New response, old topic-- Re: canang-l Idiot Sightings in Canada
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Lance Woodruff
May 14, 2013, 12:39:16 AM5/14/13
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Dear Canadian Anglican friends,
--
Are you still there?
Looking through some old emails, this caught my attention...
Last night I stopped in at O Sole Mio, my neighborhood Italian restaurant... Armando, the owner-chef, is from Napoli, I think. He's very good, and he has an attentive staff of Thai cooks, waiters, waitresses...
He can seat 92 patrons and Sunday, he said, he had 150 seatings through the day.
Not bad, he said.
I ordered a Pizza Margareta to go, and an order of gnocchi...to go...
The the order was called out... Pizza Margareta, No Cheese!
.Communication challenge...
Lance
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Marion Jenkins <myje...@mts.net> wrote:
Seen before, but still hilarious.
Sightings in Canada !
Math Challenged SIGHTING: My daughter and I went through the McDonald’s take-out window and I gave the clerk a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her a quarter. She said, “You gave me too much money.” I said, “Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a loonie back.” She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request. I did so, and he handed me back the quarter, and said “We’re sorry but we cannot do that kind of thing.” The clerk then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the clerks at MacD‘s.
Math Challenged SIGHTING: We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a “large” enough motor on the opener. I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, “Lady, you need a 1/4 horsepower.” I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, “NOOO, it‘s not. Four is larger than two. . ..”
We haven’t used Sears repair since. Happened in Ottawa
What???: I live in a semi rural area. We recently had a new neighbour call the local township administrative office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road. The reason: “Too many deer are being hit by cars out here! I don’t think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.”
Story from Collingwood , Ontario .
Excuse me???: My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the person behind the counter for “minimal lettuce.” He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce..
From Winnipeg , Manitoba .
Where's the logic?: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked, and “Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?” To which I replied, “If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?” He smiled knowingly and nodded, “That‘s why we ask. “
Happened in Toronto , Ontario .
IDIOT SIGHTING: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it‘s safe to cross the street. I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine. She asked if I knew what the buzzer was for..I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red. Appalled, she responded, “What on earth are blind people doing driving?”
She is a government employee in Montreal, P.Q.
HUH?: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers’ side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. “Hey,” I announced to the technician, “it‘s open!” His reply, “I know. I already got that side.”
This was at the Ford dealership in Guelph , Ontario
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Jean Koning
May 14, 2013, 11:12:54 AM5/14/13
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LOL – how did it taste?!
Mary Mainwaring
May 16, 2013, 7:37:44 AM5/16/13
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Hi Lance,
I just saw your post on Canang. I wish it had not become defunct,
though of course the postings from Wayne are always good. How is life
treating you?
Loved the idiot stories.
I am contemplating life, death, grief and joy as my mother died (aged
almost 101) recently. As I face my own old age, I wonder if I still have
25 or 30 more years to go... any thoughts about graciously living through the
last years, however long they last out there?
Mary.
From: Lance Woodruff
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:39 AM
Subject: New response, old topic-- Re: canang-l Idiot Sightings in
Canada
Mary Mainwaring
May 16, 2013, 7:40:00 AM5/16/13
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Jean!
How are you doing? I miss your posts and concern for first nations people.
I think it would be great if people on the list gave us an update on their
life and ministry...
Mary.
Jean Koning
May 16, 2013, 9:46:20 AM5/16/13
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Good morning, Mary:
It is good to hear from you. I miss keeping in touch with everyone on
this list too! I reached my 90th birthday last December so, while I feel I
am slowing down a bit, I am still able to do much of what I was doing formerly,
whatever that was! With your kind nudge, I’ll post a message to bring you
up-to-date with those activities. I don’t know where all our Canang
writers have gone – except that I find that with older age, the passions become
a little less full of drive and a little more reflective – is that what’s
happened to everyone? And I expect there is a lot happening on our home
fronts to keep us engaged wherever we live, as well.
Life in my home parish has become more interesting for me as we now have a
priest who has ministered within the Episcopal Church although he is based with
the Canadian Anglican Church. Fr. Geoff Howson has been our interim priest
for a year, and is now our incumbent on a two-year contract while the parish
decides whether it can show signs of “growing” itself – or not – in which case,
presumably an axe of some sort will fall! So this is currently making for
a much more lively parish life, which I simply relish – it’s just like old
times!
I hope all is well with you, and blessings to all who may be reading
this.
Jean.
From: Mary Mainwaring
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: New response, old topic-- Re: canang-l Idiot Sightings
in Canada
Robin Walker
May 16, 2013, 10:26:39 AM5/16/13
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I believe a lot of our members have migrated to Facebook.
