The Rt. Rev. Libby Lane, appointed as Suffragan Bishop of Stockport in 2014, will now be Bishop of Derby. Derbyshire is a “place that holds my heart,” the bishop said, because she grew up in the county. Her installation service is scheduled in Derby Cathedral after Easter. Lane, the mother of two children, was the first woman to join the House of Bishops. “I grew up here, … [Read more...] about Bishop Libby to Lead in Derbyshire
Archives for December 19, 2018
Commissioners Join ExxonMobil Push
The Church of England has joined an initiative by institutional investors calling on ExxonMobil to make public its greenhouse gas reduction targets. A prime mover in the campaign is New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The Church Commissioners and others have filed shareholder resolutions supporting the … [Read more...] about Commissioners Join ExxonMobil Push
‘Love Came Down at Christmas’
Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2018 Via the Office of Public Affairs In the Third Chapter of John’s Gospel, Jesus says at one point, “God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that all who believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” For years, I’ve often thought that that passage only referred to Jesus giving his life as a … [Read more...] about ‘Love Came Down at Christmas’
Williams Returns to General Seminary
General Theological Seminary’s annual Paddock Lectures, “45 Years of ‘Being Christian’: Rowan Williams at General Seminary,” are scheduled for Feb. 11. Williams delivered his first lecture in the United States when he visited General Seminary in 1974 as a 23-year-old graduate student. Through the next 45 years, Williams has visited the seminary several times as priest, … [Read more...] about Williams Returns to General Seminary