Tag: Dioceses

For St. Stephen’s Episcopal, Heathsville, their church’s reconstitution started with an alternate coffee hour at a local tire and auto shop. “We were shocked at how many people showed up,” said vestry member Dawn Mahaffey, who stood in the church and addressed the congregation after the December 17 vote to leave the Diocese, telling them, “If there’s anybody who would like to remain Episcopalian, come see me.”

From the wires: While the Anglican Communion worldwide contemplates the U.S. House of Bishops response on the matter of, among other things, same-sex blessings, one Anglican synod in Canada—Ottawa—is tackling the issue head-on next week at their annual meeting.

The California Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal by several churches in the Diocese of Los Angeles. The California Court of Appeals had earlier ruled that the Diocese, not the church congregations, owned parish property.

Lionel Deimel did not attend the Pittsburgh Diocesan Council meeting this week, but he received a report for someone who did. The council met to

In separate announcements made yesterday two Network dioceses issued statements regarding proposals to cut ties with the Episcopal Church. Fr. John Spencer, President of the Quincy Standing Committee, made it clear that the Diocese is not trying to preempt the upcoming meeting of the House of Bishops latter this month.

Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church spoke in the Diocese of Fort Worth this weekend at the invitation of

Churches and their clergy have played an important role in the rebuilding of New Orleans and the healing of the city’s people. But these clergy are just as vulnerable to the trauma experienced by victims of catastrophe. New Orleans Bishop Charles Jenkins, talks about his experience in an Associated Press article on the pastoral needs of clergy.

Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan said he expects to see a new Anglican province in North America that will replace the Episcopal Church. “We are realigning.” He added he would attempt to pull his entire diocese out of the Episcopal Church, a move that would raise an unprecedented set of legal and financial questions about the ownership of parish buildings and diocesan property