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John Michael Greer ([personal profile] ecosophia) wrote2024-12-18 01:38 pm

Universal Gnostic Church News: New Bishop

Claire SchosserI'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!

Congrats

(Anonymous) 2024-12-18 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Dear Claire,

I salute you and offer my congratulations on your achievement. Thank you for helping to spread Light and Healing into this world.

Humbly yours,
Courtney Coleman
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Re: Congrats

[personal profile] slclaire 2024-12-19 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm touched by your words. I do want to say, softly, that I prefer not to be addressed with humility. I'm just trying to do the best that I can in my own way, as I think most everyone is in their own way.