[faithandlife] Re: [FaithandLife] Courage breeds courage in Dayton-INQUIRY

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From: <gdvw@...>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:12:46 -0000 (GMT)
> Fr. Mark+
> Thanks for sending this. It is interesting how people are responding
tothe latest '815 nonsense'. As an AC Missal priest I am wondering how
the youth insert 'prayer and praised' in the liturgy as you described?
There might be something here worth further exploration. Blessings.
GDVW+
> Thanks for passing this along.
>
> Fr. McNamara and the parish have done some remarkable
> things.  They run a school and have programs to assist
> young people find a place in the economy.
>
> He has the only adult Sunday school I have ever seen
> where people take notes.
>
> People of all ages attend and contribute their
> efforts.
>
> Prior to Eucharist there is a time where young people
> lead in prayer and praise.
>
> This healthy growing church is located in the inner
> city, which should send a message to those who think
> we have to be in the "right" suburban neighborhoods.
>
>
> Charles+
>
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> --- Mark Clavier+ <anglican@...> wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andy Figueroa" <figueroa@...>
>> To: <ORTHODOXANGLICAN@...>
>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:57 AM
>> Subject: [ORTHODOXANGLICAN] Courage breeds courage
>> in Dayton
>>
>>
>> > Dayton Daily News, 11/21/2003, (full story follows
>> below)
>> > Episcopalians quit Fairborn church, Oppose
>> ordination of gay NH bishop
>> > Spotlight on Front Page, Story on cover of "Local"
>> section (B1)
>> >
>>
> http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1121episcop
>> al.html
>> > By Mara Lee
>> > mlee@...
>> >
>> > Almost three dozen Episcopalians are leaving their
>> Fairborn congregation
>> > because of the national conference's decision to
>> ordain a gay man as
>> > the New Hampshire bishop.
>> >
>> > Andy Figueroa of Beavercreek said he found a new
>> place for these
>> > Episcopalians, who believe the church has left
>> them behind as it has
>> > become more liberal.
>> >
>> > They will attend Christ the King Reformed
>> Episcopal Church, at 925 N. Main
>> > St., Dayton. The Reformed Episcopal Church split
>> from the Episcopal
>> > Church in the late 1800s, when its leaders felt
>> the denomination was
>> > becoming too Roman Catholic. Today, it is more
>> conservative than the
>> > Episcopal Church U.S.A. ? it does not ordain women
>> and it says sex
>> > outside of marriage is sinful in all
>> circumstances.
>> >
>> > Figueroa expects some members of other local
>> congregations will attend
>> > Christ the King, but probably just another dozen
>> or so. Figueroa, 56, has
>> > been an Episcopalian since 1976. He used to work
>> for the diocese as its
>> > Web master, but resigned in August because the gay
>> man's ordination. He
>> > is unemployed.
>> >
>> > Figueroa, like other traditionalists, hopes the
>> liberal U.S. conference
>> > will split from the worldwide Anglican Communion,
>> and that congregations
>> > who wish to follow the Bible more literally can
>> join those Anglicans.
>> >
>> > The Rev. Wayne McNamara, who leads Christ the King
>> Reformed
>> > Episcopal Church, said he feels sorrow for
>> Episcopalians who feel
>> > disenfranchised. But he's pleased his church,
>> which has about 110
>> > members from 30 households, can be a place they
>> can sojourn as the
>> > conflict continues.
>> >
>> > (God have mercy upon us.)
>> >
>> > --
>> > Andy Figueroa
>> > http://philippians-1-20.us/
>> > figueroa@...
>> >
>>
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