General Convention will decide in July whether to confirm bishops elected in the dioceses of Atlanta, New Hampshire, Pittsburgh, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Western Louisiana and Western Massachusetts. Detailed ballots follow for the elections to date among those dioceses. TLC will publish ballots from Atlanta, Rhode Island, Texas and Western Massachusetts after their … [Read more...] about Bishops-elect at Convention
Archives for May 2012
Ft. Worth Seeks New Bishop
The Rev. David A. Madison, president of the standing committee for the Diocese of Fort Worth (Episcopal Church), writes:The Standing Committee and the Presiding Bishop’s Office will work together to identify a member of the House of Bishops in good standing who could be considered to lead this Diocese. The Standing Committee will formally nominate a candidate for election by … [Read more...] about Ft. Worth Seeks New Bishop
Hope Amid the Ruins
By Bob LibbyAround the rubble of Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince the bishops processed, entering a makeshift shelter covering an overflow congregation of more than a thousand. Along came hundreds of clergy, nursing students, theological students, the Sisters of St. Margaret, and dozens of acolytes. They proceeded to the music of Haiti’s only symphony orchestra and a chorus … [Read more...] about Hope Amid the Ruins
Reconstruction
Day of PentecostActs 2:1-21 or Ezek. 37:1-14Ps. 104:25-35,37Rom. 8:22-27 or Acts 2:1-21John 15:26,26; 16:4b-15On this sacred day, the breath of the Lord, coming as violent wind, flickering tongues of fire, native speech to the nations, is entirely life-giving. This is the Spirit poured out upon all flesh. Prophecy, visions, and dreams are ignited by the sparking wind. Everyone … [Read more...] about Reconstruction
Punched Back
For the Parish A Critique of Fresh Expressions By Andrew Davison and Alison Milbank. SCM Press. Pp. 220. $35. Review by Tony Hunt For the Parish is not a book that pulls any punches. The first half is a sustained polemic against Fresh Expressions, a popularizing and mostly youthful church movement that is finding a place in many churches in the United Kingdom, … [Read more...] about Punched Back
Our Political Captivity
Correction: “The Political Captivity of General Convention” misstated a figure for average Sunday attendance. The Diocese of Fond du Lac’s average Sunday attendance in 2009, as reported in the 2011 Church Annual, was 2,266. The average Sunday attendance for Eau Claire in that year was 872.By Victoria Heard and Jordan HyldenWhatever General Convention will look like in 2015 and … [Read more...] about Our Political Captivity
Leonel L. Mitchell (1930-2012)
The Rev. Canon Leonel L. Mitchell, one of the scholars responsible for the Book of Common Prayer (1979), died May 23 in South Bend, Indiana. The veteran liturgist and theologian was 81.Mitchell was professor of liturgics at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary from 1978 to 1995 and lecturer in Church history and liturgy at SWTS from 1978 to 2005. He was assistant professor at … [Read more...] about Leonel L. Mitchell (1930-2012)
Trinity, Columbia, Calls Dean
“Tim has written several acclaimed books on spiritual life,” writes senior warden Mark Jones of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, S.C. He is “a former editor for Christianity Today magazine and recently taught spiritual formation to students at the Anglican School of Theology in Alexandria, Egypt.”Timothy K JonesBiretta tip: Kendall HarmonDiscuss this post on TLC’s pages … [Read more...] about Trinity, Columbia, Calls Dean