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Episcopalians mobilize in Katrina's aftermath

Episcopalians mobilize in Katrina's aftermath

Episcopalians are working tirelessly to assess and respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, a category four hurricane that ripped through the Gulf Coast August 29

02 September 2005

Presiding Bishop Griswold troubled by U.S.-proposed revisions of global poverty agreements

Presiding Bishop Griswold troubled by U.S.-proposed revisions of global poverty agreements

In response to the United States' proposed revisions to UN poverty-reduction strategies - as reported in today's New York Times and Washington Post - the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, issued the following statement:

26 August 2005

Indigenous Anglicans told they will have their own bishop

Indigenous Anglicans told they will have their own bishop

The Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada has told indigenous church members that he will do his best to see that a national native bishop is elected, if possible within a year.

19 August 2005

Latin America Anglican Theological Congress set for October meeting

Latin America Anglican Theological Congress set for October meeting

The Latin America Anglican Theological Congress, a new initiative coordinated by a sub-commission of the Commission on Theological Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (CETALC,) will meet October 5-10, 2005 at the Hotel El Panama in Panama City, Panama to discuss globalization and its meaning for Latin America.

19 August 2005

French-speaking Anglicans set theological education, translation as priorities

French-speaking Anglicans set theological education, translation as priorities

Theological education in the Anglican Communion and translating key liturgical documents into French were given high priority as the Anglican Francophone Network met in Montreal, Canada

10 August 2005

Afro-Anglicanism conference ends; issues pact reflecting ubuntu

Afro-Anglicanism conference ends; issues pact reflecting ubuntu

The Third Afro-Anglicanism Conference ended July 26 with a rousing worship service relating to the conference's theme 'Celebrating the Gifts of Afro-Anglicanism.

09 August 2005

Canadian Youth Mission to Mexico

Canadian Youth Mission to Mexico

In mid-March, Lynne Watson and a small army of young cooks made nearly 300 cream-filled Easter eggs to help fund Trinity Church, Aurora's second mission trip to Mexico.

22 July 2005

Presiding Bishop visits Armenia

Presiding Bishop visits Armenia

At the invitation of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Most Reverend Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, and a small delegation visited the Church in Armenia July 4-9, 2005.

21 July 2005

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar

Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Named Distinguished Visiting Scholar

George Leonard Carey, former archbishop of Canterbury and head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, has been named distinguished visiting scholar at the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress.

13 July 2005

Dioceses in India and Brazil Receive CMPC Grants

Dioceses in India and Brazil Receive CMPC Grants

The Diocese of North East India and the Diocese of Santa Maria, Brazil each received grants from the Church Missions Publishing Company (CMPC) at the meeting of its Board of Managers in May.

08 June 2005