I would like to begin by thanking you for inviting me here to take part in this Healing Leaves Conference. It is a great honour and joy for me to be here with you all. I must confess, and perhaps some of you already know, that I am not a complete stranger to these shores
07 February 2000
The dioceses of North Carolina and East Carolina suffered enormous damage in devastating floods caused by Hurricane Floyd in September 1999 with many victims still unable to return to their homes.
31 January 2000
One nine-year old boy has helped to make Christmas a better time for more than 200 children in some of the world's poorest countries. Will Hatheway of St Luke's Episcopal Church, Austin, Texas, masterminded his church's contribution to the Samaritan's Purse project.
17 January 2000
A pig, a boa constrictor, a penguin, a falcon, an ox, a llama, an owl, a tarantula, a rabbit, a tortoise, bees, cats, dogs and a camel. These were just some of the participants in a St Francis of Assisi celebration in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York
21 December 1999
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to enter full communion with the Episcopal Church at the Churchwide Assembly in Denver, Colorado, in August this year. Nearly 70% of over 1,000 voting delegates approved "Called to Common Mission".
21 December 1999
A major nation-wide project of the Episcopal Communicators Network in the United States is challenging parishes about the way they are catering for the needs of young people. "Stand up for Youth" looks at how to help young people, adults and churches face the stresses of modern teen life.
17 December 1999
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Revd Canon John L. Peterson, announced today that Bishop Herbert A Donovan Jr has been appointed to serve as the Anglican Observer at the United Nations on an interim basis.
07 December 1999
The Bishop of Southern Virginia, David C Bane, decided to take action when he realised that the clergy in his diocese didn't know each other very well. He began a series of gatherings, called "Noon to Noon with the Bishop"
19 November 1999
Against long political odds, Episcopal, Catholic, and Protestant churches in the USA came together and successfully pushed a package through Congress to provide debt relief for poor countries.
18 November 1999
At the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, a group of bishops, representing a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds, met for four days at the Holy Cross Monastery in West Park, New York.
16 November 1999