Within the evangelical world one big change since 1974 has been the way charismatic mysticism (as outsiders would call it) has become mainstream, and evangelicals have become less simplistic and more relaxed in their social mores.
Somewhat incredibly, some Books of Common Prayer survived the fire, as well as the brass cross behind the altar, the baptismal font, some vestments, and several smaller stained glass windows.
Washington National Cathedral announced the death of former Cathedral Provost Charles A. Perry, who served the Cathedral as chief pastor, administrator, and fundraiser from 1978 to 1990.
For those disaffected by recent decisions to bless the unions of gays and lesbians, Bishop Clarke will formally present the scheme for alternative oversight to diocesan council in January.
His bishop writes, “I tried often and unsuccessfully to get Monsignor to agree to an assisted living facility in his last few years of life and he successfully withstood me. He found security, comfort and continued meaning for his priestly life…”
Americans believe the messages propounded from churches may just be exacerbating the issue of suicides among gay and lesbian youth.
One of the lovely things about social media is being able to see things shared. As we become more and more connected through Facebook and Twitter and other social media services, we’re apt to discover things we might not otherwise have: from a community forming to remember the VTS Chapel, to creativity in friends we didn’t know about, to new tools that make the abundance of information easier to browse and share.
A profile on recent innovations in congregational development shows how consultants to declining churches are having to ask necessary but often heartbreaking questions.
“Whatever we do, whatever we offer our people, let it be eloquent, let it be truthful, let it be prayer and let it be common because those are the things which are the strengths of our church”
The Rev. Margaret Lee on Oct. 16 became the first woman to be ordained a priest in the 133-year history of the Peoria, Illinois-based Episcopal Diocese of Quincy.