“If any school is not educating pupils to understand the rights of all people to live freely within their sexual orientation or gender identity without discrimination they would be failing in their duty to prepare their pupils to live in modern Britain.”
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry joined the bishops, clergy, and people of the Diocese of Ohio to celebrate their bicentennial anniversary. On Friday, he addressed
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2)
Today’s announcement named members of a working group which will look at the model of a Military Covenant to promote the well-being of Church of England clergy
Curry praised the Most Revd Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, for his “faithfulness, dignity, and Christian integrity” at the most recent Primates’ Meeting in Canterbury.
‘The Episcopal Church’s Baptismal Covenant, which reflects the denomination’s core beliefs, asks for commitments from persons being baptized as well as all other witnesses to “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being.” ‘
“The Reformation was a gift of God, not only in itself but as a sign of the faithfulness of God to His work of revealing the good news of Jesus to a world in need, and the faithfulness of God in using His church despite our failings” – Abp Welby
This is the third and largest grant that ERD has received from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation since 2011.
The Revd Betty Bone Schiess, one of the first women to be ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church, and a member of the Women’s Hall of Fame, died on Friday in Syracuse, NY. Schiess was 94.
“The group also reviewed and revised a document of Frequently Asked Questions about the full communion proposal. This material will be available online in the short term.”