[Magdalen] Diocese decisions: "re-gathering"

[Grace Cangialosi]

Cady,
The video is up on the diocesan website:  thediocese.net

On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 1:01 PM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you Grace,
>
> Bishop Goff's letters are many-layered! (And I am having difficulties
> with the links in the letters.)
>
> The online version:
>
> http://www.thediocese.net/news/letter-from-the-bishops-regarding-phased-re-gathering-in-church-buildings/
>
> Bishop Goff just sent out another email referencing a video, but I am
> unable to access it (due to the links not working as noted above).
> Personally, I find learning more and talking through the "sticky bits"
> prior to engaging those with Decided Opinions assists me in responding
> to difficult questions.
>
> Cady
> delighted that we finally have a sunny day!
>
> On 5/15/20, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Cady,
> > Bishop Goff has also sent out an update letter as of this week. I'm
> sending
> > that to my congregation.  Maybe you'd like to share it here...
> >
> > On Fri, May 15, 2020 at 9:05 AM cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> To be clearer about the current status in DioVA:
> >>
> >> On April 8, Bishop Susan sent a letter:
> >>
> >> " After Easter Day, beginning on Easter Monday, April 13, a new
> >> sacrifice will be required of us. In light of Governor Northam’s
> >> executive order, and in the face of news that the coronavirus has not
> >> yet peaked in Virginia, we need to stay home. To this end, your
> >> bishops have determined, in consultation with the Standing Committee,
> >> that after Easter Day, clergy and lay leaders may no longer
> >> live-stream or record services from church buildings. As followers of
> >> the crucified and risen Lord, we care about others. We care about our
> >> communities, both local and global, and so we make sacrifices for
> >> their well-being. We care as well for our clergy and other leaders and
> >> want them to stay healthy so that they can offer leadership and
> >> support to congregations until the Governor’s order is lifted. We make
> >> this additional sacrifice on behalf of God’s people, particularly the
> >> most vulnerable. Because we do it for others, it is an act of love,
> >> and our sacrifices done in love draw us close to the heart of God. "
> >>
> >> Our church virtual worship has featured our rectory's garden, back
> >> deck, and living room, with safe distance practices in place. Our
> >> church has been investigating options for replacing our aging
> >> electronic organ, several organ companies have wanted to conduct site
> >> visits, they have been told they cannot visit until the church
> >> buildings are open. Our building is used by other community groups,
> >> all those events have been cancelled.
> >>
> >> We have a "Pastoral Care" team which has become our "Contact and
> >> Cherish" team (24 people!) who are reaching out to parishioners -
> >> local and non-local - by phone, postcard, and letter. They have done a
> >> wonderful job, led by a retired public school teacher. Warden and
> >> vestry meetings are by zoom. All church announcements are by email.
> >> Our annual parish meeting features reports and voting (for vestry
> >> members) by email. We are fortunate to have a predominantly
> >> internet-savvy parish, with able assistance of family members and
> >> personal phone calls for those who are not savvy.
> >>
> >> The Virginia opening today is "phase one" for all but northern
> >> Virginia (health districts) where COVID-19 cases continue to increase.
> >> Phase one still has restrictions.
> >>
> >>
> https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/governor-of-virginia/pdf/Slide-deck-5.8.2020-Forward-Virginia-Phase-One.pdf
> >>
> >> As an older person with an autoimmune disease, who had 3 increasingly
> >> nasty viruses this past winter (what an awful winter it was!), I plan
> >> to continue to self quarantine. I am very, very lucky to be able to
> >> work full-time from home (as I have for the past 3 years).
> >>
> >> Oh dear, I had hoped this would be a short email and here I am
> >> nattering away - you'd think I missed talking to people! I do!!
> >>
> >> gentle hugs - good hopes - many prayers - Cady
> >> waiting for the hummingbirds to arrive in the wilds of Virginia
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Grace Cangialosi
> > Ruckersville, VA
> >
> > *"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with
> great
> > love."*
> > *St. Teresa of Calcutta*
> >
>


-- 
Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

*"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
love."*
*St. Teresa of Calcutta*