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Episcopal Church in the United States of America

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	Episcopal Church USA
		The Episcopal Church entered the colonies with the earliest settlers at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607 as the Church of England.
		(The Episcopal Church became the official alternate name in 1967.) Samuel Seabury of Connecticut was elected the first bishop and consecrated in Aberdeen by bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
		Today, the overseas dioceses are developing into independent provinces of the Anglican Communion, the worldwide fellowship of 36 churches in communion with the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
	www.faithstreams.com /topics/members-and-partners/episcopal-church-usa.html (548 words)

	Help/Terminology [Catholic-Hierarchy]
		A Bishop Emeritus is a bishop that is no longer acting as the leader of the diocese due to advanced age, ill health, etc. According to Canon Law (401§1) bishops are required to submit their resignations upon reaching the age of 75 which can then be accepted (or not) by the Holy Father.
		For a diocese, its metropolitan is the head of its province.
		The equivalent of a diocese for an Eastern Rite.
	www.catholic-hierarchy.org /help.html (1483 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Germans in the United States
		The corner-stone of St. Joseph's, another church for the Germans, under the care of the Fathers of the Society of Jesus, was laid in April, 1844.
		The church of the seminary was consecrated in 1861.
		The mother-house for the United States is at Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06475c.htm (9434 words)

	Episcopal News Service Archives
		The ways in which the Episcopal Church is committed to the realization of the United Nations' eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is the focus of a 10-part series of Sunday bulletin inserts, designed for use from January 7, 2007 to March 11.
		(Suggested for use December 17) Established in 1610, St. John's Episcopal Church in Hampton, Virginia, is the oldest Anglican parish in continuous existence in the Americas.
		(Suggested for June 18) The Presiding Bishop is the church’s chief pastor and the key leader in articulating the vision and mission of the church.
	www.ecusa.anglican.org /3577_79411_ENG_HTM.htm (1610 words)

	Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
		Dioceses of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop.
		The Church of England became the established church in Virginia in 1609, in the lower part of New York in 1693; in Maryland in 1702, in South Carolina in 1706, and in Georgia in 1758.
	www.experiencefestival.com /dioceses_of_the_episcopal_church_in_the_united_states_of_america (2227 words)

	USCCB - (OCYP) - Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
		By the authority of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse is renewed, and it is now constituted the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People.
		Its membership is to include representation from all the episcopal regions of the country, with new appointments staggered to maintain continuity in the effort to protect children and youth.
		The whole Church, especially the laity, at both the diocesan and national levels, needs to be engaged in maintaining safe environments in the Church for children and young people.
	www.usccb.org /ocyp/charter.shtml (4368 words)

	InterAction.org \| Media
		Episcopal Relief and Development is providing ongoing emergency relief and long-term recovery to people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
		ERD's partnerships with nine Episcopal dioceses in states including Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama are building local capacity to respond to the needs of people affected by the hurricanes.
		The disaster response offices are helping the dioceses reach survivors, organize volunteer responses, and manage their involvement with local, state, and federal officials.
	www.interaction.org /newswire/detail.php?id=4431 (835 words)

	Fissures remain after Episcopal Church convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Episcopal Church ended its nine-day triennial convention neither rupturing relations nor reconciling with the worldwide Anglican Communion, but fissures in the relationship between the two were more evident than ever.
		The Church of Nigeria elected a Virginia priest to be a missionary bishop in North America, ministering to alienated Episcopalians.
		The church's election of the Rev. Martyn Minns, of the Diocese of Virginia, as a missionary bishop in the United States is sure to rankle many.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06182/702672-84.stm (1160 words)

	News Digest
		The appointment of the new bishop was announced at 1530 IST simultaneously from the Vatican and the Cardinal House at Ernakulam.
		On December 18, 1996, Vithayathil was nominated titular Bishop of Antinoe and the Apostolic Administrator of the Syro-Malabar Church and the Arch-diocese of Eranakualm-Ankamaly.
		The Episcopal ordination ceremonies commenced with the arrival of the archbishop-designate to the hexagonal sanctuary, specially constructed for the purpose, on the premises of St. Mary's Metropolitan Church.
	www.indianchristianity.com /html/NewsDigest.htm (6648 words)

	Episcopal News Service Archives
		UTO is a spiritual and financial partner in the mission work of the Episcopal Church which focuses on addressing compelling human needs and expanding mission and ministry.
		UTO coordinators from 107 dioceses of the Episcopal Church participated in the Convention Eucharist and Ingathering on June 17.
		UTO was established in 1889 as the United Offering by the Women's Auxiliary to the Board of Missions and was primarily used to support the work of women missionaries and expansion of the church.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /3577_76448_ENG_HTM.htm (587 words)

	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
		The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States.
		This purpose is drawn from the universal law of the Church and applies to the episcopal conferences which are established all over the world for the same purpose.
		On July 1, 2001 the NCCB and the USCC were combined to form the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).
	www.usccb.org /whoweare.shtml (543 words)

	Anglican Journal: ECUSA 2006 General Convention
		Some conservative dioceses are attempting to break away from the American Episcopal church following the election in June of a female presiding bishop and the church’s indication that it will continue to support liberalizing church attitudes toward homosexuality.
		As the Episcopal Church in the USA (ECUSA) breaks new ground and forges a future with such actions as the election of its first female national bishop, it is also examining its 400-year-old past and confronting an exquisitely painful issue — the church’s relationship to fl slavery.
		A dozen or so visitors from the Anglican Church of Canada, including the primate, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, are attending the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States (ECUSA) in various capacities and view the triennial meeting from a unique perspective.
	www.anglicanjournal.com /world/ecusa06 (654 words)

