Twenty–five years of women’s ministry in the Church of Ireland was celebrated at a service in Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday morning (18 OCT). The service took place close to the anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Canon Ginnie Kennerley who was ordained in the cathedral on 21 OCT 1990 by Archbishop Donald Caird.
An agreement of full communion took effect the evening of 19 OCT, when the leaders of the Canada-based United Church of Canada and the US-based United Church of Christ gathered at St Andrews United Church in Niagara Falls ON and signed the document of communion during a worship celebration.
Over the 20 to 22 OCT the primatial leaders of the 15 member churches of the Porvoo Communion met in Edinburgh Scotland. The Porvoo Communion represents the majority of the Lutheran and Anglican churches of mostly Northern Europe. With the conclusion of the meeting the gathered leaders released a communique.
I wonder — what in our lives serves as fertilizer for our growth? We are like fig trees and rose bushes and grain crops; we require a place to grow and also nourishment for our roots to provide us with the elements for life.
A study by the American Association for the Advancement of Science shows that non-religious people perceive a great divide between religion and science but for religious people, not so much.
In this week’s review, Dan & Bonnie take a look at the Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies
A letter to the Episcopal Church from The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Primate and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Lawrence C. Provenzano has called upon Episcopalians to march from the Cathedral Church of the Incarnation in Garden City to Union Baptist Church in Hempstead for the funeral of 12 year old Dejah Joyner.
…it reminded us that Emery’s love and faithfulness still reverberated through the world. That love may linger in the memories and lasting example of a beloved friend. It may also walk up to us in the guise of a stranger. But no matter what, love is never lost.
Following hard on the heels of its report on a prayer event and rally held yesterday for the six predominantly African-American churches hit by arson in