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A man has filed suit against the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and two churches alleging that as a boy he was sexual abused by the Rev. Paul Wancura from 1978 to 1985. The suit filed in State Supreme Court seeks $20 million in damages.
You can book a night of champing in the deconsecrated church of St Cyriac & St Julitta in Swaffham Prior, UK. The medieval building with Georgian interior includes camp beds and chair, tea and coffee.
Religious News Service: Wheaton, Illinois is home to Anglican Church in North America churches from three ACNA dioceses — the Upper Midwest Diocese, Pittsburgh and Churches for the Sake of Others. The Upper Midwest Diocese, where the abuse allegations have taken place, places few checks and balances on the bishop’s authority.
Each diocese is experiencing challenges of being the church in the 21st century while adapting to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The dioceses of Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana are all either recommending or mandating masks for indoor gatherings regardless of vaccination status. The latest guidance is on either the diocese’s main page, or, in the case of Louisiana, under resources/covid.
Each of the bishops of the three Tennessee dioceses are advising greater caution in light of the Delta variant. All are recommending masks in indoor settings, regardless of vaccine status. All make their most recent guidance easily located on the homepages of their dioceses’ websites.
Presbyterian Mission reports that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is one 24 faith-based organizations, including The Episcopal Church, that have signed a letter asking the Biden administration to begin lifting sanctions on Cuba.
A former North Carolina judge has pled guilty to child sexual assault. Daniel Ray Green was an active member of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Hickory where he was acolyte master and former senior warden.