[Magdalen] Happy Saint Benedict's Day

[Marion Thompson]

Our CanadianUnited Church came out of an attempted amalgamation of 
Presbyterian and Methodist that didn't work altogether.  The latter two 
still exist.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 7/14/2016 11:31 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
> If you put together the United Methodist Church, the Presbyterian
> Church (USA), and the United Church of Christ, and then some folks
> stepped away from the amalgam to form smaller versions of their former
> churches, you might have something like the United Church of Canada
> (plus some new small denominations who didn't want to go along).
>
> I think. :)
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 10:21 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>> What is the US counterpart of the United Church of Canada? That is such a
>> large umbrella body that I'd be hard put to figure it out. Our United
>> Church of Christ is comprised only of the former Congregational Church and
>> Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Presbyterian Church, USA and the
>> United Methodist Church (which includes the Evangelical United Brethren)
>> are still separate bodies here, although I understand they are part of the
>> United Church of Canada.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 14, 2016 at 11:10 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>> These fellows seemed to be out west, the Prairies perhaps, judging by the
>>> company they kept.  Perhaps they were observers like the Moderator of our
>>> United Church of Canada, now in full communion with its American
>>> counterpart, who attended the whole thing but kept her own counsel, even in
>>> the Neighbourhood groups (she was in mine).  I had known nothing of her;
>>> she was a surprise with her tattoos, mohawk haircut ;-) and informal style.
>>>
>>> Marion, a pilgrim
>>>
>>>
>>> On 7/14/2016 8:25 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wanted to say SSJE monks from Toronto, but these sound like they had
>>>> more of a habit than the Cowley Dads typically wear.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 2:07 PM, Marion Thompson
>>>> <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Present at our GS were two of the cutest fellows I've seen in a very long
>>>>> time, real cutey-patooties with mischievous faces.  They were, however,
>>>>> in
>>>>> habits.  Someone said Canon Benedictines.  All black, with a sort of over
>>>>> tunic, a token cowl, and a zucchetta. Can you enlighten me?
>>>>>
>>>>
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