[Magdalen] Chicago announces bishop candidates

[ME Michaud]

This is exactly what I would say
and add that
at his ordination
the Bish predicted he'd be a bishop.
(I wasn't there, but this was told to me by someone who was ordained
alongside.)

I've met him and like him.
Have friends at St. Mary's,
was once close friends with the senior warden.
They will be sad to see him go.

Have friends who've worked closely with Winnie Varghese.
They think she's the best we've got (in the whole church)
and I wouldn't disagree.

We are currently in North Conway on the annual leaf-peeping tour.
Boston residents are forbidden from Vermont,
so this year it's New Hampshire.
Driving up was surprised to see vastly more Biden/Harris signs than
Trump/Pence.
And one barn displaying a huge Republicans for Biden banner.
These were all on back roads and blue highways
(leaf-peeping demands it).

North Conway is on the Maine border and Susan Collins is being beaten like
a rug on local tv advertising. Each ad mentions her voting for the
corporate bailout and several sneer at her vote for Kavanaugh. Autre temps.
-M







On Monday, October 5, 2020, Chad Wohlers <chad at satucket.com> wrote:

> I believe I know Edwin Johnson. If I'm correct, he used to be the
> assistant rector at St. James, Porter Square (Cambridge, MA), which is my
> older son's parish, before becoming rector of St. May's Dorchester a number
> of years ago. [BTW, one would *never* say "St. Mary's, Boston", which is
> why I didn't recognize it at first. Always "St. Mary's, Dorchester".
> Dorchester is a large neighborhood in Boston which long ago was a separate
> town]. He is black with dreadlocks, which perhaps may be a stretch for some
> in Chicago. I remember him as being enthusiastic and very outgoing - e. g.,
> leading a line dance up the aisle at St. James. Definitely an extrovert.
>
> St. Mary's has long been an active, vibrant urban parish with a
> multicultural congregation - predating Rev. Johnson. It's been the home of
> the Heavenly Fire Steel Band for, I'd say, at least 20 years now.
>
> Ms. Michaud may know more -
>
> --
> Chad Wohlers
> chad at satucket.com
> Woodbury, VT   USA
>
>
> On 10/5/2020 1:41 PM, Scott Knitter wrote:
>
>> The candidates (listed in alphabetical order by last name) are:
>>
>>     - The Rev. Canon Paula E. Clark, Canon to the Ordinary and Chief of
>>     Staff, Diocese of Washington
>>
>>
>>     - The Rev. Edwin Daniel Johnson, Rector, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church,
>>     Boston
>>
>>
>>     - The Rev. Dr. Fulton L. Porter III, Rector, St. Thomas Episcopal
>>     Church, Chicago
>>
>>
>>     - The Rev. Winnie Varghese, Priest for Ministry and Program
>>     Coordination, Trinity Church Wall Street, New York City
>>
>> https://episcopalchicago.org/standing-committee-announces-sl
>> ate-for-13th-bishop-of-chicago/
>>
>>