Our parish is one of only four in the Episcopal Church that bears the name “Reconciliation.” It helps to give focus to what our ministry is about. The months ahead will be a contentious time in our Episcopal Church as we come to our General Convention. It will be a time when various points of view in the church will be clamoring for recognition. It will be a time when those who believe that in order to be faithful our church needs not to make changes in a modern world and those who believe that God is calling us to reach out to our world in new and more inclusive ways will be talking together to discern God’s will. It is an important time for our church. Reconciliation is vital. Our ministry is to pray and do what we can for reconciliation and common ministry. Please share some thoughts as to how as a parish we can do this.
Fr. Perry Kingman+
May 7th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Well, one thing it is important to do is recognize which voices are loudest and why.
I mentioned to you yesterday that the DC diocese has put together a report on just who is funding the anti-gay clergy groups and I want to share it with anyone else who reads this:
Following the Money.
We need to open ourselves up to the community in radical acts of hospitality. We have to go beyond trying to get people to come to services or fundraising events. We need to offer people something they need. (and market the heck out if it.) We need to go where the neediest folks are and just start DOING.