From the OC Register:
GARDEN GROVE – An email sent out to members of the Crystal Cathedral congregation requesting meals for founder Robert H. Schuller’s wife Arvella, who is ill with pneumonia, is creating mixed feelings of sadness and outrage among members.
According to longtime member Jim McDonald, an email was sent out by administrators to Bible study groups as well as church elders, asking that meals for the reverend’s wife be dropped off at the cathedral’s Tower of Hope where the Schullers’ limo drivers will be waiting to pick them up at the designated time.
Member Bob Canfield says he was outraged when he got the message.
“These are millionaires who have limos and chauffeurs,” he said. “Why in God’s name would they want the congregants to deliver meals? It’s ludicrous.”
The email states that the Schullers do not want get-well cards sent because they would like to “keep her situation under the radar.”
“However, they would appreciate meals over the next three to four weeks,” the email states. “They are to be sent to the church in order to be transported to Arvella. The limo drivers could pick up the dinners or meet in the Tower Lobby around 4:30 p.m.”
(via Poor Mojo)
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2 Comments so far. Leave a comment below.I don’t know… this isn’t that weird. The thing about “no cards because it’s under the radar” is weird. But sharing meals with one another in times of need isn’t weird. It’s not about the cost of the food at all, but rather a service of caring during times of sickness… a show of support, and home cooked meals.
It sounds like the administrators were trying to do something nice for them, though yes, of course it is amusing that they’ll be picking it up in a limo.
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Won’t someone please think of the millionaires!
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