[Magdalen] Brother headed for ordination

[Ginga Wilder]

My daughter Ginny and three others were ordained to the diaconate in
December before her may graduation from seminary.  Sending diocese was
WNC.  At the time she was serving in her field education church.  She was
called to be associate rector in DE and began the position in May following
her VTS graduation.  She was ordained to the priesthood late in June of
that year, 2012.

Ginga Wilder

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 9:41 PM, Ann Markle <ann.markle at aya.yale.edu> wrote:

> 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
> >
> --
> Ann
>
> The Rev. Ann Markle
> Buffalo, NY
> www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com
>