> Dear Father Humphreys+: Glad to see that you are still among the Church
Militant! I thought I saw your photo in the St Barnabas Pro Cathedral
newsletter, if it was you then I am glad. Poor health like old age (as
Chas de Gaulle said) is a shipwreck.
I wonder 'tho
while some commend the Rector of that ACA parish, I wonder how many of
us would have the 'nerve'(?) to do what +VGR did and go and sit inside
an ECUSA Church in a similar situation? Some will not even enter some
Continuing jurisdictions.
Blessings. GDVW+
Who was that Rector? Whats his e-mail or snail mail
> address. He deserves our accolades. Curious if he
> reacted spontaneously or knew he was coming before.
> Either way it was the thing to do. God Bless Him!!
>
> Fr Justus "BUck" Humphreys+
>
> --- Father Chandler Holder Jones
> <fatherchad@...> wrote:
>
>> Controversial Episcopal Bishop at TAC Mass
>> Friday 23rd September 2005
>> [In David Virtue's recent 'Viewpoints' we read
>> this]:
>> 'IN CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, this past Sunday, V.
>> Gene Robinson turned up at All Saints Anglican
>> Church, an Anglican Church in America/TAC parish not
>> quite two years old, many of whose founding members
>> broke away from the Episcopal Church over his
>> consecration in 2003. A source who asked not be
>> named wrote VirtueOnline to say that Robinson showed
>> up unannounced at about a minute before 1 p.m. (Mass
>> is at 1 p.m.) in a purple shirt/collar and pectoral
>> cross. He came in the entrance at the front of the
>> church next to the pulpit (everyone could see him
>> enter), and he sat in a pew in the middle of the
>> church. He stayed for the entire service. He went
>> forward to the rail for communion but instead
>> received a blessing. He was not disrespected by
>> anyone during the service. 'I'm sure it was obvious
>> to most everyone present who he was,' the source
>> said. 'He stayed to the end of Mass, introduced
>> himself to a few people on a one-on-one basis, had a
>> few words with the rector (he was heard to say that
>> he was 'disappointed' that he couldn't receive) and
>> left. He did not stay for coffee fellowship, for any
>> type of ecumenical 'speech,' or to explain or
>> comment on his unexpected and unannounced visit.'
>>
>> Ironically, the first service of All Saints was on
>> the feast of All Saints (Nov. 1, 2003). which
>> incidentally was the eve of Robinson's consecration
>> in Durham, N.H. One wonders how this will go down
>> with the revisionist parishes and their priests in
>> New Hampshire when they get this news!'
>>
>> Footnote:
>> The following verification of the above from a
>> 'totally trustworthy source' has been received:
>>
>> The event was as you posted. Our fearless leader and
>> Senior Warden contacted the rector and he confirmed
>> the facts as described. When Robinson approached
>> for the reception of communion the rector made the
>> sign of the cross on his forehead only. Robinson was
>> dressed as reported, excused himself from the coffee
>> hour since he had to 'get on to other matters' or
>> some such.
>>
>> After the service the rector also invited him to
>> return (with the thought that V G Robinson might
>> again find the Faith with their parish). Cordially,
>> John
>>
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