News Updates

News Updates

December 2006

• A Statement from the Diocese of New Hampshire

  The Bishop and Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire met Oct. 16 and issued a response to the meeting of Anglican Primates from the 38 autonomous Provinces of the worldwide Anglican Communion for prayer, Bible study and discussion.

  Posted on December 29, 2006

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• Call for Nominations in NW Pennsylvania

  The 36 congregations comprising the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania are seeking a new bishop specifically knowledgeable about working with small congregations and who will take an active role in the administration and pastoral life of the diocese, according to a profile developed by the episcopal search committee and introduced during the annual convention in October.

  Posted on December 29, 2006

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• Church Services Honor Former President Ford

  Funeral events for former President Gerald R. Ford, who died Dec. 26 at age 93, began Friday when the casket was transferred to St. Margaret’s, Palm Desert, Calif. The 38th president and his widow, Betty, joined the congregation in 1977.

  Posted on December 29, 2006

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• Network Moderator Hails Olympia Agreement

  The Rt. Rev. Robert W. Duncan, Bishop of Pittsburgh and moderator of the Anglican Communion Network, lauded a temporary agreement on property reached recently in the Diocese of Olympia.

  Posted on December 29, 2006

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• Olympia Bishop, Priest Recount Covenant Process

  Early next year, the Rt. Rev. Vincent W. Warner, Jr., Bishop of Olympia, and the Rev. Duncan Clark, rector of St. Charles Anglican Church in Poulsbo, Wash., will travel together as friends to a conference on church planting sponsored by Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, and founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif.

  Posted on December 29, 2006

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• Disputed Election in Malawi Tied to Priest's Death

  The Rev. Canon Rodney Hunter, who helped organize opposition to the consecration of another English priest as Bishop of Lake Malawi, was found dead in his home in Nkhotakota, Malawi, on Nov. 10.

  Posted on December 21, 2006

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• Southeast Florida Bishop Calls for Action on Darfur

  The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, Bishop of Southeast Florida, was one of six members of the clergy who joined U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) as speakers at a “Darfur Interfaith Awareness Gathering” Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El, Miami Beach.

  Posted on December 21, 2006

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• Election to Council Presidency Surprises Western Louisiana Bishop

  Bishop D. Bruce MacPherson of Western Louisiana was so surprised by his “raising up” as president of the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice that he asked for time alone to pray before consenting to the nomination.

  Posted on December 20, 2006

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• IASCER Responds Positively to Covenant Proposal

  The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations (IASCER) responded positively to the proposal for an Anglican covenant.

  Posted on December 20, 2006

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• Arson During Sunday Service Damages San Diego Cathedral

  Worshipers at St. Paul’s Cathedral in San Diego were forced from the building in mid-service Sunday, Dec. 17, after a fire was discovered in the undercroft.

  Posted on December 19, 2006

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