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  Washington National Cathedral - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Washington National Cathedral, officially the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the City and Diocese of Washington and an Episcopal church, is designated the national house of prayer of the United States.
Concurrently, the cathedral is also the official seat of both the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA and the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, motherchurch of the Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia and Maryland counties of Charles, St.
In 1893 the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation of the District of Columbia was granted a charter from the United States Congress to establish the cathedral.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Washington_National_Cathedral   (1962 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Washington Archives - Religion Collections in Libraries and Archives (Main Reading Room, Library ...
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington was established by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 1895 from portions of the Diocese of Maryland.
The Diocese includes approximately 95 parishes and missions in the District of Columbia and in Montgomery, Prince George's, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties in Maryland.
The Bishop of Washington is the spiritual leader of the diocese and its chief executive officer.
www.loc.gov /rr/main/religion/epa3.html   (756 words)

  
 Episcopal News Service
[Washington] The Episcopal Diocese of Washington entered a partnership with the Church of the Province of Southern Africa at its annual convention at the Washington National Cathedral, January 31-February 1.
The diocese also reviewed a new church planting and mission development strategy, and passed a bipartisan resolution creating a forum in which parishioners who disagree with General Convention's recent decisions on the role of gays and lesbians in the church can express their dissent.
While in Washington, Ndungane was accompanied by Bishop David Beetge, bishop of the diocese of the Highveld, the Rev. Canon Colin Jones, CSPA's HIV/AIDS coordinator, and Nema Aluku, HIV/AIDS program officer for the Council of Anglican Primates in African.
www.episcopalchurch.org /3577_28324_ENG_HTM.htm   (569 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth has engaged the services of William R. Cathcart to serve as the Church Attorney who is to conduct a confidential investigation of the charges brought against The Rev. Samuel L. Edwards in the Diocese of Washington.
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth convened in special session today to consider charges against the Rev. Samuel L. Edwards, a priest of this diocese serving as Rector of Christ Church, Accokeek, Maryland in the Diocese of Washington.
The failure in the Diocese of Washington to find a way to respect recognized theological positions shared by many throughout the Anglican Communion is in danger of breaking the peace and unity of the Church, and is depriving you of necessary pastoral care.
www.fwepiscopal.org /bishop/accokeek.html   (3124 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Washington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington is the ecclesiastical territory or "diocese" of the Episcopal Bishop of Washington which is comprised of the United States District of Columbia and Maryland counties of Charles, St.
John Bryson Chane is the current and eighth bishop of Washington.
This page was last modified 11:04, 14 January 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Episcopal_Diocese_of_Washington   (87 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
Allegations have been brought by clergy of the Sixth Region Clericus of the Diocese of Washington against the Rev. Samuel Lee Edwards, called by the Vestry of Christ Church, Accokeek, Maryland to be the Rector of said parish.
On May 29, 2001 the Rev. Canon John Frizell, Jr., convener of the Sixth Region Clericus of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, alleged in writing three violations of the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church by the Rev. Samuel Lee Edwards.
We conclude that the acceptance of the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate is not “Core Doctrine.” We also conclude that General Convention has not spoken fully and unequivocally to require all members of the Clergy to accept the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate.
www.fwepiscopal.org /bishop/presentment.html   (1469 words)

  
 Washington DC City Pages: Community : Worship and Spiritual Centers : Episcopal
Lesbian & Gay Episcopalians of the Diocese of Washington.
We minister``primarily in the Diocese of Washington, which``includes Washington, D.C., and four counties in``southern Maryland.
A daughter of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, St. Francis has grown into a leading parish whose corporate life is marked by worship, Christian education, community outreach, and a deepening sense of what it means to follow Jesus Christ as our Saviour.
dcpages.com /Community/Worship_and_Spiritual_Centers/Episcopal   (444 words)

  
 Episcopal pastor rebukes diocese - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Logan is seeking a resolution by the parish denouncing the Washington diocese´s stance on same-sex ?marriages.?
The pastor of a Capitol Hill Episcopal parish has challenged the Diocese of Washington with a resolution rebuking same-sex "marriage," and a debate scheduled in his church was canceled yesterday after documents were stolen and trashed.
He pulled his choir out of its performance slot at diocese's annual January convention and sponsored a resolution at the convention — which was tabled — urging the diocese to affirm certain historic Christian doctrines.
www.washtimes.com /national/20040301-124429-4845r.htm   (837 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Welcome to the Diocese of Washington — the Episcopal Church in the District of Columbia and the Maryland counties of Charles, St.
The major focus of this year's convention will be the Three-Years Out project, a mutual ministry review of the first three years of Bishop Chane's work in the diocese.
The diocese unveiled www.blogofdaniel.com to give people a place to talk about The Book of Daniel, a new NBC series featuring an Episcopal priest (played by Aidan Quinn) that is set to debut Friday night.
www.edow.org   (122 words)

