Reconciliation Ministry Network "RMN remembers Bishop McLee" for Sunday, 14 September 2014

Reconciliation Ministry Network "RMN remembers Bishop McLee" for Sunday, 14 September 2014

As many of you know, The UMC lost a prophetic leader, Bishop Martin McLee. His death has shaken the whole church, the New York Annual Conference where he served, and indeed the movement for justice and inclusion for all people. One need only read the various tributes about his life and ministry to recognize the gifts and graces he brought to the Church as a pastor and as an episcopal leader. Both Bishop Mel Talbert and the Rev. Dr. Pamela Lightsey will be attending his Service of Death and Resurrection which is to be held at the Riverside Church in Manhattan on Monday. Bishop Talbert will bring greetings and words of gratitude and Christian love on all of our behalves on Monday. In the meantime, I include the following ancient Christian text from the Requiem liturgy as a meditatio, spoken and sung for centuries, to shape a common prayer and blessing:  In Paradisum. Bishop McLee, In paradisum deducant te Angeli; in tuo adventu suscipiant te martyres, et perducant te in civitatem sanctam Ierusalem. Chorus angelorum te suscipiat, et cum Lazaro quondam paupere æternam habeas requiem.  Amen. May angels lead you, Bishop McLee, into paradise; upon your arrival, may the martyrs receive you and lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem.  May the ranks of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, once a poor man, may you have eternal rest.  Amen. A tribute by Rev. Gil Caldwell Since the death of Bishop Martin McLee I have almost daily searched for additional news about his significant ministry, and plans for his funeral service. I have written, as I have done my "grief work" in response to his death, about the similarities of our experiences. Martin Mclee received his "Call" to the ministry while attending a United Methodist Church in Dallas,Texas. He attended Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. I, long before Bishop McLee was born, when my father pastored a Church in Dallas, attended public schools in Dallas... Read the full tribute here Live stream of Bishop McLee's Funeral Service The Riverside Church will be providing a live stream of the funeral service for Bishop Martin D. McLee on Monday, September 15.  The stream is linked below, and will begin with the prelude music at 10:30AM Eastern and continuing with the service at 11AM Eastern.  More information about the services and Bishop McLee can be found here. Funeral Live Stream Share Tweet Forward +1 Blog Facebook Twitter RMN Email YouTube GIve

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