Pat McCaughan, Episcopal News Service, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:42:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Pat McCaughan, Episcopal News Service, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 Women’s Marches: ‘Episcopal Church is Here’ and ‘Cares About This’ https://anglicanjournal.com/women-s-marches-episcopal-church-is-here-and-cares-about-this/ https://anglicanjournal.com/women-s-marches-episcopal-church-is-here-and-cares-about-this/#respond Wed, 25 Jan 2017 15:49:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/women-s-marches-episcopal-church-is-here-and-cares-about-this/ Carrying signs reading "The Episcopal Church is Here" and "The Episcopal Church Cares About This," the Rev. LeeAnne Watkins and other Minnesota Episcopalians joined thousands of marchers in St. Paul on Jan. 21, sparking "a miserable day of puddles and ice" into the beginnings of a movement.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/women-s-marches-episcopal-church-is-here-and-cares-about-this/feed/ 0 104010 ‘Thankful, honored and blessed’ Presiding Bishop-elect Curry addresses the media https://anglicanjournal.com/thankful-honored-and-blessed-presiding-bishop-elect-curry-addresses-the-media/ https://anglicanjournal.com/thankful-honored-and-blessed-presiding-bishop-elect-curry-addresses-the-media/#respond Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:46:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/name-79/ Several hours after being elected as the Episcopal Church's 27th - and first African-American - presiding bishop-elect, Michael Curry fielded a range of media questions with characteristic humility and humor June 27 and said he intends to build on the good work of his predecessor "because that's the way the Spirit works."

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/thankful-honored-and-blessed-presiding-bishop-elect-curry-addresses-the-media/feed/ 0 103991 Prayers urged after deadly tornadoes hit Oklahoma https://anglicanjournal.com/prayers-urged-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-oklahoma/ https://anglicanjournal.com/prayers-urged-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-oklahoma/#respond Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/prayers-urged-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-oklahoma/ Bishop Ed Konieczny called for prayer, while staff and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahomareached out to the community, after violent tornadoes on May 20 left atleast 24 dead, including 7 children, and more than 120 injured nearOklahoma City.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/prayers-urged-after-deadly-tornadoes-hit-oklahoma/feed/ 0 104004 Celebrating King, creating peace https://anglicanjournal.com/celebrating-king-creating-peace/ https://anglicanjournal.com/celebrating-king-creating-peace/#respond Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:24:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/celebrating-king-creating-peace/ One way to interrupt violence is simply to raise a hand as thoughwarding it away while simultaneously extending the other hand outwardsin invitation for peaceful engagement.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/celebrating-king-creating-peace/feed/ 0 101891 Pet carnival, zoo blessings honor creation for St. Francis Day https://anglicanjournal.com/pet-carnival-zoo-blessings-honor-creation-for-st-francis-day-11215/ https://anglicanjournal.com/pet-carnival-zoo-blessings-honor-creation-for-st-francis-day-11215/#respond Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/pet-carnival-zoo-blessings-honor-creation-for-st-francis-day-11215/ It rained buckets, but didn’t dampen doggie enthusiasm at the “pink poodle spa” and “Empawium Gift Shop” during a Sept. 29 pet carnival at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Mobile, Alabama. The “Noah’s Park” pet carnival also featured a petting zoo, horse rides, the Spotted Dog Cafe and a no-bark silent-auction. And it […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/pet-carnival-zoo-blessings-honor-creation-for-st-francis-day-11215/feed/ 0 103987 Presiding bishop on Middle East peacemaking: Don’t divest, engage https://anglicanjournal.com/presiding-bishop-on-middle-east-peacemaking-dont-divest-engage-10633/ https://anglicanjournal.com/presiding-bishop-on-middle-east-peacemaking-dont-divest-engage-10633/#respond Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/presiding-bishop-on-middle-east-peacemaking-dont-divest-engage-10633/ Bishop J. Jon Bruno of the Diocese of Los Angeles presents a globe representing peace among the Abrahamic faiths to Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. Photo/Penny Jennings Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori urged Episcopalians to “invest in legitimate development in Palestine’s West Bank and in Gaza” rather than focusing on divestment or boycotts of Israel, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/presiding-bishop-on-middle-east-peacemaking-dont-divest-engage-10633/feed/ 0 103989 Stolen Rembrandt sketch turns up at church office in Encino https://anglicanjournal.com/stolen-rembrandt-sketch-turns-up-at-church-office-in-encino-10001/ https://anglicanjournal.com/stolen-rembrandt-sketch-turns-up-at-church-office-in-encino-10001/#respond Thu, 18 Aug 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/stolen-rembrandt-sketch-turns-up-at-church-office-in-encino-10001/ Rembrandt’s “The Judgment,” stolen from an exhibit in Marina del Rey, California, mysteriously turned up at St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church, Encino. Photo: ENS The Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles – The Rev. Michael Cooper was as surprised as anyone, including local authorities, when a stolen Rembrandt drawing turned up in his Encino, California, church office […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/stolen-rembrandt-sketch-turns-up-at-church-office-in-encino-10001/feed/ 0 104006 Mission-shaped’ cathedrals incubators of fresh ministry https://anglicanjournal.com/mission-shaped-cathedrals-incubators-of-fresh-ministry-9872/ https://anglicanjournal.com/mission-shaped-cathedrals-incubators-of-fresh-ministry-9872/#respond Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/mission-shaped-cathedrals-incubators-of-fresh-ministry-9872/ Revitalizing the work of cathedrals in North America is just one of the many recent fresh expressions of church. Photo: posztos At a time when attendance in many parish churches is declining, attendance at cathedrals is on the rise. The Rev. Karen Ward of Seattle hopes to inspire both the Episcopal Church and the Anglican […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/mission-shaped-cathedrals-incubators-of-fresh-ministry-9872/feed/ 0 104000 Prayer vigils protest Israeli treatment of Palestinians https://anglicanjournal.com/prayer-vigils-send-message-to-netanyahu-lift-the-ban-on-bishop-dawani-9785/ https://anglicanjournal.com/prayer-vigils-send-message-to-netanyahu-lift-the-ban-on-bishop-dawani-9785/#respond Wed, 25 May 2011 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/prayer-vigils-send-message-to-netanyahu-lift-the-ban-on-bishop-dawani-9785/ Protesters hold a vigil outside the Israeli consulate in L.A. to call attention to Israel’s refusal to grant a residency permit to Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Suheil Dawani. Photo/Chris Tumilty, Diocese of Los Angeles/ENS Episcopalians in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles held silent prayer vigils in protest of Israeli treatment of Palestinians on May 24, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/prayer-vigils-send-message-to-netanyahu-lift-the-ban-on-bishop-dawani-9785/feed/ 0 104002 Episcopal Asiamericans welcome Lunar New Year with ‘family’ celebrations https://anglicanjournal.com/episcopal-asiamericans-welcome-lunar-new-year-with-family-celebrations-9564/ https://anglicanjournal.com/episcopal-asiamericans-welcome-lunar-new-year-with-family-celebrations-9564/#respond Mon, 07 Feb 2011 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/episcopal-asiamericans-welcome-lunar-new-year-with-family-celebrations-9564/ Colourful Chinese New Year decorations at Ditan Park, Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock Images For Qi Yi the best part of celebrating the Lunar New Year Feb. 6 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hacienda Heights in the Diocese of Los Angeles was the feeling of being among family. "This is my first time to celebrate the […]

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