Rev Mibi

Monday, June 30, 2008

Lambeth Awaits

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After listening to an ordination sermon where the bishop opined that those entering the priesthood were not really shepherds, but in fact sh...

A Prayer In This Season

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From the incomparable John O'Donohue's To Bless the Space Between Us (New York: Doubleday. 2008) : For Citizenship In these times w...

Random Dots of Monday

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I've made an initial stab (or poke) at the next sermon in my queue: Matt 10:1-7. Go do good stuff and preach and share the good news, bu...
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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Today's Sermon: Gen. 22:1-14

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There are moments in our life that are so shocking, so horrific, that we feel we are propelled out of normal time and space and into a world...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Vestry Meetings

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How is it we can spend thirty minutes tussling over the meaning of the words "Outreach" and Mission" and we can't get peo...
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Last Sunday's Sermon on Genesis 21: 8-21

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We’ve traveled with Abraham from his initial covenant conversation with the one true God, to the birth of Isaac. Quite a journey. But a funn...
Monday, June 23, 2008

Sermon Process

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The first draft of this coming Sunday's sermon on the binding of Isaac is done. This is my pathology - maybe I think subconsciously that...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Aftermath

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This morning, PH and brother-in-law and sister-in-law and I went through the ton of stuff in their van, the official follow vehicle for the ...
Friday, June 20, 2008

They're Home!

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PH and the team crossed the finish line in Annapolis after pedaling 3015 miles across the country at 8:30 this morning. They looked remarkab...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Team 2600 Update

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PH and the team have crossed into Maryland from West Virginia, the state with the most brutal climbs. The new anticipated arrival time is so...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Work

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I've been busy setting up a lay pastoral care ministry here at St Diverse. I've got the Lay Eucharistic Ministers trained and licens...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Yay!

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PH and the team have passed the halfway point in their Race Across America. 1500 miles down, 1515 to go. Hoping they'll get in to Annapo...

Today's Sermon: Pentecost 5, Genesis18: 1-15, 21:1-7

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Last week, Father David started our series on the story of Abraham, who is revered as the father of three faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Saturday Stuff

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PH and the team will hit the 1000 mile mark very soon, putting them 1/3 of the way through the race. Everyone seems to be holding up well. T...
Friday, June 13, 2008

If It's Friday, It Must Be Utah

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PH and the team just made it across Arizona, and are now in Utah. 650 miles down, 2365 to go. Wild and crazy guys! They had a breakdown with...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Random Dots of Thursday

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Alone in the church office, since rector and wife (the church admin) are away today. An odd sensation! PH and the team are into Arizona, hav...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Sum, Sum, Summertime

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Yes, it's hot here in Your Nation's Capitol. Once again, we should have heat indexes over 110. I've got on my coolest flax linen...
Friday, June 06, 2008

Random Dots of Day Off

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an early-morning walk relatively pain-free Physical Therapy new Croc sandals pedicure (couldn't have one without the other) a little fun...
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Alone

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PH left for the Race Across America yesterday morning. His brother had driven down from Steeltown to retrieve him and the two tons of assort...
Sunday, June 01, 2008

Today's Sermon: Noah and the Flood, a Love Story

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Pentecost 3, Year A Gen 6: 9-22; 7:24; 8: 14-19 (Noah and the Flood) Romans 1: 16-17; 3:22b-31 Matt 7:21-29 You probably wouldn’t believe me...
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mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpe
Richmond, VA, United States
A second (actually fifth) career Episcopal priest, I am serving as Director of Transition Ministry in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. I help parishes find priests and priests find new calls.How did a RC convent girl with a Teamster shop-steward dad end up here? Married to Pastoral Husband, AKA PH, an ordained minister and full-time pastoral counselor. Three kids from the prior marriage: Strong Opinions, artistic 30 y.o. girl trying on the world for size, Stonemason, 32 y.o. guy working with his hands in the North Country, Litigator, highly verbal 34 y.o. with aspirations to be the next Michael Moore. Two stepsons, 4 step grandkids, a cat. Way too many books.Well, there are never too many books...
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