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Please join me in prayers for The Episcopal Church’s new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, as he is installed on this All Saint’s Day at the Washington National Cathedral. Grand and glorious liturgy live-streamed to all the faithful.

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ComplineSanFran said:
Please join me in prayers for The Episcopal Church’s new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, as he is installed on this All Saint’s Day at the Washington National Cathedral. Grand and glorious liturgy live-streamed to all the faithful.

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Bishop Curry is a very passionate oarator. His calls for social justice and racial understanding through Christ are very moving.
 
Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
Please join me in prayers for The Episcopal Church’s new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, as he is installed on this All Saint’s Day at the Washington National Cathedral. Grand and glorious liturgy live-streamed to all the faithful.

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ComplineSanFran,
I know very little about Bishop Curry. What is you expectation of him? Will he continue on the decidedly liberal track, or do you see a chance of a return to more traditional, orthodox practices and teachings?

Jon
 
JonNC said:
ComplineSanFran,
I know very little about Bishop Curry. What is you expectation of him? Will he continue on the decidedly liberal track, or do you see a chance of a return to more traditional, orthodox practices and teachings?

Jon
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JonNC said:
ComplineSanFran,
I know very little about Bishop Curry. What is you expectation of him? Will he continue on the decidedly liberal track, or do you see a chance of a return to more traditional, orthodox practices and teachings?

Jon
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Jon,

I don’t know Bishop Curry personally, and I am not in his Diocese, but I have heard him preach on many occasions. He is one powerhouse of a preacher. Bring all that wonderful black Baptist rhetoric and mix it with good Anglican theology, and you have Michael Curry. He is very charismatic, to say the least.

I don’t know how he leads as a Bishop. And now as Primate, it will be of great interest to see him in an International setting, where there is discord.

You ask about whether he will lead as liberal or more traditional. I honestly don’t believe he thinks in those terms. He sees the need for reconciliation within the body of Christ, whether that be between races and cultures, or of class, or of spiritual practice and belief. He is certainly a man of action, but with great respect for the inclusion of all. His priority, I am certain, will be to open the doors of the Church so that everyone is invited to know and love Jesus.

My guess is that he doesn’t take a lot of nonsense from people. You either put Jesus first or, well, you work on putting Jesus first.

I just watched an excellent interview that Religion & Ethics did with him. Perhaps you can get a bit of his personality from that.

pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/10/26/october-30-2015-new-episcopal-presiding-bishop-michael-curry/27619/

Jon, he’s traditional in that the bottom line is Christ and the authority of the Church and Scriptures. He is liberal in that he is a black man who wants justice for the poor and marginalized. He will be good for the Episcopal Church and also for the Anglican Communion. I am excited to see his ministry unfold.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
Jon,

I don’t know Bishop Curry personally, and I am not in his Diocese, but I have heard him preach on many occasions. He is one powerhouse of a preacher. Bring all that wonderful black Baptist rhetoric and mix it with good Anglican theology, and you have Michael Curry. He is very charismatic, to say the least.

I don’t know how he leads as a Bishop. And now as Primate, it will be of great interest to see him in an International setting, where there is discord.

You ask about whether he will lead as liberal or more traditional. I honestly don’t believe he thinks in those terms. He sees the need for reconciliation within the body of Christ, whether that be between races and cultures, or of class, or of spiritual practice and belief. He is certainly a man of action, but with great respect for the inclusion of all. His priority, I am certain, will be to open the doors of the Church so that everyone is invited to know and love Jesus.

My guess is that he doesn’t take a lot of nonsense from people. You either put Jesus first or, well, you work on putting Jesus first.

I just watched an excellent interview that Religion & Ethics did with him. Perhaps you can get a bit of his personality from that.

pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2015/10/26/october-30-2015-new-episcopal-presiding-bishop-michael-curry/27619/

Jon, he’s traditional in that the bottom line is Christ and the authority of the Church and Scriptures. He is liberal in that he is a black man who wants justice for the poor and marginalized. He will be good for the Episcopal Church and also for the Anglican Communion. I am excited to see his ministry unfold.
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Thanks for sharing your opinion.

Mary.
 
When I was Episcopalian, he was my bishop. He is not orthodox, and my experience was that he has little respect or even tolerance for those who are.
 
JonNC said:
ComplineSanFran,
I know very little about Bishop Curry. What is you expectation of him? Will he continue on the decidedly liberal track, or do you see a chance of a return to more traditional, orthodox practices and teachings?

