[Magdalen] new clergy laugher

[Grace Cangialosi]

Oh, the things they don't prepare you for in seminary!!

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 12:31 PM, Suzie Buchanan <buchanan.suzie at gmail.com>
wrote:

> So, I've now been at my new parish for 5 months. Earlier in the week I
> assigned lessons to readers for tomorrow's Lessons & Carols service.  Then
> printed the bulletins, with "read by N." with each lesson.
>
> NOW, I find out that I assigned the creation story to the man who I guess
> is fairly well known in the parish for he and his wife's naturist
> practices. (This is new information for me.) He has just emailed me with a
> warning that it might end up seeming ironic to many in the parish that he
> is reading the lesson about being naked and ashamed.  He's not sure he can
> keep a straight face as he reads it.
>
> I emailed back that at least he's reading the lesson in which God doesn't
> seem to think the naked body is shameful.
>
> But . . . Maybe it isn't too late to reassign the readings?
>
> Suzie
>



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Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

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