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I don't think so, in most cases. It makes sense (outside of being a stunt) that if clergy resign from the church by which they were ordained, said Church would want to remove their right and/or privilege to minister within their church. It's not truly analagous to the 'I quit/you're fired'...

First, it would be nice if people would, at least from here on in, stop referring to Bishop Michael & his diocese as part of the "TEC." While the Anglican Church of Canada is on good terms with TEC, Bishop Michael is part of the Anglican Church of Canada, Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster...

Oh please. Hopefully one day you will realize that after so long, the only sound that's left is the thumping. Good on the Arch Bishop for asking everyone to stop it, at least for a while.

I read Confessions many years ago, because one of my favourite authors' writings (Petrarch) are so heavily inspired, influenced, and sometimes dependent on Augustine's. I found it (Confessions) a fantastic book, wonderfully insightful for the most part. However, I also found it (at times)...

Me too, from time to time.

Yes, we were rewarded with snow/hail that evening. Sunny since then, although unseasonally chilly.

Usually one service per year in one of the Cathedrals (our Diocese sort of has 2). The timing varies, and I think it mostly has to do with the travel schedule of the Bishop. I was confirmed 2 years ago, and it was on Pentecost, at the "Main" cathedral. If there aren't many up for confirmation...

Isn't that the truth!

This was done at my last parish, and several of the greeters/congregation do it at my current one. It makes a world of difference. I have seen the things pmcleanj, higgs, chalice, timothy, etc, have mentioned in this thread applied in two churches. My former parish started out a dying parish...

Sorry, pmcleanj, I'm not with you on this one. It seemed pretty clear to me that he said children should be allowed and engaged in the service so long as they do not disrupt it for others. Based on his example, I maintain this is an impossibility: if children are permitted and engaged, then...

This statement is pretty funny. It's like saying "It's ok for an apple to be red, but only if it is blue." Over the course of a church service, you will not get an entire group of kids to act in such a way that they do not "disturb" the engagement of others on a regular basis. Based on your...

What you (ProdigalSeeker) are referring to is mostly extreme scenarios, and no one here who has argued for the expectation of giving toddlers leeway and freedom in the service has suggested these extreme scenarios as part of their argument. It has been stated explicitly that toddlers running...

This was the practice at my last church, and it was a fantastic place! The added bonus in that scenario was that the supervision was done by all of us parents, on a sort of rotating/informal basis. There would always be a couple of us with the kids up front, while the others could sit and be...

You can include me in the list, too. My kids, for all of their exploring the sanctuary, have never climbed or ran on the alter, removed anything from it (like the cloth), whathaveyou.

This is very much our experience as well, especially the bit about "contradictory," (but not at the expense of the rest of the post). A huge problem in our church is a near unanimous "will," which in reality is more like a "wish," to welcome and include children, especially babies and toddlers...