Rev Mibi

Friday, April 23, 2010

Home again, home again ,jiggedy jig.

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Back from the fabulous RGBP BE3 Cruise. A delight in every way, with new friends, new ideas, some great rest and relaxation and a bottle eac...
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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Preparation of the Soil

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I'm headed out tomorrow morning to go on the RevGals Big Event, a cruise from Miami to the Bahamas, with lectures by the wonderful Rev N...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Pack Your Bags Friday Five

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A great Friday Five from Songbird: "I'm preparing to pack my bags for the Big Event Three , and as I gather what I need I'...
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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Farewells

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Last night was another in our list of good-bye events. Folks from my sponsoring parish, the place where PH and I met and were married, gathe...
Friday, April 09, 2010

RevGals Friday Five: On the Road Again

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A fun Friday Five from Sophia today : "My family is heading out to my husband's parents for the weekend later today. They would h...
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Wednesday, April 07, 2010

Midweek eek

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The endless list of things to do continues. Not a bad thing, just, well, endless. I had a great meeting this morning with the new interim vi...
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Monday, April 05, 2010

Monday Morning List

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Easter Monday, and I am now officially in-between jobs. That doesn't mean I get much rest, although I did get to sleep in until (hold on...
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Sunday, April 04, 2010

Sermon for Easter Sunday Luke 21:1-12 "Seeing What is Within"

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We human beings think we know how things work. We make assumptions. We think we know what to expect when we examine something more closely, ...
Thursday, April 01, 2010

Homily for Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2010: John 13:1-17, 31b-35 “Get Down on Your Knees”

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It is an uncomfortable thing to get down on your knees and wash somebody’s feet. First of all, there’s the posture. You’re down on your hand...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010

One Foot in Front of the Other

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Yes, it is the holiest week of the church year. It is also the busiest. I've talked about the challenge of all the bulletins before, so ...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010

(zzzzzzzzz)

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We had a great Palm Sunday service at Saint Middle School today. New altar frontal and lectern parament in oxblood with palms attached. Lots...

Reflection on the Passion: Sunday, March 28, 2010 : “How Glory Goes”

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There’s a wonderful song from a rather obscure musical called “How Glory Goes.” It’s a reflection on what heaven will be like, and how l...
Friday, March 26, 2010

Because Jesus Is Big Enough to Have a Sense of Humor...

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I do believe he would enjoy this . TOH to the brilliant Eugene Cho, who created this .
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

All in all,

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...not as crazy a day today as it has been on other ways recently. Momentary rant: two people at St Middle School were quite insistent that ...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Monday Morning Lists Beyond Lists

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In theory, at least, this is my day off. From a practical standpoint, this is not so. Have to drop PH off at work since his car is in the sh...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Today's Sermon: John 12:1-8 “The Wheel Turns”

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His sister stood at the window of the pharmacy, nervously tapping her foot. She was waiting, yet again, to hear the number. The cost. Ho...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Yes, I've been busy...

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Sorry I've been a bad blogger lately. Too much to do, not enough time to do it in. So the bullet-point version of my life right now is a...
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

House Adventures

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Yesterday was a very long day. A parishioner was having surgery, so I drove 40 miles out to the hospital by Saint Middle School to "pra...
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Today’s Sermon: Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 ”Advice”

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The Galilee Post, March 14, 33 Style Section, C3, Carolyn benWax Advice Column Adapted from a recent online discussion: Dear Carolyn: My fat...
Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Hump Day

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Normally, I go out to Saint Middle School on Wednesdays, but today will be different - I did office hours there yesterday, and will be there...
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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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