News Updates

News Updates

May 2006

• Fire Damages Rural Albany Church

  Christ Church, Pottersville, N.Y., one of six churches that comprise the Adirondack Missions in the Diocese of Albany, was severely damaged by fire during the night on May 30.

  Posted on May 31, 2006

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• P.B. Mum on Convention During Newark Visit

  Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold declined comment on gay rights and General Convention during a May 24 visitation to the Diocese of Newark.

  Posted on May 31, 2006

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• Preservationists Oppose Norfolk Parish Demolition Plan

  Christ and St. Luke’s Church in Norfolk, Va., wants to tear down a 100-year-old building and build a modern 33,000-square-foot addition with a glass atrium estimated to cost between $11-13 million.

  Posted on May 31, 2006

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• Nine U.S. Bishops Meet with Archbishop Williams

  In a bid to continue the dialogue within the Anglican Communion over the divisions within the Episcopal Church, nine Episcopal Church bishops met with the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, at Lambeth Palace on May 24.

  Posted on May 30, 2006

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• Bishop Howard Confirms Two on Florida's Death Row

  The presentation of two recent candidates for confirmation in the Diocese of Florida offered some unique logistical challenges when two shackled and handcuffed men approached the Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard accompanied by prison guards. The May 23 confirmation of two inmates on death row was one of a number of events during a visitation to Florida State Prison in Starke.

  Posted on May 30, 2006

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• False Arrest of Priest Highlights Racial Tensions

  On July 29, the rector of St. Cyprian’s Church, Roxbury, was detained and handcuffed near his home after a police officer mistook him for a suspect who was seen trying to break into a nearby car.

  Posted on May 26, 2006

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• $50K Settlement to Priest for False Arrest

  The town of Milton, Mass., will pay an Episcopal priest $50,000 to settle a false arrest claim.

  Posted on May 26, 2006

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• Bishop of Colombia Responds to Election Rumors

  In response to persistent rumors surrounding his candidacy for the election of a Presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Francisco J. Duque-Gomez, Bishop of Colombia, said he has no intention of withdrawing.

  Posted on May 25, 2006

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• Central New York Priest Deposed After Investigation

  A 79-year-old Central New York priest has voluntarily renounced orders and has been deposed from the priesthood after an investigation by members of the pastoral response team in the Diocese of Central New York determined that an allegation of sexual misconduct against him was credible and deserved further investigation.

  Posted on May 24, 2006

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• Resolution Proposes Covenant with Brazil

  The Standing Commission on World Mission is sponsoring a resolution to create a formal covenant relationship between the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (IEAB) and the Episcopal Church.

  Posted on May 24, 2006

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