Epiphany)

[Grace Cangialosi]

Mike, I'm still wondering about our diocesan policy on retired clergy that you spoke about. What is it?

> On Jan 12, 2016, at 9:36 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Pretty much the same as our diocese.
> 
>> On Tuesday, January 12, 2016, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> All retired clergy who are canonically resident in this diocese have voice
>> and vote at our diocesan convention.  If elected, they may be clerical
>> deputies to General Convenbtion.  I am not sure whether this is, or is not
>> the rule in every diocese.
>> Judy
>> 
>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Roger Stokes <
>> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com <javascript:;>
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>>> On 12/01/2016 01:46, Mahoney, W. Michael wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Incidentally, I regard our diocesan policy regarding retired clergy to
>> be
>>>> both cruel and dumb. Mike M.
>>> 
>>> What is that policy?  Here in the Church of England we can still attend
>>> Chapter meetings and we are allowed representation, one person per ten
>>> clergy with Permission to Officiate rounded up to the next whole number,
>> on
>>> Deanery Synod.  Such representatives are part of the electorate, and
>>> potential candidates, for election to diocesan and general synod.  The
>> rest
>>> of us have neither voice nor vote in the synods of the Church we have
>>> served, and continue to serve when asked.
>>> 
>>> Roger
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Judy Fleener, ObJN
>> Western Michigan
> 
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> 
> Christopher Hart
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