Robin Walker
Lance Woodruff
May 16, 2013, 12:00:07 PM5/16/13
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The taste was fine, because we got it sorted out ahead of time...
Blessings,
Lance
Maloney, Linda M
May 16, 2013, 12:16:09 PM5/16/13
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Dear All,
Just briefly -- too much has been happening, all of it good, and I'm 'way behind in my work -- I was thinking of you especially, Jean, last weekend at our annual clergy-and-spouses conference, which was led by Donna Hicks and concerned her book, "Dignity," and her work in Truth and Reconciliation around the world.
I also encountered, just before I left California (where I spent most of the winter), the mother of a young woman who is trying to find work in that field. She has degrees from UBC and Belfast (the latter one of the few programs in the world specializing in the field). Anyone have any ideas?
Blessings,
Linda+
________________________________________
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Jean Koning [jean....@live.ca]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:46 AM
Good morning, Mary:
It is good to hear from you. I miss keeping in touch with everyone on this list too! I reached my 90th birthday last December so, while I feel I am slowing down a bit, I am still able to do much of what I was doing formerly, whatever that was! With your kind nudge, I�ll post a message to bring you up-to-date with those activities. I don�t know where all our Canang writers have gone � except that I find that with older age, the passions become a little less full of drive and a little more reflective � is that what�s happened to everyone? And I expect there is a lot happening on our home fronts to keep us engaged wherever we live, as well.
Life in my home parish has become more interesting for me as we now have a priest who has ministered within the Episcopal Church although he is based with the Canadian Anglican Church. Fr. Geoff Howson has been our interim priest for a year, and is now our incumbent on a two-year contract while the parish decides whether it can show signs of �growing� itself � or not � in which case, presumably an axe of some sort will fall! So this is currently making for a much more lively parish life, which I simply relish � it�s just like old times!
I hope all is well with you, and blessings to all who may be reading this.
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
Just briefly -- too much has been happening, all of it good, and I'm 'way behind in my work -- I was thinking of you especially, Jean, last weekend at our annual clergy-and-spouses conference, which was led by Donna Hicks and concerned her book, "Dignity," and her work in Truth and Reconciliation around the world.
I also encountered, just before I left California (where I spent most of the winter), the mother of a young woman who is trying to find work in that field. She has degrees from UBC and Belfast (the latter one of the few programs in the world specializing in the field). Anyone have any ideas?
Blessings,
Linda+
________________________________________
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Jean Koning [jean....@live.ca]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:46 AM
Good morning, Mary:
It is good to hear from you. I miss keeping in touch with everyone on this list too! I reached my 90th birthday last December so, while I feel I am slowing down a bit, I am still able to do much of what I was doing formerly, whatever that was! With your kind nudge, I�ll post a message to bring you up-to-date with those activities. I don�t know where all our Canang writers have gone � except that I find that with older age, the passions become a little less full of drive and a little more reflective � is that what�s happened to everyone? And I expect there is a lot happening on our home fronts to keep us engaged wherever we live, as well.
Life in my home parish has become more interesting for me as we now have a priest who has ministered within the Episcopal Church although he is based with the Canadian Anglican Church. Fr. Geoff Howson has been our interim priest for a year, and is now our incumbent on a two-year contract while the parish decides whether it can show signs of �growing� itself � or not � in which case, presumably an axe of some sort will fall! So this is currently making for a much more lively parish life, which I simply relish � it�s just like old times!
I hope all is well with you, and blessings to all who may be reading this.
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
From: Mary Mainwaring<mailto:ma...@MHN.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:40 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca<mailto:cana...@canang.ca>
Subject: Re: New response, old topic-- Re: canang-l Idiot Sightings in Canada
Jean!
How are you doing? I miss your posts and concern for first nations people.
I think it would be great if people on the list gave us an update on their life and ministry...
Mary.
<mailto:lance.w...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:40 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca<mailto:cana...@canang.ca>
Subject: Re: New response, old topic-- Re: canang-l Idiot Sightings in Canada
Jean!
How are you doing? I miss your posts and concern for first nations people.
I think it would be great if people on the list gave us an update on their life and ministry...
Mary.
Maloney, Linda M
May 16, 2013, 12:37:29 PM5/16/13
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Well, I'm on Facebook, and LinkedIn (thanks for the thumbs' up there, Robin!) -- but I greatly prefer Canang.
Linda+
________________________________________
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Robin Walker [stmat...@mymts.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:26 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
I believe a lot of our members have migrated to Facebook.
