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

Re: Symbols on certificate

[ecosophia]

I'm looking for a template, and it would probably be a good idea to find someone with a less antiquated and finicky printer than mine. ;-)

With regard to symbols, that's part of the problem -- if the UGC had symbols in Matthew Shaw's day, John never mentioned them, and he never used any. I suppose Bishop Claire and I could create or choose something, as the current consistory of bishops, but that's not really my strong suit.

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