Well, thanks; I'm not Anglican myself, but the excellent language and Biblical basis of a lot of what is in the prayer book is evident, I think. (I'm an immersionist myself, though, but we won't get into that.)You might, then, enjoy Massey H. Shepherd's commentary on the Prayer Book. Sadly, it has been out of print since the 1970's and will cost one upwards of $80 on Amazon or other book sites. It is considered nearly essential literature for postulants within the Continuing Anglican movement. I recently acquired a copy myself and must say: it is informative.
The interviewer told me there were no red flags. It took about an hour and I thought a handful of the questions were a bit strange. Another check in the box I suppose.I somehow doubt that a remote area (by UK standards) is much like a remote area by Australian standards!
How'd the psych interview go, Shane? Still in one piece?
The interviewer told me there were no red flags. It took about an hour and I thought a handful of the questions were a bit strange. Another check in the box I suppose.
One of them went ballistic and gave me a good tongue lashing for even contemplating wearing a crucifix in the church. The lynch-pin of her argument: "This is a Protestant church!" I talked to my canon/mentor about this (consequently the lady was his mother-in-law) and he told me more or less that she gets her amusement from controversy and to ignore her and express my own churchmanship.
Hi; I don't know much about it, but - pardon my ignorance - would he or would you even have studied/trained with Marcus Loane? this is an evangelical name I have heard of. Also, Kirsten Birkett. (But I guess my question is a bit vague; sorry.)It's funny what people get attached to. I'm mostly working now in a parish which has a very Anglo-Catholic background, but the current vicar is very evangelical. The parishioners complained that he didn't give a candle at a baptism, but not that he decreed that the clergy won't wear chasubles. *shrug* I'd have thought they'd have cared more about something they saw (or didn't see) every week, but clearly it's not that logical.
Sorry; I was confusing Marcus Loane with Leon Morris!I'm too young to have trained with Marcus Loane, and I doubt my vicar did either (+Loane was in Sydney and we are in Melbourne, and the divide there is very very big). Kirsten Birkett's in the UK, I think?
The name you may know in connection with us is that my vicar trained under Leon Morris. I trained in a more Anglo-Catholic college and I doubt many of my lecturers are well-known in evangelical circles. (Except maybe the Revd. Canon Professor Dorothy Lee, who is very well known for her work on John's writings; gospel, letters and Revelation).
I guess as a non-Anglican any perspective on T C Hammond that I might have would not be worth much to many convinced Anglicans.T C Hammond was originally Irish but settled and was very influential here. From what I understand, some of the clumsiness of the Anglican Church of Australia now probably stems from efforts of Hammond and others to keep the diocese of Sydney independent from the other dioceses (and vice versa, I suppose, but it does tend to be a bit like Sydney vs. everyone else, in practice), which makes it hard for us to do anything in a united way now!
The books she wrote which I mentioned in #274.I can't say that I do know any of her books. Amazon gave me a bit of a list; the one on Resilience: A Spiritual Project looks interesting.
What is it about her that you admire?
I saw the comment about remoteness! Here in Canada there are huge wide open spaces, kind of the Kalgoorlie-Boulders of this world.I somehow doubt that a remote area (by UK standards) is much like a remote area by Australian standards!
How'd the psych interview go, Shane? Still in one piece?
Beautiful pictures!!! I could see falling in love with the warm, woody coziness of a chapel like that!Quick update.
I can't remember if I had mentioned it before but the parish where I'm serving moved to a new building about ten years ago. The original parish building was a particular style of tiny wooden construction that was insufficient for a growing congregation (I was told at one wedding the bride went down the aisle sideways because it was so narrow). At any rate, the original building was purchased by a nursing home in the same city and is currently used by them as their chapel. The rector was away (his wife's brother passed away and they are away all week) so I took the service today, giving a brief homily on the name of Christ and leading the twenty or so residents and six volunteers in Morning Prayer.
I absolutely love the building. Here are two quick pictures to allow you guys to put a face to my handle and see the lovely chapel I get to serve in!
One of the volunteers from the parish suggested taking a picture of me to show my mother (who is in another facility run by the same Lutheran-based foundation that runs this facility). They're a rather sweet bunch of ladies, and I'm quite pleased to be serving with them!
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?