After meeting in Wales, the Anglican-Oriental Orthodox International Commission has issued a common statement concerning one of the longest held riffs between certain Eastern churches & Western Christianity, the Incarnation of Christ.
The Episcopal Asiamerica Consultation was held over last weekend. The invited guests each spoke at various events of the Consultation and their presentations were captured on video. Included are the links to the videos that have been posted to the Episcopal News Service website.
A well-known scholar in the field of religious freedom, Dr Mark Juergensmeyer, chose at the last minute not to attend a conference at Brigham Young University when he was notified of a university policy which expels LDS students who lose or change their faith.
St Alban’s Episcopal Church is in Albany OR. The church is a couple hour’s drive up Interstate 5 from Roseburg OR, site of Thursday’s community college massacre. The Revd Robert Morrison is the Interim Vicar for St Alban’s. This is the sermon that he will preach on Sunday.
The Living Church has published an article on line that quotes the Revd Cindy Voorhees, former vicar of the Dio Los Angeles mission St Gregory the Great in Newport Beach CA saying that the Rt Revd J Jon Bruno offered them $1 million to drop the charges against him. Diocesan Canon for Communications, Bob Williams, says that Bishop Bruno was again making the same offer he made a number of months ago. Mr Williams says that it was not offered in return for the former congregants dropping their presentment.
It was 65 years ago yesterday, 1 OCT 1950, that the first Peanuts comic strips ran in seven US newspapers. In commemoration, the US Postmaster General was at the Charles M Shultz Museum in Santa Rosa CA yesterday to officially dedicate the release of 10 new Christmas US postage stamps commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the television debut of A Charlie Brown Christmas this 9 DEC 2015.
A photo was tweeted today of the Rt Revd Sara Mullally, the Bishop of Crediton, a suffragan See in the Diocese of Exeter, leading an ordination service. She will be the first female Church of England bishop to ordain priests for the church.
Members of the Anglican Church of Korea will gather in the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Nicholas in Seoul on 3 OCT to commemorate the 125th year anniversary of Anglicanism in Korea.
After meeting in Buffalo NY 19 – 25 SEP, the International Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue has issued a Communique summing up their progress.
The Most Revd Dr Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Most Revd Fred Hiltz, Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Revd Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Church in America and the Revd Canon Susan Johnson, National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada gathered in Washington DC over 24 & 25 SEP.