celebration

Yesterday was the 31st anniversary of my friend’s Ordination to the Priesthood. Yep, she’s an Episcopal priest.

We had lots of delightful reminiscing. I attended the ordination which was at my church at the time, St. Dunstan’s. She would go on to serve there for the next five years.

What follows are pieces of the ordination liturgy;

Do you believe that you are truly called by God and his Church to this priesthood?

I believe I am so called.

You are to love and serve the people among whom you work, caring alike for young and old, strong and weak, rich and poor.

With all God’s people, you are to tell the story of God’s love.

You are to share in the administration of Holy Baptism.

You are to love and serve the people among whom you work, caring alike for young and
old, strong and weak, rich and poor.

You are to preach, to declare God’s forgiveness to penitent sinners,

to pronounce God’s blessing.

In all that you do, you are to nourish Christ’s people from the riches of his grace,

and strengthen them to glorify God in this
life and in the life to come.

May the Lord who has given you the will to do these things give you the grace and power to perform them. Amen.

Well done good and faithful servant.