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I attended the ecumenical service last night in New Orleans with the Archbishop of the Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams. His sermon, on the healing of New Orleans (and by extension, the Anglican Communion and each other), was quite moving, and I did think the service was a success. I was surprised, though, that there was not a bigger turnout. Two amusing things of note:

First, There has not been that much purple in a concert hall in Louisiana since Prince played in here the 1980's. Purple Reign, indeed.

And second, while ++Rowan and +Katherine may be powers in the Church, God bless 'em they have NO rhythm at all. None. There was a traditional New Orleans "Second-line" jazz number in the service, complete with folks "second-lining" in the aisles, and the two Bishops on stage tried their best to clap or tap their feet to the beat. I did appreciate the effort, though.

UPDATE: Here is the TEC Pravda Episcopal Life Online article on the event. And surprisingly free of political spin (until you get to the end).