[Magdalen] Our Canadian General Synod

[Marion Thompson]

Local Option rules.  It sort of did before, but it is now much more
robustly supported across the southern part of the country from coast to
coast where 90% of the Anglicans are.  It's important to note that 23 of 39
bishops voted Yes to Canon change,  just short of the 2/3 of the HoB
required, so great progress was in fact made. The Marriage Canon failure in
the House of Bishops (North vs. South and disproportionate representation
by suffragans based on distances, not people)) highlighted the need for
change in so many ways, not least the need for a Church to be founded on
Gospel principles, not "the inadequate structures of a bygone era that
allow the tail to wag the dog."

+Michael Curry  made a number of appearances, not just ceremonially at the
Installation Eucharist.  Wonderful fellow.  And your ECLA head is very
jolly.  So we are now all in full communion with all of us every which way.

We are So Sad to lose Fred Hiltz as our Primate!!  A saintly man who has
led with his heart.  +Linda will be OK, probably better away from the
parish level .  Certainly all the Rainbow Youth (I call them) Delegates who
were especially gutted by the vote, clustered around her and found comfort
and that is a good thing.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 7:58 PM Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Our (Chicago) diocesan communicators got the word out about the ACC's
> General Synod, especially the same-sex-marriage vote and the election of
> the new primate. To those who follow the diocesan Facebook page and/or
> receive the regular email blast...I think a special blast went out about
> the new primate.
>
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 4:53 PM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Hello, all,
> >
> > I've been busy in July, especially with the Anglican Church of Canada' s
> > General Synod in Vancouver of which I was an elected member..
> >
> > From what I've seen, or rather not seen, I guess it didn't cause much of
> a
> > stir in TEC.
> >
> > My daughter Fiona got married a couple of days after what was left of me
> > got back home.  A grand day and evening and good gathering of family.  We
> > all stayed at her and Carlo's place the night before and the night after.
> > Good fun -- a shame I was exhausted after GS19.
> >
> > Marion, a pllgrim
> >
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>