Mark Anjuu, All Offices, Resignation, 2013

On behalf of the Council, and with a heavy heart, I report that Mark Anjuu has resigned from The Order. Mark's service and contributions to The Order are vast. Just saying thank you seems so small.

If Mark reaffirms his Vow his rank and clerical status shall be reinstated.

It's inappropriate to speculate or editorialize here. Let us remember the many lessons he gave us either as Apprentices or peers. In true spirit of our appreciation for the wisdom he gifted upon us for the time he served here let us consider his last sermon: "THE ROLE OF SHEPHERDS" and follow his exemplary example of caring and dedication to others.

This is his post to The Council dated December 4, 2013:

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Mark Anjuu wrote:

As of this moment, I hereby tender my resignation from the Temple of the Jedi Order. I rescind all titles and offices that I currently hold and I revoke any vows and Oaths made to the Temple. Personal aspects of these oaths that involve my commitment to the life of a Jedi are mine to retain. I resign from Directorship of the legal entity of TotJO and I ask that my details be removed from all official documentation relating to such offices and positions.

As for membership of the site, please deactivate my account as appropriate. I would prefer it if my posts remain since I hope that some may still be useful to others but I leave such discretion to the will of the Council.

I will contact Jestor via Facebook or email to arrange the delivery to him of any items that I still hold of value (such as the stamp used to create official seals).

Thank you for the support that was shown to me during my time here and although I regret having to make this decision, I cannot in all conscience continue here. This decision is final and will not be revoked. If I ever decide to return and am allowed to do so, I expect to start again from scratch without any of the previous privileges that I have held. May the Force be with you all.

Well, that's both a shock and a shame. I've only been here a short while but Mark was welcoming and kind to me.

I'd ask why, but perhaps it's none of my business.

I wish him well in whatever he does from here.

May the Force be with him, and also with the remaining members of the council.

Things happen as they must, both the fortunate and the unfortunate. Sometimes we can see the reason/rhyme to it right away other times we see it when we're ready to...

It always makes me sad when I see a member leaves. Specially when such a great person leaves us...

Best wishes grand Master Mark. May the Force be with you always.

Change usually involves loss, and it is a painful step in the process of Growth....

Very sad to hear him go, did not have a chance to experience his presence besides his last sermon... I thought it was odd that when I visited his profile, it said guest... Hope all is well for him, much be a very personal decision... Hope all his endeavors in the future are filled with much promise... As Alan Watts has said, "Once you get the message you hang up the phone".
Time to move on I suppose...
Take care, May the force be with you.

Sorry to hear that but I'm sure you have good reasons. I hotpe the council will allow us to continue to read your posts and sermons.
May the Force be with you, Mark, always.

mdk wrote: Sorry to hear that but I'm sure you have good reasons. I hotpe the council will allow us to continue to read your posts and sermons.
May the Force be with you, Mark, always.

All Mark's posts and sermons are still here and always will be. We must honor his request to remove rank and membership but if he reaffirms his Vow they'll be restored.

Best of luck to you Mark Anjuu.

I enjoyed your sermons when I first started here and your willingness to help a new guy.

MTFBWY

Mark,

No one can deny the positive legacy you leave. I wish you all the best as your path arcs distant from here, and trust that the lessons you taught us will stand the test of time. I salut you on your journey. Here's to the next step.

Mark has always been a friend and a Mentor.

His work and his passions resonate in all of TotJO and he will be missed but his presence will be with us always.

I wish you well Mark as you set out on the next leg of your journey and wish that you remember you will always be loved and have a home.

Good luck my friend…
And may the Force be with you.

Ouch.... when I joined it was very quiet and the Council was basically the only active members except for a couple of others. I was very excited to get GM Mark as a Master as I could tell he was a devoted and serious adherent.

Thank you for your guidance during my Apprenticeship and serving the community here. I wish you the greatest success in the days, months and years which follow this moment. I think you did a great job, and I enjoyed all your reflections and hold it in the highest regard.

I don'n want to believe it. I'm shocked and stunned. So very sorry to see him go. I wish I knew more and why? It's a great loss.

I do hope everything is OK for him , may he live well and is happy.

Force keep your on your journey, Mark!

I unfortunately never got to know him, but he seemed like a wonderful man. I would have liked the opportunity. I wish him well though.

Grandmaster Mark was a great teacher and a good influence to all of the Temple. He was a role-model to me, and taught me a lot (alongside many other apprentices!). I consider myself and his other apprentices lucky to have learned from him. He will be missed.

The Force will be with him always, for he is a Jedi.

Thought something was weird about him when I logged on. Explains a lot.

Cya round Mark. May the force be with you.

hate to see you go.

So who will take his responsibilities and fill his position?

Rickie The Grey wrote: So who will take his responsibilities and fill his position?

That will be dealt with over the course of time