Robin Walker
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [mailto:owner-c...@canang.ca] On Behalf Of Jean Koning
Sent: May-16-13 8:46 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: canang-l Re: Hello!
Good morning, Mary:
I hope all is well with you, and blessings to all who may be reading this.
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
Linda+
________________________________________
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Robin Walker [stmat...@mymts.net]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 10:26 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
I believe a lot of our members have migrated to Facebook.
Robin Walker
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [mailto:owner-c...@canang.ca] On Behalf Of Jean Koning
Sent: May-16-13 8:46 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: canang-l Re: Hello!
Good morning, Mary:
It is good to hear from you. I miss keeping in touch with everyone on this list too! I reached my 90th birthday last December so, while I feel I am slowing down a bit, I am still able to do much of what I was doing formerly, whatever that was! With your kind nudge, I�ll post a message to bring you up-to-date with those activities. I don�t know where all our Canang writers have gone � except that I find that with older age, the passions become a little less full of drive and a little more reflective � is that what�s happened to everyone? And I expect there is a lot happening on our home fronts to keep us engaged wherever we live, as well.
Life in my home parish has become more interesting for me as we now have a priest who has ministered within the Episcopal Church although he is based with the Canadian Anglican Church. Fr. Geoff Howson has been our interim priest for a year, and is now our incumbent on a two-year contract while the parish decides whether it can show signs of �growing� itself � or not � in which case, presumably an axe of some sort will fall! So this is currently making for a much more lively parish life, which I simply relish � it�s just like old times!
I hope all is well with you, and blessings to all who may be reading this.
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
Jean Koning
May 16, 2013, 4:04:39 PM5/16/13
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Thanks for this Robin – but what does this mean? I’m not as
savvy about Facebook as with e-mails, so I may need some help to find you
Cananglers on Facebook?
Many thanks (sorry to be a bother),
Jean.
I believe a lot of our members have migrated to Facebook.
Jean Koning
May 16, 2013, 4:31:07 PM5/16/13
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Hi Linda:
I was at a dinner at Trent University (first university in Canada to set up
an "Indigenous Studies Department", and I was quite taken with one of the
people seated at my table: Dr. Asaf Zohar, Associate Professor of several
things having to do with "sustainable studies". See more at
http://www.trentu.ca/businessadmin/zohar.php .
This seems to me to be somewhat of a departure from what I would have
thought of as the "abc's" of university teaching, but I'm wondering if there
is anything in this young professor's info which would have any sort of
connection with the young woman you are writing of? It's a long shot, I
know - but just in case. Asaf seems very approachable, so he may not be
averse to receiving an ex-mail of enquiry, perhaps?
I'm glad you liked the photo of the Water Walkers!
And I prefer e-mail to Facebook too, but my grands post photos of my
great-grands - four cute little kids! - so I hang out there, hoping to catch
a glimpse now and then. Personal visits are few and far between as I get
older, I find!
Blessings,
I was at a dinner at Trent University (first university in Canada to set up
an "Indigenous Studies Department", and I was quite taken with one of the
people seated at my table: Dr. Asaf Zohar, Associate Professor of several
things having to do with "sustainable studies". See more at
http://www.trentu.ca/businessadmin/zohar.php .
This seems to me to be somewhat of a departure from what I would have
thought of as the "abc's" of university teaching, but I'm wondering if there
is anything in this young professor's info which would have any sort of
connection with the young woman you are writing of? It's a long shot, I
know - but just in case. Asaf seems very approachable, so he may not be
averse to receiving an ex-mail of enquiry, perhaps?
I'm glad you liked the photo of the Water Walkers!
And I prefer e-mail to Facebook too, but my grands post photos of my
great-grands - four cute little kids! - so I hang out there, hoping to catch
a glimpse now and then. Personal visits are few and far between as I get
older, I find!
Blessings,
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
-----Original Message-----
From: Maloney, Linda M
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:16 PM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
From: Maloney, Linda M
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:16 PM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
Robin Walker
May 16, 2013, 5:04:53 PM5/16/13
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Hello Jean,
I meant that a number of our list members (like me for the most part) have taken to using Facebook as their primary on-line communications, rather than e-mail lists such as Canang. If you are signed on to Facebook, you can search for individuals by name and send them friend requests.
Robin
Jean Koning
May 16, 2013, 5:27:31 PM5/16/13
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Thanks very much, Robin. Now I understand!
Blessings,
Mary Mainwaring
May 17, 2013, 10:33:20 AM5/17/13
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I don’t find Facebook to be anything like Canang used to be...
Mary.
I believe a lot of our members have migrated to Facebook.
