All power collected will be returned to the grid with an emphasis on sharing solar credit to those who cannot invest in solar panels themselves. We expect to receive about $7,000 yearly in revenue. – The Rev. Julie Carson
A growing number of Episcopal-related retirement communities are joining employers requiring mandating Covid-19 vaccines. In some cases, the mandate follows recent infections by staff members or breakthrough cases in residents.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy is the only Brevard County school, public or private to require masks for the coming school year. Governor DeSantis has banned
[The financial] assessment revealed that a “financial cliff is on the horizon.” In his report, which was submitted to me and presented to Diocesan Council on June 16, Mr. Burnett wrote, “The Bishop envisioned financial shortfalls early on in her ministry, and we can reaffirm that there is, in fact, trouble ahead, likely in the first quarter of 2023, where, without intervention, expenditures will far exceed revenues.”
An Episcopal priest who champions learning, and a retired teacher have created Freedom School, a summer program to bring kids in Pensacola up to grade level in reading. The Rev. Kammy Young is Canon Missioner for Development: Evangelism and Mission Engagement for the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Mrs. Nettie Eaton is former principal at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola.
Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia responds to GAFCON plan for schismatic diocese: “orthodox Anglicans can continue with confidence as members of the Anglican Church of Australia. To suggest or insinuate otherwise is to not speak the truth.”
Two of ten women who alleged sexual misconduct by the now-former rector of All Souls Wheaton (Diocese of Pittsburg, the schismatic Anglican Church in North America) say the diocese mishandled the case under former Bishop Hobby and interim Bishop Minns.
Rivera was a beloved volunteer church leader in the Chicago suburbs for decades. Former parishioners say the church community dismissed Rivera’s frequent physical affection—kissing young girls on the cheek or inviting teenagers to sit on his lap—as “just Mark being Mark.”
These changes in CDC recommendations, and in mine to you, are the result of what we are learning about the Delta variant of the virus, which is clearly more transmissible than previous variants. There is also evidence that vaccinated people can contract and spread the Delta variant, whether they have symptoms or not. Wearing masks protects the wearer as it protects others. It is important that we live our faith in concrete action by wearing masks. It is a small sacrifice for the sake of life. – Bishop Goff, Diocese of Virginia
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