The Diocese of Honduras gave me a very warm welcome during my visit there. I had the chance to speak with several convention delegates and learn about their work in their diocese. Getting to know the clergy is my task. For my convention address, I reemphasized the importance of the relationship between the Diocese of…
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Anglicans from around the world have made a new commitment to fight for climate justice. The commitment was made at the conclusion of an international consultation in Fiji organized by the Anglican mission agency United Society. The society’s global relations director, Rachel Parry, said: “While affirming the current direction and areas of mission with which…
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A man who threatened to shoot a priest and hold a congregation hostage was thwarted on Sunday, June 19, by police who were lying in wait at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in North Miami Beach, Florida. The attacker, 33-year-old Jorge Arizamendoza, was known to the congregation and leaders of the St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal…
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The day after the Pulse nightclub shootings, the archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a joint statement: Now, in this time of heartbreak and grief, is a time for solidarity. Click here for full story.
[ Read More]A companion link between the U.S.-based Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Virginia and the Church of England’s Diocese of Liverpool took a step further this week when the Suffragan Bishop of Virginia was commissioned to serve also as the Assisting Bishop of Liverpool. The Bishop of Liverpool, the Rt. Rev. Paul Bayes, was at the Shrine…
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The Anglican Consultative Council has called on “every province, diocese, and parish” in the Anglican Communion to “adopt a clear focus on intentional discipleship” as part of a “season of intentional discipleship” to run for approximately the next nine years. The ACC annual meeting this year also called for “resources to equip and enable the…
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One of the most powerful leaders of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, will make a rare visit to Central Florida, May 20-22, and will address a wide range of topics, including human sexuality, discipleship, and inter-church cooperation. Archbishop Fearon, the General Secretary of the Anglican Communion, will speak with Episcopal Church leadership of Central…
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March 16, 2016 – The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church, meeting in retreat, unanimously approved the following Word to The Church. A Word to The Church Holy Week 2016 “We reject the idolatrous notion that we can ensure the safety of some by sacrificing the hopes of others.” On Good Friday, the ruling political…
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Greetings, dear brothers and sisters in Christ! January of this year saw two distinctly different yet fruitful meetings, both of which have a significant impact on our diocese and one on the wider Anglican Communion. On a local level, clergy and lay delegates came together for the forty-seventh annual Diocesan Convention at Holy Trinity Episcopal…
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