Mary Mainwaring
May 17, 2013, 10:35:41 AM5/17/13
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I am so glad to get an update from you, Jean. ‘Slowing down a bit’ is
pretty good at 90! Nice to see the picture of you and the group of native
women.
I am also ‘slowing down’ in the sense of less anger, more compassion.
Mary.
Shirley Ganton
May 17, 2013, 11:17:04 AM5/17/13
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I agree with you Mary facebook is not a fun place too many garbag messages come with it and even friends and family send game requests . I just do not have time for that stuff. I also have missed the canag gang I hope they will drop in and let us know what roads they are travelling. I have just taken on the Regional Director position for The Order of Saint Luke my region covers BC NWTand Yukon. This is a healing ministry and I leave early June to go to the North American Conference then in October I will be off to NZ and Aus for another OSL Conference and visit some relatives . Peace sg
Jean Koning
May 17, 2013, 11:26:21 AM5/17/13
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And I agree with Mary and Shirley – for all the reasons mentioned!
Safe travels, Shirley, and happy homecoming.
Jean.
I agree with you Mary facebook is not a fun place too many garbag messages come with it and even friends and family send game requests . I just do not have time for that stuff. I also have missed the canag gang I hope they will drop in and let us know what roads they are travelling. I have just taken on the Regional Director position for The Order of Saint Luke my region covers BC NWTand Yukon. This is a healing ministry and I leave early June to go to the North American Conference then in October I will be off to NZ and Aus for another OSL Conference and visit some relatives . Peace sg
Alan T Perry
May 17, 2013, 8:45:35 PM5/17/13
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Good to reconnect with so many.
I don't do Facebook at all, so it's just not an option.
I've been pretty busy the past while. A year and a half into the new
job I have been on a steep learning curve. Some of what I do now is
like doing what I used to do as a volunteer, but as my day job. I've
found myself visiting parishes to take services, or make
presentations or meet with clergy and parish leaders. I visited 34
parishes last year. I sit on seven or eight committees and chair one.
I went to Burundi twice last year. I work on diocesan polices,
statistics and finances, including some hands-on work with our
Consolidated Trust Fund. And I've been working on things like
negotiating group deals for electricity (which is on a deregulated,
competitive basis here in Alberta.)
We've been settling in to life in Edmonton, and enjoying it very
much. It's a great diocese, and a decent city to live in. And it's
nice to be homeowners. (OK, we own the vestibule; the bank owns the
rest.)
Today we had a clergy day with the Primate, and Sunday we kick off
our centennial year with a massive diocesan service at the Winspear
Centre, our local concert hall. Should be a blast!
So much for life here. Hope to hear from more Cananglers.
Alan
__________________________________________
The Ven Alan T Perry
a...@AlanTPerry.ca
http://alantperry.blogspot.com
@AlanTPerry
"In theory there's no difference between theory and practice;
in practice there is."
-Jan van de Snepscheut
I don't do Facebook at all, so it's just not an option.
I've been pretty busy the past while. A year and a half into the new
job I have been on a steep learning curve. Some of what I do now is
like doing what I used to do as a volunteer, but as my day job. I've
found myself visiting parishes to take services, or make
presentations or meet with clergy and parish leaders. I visited 34
parishes last year. I sit on seven or eight committees and chair one.
I went to Burundi twice last year. I work on diocesan polices,
statistics and finances, including some hands-on work with our
Consolidated Trust Fund. And I've been working on things like
negotiating group deals for electricity (which is on a deregulated,
competitive basis here in Alberta.)
We've been settling in to life in Edmonton, and enjoying it very
much. It's a great diocese, and a decent city to live in. And it's
nice to be homeowners. (OK, we own the vestibule; the bank owns the
rest.)
Today we had a clergy day with the Primate, and Sunday we kick off
our centennial year with a massive diocesan service at the Winspear
Centre, our local concert hall. Should be a blast!
So much for life here. Hope to hear from more Cananglers.
Alan
__________________________________________
The Ven Alan T Perry
a...@AlanTPerry.ca
http://alantperry.blogspot.com
@AlanTPerry
"In theory there's no difference between theory and practice;
in practice there is."
-Jan van de Snepscheut
Jean Koning
May 17, 2013, 8:32:07 PM5/17/13
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Hi Alan:
Good to hear your update and about your new work. I just looked at your
website - my goodness, you are surrounded by women, including the
episcopacy! I find that quite exciting, and perhaps it's somewhat
interesting for you? Although I doubt you would have accepted the call if
you had any difficulty with that. I give thanks for your generation of male
clergy who really just accept it as the norm within the Church today -
that's exciting and refreshing in itself!
