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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brother Ramon ...' This means taking the Gospel as
your rule of life without getting involved with the machinery or complication of
any monastic pattern......directing a newly awakened evangelical fervour into
disciplined channels of love, joy, and peace towards God and
humankind.'</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To me this means living out our franciscan vocation
wherever God has put us -and if by some chance we are not in a church situation
that values our contribution -then we go where called but if we are in a
local church congregation then we are part of the living stones rebuilding
it. Yes, it is often to the local group and area that some of us
rush with gratitude when battered and bashed knowing that we will meet love, joy
and peace and re-energising to go back into life and giving it to others who
need cherishing</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our Rule of life gives us </FONT> <FONT
face=Arial size=2>the framework for working out our calling and into it goes
family, work etc.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wendy believe me you are not the only one to find
difficulty in a local church situation and it is difficult to work out what is
best -but it does come. I was only saying that our franciscan way can be used to
build the local church (which is for many the first christian group to which we
belong) because we are living stones and it is important but the franciscan
framework is to </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>undergird our whole life. Believe
me in times of stress it does just that!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Enjoy it.<BR>Penny</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=wendy@aston1954.freeserve.co.uk
href="mailto:wendy@aston1954.freeserve.co.uk">wendy davies</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=tssf-studies@justus.anglican.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 20, 2006 3:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [TSSF-studies] Re Ministry -
Church/TSSF/balance/david Burrows paper</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andrews advice about the most recently posted
paper (David Burrows - reflections on Collaborative ministry)plus Penelope
Fletchers comments last week about the need to be Living Stones in our own
churches and to beware of closed cells - plus Sister Avrils thoughts on being
"knocked back" (how familiar that was!) have made me wonder if I could ask if
anyone has yet found the right balance between ministry in TSSF and
"Church"/Real life out there?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Its something I am struggling with at the moment
- the TSSF group I am in feels more like community than my church to which i
feel i can offer increasingly less in terms of ministry. Its limited to
a monthly teen worship group at the moment which the main church seldom seems
to take notice of - and I feel i cant cope with anything but the quiet of
an 8am Eucharist (held in one of two sister churches on alternate weeks) As
often happens "my" church is dominated by a small group who effectively say
how everything goes and after years of battle in industry i dont feel inclined
to battle on this front too (when i did try I had Avrils experience and I
still bear the scars - though similarly to her case I found it possible
to grow in a better relationship with one of the 2 dominants!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG><EM>Must</EM></STRONG> we have a ministry
in TSSF or Church - </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe for some of us our
Franciscan ministry is simply in family life or in another
group??</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>i dont know.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any views welcome - Andrew has just suggested I
try AngFran so i will do that.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apologies if this is too trivial for most of you
- I hope it doesnt result in too much emailexasperation. thanks for any
thoughts</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pax et Bonum!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wendy</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps I am a novice - not sure about profession
yet.</FONT></DIV>
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