[Magdalen] Updates...

[Ginga Wilder]

Sounds right to me.
Thanks,
Ginga

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 10:10 AM Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Many/Most organists I know have gone where the work is and not necessarily
> to their personal denomination.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 10:03 AM Sheila Ketler <debbiedimond52 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > So I guess I didn't specify this is actually an Anglican church...!! and
> I
> > attend that church but I go on a day when they do not have music... It
> may
> > be a bit stressful and I was surprised with the way they were doing the
> > music... They use Gather (a Catholic resource) I have one of those and
> > Voices United (I no longer own one of those I sold it to someone on
> > Anglican Music many moons ago after I got fired from a United Church...)
> I
> > know both resources... The trouble is we closed 5 Anglican parishes this
> > round of closures (2016) and in 2004 or 5 we closed another 4 or 5 so
> there
> > are very few Anglican churches now and jobs are few and far between...
> >
> > Sheila
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 6:53 AM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Sheila,
> > > I am thankful your blood pressure has responded to new treatment.  Keep
> > > that up!
> > >
> > > Also, as I read your note about the differences in theological
> > perspectives
> > > and also what seems to be worship practices, I wondered if working in
> > such
> > > a church would be overly stressful to you.  What you have described
> > sounds
> > > to me to be a more pentecostal, evangelical foundational theology in
> this
> > > church.
> > >
> > > I'm just sayin'.  And, I certainly may be simply making a kneejerk
> > > judgment.
> > >
> > > Good luck with this.
> > > Ginga
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 9:43 AM Sheila Ketler <
> debbiedimond52 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Greetings everyone
> > > > I don't have to visit the internal medicine clinic now... The blood
> > > > pressure seems to have settled down with the new medications.
> > > > I did an interview/audition on Saturday - not sure what they thought
> > > about
> > > > me. I was very nervous and they asked me some very difficult
> > questions...
> > > > They asked how my faith affected my music ministry? that was one I
> > found
> > > it
> > > > hard to answer... as faith to me is deeply personal.. and I lean
> > towards
> > > > Jewish teachings - I have just read through the 5 books of Moses...
> now
> > > at
> > > > the end of Deuteronomy...I began doing that some time ago when I
> > studied
> > > > Judaism as my world religion credit... I joined Jewish websites and
> > never
> > > > left...
> > > > The problem for me and this is what I think will mean they hire
> someone
> > > > else is the woman they had working there sang into the microphone...
> > > well I
> > > > don't sing and no way would I ever consider singing into a mike so I
> > > think
> > > > I lost my chance by admitting that but I was not going to lie about
> > > > it...and with a 15 voice choir and a praise team I feel as if my
> > playing
> > > > for them should be enough...Anyway just updating everyone... I don't
> > know
> > > > how many they actually were interviewing.. and I did ask that and
> they
> > > said
> > > > they would not say.. That raised another red flag...
> > > >
> > > > Blessings to all
> > > >
> > > > Sheila
> > > >
> > >
> >
>