[Magdalen] Prayer Request
Roger Stokes
roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
Fri Jul 28 16:48:26 UTC 2017
Apparently he decided to retire after 30 years of ministry, 6 of them as
bishop. Given the time a bishop search process takes I agree that it is
not long since the last one ended.
http://livingchurch.org/2016/04/19/e-tennessee-bishop-retire/
Roger
On 28/07/2017 17:16, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> Jay, I have followed this semi-closely, partly because the last
> election was not so long ago and I wondered why that bishop stepped
> down, retired, or is bishop-ing elsewhere. A priest from Dio TX, and
> Lane Denson's (of beloved memory), friend Lisa Hunt+ was a candidate
> on that go-round.
>
> This time I know one of the candidates personally - Lance+, who
> graduated from Sewanee in '01 and was a transitional deacon at my home
> parish following graduation. He has been in Dio Olympia (WA) for a
> number of years and this is his second 'candidacy' for Bp in less than
> 2 years (and his brother is Bp or Dio Eastern MI). That old,
> 1-degree-of-separation Episcopal world all over again. I have heard
> of Frank Logue but the others are unfamiliar to me. It will be
> interesting.
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You
> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>
> "Mercy and compassion are more than personal options. They are the
> antidotes to that fear and hatred." Mark Singel
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jay Weigel" <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 10:44 AM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Prayer Request
>
>> Prayers are requested for the election today of a new bishop for the
>> Diocese of East Tennessee (my former home). I didn't even know this was
>> occurring or I would have posted this much earlier! The candidates are:
>>
>> The Rev. Brian ColeRector, Church of the Good Shepherd, Lexington, KY
>> - The
>> Diocese of Lexington
>>
>> The Rev. Hendree HarrisonRector, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Athens,
>> TN -
>> The Diocese of East Tennessee
>>
>> The Rev. Canon Frank Logue The Canon to The Ordinary - The Diocese of
>> Georgia
>>
>> The Rev. Canon Lance OusleyThe Canon for Stewardship & Development, The
>> Diocese of Olympia (Seattle) & Priest-in-Charge, St. John's,
>> Kirkland, WA,
>> The Diocese of Olympia
>>
>> The Rev. Marty StebbinsRector, St. Timothy's Episcopal Church,
>> Wilson, NC -
>> The Diocese of North Carolina
>>
>> I don't know any of these people.
>
>
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