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Bishops talk full communion

Bishops talk full communion

The Lutheran World Federation Assembly, which meets in Winnipeg from July 21-31, is expected to draw more than 1,000 Lutherans from around the world, and Anglicans are helping in a significant way.

23 April 2003

An Easter reflection from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

An Easter reflection from the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA

This Easter anthem, drawn from the liturgy of the Eastern Church, appears in our Prayer Book at the conclusion of the Burial of the Dead. It is to be sung as the body is borne from the church.

11 April 2003

Presiding bishop raises question of human rights in Sudan

Presiding bishop raises question of human rights in Sudan

Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold wrote to Ambassador John Negroponte, United States representative at the United Nations, expressing his "deep concern about the situation in Sudan."

11 April 2003

Cuban Episcopalians reverse decision on rejoining ECUSA

Cuban Episcopalians reverse decision on rejoining ECUSA

Anglicans in Cuba have decided against seeking to rejoin the Episcopal Church of the United States

10 April 2003

Churches take Iraq war concerns to Kofi Annan

Churches take Iraq war concerns to Kofi Annan

An ecumenical delegation has met with United Nations General Secretary, Kofi Annan, to stress the importance of getting humanitarian aid to Iraqi civilians trapped inside the expanding war zone.

09 April 2003

Statement from the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

Statement from the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship and the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

"Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness toward anyone." Our concern, as Christians, is not only for our own Forces, but also for all the people of Iraq and throughout the Middle East.

05 April 2003

Statement on Iraq crisis by House of Bishops: The Church in the Province of the West Indies

Statement on Iraq crisis by House of Bishops: The Church in the Province of the West Indies

We the Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, meeting at the Provincial Secretariat in Barbados, send greetings to the faithful throughout the Province.

04 April 2003

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan makes grant in solidarity with Canadians

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan makes grant in solidarity with Canadians

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan recently sent a check for US$500 to the Diocese of Keewatin, Canada.

04 April 2003

Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

Virginia Theological Seminary celebrates 26 years of Women in the Priesthood

More than 150 women clergy, VTS students and staff recently filled the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Auditorium to hear the first woman Supreme Court Justice speak.

28 March 2003

Christian mission in the 21st century Caribbean

Christian mission in the 21st century Caribbean

In July 2002, the House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) asked each diocese to pay greater attention to the area of mission, having identified engagement in mission as critical to the development of the Anglican Church in the province.

21 March 2003