[Magdalen] Prayer Request

[Ginga Wilder]

Jay, et al,

Here is an announcement from ETN websited:
http://www.dioet.org/5th-bishop-election.html

Welcome to our new Bishop-elect Brian Cole! Brian was elected on the 5th
ballot and received a thuderous welcome from the entire electing session of
the 33rd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in East Tennessee.

This is a good thing!
Ginga



On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Prayers for this election.  Ginny Wilder knows and respects Brian Cole.
> Frank Logue has been exceptionally helpful to mission congregations in the
> lower part of SC since the schism that needed supply clergy.  He is highly
> respected here.
>
> Ginga
>
> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> 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.
>>>
>>
>>
>