Bishop Price of Pittsburgh has issued a pastoral direction guiding discussions between parishes that wish to leave the Episcopal Church and the diocese, offering a way forward for resolving property issues, including an 8-point overview of what would be involved in those conversations.
Members of the Diocese of Fort Worth told Executive Council about their mission, ministry, and shared stories of hope, healing, and reconciliation. They described the long journey ahead to rebuild their diocese.
The Diocese of Pittsburgh announces settlements between the Diocese and congregations who have separated from the Episcopal Church. A variety of agreements have been used
Late this week the Presiding Bishop’s office announce that two recent elections to the episcopate had received the necessary consents from the Standing Committees of
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that … the Diocese of East Carolina requests that the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church to express our desire that any future Covenant presented to The Episcopal Church represent more truly, and with greater clarity and full recognition of voices of laity and clergy, our Anglican tradition and Christian faith.
UPDATED: Resolution R-2a was passed this afternoon: Blessings of Same-Gender Unions Adopted as amended,
On Friday, January 21, 2011, the Hon. John P. Chupp of the 141st District Court, Tarrant County, Texas, granted the Local Episcopal Parties’ and The Episcopal Church’s Motions for Summary Judgments. He denied the Southern Cone parties Motion for a Partial Summary Judgment.
“In friendship are joined honor and charm, truth and joy, sweetness and good will, affection and action. And all these take their beginning in Christ, advance through Christ, and are perfected in Christ.” – Aelred, c. 1150
The Standing Committee has selected the Rt. Rev. Chester L. Talton, retired bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Los Angeles, as the candidate for the next provisional bshop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin.
The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Springfield that Bishop-Elect Daniel Hayden Martins has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process.