I hope to be in Calgary in the first half of August this summer - D.V. - I
always look forward to visiting with my family there - but that's not
Edmonton, of course, and August could be a vacation for month for you.
Many good wishes as you pursue your ministry in that part of the vineyard.
Blessings,
Good to hear your update and about your new work. I just looked at your
website - my goodness, you are surrounded by women, including the
episcopacy! I find that quite exciting, and perhaps it's somewhat
interesting for you? Although I doubt you would have accepted the call if
you had any difficulty with that. I give thanks for your generation of male
clergy who really just accept it as the norm within the Church today -
that's exciting and refreshing in itself!
I hope to be in Calgary in the first half of August this summer - D.V. - I
always look forward to visiting with my family there - but that's not
Edmonton, of course, and August could be a vacation for month for you.
Many good wishes as you pursue your ministry in that part of the vineyard.
Blessings,
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan T Perry
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:45 PM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: Re: canang-l Re: Hello!
From: Alan T Perry
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:45 PM
To: cana...@canang.ca
Subject: Re: canang-l Re: Hello!
Alan T Perry
May 17, 2013, 10:07:50 PM5/17/13
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Hi Jean,
Yes, I am indeed surrounded by women. I'm the only male in an office
of 6 people. Most days I don't really think about that. The people I
work with are committed, competent and congenial. We get on well, and
it's a lovely office to work in.
I remember 20 years ago participating in a service at a clergy
conference at which Barbara Harris preached. Some of my then
colleagues refused to receive communion that day. Today, of course,
no-one was hesitating to receive communion.
So I've seen a big change in my brief time in ministry. Women priests
are much less conspicuous because of their gender. Women bishops are
still a bit of a novelty in some quarters, but certainly very much
accepted across our church.
It was interesting a few weeks ago when I participated in a
conference of the Ecclesiastical Law Society in Birmingham. I was the
only person there who works under a woman bishop, given that the
Church of England isn't there yet. I had a few interesting
conversations as a result. People were intrigued and excited about
the possibility in the main. In one conversation with a newly-
ordained woman, I mentioned "Bishop Jane" and she interrupted with
glowing eyes saying "that sounds so good!"
Interesting, too, was the reaction last September when I accompanied
my bishop on a visit to our companion diocese of Buye in Burundi. The
people there welcomed Bishop Jane with great warmth. At a
confirmation service, the candidates surged forward to be confirmed
by Jane. There might have been a sense of novelty for them, as they
had never seen a woman bishop before, but the novelty was expressed
as excitement. You can see some photos of the trip on the blog I
posted at http://edmontonbuye.blogspot.ca
Perhaps in another 20 years we won't mention a bishop gender.
alan
Yes, I am indeed surrounded by women. I'm the only male in an office
of 6 people. Most days I don't really think about that. The people I
work with are committed, competent and congenial. We get on well, and
it's a lovely office to work in.
I remember 20 years ago participating in a service at a clergy
conference at which Barbara Harris preached. Some of my then
colleagues refused to receive communion that day. Today, of course,
no-one was hesitating to receive communion.
So I've seen a big change in my brief time in ministry. Women priests
are much less conspicuous because of their gender. Women bishops are
still a bit of a novelty in some quarters, but certainly very much
accepted across our church.
It was interesting a few weeks ago when I participated in a
conference of the Ecclesiastical Law Society in Birmingham. I was the
only person there who works under a woman bishop, given that the
Church of England isn't there yet. I had a few interesting
conversations as a result. People were intrigued and excited about
the possibility in the main. In one conversation with a newly-
ordained woman, I mentioned "Bishop Jane" and she interrupted with
glowing eyes saying "that sounds so good!"
Interesting, too, was the reaction last September when I accompanied
my bishop on a visit to our companion diocese of Buye in Burundi. The
people there welcomed Bishop Jane with great warmth. At a
confirmation service, the candidates surged forward to be confirmed
by Jane. There might have been a sense of novelty for them, as they
had never seen a woman bishop before, but the novelty was expressed
as excitement. You can see some photos of the trip on the blog I
posted at http://edmontonbuye.blogspot.ca
Perhaps in another 20 years we won't mention a bishop gender.
alan
Lance Woodruff
May 17, 2013, 10:08:25 PM5/17/13
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Dear Alan, Jean, Mary and others,
I want to thank you all for your comments. I want to reaffirm my appreciation for Canadian Anglican perspectives--across a wide spectrum--and my own attention as an American fellow traveler with the group. Together with Anglican Franciscans (Ang-Fran) you all have been my ongoing community and spiritual support system.
