Giles Fraser, writing for the Guardian, wondered how many churchgoers this past Sunday made the link between the people of the Exodus described in their lectionary readings, and the Ethiopian and Eritrean migrants who have crafted makeshift churches in the camps at Calais.
The Ministry of Justice receives around 25 requests every week to exhume human remains, many from family members who wish to take their loved ones with them when they move home.
The Governor of New Mexico described as “cowardly” the bomb attacks that took place outside two Las Cruces churches on Sunday morning.
From the Public Affairs Office of the Episcopal Church: Jubilee Ministries are congregations or agencies with connections to The Episcopal Church, designated by diocesan bishops
All Saints Episcopal Church in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, told a local news station of hate-filled flyers left on the cars of worshipers during Sunday morning services. The three-page flyers targeted the church’s inclusion of gay and lesbian Christians, as well as its acceptance of ordained women.
“I think this is the most progressive resolution we could’ve expected from the Boy Scouts.”
The Augusta Chronicle reported yesterday on a case of anti-LGBT vandalism at the local Metropolitan Community Church of Our Redeemer, shortly after the pastor married his husband at the end of June.
Via ENS: At today’s Eucharist, the Rev Kimberly Jackson gave voice to the breadth and impact of General Convention. Sisters and brothers in Christ, our
“The Rev. Canon Cindy Evans Voorhees asked more than 100 parishioners gathered at St. James the Great Episcopal Church on Sunday morning what the walls of their longtime church might say if they could speak.”
While recognising the prerogative of The Episcopal Church to address issues appropriate to its own context, Archbishop Justin Welby said that its decision will cause distress for some and have ramifications for the Anglican Communion as a whole, as well as for its ecumenical and interfaith relationships.