If you are coulrophobic, you may want to pass on the following story, otherwise read on and learn about the the Clowns International Annual Service that took place at Holy Trinity Church in Hackney, in Greater London, England.
Neither proponents nor opponents of women in the episcopate will go away, says Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, so we had better agree to disagree. Canon Rosalind Brown suggests that the Bishop is the focus of unity for the church when she or he models reconciliation.
The Church of England Synod voted on Wednesday to urge its members to reach out to their non-Christian neighbors in an effort to share the gospel of salvation offered uniquely in Christ Jesus. The vote represents a break from the previous stance of focusing on what was common and shared between people of different faiths in the community.
The General Synod of the Church of England discussed the financial crisis and recession this afternoon.
On February 11, 1989, Barbara Harris was consecrated a bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Massachusetts, the first woman to be ordained to the episcopate in the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is twenty years on, and today the Church of England debates whether to follow the Americans. And the Canadians, the Australians, the New Zealanders….
Since “the Church of England could not submit itself to any such external power of direction” we’re puzzled why the General Synod will be discussing a report to the Anglican Covenant Group in which the Church of England would express its support for an Anglican Covenant.
The next day, at an epic eucharist that went on for four hours in the beating sun, we prayed and danced and sang. I preached about our all being united by our common baptism. The congregation cheered. Crisis in the Anglican Communion — what crisis?
BBC: On Sunday five bishops questioned the morality of policies and whether people should be urged to spend more. One said Labour was “beguiled by
The Synod of the Church of England voted last July to move forward with the ordination of women to the episcopate using a so-called “Code of Practice” and turned aside parallel oversight schemes. The proposal released this week in advance of February’s synod includes a scheme of “complementary” male bishops and judicial review for unhappy parishes.
“When you took a vote at the Welsh Synod, it didn’t have to be nodded through by parliament afterwards. There is a certain integrity to that.” But Williams added he believes any push for disestablishment would be on the basis of pushing religion out of the public sphere. “That’s the point where I think I’d be bloody-minded and say, ‘Well, not on that basis.'”