Dialogue
Bishop to visit Episcopal church in Elk Grove
Elk Grove (IL) Times
January 17, 2008
Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, will celebrate Sunday Eucharist at 9 a.m. Feb. 3 at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Elk Grove Village.
Bishop Katharine, as she prefers to be known, is internationally known as the first woman primate, or leader, of a national church in the world-wide Anglican Communion. She is a supporter of the Millennium Development Goals for the reduction of world poverty, and is a strong defender of the church's liberal stance concerning its gay and lesbian clergy and members, while seeking dialogue with more conservative elements in the US and abroad.
St. Nicholas is an inclusive and welcoming mission parish of The Episcopal Church USA.
The church is located at 1072 Ridge Ave., Elk Grove Village. For information, call the church (847) 439-2067 or check church Web site www.onebreadonebody.org
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Episcopal aide seeks to mend relations
House of Deputies president visits Albany as church faces rift
By MARC PARRY
Albany (NY) Times-Union
January 18, 2008
ALBANY -- The highest-ranking lay officer of the national Episcopal Church will be in Albany Saturday for an event organized to build bridges between different wings of the church.
Episcopal House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson will speak at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew's Church, focusing on the state of the church and the broader Anglican Communion -- and how that affects the Albany diocese.
The address will be preceded at 1 p.m. by a celebration of the Eucharist, led by Albany Bishop William Love.
It’s all here …although we're not sure what the headline writer meant by referring to the President of the House of Bishops as an "Episcopal aide"...
N.Y. bishop to visit troubled St. Mark's
The Seattle (WA) Times
Friday, January 18, 2008
An out-of-state bishop has been called in to help resolve significant leadership issues at St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, one of the city's most prominent churches.
The cathedral has been in turmoil since last spring, when two priests and an administrator were laid off because of a budget shortfall.
Some parishioners became angry when they found out about a raise for the Very Rev. Robert Taylor, dean of the cathedral. Pay equity among all the cathedral employees also became an issue. Last month, the cathedral's vice dean and chief operating officer — who came on board in February — resigned.
Bishop Gregory Rickel, head of the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, has asked Bishop Herbert Donovan, who lives in New York, to work with the cathedral.
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Bless you! We at St Nick's so excited for Bishop Katharine's visit, you have no idea.
Or maybe you do. But thank you!
Posted by: ginny | January 18, 2008 at 02:55 PM