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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 02:39 am |
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As some of you may know, I am a nominal member of First Baptist Church of Richmond, VA (http://www.fbcrichmond.org). About 23 months ago, Dr. Peter James Flamming, who had been our Pastor since 1982, retired and the church has been seeking a new Pastor. It has been announced that this next weekend, March 7-9, the new Pastor candidate will be at First Baptist Church of Richmond for congregational and staff interview as well as to preach trial sermons. I realize that First Baptist is not a Catholic Church, however, it does have a lot of influence in the Christian world locally, statewide, nationwide and even internationally. It is crucial that, even though First Baptist is not a Catholic Church, it have a Pastor who is truly a Christian person and who won't lead the church off into liberalism. Please pray for First Baptist of Richmond as they consider whether or not to call the man who is the top candidate, selected out of hundreds from all around the United States and even overseas, as Pastor. And, if you like, you can pray that First Baptist of Richmond will turn Roman Catholic! That certainly WOULD be a MIRACLE wouldn't it?! Ha, ha!
And, if you kindly would, please pray that the Lord will guide my wife, daughter and me about what we should do about our church membership.
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Intercessor
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 12:42 pm |
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Marshall, this a very big weekend for that church. I will remember the members and the candidate and his family.
You and your wife and daughter continue to be in my prayers. I hope that you will soon be able to attend a Mass.
If/when you do, I hope it is at a parish having the tabernacle front and center. It is an awesome experience to participate in a Mass while the tabernacle is in sight.Last edited on Fri Mar 7th, 2008 12:47 pm by Intercessor
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 08:48 pm |
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Thank you so much, Becky! I do watch the Daily Mass on EWTN frequently, however, it will be interesting to eventually attend a Mass in person! Thank you again for your kind prayers! I pray for God's blessings upon you too! 
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Credo Catholic
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Posted: Fri Mar 7th, 2008 09:37 pm |
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Marshall, I didn't realize you haven't attended a mass. I watched EWTN for a long time too, until I finally understood one day that watching on TV is not the same as being there! Being in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament cannot be experienced through the TV. By watching mass at EWTN I was able to learn about it, and what liturgy was, and I understood a little how it came to be. But being at the mass will give you a whole new appreciation for Our Lord, his sacrifice and the Eucharist. I highly recommend it!
I pray that First Baptist of Richmond will be blessed with a new pastor of God's calling, who will lead that flock according to Divine Will. God bless
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Intercessor
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Posted: Sun Mar 9th, 2008 07:00 pm |
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| Marshall, did they make a decision?
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 05:01 am |
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Yes! I was greatly surprised that they introduced him to the congregation on Saturday and then, Sunday morning, after he had preached his trial sermon, they IMMEDIATELY put him to the vote and he was elected unanimously! It took TWO years for them to find the person they wanted, however, once they got him, they voted him in quickly and he has accepted! He and his wife and two daughters were there together and the congregation - well over a thousand people packing the sanctuary - gave them a standing ovation! He was, by the way, an awesome, excellent preacher! So, Dr. James Green Somerville is the 15th Pastor of First Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia in a line of Pastors streching back to 1780. He will be resigning at First Baptist Church of Washington, DC and coming to Richmond probably after the school year is over because his wife, Christine, is a Pre-Kindergarten Teacher in a Washington, DC school and his youngest daughter, Catherine, is a junior in high school there (his oldest daughter, Ellie, is a Junior in the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.
Also, and VERY interestingly, Dr. Somerville uses the RCL, the SAME lectionary used by Roman Catholics(I have followed it for some years now as a personal study tool)! He wants to use the RCL at First Baptist Church of Richmond, VA! I was delighted! HMMM, wonder what Saint we could name First Baptist Church of Richmond after if it eventually became a Roman Catholic Church, ha, ha!  
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 05:27 am |
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Credo Catholic wrote: Marshall, I didn't realize you haven't attended a mass. I watched EWTN for a long time too, until I finally understood one day that watching on TV is not the same as being there! Being in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament cannot be experienced through the TV. By watching mass at EWTN I was able to learn about it, and what liturgy was, and I understood a little how it came to be. But being at the mass will give you a whole new appreciation for Our Lord, his sacrifice and the Eucharist. I highly recommend it!
