Will the church survive its mistakes in a land of secularism? By Matthew Townsend MONTEVIDEO — In a quiet corner of South America, far removed from the splendor of Machu Picchu or the excitement of Rio de Janeiro, you can find a small, committed group of Anglicans who deeply love their church. The Anglicans of Uruguay, the small coastal country nestled between Argentina and … [Read more...] about Uncertainty in Uruguay
Archives for August 30, 2017
Māori Archbishop Election
Māori Anglicans will elect a new archbishop in early September to succeed the late Archbishop Brown Turei. The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia’s Māori constituency will meet in Nelson on Sept. 7-9. In all, 130 members will take part in an electoral college that will take up about half of the scheduled meeting time. Since 1992, the province has been … [Read more...] about Māori Archbishop Election
Diocese Coordinates Relief
The Diocese of Texas provides updates from Houston: Spiritual care teams have deployed to the George R. Brown Convention Center, which is housing 9,000-plus evacuees. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said [Aug. 29] that he had requested 10,000 more cots from FEMA and was opening additional emergency centers in the Greater Houston area. By the weekend, Archdeacon Russ Oeschel, … [Read more...] about Diocese Coordinates Relief