[ASAP] Who is ASAP and what are our next steps?

[Rick Britton]

Let us know

Rick 

 

The Reverend Rick Britton

St. Ann’s Episcopal Church

419 Woodland Street

Nashville TN  37206

Church 615.254.3534

Cell 615.818.9796

 

From: Connally Davies Penley [mailto:connally.penley at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2015 5:10 PM
To: Ann Walling; Rick Britton
Cc: Gibson Prichard; asap at episcopallists.com; Jes Williams
Subject: Re: [ASAP] Who is ASAP and what are our next steps?

 

Thank you, Ann and Rick!

 

We at St. Augustine's are happy to host, but we would be equally happy to participate in a meeting at St. Ann's now or in the future.

 

We are so grateful that this group exists and that can all work together. 

 

Peace, 

Connally Penley    

 

 

 

 

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 3:39 PM, Ann Walling <abwalling at gmail.com> wrote:

Rick Britton, rector of St. Ann’s, has asked me to invite asap to meet at St. Ann’s.  Contact Rick at (615) 818-9796 <tel:%28615%29%20818-9796>  or rick at stannsnashville.org to arrange a meeting.

 

Peace,

Ann Walling

 

On Dec 7, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Connally Davies Penley via ASAP <asap at episcopallists.com> wrote:

 

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.  

 

The Vanderbilt students go home for the holidays on December 13, so parking is much easier after that date. 

 

Gibson, to coordinate at date and time, please contact Jes Williams at the chapel, jes at staugustineschapel.org.

 

Peace,

Connally Penley

St. Augustine's Advisory Board chair

 

 

 

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Gibson Prichard via ASAP <asap at episcopallists.com> wrote:

Greetings All-

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.

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!

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.

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.

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. 

 

Gibson Prichard

Nashville, TN

gibson at prichard.tv


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