News Updates

News Updates

3/21/2005

• Waiting and Wondering

  Whatever General Convention in 2006 decides to do with the Windsor Report, the matter is likely to be dumped into the laps of the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops, which doesn't meet until 2008. (By David Kalvelage)

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• Word and Sacrament in Balance

  Perhaps by agitating for better preaching and greater reverence we can do more for the Church than the best-laid campaigns for membership growth. (By Christopher Webber)

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• 'Resurrection' Stories

  Parish leaders share stories of transformation in their parish ministry and personal lives.

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• ACC to Hear from U.S. and Canadian Churches

  The chairman of the Anglican Consultative Council has promised that the June 21-29 meeting in Nottingham, England, will include time for the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada to set out the rationale behind recent changes to teaching on sexual morality. Time has also been set aside to initiate the listening and study process on homosexuality called for at the 1998 Lambeth Conference, said the Rt. Rev. John Paterson, Bishop of Auckland in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• Calgary Bishop Resigns

  The Bishop of Calgary has resigned in the midst of a heated controversy with his clergy and lay leaders over the structure of the Anglican Church in southern Alberta, Canada.

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• Diocese of Nebraska: New Slate of Deputies

  A tabulation error marred elections for clerical deputies and alternates at the annual council of the Diocese of Nebraska last fall at the Gering Convention Center. Following a recount the diocesan chancellor issued a corrected roster of deputies.

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• No More Apologies, Says Lexington Bishop

  The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls, Bishop of Lexington, sought to get matters back on track with an address to the diocesan convention that brought clergy and lay deputies to their feet in applause. Convention was held Feb. 17-18 at Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington.

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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• Executive Council Special Meeting to Address ACC Representation

  A special meeting of the national Executive Council will be held April 13 to decide whether the Episcopal Church will send official representatives to the June 21-29 session of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC).

  Posted on March 21, 2005

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