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For the People of the Episcopal Church' from the Presiding Bishop

For the People of the Episcopal Church' from the Presiding Bishop

As the primates of the Anglican Communion prepare to gather next week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, I ask your prayers for all of us, and for our time together. 

08 February 2007

James Theodore Holly celebration in Haiti

James Theodore Holly celebration in Haiti

The Diocese of Haiti will celebrate its famous founder with a Eucharist and gathering at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince on March 13.

 

08 February 2007

Virginia diocese files suits against property claims of separated congregations

Virginia diocese files suits against property claims of separated congregations

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia went to court January 31 over the real and personal property held in trust by 11 congregations where the majority membership has voted to leave the Episcopal Church, but have not vacated or relinquished that property to the diocese.

01 February 2007

Diocesan Standing Committee Outlines Request to Global South Primates

Diocesan Standing Committee Outlines Request to Global South Primates

In a unanimous decision, the Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh has agreed to release the text of the diocese’s request to the Anglican Primates of the Global South for Alternative Primatial Oversight.

01 February 2007

California bishop arrested during San Francisco war protest

California bishop arrested during San Francisco war protest

Bishop Marc Handley Andrus of the Episcopal Diocese of California was arrested December 7 for blocking the front door of the San Francisco federal building to protest the deaths caused by the Iraq war. 

12 December 2006

In China, Taiwan bishop shares 'harmonious' message on first official visit

In China, Taiwan bishop shares 'harmonious' message on first official visit

Bishop David J. H. Lai of Taiwan paid his first official visit to mainland China this week, meeting with State officials in Beijing, exchanging information with new friends in Nanjing and Shanghai, and emphasising the need for harmonious relationships, a message that motivates the country's Christian churches in its post-denominational era.

05 December 2006

Bishops develop proposal responding to 'Appeal to the Archbishop of Canterbury

Bishops develop proposal responding to 'Appeal to the Archbishop of Canterbury

A group of bishops, including Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, has developed a proposal responding to "An Appeal to the Archbishop of Canterbury" addressing what other petitioning bishops and dioceses have termed "alternative primatial oversight" or "alternative primatial relationship."

30 November 2006

Presiding Bishop calls Episcopalians to unite as 'One' against HIV/AIDS

Presiding Bishop calls Episcopalians to unite as 'One' against HIV/AIDS

In advance of December 1 observances of World AIDS Day, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori is encouraging parishioners and clergy to unite behind the ONE Episcopalian Campaign to fight HIV/AIDS globally.

28 November 2006

Global South Steering Committee Report from the meetings on Nov 15-17, 2006

Global South Steering Committee Report from the meetings on Nov 15-17, 2006

The Global South Steering Committee, at the request of the Global South Primates, recently met with bishops and representatives of eight Anglican Communion Network Dioceses who have appealed to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Global South Primates for various forms of Alternative Primatial Oversight. 

20 November 2006

Online Advent Calendar

Online Advent Calendar

This year's calendar features a Peruvian tapestry of unspun wool. It depicts a rural Nativity scene in which shepherds in traditional white, black-banded hats pay homage to a Christ child sheltered beneath a rough stone arch.

20 November 2006