I received this in an email-
January 25, 2010
The Rt. Rev Kenneth L. Price, Jr.
4099 William Penn Hwy, Suite 502
Monroeville, PA 15146
Dear Bishop Price,
We were gratified to read, in your letter of January 20, that you were writing in a conciliatory spirit. As you know, a number of us in the Diocese have been working diligently with those in your fold to find helpful ways of moving forward in this difficult season. As the Standing Committee of the Diocese, we heartily endorse your desire for conversation with us, especially if it leads to concrete ways in which we might work through our mutual misunderstandings and divisions. For our part, we in the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh continue to be eager to welcome back those parishes and clergy who have left our diocese. As you know, we continue to recognize the orders of those clergy who have left the diocese and make no claim on the property of parishes who are in your fold, making any transition back to us a simple transaction.
To this end, we would be grateful if a few of us, clergy and lay leaders in the diocese, could meet with you at your earliest convenience to see how we might together forge a better way forward, particularly concerning the litigation that is currently before the courts.
It would be most helpful to all if we could discuss our mutual hopes, desires and concerns for the future in a way that created space for reconciliation in the truth of the Gospel and mission in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.
In Christ,
The Standing Committee, The Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh
The Rev. Karen Stevenson, President
Mrs. Gladys Hunt-Mason
The Rev. Geoffrey Chapman
Mr. Kenneth Herbst
The Rev. Jonathan Millard
Mr. William Roemer
The Rev. Daniel Crawford
Mr. Stuart Simpson
Original letter is here-
http://www.episcopalpgh.org/bishop-invites-leaders-to-discussion/
1 comment:
Good letter from the local leaders in the Southern Cone. I hope it's in good faith, suggesting all we Anglicans work together. I know many nice folks in that province, and since they're part of the Anglican Communion by that alliance, we are still all Anglicans, yes? As an adult, I chose to be confirmed in the Episcopal Church. Confirmation, of course, in each denomination, is an individual's choice. After all these years, I'm still happy with mine. God bless.
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