Author: John Chilton

“It grieves me to tell you that several months ago, we were contacted by someone who reported that he had been sexually abused as a child by Mr. Thomas Whittemore during the time Mr. Whittemore served as the director of music at St. Peter’s Church, Pine St., Philadelphia. At the time we received the report, Mr. Whittemore was employed by a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.” – The Rt. Reverend Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez, XVI Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

There is no requirement for anyone to report the existence of trans kids or their parents in one of our Episcopal Churches or schools. The gov’s statement has no force of law. ALL people are welcome in churches of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas without fear – we offer only love. – Bishop C. Andrew Doyle, Bishop of the Diocese of Texas

The question of who chooses the next Archbishop of Canterbury was debated last week during the Church of England’s General Synod meeting. The proposal is

Peter Forster, former Bishop of Chester, has been received into the Roman Catholic Church, bringing to four the number of Church of England bishops who have converted since May.

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will deliver the sermon at a Feb. 13 memorial service for the late Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York. The Sunday service will be livestreamed from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.

Backing off of its full-throated support for the anti-LGBTQ bill before Ghana’s parliament, the Anglican bishops of Ghana now say the bill is severe and should be revised.

The task force anticipates awarding two or three grants during this funding cycle in the range of $25k – $50K. Awards will be based on a competitive points system. On September 12, 2020, the 236th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland passed Resolution 2020-06, committing to creating a $1,000,000 seed fund for reparations.

St. Timothy’s — which started serving meals six days a week during the pandemic — has refused to apply for the permit [to serve no more than two meals a week], claiming the restrictions “target and interfere with the congregation’s free expression of their Christian faith which calls them to serve others in need.” – Washington Post

“It is possible for the Church to both minister to survivors, and, in asking “What does love require?” provide the spirit of procedural due process for perpetrators.”

NPR draws our attention to the book discussion of Maus, scheduled by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in McMinn County, TN.  The book on the Holocaust was banned last month by the McMinn County School Board.