By Kirk Petersen Episcopal Migration Ministries has been on the front lines of immigration policy skirmishes throughout the Trump administration. Now the agency is searching for a new director, as the incumbent has been promoted to a senior position on the presiding bishop’s staff. The Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson, who has overseen EMM since May 2016, was named Aug. 1 as … [Read more...] about ‘Not a Beat Skipped’
Archives for August 21, 2018
Abp. Makgoba Praises Buthelezi
In a sermon he preached Aug. 19 for the birthday of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Archbishop Thabo Makgoba acknowledged historic tensions between the prince and Archbishop Desmond Tutu: [W]e recall that Archbishop Joost de Blank invited you to stay at Bishopscourt when you were not allowed to stay in hotels in Cape Town, and that you became close to Archbishop Robert Selby … [Read more...] about Abp. Makgoba Praises Buthelezi
C of E Parishes Use Green Energy
More than 5,500 churches in the United Kingdom, including some prominent cathedrals, have converted to renewable power. The change is in response to a Church of England warning that climate change is “one of the great moral challenges of our time.” Fifteen cathedrals, including those at Liverpool, St. Albans, Salisbury, and Southwark, have signed up for green electricity … [Read more...] about C of E Parishes Use Green Energy
Bp. Iker Calls for a Coadjutor
The Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker, who led most of the Diocese of Fort Worth from the Episcopal Church into the Anglican Church in North America, has called for the election of his successor. In a letter issued Aug. 20, Iker wrote to the clergy and laity of his diocese: After prayerful discernment and reflection, I have decided the time has come for us to begin the search process … [Read more...] about Bp. Iker Calls for a Coadjutor