By FulcrumThe whole Anglican Communion is considering whether to adopt the Anglican Communion Covenant. All Church of England dioceses and many deaneries are discussing it in coming months before it returns to General Synod in 2012. Fulcrum has consistently supported the Covenant but is aware that there is little accessible material explaining it. As a result, many people are … [Read more...] about A Churchgoer’s Guide to the Covenant
Archives for November 2011
Judgment and Justice
The Last Sunday after PentecostThe last Sunday after Pentecost continues the theme of judgment that began the previous week.First reading and psalm: Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24; Ps. 100Alternate: Ezek. 34:11-16, 20-24; Ps. 95:1-7aEph. 1:15-23 • Matt. 25:31-46The last Sunday after Pentecost continues the theme of judgment that began the previous week, but the teaching in today’s … [Read more...] about Judgment and Justice
Archbishop Williams Surveys the Communion
From the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website.Archbishop Rowan Williams writes: “The question remains: if the moratoria are ignored and the Covenant suspected, what are the means by which we maintain some theological coherence as a Communion and some personal respect and understanding as a fellowship of people seeking to serve Christ?”Cantuar_Nov29 … [Read more...] about Archbishop Williams Surveys the Communion
Editorial: Thank God for Mercy
Two days before Thanksgiving, the Episcopal Church’s Disciplinary Board for Bishops met by conference call to decide whether the Bishop of South Carolina should face trial in the House of Bishops. Six days later, the president of the disciplinary board announced the decision: Case dismissed.What allegations against Bishop Mark J. Lawrence were so grave that they required … [Read more...] about Editorial: Thank God for Mercy
‘Our Vocation Has Not Changed’
Bishop Mark J. Lawrence writes that the statement by the Disciplinary Board for Bishops “leaves many questions unanswered” and “to my mind it appears to read like a complex statement of a complex decision in a complex time within a complex church. Nevertheless, I believe it is best to take it at face value (even while noting that this diocese has not recognized the … [Read more...] about ‘Our Vocation Has Not Changed’
Board Dismisses Case against Bp. Lawrence
The Rt. Rev. Dorsey F. Henderson Jr., president of the Disciplinary Board for Bishops, writes: “Applied strictly to the information under study, none of these three provisions was deemed applicable by a majority of the Board.”Disciplinary Board for Bishops … [Read more...] about Board Dismisses Case against Bp. Lawrence
‘The Bishop Brings the Crozier’
Throughout his three-year tenure as the Bishop of South Carolina, the Rt. Rev. Mark J. Lawrence has maintained that parishes own their property. At a gathering of diocesan clergy Nov. 15, Bishop Lawrence announced his decision to express that belief with an action: giving quitclaim deeds to every congregation in the diocese.The diocese’s action is a direct challenge to the … [Read more...] about ‘The Bishop Brings the Crozier’
Clarity Ensued
In early 2008 Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori visited the Diocese of South Carolina. One segment of her visit was “Charity and Clarity,” a gathering with diocesan clergy at St. Andrew’s Church, Mt. Pleasant.At the time St. Andrew’s was still a congregation of the Diocese of South Carolina. St. Andrew’s has since left the diocese. Bishop Mark J. Lawrence’s not taking … [Read more...] about Clarity Ensued