A Great Song Anytime But Sunday In Particular

How Do YOU Thank Archbishop Venables?!

This is straight (no giggles please) out of the Anglican dicoese of San Joaquin Tuesday Flyer. REally cannot make this stuff up.

HOW DO WE THANK ARCHBISHOP VENABLES & THE SOUTHERN CONE?:

At the suggestion of members of the Diocesan Council, Bishop Schofield has now declared July 12th and/or July 17th as dates to receive Special Offerings as tangible gifts from our members for the support and encouragement of our Diocese by the Province of the Southern Cone. Please make your checks out to your local Church or the Diocese of San Joaquin with the memo line to read “Gift for Bp. Venables.” We ask that the funds be forwarded to Debbie Roberts. This will make a single money transfer possible. Thank you for your faithfulness in demonstrating your gratitude to this great Christian leader and his generous Province.

Now it is YOUR turn to thank Archbishop Venables. Please follow the blog rules.

Time To Rock and Roll!

I announced to my grandson that Padre Mickey's Dance party would be back this Friday Night and this true "headbanger" went for the gold. He has clear missed the music and is more than anxious to get back to it.

Incidentally the device in the background may look like a scooter but it is in reality a small three wheeled motorcycle that this young man brings out on "cruise nights".

I Ain't Afraid

Words and music by Holly Near

I ain't afraid of your Yahweh

I ain't afraid of your Allah

I ain't afraid of your Jesus

I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

I ain't afraid of your churches

I ain't afraid of your temples

I ain't afraid of your praying

I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Rise up to your higher power

Free up from fear, it will devour you

Watch out for the ego of the hour

The ones who say they know it

Are the ones who will impose it on you

I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

I ain't afraid of your churches
I ain't afraid of your temples
I ain't afraid of your praying
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Rise up, and see /find/ know/ hear a higher story

Free up from the gods of war and glory

Watch out for the threats of purgatory

The spirit of the wind won’t make a killing off of sin and satan

I ain't afraid of your Bible

I ain't afraid of your Torah

I ain't afraid of your Koran

Dont let the letter of the law

Obsure the spirit of the your love--it's killing us

I ain't afraid of your Yahweh
I ain't afraid of your Allah
I ain't afraid of your Jesus
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

I ain't afraid of your churches
I ain't afraid of your temples
I ain't afraid of your praying
I'm afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Money

Culture

Choices

I’m afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Sunday

Spirit

Teachers

I’m afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Sabbath

Borders

Dances

I’m afraid of what you do in the name of your God double

Children

Music

Stories

I’m afraid of what you do in the name of your God

Rise up to your higher power

Free up

Rise up to your higher power

Free up

Let's try to be highly evolved

And now, it is time to listen. Click thelink.

I Ain't Afraid"

Taking a Break

We're not closing down Real Anglicans, but without a doubt, everyone is taking a break. I think that's what's happening, anyway. I haven't closed any posts to comments, but I think all new posts will be over at Off Topic Allowed for a while (link at left.)

Can You Hear That? It Is The Sound of My Dissertation Chair

Adios!

This is my last post. I have, for so long, been trying to finish my doctoral dissertation for my Ed Leadership doctorate. Yes, hard to believe but I am a candidate in the neighborhood of what is called ABD. I have wandered too long and too far afield and I must get back to my roots. It has been a fun ride (for the most part) and I will say that if I have hurt any one, I am deeply sorry. I seek truth and transparency and nothing more. If anyone was hurt in that process, I sincerely apologize. That is all I will say about that.

My thanks to Lynn and Father Scott, these are really good people. To Mp and Mimi and IT (and BP) and James and Dahveed and Padre Mickey and Father Mark and those that have followed this blog and the rest you are all good friends and I wish you nothing but continued success. And cany -- keep up the good fight, someone has to.

A special note to Leonardo, do you remember when? If I haven't ever said you were right and I was wrong guess what --- you were right and I was wrong! I wish to meet you someday -- face to face.

To Father Jake -- thank you and you were right -- this is toxic.

See you all in church!

As they say Now you see me and now you

Fred Schwartz

Donald Rumsfeld's Exit Strategy OR Is it Raining?

I am sure everyone remembers Donald Rumsfeld.  Ex-Secretary of War Defense.  Remember the brilliant exit strategy he held for getting out of Iraq?  Well, I am growing convinced that I Mr. Rumsfeld went to work for 815.  He is fast asleep at work in a secret bunker beneath the Cathedral, probably in one of the catacombs. There he is plotting the exit strategy for the Episcopal Church for the diocese of San Joaquin, Quincy, Pittsburgh and Fort Worth.  I was told however that he was captured by Mr. Dick Cheney, currently hired as a consultant interrogator for Pete Akinola and Greg Venables.  He has been water boarded until such time as he (Mr. Rumsfeld) gave up the necessary intelligence to discover the real plan for bringing back those parishes and missions that absconded with the family jewels.  The secret plan developed by the effervescent TEC higher-ups is : 

Lets pee in the ear of the laity and tell them it is raining! The Archbishop of Canterbury was interviewed when this information came to light and was quoted as saying"Brilliant! Just Brilliant".  Of course he was drinking a Guinness at the time.  The Presiding Bishop, standing on the deck of her aircraft cathedral, was quoted as saying, "Mission accomplished!".  

That is correct.  Here is the latest.  The diocese of San Joaquin has decided to bring the first parish back from the dead brink of conealonialism and not only celebrate the return but kill off the local parish that has stood by the Episcopal Church during the dark days when there was no bishop, there was no presence, there was nothing but evil bearing down on this Godly and Christian family.  That bears repeating, this parish is slated for destruction (pick as many as apply) because:

1, It owes money;

2, It is a stones throw from the church coming back and has picked up some "heavy hitters" from St. Paul's that may go back;

3, St. Paul's is a "big church" with a grand location;

4, St. Paul's has a continuing day care;

4, the Bishop has decided to take up "temporary" residence there;

5, the Bishop does not understand nor appreciate the trauma this parish has been through;

6, it is easy to do;

7, it requires no thinking;

8, all the above. 

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is good to know we won!  Whoop de flippin' do! 

By the way, as part of the prisoner exchange we got Rumsfeld back in exchange for a processional cross and a player from Colorado Springs to be named later.  Rumsfeld has since gone to work for the Catholic Church and was last seen in the catacombs of Rome.