The question of who chooses the next Archbishop of Canterbury was debated last week during the Church of England’s General Synod meeting. The proposal is
Peter Forster, former Bishop of Chester, has been received into the Roman Catholic Church, bringing to four the number of Church of England bishops who have converted since May.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will deliver the sermon at a Feb. 13 memorial service for the late Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu at The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in New York. The Sunday service will be livestreamed from 4 to 6 p.m. ET.
Backing off of its full-throated support for the anti-LGBTQ bill before Ghana’s parliament, the Anglican bishops of Ghana now say the bill is severe and should be revised.
The task force anticipates awarding two or three grants during this funding cycle in the range of $25k – $50K. Awards will be based on a competitive points system. On September 12, 2020, the 236th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland passed Resolution 2020-06, committing to creating a $1,000,000 seed fund for reparations.
St. Timothy’s — which started serving meals six days a week during the pandemic — has refused to apply for the permit [to serve no more than two meals a week], claiming the restrictions “target and interfere with the congregation’s free expression of their Christian faith which calls them to serve others in need.” – Washington Post
“It is possible for the Church to both minister to survivors, and, in asking “What does love require?” provide the spirit of procedural due process for perpetrators.”
NPR draws our attention to the book discussion of Maus, scheduled by St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in McMinn County, TN. The book on the Holocaust was banned last month by the McMinn County School Board.
A columnist for the New York Times, who is *not* an Anglican priest but is identified as one by NYT, argues we should pull the plug on virtual worship because it makes attending church optional.
The diocese and I fully support the faithful service St. Timothy’s provides with their feeding and hospitality ministry to the community, despite the targeted pressure from the Brookings City Council to restrict or end that ministry. – The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon
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