Rev Mibi

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Sermon for Sunday, April 26, 2015 Celebration of New Ministry of the Rev. Sara-Scott Wingo, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Brook Hill John 10:11-18 “A Different Shepherd”

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This is Good Shepherd Sunday, when we focus on how lovingly and faithfully Jesus is our Good Shepherd. He cares for us, guides us, leads us...
Saturday, April 04, 2015

Sermon for the Easter Vigil April 4, 2015 Ezekiel 34-1-17

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Crypt of Santa Maria Della Concezione, a Capuchin Franciscan church in Rome. All decorations are constructed from the disinterred bones o...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

New Rector Boot Camp - What Does It Need?

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I've been recommending Bob Harris's new book "Entering Wonderland: A Toolkit for Pastors New to a Church " to some priests...
Monday, December 15, 2014

Sermon for Sunday, December 7, 2014 Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8 “Make Straight the Way for…Whom?”

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I am Director of Transition Ministry for the Diocese of Virginia and it is my delight to be here with you today, bringing greetings form ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Questions du jour for clergy friends

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What were the big surprises you had when you accepted a call? Were there things that congregations said that they wanted that they didn...
Sunday, November 02, 2014

Ch-ch-ch-changes Ch-ch-ch-churches

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Part of this new position at the diocese is the odd condition of having no church home. I left my parish behind when I left my call as rec...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Been a while since I've posted anything...

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I began a new position - assisting parishes and clergy in transition - at my diocese on October 1st. My own transition is serving as an obje...
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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Sermon for Sunday, September 28, 2014 Philippians 2:1-13 “God at Work”

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“ My beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvat...
Saturday, September 20, 2014

Sermon for Sunday, September 21, 2014 Exodus 16:2-15, Matthew 20:1-16 “You Get What You Need”

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This week a nice young man rang my doorbell, advertising a food delivery service called Relay Foods. You go online and list what yo...
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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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