April 25, 2013
[Seminary of the Southwest -- Press Release] Dean and President elect Cynthia Briggs Kittredge announced on Monday, April 22, her appointment of Dr. Scott Bader-Saye to academic dean beginning June 1, 2013, at Seminary of the Southwest.
“A fine teacher and thoughtful scholar, Scott has shown himself to be a wise, fair, and skilled leader in the faculty and the wider community,” said Kittredge. “I am very excited that Scott has agreed to serve in this...
[Lambeth Palace -- Press Release] Since the very first days of the Syrian conflict in March 2011, we have prayed as we watched in horror and sorrow the escalating violence that has rent this country apart. We have grieved with all Syrians – with the families of each and every human life lost and with all communities whose neighbourhoods and livelihoods have suffered from escalating and pervasive violence.
And today, our prayers also go with the ancient communities...
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs -- Press Release] In the next four months – May 1 to August 31 – the Episcopal Church will witness the consecration of two bishops, the elections of two bishops, and the canonical consent process underway for two bishops-elect.
Consecrations
Two consecrations of a bishop are slated for May to August. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will officiate at the ordination service.
June 15: Diocese...
[25 de abril de 2013] En los próximos cuatro meses – del 1 de mayo al 31 de agosto – la Iglesia Episcopal será testigo de la consagración de dos obispos, la elección de dos obispos y el progreso del proceso de consentimiento canónigo de dos obispos electos.
Consagraciones
Dos consagraciones de un obispo fueron programadas para mayo hasta agosto. La obispa presidente Katharine Jefferts Schori presidirá el servicio de ordenación.15 de...
[Episcopal Relief & Development -- Press Release] On April 25, World Malaria Day, Episcopal Relief & Development’s NetsforLife® malaria prevention program is joining with its partners to celebrate the gains made so far in stopping this deadly disease, and call...
[Anglican Communion News Service] Churches and Christians are being urged to mark Sunday May 12 as a special day of prayer for the media – and to contact their local newspaper, radio and TV station to find out what they would like prayer for.
The call comes from Christian charity The Church and Media Network, which works to promote links between the church and the media.
The Day of Prayer is being...[Bexley Seabury -- Press Release] The federation of Bexley Hall and Seabury Western Theological Seminary, now known as Bexley Seabury, will be inaugurated on Saturday at a Festival Eucharist in the chapel of Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. The Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick, bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis will preside and the Very Rev. Ian Markham, dean and president of Virginia Theological Seminary, will preach.
At the service, the Rev....
[Anglican Communion News Service] The Anglican Diocese of Southern Malawi has called on all the country’s politicians to avoid “the turncoat habit that is prevalent among them” saying it is “unhelpful for nation building and good governance.”
The sharp rebuke came in a statement following the Diocese’s 7th Holy Synod meeting in Blantyre from April 13 to 14.
“This [habit] exposes their lack of...