	Adherents.com
		The Church of England is the mother church.
		In the Indian subcontinent, Anglicans merged with non-Apostolic Protestant denominations to form four united Churches, the Church of North India, and the Church of South India, the Church of Pakistan, and the Church of Bangladesh.
		Murphy received an ordination from the Anglican archbishop in Rwanda to circumvent American church officials; his status is not recognized by the Episcopal Church...
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_29.html (3158 words)

	Anglican Journal: United States
		October 1, 2007 More dissident bishops for U.S. As bishops of the Episcopal Church prepared for a late September meeting in New Orleans that was to include Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, three more bishops were consecrated outside the American church to minister to dissidents in the United States.
		The rift within the worldwide Anglican church over homosexuality is focusing attention on this month’s meeting, from Sept. 20-25, of the Episcopal Church’s bishops, since the national archbishops, or primates, of the worldwide Anglican Communion gave the bishops until Sept. 30 to agree to their demands concerning sexuality.
		Muslims in the United States appear to have been largely assimilated into the broader U.S. society, finds a new survey which also reports that nearly eight in 10 Muslim Americans overwhelmingly condemn the practice of suicide bombings.
	www.anglicanjournal.com /world/usa (513 words)

	Episcopal Life Online - NEWS
		Within The Episcopal Church the common discernment of God's call is a lively partnership among laypersons, bishops, priests, and deacons, and therefore necessarily includes the Presiding Bishop, the Executive Council, and the General Convention.
		We hope that dioceses will make use of this plan and that the Presiding Bishop will continue conversation with those dioceses that may feel the need for such ministries.
		As we stated at the conclusion of our meeting in March 2007: "We proclaim the Gospel of what God has done and is doing in Christ, of the dignity of every human being, and of justice, compassion and peace.
	www.episcopalchurch.org /79901_90457_ENG_HTM.htm (1438 words)

	Letter to the Archbishop of Rwanda from bishops of SW Va and E Carolina
		If Charles Murphy came into our dioceses under your supervision, this is a direct assault on the polity and integrity of The Episcopal Church in the United States of America and of the Anglican Communion.
		This breaking of the traditions and customs of the catholic church, the Anglican Communion and of our own Province of The Episcopal Church in the United States of America is extremely painful and serves only to divid the Body of Christ and weaken the Anglican Communion.
		The Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
	andromeda.rutgers.edu /~lcrew/schism36.html (539 words)

	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
		The USCCB is an assembly of the Catholic Church hierarchy who work together to unify, coordinate, promote, and carry on Catholic activities in the United States; to organize and conduct religious, charitable, and social welfare work at home and abroad; to aid in education; and to care for immigrants.
		In the five years since U.S. bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People at their June 2002 meeting in Dallas, dioceses have made significant strides to instill practices that will ensure the safety of children in the church.
		By providing these links, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops assumes no responsibility for, nor does it necessarily endorse, these websites, their content, or their sponsoring organizations.
	www.nccbuscc.org (189 words)

	USCCB - (Office of Media Relations) - Catholic Information Project
		In 2005, 18,992 parishes in the 194 dioceses and eparchies (dioceses of the Eastern Catholic Church) of the United States serve the nation's 69.1 million Catholics.
		The Catholic Church is able to carry out its good works in large part due to the generosity of her people.
		Twenty-five percent of contributions from U.S. Catholics is retained by dioceses to fund local grants and 75 percent is sent to the national office at the USCCB to fund the projects that demonstrate the greatest need.
	www.usccb.org /comm/cip.shtml (6969 words)

	Roots of Madre Grande (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Roman Catholic Church has recognized the validity of Old Catholic Orders (apostolic succession), but holds their exercise of episcopal powers to be illegal.
		Through the churches of Religious Science, poverty consciousness was transformed into prosperity consciousness, and the role of practitioners in healing prayer was developed.
		(3) The Old Catholic Church or The History, Doctrine, Worship and Polity of the Christians--traced from the Apostolic Age to the Establishment of the Pope as a Temporal Sovereign, A.D.755, by W.D. Killen (T and T Clark Edinburgh, 1871), p.7.
	www.madregrande.org /roots.htm (3215 words)

	Anglicans Online \| USA
		Today it has between two and three million members in the United States and Central America, all of which are under the jurisdiction of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
		Province I: The Episcopal Church in the Province of New England
		We list Episcopal churches outside the USA that are administratively part of the US Episcopal Church, though because almost no one knows or cares about church administration structures, we also list them where they belong geographically.
	www.anglicansonline.org /usa/index.html (485 words)

	The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
		If you want to get a feel for worship at this church - in addition to their descriptive text and a section devoted to the music program - an Audio Archive includes homilies, lectionary readings, sample sermons for children, and music offerings.
		Noting the many ministries and programs at this parish, the site tells us St. John's is so vibrant because "parishioners lead most of our ministries, which range from contemplative to activist, with many programs for our growing number of children, youth and parents."
		Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017
	www.episcopalchurch.org (213 words)

	Cyndi's List - Catholic
		Map of the Catholic provinces and dioceses of England and Wales.
		Catholic Church Resources for those researching in Hamilton County and Cincinnati, Ohio including historical information, a bibliography, and profiles of Catholic cemeteries and parishes.
		Promotes the study of the history of the Catholic Church in the region west of the Pennines, the old counties of Cheshire, Cumberland, Lancashire, and Westmorland.
	www.cyndislist.com /catholic.htm (2813 words)

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