Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsPresiding Bishop Michael Curry has released this letter, which he distributed to staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society on Dec. 18:I have today engaged a law firm to conduct an independent investigation of the concerns that led me to place three members of senior management on administrative leave last week. The firm is … [Read more...] about Bp. Curry Announces Inquiry
Archives for December 18, 2015
Called to Common Confirmation
Lamb of God, a Lutheran and Episcopal congregation in Ft. Myers, Florida, held a two-bishop confirmation service Dec. 13. The Rev. Robert G. Schaefer, Bishop of the Florida-Bahamas Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, preached.Bishop Schaefer and the Rt. Rev. Barry R. Howe, one of two assisting bishops in the Diocese of Southwest Florida, sat beside each other … [Read more...] about Called to Common Confirmation
Darth Vader at the Cathedral
As the nation celebrates the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Washington National Cathedral has launched a web raffle for a replica Darth Vader carving and a Gargoyle Tower Climb. The raffle winner and five guests will ascend stairs to 125 above the ground for the closest possible view of the Darth Vader carving. The prize is worth $350.Darth Vader appears as a … [Read more...] about Darth Vader at the Cathedral
Welby Greets Shia Theologians
Adapted from the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website:The Archbishop of Canterbury welcomed a group of Shia theologians to Lambeth Palace Dec. 17 at the culmination of three days of dialogue with Christian theologians, hosted by the University of Oxford’s Harris Manchester College and the British Council.Archbishop Justin Welby expressed his appreciation for the dialogue:At a … [Read more...] about Welby Greets Shia Theologians