News Updates

News Updates

5/26/2005

• Heavenly Encounters

  Teresa Harrison answers questions about the meaning and writing of icons.

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• Southern Ohio Proposal Would Give Authority to Bishop Suffragan

  As his mandatory Dec. 11 retirement date approaches, the Rt. Rev. Herbert Thompson, Jr., Bishop of Southern Ohio, is proposing a change in diocesan canons that would allow the bishop suffragan to exercise ecclesiastical authority until a new diocesan is consecrated.

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• Companion Pension Fund Launched for Diocese of Liberia

  The Church Pension Fund has launched a "Companion Pension Plan" for the Diocese of Liberia, guaranteeing retirement and survivor benefits for the West African diocese’s clergy and lay employees.

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• Rule to Prevent Identity Theft Impacts Church

  With the Disposal Rule, part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), set to take effect June 1, churches that have not already established procedures for discarding sensitive financial information about employees and others with whom they do business may wish to reconsider.

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• Courage and Sacrifice

  This is a wonderful week in the life of the Episcopal Church, a week replete with observances of a variety of commemorations.

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• Partnership with God

  Looking at the basic theological difference between “conservative” and “liberal” understandings of the issues facing the Church. (By Ken Bordner)

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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• A Troubling Retention Rate

  Our hope for the future of the Episcopal Church rests in a small group of teenagers. (By Bob Flanagan)

  Posted on May 26, 2005

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