Fatal shooting at Maryland Episcopal Church
UPDATE #5: The name of the apparent shooter, who was found dead in a wooded area near the church, was released this afternoon. The latest
UPDATE #5: The name of the apparent shooter, who was found dead in a wooded area near the church, was released this afternoon. The latest
The Episcopal Diocese of Georgia announced May 3 that the Episcopal Church has resolved the remaining issues with Christ Church Anglican, the group that separated
Today’s reading from Exodus speaks of Moses’ practice of communion with God in the tent of meeting. We hear the dialogue. God charges Moses to take the people into the promised land. But Moses seeks assurance that God will actually be with him and with the people. Moses seeks a more intimate knowledge of God.
At least nine of the committees, commissions, agencies and boards (CCABs) of convention touch on the issue in their Blue Book reports.
Notice the commercials and ads on TV, billboard, radio or online; in newspapers or magazines. How many appeal to our needs for power and control, greed and gluttony, money and sex? Monitor your own inner stimuli and motivation. How often do you have emotional reactions that are triggered by the desire for power and control, greed and gluttony, money and sex?
Presbyterian minister (PCUSA) and writer MaryAnn McKibben Dana says “Rumors of [our] demise have been greatly exaggerated” – that in fact, being in our declining years doesn’t mean we can’t give life to a new world.
“Sanford is a microcosm for America,” said Father Rory Harris, rector of Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Sanford.
The Rt. Rev. David B. Joslin, acting dean, said the building needs millions of dollars of repairs. An exact amount, he said, was “too scary” to articulate.
“A connection is not the same thing as a bond, and … instant and total connection is no salvation.”
“My plan does not ask for further debate or require approval,” Bishop Doyle told the clergy gathered at Camp Allen. “I have not asked people to change their positions or even to like the plan that I am setting before us,” he explained. “It is my deepest desire to offer a generous breadth of pastoral care for our members throughout the diocese. “