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

[jprussell]

I can put together a draft to send your way to see what you think. If you have any idea of what the text should say, let me know, otherwise, I can either take a stab at it or just do something with Lorem Ipsum text.

Cheers,
Jeff

[ecosophia]

The text is quite simple. For a newly consecrated bishop, it reads as follows:

Certificate of Consecration to the Apostolic Episcopate
On (date), at (place), in the name and under the authority of the Universal Gnostic Church, I (or we) did properly consecrate to the episcopate
(name)
As an independent bishop of the Gnosis after the order of Melchizedek.
(signature line)

For a newly ordained priest or priestess:

Certificate of Ordination to the Priesthood/Priestesshood
On (date), at (place), in the name and under the authority of the Universal Gnostic Church, I (or we) did properly ordain
(name)
As a priest/priestess of the Gnosis after the order of Melchizedek.
(signature line)

For a priest/priestess or bishop who has already been ordained or consecrated and whose status is being recognized by the UGC:

Certificate of Recognition
In the name and under the authority of the Universal Gnostic Church, and in acknowledgment of his/her prior ordination/consecration, I (or we) do hereby recognize
(name)
as a (priest/priestess/bishop) of the Gnosis after the order of Melchizedek.
(signature line) (date)

[slclaire]

If I knew anything about designing anything I'd offer to do it, but I don't. My bardic skills run to music rather than art.