“Passing The Peace” On A Spaceship???

On Sunday morning June 8, 2014 at St. James Episcopal Church, Kent, WA I listened to a sermon by the interim priest, The Rev. Joseph Hickey-Tiernan, on traditions. He said the most important generation in any traditions is the present one. If the present generation merely mouths the words of the past and goes through the motions of the past, the traditions die with them. If they bring it into their life, as their life is in the present, new challenges, new engagements, new people will enable them to translate it in a way that makes sense for that generation. They are worthy of handing it on to the next generation.

As Robert Ogden, one of the acolytes and fellow OCW member, passed the peace he said “I think I have my next blog for OCW”. But, I had no idea that I would have climb aboard a 1978 NASA (ISEE-3 Space Craft) to make the connection of tradition in our Church and this space craft given a shutdown signal in 1997. Well done Robert! See OCW blog, dated Wed. June 18, 2014, titled “Space Ship Church”.

Traditions of the Church, traditionalism, and traditionalists have been a part of many of our discussions, pro and con. Finding the core values that breathe life into the generations that must pass them on is a very important part of this concept.

Chuck