Welcome to this week’s roundup.
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
TEC released info from last year’s parochial reports.
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/data-from-2018-parochial-reports-now-available/
Tom Ferguson, the Crusty Old Dean, had a great response
http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-collapse-is-here.html
Speaking of stats, the CoE released theirs yesterday too
https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/news/ministry-statistics-published
Marriage Equality
A diocese in the Australian state of Victoria has decided to move ahead with same-sex marriage
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-01/same-sex-marriage-blessings-wangaratta-anglican-diocese/11468984
and
Sydney’s Glenn Davies isn’t pleased about that
https://qnews.com.au/archbishop-blasts-anglican-priests-blessing-of-same-sex-marriage/
And in Canada, the church is dealing with the ongoing effects of the failure of their marriage equality resolution by a vote in their House of Bishops
https://www.anglicanjournal.com/marriage-vote-failure-ripples-through-church/
Hurricane Dorian and relief for the Bahamas
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article234649772.html
Also, ERD has a special Donation Fund to respond
https://www.episcopalrelief.org/press-resources/responding-hurricane-dorian/
From Around the Anglican Communion
A good short primer on the euthanasia debate in New Zealand
http://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/news/common_life/eolc_background
Archbishop Welby hasn’t decided whether he or any other representative will attend the next GAFCON gathering
https://www.premier.org.uk/News/UK/No-decision-on-Justin-Welby-s-attendance-at-GAFCON-conference
Episcopal Church
Georgia’s slate for the upcoming episcopal election
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/09/04/diocese-of-georgia-announces-five-person-slate-of-candidates-for-bishop/
UTO will match up to the first $60,000 in donations to create the Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/united-thank-offerings-camino-challenge-grant/
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Roanridge Trust Grant Awards which are meant to bolster rural and small town ministry
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/pressreleases/2020-roanridge-trust-grants-available-for-leadership-development-in-small-towns-and-rural-communities/