  
 VirtueOnline - News - WASHINGTON DC: Episcopal Bishop Blesses a Gay Couple
The bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington conducted a blessing service yesterday for one of the country's top homosexual rights advocates and his partner while protesters stood outside holding crosses swathed in fl fabric.
About 180 people on hand at St. George's Episcopal Church in Glenn Dale gave the two men a lengthy standing ovation after the bishop pronounced a "blessing of the covenant" and the two men hugged and kissed.
"It grieves us that, as the bishop of this diocese, whose obligation is to guard the faith and unity of the church, he would so publicly and willingly violate the clear and consistent teaching of the Bible," it said.
www.virtueonline.org /portal/modules/news/print.php?storyid=918   (585 words)

  
 Episcopal Bishop to Bless Gay Priest's Union in Md. (washingtonpost.com)
Bishop John Bryson Chane, head of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, plans to formally bless the longtime relationship of a gay Episcopal priest and his partner next month at a ceremony in Maryland.
Chane, whose views on gay unions were known to the diocese when it elected him bishop in January 2000, appointed a committee -- co-chaired by Hopkins and the Rev. Susan N. Blue, rector of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Northwest Washington -- to write a liturgy for the Washington diocese.
Episcopal priests in the Washington diocese have blessed same-sex unions.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A64490-2004May28.html   (608 words)

  
 Pledges cut to Episcopal diocese - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The northern tier of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, the country's largest diocese at 86,527 adherents, is in an ecclesiastical civil war with its Richmond-based bishop, the Rt.
At Truro Episcopal Church in Fairfax, the second-largest parish in the diocese with a $3.5 million annual budget and 1,700 worshippers at weekend services, church leaders decided to halt confirmation classes altogether rather than risk a confrontation.
Bishop Lee is scheduled to visit the Episcopal Church of South Riding in eastern Loudoun County in May, but "few if any people will choose to be confirmed because of the direction the bishop has taken," said the Rev. Phil Ashey, pastor of the 3-year-old congregation of 80 to 100 people.
www.washtimes.com /national/20031021-112753-1083r.htm   (973 words)

  
 Drell’s Descants » The Shaughness Case   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Canon 41 of the Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C (“EDOW”)
Respondents QUIN and FLANAGAN are canonically resident in the Diocese of Washington.
He is the spokesperson for the Diocese of Washington, and thus is paid to spin, while Brad does it for free.
descant.classicalanglican.net /?p=1160   (6854 words)

  
 National Catholic Reporter: Episcopal diocese votes to 'honor' gay unions. @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Adopting a statement drafted by controversial Bishop John Spong of Newark, N.J., Washington became the nation's first Episcopal diocese to officially contradict the denomination's teaching that homosexual activity is inherently wrong.
The director of a traditionalist Episcopal group warned that the Washington diocese's decision could lead to individual diocesan votes on matters of church teaching, fragmenting the Episcopal church.
Bishop Ronald Haines of Washington said the vote was not intended as a policy statement but simply as an expression of the sentiment of diocesan delegates.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:16731224&...   (660 words)

  
 Blog of Daniel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He is the director of communications for the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.
My main issue with the show is that it packs a LOT of problems into one family in a short period of time—perhaps that is the nature of a pilot episode in the sink or swim world of TV pilots.
There is a new TV show out and it is about an Episcopal priest and how he seeks to keep faith in the face of a complex family and professional life.
blog.edow.org /weblog   (2885 words)

  
 Episcopal Church of the Ascension - Gaithersburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
About Us The Episcopal Church of the Ascension is a parish in the Diocese of Washington, part of the Episcopal Church of the USA.
As a part of the Episcopal Church, Ascension is also part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, with 70 million members in countries circling the globe.
Ascension is one of the largest parishes in the Episcopal Church, with more than 1,200 members, two complete Sunday Schools one operating at 9 a.m., the other at 10:45 a.m.
www.ascensionmd.org   (380 words)

