By Matthew Townsend Users of Google Maps are likely familiar with the digital giant’s Street View system, which allows for virtual exploration of many streets throughout the world. Google’s camera truck drives down a street, taking photos of everything its lenses see as it passes by. Google then integrates these images into Street View. These panoramic images help users … [Read more...] about Googling St. Paul’s
Archives for June 2016
Bp. Adams Called to Charleston
Adapted from the Episcopal Church in South Carolina Leaders of The Episcopal Church in South Carolina have nominated the Rt. Rev. Gladstone B. “Skip” Adams III as the next provisional bishop for the diocese, calling him to South Carolina as he prepares to retire as Bishop of Central New York. The Standing Committee has called a special convention for Sept. 10 at Grace … [Read more...] about Bp. Adams Called to Charleston
WCC Elects Anglicans
Members of the World Council of Churches Central Committee at their meeting in Trondheim, Norway. • DAF/WCC Adapted from ACNS Two Anglicans will serve on the executive committee of the World Council of Churches, following elections this week at a meeting of the ecumenical body’s Central Committee in Trondheim, Norway. Agnes Abuom continues in her role as … [Read more...] about WCC Elects Anglicans
Global Briefs for June 29
By John Martin Disappearing Gazan Christians: Gaza’s historic Christian community could disappear within the next generation, a U.K. charity has warned. A survey conducted in 2014 said the Christian Palestinian population in Gaza has shrunk to just 1,313 out of a total population of almost 2 million. Jeremy Moodey, CEO of Embrace the Middle East, a charity doing … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for June 29
Edward Salmon, Jr. (1934-2016)
The Rt. Rev. Edward Lloyd Salmon, Jr., Bishop of South Carolina for 18 years, died June 29 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 82. The bishop’s death ended 55 years of active ministry. After he retired from his work as a bishop, Salmon became rector of All Saints Church in Chevy Chase, Maryland, which he had previously served as an episcopal visitor beginning in 2006. … [Read more...] about Edward Salmon, Jr. (1934-2016)
People and Places for June 29
Appointments The Rev. Chase Ackerman is curate and director of family ministries at St. John’s, 906 S. Orleans Ave., Tampa, FL 33606. The Rev. John David Adams is rector of Grace, 450 Bordeaux St., Chadron, NE 69337. The Rev. Carol Blaine is interim vicar of St. Boniface, 130 US Hwy. 87, Comfort, TX 78013. The Rev. Linda Boyd is deacon at St. Matthias, 6400 Belair … [Read more...] about People and Places for June 29
Global Briefs for June 28
Edited by John Martin 950 Ordinations in England: Petertide is the traditional season for ordinations in the Church of England, and this year about 950 men and women will receive the laying on of hands to minister in churches across the country. Among the persons to be ordained are a former lorry driver, an award-winning performance poet, a former member of the British Army, … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for June 28
Leaders Oppose Bathroom Limits
Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies, write about North Carolina’s Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act and related laws: We all know that some things in holy Scripture can be confusing, hard to understand, or open to various ways of understanding. But some … [Read more...] about Leaders Oppose Bathroom Limits