Jury Clears Patrick Sookhdeo

Monday, August 6, 2018

Tola Mbakwe reports for Premier: The founder of Christian charity Barnabas Fund has been found not guilty of an indecent assault alleged to have taken place in 1977. After deliberating for less than two hours, the jury at Snaresbrook Crown Court unanimously found Dr...

8/12: A Death Like His

Monday, August 6, 2018

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld | Wikimedia Commons 12 Pentecost, August 12 2 Sam. 18:5-9, 15, 31-33 or 1 Kings 19:4-8 Ps. 130 or Ps. 34:1-8 • Eph. 4:25-5:2 • John 6:35, 41-51 Trying to reclaim Jerusalem, David was in locked battle against the armies of his son Absalom,...

8/3 People & Places

Friday, August 3, 2018

Appointments The Rev. Lee Anne is canon for formation in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. The Rev. Karri Backer is head of school at St. Mark’s, Upland, CA. The Rev. Kirsten Baer is assistant chaplain at Casady School, Oklahoma City. The Rev. Kevin Bartle is deacon in...

Bp. Shannon Johnston to Resign Nov. 3

Friday, August 3, 2018

The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnson writes to members of the Diocese of Virginia with details about his retirement plans: After many months of intense prayer and reflection, and in close consultation with the Presiding Bishop and our Standing Committee, I am formally...

Lyghfield Bible Returns to Canterbury

Friday, August 3, 2018

A rare medieval Bible has been returned to Canterbury Cathedral 500 years after its removal. The Lyghfield Bible, named after the 16th-century monk who once owned it, was among a number of items removed from the cathedral’s monastic library at the time of the...

Upload Gratitude

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Adapted from the Diocese of Missouri Think of it as a little blue box that lives on your phone. The United Thank Offering has encouraged generations of Episcopalians to mark gratitude in daily life by adding spare change to small paper boxes. Months of work with...

Bishop: Pray for the Victims

Thursday, August 2, 2018

The Rt. Rev. Audrey C. Scanlan, Bishop of Central Pennsylvania, writes to members of her diocese about allegations of past sexual abuses by priests of the Diocese of Harrisburg: I bid your prayers for those who will find this report to be difficult, and perhaps...

Benches and Reconciliation in South Sudan

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Morus and Dinkas who worship together Deacon Deborah Goldfeder writes for the Diocese of Missouri about her visit to Kiryandongo, South Sudan, earlier this year: How did benches become a symbol of peace and reconciliation between two tribes that have been enemies as...

Canon Stevenson to Assist PB

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, director of Episcopal Migration Ministries since 2016, will be the next canon to the presiding bishop for ministry within the Episcopal Church. Stevenson’s first day in the role will be Sept. 1, and he will be based at the Episcopal...

#GC79 Highlight: ‘¡No están solas!’

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Photo essay by Asher Imtiaz, with reporting by G. Jeffrey MacDonald About 900 Episcopalians traveled on 14 buses to a remote Texas field July 8 to send messages of hope and solidarity to more than 500 migrant women detained a federal facility. The spontaneous...

Rowing into Retirement

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

The Diocese of El Camino Real reports in its newsletter, Along the King’s Highway, about a generous gift from parishioners to their retiring rector: Congratulations to the Rev. Blaine Hammond, who retired as rector of St. Andrew’s Ben Lomond at the end of June. As...

#GC79 Highlight: New Life for Old Boots

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Members of Episcopal Church Women used 100 boots as Texas-style table decorations at its 49th Triennial Meeting in Austin and as donations afterward. The Rev. Cathy Boyd, formerly of Austin, and Pam Link of Texas helped secure the boots, at the suggestion of the Rev....

Hospital Plans in Hong Kong

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

At just 40,000 adherents, but the Anglican Province of Hong Kong punches above its weight as a contributor to well-being of residents in the territory. It runs 133 Anglican schools and is the third-largest provider of social welfare services in Hong Kong. Its latest...

Help for World Mission

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The Rev. Titus Presler, a veteran of world mission, writes about General Convention reviving the Standing Commission on World Mission, but without any funding: [T]he resolution was adopted by both the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, so Resolution A208 is...

More from Oxford on Lord Carey

Monday, July 30, 2018

The Rt. Rev. Steven Croft, Bishop of Oxford, provides further background on his decision to grant Permission to Officiate at the request of Lord Carey: We recognise that there will be renewed questions concerning Lord Carey’s Permission to Officiate following the...