News Updates

News Updates

November 2005

• Diocese of Washington Reprises Online Advent Calendar

  The Diocese of Washington is bringing back its popular online Advent calendar for the second year.

  Posted on November 30, 2005

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• Archbishop of Canterbury Visits Devastated Pakistan

  In the aftermath of a severe earthquake and anti-Christian rioting, the Archbishop of Canterbury traveled Nov. 22 to Pakistan at the invitation of the Anglican Church of Pakistan.

  Posted on November 30, 2005

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• LA Church's Parish Hall Burns

  An early morning fire on Nov. 28 destroyed the parish hall building at St. George’s, Hawthorne, Calif. The fire was discovered by the church sexton who lives in another building on the church campus.

  Posted on November 30, 2005

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• Brazilian Bishops to Canterbury: Don't Allow Reinvention of Communion

  The House of Bishops of the Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil (IEAB) has written to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams questioning his impartiality over the Recife crisis.

  Posted on November 30, 2005

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• Katrina Relief Act to Benefit Churches, Other Ministries

  Under the temporary rules put into place by the Katrina Emergency Tax Relief Act (KETRA), taxpayers are allowed to deduct charitable cash donations made between Aug. 28 and Dec. 31, 2005, to qualified charities at up to 100 percent of their adjusted gross income. The temporary change in the Federal Tax Code in the wake of Hurricane Katrina may provide a short-term boon for congregations and a variety of ministries affiliated with the Episcopal Church.

  Posted on November 27, 2005

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• ERD Helps Louisiana Rebuild

  The Diocese of Louisiana has announced plans to purchase a Garden District bed and breakfast adjacent to Christ Church Cathedral to serve residents returning to New Orleans as well as volunteers working to clean up devastated areas of the city.

  Posted on November 23, 2005

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• Declared 'Extinct,' But Still Worshiping

  It was relatively easy on Nov. 19 for the Rochester diocesan convention to declare a viable parish that claims 91 members “extinct.” But when the Rt. Rev. Jack McKelvey arrived two days later at All Saints’ Church in Irondequoit, N.Y., accompanied by a body guard and other diocesan staff, to collect the keys to the property, he was met by the parish’s lawyer who informed Bishop McKelvey that he would not be turning over the keys that day “or at any time.”

  Posted on November 22, 2005

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• ACC Chair Calls ECUSA Response to Windsor 'Exemplary'

  The chairman of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) has apologized to the Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of Canada for the treatment the two Churches received from the ACC at its June meeting in Nottingham.

  Posted on November 22, 2005

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• Bishop Salmon: Church Decisions Have Global Impact

  Though it concluded nearly three weeks ago, the South to South Encounter in Egypt continues to make headlines. The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon Jr., Bishop of South Carolina, one of two bishops from the Episcopal Church who attended, offers his insights on the conference.

  Posted on November 21, 2005

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• Geneseo, Ill., Church Damaged by Blaze

  Holy Trinity Church in Geneseo, Ill., was severely damaged by fire shortly after dawn on Nov. 20. The Bishop of Quincy, the Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman reports the fire was discovered at 8:05 am when witnesses reported flames “shooting out of the sacristy window.”

  Posted on November 21, 2005

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