Cluett to assist in reorganizing dioceses
December 1, 2008
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Rick Cluett, Archdeacon emeritus of the Diocese of Bethlehem, has been asked to serve in a new role at the Church Center.
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December 1, 2008
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A number of folks have been having problems leaving comments on stories over the holiday weekend. The issue seems to be related to a change
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2008
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The Presiding Bishop has written a pastoral letter about today’s observance of World AIDS Day. In her letter she call on all Episcopalians to lobby the coming Obama administration to “make the fight against AIDS at home and around the world a priority”.
Reaching out saves a congregation
December 1, 2008
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Many congregations in the Episcopal Church, in regions that have been hard hit due to changing economic conditions and conflict in the denomination, have been struggling to survive. One congregation in Tennessee has come back from the brink by opening its arms and its doors to some of America’s newest arrivals.
Bishop Iker inhibited
November 22, 2008
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Bishop Jack Iker, who presided over the vote in the Diocese of Fort Worth to leave the Episcopal Church, has been inhibited in the exercise of the ministry in the Episcopal Church by the Presiding Bishop.
Presiding Bishop visits Haiti
November 22, 2008
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Many people are surprised to learn that the Diocese of Haiti is the largest diocese in the Episcopal Church with nearly 100,000 members. The Presiding
Interfaith Reflections on Auschwitz – Birkenau
November 21, 2008
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Earlier this month the Archbishop of Canterbury traveled with the Chief Rabbi to two of most notorious concentration camps of World War II. Both call for a renewed recognition of the fundamental humanity of those with whom we disagree.
The Advent Conspiracy
November 21, 2008
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A new site is out to change the way we understand the Christmas holiday by recasting it so that it is viewed through the lens of the Season of Advent.
Reuters swings and misses
November 21, 2008
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An article by Michael Conlon for Reuters details the GAFCON backed plan to create an alternative or parallel Anglican province in the United States. The article has a number of quotes by Bishop Minns of Nigeria and claims that the Communion is likely to recognize his efforts to create this new structure. Unfortunately there seems to be a lack of actual balanced reporting in the article.
Tensions in the English Church
November 21, 2008
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A meeting of Evangelicals in England earlier this month became much more animated than people expected when a controversy arose regarding a vote on Jerusalem Declaration. The Church Times has a detailed account of events which led to the National Evangelical Anglican Consultation’s decision to not ratify the declaration.
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