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Cuban Episcopalians reverse decision on rejoining ECUSA

Cuban Episcopalians reverse decision on rejoining ECUSA

Anglicans in Cuba have decided against seeking to rejoin the Episcopal Church of the United States

10 April 2003

Churches take Iraq war concerns to Kofi Annan

Churches take Iraq war concerns to Kofi Annan

An ecumenical delegation has met with United Nations General Secretary, Kofi Annan, to stress the importance of getting humanitarian aid to Iraqi civilians trapped inside the expanding war zone.

09 April 2003

Statement from the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

Statement from the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

"Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness toward anyone." Our concern, as Christians, is not only for our own Forces, but also for all the people of Iraq and throughout the Middle East.

05 April 2003

Statement on Iraq crisis by House of Bishops: The Church in the Province of the West Indies

Statement on Iraq crisis by House of Bishops: The Church in the Province of the West Indies

We the Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting at the Provincial Secretariat in Barbados, send greetings to the faithful throughout the Province.

04 April 2003

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan makes grant in solidarity with Canadians

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan makes grant in solidarity with Canadians

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan recently sent a check for US$500 to the Diocese of Keewatin, Canada.

04 April 2003

Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

More than 150 women clergy, VTS students and staff recently filled the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Auditorium to hear the first woman Supreme Court Justice speak.

28 March 2003

Christian mission in the 21st century Caribbean

Christian mission in the 21st century Caribbean

In July 2002, the House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) asked each diocese to pay greater attention to the area of mission, having identified engagement in mission as critical to the development of the Anglican Church in the province.

21 March 2003

An alternative to war

An alternative to war

It is the eleventh hour, and the world is poised on the edge of war. Church leaders have warned of the unpredictable and potentially disastrous consequences of war against Iraq - massive civilian casualties, a precedent for preemptive war.

19 March 2003

In the Shadow of War: A pastoral letter from the House of Bishops of ECUSA

In the Shadow of War: A pastoral letter from the House of Bishops of ECUSA

We, your bishops, write to you in perilous times. We do not know what the next days will bring. War and the threat of war make many afraid for the welfare of all that they love, and all those whom they hold dear. Such fear gnaws at the edges of consciousness.

19 March 2003

Message from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA: Finding Our Way: A Christian Perspective

Message from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA: Finding Our Way: A Christian Perspective

All through these many months of debates and discussions about our government's policy and actions toward Iraq I have expressed my opposition to war. Joined by leaders and members of other faith communities, I have supported the alternatives to war that would both address the legitimate concerns of our nation and recognize that war at this point is not the solution.

17 March 2003