I pray that First Baptist of Richmond will be blessed with a new pastor of God's calling, who will lead that flock according to Divine Will. God bless
Actually, I have attended six Masses (I guess I should have said haven't attended one recently ). Once was back in the late '60s when I was a Junior in High School. I was having some difficulties relating to my independent Christian Church for some reasons having to so with some of the people there. So, I started looking around and once visited a Sunday Mass at St. Anne's Catholic Church, in Bristol, Virginia. After high school graduation, I went on a graduation trip to Connecticut where I visited a young lady with whom I had been a "pen pal" for a couple of years. I attended her Senior Prom with her and attended her graduation (which was sort of late in the year due to snow days they had experienced). That Sunday, they had a Mass, part of a new Catholic Church being developed there, at the house of a couple who were members. In the mid 70s, I had again become curious about the Catholic Church and, while a college student, visited St. Anne's Catholic Church again. Later, in the early '90s, my wife and I and our toddler daughter had been touring some sites in Washington, DC and we visited the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception adjacent to the Catholic University. We were in AWE of it, however, our daughter, who had started to walk, was just in total GLEE as we toured it, just enchanted with it! As it happened they were having a Mass that afternoon so we stayed and watched (our daughter chattering happily the whole time). Another time, in the mid '90s, my brother Martin, who is a Knight of Columbus(love it when he puts on his HAT , ha, ha - 'scuse me!), was attending a special Mass they were having up there at the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, so, since he doesn't know Washington, DC as well as we do, he rode with us in our car and we all went up there and my wife, daughter and I sat in the congregation, during the Mass, while he did his part with his Knights of Columbus group (named after a Monsignior Hickey, I believe -pardon my spelling of the good Father Hickey's title if I misspelled it). Later, when Pope John Paul II went on to be with the Lord, I was in mourning - he was one of my heroes - so we went up to the Basilica Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and sat, prayerfully, as they had a Mass in Pope John Paul II's honor. So, with apologies for my misstatement, actually, I HAVE been to Mass in person, just not lately, not for the past few years.
By the way, as I mentioned above, the new Pastor of First Baptist Church of Richmond, VA is, like Marcus, a former Presbyterian (he's also the son of a Presbyterian Minister). He also uses and wants First Baptist Church of Richmond, VA to use the RCL - same lectionary used by the Roman Catholic Church! So, who knows, ha, ha, maybe someday it will become "St. [Whomever] Roman Catholic Church, ha, ha!
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rbo4u2
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 02:35 pm |
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Congrats on your new pastor. I read a little about him on the Washington website and saw one of the people that he admires and who has influenced him is Marcus Borg. Marcus Borg is one of the members of the Jesus Seminar and has written a lot of near heretical if not downright demonic ideas regarding Jesus. I'm not implying that Dr. Flemming follows that line of thought because he also lists C.S. Lewis and some other good Protestants as people who have influenced him.
I pray he will be true to the word and like you, hope he converts to the Catholic church someday. God bless.
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 03:30 pm |
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Rich, thank you for your prayers. Just helpfully speaking, for what it's worth, actually Dr. Flamming was our former Pastor. The new Pastor is going to be Dr. James Green Somerville. And thank you for that informaiton - I hadn't realized that Borg is one of the "Jesus Seminar" goofballs! Oh GREAT!  SHEEZE! Guess I need to find another church for SURE!! SIGH!!! Oh well, maybe, like you hope, he will be true to the Word! I can only hope and pray so! I also noticed, on the FBC of Washington, DC web site that Dr. Somerville is also said to be a "chicken hypnotist"!  Oh well! Guess that will come in handy when he deals with the Board of Deacons, ha, ha!
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 03:37 pm |
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EMarshallBuckles wrote: Rich, thank you for your prayers. Just helpfully speaking, for what it's worth, actually Dr. Flamming was our former Pastor. The new Pastor is going to be Dr. James Green Somerville. And thank you for that informaiton - I hadn't realized that Borg is one of the "Jesus Seminar" goofballs! Oh GREAT! SHEEZE! Guess I need to find another church for SURE!! SIGH!!! Oh well, maybe, like you hope, he will be true to the Word! I can only hope and pray so! I also noticed, on the FBC of Washington, DC web site that Dr. Somerville is also said to be a "chicken hypnotist"! Oh well! Guess that will come in handy when he deals with the Board of Deacons, ha, ha!
Well duh! You'd think I could get his name right. Just because he's read Borg and has been influenced by him doesn't mean he'll practice what Borg preaches. Borg has valuable ideas in regards to applying what truth he knows...which is suspect is not as much as he thinks...but...the rest of his ideas are so cock-eyed. Anyway, be wise as a serpant and harmless as a dove.
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EMarshallBuckles
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 03:51 pm |
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| Thanks, Rich! And I am terrible with names, the first time around, so I certainly wasn't "pointing fingers' at you, ha, ha! Well, anyway, one GOOD thing about Dr. Somerville is that he wants the use the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) same as is used by Roman Catholics! It'll be interesting, at least for the time being, to hear his teachings. And maybe I'll get around to visiting some Catholic Churches too!
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Intercessor
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Posted: Mon Mar 10th, 2008 04:11 pm |
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EMarshallBuckles wrote:
And maybe I'll get around to visiting some Catholic Churches too!
Just look at those lovely passenger boats gathered at the banks of the Tiber. Why, Marshall, there's a sign suggesting that persons whose last name begins with B may board a boat rather than swimming, if they have been well-behaved members of this forum. Go get one of the mods to sign your permission slip!Last edited on Mon Mar 10th, 2008 04:50 pm by Intercessor
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Posted: Sat Mar 29th, 2008 05:54 am |
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Congratulations!
Summer is coming and there is a wonderful Mass at EWTN at 12, which is not televised. So if you are down this way give a holler'.
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