Universal Gnostic Church News: New Bishop

[ecosophia]

I'm delighted to announce that Claire Schosser has completed the course of study assigned to prospective ordinandas in the Universal Gnostic Church. As she received ex offico episcopal consecration in the UGC lineage when she became an Archdruid of the Ancient Order of Druids in America in 2019, and has since also qualified as a priestess in the Gnostic Celtic Church (a descendant of the UGC), I have formally confirmed her status as a priestess and bishop of the UGC. So there are now two of us.

I've known Claire for well over a decade now; she joined AODA back when I was still its Grand Archdruid; she was also a student of the Dolmen Arch system when I was teaching it personally as a correspondence course, and worked her way straight through that rather challenging course to the highest degree of Gwyddon Rhydd (Free Loremaster). I am very pleased to be able to confer on her this additional rank -- and the responsibilities that go with it.

Please join me in congratulating Bishop Claire!

Comments

[slclaire]

Thank you, and for the blessing too!

Re: Congratulations

[slclaire]

Thank you! I have no doubt that many opportunities to make good on it will show up.

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[slclaire]

Thank you! I look forward to adding more priests, priestesses, and bishops to the UGC - and I always appreciate your comments as well!

Re: Congratulations

[slclaire]

Thank you!

[aekeenatia]

Congratulations, Bishop Claire!

Markéta

[slclaire]

Thank you for your blessing!

[slclaire]

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations, Claire! I wish you joy and blessings on your journey.

Kelly T

[slclaire]

Thank you!

[open_space]

You've gotten a response, but if there is help still needed I ended up taking vacation from work next week. I could create a decorative motif as a frame for the text and send it over to whoever will put it together to be added on their software. If that is desired or helpful of course.

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations, Claire!

You are an inspiration to us all!

Liam in Toronto

[danius]

Congratulations Bishop Claire. You're achievement is very inspirational.

[slclaire]

Thank you, Liam!

[slclaire]

Thank you!

[forturso]

I found this interview of John Plummer about his book, hope it is of interest

<https://youtu.be/nvmbssbxzrk?si=7rmdjhqwl-owsryq>

Strongbear

[slclaire]

I tried to watch it, but was informed that the video is no longer available. If you can get a viable link, I'm very interested in watching it.

Re: Symbols on certificate

[emily07]

Dear JMG,
I didn´t check on the screened comments mail-part so only got this message after new-year. Apologies. I hope you have found in on of the other two offers what you were looking for - I feel like I´m not the person to do this job.
Or to heavily misquote the Maitre d´ of La Frenai in WOH - "One day JMG I will be of help - [...] but this is not that day."
Best wishes for 2025!
Emily07