Does LSM have a position on women priests?
Members of LSM hold a wide spectrum of beliefs on women’s ordination, and there is ample room within the supportive fellowship of this community for all God’s children, however muddled or wayward their initial thinking on these matters might be. The LSM congregation welcomes all who are respectful of the vocations of others, and who care deeply about the traditional doctrines of the Church, provided they are prepared to be open to the continuing guidance of the Holy Spirit without bigotry or arrogance. LSM offers a range of opportunities for developing women’s ministry, both priestly and otherwise. In recent years this parish has nurtured a steady flow of vocations to the ordained ministry among women (as well as men), many of whom have heard their calling while praying in the pews of this church or serving at its altar. However, we maintain a compromise for the present as we continue to hold within our heart many parishioners who have loved this Church, and worshipped here for many ye
