[Magdalen] Brother headed for ordination

[Ann Markle]

Same in Western New York. I could be ordained to the diaconate, IIRC, but
not to the priesthood without a call. And congratulations to your brother!

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 7:04 PM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> In Our Diocese, and maybe the whole Episcopal Church, you can’t be
> ordained priest without a call. When Peter Lee was our bishop, he wouldn’t
> permit ordination to the transitional diaconate without a call, either.
> Made for some angst among seniors in seminary who might have been late in
> getting calls. In our Virginia group that year one woman did not get called
> to a position until two days before our ordination. She did get ordained
> with us, but her name wasn’t in the announcements or the bulletin.
> I’m not sure what our current bishop’s policy is with regard to the
> transitional diaconate.
>
>
>
> > On Nov 20, 2017, at 6:07 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > He’s passed his last hurdle.
> >
> > The UCC does something very interesting.
> > Although he’s cleared for ordination,
> > he will not be ordained until he receives a call.
> >
> > Which means if he can’t find a job
> > they will not ordain him, I guess.
> >
> > Our mother would be so proud.
> > Hope she’s smiling somewhere.
> > -M
>
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Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
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