AMiA, the US outpost of the Anglican Church in Rwanda and founding member of ACNA, says it will withdraw its citizenship from ACNA and become an independent Ministry Partner with ACNA.
Dunstan went to school in Glastonbury Abbey, but in 923 he joined his uncle who had been translated from the See of Wells to that of Canterbury. This brought him close to the court of King Aethelstan, and over the next few years he was to spend much time there. . . . Dunstan enjoyed the court, and responded readily to its artistic influences, learning drawing and metalwork, how to write poetry, singing and playing music.
The Unitarians have the same problem, in that the ‘Just what do you stand for?’ question has such an acquired, long term, difficult to address, answer. Here is an answer. It is about the liberty of each individual to believe as wanted but responsibly, drawing on the resources of the different faiths and an awe for the wonder of science, and to do it in dialogue inside communities (very equalitarian congregations), and to be socially aware and active, to basically uphold the dignity of the cultural and biological human individual and all of life around.
In 2007-2008, FCC designed and implemented a church-wide program on Christian “faith practices” for all of its members, offering them the opportunity to explore the ways in which they were living out their faith through … hospitality, keeping Sabbath, and testimony. Building on this study, in 2008-2009 they initiated a second faith practices program focusing specifically on younger adults.
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From a sociological perspective, the Episcopal Church (TEC) has suffered both a striking numerical loss in membership (almost 30%) and an even larger decline as a percentage of the nation’s population (almost 60%). In 1960, TEC had 2.9 million members, equaling 1.6% of the U.S. population. Forty-eight years later, TEC had fewer than 2.06 million members, or only 0.65% of the U.S. population.
Holy gift, surpassing comprehension!
Wond’rous mystery of each fiery tongue!
Christ made good his promise in Ascension:
O’er the twelve the clove flames have hung!
“In the past ten months we have prayed, reflected and worked together,” said Pat Micklow, search committee representative from Diocesan Council. “We recognize that our first search process and our commitment to mutual ministry were not well understood, and we are committed to being transparent and communicating clearly as we undertake this search. We want to move forward together with the support of the wider Episcopal Church.”
While the economy appears to be recovering from the worst downturn in generations, more clergy are facing unemployment as churches, irrespective of denomination, continue to struggle with drops in donations. Clergy that are let go may face a particularly tough time because churches aren’t subject to unemployment taxes; laid-off employees can’t collect those benefits available to other workers. Severance pay is not a guarantee in all cases.
First James Jones of Liverpool, now Michael Perham of Gloucester, another English bishop who seems to understand that neither God nor history are on Rowan Williams’ side when he attempts to hold the Anglican Communion together at the expense of gay and lesbian Christians