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General Convention: Windsor debate results in six resolutions

General Convention: Windsor debate results in six resolutions

The 75th General Convention responded to recommendations set forth in the Windsor Report with six resolutions that commit to interdependence within the Anglican Communion, express regret for straining the bonds of affection, affirm pastoral care, and urge restraint in consecrating bishops 'whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church.

27 June 2006

From Columbus: Convention responds to Windsor Report's call for moratorium

From Columbus: Convention responds to Windsor Report's call for moratorium

The 75th General Convention June 21 approved a resolution that calls on bishops and Standing Committees to "exercise restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and will lead to further strains on communion."

21 June 2006

ECUSA 26th Presiding Bishop elected by House of Bishops

ECUSA 26th Presiding Bishop elected by House of Bishops

Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of the Diocese of Nevada, was elected the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, June 18, on the fifth ballot cast by the House of Bishops.

19 June 2006

ECUSA General Convention: Crowded hearing spotlights Windsor Report response

ECUSA General Convention: Crowded hearing spotlights Windsor Report response

A public hearing on the response to the Windsor Report welcomed more than 70 speakers the evening of June 14 to address the Standing Committee on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion on four resolutions (A160-163. More than 1,000 people packed the Hyatt Regency Ballroom for the two-and-a-half hour hearing

15 June 2006

ECUSA General Convention news website launched

ECUSA General Convention news website launched

In-depth coverage of the Episcopal Church's 75th General Convention, meeting in Columbus, Ohio, from June 13-21, will  be provided by the Episcopal News Service

13 June 2006

Seabury-Western sets commencement; Privett, Rosenthal are honorees

Seabury-Western sets commencement; Privett, Rosenthal are honorees

The 148th commencement of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, in Evanston, Illinois, will be held on Friday, June 2, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. Forty-two students will receive a degree or certificate of study: 

17 May 2006

Episcopalians elect three new Bishops

Episcopalians elect three new Bishops

Eastern Michigan diocese elects Todd Ousley as bishop coadjutor, California diocese elects Mark Andrus as bishop, Northern California elects Barry Beisner as bishop coadjutor

08 May 2006

Diocese of Texas elects Dena Harrison as bishop suffragan

Diocese of Texas elects Dena Harrison as bishop suffragan

The Venerable Dena Harrison, archdeacon and canon for ministry in the Diocese of Texas, was elected April 29 as the diocese's second bishop suffragan. Harrison, 59, was elected on the third ballot during the election held at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston.

02 May 2006

Archbishop Tutu preaches peace, reconciliation in volatile Haiti

Archbishop Tutu preaches peace, reconciliation in volatile Haiti

Port - au - Prince, February 12, 2006. Former South African Anglican Archbishop and Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday preached his message of reconciliation in volatile Haiti, where voters awaited the outcome of presidential elections.

21 February 2006

Archbishop Tutu appeals to Haitian protestors to stay calm

Archbishop Tutu appeals to Haitian protestors to stay calm

As thousands of protestors took to the streets of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, in response to the country's February 7 presidential election, a crowd of 7,000 stormed the city's Hotel Montana February 13 where former Archbishop of Cape Town, Desmond Tutu, and Executive Council member Louie Crew were guests.

15 February 2006