From ABC News:
Day: September 12, 2013
Bishop supports effort to block casino in Springfield, Mass.
The Right Rev. Douglas Fisher, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts issued a statement Thursday supporting a suit aimed at moving ahead with a vote to block a proposed gambling casino in Springfield. Masslive.com reports:
Church of Wales votes yes to women bishops
From Anglican Communion News Service: One year from today, women priests can become bishops in the Church in Wales. The historic decision to allow women bishops was made at today’s meeting of the Church’s Governing Body in Lampeter, Ceredigion.
Gay Jennings speaks out on UTO controversy
The president of the House of Deputies speaks out about recent events regarding governance of the United Thank Offering, at the HOD Web site. Gay Jennings writes:
Bishop of Utah speaks out against anti-Mormon humor
The Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi hears a lot of Mormon jokes when people learn he is from Utah. He’s tired of it, and believes it should stop. From the Deseret News:
Call no one father
by Mark Stanley Isn’t it time that we stopped using the title “Father” for priests? Even though Jesus said, “Call no one Father” (Old St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
Raindrops
The Feast Day of John Henry Hobart Everyday Mysteries With others she manages a website for the Diocese of Colorado highlighting congregations’ creative ministries: