Sharon Sheridan, Episcopal News Service, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:38:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Sharon Sheridan, Episcopal News Service, Author at Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com 32 32 170042892 General Convention approves marriage equality https://anglicanjournal.com/general-convention-approves-marriage-equality/ https://anglicanjournal.com/general-convention-approves-marriage-equality/#respond Thu, 02 Jul 2015 14:54:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/general-convention-approves-marriage-equality/ [Episcopal News Service - Salt Lake City] In the wake of the June 26 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage for all Americans, General Convention followed suit on July 1 with canonical and liturgical changes to provide marriage equality for Episcopalians.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/general-convention-approves-marriage-equality/feed/ 0 104047 New Jersey church worships flash-mob style https://anglicanjournal.com/new-jersey-church-worships-flash-mob-style/ https://anglicanjournal.com/new-jersey-church-worships-flash-mob-style/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2013 19:44:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/new-jersey-church-worships-flash-mob-style/ Wearing a traditional black clerical shirt and collar, and less- traditional black shorts and sandals, the Rev. John Mennell sits near a portable altar, waiting for stragglers.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/new-jersey-church-worships-flash-mob-style/feed/ 0 104051 Have Jesus, will travel https://anglicanjournal.com/have-jesus-will-travel/ https://anglicanjournal.com/have-jesus-will-travel/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/have-jesus-will-travel/ If God is everywhere, a laminated dude named Flat Jesus is doing his best to prove the point.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/have-jesus-will-travel/feed/ 0 104049 Provisional use of liturgy for same-gender blessings begins https://anglicanjournal.com/provisional-use-of-liturgy-for-same-gender-blessings-begins-11347/ https://anglicanjournal.com/provisional-use-of-liturgy-for-same-gender-blessings-begins-11347/#respond Tue, 04 Dec 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/provisional-use-of-liturgy-for-same-gender-blessings-begins-11347/ In the final debate before General Convention approved a provisional church liturgy to bless the lifelong relationships of same-gender couples, Episcopal Diocese of Chicago Deputy Ian Hallas, 22, spoke about his sister, Louisa, and her civil union. “The love that she shares with her partner is unconditional and speaks to the ideal relationships all of […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/provisional-use-of-liturgy-for-same-gender-blessings-begins-11347/feed/ 0 104055 Churches respond to help storm-battered communities https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-respond-to-help-storm-battered-communities-11307/ https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-respond-to-help-storm-battered-communities-11307/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/churches-respond-to-help-storm-battered-communities-11307/ “Ship ahoy!,” shouted a costumed boy racing up the stairs while trick-or-treating in the parish hall at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey. Halloween arrived on All Souls Day, Nov. 2, this year for Morristown youngsters when the church hosted children for trick-or-treating on its campus after the holiday was postponed in New […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/churches-respond-to-help-storm-battered-communities-11307/feed/ 0 104043 Tithing with trash? https://anglicanjournal.com/tithing-with-trash-11222/ https://anglicanjournal.com/tithing-with-trash-11222/#respond Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/tithing-with-trash-11222/ Georgia Army National Guard Capt. Andrew Lane is a man on a mission. If it’s recyclable, “Captain PLaneT” aims to keep it out of the local landfill – and earn cash for his parish while he’s at it. Lane launched a Tithing with Trash program at St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church in Athens, Georgia, […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/tithing-with-trash-11222/feed/ 0 104059 Same-sex blessing recommended for provisional use in U.S. https://anglicanjournal.com/same-sex-blessing-recommended-for-provisional-use-in-us-10950/ https://anglicanjournal.com/same-sex-blessing-recommended-for-provisional-use-in-us-10950/#respond Tue, 10 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/same-sex-blessing-recommended-for-provisional-use-in-us-10950/ Committee member the Rev. Ruth Kirk, deputy in the Diocese of Delaware, said she supported adding the conscience clause “in the spirit of generosity.” Photo/Sharon Sheridan Indianapolis -The Episcopal Church’s General Convention Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music Committee approved Resolution A049 to authorize for provisional use of “The Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/same-sex-blessing-recommended-for-provisional-use-in-us-10950/feed/ 0 104057 Episcopal leaders push to abolish the death penalty across the U.S. https://anglicanjournal.com/episcopal-leaders-push-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-across-the-us-10892/ https://anglicanjournal.com/episcopal-leaders-push-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-across-the-us-10892/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/episcopal-leaders-push-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-across-the-us-10892/ Connecticut Bishops Ian T. Douglas, Laura J. Ahrens and James E. Curry in Hartford, Conn., in April protesting the state’s death penalty. Photo/Marc Yves Regis When Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a bill in April making Connecticut the fifth state in five years to abolish the death penalty, Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Suffragan James Curry’s […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/episcopal-leaders-push-to-abolish-the-death-penalty-across-the-us-10892/feed/ 0 104045 Protestors urge Trinity to open property to encampment https://anglicanjournal.com/protestors-urge-trinity-to-open-property-to-encampment-10270/ https://anglicanjournal.com/protestors-urge-trinity-to-open-property-to-encampment-10270/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/anglicanjournal/index.php/article/protestors-urge-trinity-to-open-property-to-encampment-10270/ Occupy Wall Street protestors want to use the enclosed vacant lot at Duarte Square, which Trinity Wall Street leases to the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Photo: ENS Supported by members of the faith community, Occupy Wall Street is calling upon Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street, in New York to allow protestors to establish a winter […]

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