Billy Graham: Vote Biblical Values – Tues Nov 6
From Anglican Mainstream here
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2012/10/19/billy-graham-vote-biblical-values-tues-nov-6/
Friday, October 19, 2012
Billy Graham – Vote Biblical Values – Tues Nov 6
From Anglican Mainstream here
http://www.anglican-mainstream.net/2012/10/19/billy-graham-vote-biblical-values-tues-nov-6/
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
BREAKING NEWS: Episcopal Church takes hostile action against Bishop Lawrence of South Carolina: Declares "abandoment" from TEC; Special Convention called
I have taken this story from Baby Blue Online. It is all over the Anglican blogosphere
There are just no words. From here:
On Monday, October 15, 2012, Bishop Mark J. Lawrence, the 14th Bishop of the Diocese of South Carolina was notified by the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, that on September 18, 2012 the Disciplinary Board for Bishops had certified his abandonment of The Episcopal Church. This action by The Episcopal Church triggered two pre-existing corporate resolutions of the Diocese, which simultaneously disaffiliated the Diocese from The Episcopal Church and called a Special Convention. That Convention will be held at St. Philip’s Church, Charleston, on Saturday, November 17, 2012.
Bishop Lawrence was notified of these actions taken by the Episcopal Church between two meetings, one held on October 3 and one to be held on October 22, which Bishop Andrew Waldo of the Upper Diocese of South Carolina and Bishop Lawrence had set up with the Presiding Bishop to find a peaceful alternative to the growing issues between The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of South Carolina. The meetings were to explore “creative solutions” for resolving these issues to avoid further turmoil in the Diocese and in The Episcopal Church. A timeline of these events and their associated documents may be found below.
Two of the three charges had previously been determined by a majority vote of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops in November 2011 not to constitute abandonment. The Diocese has not received a signed copy of the certification and also remains uninformed of the identity of those making these charges.
We feel a deep sense of sadness but a renewed sense of God’s providence that The Episcopal Church has chosen to act against this Diocese and its Bishop during a good faith attempt peacefully to resolve our differences. These actions make it clear The Episcopal Church no longer desires to be affiliated with the Diocese of South Carolina.
The Certification of Abandonment is here. Read the documents here.
There are just no words. From here:
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| Bishop Mark Lawrence |
Two of the three charges had previously been determined by a majority vote of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops in November 2011 not to constitute abandonment. The Diocese has not received a signed copy of the certification and also remains uninformed of the identity of those making these charges.
We feel a deep sense of sadness but a renewed sense of God’s providence that The Episcopal Church has chosen to act against this Diocese and its Bishop during a good faith attempt peacefully to resolve our differences. These actions make it clear The Episcopal Church no longer desires to be affiliated with the Diocese of South Carolina.
The Certification of Abandonment is here. Read the documents here.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
True Vine in the Mon Valley
Yesterday the clergy from our District met for lunch at our
new digs – Christ the Redeemer in Canonsburg, it was a blessed time. The Rev. John Fierro the rector of the newest
Anglican parish in Western Pennsylvania , True Vine Anglican Church, gave us a report of the
dedication of the building by Archbishop Duncan on Sunday October 14. It was a great day -- over 70 Anglicans were
on hand to celebrate this momentous occurrence in the life of this storied parish.
John’s wife Shirley wrote in an email, “Glory to God! We give HIM all
the praise and thanks. Today, True Vine Anglican Church in Monongahela , PA
Monday, October 15, 2012
Divided Pittsburgh Episcopal dioceses team to support ministry for homeless, hungry
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An inaccurate headline. The Anglican and Episcopal Dioceses have not "teamed" to do anything. And the statement on other property issues was a statement between the TEC diocese and Shepherd's Heart --the Anglican Diocese had nothing to do with it.
Divided
Pittsburgh Episcopal dioceses team to support ministry for homeless, hungry
By Craig
Smith
Tribune-Review
Published: Monday, October 15, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Tribune-Review
Published: Monday, October 15, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Two factions that divided the Episcopal church in
Pittsburgh four years ago as part of a national schism have agreed to work
together to support a ministry for homeless veterans and others in need.
An accord between the Episcopal Diocese of
Pittsburgh and the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh clears the way for Shepherd’s
Heart Fellowship to take title to all property at its Uptown location and to
seek a more favorable financing of its debt.
The Episcopal Diocese considers the ministry of
paramount importance, spokesman Rich Creehan said.
Attorney Andrew Fletcher, representing the Anglican
Diocese, could not be reached for comment.
Shepherd’s Heart, which joined the Anglican Diocese,
feeds the hungry, homeless, poor and addicted. The second floor of the church
at Pride Street and Forbes Avenue includes 15 beds, a kitchen, living room,
showers and a computer room. It provides transitional housing for homeless
veterans.
An estimated 500 to 600 veterans are homeless on any
given night in Allegheny County, said Michele Margittai, director of
development and community relations at Veterans Leadership Program of Western
Pennsylvania, a South Side nonprofit that helps veterans and their families.
Theologically conservative members of the Episcopal
diocese left to form the Anglican diocese in 2008 because of the church’s
stance on abortion and the ordination of a gay bishop.
“Fights in the Episcopalian/Anglican world are
increasing, not decreasing,” said Bryan T. Froehle, professor of practical
theology at St. Thomas University. “But doing things together like this is a
good sign. … Doing some common outreach/community service efforts is terrific
and to be celebrated.”
A joint statement from the two sides said the
agreement shouldn’t be interpreted as a step toward mending their rift, and
they continue to resolve property issues on a parish-by-parish basis. The
agreement needs court approval.
