By Pat McCaughanEpiscopal News Service The 53rd annual conference of the Union of Black Episcopalians this year will include “a fresh wave of divine love, guidance and power,” in the form of a good old-fashioned revival, and everyone’s invited. The online churchwide “Lift Every Voice and Sing” gathering July 27-30 will feature 7 p.m. EDT nightly spirited … [Read more...] about Union of Black Episcopalians to Hold Revival Online
Bishop Barbara Harris
Union of Black Episcopalians to Hold Revival Online
By Pat McCaughan Episcopal News Service The 53rd annual conference of the Union of Black Episcopalians this year will include “a fresh wave of divine love, guidance and power,” in the form of a good old-fashioned revival, and everyone’s invited. The online churchwide “Lift Every Voice and Sing” gathering July 27-30 will feature 7 p.m. EDT nightly spirited worship; daily noon … [Read more...] about Union of Black Episcopalians to Hold Revival Online
Pioneering Female Bishop Barbara Harris Dies at 89
By Kirk Petersen Episcopal Bishop Barbara C. Harris, the first woman consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Communion, has passed away at the age of 89. Bishop Alan Gates of the Diocese of Massachusetts, where Harris served as bishop suffragan from 1989 to 2002, announced: "Bishop Barbara Harris died on the night of March 13, 2020, at Care Dimensions Hospice House in … [Read more...] about Pioneering Female Bishop Barbara Harris Dies at 89
A Film for Aunt Betty
By Chris WillmanWho says gay marriage is not big in Utah? At the Sundance Film Festival, one of the higher-profile documentaries proved to be Love Free or Die, a feature-length look at New Hampshire bishop Gene Robinson’s struggles for full affirmation of openly gay clergy and newlywed couples by the worldwide Anglican Communion (unsuccessfully) and the Episcopal Church (with, … [Read more...] about A Film for Aunt Betty