News Updates

News Updates

April 2006

• Equitable Pension Benefits for Women Clergy Sought

  The Episcopal Church must “expose and oppose gender violence and all forms of inequality in our midst,” according to the Committee on the Status of Women.

  Posted on April 27, 2006

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• A Difficult Week for the Diocese of Pennsylvania

  The week after Easter was a difficult one for the Diocese of Pennsylvania with staff reductions, a decision to close one of one of the oldest congregations and another call by the standing committee for the Rt. Rev. Charles E. Bennison, Jr., to retire or resign.

  Posted on April 25, 2006

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• New Funds Target Hurricane-Battered Congregations

  The Rt. Rev. Charles E. Jenkins, III, Bishop of Louisiana, the Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III, Bishop of Mississippi, and other church leaders along the Gulf Coast welcomed the recent announcement from the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund (BCKF) that it will award up to $35,000 in grant assistance to congregations affected by Hurricane Katrina.

  Posted on April 24, 2006

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• SCLM Proposes Rites of Passage

  In a Blue Report of nearly 42,000 words, the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music has proposed prayers and rites for many of life’s major transitions, including birth, betrothal, and death.

  Posted on April 21, 2006

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• Bishops Give Notice on Property

  Bishops on both coasts have recently taken steps in advance of the 75th General Convention to clarify their ownership claim to all parish property in the event of a split.

  Posted on April 21, 2006

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• Middle East Conflict Prompts Prayers, Call to Action

  Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold expressed horror after a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside a fast-food restaurant in downtown Tel Aviv during Passover.

  Posted on April 21, 2006

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• Bishop Sisk Praises Report by Special Commission

  The Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, Bishop of New York and co-chair of the special commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion said the report issued by the commission is indicative of the Church’s commitment to walk together with the rest of the Communion.

  Posted on April 19, 2006

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• Blood Sport

  With General Convention less than two months away, it seems that the time for polite listening and graceful conversations may be coming to an end. (From the editorial page of The Living Church)

  Posted on April 19, 2006

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• Appalachian Ministry Hard Hit By Proposed Cuts

  Support for domestic mission should not bear the entire burden of increased funding for the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), according to Sandra Majors Elledge, executive coordinator for Episcopal Appalachian Ministries (EAM).

  Posted on April 18, 2006

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• Easter Eucharist 1943

  For those American military personnel incarcerated in Japanese prisoner of war camps in the Philippines, the future was dreadfully uncertain. (By Beverly N. “Ben” Skardon)

  Posted on April 18, 2006

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