Support the Café Category: The Lead Episcopal and Lutheran bishops in Georgia respond to the verdict in the McMichaels-Bryan trial November 24, 2021 No Comments The three men who are now convicted of crimes were initially shielded from facing their accusers in court. Until we can bring equity to the system that initially protected them, the rest of us will not have done what we can to create the just society for which we long. Read More » Presiding Bishop Michael Curry responds to verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case November 24, 2021 No Comments We must reimagine and advocate against systems, laws, and policies that encourage vigilantism and diminish human life, because all people should be treated with the dignity, love, and respect that is due children of God. – Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Read More » North Texas trauma continues November 23, 2021 No Comments E-mails exchanged between opposing legal counsel encapsulates the on-going antagonism between the two sides. Read More » Bishop of Olympia on the Rittenhouse verdict November 20, 2021 1 Comment I would say if Rittenhouse had been Black, he most likely would not have come out of that night alive. A young white man brazenly carrying an automatic weapon through city streets was virtually ignored by law enforcement. Had it been a Black man, I do believe the result would be drastically different. – Bishop Greg Rickel Read More » Archbishop of Canterbury: “the Anglican Church in Ghana does not condone the criminalisation of the LGBTQ+ community” November 17, 2021 No Comments While not condoning same-sex marriage, the Anglican Church in Ghana does not condone the criminalisation of the LGBTQ+ community. – Justin Welby, in his third statement on the matter in less than a month Read More » Diocese of Virginia commits to $10,000,000 in reparations November 13, 2021 No Comments “The centerpiece of the 227th Convention is Resolution R-10a, which commits the Diocese to create a $10,000,000 fund for reparations to benefit Black, Indigenous, and peoples of color communities.” – email from the Diocese of Virginia Read More » Welby apologizes to Ghana Anglicans November 13, 2021 No Comments The Archbishop of Canterbury has apologised for not speaking directly to the Ghanaian bishops before issuing his statement last month. Welby’s [new] statement leaves it unclear what position the Anglican leadership in Ghana will take as the anti-LGBTQ+ Bill progresses through the legislature. His quotation from Resolution 1.10 omits the fact that it rejected “homosexual practice as incompatible with scripture”, and could thus be cited in support of aspects of the Bill. – Church Times Read More » Diocese of Albany will comply with B012 November 3, 2021 No Comments We direct all clergy who desire to use such rites for same-sex couples, with the advice and input of the congregation’s Vestry, to contact our Assisting Bishop to work out on our behalf the details of a Letter of Agreement for supplemental episcopal pastoral support. – Standing Committee and Ecclesiastical Authority Read More » Endowment from family of priest held in internment camp given to museum for Japanese American display November 2, 2021 2 Comments North Platte’s Episcopal Church of Our Savior has donated $12,500 towards a fund to establish a Japanese American display at the Lincoln County Historical Museum. The funds come from the family of the Rev. Hiram Hisanori Kano. Read More » Diocese of Ohio Standing Committee adopts new bishop search model November 1, 2021 3 Comments “The Standing Committee’s primary role is to design the search process. There is no prescribed roadmap describing how a bishop search is done. At the encouragement of Bishop Todd Ousley from the Episcopal Church’s Office of Pastoral Development, we are intentionally using a new model. A key difference in this model is that the Standing Committee initially drafted the Diocesan Profile.” Read More » « Previous 1 2 3 … 993 Next » Follow Us Support the Café Past Posts Select Month December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 February 2011 August 2010 March 2010 September 2009 May 2009 February 2009 January 2009 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 The Episcopal Café seeks to be an independent voice, reporting and reflecting on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican tradition. 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