Jon
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He does seem to be supporter of the Episcopal Church’s moves to be more open (what I presume you term liberal), but he also seems to get at least one recommendation from a more traditionalist pastor as well. Bishop Curry seems to embrace the notion that if a parish wants to be more traditional then by all means do so. His focus is apparently on bringing as many people to Christ as he can with open arms.

religionnews.com/2015/11/01/presiding-bishop-michael-curry-urges-episcopalians-join-jesus-movement/

I pray he’s successful in doing so and I like what I saw out of his first sermon as Presiding Bishop. He might just be the balancing voice needed right now.
 
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Our Father Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
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For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

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Don_Ruggero said:
I am following this with great interest. He is certainly in my thoughts and prayers.

The bishop of the Catholic diocese of Raleigh had issued a nice statement upon the election of the new presiding bishop and I join him in his sentiments.

dioceseofraleigh.org/content/bishop-burbidge-congratulates-new-us-episcopal-bishop
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A very nice statement. Thank you for sharing it, Don Ruggero. I would imagine that he will do well with other leaders of faith communities. I saw that a Rabbi participated in the Liturgy this morning.
 
To everyone who replied, thanks. I’ll guess we will just have to wait and see.
May the Spirit bless our Episcopalian friends.

Jon
 
Very interesting mass, particularly putting the multicultural aspects of the church forward with the Spanish and Native American readings of the second reading and Gospel respectively as well as the musical traditions of various parishes around the country. Still partial to the choral renditions myself, but the Native American Alleluia was nice as was the gospel choir. And I said it before and will say it again, Curry is a very passionate orator who seems to really want to bring Christ to as many as he can. Overall it was very representative of what I’ve read about Curry put into practice. Obviously not a typical Episcopal mass as I’ve seen them by any stretch, nor do I suppose was it meant to be.
 
He spoke at my parish a few weeks back. He’s quite the exhuberant pastor – he sent the little voice recorder flying to the floor. I don’t know what his doctrinal or political stands are, but as a speaker he struck me as very good.
 
Potter said:
He spoke at my parish a few weeks back. He’s quite the exhuberant pastor – he sent the little voice recorder flying to the floor. I don’t know what his doctrinal or political stands are, but as a speaker he struck me as very good.
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What I’ve read on him so far seems to indicate that his very much concerned with gender and racial issues (and what I’ve heard from him so far backs that). He is also apparently very concerned with social justice issues dealing with the poor and marginalized. This seems to be a particular point of ministry for him based on his time as Bishop of North Carolina. He is a supporter of LBGT rights, though seemingly not as focused on it as his predecessor. He’s also being described in many places as a bridge builder who recognizes that not everyone will agree but rather than dividing he’d rather see people work together to “transform the world” through Christ despite their differences. Undoubtedly the “Jesus movement” that he spoke about at his election and at his installation.

He’s obviously not a strict doctrinal shepherd, but he’s clearly one who feels the gospel and wants to share it with as many as he can particularly those that are disadvantaged.
 
Padres1969 said:
What I’ve read on him so far seems to indicate that his very much concerned with gender and racial issues (and what I’ve heard from him so far backs that). He is also apparently very concerned with social justice issues dealing with the poor and marginalized. This seems to be a particular point of ministry for him based on his time as Bishop of North Carolina. He is a supporter of LBGT rights, though seemingly not as focused on it as his predecessor. He’s also being described in many places as a bridge builder who recognizes that not everyone will agree but rather than dividing he’d rather see people work together to “transform the world” through Christ despite their differences. Undoubtedly the “Jesus movement” that he spoke about at his election and at his installation.

He’s obviously not a strict doctrinal shepherd, but he’s clearly one who feels the gospel and wants to share it with as many as he can particularly those that are disadvantaged.
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I agree with everything you’ve said here. I am eager to see how he is in a leadership position - not to say his role as Diocesan Bishop was not leadership - but now he is in the international arena. His personality shines through his sermons and presentations, and he is certainly on fire for Jesus. I hope he is as powerful in managing a national church. I am sure he is going to try to move us forward. I am quite excited about him.
 
I pray he will be a good leader for the Episcopal church. They need one.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
Please join me in prayers for The Episcopal Church’s new Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, as he is installed on this All Saint’s Day at the Washington National Cathedral. Grand and glorious liturgy live-streamed to all the faithful.

cathedral.org
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I will pray he brings Episcopalians in the US back to the gospel.
 
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