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Thoughts and postings from an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Executive Council Update

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From ENS Executive Council challenged to engage in adaptive change Bonnie Anderson’s opening remarks to Executive Council Bishop Stacy Sauls...

Anglican congregations moving forward after losing church buildings

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From Ohio- Carla Long is overcome with sadness every time she sees the unoccupied church building in her East Buchtel Avenue neighborhood. “...

Former Episcopalians face more upheaval

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From Tennessee- For the second time in a decade, the Rev. Thomas McKenzie has found himself in an ugly church fight. Back in 2004, it was ov...

Orland Episcopal Church to close Feb. 12

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From Norther California- Good Shepherd Episcopal Church will have its last regular worship service Feb. 12. The Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner, Bish...

Episcopal Diocese confers Bishop's Cross on nun, an Island native

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From Staten Island- Sister Faith Margaret, a Staten Island native and member of the community of the Holy Spirit, was described as “a model ...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Expatriate Christians from Bahrain address EU Parliament

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From Bahrain- Expatriate representatives of several Christian Churches and congregations (including Catholic, Anglican, Protestant and Copti...

Event to urge clergy to care for themselves

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From Central PA- The very characteristics that endear clergy to their congregations — constant availability, patient listening, wise counsel...

Church gets first building

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From Dallas- After more than six years of holding services in sporadic locations, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church has a place to call its ...

The controversy that won't go away

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From Indiana- The recent decision of the Vatican to establish a special diocese in the United States for Episcopal converts to Catholicism h...

Episcopal convention to bring 10,000 to Salt Lake City in 2015

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From Salt Lake City- The Episcopal Church has selected Salt Lake City as the site for its 2015 General Convention, an event that will bring ...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

If you had it all to do over again

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From The "You Can't Make This Stuff Up Department" New Jersey division- Every time I write one of these columns for the paper,...

New questions, challenges confront Episcopal-turned-Catholic leader

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From Catholic News- Father Jeffrey N. Steenson is finding that there are a lot of new roads to travel and new questions to resolve since his...

Episcopal Diocese to meet in Augusta next week

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From Georgia- More than 300 Episcopal church leaders from across southern and coastal Georgia will gather in Augusta next week for The Episc...
Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Anglican network starts campaign for birth registrations

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From The Christian Century- In industrialized nations, a birth certificate is taken for granted, even regarded as a bit of tedious bureaucra...

Agencies launch county diaper bank

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From Chicago- A group of local agencies have launched the new Diaper Bank Partnership of Lake County. The program is an extension of the St....

Churches reach out to help the unemployed

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From ENS- Three years ago Martice Scales, 24, a boxer, musician and unemployed ex-felon in Racine, Wisconsin, had no job prospects and even ...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

New Bishop of Bradwell prepares to be installed

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From The BBC- The Venerable John Wraw, 52, will be consecrated as a Bishop at St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday and then be installed in ...

British rector jumps through U.S. hoops to work at Paoli parish

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From Philadelphia- Somewhere on the cold Atlantic, the Rev. Richard T. Morgan's books, furniture, frying pans, summer clothes, and other...

History is Made Again as U.S. Ordinariate Receives First Parish

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From Catholic Online- Mount Calvary Episcopal Church has been waiting a long time to be received into the Roman Catholic Church. They have h...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Anglican Bishop tells Christians to participate in politics

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From Ghana- Christians have been advised to actively participate in the country’s political process, and elect people with integrity and hi...

Network of Knoxville Churches Open To Homeless

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From Tennessee- On Saturday night self described 'Jill-of-all-trades' Denesse McBayne devoted herself to her real passion-- cooking....

Bishop marks milestone

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From North Carolina- On Sunday, as part of St. Martin's yearlong birthday party, the spiritual menu went heavy on the fish. The first re...
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One spiritual family living in two houses

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From Maryland- Each January, many followers of Jesus observe the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It was begun more than 100 years ago by...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

The risks and rewards of helping Honduras

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From Miami- Pink. Yellow. Green. Blue. Virtually the entire American Airlines flight going to San Pedro Sula in Honduras was clad in color-c...
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Old, old story the tie that binds 300-year-old church

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From South Carolina- Until insurance agents got involved, each newly confirmed child in the Parish Church of St. Helena marked the milestone...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

Will 'Dean Jennifer' and his chaplain boyfriend tear the Church apart?

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From The London Daily Mail- From the ornate pulpit of the vast and ancient cathedral where fire and brimstone have reverberated down the dec...
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Outdoor ministry strives to serve the homeless

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From The Boston Globe- It’s Sunday around noon and a line forms that winds around the towering bronze Brewer Fountain in a corner of Boston ...

Good Shepherd helps launch diaper bank

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From Chicago- As part of its faith-based ministry, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has joined with other local agencies to launch the new Di...

God still is speaking, but are we listening?

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From Alabama- I couldn't sleep for about two weeks after the move. The horns, sirens, voices and general clattering of New York formed a...

From Texas to Tanzania - Anglican Hospitals Link Up

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From AllAfrica- Senior management and medical officers from St. Luke's Episcopal Health System Houston and Baylor College of Medicine wi...
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