The rosters of the General Convention’s Interim bodies have just been posted here. The CCAB’s (Committees, Commissions, Agencies and Boards) are the groups that prepare
The Church of England has been asked to revisit the question of formal protection for those people within that Anglican Province who could not accept the ministry of woman ordained as bishops.
The Stipulation requires that there be a dialogue between the diocese and any parish seeking to disaffiliate from the diocese regarding the disposition of property specifically held for or in the name of the parish, followed by mediation (where a neutral third party helps the parties resolve any disputes between them), before the diocese or the parish may resort to the courts to decide the dispute.
The results of a major new study were announced yesterday regarding the perceived identity of the people of the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Identity Project study represent four years worth of data gathering about how Episcopalians understand their Church, what matters to them and how they relate that to the larger world.
The words stand firm have been claimed to represent some form of righteousness that can only be obtained by digging in and protecting against threatening forces. Stand firm has been used traditionally by unions in negotiation preparations, as in stand firm on no wage concessions, by social movements, as in stand firm on busing. It’s what we prayed in our collect today. We prayed together asking that Church witnesses are raised up after the example of Vida Dutton Scudder to stand firm in the power of the Gospel of Christ Jesus.
The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council said October 8 that the majority of the General Convention deputations and individual deputies that expressed an opinion do not support the disciplinary process outlined in the latest draft of a proposed Anglican covenant.
NetsforLife utilizes this network of churches, faith-based groups and other organizations to benefit communities unreached by national health programs.
Historically we have been encouraged to think for ourselves. It was never required that our honestly-held beliefs comport with those of our priest, bishop, presiding bishop or even the archbishop of Canterbury.
The U.S. Supreme Court took on a long-running legal fight Wednesday over an 8-foot cross in the Mojave Desert.
He had been ordained as a Deacon in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church the previous Wednesday evening. Ordained for less than a week, all knew that his death was imminent on the night of his ordination. At some level this makes no sense at all.