[Magdalen] Prayers for The Episcopal Church in SC

[Catharine Phillips]

Oh, Ginga,
My prayers are with all of you.
I know you on Standing Committee, so you are literally "standing" in the
heart of the mess.
Blessings, my friend.
Catharine

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 9:50 PM, Judy Fleener <fleenerj at gmail.com> wrote:

> My prayers are with you and all the South Carolina Episcopalians.
>
> On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 11:41 AM, Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > My dear friends, there is so much to pray for today, especially the
> people
> > of the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, TX, not to mention the
> > culture of violence that is growing in the US.  I am praying that God's
> > light will shine into the evil darkness, lighting the pathway out of this
> > place.
> >
> > My request may seem too small in comparison, except that the church is
> one
> > of the vessels of that light of God in the world.  So, I bid your prayers
> > for The Episcopal Church in SC and also for those who follow Mark
> > Lawrence.  The two parties have begun three days of mediation in the
> > federal court with retired Judge Joseph Anderson.
> >
> > You may know that the SC Supreme court overturned the circuit court
> > decision in a 3-2 decision issued in August '17, giving Episcopal real
> and
> > intellectual property to TEC and TECSC.  A federal case to determine who
> is
> > the 'real bishop' of the Diocese of SC is set to be heard in March 2018.
> > Even so, both parties have agreed to mediate disposition of the issues in
> > the two faith communities.  Judge Anderson directed the parties not to
> say
> > anything publicly in support of their position until after mediation is
> > finished.  The Lawrence church has not followed that directive, rather
> > employing a Washington DC PR firm to argue their case in public.  Just
> > yesterday, the local paper endorsed the Lawrence church's right to the
> > property.  TECSC has followed the judge's directive.
> >
> > My prayer is that justice will be served in this case and that the court
> of
> > public opinion will be overthrown by the civil courts.  We need a final
> > ruling and to move on into our separate futures unencumbered by legal
> muck.
> >
> > Lord, have mercy.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Ginga Wilder
> >
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> --
> Judy Fleener, ObJN,SSH
> Western Michigan
>



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*Catharine Phillips, MA, MDiv, CADC*


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