tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.comments2023-02-15T03:01:27.686-08:00HelegantHeleganthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-88532939145534074502010-08-30T23:56:13.938-07:002010-08-30T23:56:13.938-07:00Prayers with you and for you then Helen xPrayers with you and for you then Helen xSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-82585493019515557042010-07-19T17:15:02.211-07:002010-07-19T17:15:02.211-07:00Thank you Anne for your comments. One of the earli...Thank you Anne for your comments. One of the earliest women to be ordained priest was telling me this lunchtime about her experiences, and when I related the above story she expressed sadness that the whole issue is being stirred up again. There was not a hint of triumphalism or rejection of those who disagree. I hope the FiF people will stay, and preferably with good grace.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-90733596613256022802010-07-19T00:47:28.333-07:002010-07-19T00:47:28.333-07:00I listened to it trying to be sympathetic, and can...I listened to it trying to be sympathetic, and can see +John is much loved by those who agree with him. But the constant patronising and insulting remarks from him and +Edwin Barnes and other followers, especially the one you picked out about women clergy on General Synod, and the one about 'proper women don't want to be priests' lost my sympathy entirely. There is provision in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-32769126759322217012010-07-17T03:00:47.286-07:002010-07-17T03:00:47.286-07:00No, and I wouldn't expect you to; such is the ...No, and I wouldn't expect you to; such is the power of hermeneutics.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-45293049603963994132010-07-15T02:26:31.435-07:002010-07-15T02:26:31.435-07:00Not quite as I see it:
http://ronmurp.blogspot.com...Not quite as I see it:<br />http://ronmurp.blogspot.com/2010/07/violence-with-violence.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039815765507965606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-82830826449109350052010-07-13T06:51:59.898-07:002010-07-13T06:51:59.898-07:00Seeker, thank you for your comments, and yes, I ac...Seeker, thank you for your comments, and yes, I acknowledged yesterday that there wasn't a pain-free option.<br /><br />Sally - all I can say to that is,thank God :-)Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-82297217202418941212010-07-13T03:50:56.341-07:002010-07-13T03:50:56.341-07:00an excellent reflection Helen, bringing home the p...an excellent reflection Helen, bringing home the point that God often works inspite of us!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-89191685644320425582010-07-13T01:58:17.415-07:002010-07-13T01:58:17.415-07:00I share your joy about yesterday's General Syn...I share your joy about yesterday's General Synod outcome, while remembering that it is an occasion of grief for some who also seek to be faithful to God. Interested in your November 1992 story. I also heard that news while driving - thankfully I was not like you on a motorway as I immediately burst into tears (of joy)and had to pull off the road to have time to recover.Nancy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414597433860002332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-22227283518466979142010-07-11T23:54:45.024-07:002010-07-11T23:54:45.024-07:00You are right Sally; which is why I keep coming ba...You are right Sally; which is why I keep coming back to prayer.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-63780383750653176982010-07-11T11:40:26.001-07:002010-07-11T11:40:26.001-07:00that is the problem isn't it, discerning the t...that is the problem isn't it, discerning the type of church that God wants!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-48264184872345460522010-05-23T23:43:03.830-07:002010-05-23T23:43:03.830-07:00:) Thanks for the h/t.. it put me firmly in the &#...:) Thanks for the h/t.. it put me firmly in the 'liberal' camp but challenged my thoughts that I am 'right'Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228191583982936566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-48915474428668136532010-05-20T13:31:00.610-07:002010-05-20T13:31:00.610-07:00We've been authorised to trial them too up unt...We've been authorised to trial them too up until the end of June but we are not supposed to pass them round sorry. I think the second prayer is slightly better but still fairly wordy. There is a part in it for the children to ask question eg Why is it right to give thanks and praise?...The children like it if it is their turn to ask.<br />I am not sure they are any better than prayer H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-80068993171924384402010-05-11T14:53:49.551-07:002010-05-11T14:53:49.551-07:00@Sally
Extemporised is definately a no-no. Amendi...@Sally<br />Extemporised is definately a no-no. Amending existing prayers is controversial - we were told at ERMC (and again by the Bishops here) that the EP's must be used as is. However there is nothing in Canon Law that exempts EPs from the minister's right to make 'variations which are not of substantial importance'.Archimandrite Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854067631479008603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-58124037216175639022010-05-11T14:43:56.539-07:002010-05-11T14:43:56.539-07:00Helen
we have been authorised to use the two new ...Helen<br /><br />we have been authorised to use the two new prayers, and have tried them out. Can't pretend to be at all happy with them, but with (authorised) tinkering one might be acceptable. <br />I will look them out tomorrow and see if I may send them to you! I'll also send what we use by preference - not authorised (and don't believe everything Bishops try to insist on Archimandrite Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12854067631479008603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-79048973271153386772010-05-11T02:56:34.345-07:002010-05-11T02:56:34.345-07:00The Eucharistic Prayer has to be authorised - we h...The Eucharistic Prayer has to be authorised - we have a choice of eight, none of them really engaging for this age group. In every other circumstance I use the full version of an authorised prayer, but on this occasion I took an authorised prayer and filleted it (Gary's phrase), and explained as I went along, what I was doing. It was well and reverently received, but I would have preferred anHeleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-26708729580827964152010-05-10T15:50:42.179-07:002010-05-10T15:50:42.179-07:00OK my turn to ask, does the Eucharistic prayer hav...OK my turn to ask, does the Eucharistic prayer have to be authorised? So extempore communion would be a no no?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-72507353874440650842010-04-17T00:55:29.357-07:002010-04-17T00:55:29.357-07:00Just make sure you don't jump from the top. Ou...Just make sure you don't jump from the top. Our vicar disappears on sabbatical in a fortnight. I am going to lock the tower door.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-66521361933310536082010-04-05T12:58:43.512-07:002010-04-05T12:58:43.512-07:00Less exhausting than your workload Sally. Have a g...Less exhausting than your workload Sally. Have a good rest.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-67016589617456784752010-04-04T18:53:18.543-07:002010-04-04T18:53:18.543-07:00Sounds exhausting, but wonderful too...Sounds exhausting, but wonderful too...Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-79998290240912872152010-03-23T02:45:02.824-07:002010-03-23T02:45:02.824-07:00I enjoy your blog, Helen.
I was going to put a sa...I enjoy your blog, Helen. <br />I was going to put a sad face, then changed it to a happy one, then decided to leave it neutral. Just a simple statement of fact.<br />:o)<br />(There. That was appropriate right there.)Julie-Anne Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-19321201940578982782010-03-23T01:00:29.468-07:002010-03-23T01:00:29.468-07:00Thanks Sally.Thanks Sally.Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-25038929918904620302010-03-23T00:59:24.991-07:002010-03-23T00:59:24.991-07:00Great poem, thanks for the linkGreat poem, thanks for the linkSallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-49139765288196612642010-03-22T16:12:57.683-07:002010-03-22T16:12:57.683-07:00Why are you thinking of making your blog private?Why are you thinking of making your blog private?Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17228191583982936566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-54402891341619270122010-03-22T15:10:11.588-07:002010-03-22T15:10:11.588-07:00Thanks Mike. I know I'm tired, and wonder if ...Thanks Mike. I know I'm tired, and wonder if this is 'half-way' blues...Heleganthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10284019891901006663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028800431585933572.post-37842946288203517242010-03-22T15:02:31.196-07:002010-03-22T15:02:31.196-07:00Well, I really enjoy your blog, and also your Face...Well, I really enjoy your blog, and also your Facebook posts. Hope mine aren't too tiresome (though I do wonder sometimes!).MikeCamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071687698206472591noreply@blogger.com