The Rev. Canon Andrew White, former Vicar of Baghdad, says he faces no charges after police concluded an investigation into allegations that he paid money to Islamic State to secure the release of young women held as sex slaves. From the time the accusations surfaced, Canon White has denied paying money to secure the release of the women. He was founding director of the … [Read more...] about No Charges against Canon White
Archives for June 7, 2018
Los Angeles Remembers RFK
The Episcopal News Update in the Diocese of Los Angeles reports on a service honoring Robert F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his assassination: Good Samaritan Hospital remembered Robert F. Kennedy on June 6, the 50th anniversary of his death at the hospital after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel, where he had been celebrating his victory in the California primary … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Remembers RFK
Vicar Returns to Real-life Training
Anna Morrell writes for the Church in Wales: A vicar who worked as an adviser on a popular television drama series is to oversee the training of all licensed ministers in the Church in Wales. The Rev. Canon Dr. Manon Ceridwen James, who was the adviser for S4C’s drama Parch, about a woman vicar in rural Wales, is taking on a senior role at St. Padarn’s Institute, the training … [Read more...] about Vicar Returns to Real-life Training
Bp. Griswold to Lend a Hand at Yardley
Bucks Local News in suburban Philadelphia reports: A former Yardley church minister who went on to become the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Church in the USA is coming “home” in June to help install the local church’s new rector. The Right Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold III will help in the installation of the Rev. Hilary Greer at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 17, at the historic St. … [Read more...] about Bp. Griswold to Lend a Hand at Yardley
One Deputy’s Public Service: Blue’s Clues
The Rev. Scott Gunn, executive director of Forward Movement, has worked his way through the Blue Book for the 79th General Convention. Gunn notes on Twitter that he has written about 188 of the 222 resolutions, and jokes that this achievement is “probably a sign of ill health.” Gunn has organized an index of the resolutions and his likely votes. In the fourth post of the … [Read more...] about One Deputy’s Public Service: Blue’s Clues