  
 Washington Blade Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
For a politically savvy bishop who presides at state funerals and oversees the most powerful Episcopal diocese in the country, the Saturday afternoon trip from Washington National Cathedral to the small, white church in suburban Maryland seemed decidedly apolitical.
Most Episcopalian dioceses have not taken a stand on whether to bless gay and lesbian relationships, with the exception of the Virginia diocese, which has explicitly banned blessing ceremonies, according to some priests.
Late last week, a spokesperson for the Washington diocese told the Associated Press that Chane’s presiding for Hopkins — a friend of the bishop’s — was not an affirmation of the practice.
www.washblade.com /2004/6-18/news/localnews/bishop.cfm   (1175 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Chane elected bishop of D.C. Episcopal diocese
The Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and is headquartered in New York.
The Washington diocese, which includes the District of Columbia and four suburban counties, is considered much more liberal.
The diocese there is immersed in a bitter legal battle after acting Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon tried to block a parish from hiring a conservative priest.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/metro/20020126-9999_7m26bishop.html   (759 words)

  
 St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Laytonsville, Maryland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Bartholomew's Episcopal Church has a long history and rich tradition in the community of Laytonsville and in the Diocese of Washington, D.C. If you wish, take a brief historical look at the history of St. Bartholomew's.
Bartholomew's is in Region 3 of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. Church Calendar
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington produced a brief film that was presented in selected movie theaters in the area.
www.saintbartholomews.org   (426 words)

  
 A Global Witness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I, personally, and the entire Episcopal Diocese of Washington are so grateful by your expression of comfort and support regarding this week's tragedies in our nation's capital and New York.
Our own diocese has suffered personal losses to which our congregations are responding with great care and compassion.
In the days and weeks ahead, the diocese will provide pastoral care to our community, and invite people of all faiths to gather in prayer.
www.thewitness.org /agw/dixon.091201.html   (173 words)

  
 Episcopal Bookstore - Seattle, Washington
When you click on one of them more information will be shown including the ability to order it.
It has what is called a "small footprint." It does not look very big from the street, but it is quite long and large inside.
on homosexuality and the church, compiled by the Episcopal Booksellers Association.
www.episcopalbookstore.com   (190 words)

  
 St John's Episcopal Church of Olney, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
St John's Episcopal Church of Olney, MD St John's Episcopal Church of Olney, MD The Mission of St. John's Episcopal Church, Olney, Maryland is to grow the community's relationship with Christ and to prepare and support the community in a life of faith, hope, and love.
Our Episcopal community of faith is located in Olney, Maryland, and is a parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.
For information on the Episcopal Church USA vist the online site, or the office of ministry development in the Episcopal Church.
www.stjohnsolney.org   (139 words)

  
 episcopal3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Alexandria Declaration, an unprecedented agreement signed by the top Muslim, Jewish, and Christian religious leaders in the Holy Land, will be the focus of a major interfaith prayer service for peace in the Middle East at the Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m.
Plans are in progress for a similar service at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem at the same time.
The service is sponsored by the Middle East Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and cosponsored or endorsed by 17 other Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religious groups.
www.al-bushra.org /hedchrch/episcopal3.html   (332 words)

  
 The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
Concise and well written, St. Columb's website feels relevant and invitational, while seamlessly tying together the past and present...
In Focus: Gifts for Life from Episcopal Relief and Development
Episcopal Church Center 815 Second Avenue New York, NY 10017
www.ecusa.anglican.org   (245 words)

  
 Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina Cursillo Home Page Home Page <Center><img src="colorbar.gif" ...
Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina Cursillo Home Page Home Page

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The Cursillo Community is alive and growing in East Carolina.
Our mission is to provide members of our diocese with yet another way to live into our Bishop's call to dynamic evangelism, transforming worship and radical hospitality.
www.geocities.com /cursillo_ec   (247 words)

  
 Christ Episcopal Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This is an exciting time for Christ Church and Christ Episcopal School.
We are called to glorify God and to serve others.
Episcopal Diocese of Washington Community Ministries of Rockville
www.christchurchrockville.org   (273 words)

  
 Episcopal Senior Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Episcopal Senior Ministries is a nonprofit organization which began in 1924 as a small group home.
The quality of our programs and our strength comes from generous donors and foundations, more than 2,000 committed volunteers of all ages, partnerships with the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, congregations and community groups, the leadership of our Board, and a dedicated and caring staff.
For more information about the Foundation and the support it has given ESM, click here.
www.esm.org   (166 words)

  
 Episcopal Senior Ministry: Covenant with the Episcopal Diocese of Washington   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Episcopal Senior Ministry: Covenant with the Episcopal Diocese of Washington
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington and Episcopal Senior Ministries agree to work together to coordinate and enhance ministry to older persons in the Diocese of Washington in a Covenant approved in January 2005.
© 2005 Episcopal Senior Ministries, 900 Second Street, NE, Ste 206, Washington, DC 20002
www.esm.org /about/diocese.html   (57 words)

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