My initial response to the meeting of the American Anglican Council just ending is that, regardless of what has been said or concluded, those gathered in Dallas are our brothers and sisters in Christ.
09 October 2003
The controversy in the diocese of New Westminster over whether to bless gay relationships took a grave turn on October 8 as Archbishop David Crawley moved to discipline the diocesan bishop of the Yukon, Terrence Buckle, for asserting "episcopal authority" over disaffected parishes in Vancouver-based diocese.
09 October 2003
In an October 3 letter to bishops of the Episcopal Church, Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold expressed his gratitude for their "pastoral sensitivities, wisdom and grace-filled leadership" in what he described as "very unsettling and uncertain days."
09 October 2003
An attempt by Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold and Dean George Werner, president of the House of Deputies, to send four observers to the American Anglican Council meeting in Texas has been rebuffed.
07 October 2003
Episcopal Divinity School announces the inauguration of a major new ministry for reconciliation within the church.
06 October 2003
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Rowan Williams, has reaffirmed his commitment to the poor in developing nations by accepting an invitation to become the principal patron of Five Talents International.
02 October 2003
The head of the grants program of Trinity Church Wall Street has told partner churches in Africa that they will not be penalized for expressing views opposed to the policies of the Episcopal Church on the issue of human sexuality.
01 October 2003
The extraordinary conference registration numbers show that mainstream Anglicans in the Episcopal Church are mobilized and determined to find a way to remain within the Anglican family.
29 September 2003
A group of 10 Episcopal bishops from across the spectrum of views on human sexuality met with Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold in New York, September 10-11, to discuss local reaction to General Convention's decisions about the election of an openly gay bishop and the blessing of same-gender relationships.
16 September 2003
The diocese of Ottawa will mark 23 November as Settlement and Reconciliation Sunday.
08 September 2003