<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">It’s great that we will always have a pace to meet. Thanks to St Augustine's for hosting us<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ann<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Dec 7, 2015, at 5:11 PM, Rick Britton <<a href="mailto:rick@stannsnashville.org" class="">rick@stAnnsNashville.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;" class="">Let us know<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;" class="">Rick<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The Reverend Rick Britton<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">St. Ann’s Episcopal Church<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">419 Woodland Street<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Nashville TN 37206<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Church 615.254.3534<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><i class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Cell 615.818.9796<o:p class=""></o:p></span></i></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Connally Davies Penley [<a href="mailto:connally.penley@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:connally.penley@gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Monday, December 07, 2015 5:10 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ann Walling; Rick Britton<br class=""><b class="">Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Gibson Prichard;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:asap@episcopallists.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">asap@episcopallists.com</a>; Jes Williams<br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [ASAP] Who is ASAP and what are our next steps?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Thank you, Ann and Rick!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">We at St. Augustine's are happy to host, but we would be<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="">equally happy</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>to participate in a meeting at St. Ann's now or in the future.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">We are so grateful that this group exists and that can all work together. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Peace, <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Connally Penley <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Ann Walling <<a href="mailto:abwalling@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">abwalling@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Rick Britton, rector of St. Ann’s, has asked me to invite asap to meet at St. Ann’s. Contact Rick at <a href="tel:%28615%29%20818-9796" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">(615) 818-9796</a>or <a href="mailto:rick@stannsnashville.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">rick@stannsnashville.org</a> to arrange a meeting.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Peace,<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Ann Walling<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class="" type="cite"><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Dec 7, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Connally Davies Penley via ASAP <<a href="mailto:asap@episcopallists.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">asap@episcopallists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Becca and the Advisory Board of St. Augustine's would like to invite the group to meet, at least initially, at the A-frame chapel on the Vanderbilt campus, 200 24th Avenue South. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">The Vanderbilt students go home for the holidays on December 13, so parking is much easier after that date. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Gibson, to coordinate at date and time, please contact Jes Williams at the chapel,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:jes@staugustineschapel.org" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jes@staugustineschapel.org</a>.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Peace,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">Connally Penley<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class="">St. Augustine's Advisory Board chair<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Gibson Prichard via ASAP <<a href="mailto:asap@episcopallists.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">asap@episcopallists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Greetings All-<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">This group came together the Sunday after Thanksgiving in a house meeting with about 10 or 12 Christ Church parishioners gathering to discuss their frustration, pain and concern over the letter they had received from their Dean a few days prior. That letter described Bishop Bauerschmidt's position on gay marriage in the diocese and it struck a chord with many of these parishioners.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">We talked for about an hour and came up with the name All Sacraments for All People or ASAP. We made some notes of things to do including composing a mission statement and reaching out to other parishes to join in our discussion and work towards finding a solution. We started a email listserv that evening to facilitate communication among the group of parishioners. That was on Sunday. By Tuesday, 25 or 30 more people joined the group and by weeks' end they were over 100 members of the email list serve ASAP. This is an amazing outpouring of interest for All Sacraments for All People. Thanks be to God!<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Clearly there is a groundswell of interest that needs to be addressed within our diocese. There are many people frustrated with the positions of Bishop Bauerschmidt and are looking for answers. We are encouraged that there are others interested in this endeavor and we want to harness the energy and commitment of those on this list to effect positive change.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">To that end, we need a mission statement. Something that encapsulates what our goals are and how we wish to act. We also are looking for people to act as a representatives of each parish in the diocese so we can be united in our communication.<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">We would like to plan a face to face meeting that would take place soon. We need to come together and discuss an action plan and decide how to move forward. If any church would like to offer space in which to meet that would be fantastic. Please let us know if any church would like to offer space in which to meet. <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Gibson Prichard<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">Nashville, TN<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><a href="mailto:gibson@prichard.tv" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">gibson@prichard.tv</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">ASAP mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:ASAP@episcopallists.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ASAP@episcopallists.com</a><br class=""><a href="http://episcopallists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asap" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://episcopallists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asap</a><o:p class=""></o:p></p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class="">_______________________________________________<br class="">ASAP mailing list<br class=""><a href="mailto:ASAP@episcopallists.com" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">ASAP@episcopallists.com</a><br class=""><a href="http://episcopallists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asap" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;" class="">http://episcopallists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asap</a></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>