Friday, June 21, 2019

Philadelphia Episcopalians explore what happens when church is separated from Sunday

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From RNS- St. Stephen’s, an Episcopal church in Center City Philadelphia, isn’t open on Easter. There are no sermons on Sundays. It doesn...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Episcopal Bishop Says Whites ‘Need’ Reparations For Their ‘Soul,’ Tucker Wants To Start With $51 Million In Church Coffers

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From Baltimore- Fox News host Tucker Carlson challenged Episcopal Bishop of Maryland Eugene Taylor Sutton on the issue of slavery reparat...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Why Pope Francis may open the door to married priests

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From The Economist- NOT FOR the first time, Pope Francis—or, to be more precise, his aides in the Vatican—have raised eyebrows. On June 1...

Former Anglican dean of Newcastle Graeme Lawrence's sexual assault trial aborted, judge-alone trial begins

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From Australia- THE sexual assault trial of former Anglican Dean of Newcastle, Graeme Lawrence, began again on Wednesday in a judge-a...

First woman elected as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego

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From San Diego (video)- In February, delegates from the 43 congregations that comprise the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego elected the Rev...

Liberty University cuts staff from divinity school as seminary enrollment drops

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From Christian Post- For example, Episcopal Divinity School of Cambridge, Massachusetts,  announced in 2017 that they were merging with U...

‘High Church’ Chronicles: Will Anglican Blessing of Medical Marijuana Open the Door to a Royal Strain?

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From UK Two historic Episcopal churches in Atlanta, which combined control more than 8 acres of prime Midtown land, are mulling the red...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Female players to represent Anglican Church in big game against Vatican

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From England- The Archbishop of Canterbury's cricket team will be welcoming its first female players t...

Top UK Jewish Group Praises Anglican Church in Wales for Adopting International Antisemitism Definition

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From Wales- A leading UK Jewish group on Monday praised the Anglican Church in Wales for adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance...

Another congregation leaves Scottish Episcopal Church

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From Premier- A church in Glasgow has decided to leave the Scottish Episcopal Church following concerns that...

Bishop Sutton to offer testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday during hearing for H.R. 40

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From Maryland- On Wednesday morning June 19 ( Juneteenth ), Bishop Eugene Taylor Sutton will testify in the House Judiciary subcommittee...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Conservative Anglicans Criticize Church Of England Opening The Door For Marijuana Investments

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From England- Holy smokes! The Church of England is considering investing in the burgeoning cannabis industry.  The church’s investmen...

US Episcopal Church builds on tie with South Sudan

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From The Church Times- AN EPISCOPALIAN from the United States has been appointed as a bishop in South Sudan to foster links between the t...

Episcopal diocese welcomes first female bishop

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From San Diego- The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego welcomed its first female bishop on Thursday. Mayor Kevin Faulconer and other interfa...

A summary of Executive Council resolutions

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From ENS- Linthicum Heights, Maryland] During its June 10-13 meeting here The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council adopted multiple reso...

The mindfulness conspiracy

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From The Guardian- M indfulness has gone mainstream, with celebrity endorsement from Oprah Winfrey and Goldie Hawn. Meditation coaches, ...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Tallahassee church holds service to remember Pulse nightclub victims

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From Florida- People from all over are remembering the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting three years ago.  There were 49 people ki...

Episcopal Church of SC files complaint against insurance company

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From South Carolina- The Episcopal Church of South Carolina filed a complaint in federal court against its insurance company.   Court...
Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The painstaking process of repairing a damaged cathedral

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From PBS- The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., sustained major damage during a rare 2011 earthquake. Nearly eight y...

Pair with guns cause scare at church

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From North Carolina- Greenville police surrounded a church and took two people into custody on Tuesday after an armed man with a ballisti...

Mt. Lebanon Episcopal church looks to the heavens for its electricity

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From Pittsburgh- St. Paul Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon is the first church in the area to “go solar.” The church’s array of 51 rooftop...

Council is ‘leading from the future as it emerges,’ mutual ministry review shows

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From ENS- The Executive Council is starting to lead The Episcopal Church toward the future using what is currently happening in the chu...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

No more political speeches in church, ACK bishop says

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From Kenya- The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Diocese of Murang’a South has banned politicians from addressing congregants following th...

From black water bathhouse to a church, a place for healing in Alden

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From Buffalo- The way Margaret Rose sees it, the building that is home to St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Alden serves the same pur...
Monday, June 10, 2019

Forgiveness at Mother Emanuel

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From First Things- I ’ve got something to say.”  That is what a black minister heard God say to him moments before the minister unexpec...

From royal wedding to Delaware church, Michael Curry spreads message of love

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From Delaware-- In an unannounced guest sermon Sunday morning, the Most Rev. Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church...
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Portland church searching for person who dropped off wedding album at yard sale

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From Maine- Someone dropped their wedding album off at a Portland church, perhaps by mistake, and now church members are trying to find i...

First woman and first LGBT to lead Episcopal Diocese of Michigan

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From Detroit- When she was 16, Bonnie Perry attended a Catholic youth retreat that changed her life.  "During that retreat I had...
Thursday, June 6, 2019

OPINION: The Anglican Communion must act against the Church of Nigeria’s homophobia

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From Thomson Reuters- Same-sex sexual activity is still criminal in 70 countries around the world. The majority of these are in Africa. ...

The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan Elects First Openly Gay Female Priest as 11th Bishop

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From Michigan- The Episcopal Diocese of Michigan announced last week the election of The Rev. Dr. Bonnie A. Perry, rector of All Saints’,...