The Episcopal Church USA contends parishes that
leave forfeit control of church buildings and other assets. Those who broke
away from the church argue that diocesan property belongs to the people who
built and maintain it.Courts have upheld the church’s position.
Shepherd’s Heart began in summer 1993 as a mission
program without a home. The Rev. Michael Wurschmidt, then a seminarian at
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge, was taking food, coffee,
blankets and clothing to the homeless and needy. The first Sunday night service was in a storefront
in 1995. Shepherd’s Heart moved to its current location, a former Roman
Catholic Church, in 1999.
“More than 140 community partners, including 100
churches of all denominations, work alongside us in this ministry,” Wurschmidt
said in a statement.
Though the Episcopal Diocese no longer will
guarantee payment of Shepherd’s Heart loans when refinancing is completed, the
diocese will leave its equity in the property in place as an investment for as
long as the homeless ministry continues, the diocese said.
Craig Smith is a staff writer for Trib Total Media.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Christ Our Hope Anglican Church New Kensington PA
http://www.standrewsnk.org/uploads/3/1/2/9/3129643/prophetseptember2012_fj_edit.pdf
Apparently on September 16 at a Parish Meeting (mentioned in the above referenced newsletter) this change was made. The name change was made public in the Bishop's Visitation Schedule for December 2, 2012 published in the latest E+News and posted on the diocesan website. Click here
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=cbb49e6164618d4c72a617a0c&id=9469af3e9d&e=4087ba8197
Howdy Partner!
While formatting the story about Shepherd’s Heart and the
Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh which was posted on the EDOP website, I came across
the schedule for the Consecration of the new Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh next Friday and Saturday, October 19 and 20. Click on link here
The meeting and lunch on Friday at St. Andrew’s Highland
Park are listed for “clergy/spouses and partners”. What does that mean? Is
this the new and improved Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh? Dramatic and swift change for sure!
TEC Settles with Shepherd's Heart
UPDATED: 10/12/2012
The
following was posted on the TEC Pittsburgh
Agreement Affirms Commitment to Shepherd’s Heart
Homeless Ministry
The following is the text of a Joint Statement issued October 9, 2012 , by the Episcopal
Diocese of Pittsburgh of the Episcopal Church in the United
States and Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship:
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh and Shepherd’s Heart
Fellowship are pleased to announce an agreement to promote and sustain
Shepherd's Heart's ministry to the homeless, military veterans, and others in
similar need, and to enable the Episcopal Diocese to have a lasting investment
and involvement in that ministry.
Key features of the agreement pave the way for Shepherd’s
Heart Fellowship to take full title to all property at its present location at
Pride Street and Forbes Avenue in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood, including
the portion of that property currently held by the Episcopal Diocese, and allow
Shepherd’s Heart to seek a more favorable financing of its debt on this
property. While the Episcopal Diocese will no longer guarantee payment of those
loans once the refinancing occurs, the Episcopal Diocese will leave the value
of the current equity in the property in place as an investment in the ministry
of Shepherd’s Heart, for as long as its outreach to the homeless
continues.
The agreement builds on a long-standing support of the
Shepherd’s Heart ministry by many parishes of the Episcopal Diocese, who, along
with individual parishioners, regularly donate, prepare and serve meals to the
Shepherd’s Heart congregation. This has continued in spite of differences
over whether Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship validly withdrew from the Episcopal
Church in October 2008 and is now part of the Anglican Church in North
America . The agreement sets this issue aside in favor of
mutually serving the homeless, the poor, and the addicted. Both parties
recognize the new relationship between the Episcopal Diocese and Shepherd’s
Heart Fellowship is not of an ecclesiastical nature, such as would normally
exist between a diocese and a parish, but one of cooperation and collaboration
in a specialized ministry. Because of this unique use of the Shepherd’s
Heart property, the parties have agreed that this agreement should not be
interpreted as a model for resolving other property disputes.
"More than 140 community partners, including 100
churches of all denominations, work alongside us in this ministry to homeless
veterans and other homeless men and women of our region. We were founded
in 1993 and are grateful for this agreement and for the service of all of our
partners," said the Rev. Michael Wurschmidt, Rector of Shepherd’s Heart
and a priest of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.
“Our Lord commands all of us to love and serve the poor, so
we are grateful to the Shepherd’s Heart clergy and lay leaders who built up
this ministry, and we are happy to become a permanent part of their mission,”
said Bishop Kenneth L. Price, Jr., of the Episcopal Diocese.
This agreement is subject to the approval of the Court of
Common Pleas of Allegheny County and the requirements of the Pennsylvania
Nonprofit Corporation Code. The Episcopal Diocese and Shepherd’s Heart
Fellowship will jointly seek all necessary clearances from the civil
authorities.
In working together to bring the good news of Jesus Christ
to the poor, the Episcopal Diocese and Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship humbly seek
to be the “repairers of the breach” as described by the prophet Isaiah when he
said, “If you give yourself to the hungry, and satisfy the desire of the
afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness, and your gloom will become
like midday. And the Lord will continually guide you.” (Isaiah 58:10-11)
click here
http://www.episcopalpgh.org/agreement-affirms-commitment-to-shepherds-heart-homeless-ministry/
UPDATED BY THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE:
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12285/1268470-53.stm#ixzz295MnnG7z
click here
http://www.episcopalpgh.org/agreement-affirms-commitment-to-shepherds-heart-homeless-ministry/
UPDATED BY THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE:
http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/12285/1268470-53.stm#ixzz295MnnG7z
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