News Updates

News Updates

September 2004

• Something More Than Feelings

  As outrageous as it may seem, there is a very real sense that in the long run God is not overly interested in how we feel at all. (By James. E. Flowers, Jr.)

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• P.B. Tells Bishops to Wait Patiently

  With approximately one month remaining before publication of the Lambeth Commission on Communion report, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold wrote a letter in which he sought to reassure his colleagues about the trustworthiness of the commission and encouraged them to await patiently whatever its recommendations might be.

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Brazil Imposes AEO for ‘Liberal’ Congregations

  The Anglican Church of Brazil has unilaterally enacted alternate episcopal oversight following an extraordinary meeting of its House of Bishops in Porto Alegre on Sept. 16 during which several “liberal” congregations were removed from the oversight of the Bishop of Recife.

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Complaints Outlined in L.A. Lawsuits

  The Diocese of Los Angeles has sued the clergy and vestry of All Saints’ Church, Long Beach, St. James’, Newport Beach, and St. David’s, North Hollywood, charging trespass, theft, breach of contract and fiduciary duty, unfair trade practices and interference...

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Archbishop Carey Stands in for Virginia Bishop

  A month from publication of a much-anticipated report on the future of the Anglican Communion, the Rt. Rev. George L. Carey presided at two high-profile confirmation services in the Diocese of Virginia Sept. 15...

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Bishop Taylor Takes Charge in Western North Carolina

  Some 1,800 Episcopalians and friends dodged Hurricane Ivan’s dragon tail Sept. 18 to witness and celebrate the consecration of the Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor as the sixth Bishop of Western North Carolina.

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Churches Respond in Ivan’s Wake

  A week after Hurricane Ivan came ashore between Mobile, Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., many Pensacola Bay area residents were just beginning to assess the severity of the storm’s impact.

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Carpenter-Priest

  An interview with the Rev. Armand Larive, who extols the virtue of human labor in his book, After Sunday: A Theology of Work. (By Aaron Orear)

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Everyone’s Bible

  The Rt. Rev. N.T. Wright, Bishop of Durham, is helping people understand scripture in all its dimensions. (By Jason Fout)

  Posted on September 27, 2004

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• Pax Instead of Pox

  The Episcopal Church has a valuable legacy of inclusion that needs to be upheld and protected. (By Stephen H. Bancroft)

  Posted on September 21, 2004

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