Saturday, January 20, 2007

Latest developments in Virginia

http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/

[Global South Anglican] 20 January 2007--The Global South Anglican website has links to a number of articles on the latest developments in Virginia. It also includes a link to the Convocation of Anglicans in North America (CANA) website for clergy and congregations seeking to learn more about the convocation and considering affiliation with that body.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Diocese of Virginia Declares Church Property ‘Abandoned’

http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/site/article/1903/

[Stand Firm] 19 January 2007--Today, January 18, 2007, the Executive Board of the Diocese of Virginia took a step forward in preserving the mission and ministry of the Diocese and the Episcopal Church for current and future generations of Episcopalians and adopted a resolution concerning the property of 11 Episcopal Churches where a majority of members – including the vestry and clergy – have left The Episcopal Church but have not relinquished Church property and have continued to occupy the churches and use the property owned by the Diocese.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Anglican Church At Crossroads Over Gay Bishop

http://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=11198

[The Bahama Journal] 18 Jan 2007--The Anglican Church is still at a "crossroads" and could split as the bitter debate rages on about how to resolve the issue of ordaining homosexual clergy, according to Archbishop Drexel Gomez.

Great Britain: the Anglican Church faces schism

http://www.tenerifenews.com/cms/front_content.php?client=1&lang=1&idcat=11&idart=5508

[Tenerif News] 18 Jan 2007--Whenever the Church in Britain has been threatened with serious division before, there has been some apocalyptic reason, which may be accepted or discarded, for the sake of religious unity. Now, as explained by none other than the Archbishop of Canterbury, a grave division in the hierarchy of the Church of England is under way because of gay marriage.

Nigerian Bishops Warn of Schism in Anglican Church

http://english.gospelherald.com/article/church/2029/section/nigerian.bishops.warn.of.schism.in.anglican.church/1.htm

[The Gospel Herald] 18 Jan 2007--Anglican leaders from the Church of Nigeria have warned the worldwide communion that they "cannot walk together" with provinces that do not repent of their departure from Scripture.

Churches request Anglican diocese, bishop

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/local_columnists/article/0,2845,MCA_25341_5280508,00.html

[Memphis Commercial Appeal] 18 Jan 2007--Delegates from a dozen churches in Memphis and across the South will ask the Anglican Church of Kenya to form a diocese and appoint a bishop for them in America.

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

CA Church Splits With Anglican Communion

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/80702.aspx

[CBNNews.com] 3 Jan 2007--An Episcopal church north of San Francisco has become the latest parish to break ties with the national church over gay marriage.

So Much in a Few Words

http://www.livingchurch.org/publishertlc/viewarticle.asp?ID=2843

[The Living Church] 3 Jan 2007--Q. How many members of The Episcopal Church are there in this country?

A. About 2.2 million. It used to be larger percentagewise (sic), but Episcopalians tend to be better educated and tend to reproduce at lower rates than other denominations.

New York Times Magazine. Sunday Nov. 19, 2006

The New York Times was lobbing soft balls to the new Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, when this exchange took place. The more I have thought about her answer to this simple question, the more I am convinced that in a single sentence the Presiding Bishop illustrates rather dramatically the crisis that faces The Episcopal Church. She does so in three ways.

The Letter, Lambeth, and a Little Bit More - David Roseberry

http://www.globalsouthanglican.org/index.php/comments/the_letter_lambeth_and_a_little_bit_more_david_roseberry/

[Global South Anglican] 3 Jan 2007--As an American, I have been looking for the ABC to settle the very important matter before the Anglican Communion like a strong father in a family filled with fighting children and wayward sons. But I sensed for the first time that the role of the ABC at Lambeth will not ever be that of a ‘father,’ but of a ‘grandfather.’ His ‘historic office’ is there, like Lambeth Palace itself, to give wisdom and weight and representation to the years of the past and the hope of unity ahead.

My posts last weeks about the AMiA and CANA preceded the controversial letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury by only a few days. The letter took me by great surprise simply because of its clear tone and direction. (I thought it was a fake at first… sorry Matt.) Knowing it’s genuine, I am greatly encouraged by it. The content of the letter was consistent with everything I had learned on my travels. And the direction of the letter confirmed my recollections of the conversations I had at Lambeth just a few weeks earlier.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Split in Episcopal Church prompts meeting

http://www.dailynews.com/religion/ci_4921194

[Los Angelos Daily News] 2 Jan 2007--Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams may invite representatives of the conservative wing of the Episcopal Church to meet with Anglican leaders ahead of a key February gathering on the future of their embattled global fellowship.

Split in Episcopal Church prompts meeting

http://www.dailynews.com/religion/ci_4921194

[Los Angelos Daily News] 2 Jan 2007--Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams may invite representatives of the conservative wing of the Episcopal Church to meet with Anglican leaders ahead of a key February gathering on the future of their embattled global fellowship.

Episcopal bishop to Christ Church: Pay up or get out

http://savannahnow.com/node/204680

[Savannah Morning News] 2 Jan 2007--"The Mother Church of Georgia" has six months to decide whether to remain affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the USA or risk losing the historic house of worship.

The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia has given Christ Church until June 30 to "choose your path."

God with Whom There Are No Impossibilities

http://www.anglican-nig.org/christmas06newyear07.htm

[Church of Nigeria News] 2 Jan 2007--Christmas and New Year message from Archbishop Peter Akinola

New Year's Resolution for Traditional ECUSAns: Learn from the Best -- the 2002 Integrity Handbook

http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/site/article/1784/

[Stand Firm] 2 Jan 2007--It's always helpful to be reminded of the calculated, methodical, long-term political strategy that has gone into the takeover of the Episcopal church by revisionist activists.

Church of England Set for ‘Crunch’ Synod as Reports Reveal 51 Gay Priests

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.of.england.set.for.crunch.synod.as.reports.reveal.51.gay.priests/8927.htm

[Christianity Today UK] 2 Jan 2007--Renewed divisions over the issue of homosexuality are set to drag the Church of England further into crisis at the start of the new year. A disclosure revealed that more than 50 gay and lesbian priests from the Church of England have been “married” under the Civil Partnership Act.