Wonder what it’s like to be an Episcopalian in Scotland? Wonder what lessons the Scottish church might mark from the American experience? The new Primate
According to The Missioner, Pentecost 2009 issue (page 3), the publication of Nashotah House Seminary:
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops that she has accepted the renunciation of vows by Williams MacBurney, the
Stephen Tyrone Johns, the steadfast security guard who died at the museum, laid down his life to protect visitors to that sacred space. I ask that all of our churches commemorate his heroic self-sacrifice by including a special prayer for Mr. Johns, his family and friends in their Eucharistic celebrations this Sunday.
To be very frank, the bishops of the Anglican Church of Canada, by providing clear guidelines for the very real pastoral and liturgical care of our relationships, have shown far more pastoral sensitivity and courage … To be even more frank, this Committee and those responsible for its actions owe lgbt Christians a sincere apology and acts of repentance for this latest handling.
Kevin Forrester has been a convenient way to show that The Episcopal Church is still ‘orthodox’ and one must wonder how many standing committees have taken advantage of the evidence of liturgical changes to prevent his bishop-ing to make the wider point. A priest with the same views as Forrester, but who goes on using the same given materials, is far more likely to be accepted for elevation.
The bishop who brought Catholic priest, the Rev. Alberto Cutié, into the Episcopal Church is a master recruiter not afraid to challenge the powers that be.
The news that the Episcopal Church has apparently declined to consent to the election of the next bishop of Northern Michigan has sparked some very interesting conversation about the internet and boundaries in our church.
There’s a lovely little story this weekend about the service that Bishop William Lawrence performed during a serious labor dispute back in the first decade
The House of Bishops Theology Committee has retained Dwight K. Schrute to help screen candidates for the secret theology committee according to interview notes leaked to Episcopal Café.