Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:27:47 +0000 - Listen from the back, listen from the choir, look at the support for the pipes, check out the bench and music rack, look at the keyboards, and ask questions. The organ committee did not really crawl, but did all of the above and more as it tried to learn as much as possible about the representative [...]
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:38:11 +0000 - Text in Community welcomes all who enjoy book discussion in a Christian community. It meets the 2nd Tuesday in the month. Tuesday, August 10, 6:30 Pot-luck in Sheads Hall followed by discussion at 7:30 of The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. “This is searing study of mob justice. The story takes place in [...]
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:18:12 +0000 - The Not-so-High Tea The Good Shepherd Library invites you to our monthly Not So High Tea – a time to relax with a cup of tea & goodies, have a “chinwag” and check out the Good Shepherd Library. (I just read the chinwag expression in a book – “chat” is a fine substitute if you [...]
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:29:20 +0000 - July 15, 2010 Dear Diocesan Family, It is with great pleasure indeed that I write to tell you that the Rt. Rev. Edwin “Ted” F. Gulick Jr. has accepted my appointment as assistant bishop in the Diocese of Virginia. This is the culmination of a series of discussions I’ve had with Bishop Gulick since 2008 leading [...]
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:59:47 +0000 - Our 10 a.m. summer services offer the opportunity to celebrate a new theme each week and enjoy fellowship and treats at the reception. June 27 Anglican Communion Sunday, The Rev. Dr. Tony Lewis – Rice Crispy Treats July 4 Independence Day Observance With Cookout July 11 Mission Sunday, The Rev. Lauren R. Stanley – Chocolate Chip [...]
Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:53:19 +0000 - A check for $10,556.79 was sent to Alice Barthole to help build a new dormitory at House of Hope to replace the one irreparably damaged in the January earthquake. Alice has plans for the new building which she will send to us as soon as she can so we will know what the new building [...]
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:00:58 +0000 - June 18, 2010 Dear Parish Family, I am delighted to announce the appointment of the Rev. Jennifer G. McKenzie as Interim Associate Rector, effective July 1 pending completion of her contract. Many of you already know Jennifer as a former parishioner who began the process for priesthood from our parish. Others know her from her [...]
Mon, 17 May 2010 17:23:20 +0000 - Reflections on Motherhood 2010 “If You Give a Moose a Muffin”, “If You Give a Pig a Pancake”, “If You Take a Mouse to the Movies.” Anyone familiar with these Laura Numeroff books understands the circular style of her writing. When thinking about motherhood, her books, oddly enough, were the first thing that came to [...]
Wed, 05 May 2010 20:44:58 +0000 - The occasion of Matthew Scott’s new calling is a good time to hear God’s call to us as we enrich his leaving and the calling of a new associate rector. When we say goodbye to our clergy, it’s always a time of mixed feelings. Everyone understands that clergy must move on to be faithful to [...]
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:03:57 +0000 - This year’s team to EL Hogar in Honduras returned to town early Sunday morning after a wonderful week with the children of El Hogar. We got to see firsthand the incredible poverty and living conditions of the people of Honduras. Most impressive though, was the time we spent with the children. In the mornings we [...]
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson and Executive Council member Rosalie Simmonds Ballentine are calling on all Episcopal congregations to engage in discussion of the proposed Anglican Covenant at some time during the next two years.
President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson has said that she wishes the Rt. Rev. Charles Bennison would have the "wisdom and generosity of spirit to resign" as bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.
In Episcopal News Service Weekly bulletin inserts for Sept. 12, Mary Getz, grassroots and online communications officer for the Episcopal Public Policy Network, explains EPPN's issues advocacy work, its roots in General Convention resolutions, and how Episcopalians can take part in its actions.
I flew into Entebbe on Monday morning without map or compass; this was only the second gathering of bishops from across the continent of Africa. The first had been six years ago in Lagos, Nigeria, long before my time with the Anglican Communion Office.
Four hundred bishops from Africa announced today that 'business as usual' was no longer an option for the Anglican Church there and that Africans should "take their destiny into their own hands".
