07 January 2010

Doing the Happy Dance!

Fourth Year Seminarian Samuel Powell has been assigned to St. Paul's. I'm delighted not only to have a seminarian again, but to have SUCH a seminarian (and his wife!). Deo gratias!!!

12 comments:

Tim said...

Congrats! And God's blessing on not only you and your parish, but also for Mr. & Mrs. Powell!

Dan @ Necessary Roughness said...

Very cool! I look forward to meeting him in St. Louis. He's quite the helpful guy!

J.G.F. said...

Congratulations!

I so wish that I were closer to St. Louis or the Fort. I'm not even close to Bronxville (about 2 hours away), out here in the Eastern bush land of Long Island. It would be so cool to have a seminarian.

I truly believe that when I was a seminarian I learned far more at my field work Church than I did on Vicarage...

Unknown said...

You mean the LCMS has placed with you a seminarian who can learn what it means and how to be a confessional? Surely there was a slip up since the LCMS hierarchy wants no more confessional Lutheran pastors.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful, Pastor Weedon. I'm sure it will prove to be a very beneficial relationship on both sides.

Christine

Rev. Paul T. McCain said...

Chris, I wonder what kind of clergy the Orthodox "hierarchy" wants when I see orthodox priests beating each other up in various holy sites around the world. But obviously, that must be yet another mystery not given to rationale understanding.

; )

Anonymous said...

Would a "confessional" Lutheran seminarian (a layman) preach?

Past Elder said...

When I was in university, a distinction just recently abandoned was "philosopher" 1-4 for a college student going on to seminary, and "theologian" 1-4 for a seminary student. Did anything like this ever exist in LCMS schools?

I say one Taoist monk could clear the room of all of those Orthodox clergy.

"I .. am .... Demetrios. I .. can ... help .. you."

Dixie said...

I say one Taoist monk could clear the room of all of those Orthodox clergy.

Possibly, but only because St. Nicholas is now part of the Church Triumphant.

Past Elder said...

Oh no, a slap is a disturbance in the harmony, easily redirected to help it rediscover repose and rest, particularly with Earth, possibly represented by the floor.

Anonymous said...

Chris, I wonder what kind of clergy the Orthodox "hierarchy" wants when I see orthodox priests beating each other up in various holy sites around the world. But obviously, that must be yet another mystery not given to rationale understanding.

Well, brings to mind Rod Dreher's comment about the last time Orthodox and Roman Catholic monks went mano a mano at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre:

"See how they love one another."

Christine

Rev. Paul T. McCain said...

Christine, it's a tough love, obviously.

: )