Posted on: 09/06/2009 23:02

Today a historic event happened in my town. My best friend's mother was ordained as a deacon in our anglican/grace united church.

This is special for several reasons.

She is a woman. This in itself is an achievement in such a male dominated world.
She is of Slavey Aboriginal descent (she is the first person of that heritage in all of canada to be ordained as a deacon in the anglican church's 150 or so years here)
I know her lol.

I attended the ceremony out of respect for her achievement and her family. It was great until the crazy pentecostal minister started speaking in tongues lol. (Members from every church in town were there on behalf of the Hay River Ministerial Society). And might I say "Onward Christian Soldiers" is a very long song...especially when you add in the droning style of most church singing lol.

But beyond that, hats off to her.

As-salaamu alaikum, ramadan mubarak.

-Omni

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trishcuit

way cool, Omni As for

Posted on: 09/07/2009 12:45

way cool, Omni

As for Onward Christian Soldiers, they needed the worship team from my church. Those guys would have put some Ooomph into it.

kaythecurler

Congratualtions to your

Posted on: 09/07/2009 16:19

Congratualtions to your friends mother.

Omnissia said -

"She is of Slavey Aboriginal descent (she is the first person of that heritage in all of canada to be ordained as a deacon in the anglican church's 150 or so years here)"

Do you mean that she is the first of Slavey heritage, or the first of Aboriginal heritage?

GordW

kaythecurler wrote: Do you

Posted on: 09/07/2009 17:03

kaythecurler wrote:

Do you mean that she is the first of Slavey heritage, or the first of Aboriginal heritage?

He must mean of Slavey since there have been First NAtions ANglican priests for many years (and to be a priest you have to first be a deacon). And I assume, but don't know for sure, that there are First Nation female priests.

As for Onward Christian Soldiers it doesn't matter how fast you sing it it is still a terrible hymn IMO

The_Omnissiah

I like the tune, but

Posted on: 09/07/2009 20:20

I like the tune, but obviously I disagree with the words. My Friend afterwards was telling me (along with how he was doing his best to stifle laughter towards the person speaking in tongues), "Don't you just feel like the whole congregation is talking to you when they sing that song? Don't you find it scary?" and I was puzzled. He replied "Well, your a muslim, and i'm an agnostic..." we had a good laugh over that.

I'm sure it's not aboriginal, it's slavey. But it might also be the first aboriginal woman too, i'm not sure.

As-salaamu alaikum, Ramadan Mubarak

-Omni

Elanorgold

I found hymns really

Posted on: 09/08/2009 18:50

I found hymns really uncomfortable in church, always felt they were anti-me (if only they knew what I think). And at my Uncle's funeral last year, I'm SURE the pastor was refering to the "unsaved" in his sermon about the hereafter! Most disrespectful!