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Letters from 26 April to 2 May 2010

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Gaiters: Hélas, non

In reading your latest epistolary endeavoR, I noted that it was once again a Bad Year for gaiters. Nary a one was seen in public, to my knowledge.

Some day I shall procure a pair, and remedy this grave manquement to episcopal vestimentary practice.

Yours ever,
Pierre Whalon

PS: Please note that the Convocation is now "Episcopal" not "American" Churches in Europe. General Convention authorized this change, which the large numbers of non-Americans in our churches initiated.

Bishop Pierre Whalon
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Paris, FRANCE
bishop@tec-europe.org
26 April 2010

Latitude, longitude, attitude

Just a truly banal comment on the recent meeting of the 'Global South' group in Singapore: Singapore is in the Northern Hemisphere.

Peter Winterble
St. Michael and All Angels
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA
peter@winterble.com
27 April 2010

Are you a youth leader? Make a friend!

I am Jameel Khader FROM Zababdeh, Palestine fram the St Matthew's Episcopal (Anglican) Church.

I am the leader for the youth in this church, we want to make the communication with the other youth in other churches in other countries and know the other youth and form relationships with you. My email address is below.

jameel nader jameel khader
St. Matthew's Episcopal (Anglican) Church – Zababdeh
Zababdeh, PALESTINE
jamool1988@hotmail.com
30 April 2010

A hunka hunka burnin' alb

We received a private email asking about our animus towards cassock-albs (cassocks-alb?), noted in last week's letter. We declare them a most inelegant and ungainly liturgical vestment, a combination of a bathrobe and a shower curtain. We've never seen a person looks seemly in one. There are hospital gowns more attractive.

 

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