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November 26, 2012

Forward in Faith North America Assembly 2013

The 2013 Assembly will be July 17-19, 2013 and will be held at The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, IL. Hope to see you there!

Location

Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows

442 S. De Mazenod Dr. Belleville, IL

United States

September 26, 2012

Virginia Supreme Court schedules hearing for The Falls Church case

The Supreme Court of Virginia has directed The Falls Church to present oral argument to a writ panel on 16 October 2012 in support of its petition to throw out a lower court decision turning over its property to the Diocese of Virginia.

In a 25 September 2012 statement, Henry Burt, secretary of the Diocese of Virginia said The Falls Church attorneys will be given ten minutes of oral argument to “persuade the Court to hear their appeal on the merits. The Supreme Court will decide whether it will hear the case in a few weeks after the hearing. If the appeal is accepted for argument, it is likely to be heard in the first half of next year.”

The Supreme Court of Virginia has directed The Falls Church to present oral argument to a writ panel on 16 October 2012 in support of its petition to throw out a lower court decision turning over its property to the Diocese of Virginia.

July 15, 2012

Fort Worth parish protest over GC Indianapolis

St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Worth -- a member of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth under Bishop Jack L. Iker -- has purchased a half-page add that was published in the Sunday 15 July 2012 edition of the Fort-Worth Star Telegram. The parish took out the add to distinguish its views from those of the national church affiliated diocese led by Bishop C. Wallis Ohl, Jr., whose eight deputies voted to authorize gay blessings.

April 30, 2012

ACNA receives two AMiA bishops

The Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) has received two bishops from the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) as honorary temporary assistant bishops.

The Rt. Rev. T.J. Johnston will serve as an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. Foley Beach of the Anglican Diocese of the South and the Rt. Rev. John Miller will serve as an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. Neil Lebahr of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese, Anglican Ink has learned.

The Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) has received two bishops from the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) as honorary temporary assistant bishops.

The Rt. Rev. T.J. Johnston will serve as an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. Foley Beach of the Anglican Diocese of the South and the Rt. Rev. John Miller will serve as an assistant bishop to the Rt. Rev. Neil Lebahr of the Gulf Atlantic Diocese, Anglican Ink has learned.

March 22, 2012

Denial cannot help this church divorce

Excuse me, but from my pastoral experience, denial is the worst possible basis for marital reconciliation, and denial is what we are dealing with in a Covenant that involves no repentance and no discipline. A significant number of African Provinces, whom Mr. Kuhrt refers to as “on the extremes” of the Communion, have already written off the Covenant as a Munich-like piece of paper.

In 2004, I wrote a piece titled “The Divorce Is Under Way” (CEN 10 Sept 2004), which began:

Let’s face it: the Anglican Communion is breaking up. Statements about “breaking ties,” “impaired communion,” and “loose federation” are commonplace since the election and consecration of Gene Robinson last year. Call it what you will, Anglicans throughout the world are going through a divorce.

March 8, 2012

Virginia cases conclude

A Virginia court has rejected the plea of the state’s Attorney General to revisit his decision granting ownership of the property and assets of seven breakaway congregations. On 1 March 2012, Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Randy Bellows said the ACNA-affiliated congregations must turn over their properties to the Diocese of Virginia by 30 April 2012.