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October 03 2005
ENGLAND: Hey vicar dude, wassup?
One bishop said this weekend that the plan was broadly welcomed by his colleagues although there was some concern that parish priests may be resentful of the new ministers impinging on their territory. "This is something the existing parish clergy ought to be able to do," said the bishop.
The plan calls for a pilot group of 20 pioneer ministers, but one senior source said hundreds may be deployed across the country within a few years.
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October 03 2005
ENGLAND: Priest buys 8ft cross for sex games
Episcopalian Macaulay, 48, who plans to wed for the third time soon, admits his love life has already "raised a few eyebrows".
But his secret hobby is likely to shock many of the congregation who take Holy Communion from him every Sunday.
Macaulay, who is the priest-in-charge at St Augustine's Episcopalian Church in Dumbarton, last night admitted he has a collection of bondage gear, much of it bought from internet auction site eBay.
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October 03 2005
BRISTOL, CT: Vestry of St. John's bids fond farewell to beloved rector
You showed many of us the way to Our Lord, and guided others to continue on the right path. You took the initiative in encouraging home Bible studies, and we saw many newcomers attracted to St. John's as they became aware of our attempts to grow a biblically-based church.
Under your tutelage, St. John's worked to grow our mission and ministry. Our membership and outreach increased. You led us in the building of a new and beautiful worship space.
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September 30 2005
ABUJA: Nigerian Warns of Split From British Church
Archbishops Peter Akinola of Nigeria, right, and Gregory Venables of Argentina discussed U.S. Episcopal Church policy on gays this month. Archbishops Peter Akinola of Nigeria, right, and Gregory Venables of Argentina discussed U.S. Episcopal Church policy on gays this month. (By Henny Ray Abrams -- Associated Press)
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September 30 2005
ENGLAND: Bishop backs panty parties to spread Church message
It says: "What a tragedy that we are surrounded daily with television programmes, art, film and even real-life stories sold to magazines and newspapers that champion casual sex and pornography, yet as Christians we often have so little to say about it."
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September 29 2005
AUSTIN: St. Andrew's parents split over ending of short story
This month, the St. Andrew's board of trustees officially released Cary McNair and his family from their $3 million pledge to the school's capital campaign after McNair objected to the use of "Brokeback Mountain" as reading material in a 12th-grade English class.
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September 29 2005
ENGLAND: Anglican liberals attack Windsor Report
In the collection of essays 'Gays and the Future of Anglicanism', Oxford theologian Andrew Linzey compares Anglican attitudes to homosexuals to the policy of the Nazis and accuses the Anglican Communion of "homophobia".
He also highlights the Archbishop of Canterbury's own unenviable position in the current controversy pointing out Dr William's previously publicised views on homosexual and the revelation that he had ordained practising homosexuals.
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September 29 2005
ARGENTINA: Southern Cone Primate Accepts Rejected Brazilian Bishop and Clergy
Personal letters of recognition were delivered Tuesday evening at the Cathedral Church of the Good Samaritan at an extraordinary diocesan meeting. Canon Bill Atwood, spokesman for Archbishop Venables said, "Although there is a Panel of Reference that has been created to deal with exactly this sort of theological disagreement, the slow pace at which the Panel has been moving has left Bishop Cavalcanti and his clergy vulnerable.
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September 29 2005
PITTSBURGH: 13 Network Bishops urge Griswold to act against Ct. Bishop
Those charges relate to the conduct of Bishop Smith in respect to six parishes, their rectors and congregations in the Diocese of Connecticut. Those parishes are: Bishop Seabury Church, Groton; Christ Church, Watertown; Christ & the Epiphany Church, East Haven; St. John's Church, Bristol; St. Paul's Church, Darien; and Trinity Church, Bristol (the "Parishes").
Our investigation reveals the following:
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September 28 2005
IRAQ: Anglican leadership in Iraq feared dead
Those missing include Maher Dakel, the lay pastor; his wife, Mona, who leads the women's section of the church; their son Yeheya; the church's pianist and music director, Firas Raad; the deputy lay pastor; and their driver, whose name has not been disclosed.
Canon White last heard news of the five on September 13, when he was told that they had been attacked the day before while returning from Jordan on the notoriously dangerous road between Ramadi and Fallujah.
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