We may also need to ensure that light fitting is not defective. A memo to council will need to be produced as to how many times the bulb has had to be changed in the last two years in case we need to tender for an electrician.
As the secretary is away on post Christmas leave at the moment, this cannot be done before February. Thank you so much for drawing this to our attention. I will check we have plenty of candles on hand, in the meantime. Stercus Tauri Shipmate Posted I don't have many dealings with them Anglicans, but I know how the presbyterians do it: How many Presbyterians does it take to change a light bulb?
Their offices are defined as follows: one, properly nominated and duly elected to change the bulb after prayerful thought and discussion by the appropriate committee s , and five to constitute a General Assembly Special Committee charged with investigating and reporting back to the following year's Assembly on the roots of the grievances of those whose faith and convictions caused them to adhere to the old one, to recommend appropriate pastoral care and counselling for the injured parties, and to make recommendations that will reduce the likelihood of such occurrences in the future.
Registered: Sep IP: Logged. Sparrow Shipmate Baptist Trainfan Shipmate Posted Meanwhile, over at the Unitarian Church: "We choose not to make a statement either in favour of or against the need for a light bulb. However, if in your own journey you have found that light bulbs work for you, that is fine.
You are invited to write a poem or compose a modern dance about your personal relationship with your light bulb, and present it next month at our annual Light Bulb Sunday Service, in which we will explore a number of light bulb traditions, including incandescent, fluorescent, three-way, long-life and tinted, all of which are equally valid paths to luminescence".
Not original - sent by a friend from an unnamed source! Wet Kipper Circus Runaway Posted no matter how many appeals for volunteers, items on agendas or committees set up to adress the issue, will it not just end up being the vicar that does it anyway? Posted Meanwhile, somewhere in a Kenyan parish: "Not sure how many Anglicans it will take to change this light bulb but far than you expect will arrive and they will ALL need feeding!
Posted If the handyman does it, it will be achieved without anyone knowing it needed to be done. If the churchwarden does it, it will be done after a member of the congregation has complained, and will be appropriately reported to the PCC.
If the vicar has to do do it, it will be done, but he will use it as a sermon illustration. He will also use the time it takes to make it happen to harangue the PCC and wardens about the need to employ a handyman. He will also write a book about "Bulb-changing ministry", which will sell copies across the diocese.
Posted quote: Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan: Meanwhile, over at the Unitarian Church: "We choose not to make a statement either in favour of or against the need for a light bulb. Provided of course they are all the new low energy sort and not the old bulb shaped sort - or is that the Quakers?
Oh, and don't forget the full spectrum sort with a slightly blue coloured glass that are supposed to emulate natural light. That's especially for you, if you're the particular variety of Wee Free that appear to be having their services an hour later than everyone else in the summer because they only recognise God's time and not British Summer Time. Posted quote: Originally posted by Enoch: Provided of course they are all the new low energy sort and not the old bulb shaped sort - or is that the Quakers?
No, it's the URC who are very Eco-friendly. Sandemaniac Shipmate Posted Drop a hint to the bellringers, who will sort it out on practice night and no-one else will notice it's been done. Which is actually how it works at our church. AG sorry, that's not hugely funny "It becomes soon pleasantly apparent that change-ringing is by no means merely an excuse for beer" Charles Dickens gets it wrong, Posts: From: The wardrobe of my soul Registered: Jul IP: Logged.
Posted Clearly you don't expect each stall at said Fete to raise very much money And, by the way: How many TV evangelists does it take to change a light bulb? But for the message of light to continue, send in your donation today. Posted Friend Baptist, I assure thee that the lighting in our Meeting House is most ecologically friendly. Posted quote: Originally posted by MrsBeaky This offers an excellent opportunity to reiterate the "Show and Tell" story. At a primary school "Show and Tell", the children have been asked to bring something to do with their respective religions.
First child: "I'm Jacob, I'm Jewish, and this is a yarmulke". Third child: "I'm Jenny, I'm an Anglican and this is a casserole". Kelly Alves Bunny with an axe Posted I'm sorry, but the third kid is clearly Lutheran. Rowen Shipmate Posted At the Uniting Church in Australia The church down the road A similar argument is brewing. Well, the UCA should do it my way- the ex-Presbyterian way.
Ah no, the ex-Methodist way is much better. But surely, the ex-Congregationalist trumps both of those? No, really, the UCA way, developed since the mid-seventies is the best way.
Besides, as your minister, much younger than you members of parish council, that's all I know. And the members of the council then rise up, as one, and beat Rowen across the head with a spare communion plate, for she is wrong And just too young. And obviously silly. Posted How many Orthodoxen does it take to change a light bulb? Baptists: At least One to change the light bulb, a committee to approve the change. Oh, and also provide a casserole. Methodists: 10 One to change the bulb.
Articles November 12, Jokes November 12, Pictures November 12, Menu Search Search for:. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Plus. Gideon conquered , Midianites with only troops Judges 7 and 8 , which was 13 percent fewer than it takes for the GAC to stage and staff a General Assembly.
The numbers were approved April 24, the final day of the three-day General Assembly Council meeting in Louisville. No one batted an eye at this large, expensive contingent. In fact, when the numbers were first floated at the GAC Executive Committee meeting, the GAC leaders were told this figure is actually down a little from previous years.
San Jose is two flights and three time zones away from Louisville, from which many will fly, although others will converge on California from all around the country. Everyone will need a bed. All will need to eat. So how does GAC keep people busy for nine days or so? Of course, there will be other advocates in the General Assembly committees. Various affinity groups will have teams on hand in San Jose to offer information and arguments for or against particular items of business.
The problem is that the GAC advocates enjoy special privileges that the renewal advocates lack. The GAC advocates have the privilege of the floor throughout committee deliberations; the renewal advocates are given only two or three minutes to speak during open hearings early in the process. Thus, those who oppose abortion, for instance, must help share the costs for a horde of GAC-sanctioned advocates promoting abortion, and then the pro-life folks turn around and foot their own costs for counter-advocacy.
Renewalists get to pay for themselves and help pay for seemingly ubiquitous counterparts, which hardly seems fair. How many people fall into this GAC committee-work category? Representing Whom?
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