My wife Corina and I visited the New York/United Nations office of Franciscans International in 1999, and I have since been formally 'noviced' in the Australian province of TSSF. So while I remain one of the few Anglicans in Thailand (less than 100), and fewer Anglican Franciscans here (the sole Anglican Franciscan), I have been visited by nearly 10 Anglican Franciscans and have everything to celebrate.
I am 'enrolled', as it were, in Facebook and LinkedIn, but I believe the focused intentionality of community and discourse that we find in our email exchanges, theologically and politically responsible, is far different than the social media that seems to be an unending flow of 'stuff'.
As an Anglican Franciscan based in Bangkok, I remain deeply appreciative of the real people Canadian Anglican list. I will try to remain attentive, and contribute.
Alan's blog is wonderful. I appreciate the comment (and photo of) on "the puff of white smoke above Lambeth Palace that will indicate the burning of the Covenant, and the declaration from the balcony: Non habemus pactum."
Friends, I am planning my first trip to North America since 2000 for July-August. It looks like I will be in San Francisco, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and New York.
I have been invited to continue working full time for Thai state media for a ninth year.
Peace and all good,
Lance
Regina Berens
May 18, 2013, 1:39:24 AM5/18/13
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It never occurred to me that this group might have migrated to FB; I love FaceBook but my presence there is pretty vanilla. My FB friends are on a huge spectrum: devout RCs, non-religious, former colleagues in India, partners in same-sex relationships- obviously we all hold various views in conflict with each other and I prefer not to get into controversial discussions. Mostly I post on travels (we're in Paris right now) and my occasional sprint triathlon or 5k.
Life has been good to us; I did realize about a year ago that I was bored and under-utilized at my job and couldn't find a new job within the company. So, at age 59, I used my contacts and found a new job- same area, great company, mentoring a team of very smart young women. I'll teach them what I know and get out of their way in 5 years.
I also acquired a lovely daughter-in-law last month! That went in FaceBook, too.
Regina Berens
Mary Mainwaring
May 18, 2013, 11:22:49 AM5/18/13
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Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary for our church, so we’ll be celebrating
(probably in the rain).
1963 was a good year when many things opened up for many people.
What were you doing in 1963?
I graduated from university then, and began my work as an educator.
Mary.
Jean Koning
May 18, 2013, 12:11:37 PM5/18/13
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Many thanks for this, Alan. Yes, this has indeed been an historic time in
the life of the ACC - and I dare to think that when we look back, we will
see that women moving into the priestly side of the Church will be noted as
a pivotal moment. Interesting also, though, to think that that happens and
then our numbers decrease - I wonder what that means? I would like to think
that ordained women will be the means whereby the Church moves into the
future with renewed vigour - however that will manifest itself.
And thanks too for that delightful visit to Africa - I found it beautiful in
every way!
the life of the ACC - and I dare to think that when we look back, we will
see that women moving into the priestly side of the Church will be noted as
a pivotal moment. Interesting also, though, to think that that happens and
then our numbers decrease - I wonder what that means? I would like to think
that ordained women will be the means whereby the Church moves into the
future with renewed vigour - however that will manifest itself.
And thanks too for that delightful visit to Africa - I found it beautiful in
every way!
Maloney, Linda M
May 18, 2013, 1:53:26 PM5/18/13
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Hmmm, 1963. My second child turned two in August, and I was back in pursuit of my B.A. at St. Louis University. In November, my oldest child had her fourth birthday just two days after JFK was assassinated. We had to cancel the planned party; I took her and her best friend to the zoo instead. I remember it was cold and wet for a stretch of days about then, and I thought that if only it had been as rainy in Dallas as it was in the St. Louis area, the top would have been up on the car and the whole thing would not have happened.
Linda+
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From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Mary Mainwaring [ma...@MHN.ORG]
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:22 AM
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary for our church, so we�ll be celebrating (probably in the rain).
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
From: Shirley Ganton
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:17 AM
To: javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cana...@canang.ca');
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
I agree with you Mary facebook is not a fun place too many garbag messages come with it and even friends and family send game requests . I just do not have time for that stuff. I also have missed the canag gang I hope they will drop in and let us know what roads they are travelling. I have just taken on the Regional Director position for The Order of Saint Luke my region covers BC NWTand Yukon. This is a healing ministry and I leave early June to go to the North American Conference then in October I will be off to NZ and Aus for another OSL Conference and visit some relatives . Peace sg
I don�t find Facebook to be anything like Canang used to be...
Mary.
Linda+
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From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of Mary Mainwaring [ma...@MHN.ORG]
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 11:22 AM
Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary for our church, so we�ll be celebrating (probably in the rain).
