The Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans New Zealand has issued a three-page response to Motion 29, a proposal to extend blessing rites to same-sex couples and unmarried couples. The fellowship protests the proposed change, but it also voices concerns that Motion 29 makes inadequate provisions for Anglicans. Members of the fellowship add: We repeat our plea for an Extra … [Read more...] about Confessing Anglicans Want Safeguards
Archives for April 4, 2018
Virginia Seeks Second Suffragan
The Diocese of Virginia is accepting applications in its search for a new suffragan bishop. The suffragan bishop will fulfill duties that had been handled by the Rt. Rev. Edward Gulick, who served as assistant bishop from 2011 to 2017. The Rt. Rev. Robert Ihloff, retired Bishop of Maryland, began serving as an interim bishop associate in March. The diocese describes … [Read more...] about Virginia Seeks Second Suffragan
Catholic and Apostolic
TLC editor Christopher Wells writes in a column for Anglican Communion News Service: The communion of Christians and churches is a journey of faithfulness over time, on two counts: because the Christian life is corporate, and because we are called by God not just once in a flash of conversion but to sustained growth in obedience. Following St Paul (see Romans 5:3-4), St … [Read more...] about Catholic and Apostolic
Reconciliation and Christian Faith
The Rt. Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, Suffragan Bishop of Texas, writes about the National Day of Reconciliation: I don’t really like reconciliation. Reconciliation requires me to make an effort. Yet Jesus asks me to put in the effort and work to be reconciled to people, people who sometimes drive me crazy. I didn’t know that there was such a thing as a National Day of Reconciliation, … [Read more...] about Reconciliation and Christian Faith
Church Buys Thrift Store
Bill Blizzard reports for the Diocese of Southwest Florida about Church of the Good Shepherd, Dunedin, buying a nearby store in order to serve the poor: “We were made up of only a few volunteers when we started. Now we have over 20 volunteers, employ four individuals from the local community and will soon welcome a store manager in the month ahead,” according to Gus … [Read more...] about Church Buys Thrift Store