In my last post, I described that incident where the congregation disrespectfully laughed at the reading of the Epistle during the Opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention. I told my mother, a long time warden, and volunteer in her dioceses, about the laughter. She was very puzzled and explains it not uncommon for 1st Timothy 3: 1-7 to be read during a service before selection a bishop. In addition, this makes Bishop the Rt. Rev. Jerry Lamb’s remark even more troubling. As a Bishop he should not been taken back by the selection of 1 Timothy.
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And they Laughed Update
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Tags: Episcopal Church, Oregon Diocesan Convention
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And they Laughed
Friday, December 18th, 2009The recent election of an avowed as Bishop Suffragan for Diocese of Los Angeles reminds me how far my church; The Episcopal Church has drifted away form biblical authority. The recent election of homosexual Bishop and blessing of same sex marriage is just a symptom of a great problem, the Episcopal Church 40 year, or so history of denying and disrespecting the Bible as our authority of the faith in our churches.
This disregard and disrespect hits closer to home during Oregon Diocesan Convention. The priest, who was organizing the opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention , contacted our church waning to know if one of our delegates would read the Epistle. They held Opening Eucharist of the Diocesan Convention on Thursday, November 19, at 7:00 pm – the eve of the election of the Tenth Bishop of Oregon. The Epistle given as follows:
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