Saturday, March 8, 2014

New Bishop Offers Promise to Anglicans

From British Columbia-

Robed in a flowing, full-length purple cassock, the Rev.

The slim, grey-haired grandmother was about to be ordained as Vancouver's first female Anglican bishop. Formerly a brand manager for Procter & Gamble, Skelton is also the first businessperson -- and first American -- to be made Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster, headquartered at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver.

Canon Melissa Skelton stood with her back to the crowd of over a thousand people in Vancouver's Convention Centre last Saturday and faced her inquisitors: fifteen bishops of the Anglican Church. She answered each of their questions in a clear, confident voice.

More here-

http://thetyee.ca/Life/2014/03/08/Anglican-Promise/

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