Celebrant: Owa
Allen October 31st, 2004
Group: Owa
Celebrant: Taygoo
Group: Taygoo
Celebrant: Siam
Group: Siam
(now repeat faster and faster)
As a converted Epsicopalian, I read Strange Episcopalians with a sense of bemusement and shame.
According to Christianity Today, the Women’s Ministries is promoting a pagan rite worshiping the Mother Goddess:
The plate of raisin cakes is raised and a woman says,
“Mother God, our ancient sisters called you Queen of Heaven and baked these cakes in your honor in defiance of their brothers and husbands who would not see your feminine face. We offer you these cakes, made with our own hands; filled with the grain of life—scattered and gathered into one loaf, then broken and shared among many. We offer these cakes and enjoy them too. They are rich with the sweetness of fruit, fertile with the ripeness of grain, sweetened with the power of love. May we also be signs of your love and abundance.”
The plate is passed and each woman takes and eats a cake.
The rite has since been taken down with this response offered as to why. They were apparently delighted with the response the page raised (snort!), but have since taken it down because of copyright issues. They then defend themselves with these words:
The resources listed on our website are not approved liturgies of the Episcopal Church. These liturgies are intended to spark dialogue, study, conversation and ponderings around women and our liturgical tradition. There is quite a difference in presenting resources for people’s interest and enlightenment and promoting resources as official claims of the Episcopal Church. Only General Convention has this authority.
Ah, yes. These aren’t approved liturgies so it doesn’t really count. And besides, we were just promoting dialogue. Yeah, that’s it. We just wanted for everyone to discuss this further.
How’s this for further discussion? Your hands were caught in the cookie jar and you hope to make light of it.
While I love the Episcopal Church in detail (individual priests and churches in Oklahoma), I truly, strongly feel that the National Church is staffed by a bunch of apostate loons. I fully expect the world Anglican community to break with the English and American branches within 10 years.
Just a closing note: I have heard from my mother-in-law that she has served on boards where some members were concerned that we had too much “Jesus” in our liturgy and programs.
The Episcoal Church used to be seen as Catholic Lite. Sometimes I think we are changing into Univeralist Unitarians with high rites.
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