The continent of Africa is facing a future in which climate change will kill more people than traditional causes such as malaria and HIV, according to a Ugandan environmental expert.
Rev Canon Gideon Byamugisha today called on the African bishops of the Anglican Communion to take the lead in ensuring the HIV virus never celebrates its 50th birthday in 2031.
Uganda’s President Museveni said today that tolerance was a biblical imperative and that Christians should not “have one minute of time wasted” by those promoting prejudice.
The Bishop in Egypt Dr Mouneer Anis told bishops from more than 400 dioceses at the 2nd All Africa Bishops Conference that this was an historic moment for Africa’s Christian community. “There is no doubt that history is going to record what happens at this conference for future generations,” he said at today’s opening service in Entebbe, Uganda.
The Anglican Church of Burundi kicked off its 75th anniversary celebrations during the Aug. 14-15 weekend with a service of thanksgiving and prayer at St. Luke's Cathedral in Gitega and a service of Holy Communion at St. Peter's Church in Buhiga.
The Anglican Consultative Council has a new Constitution. How did this come about? What does this mean in reality? How will it affect the work of the Instruments of Communion? The Standing Committee? ACNS spoke to John Rees, legal adviser to find out more.
The Anglican Church celebrates one hundred years of existence on Zambian soil this year. In order to commemorate this day a number of programs have been put in place. All the five dioceses in the country will commemorate the day individually
The Diocese of Peshawar has launched an emergency relief and rescue program for families affected by the recent monsoons and flooding in Pakistan as the death toll from the natural disaster rose above 1,200.
On tuesday's agenda: the second part of the Unity, Faith and Order report; the report on the Bible in the Life of the Church project and theological education in the Anglican Communion; a report on Anglican Communion communications; a report on Continuing Indaba.
Building on the report to the Standing Committee, ACO staff Stuart Buchanan and Revd John Kafwanka presented on the ACC and Lambeth Conference-mandated project the Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative (ECGI).
Saturday's agenda included reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon; the UN Anglican representatives' reports; reports on finance and administration; business matters; the ACC, the Primates' Meeting and the Standing Committee; and the Lambeth Conference Company.
Friday’s agenda included membership issues, recent developments in the Communion and reports from Chair Bp James Tengatenga and Secretary General Revd Canon Kenneth Kearon.
A working group from across the worldwide Anglican Communion met at Lambeth Palace between 12 and 14 July to plan how to turn the proposed Anglican Alliance on relief, development and advocacy into a reality.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - The outlook for the legal defense of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, grew cloudier Thursday as a state appellate court refused to order Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to appeal a federal judge's ruling overturning the measure.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Caritas Christi Health Care yesterday said it plans to convert Landmark Medical Center of Woonsocket, R.I., into a Catholic hospital if its agreement to acquire the financially ailing 214-bed community hospital is approved by a Rhode Island judge and state regulators.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - The bearded young cleric yells at a young woman for lifting her traditional veil from her face while speaking to him on the street, and rants against Egyptians who adopt Western lifestyles and values.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - If all goes according to plan, this fall a girl somewhere in China's Yunnan province will tell her boyfriend she can't have sex with him.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to confront internal opposition to his peace moves, just as his Palestinian counterpart faced harsh criticism for agreeing to the talks at all.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - An anti-abortion group plans to air radio ads in three congressional races calling for the defeat of Democratic incumbents, among the first ads to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling this year that freed corporations to directly influence elections.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - For Nikhat Choudhury, the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha mean picking out new clothes, getting together with her cousins and feasting on homemade samosas and other traditional South Asian dishes.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - A faith-based group is objecting to $30,000 in city and county public funding being awarded to a gay and lesbian group that is putting on its annual statewide festival in Columbia this weekend.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - The owner of a Braintree gas station and convenience store says he won’t appeal the town’s decision to deny him a license to sell beer and wine, even though he doesn’t agree the sales would hurt the “spiritual and educational activities’’ of the church across the street.
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT - Muslim leaders in southwest Kansas are considering opening a private cemetery after city officials turned down their request to create a separate burial area at a municipal cemetery.
