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A story…

Bp Michael shared with me a story of a time (in the 80s) when he was rector of a Church in Las Vegas. That Lent, the local Roman Church was undergoing construction work and the congregation was using the Episcopal sanctuary. Also, the local Orthodox congregation – whose priest was later Bp Nikolai of Alaska – was using the Episcopal sanctuary (as their church was being built).

In the Tabernacle over the Episcopal Altar that Lent were three ciboria: the Episcopal one, the Roman one and the one containing the Pre-sanctified Gifts for the Orthodox community.

I’m not sure which image I find more striking: that Jesus was so present or that his people were so divided.

Huw blogged this on May 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Category: church geekery, orthoparadoxy
Discussion: You came too late to this party
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3 comments to A story…

  • Fr. Peter Preble
    May 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 am

    This is a nice story but a sad one at the same time. Why is it we can share the same worship space and tabernacle but we cannot share communion? Ahhhh politics…

  • Monk-in-Training
    May 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Yes, divided, but looking toward the future, can you have imagined even sharing the same worship space in the past? Bit by Bit, the Spirit is drawing us together, kicking and screaming – or so I think. :)

  • Huw
    May 3rd, 2008 at 9:22 am

    Well… that *was* the past. I can’t imagine this happening now (for any number of reasons). But I do find this hopeful: that two of the three Clergy are now Bishops.