Although he clearly got his game pieces mixed up, it's no surprise the 4-year old budding chess player would assign his grandfather a position just behind the rank and file of the game: it's where Hobby has faithfully served the last 30 years as an ordained member of the Anglican priesthood. But how does the rector of a relatively new congregation from a small town in south Georgia become the bishop-elect of one of the country's biggest -- some would say its flagship -- diocese?

We pray for the repose of the souls for those who have died; we pray for those who are wounded -- that they might have healing; we pray for the families and those who grieve; we pray for our communities, our nation and our world -- indeed we pray for the whole human family. May the souls of the departed, through the mercies of God, rest in peace and rise in glory.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
The Episcopal Church

After detailed research, careful deliberation, and prayerful discernment, the five--member Task Force submitted its report and recommendations to the Chapter. Following lengthy and substantive conversation, the Chapter unanimously accepted the report and adopted its recommendations as its roadmap going forward. We'd like to share highlights with you:

Upon being alerted to the spent fire bomb, Fr. Schraplau, St. Paul's vicar, immediately called 9-1-1. He explained that during his early preparations for Mass he did not go down the outside aisle on the Gospel side of the church, so he did not personally discover the spent incendiary device; one of his parishioners found it during Mass.