Three Rivers Episcopal

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

Monday, February 13, 2017

Taking a holiday.

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Three Rivers Episcopal will be back Feb. 23rd.

The Guardian view on Anglicans and gay clergy: stop listening, start leading

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From The Gaurdian- George Orwell’s phrase about “the smelly little orthodoxies which are now contending for our souls” was coined at a tim...

A 'network of sexual perpetrators' operated in Anglican church youth group, royal commission finds

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From Australia- A "network of sexual perpetrators" used an Anglican church youth group to prey on young boys over a period of de...

Column: Prayers for Refugees

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From Connecticut- Let me tell you the stories of the first two refugee families that I and the parish I served resettled in the early 1980...

Major changes to parishes across the region

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From Northwestern PA- While the Catholic Diocese of Erie is forced to restructure, a church is in the Episcopal Diocese of NWPA is expan...

St. Stephen’s Episcopal sad to see Cambodian refugee retire

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From Richmond- Sun Ho Nuon was smart enough to become a schoolteacher in his native Cambodia. And he was smart enough not to tell anyone ...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

Anglicans braced for new clashes over gay marriage in church

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From The Telegraph- The Anglican church is set for a renewed clash on the divisive question of gay marriage this week when its ruling body...

Sermon: Episcopalians do not separate religious, political lives

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From Houston- "The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light," so declares the prophet Isaiah to a people sitting in gr...

Standing Rock clergy took different approaches to protest

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From North Dakota- The Rev. John Floberg was on his way home from a national meeting of the Episcopal Church when he saw live video of pro...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Welby writes to Primates as provinces continue to differ

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From Church Times- THE Archbishop of Canterbury has written to every Primate in the An­­glican Communion about the next Primates’ Meeting,...

Syrian refugee family arrives in Fort Worth during pause in travel ban

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From Ft. Worth- Fahmi Mousa Al Kazma has been looking for safe place to raise his six children since 2011 when militias forced the farmer ...

Episcopal Church Executive Council reaffirms stand with Standing Rock

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From ENS- The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council during the last day of its Feb. 5-8 meeting here reaffirmed its stand with the Standing...
Thursday, February 9, 2017

Archbishop of Canterbury and Ecumenical Patriarch commit to tackling modern slavery

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From ACNS- The Archbishop of Canterbury and His All-Holiness Bartholomew of Constantinople have pledged to fight modern slavery in its var...

Is Gorsuch a secret liberal? Trump, GOP have reason to wonder.

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From The Hill- Gorsuch lives in the ultra-liberal college town of Boulder, Colorado.  He also teaches at the University of Colorado’s law ...
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Episcopal diocese joins federal lawsuit against Trump travel ban

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From Washington State- President Donald Trump is not a man of the pews but has attended Christmas Eve eucharist at the Episcopal Church of...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Executive Council supports Episcopal Migration Ministries in midst of Trump’s order

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From ENS- The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council Feb. 8 pledged the Church’s solidarity with refugees in the face of President Donald Tr...

Bishop Stacy Sauls sues the Episcopal Church

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From ENS- Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings shared the...

Anglican priest, author Tom Harpur argued that Jesus was an allegory

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From Canada- Tom Harpur was a devout Christian who was not certain that Jesus existed, but did believe in the principles that were taught ...

First Turned Around By Travel Ban, Syrian Refugee Family Makes It To Texas

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From Texas- “Everything is going to be fine,” one of the greeters, a refugee herself, assured them in Arabic as some of the volunteers han...

Episcopal Diocese sells East Ave. HQ for $1.2M

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From Rochester- The Episcopal Diocese of Rochester has sold its East Avenue offices and chapel for nearly $1.2 million, a deal that was fi...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Meet Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's ultra-liberal church

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From The Daily Mail (UK) He has been described as 'the heir to Scalia' and is a religious conservative whose appointment to the Su...

Lady Gaga's Super Day: Church visit, suite time with Pats owner, and goodbye to mansion

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From Houston- On what was arguably Lady Gaga's most important day, the singer left the lavish home on Memorial Drive where she had bee...

Episcopalians in Baltimore ‘walk in prayer’ for refugees

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From Baltimore- For many of the more than 300 people who marched through downtown Baltimore on Feb. 4 to support refugees, the issues at p...

Sudans' Episcopal archbishop to step down in November

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From South Sudan- The long-serving Primate in the Anglican Communion, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan and South Sudan Dr. Dani...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Sapit: We’ll stand with Wabukala

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From Kenya- Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) archibishop Jackson ole Sapit has vowed to support his predecessor in his new mandate on war ag...

The Prosperity Gospel's Shallow Preaching

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From National Interest- At the Washington National Cathedral on January 21, President Donald Trump participated in the traditional inaugur...

GAFCON Accuses Anglican Head Office Of Deceit Over 'Consequences' For Gay-Affirming Episcopal Church

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From Christian Today- The global Anglican head office is being accused of deception in a row over the role of the gay-affirming Episcopal ...

Episcopal bishop discusses priest’s arrest with church leaders

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From Long Island- The Episcopal bishop of Long Island met Sunday with parishioners of a Long Beach church after its priest was arrested Fr...
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Episcopal Church leader appears at breakfast gathering with youth in Homewood

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From Pittsburgh- Early on in his whirlwind day of worship and meetings in Pittsburgh, the national leader of the Episcopal Church answered...

Three men of faith converse: a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim

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From Massachusetts- Dr. Mohamad Chatila, Rabbi Peter Levy and the Rev. Ray Bonin follow three different religions, with sharply differing ...
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