By Kirk Petersen The Archbishop's Council, a leadership body of the Church of England, announced September 26 that it had voted unanimously to create a fund to provide payments to survivors and victims of church-based sexual abuse. The announcement did not specify an amount, but said the council "agreed to draw down reserves for an initial support fund." The council's … [Read more...] about CofE Creates Fund for Abuse Survivors and Victims
Archives for September 28, 2020
10/4 Readings: At All Times
18 Pentecost Ex. 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 [Isa. 5:1-7] Ps. 19 [Ps. 80:7-14] Phil. 3:4b-14 Matt. 21:33-46 “There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce” (Matt. … [Read more...] about 10/4 Readings: At All Times
Envisioning Liturgy for a Post-Pandemic Church
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Pandemic-driven innovations have blanketed the Episcopal worship landscape with changes that go well beyond live-streaming of Sunday services. Striving to balance distancing with a sense of community, congregations have tried everything this year from praising God in spaced-out lawn chairs to drive-thru Communion and sending consecrated elements to … [Read more...] about Envisioning Liturgy for a Post-Pandemic Church
The Leadership Standard
By David Baumann Reading from Acts, 20:17-38 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus, asking the elders of the church to meet him. 18When they came to him, he said to them: “You yourselves know how I lived among you the entire time from the first day that I set foot in Asia, 19serving the Lord with all humility and with tears, enduring the trials that came to me … [Read more...] about The Leadership Standard