tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68634521956696542842024-08-30T22:43:56.500-05:00As a former Senior Warden, and now Bi-vocational Priest for St. Joseph Anglican Church, Trussville Alabama - we watch together the events that unfold in the Church and our World.Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800276605945253060noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863452195669654284.post-26149105688291042392009-09-21T13:06:00.003-05:002009-09-21T13:19:31.084-05:00

WE at St Joseph's Anglican Church in Trussville/Clay wanted to remind all of our friends out there that St Joseph is now meeting at Penny Brook Chapel at 7281 Cavern Road, Trussville Alabama 35173This new location allows us to better serve the Trussville and Clay community in true Biblical and Liturgical Anglican worship.We Look forward to having you visit us soon!

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Dean of the Cathedral of the Advent, The Very Rev. Frank F. Limehouse, III Stand tall and firm in wake of the General Convention ...Neither shocked or surprised he says ...I would question the clear-mindedness of anyone who doesn’t see where the denomination is headed. The Episcopal Church continues, with increasing momentum, to depart from the teachings of the universal church and to "tear the

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Northern Plains Anglicans: Northern Plains Perspective(s)Must read for times such as these!

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ummm . emphasis is mine and so are the red letter rebuttals .... this text is found hereJuly 17, 2009To the Clergy and People of the Diocese of AlabamaDear Friends,The 76th General Convention is soon to conclude in Anaheim, California. Your bishops and deputies have been working and praying daily since last Tuesday to care for the life of this beloved church and further the mission of God

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Although critics have blasted the Episcopal Church for its statement in support of ordaining homosexuals this week at its General Convention, Alabama Bishop Henry N. Parsley defended the denomination's stance as valuing the rights of all its members. "We passed a large and subtle resolution, wanting to value the ministries of gays and lesbians," Parsley said in an interview. The Episcopal

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Yesterday several Bishops of the the Episcopal Organization signed and declared what they call they call the Anaheim Statement. You can read it all here ... but here are the highlights:The statement: reaffirmed the bishops’ “constituent membership in the Anglican Communion, our communion with the See of Canterbury, and our commitment to preserving these relationships”; reaffirmed their “

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All Episcopalians are now called to speak out against the Defense of Marriage, which has the Episciopal Church official telling those who are politically or socially conservative or even Republican Episcopalians to act against their conscience.So whether or not you think Marriage is between a man or a woman - as an Episcopalian your "church" now decrees it is your responsibility and calling to

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George Conger is probably *the* religious journalist with the best insight and reflection on all things Anglican. This chat with Kevin Kallsen of Anglican TV is well worth your time.

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Bishop Peter Beckwith, Episcopal Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Bill Love, Episcopal Diocese of Albany share their thoughts after the ratification of D025:Thanks to BabyBlue!

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Great Response By Rev. Canon Julian Dobbs on CBN.

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"Are you saying that unless I follow Jesus Christ I am going to Hell?" John Piper answers:

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According to the Epsicopal News Service :Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams will make a presentation addressing the world's economic crisis during a panel discussion webcast live July 8 from the Episcopal Church's 76th General Convention, scheduled to take place July 8-17 in Anaheim, California. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson will

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Thanks to Mary at BabyBlue!

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The Living Church is ReportingHis Beatitude, the Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) announced recently that his church has ended its ecumenical relations with The Episcopal Church, and will establish instead formal ecumenical relations with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Metropolitan Jonah of the OCA made

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From the ACNA websitePastor Rick Warren addressed over 800 delegates and attendees at the Anglican Church in North America’s inaugural assembly today. Urging the audience to focus on the mission of the Church and “winning one more for Jesus,” the influential pastor encouraged and prayed for the new church and its representatives. Welcomed by Archbishop-designate Bob Duncan of the Anglican Church

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From the Washington Times ...By Julia DuinThe Washington Timeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/June 17, 2009The Anglican Church in North America will be formally founded next week, challenging the legitimacy of the U.S. Episcopal Church and posing a dilemma for the worldwide Anglican Communion over who represents Anglicanism in the United States and Canada.When 232 delegates to the ACNA

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By David W. Virtuewww.virtueonline.org6/4/2009The president of The Episcopal Church's unofficial pansexual advocacy organization, Integrity, is livid over secrecy surrounding a study group working on the theology of same-gender relationships.The Rev. Susan Russell said in a June 2 statement that keeping the names of the theologians secret was "the height of absurdity and insult." She said

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You’re an 18 or 19 year old kid.You’re critically wounded,and dying in the jungle in theIa Drang Valley, 11-14-1965.LZ Xray, Vietnam.Your Infantry Unit is outnumbered 8 - 1,and the enemy fire is so intense,from 100 or 200 yards away,that your own Infantry Commanderhas ordered the Medi-Vac helicopters to stop coming in.You’re lying there,listening to the enemy machine guns,and you know you’re not

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Book of Common Prayer marks 460th birthdayBy Ron CassieFrederick News-Postrcassie@fredericknewspost.comJune 1, 2009The English separation from the Holy Roman Catholic Church famously came during the reign of Henry VIII.However, the Church of England continued to use the Latin liturgies throughout his rule, as it had for a milennium.It wasn't until 1549, two years after Henry VIII's death, when

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This is a must watch!

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It’s apparent that the Episcopal left intends to leave nothing to chance at GenCon. Here is a list of resolutions on or vaguely concerned with The Issue. C004: Resolved, the House of _______ concurring, That the 76th General Convention affirm that there are no restrictions on a diocesan bishop’s authorization of the liturgical blessing of committed relationships between same-sex partners.

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The Rt. Rev. Mouneer H. Anis, President Bishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Church of Egypt and the Middle East, told delegates to the Anglican Consultative Council-14 that if the Anglican Communion tolerates the practice of homosexuality, it will require a different kind of dialogue.Speaking from the floor following a presentation by Canon Philip Groves who heads the London-based Listening Province

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The Anglican Communion's Game of Chess Continues. As members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meet in Jamaica, the first 5 days seem to have pawns, knights and Bishops being moved as pieces of a Chessboard.There has been much to do about who might win this game, but it appears that at times the Queen Katie Girl of the TEC gains control of the board, leaving the King of it All ( the

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