An Episcopal parish in Staten Island has been the site of some ghostly investigations according to news reports. St. Andrew’s on Staten Island allowed a organization to come in to look for evidence of “paranormal” activity and the report of the investigations is to be released just in time of Halloween.
There’s a short announcement on the Forward in Faith website that announces that Bishop Ackerman will remain as president of Forward in Faith following his
The Bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada have concluded their first gathering since they participation in the Lambeth Conference. They’ve released a statement in which they pledge to uphold the three moratoria until the 2010 General Synod.
Following the discussions on the proposed Anglican Covenant in Lambeth this summer, the Covenant Design group has met in Singapore and released a compilation of the concerns raised by the bishops this summer. In addition they have outlined the next steps that they suggest be taken in the process and included a questionnaire.
The Archdiocese of Sydney in Australia has broken with Anglican tradition and voted to accept a report which calls for allowing lay people and deacons to celebrate the Holy Eucharist without a priest present.
Wondered about the Lutherans? Wondered who Martin Luther was? A simple rap video can help you out. Click the link to watch the 95 Theses rap.
Back this summer The Rev. Dr. Martin Dudley became somewhat of a celebrity after it was reported that he had officiated at a formal liturgy in the Diocese of London blessing the partnership of two men. In the resulting furor an investigation was promised. Those findings have now been released and a letter of regret has been written.
Many American voters have received a copy of a DVD titled “Obsession” in the mail in the past few weeks. But there’s no clear answer to who is behind the making of the 2006 movie about radical Islam or who has paid for its distribution.
Many parishes across the country are in the middle, or getting ready to begin their yearly stewardship/pledge drive campaigns. With the DOW index hovering around 8000 this afternoon, and people watching the savings evaporate, how do we manage to think about the needs of the Church and World when we’re hurting so badly?
Following a similar line of reasoning of the decision earlier this year by the California Supreme Court, the Connecticut Supreme Court has issued a ruling that appears to overturn a “separate but equal” argument for civil unions and orders that same gender couple have the right to marry.