Three Rivers Episcopal

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

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Priest, teacher busted for traveling to meet minor for sex

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From Florida- Investigators in Orange County said a man arrested for traveling to meet up with what he thought was a minor for sex is a fa...

Texas churches give Malawi Water Well funds to visiting bishop

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From Texas and ENS- The Rt. Rev. James Tengatenga, bishop of Southern Malawi, arrived in Texas on June 13 and immediately began an extensi...

Holy See establishes Australian ordinariate for former Anglicans

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From Australia- Pope Benedict XVI has established an ordinariate in Australia for Anglicans entering the Catholic Church and named a forme...

Renegade Episcopal rector to be ordained Roman Catholic church

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From Philadelphia- The Rev. David Ousley was baptized a Methodist in 1951, was ordained a priest of the Episcopal Church in 1979, and left...
Friday, June 15, 2012

Scots reject Anglican Covenant by 112 to 6 votes

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From The Church Times- THE Scottish Episcopal Church has become the first member of the Anglican Communion to reject the Anglican Covenant...

Ordaining married Episcopal priests as Catholics is a sacrilege

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From Baltimore- As a baptized Roman Catholic who attended a Catholic school for eight years, I was absolutely appalled to read that three ...

Bishop unlikely to allow same-sex blessings in Dallas Episcopal diocese

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From Dallas- The heavily LGBT congregation at The Episcopal Church of St. Thomas the Apostle likely won’t be able to bless same-sex relati...
Thursday, June 14, 2012

A Summary of the HoD Committee on the State of the Church Blue Book Report

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From The State of the Church- The House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church is charged with preparing and presenting a report...

Archbishop of Canterbury's video message for Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development

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From ACNS- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has recorded a video message in advance of the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustain...

Church of England faces backlash from own members over same-sex marriage

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From Ekklesia- England The leaders of the Church of England are facing strong criticism from within their own ranks for their attack on sa...
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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church removes its organ; replacement to come in 2013

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From Lexington- While it would seem to the layman that organs, even those in soaring Gothic-inspired churches more than 80 years old, migh...

Episcopal leaders push to abolish death penalty across the country

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From ENS- When Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill in April making Connecticut the fifth state in five years to abolish the death penalty, Ep...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Churches Challenge British Government Over Same-Sex Marriage

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From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette- The British government was headed for a bruising showdown on Tuesday with Anglican and Roman Catholic Ch...

Church tunnels were a waypoint on Underground Railroad

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From Maryland- Narrow, low-ceiling tunnels beneath a downtown church are all that remain of a fort built by the Maryland militia before th...
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House of Deputies president election schedule changes

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From ENS- Episcopal Church House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson has announced changes in the timetable for electing her successor. ...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Rector installed at Hamilton's Christ Church

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From Mass.- After leading Christ Church for nearly three years, the Rev. Patrick Gray has become the congregation's permanent rector. ...

Saginaw woman gives encouragement, comfort through 'prayer shawls'

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From Michigan- Nine years ago, Sue Luxton joined Daughters of the King, a women's group at St. John's Episcopal Church. The group...

Occupy protestors on trial for trespass at NYC church lot

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From The Chicago Tribune about New York- Eight Occupy Wall Street protesters went on trial on Monday on trespassing charges for scaling a ...

Three Maryland Episcopal Clergymen Join Catholic Church

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From Maryland- Three Maryland clergymen who were originally ordained in The Episcopal Church have accepted ordination into the Roman Catho...
Monday, June 11, 2012

A Western Outpost Shrinks on a Remote Island Now in Japanese Hands

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From The New York Times (Via the Post-Gazette) Every morning, as the sun rises over this remote Pacific Island and its tiny port with typi...

19th century vampire-hunting kit to go up for auction

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From the "You Can't Make This Stuff Up Department"- A 19th century vampire-hunting kit will be put up for auction later this...

McCutchen powers Bucs to sweep, first-place tie

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Further signs of the impending apocalypse - The Pirates are in first place (well tied for first anyway) A.J. Burnett continued his remarka...
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Moving an 80-Ton Church

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From Ohio- Trinity Episcopal Church had outgrown its space on Maple Avenue. The parking lots were overflowing, all the way to St Patrick’s...
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History of Springs Episcopal church gains national attention

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From Colorado- Sitting in the choir section of Grace and St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Marianna McJimsey can’t help but get excited when ...

Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania would offer same-sex blessings

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From Central PA- Clergy in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania soon might have the option of blessing same-gender couples, the d...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Episcopal Church’s presiding bishop visits ND this week

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From North Dakota- The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church will make her first visit to North Dakota as presiding bishop to celebrate...

Nuns' leader seeks dialogue with Vatican to plead case

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From The Post-Gazette- Sister Janet Mock, a Pittsburgher at the center of the dispute between the Vatican and an umbrella group for nuns, ...
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Do Stephen King horror stories echo the Bible?

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From Mass- “The Bible is in many ways the ultimate horror novel.” That is the last sentence in an article by CNN’s John Blake exploring t...

Queen 'needs more data' on cathedral

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From New Zealand- The Queen needs more information on how the Christ Church Cathedral could be saved, campaigners say. Prime Minister John...

Zimbabwe bishop defiant in face of intimidation

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From Zimbabwe- The Bishop of Harare has urged Anglicans in Zimbabwe to be vigilant amid reports of intimidation. Bishop Chad Gandiya said ...
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