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July 03 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Episcopal Communion Partner Bishops Issue Minority Report dissenting from Same-Sex Resolutions

The union of husband and wife in heart, body, and mind is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given one another in prosperity and adversity; and, when it is God's will, for the procreation of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of the Lord" (BCP, p. 423)

July 02 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: The names are out on the HOB roll call vote on Resolution A-036

"I just want to remind the House that roll call votes are not there simply there to annoy people," Bishop Smith explained. "But they are there to protect the minority from being overwhelmed by the majority."

July 02 2015 By dvirtue Global South Primates Condemn Actions of The Episcopal Church for Changing Definition of Marriage

This Resolution clearly contradicts the Holy Scriptures and God's plan for creation as He created humankind as man and woman to complement each other physically and emotionally. Indeed the church must provide pastoral care for all, whether heterosexuals or homosexuals. However the church should not alter the teachings of the Holy Scriptures that was interpreted by the majority churches globally, to provide such pastoral care.

July 02 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Episcopal Church Enacts Gender-Neutral Marriage

The 2015 rite does not alter the Episcopal Church's Book of Common Prayer, which still describes marriage as exclusively between a man and a woman.

July 02 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Living on Past Generosity

Bishop James Mathes of San Diego flagged the 61-percent figure for the Program, Budget, and Finance Committee on Tuesday as the panel prepared its budget narrative for presentation. He said the church should know what that number represents.

July 02 2015 By dvirtue NEWPORT BEACH, CA: St. James parishioners say goodbye, although deed dispute clouds church's sale

"People ask why we're weeping for a building," Voorhees said. "It's not the building. It's the stories housed in this building that we hold so dearly in our hearts."

Parishioners lined the oak pews at St. James on Sunday for what was expected to be the final service in the building at 3209 Via Lido.

July 02 2015 By dvirtue Episcopal Church Bishops Ignore the Archbishop of Canterbury's Rebuke

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who is the head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, responded swiftly, issuing a statement on June 30, rebuking the Episcopal Church's bishops.

July 01 2015 By dvirtue The Episcopal Church Discusses Mission, Idolizes Jefferts Schori

The presentation was themed on the Five Marks of Mission, which are: To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom; to teach, baptize and nurture new believers; to respond to human need by loving service; to seek to transform unjust structures of society, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation, and to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth.

July 01 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: LGBT Episcopalians Celebrate "Disordering Our Boundaries"

The caucus, which was founded in 1974 by six-time General Convention deputy Louie Crew, has had a presence at every such gathering since 1976.

June 30 2015 By dvirtue SALT LAKE CITY, UT: Episcopal Convention Hears Diverging Tales of Troubled Seminary

Longtime Professor of Church Music David J. Hurd has announced his retirement, while Professor of Liturgy Patrick Malloy has accepted a position as Interim Dean of St. John's Cathedral in Denver. Professor of New Testament Deirdre Good announced her departure in April. According to The Living Church, half of the eight faculty members involved in the work dispute this past year will not be returning in the autumn.

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