1963 was a good year when many things opened up for many people.
What were you doing in 1963?
I graduated from university then, and began my work as an educator.
Mary.
What were you doing in 1963?
I graduated from university then, and began my work as an educator.
Mary.
From: Regina Berens<mailto:berens...@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:39 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca<mailto:cana...@canang.ca>
Subject: Re: canang-l Re: Hello!
It never occurred to me that this group might have migrated to FB; I love FaceBook but my presence there is pretty vanilla. My FB friends are on a huge spectrum: devout RCs, non-religious, former colleagues in India, partners in same-sex relationships- obviously we all hold various views in conflict with each other and I prefer not to get into controversial discussions. Mostly I post on travels (we're in Paris right now) and my occasional sprint triathlon or 5k.
Life has been good to us; I did realize about a year ago that I was bored and under-utilized at my job and couldn't find a new job within the company. So, at age 59, I used my contacts and found a new job- same area, great company, mentoring a team of very smart young women. I'll teach them what I know and get out of their way in 5 years.
I also acquired a lovely daughter-in-law last month! That went in FaceBook, too.
Regina Berens
On Friday, May 17, 2013, Jean Koning wrote:
And I agree with Mary and Shirley � for all the reasons mentioned! Safe travels, Shirley, and happy homecoming.
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:39 AM
To: cana...@canang.ca<mailto:cana...@canang.ca>
Subject: Re: canang-l Re: Hello!
It never occurred to me that this group might have migrated to FB; I love FaceBook but my presence there is pretty vanilla. My FB friends are on a huge spectrum: devout RCs, non-religious, former colleagues in India, partners in same-sex relationships- obviously we all hold various views in conflict with each other and I prefer not to get into controversial discussions. Mostly I post on travels (we're in Paris right now) and my occasional sprint triathlon or 5k.
Life has been good to us; I did realize about a year ago that I was bored and under-utilized at my job and couldn't find a new job within the company. So, at age 59, I used my contacts and found a new job- same area, great company, mentoring a team of very smart young women. I'll teach them what I know and get out of their way in 5 years.
I also acquired a lovely daughter-in-law last month! That went in FaceBook, too.
Regina Berens
On Friday, May 17, 2013, Jean Koning wrote:
Jean.
Jean Koning
Peterborough ON
705-743-2270
http://koningskomments.blogspot.com
"I am a Treaty person"
From: Shirley Ganton
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 11:17 AM
To: javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cana...@canang.ca');
Subject: RE: canang-l Re: Hello!
I agree with you Mary facebook is not a fun place too many garbag messages come with it and even friends and family send game requests . I just do not have time for that stuff. I also have missed the canag gang I hope they will drop in and let us know what roads they are travelling. I have just taken on the Regional Director position for The Order of Saint Luke my region covers BC NWTand Yukon. This is a healing ministry and I leave early June to go to the North American Conference then in October I will be off to NZ and Aus for another OSL Conference and visit some relatives . Peace sg
Mary.
Shirley Ganton
May 18, 2013, 3:27:06 PM5/18/13
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Bruce and I were preparing for marriage we got engaged in July married the following april 4 next year will be 50 years. He was repairing tvs and antennas I was working in a rest home .Peace3sg
KEN KUHL
May 18, 2013, 7:41:50 PM5/18/13
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1963?
I was born that year on Feb 1.
50
years later I am alive and well and residing in London, Ontario. My
employment and living situations are unchanged since Canang went more
or less dormant; however, 2012 was a year of religious discernment
and transition during which I left the Anglican church. So that
explains why my Canang participation tailed off last year.
Basically
I was squirming in my pew at the progressive Anglican parish where I
had been for several years. Found myself muttering under my breath
often at sermon time because the rector's preaching consistently
confused the theological categories of Law and Gospel. But of course
it was an Anglican parish, so I could hardly complain that its social
gospel ethos did not conform to the Lutheran Book of Concord!
At
the same time, my views on spiritual practice were evolving as I
observed clients in my professional life – native Canadians –
benefit immensely from reconnecting with their ancestral traditions.
I realized that, although the Creator probably doesn't really much
care about picayune details of ritual practice, it's nevertheless
rather important to do things “correctly” for Oneida children
according to Oneida culture, and for Chippewa kids according Chippewa
culture. Applying that argument to my own situation helped explain
the visceral discomfort that I had with certain progressive Anglican
practices which just seemed “wrong” to me, in particular open
table communion for non-baptized people and babies.
