From the Episcopal Church’s Office of Public AffairsCiting Title III, Canon 12, Section 7 of the Constitutions and Canons of The Episcopal Church, and following thorough discussion with the Council of Advice, with their advice and consent, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the renunciation of the ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church of Mark Lawrence … [Read more...] about PB Removes +Lawrence
Archives for December 5, 2012
Church Restructuring: Engage
Update: Jim Naughton of Episcopal Café offers good background on the new members.Adapted from the Episcopal Church’s Office of Public AffairsPresiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have announced the 24 members of the special Task Force for Church Structural Reform.Approved at the July General Convention … [Read more...] about Church Restructuring: Engage
2 Women, 2 Men on SW Va. Slate
The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia has announced four nominees in the search for its sixth bishop:The Very Rev. Mark Allen Bourlakas, dean, Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville, KentuckyThe Rev. Jeanne Finan, rector, St. John’s Church, Asheville, North CarolinaThe Rev. Gail Greenwell, rector, St. Michael and All Angels Church, Mission, KansasThe Rt. Rev. David Rice, Bishop of … [Read more...] about 2 Women, 2 Men on SW Va. Slate