tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post7767557782297075759..comments2023-08-05T05:23:45.628-07:00Comments on Soundings: Archbishop Duncan to the people of San JoaquinDale Matsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12975212053636312471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-26419619766736612642009-07-07T06:56:35.622-07:002009-07-07T06:56:35.622-07:00Hi, GH. Come back to St. Paul's! I was raised ...Hi, GH. Come back to St. Paul's! I was raised at St. Mary's (Msgr. Dreiling was my vocations director when I was in the seminary 30 years ago.) I returned to Christian faith at St. Paul's over a year ago, and my family and I love the parish.<br /><br />I know women's ordination is a problem for many Christians; this is certainly something reasonable people disagree on. (It's been argued to death; I don't want to do that here.)<br /><br />But the lesson of the new province is this issue -- and others -- can't be permitted to get in the way of our mission as a church.<br /><br />Again, come back, at least to visit. You'll find a vibrant parish, loaded with people who love Christ.<br /><br />Tom Brisson<br />St. Paul's, VisaliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-47272277892364093772009-07-06T15:46:28.964-07:002009-07-06T15:46:28.964-07:00That was a great interview, Tom. I used to go to S...That was a great interview, Tom. I used to go to St. Paul's. My wife and I left around 2002 due to the national church crisis, all the craziness. We thought about coming back to St. Paul's as we're tired and weary of St. Mary's and have some issues with Catholicism. But what bugged us was that we sat with several folks at the coffee hour after the Rite II service who told us that they were either ok with or fully supported women's ordination. I think women's ordination is a horrible stumbling block to ecumenical relations with the Orthodox and Catholics. Tradition, Scripture, and common sense go against the idea of female clergy. As a parishoner at St. Paul's, what do you think about this issue? Do you think it will continue to become more popular in our Diocese here or will it eventually die out? That has been our stumbling block keeping us from coming back.gurneyhalleck1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12834069756554337934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5222318303736141895.post-89998960510069635112009-07-01T21:15:02.181-07:002009-07-01T21:15:02.181-07:00Anyone seen this interview with Bishop Schofield?
...Anyone seen this interview with Bishop Schofield?<br /><br />http://www.anglicantv.org/<br /><br />Lots of good points about the ACNA meeting last week and our direction in San Joaquin.<br /><br />Tom Brisson<br />St. Paul's, VisaliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com