Those
who've followed my Canang posts are probably aware that I've also
grown increasingly uncomfortable with Anglican ecclesiology over
the years. I do still believe that episcopal and congregational
systems are both valid, but over the past decade I've found myself
appalled (repeatedly) by the naked application of institutional power
against congregations by dioceses through civil litigation. Valid or
not, it stinks in my nose.
After
a period of church shopping, I landed at a local congregation that's affiliated
with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC), Redeemer on Wellington
Ken
Kuhl
London, ON
Lance Woodruff
May 18, 2013, 7:57:11 PM5/18/13
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In 1963 as a 20-year-old American from Minnesota en route to Africa I was introduced to 'the winds of change' in a lecture at No.8 Downing Street with 10 other American students and our professor. A week later. in Dar es Salaam, we were taken under the wing of Eduardo Mondlane of the Mozambique Liberation Front and were introduced to the executive committee of the African National Congress, which had taken refuge there. I went to Kenya and Uganda, and my best friendm a youth Ugandan named Isaac Kayondo, had his future cut short by Idi Amin. It was a summer of Zimbabwe, the Rhodesia independence movements ZANU and ZAPU, and going overnight by sea to Zanzibar, covering its elections, and at the time of the Kennedy assassination, getting my first international article published on the Zanzibar elections in African nationalist Central African Parade magazine in Salisbury. I completed my thesis on The Asians of East Africa for the University of Minnesota, and later, was drafted by the US Army, but an American churches representative I met at the University of Toronto helped me avoid military service. Into of going to Vietnam for one year with the Army, I went for two, for American and Canadian churches. Thanks be to God.
Val & John Fizzell
May 18, 2013, 11:21:44 PM5/18/13
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Dear Mary,
I hope the celebrations and
memories are sweet.
Had to think for a moment where I was in 1963!
Had to think for a moment where I was in 1963!
Was nursing in the Northern Territory
[Australia] on a CMS mission.
Blessings,
Val
----- Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary for our church, so we’ll be celebrating (probably in the rain).
Maloney, Linda M
May 19, 2013, 3:18:03 PM5/19/13
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Ah well, we're still in full communion!
Linda+
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From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of KEN KUHL [ken...@ROGERS.COM]
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:41 PM
Linda+
________________________________________
From: owner-c...@canang.ca [owner-c...@canang.ca] on behalf of KEN KUHL [ken...@ROGERS.COM]
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 7:41 PM
1963? I was born that year on Feb 1.
50 years later I am alive and well and residing in London, Ontario. My employment and living situations are unchanged since Canang went more or less dormant; however, 2012 was a year of religious discernment and transition during which I left the Anglican church. So that explains why my Canang participation tailed off last year.
Basically I was squirming in my pew at the progressive Anglican parish where I had been for several years. Found myself muttering under my breath often at sermon time because the rector's preaching consistently confused the theological categories of Law and Gospel. But of course it was an Anglican parish, so I could hardly complain that its social gospel ethos did not conform to the Lutheran Book of Concord!
At the same time, my views on spiritual practice were evolving as I observed clients in my professional life � native Canadians � benefit immensely from reconnecting with their ancestral traditions. I realized that, although the Creator probably doesn't really much care about picayune details of ritual practice, it's nevertheless rather important to do things �correctly� for Oneida children according to Oneida culture, and for Chippewa kids according Chippewa culture. Applying that argument to my own situation helped explain the visceral discomfort that I had with certain progressive Anglican practices which just seemed �wrong� to me, in particular open table communion for non-baptized people and babies.
50 years later I am alive and well and residing in London, Ontario. My employment and living situations are unchanged since Canang went more or less dormant; however, 2012 was a year of religious discernment and transition during which I left the Anglican church. So that explains why my Canang participation tailed off last year.
Basically I was squirming in my pew at the progressive Anglican parish where I had been for several years. Found myself muttering under my breath often at sermon time because the rector's preaching consistently confused the theological categories of Law and Gospel. But of course it was an Anglican parish, so I could hardly complain that its social gospel ethos did not conform to the Lutheran Book of Concord!
Jean Koning
May 20, 2013, 7:16:31 PM5/20/13
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What fun to read of your activities in the year 1963! I had to check
back to copies of the annual Christmas letter I began writing in 1962, to find
that ‘63 was a reasonably quiet, uneventful year for our family, as it
happens. Tony and I were living in Huntsville, Ontario, where Tony had an
accounting practice, our kids were 13, 10 and 6, all doing well at school, and I
was busy with (Anglican) church and community volunteer work. In general, I look
back on that year as a happy, reasonably contented time in our family life,
which perhaps helped to prepare us for the oft-times tumultuous years that were
to follow.
Good to hear from all of you after such a long time of silence!
Blessings,
Jean.
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