[ASAP] ASAP Digest, Vol 1, Issue 39
William
wcoke1 at bellsouth.net
Tue Dec 15 18:54:25 CST 2015
I can't seem to connect to be able to sign the resolution. Both Fletch and I want to sign. Do we need to come to St. Ann's?
Bill Coke
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Today's Topics:
1. Signing Convention Resolution (jeanjackson2013 at comcast.net)
2. Re: what you can do (Denise Bentley)
3. Don't lose heart! (Connally Davies Penley)
4. Same Gender Wedding (Scott Daniels)
5. Re: what you can do (Connally Davies Penley)
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 19:31:21 +0000
From: jeanjackson2013 at comcast.net
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Subject: [ASAP] Signing Convention Resolution
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Thank you, Henry. I have written to St. Ann's office to sign.
Peace, Jean
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:50:44 -0600
From: Denise Bentley <ddbentley at gmail.com>
To: "Walker, Henry via ASAP" <HWALKER at babc.com>,
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:30:20 -0600
From: Connally Davies Penley <connally.penley at gmail.com>
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Subject: [ASAP] Don't lose heart!
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In response to Michael, no I don't think we are going to be able to convince him -- after all, the full force of the General Convention vote did not make him budge.
But I think we have to remember that we are IN agreement with the larger
church, and we are not alone. So in response to Eddie Robba, yes, it is
tempting to just leave, and at some point we may all make that decision, but for now, at least until the 2018 General Convention, I'm choosing to stay and try to have a voice in this diocese so that we can again be one body with the rest of the church.
In staying and banding together, we I believe we can do some important work.
First, we can dispel what I believe is a myth that the bishop is supported by an overwhelming majority in this diocese. The more we speak out during the Bishop's visits to our parishes, the more that myth is debunked.
Public opinion has changed a great deal since Gene Robinson was consecrated bishop -- the last time the topic was much discussed in the diocese. To that end, I think it's really important that we spread the word of this list serve to as many as we can, so that people can have the courage to speak up knowing that they are not alone.
Second, we can sign the resolution drafted by St. Ann's. It compels the
bishop to at least have conversation, which he is not doing now. For more
information on that, see Henry Walker's email from earlier today. To
co-sign the resolution, email St. Ann’s at www.office at stannsnashville.org.
Thank you, Henry, and St. Ann's!!
And I am praying unceasingly that the General Convention in 2018 will make these trial liturgies part of our Common Prayer and not allow any bishop to prevent their use.
Peace,
Connally
St. Augustine's
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Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 14:36:39 -0600
From: Connally Davies Penley <connally.penley at gmail.com>
To: "Walker, Henry" <HWALKER at babc.com>
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Subject: Re: [ASAP] what you can do
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There's a typo in the email address to sign the resolution. To sign,
email: office at stannsnashville.org.
(no www)
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Walker, Henry via ASAP < asap at mail.prichard.tv> wrote:
> Several of you have asked recently about what, if anything, can
> be done in response to the Bishop’s decision. Let me reiterate a
> strategy that was suggested here a week or so ago.
>
>
>
> The attached resolution, which was posted on this site
> earlier, is going to be presented to the Diocesan Convention on January 22 and 23.
> It suggests that the Bishop’s decision is not consistent with the
> Baptismal Covenant and asks that a task force be appointed to
> continue this conversation and report back to the next annual
> convention. The resolution does not directly ask the Bishop to
> change his mind but implies that his policy ( if not his convictions)
> could change as a result of further “prayer, study and conversation.”
> Finally, the resolution calls upon all clergy and lay members of the
> Diocese to “maintain the unity and support of the diocese and to stand
> in continued solidarity with our Bishop” if he “reverses or revises” his policy.
>
>
>
> As you can see, the resolution was carefully drawn to be
> respectful of the Bishop and to attract the support of as many
> delegates as possible, even those who privately agree with the Bishop
> but are willing, for the good of the church, to consider a more
> inclusive policy that allows each parish to make its own decision,
> similar to what the Bishops of East and West Tennessee have done. See,
> for example,
> http://s3.amazonaws.com/dfc_attachments/public/documents/3214811/SameS
> exMarriageLetter11-17-2105.pdf
>
>
>
> The resolution is sponsored by the Vestry and Rector of St.
> Ann’s and has been co-signed by dozens of St. Ann’s parish members.
> Anyone in the Diocese who wants to co-sign the resolution may do so by emailing St.
> Ann’s at www.office at stannsnashville.org . (Just give us your name and
> parish; we will compile a master list.) We hope to have hundreds of
> co-signers from throughout the Diocese by the time of the Convention.
>
>
>
> What do we hope to accomplish? There has been much debate
> over the last few years as to whether a decision to permit same-sex
> weddings in this Diocese would drive members, if not entire parishes,
> out of the church. However, as many of you on this site have
> suggested, opinions are changing rapidly. As Paula Wade reported, the
> Bishop was likely surprised at the comments from members of St.
> David’s. He will be equally impressed if this resolution is adopted by the Convention. To put it another way, we
> want this to pass first, to assure everyone in the Diocese that this
> conversation is not over and second, to let the Bishop know that a
> majority in the Diocese (as represented by the delegates) believe that
> his policy should change. We think this is the least ---and probably
> also the most---that we can do at this time.
>
>
>
> Please forward this resolution to members of other parishes,
> especially delegates to the Convention. (Each parish was supposed to send a
> list of its delegates to the Diocesan offices by December 11.) As Senior
> Warden of St. Ann’s, I will also be sending a personal email to
> every other Senior Warden in the Diocese. While other parishes may
> also submit resolutions for consideration at the Convention, any resolution filed after
> December 8 requires a majority vote in order to be considered. Aware of
> that deadline, St. Ann’s managed to get this resolution filed on the
> afternoon of the 8th. In other words, this is likely our best shot.
>
>
>
> Spread the word.
>
>
>
> Henry Walker, St. Ann’s Senior Warden.
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