“As a Bishop I am concerned that some of my people are going to be killed for the simple reason that they belong to a certain denomination,” Bishop Gandiya said.
Bonnie Anderson used part of her opening comments to say that “our society is changing both demographically and economically, the size and resource base of our Church is changing and the world is changing through climate change, population change, technology and a host of other factors.” The church, she said, must respond in ways that are “rooted in our core values as Episcopalians and that includes the gifts of all the people of God in our church.”
Kwok Pui-lan, professor of Christian theology and spirituality at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts: “They want to develop a more advanced program inside China because the need is so great,” . . . “They want to raise up pastors and faculty with more advanced knowledge.”
In a move to address the spiraling costs of higher education, the university’s Board of Regents has approved a 10 percent reduction in tuition and fees at the College for the coming academic year.
Primates were elected as members of the Primates’ Standing Committee at the recent Primates’ Meeting in Dublin, Ireland and have agreed to serve.
The California Supreme Court will decide Wednesday whether to plunge back into the legal battle over same-sex marriage.
The church is one body; God has no borders. We will not abandon each other regardless of the political geographical boundaries.
“Neighbours, hanging about, noticed with surprise that his blood on the walls looked much the same as theirs.”
This week on Social Hour, we thought we’d explore a little on Facebook and share a page we stumbled upon rather by accident, shared on our wall, and watched it grow by exponents over the next few days–when we posted it, I had just signed up as its 33rd fan. The Episcopal Foodie Network now has 621 fans and links to discussions about things like King’s Cake, Valentine’s Day treats, and favorite recipes.
Plans appear to be in place to lift a ban on civil-partnership recognition ceremonies taking place in churches.