Episcopal Church News

Anglican archbishop rebukes `ungracious' criticism of Archbishop of Canterbury

From topix.net - 14 hours 29 min ago

The archbishop of York on Saturday rebuked some Anglican traditionalists for what he calls ungracious behavior toward Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams.

Obama: Response to Iraq remarks overblown

From topix.net - Sat, 07/05/2008 - 7:58pm

Photo Credit: AP Photo Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, left, shakes hands with a bishop at the 48th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in St.

Faith groups to remove racist symbols from lawn

From topix.net - Sat, 07/05/2008 - 1:01pm

Travis Smith has kept the lawn trimmed outside his suburban New Orleans home but hasn't yet removed the "KKK" or the images of crosses that somebody chemically etched into the grass.

Gay Bishop Tells Crowd To 'Toughen Up'

From topix.net - Sat, 07/05/2008 - 4:46am

The first openly gay bishop of the Episcopal Church on Tuesday compared the struggle of gays and lesbians to the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

Twin Falls priest named Idaho Bishop

From topix.net - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 8:25pm

Brian Thom, a priest at Church of the Ascension in Twin Falls, was selected Saturday among four vying for the position.

Unity for all: If only you fall in line

From topix.net - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 12:23pm

WE DIDN'T see the Archbishop of Canterbury at Sen. Barack Obama's rally in Unity last Friday.

Historic Episcopal Churches remain under Conservatives' Control

From topix.net - Fri, 07/04/2008 - 4:08am

A state judge in Virginia has ruled that conservative congregations that broke away in 2006 from the Episcopal Church and affiliated with the Anglican Church of Nigeria may keep their church properties.

Episcopal Leaders Seek Church Healing At English Conference

From topix.net - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:21pm

Episcopal leaders from Connecticut heading to England next week for the once-a-decade gathering of the Anglican Communion's 800 bishops are hopeful the conference will result in healed relationships for the troubled church.

Bishop Andrew D. Smith and the state's two suffragan bishops, James E. Curry and Laura J. Ahrens, will leave July 9 for the Lambeth Conference, which is hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will take place from July 16 through Aug. 4.

The much-anticipated conference is not expected to resolve the ongoing battle within the 77 million member Anglican Communion, however. The fault lines became apparent with the Episcopal Church's 2003 election of New Hampshire's openly gay bishop, V. Gene Robinson, and have since spiraled into a worldwide debate over the future of Anglicanism.

Episcopal youth set to gather in San Antonio

Episcopal Church News - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
High-school aged young people -- nearly 850 strong -- from across the Episcopal Church are headed to San Antonio, Texas for the 2008 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), which will take place June 8-13 on the campus of Trinity University.

Lambeth Conference 'reflections' process announced

Episcopal Church News - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
The process for the Lambeth Conference bishops to communicate what they wish to share with the wider church at the conclusion of their July 16-August 3 gathering in Canterbury, England, has been announced by the Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion and secretary of the Lambeth Conference.

ERD continues to assist recovery efforts in Myanmar, responds to Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines

Episcopal Church News - Thu, 07/03/2008 - 7:00pm
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) continues to provide emergency assistance to communities devastated by Cyclone Nargis, which struck Myanmar (Burma) on May 2.

Eugene Sutton consecrated as Maryland's first African American bishop

From topix.net - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 6:51pm

Thousands gathered at Washington National Cathedral on June 28 to be part of history as the Rev. Canon Eugene Taylor Sutton, 54, became the first African American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. "The significance of this consecration goes beyond the Diocese of Maryland," said Joseph Overton, a member of St. James Church in the Kingsessing neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "It is a statement as to who we are beyond the color of our skin." Adding to the importance of this consecration is the fact that Thomas John Claggett, the first Bishop of Maryland and the first bishop consecrated on American soil, owned slaves while serving as the rector of St. James' Parish in Ann Arundel County. Sutton is a descendant of slaves. Sutton, the 14th bishop of the diocese, succeeds Bishop Robert W. Ihloff, who retired in April 2007 as leader of the 44,000-member diocese. "This is a joyous day to have one of our own elected bishop of the Diocese of Maryland," said Iris Harris of the Diocese of Washington. "I know Eugene well and he is a great person. They are very fortunate to have him." Bernice Arnold of the Diocese of Maryland, who attended the service with her 10-year-old son, said she had never sat through a consecration before but felt "this was a piece of history" that her son should experience. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori served as chief celebrant for the service, during which more than 25 bishops from around the country and throughout the Anglican Communion participated. Delivering the sermon, the Rev. Dr. Barry C. Black, the first African American chaplain of the U.S. Senate, said that being "faithful servants" to Jesus Christ is "what it is all about."

Nuevo Amanecer represents 'A New Dawn' for Hispanic and Latino ministries

Episcopal Church News - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 6:30pm
An Episcopal Church conference on Hispanic and Latino ministry underway this week near Atlanta has gathered more than 200 people from diverse Spanish-speaking communities in eight countries to share in the challenges and blessings of their ministries and chart a course for continued growth.

Archbishop of Canterbury calls conservative Anglicans' proposals 'problematic'

Episcopal Church News - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 6:30pm
Describing their proposals as "problematic in all sorts of ways," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams responded June 30 to a statement released by a group of conservative Anglicans that announced a new movement to uphold traditional Anglicanism within the Communion's structures rather than to break away from it

Presiding Bishop responds to GAFCON statement

Episcopal Church News - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 6:30pm
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has responded to the Global Anglican Future Conference with the following statement

Conservative Anglicans vow to fight 'false gospel' in liberal churches

From topix.net - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 3:11pm

Conservative Anglican leaders pledged Sunday to stay in the worldwide Anglican Communion, but they also announced plans to form a separate council of bishops to counter a movement within mainstream Anglicanism ...

Sutton Makes History In Md. Episcopal Church

From topix.net - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 8:17am

It's the beginning of an era for many Episcopals in Baltimore as a new bishop takes the helm.

Some clergy want out of wedding duty

From topix.net - Wed, 07/02/2008 - 12:08am

Some clergy think churches should divorce themselves from the wedding business. The controversy over same-sex marriage -- along with a growing sense that many couples who marry in churches never return -- has ...

Irish primate urges reconsideration of Lisbon Treaty

From topix.net - Tue, 07/01/2008 - 7:41pm

Ireland's leading Catholic prelate has urged the country's citizens to reconsider their opposition to the Lisbon Treaty.

Archbishop of Canterbury responds to GAFCON statement

Episcopal Church News - Tue, 07/01/2008 - 6:00pm
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has responded to the final declaration of the Global Anglican Future Conference with the following statement
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