Citing health problems, Peter Bergstrom announced his retirement, naming Bill Slocumb as his replacement. From the press release: I retired from Camp Stevens in 2012,
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Take a look at surveys recently released by the Public Religion Research Institute about the War on Christmas and then by the Barna Group on how folks personally define marriage.
Last SEP I wrote about the new community sponsored by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Community of St Anselm. The members of the community are now going on three and a half months of life together. The Prior of the Community has announced that he is now accepting applications for the second year of community members.
The Rt Revd David Walker is the Bishop Diocesan of Manchester in the Church of England. He recently conducted some research into why folks were attending church services. He enlisted the help of folks at Worcester and Lichfield Cathedrals and was able to survey 1150 people attending services.
The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order met at Elmina, Ghana, from 2 to 9 December 2015. The Commission was generously hosted by the Church of the Province of West Africa and its Diocese of the Cape Coast.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has issued a statement announcing that a law firm will conduct an independent investigation of the three senior members of the Episcopal Church staff who were placed on leave last week.
Augusta County, Virginia, schools were closed as a result of a furor stirred by a local church over the use of a state approved curriculum on comparative religion.
This weeks review is the Mother Teresa bio-pic “The Letters”
by Jon White, Café editor A year ago the Café transitioned into a new stage of life; we formally incorporated as non-profit and began seeking