Three of the seven dioceses of the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone welcomed Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, on his recent pastoral visits in South America. The stops included Northern Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay.
24 June 1999
At the recent Provincial Synod meeting of the Anglican Province (May 26-29, 1999) a move to allow the ordination of women as presbyters (priests) was narrowly defeated.
02 June 1999
Archbishop George Carey will visit the Province of Brazil and the Province of the Southern Cone (Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay), from May 12 - 27, 1999. Likely themes to be addressed include the environment and human rights, especially with regard to the poor and vulnerable, the street children and those deprived of the land.
13 May 1999
Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold responded today to an open letter from six active primates and one retired primate which challenged what they perceived as a trend by some bishops in the Episcopal Church to ignore resolutions on sexuality passed at last summer's Lambeth Conference.
18 March 1999
Thank you so very much for your letter of fraternal concern regarding the reception of Lambeth resolutions on human sexuality and the authority of the Bible in some parts of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Joining me in this response are the nine members of my Council of Advice, each of whom was elected by that bishop's domestic province.
18 March 1999
The Episcopal Church Foundation, one of the most successful independent Episcopal Church ventures, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Foundation was born out of the rising determination of post World War II commitment and the vision of the Episcopal Church's first full-time Presiding Bishop, Henry Knox Sherrill. "It is time that we have great convictions about great things," said Sherrill.
18 March 1999
In these December days, as Christians await the coming of the Prince of Peace, Hanukkah has just begun and the season of Ramadan is days away, it is a tragic irony that the relationship between the United States and Iraq has deteriorated into military conflict once again in that part of the world called holy by Christians, Jews and Muslims.
22 December 1998
As death tolls climbed toward 10,000 and flood waters swept away homes, roads, bridges and livelihoods last month, Hondurans saw their church connections become a lifeline sent by God.
18 November 1998
This morning, Steve Hinds, one of our paritioners at Christ Church, Denver began his 2-day journey to Honduras with his 1942 twin-engine Beech filled with medical and other supplies for the relief effort. He will be there for two weeks flying missions into cut-off locations under the direction of the Honduran military authorities. Among his cargo are several large boxes of seed packets that will be delivered directly to Bishop Frade for distribution.
18 November 1998