Entries Tagged as “C056”

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Keep Moving ... Nothing to See Here
By:  Fr. Dan Martins on October 01, 2009
Excerpt:  Anglican cyberspace is abuzz this morning with the release of a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury to Central Florida Bishop John Howe, which is in response to a request…   Read full post >>

SE Florida Bishop Authorizes Same-Sex Blessings
Channel: Living Church  Author: Doug LeBlanc
By:  Douglas LeBlanc on September 15, 2009 Excerpt: Only a few months after General Convention approved Resolution C056, public blessings for same-sex couples have begun emerging in dioceses of the Episcopal Church. On Aug. 30, E. Denise Simmons,…   Read full post >>

ACI: Resolutions and the Windsor Moratoria
By:  Ephraim Radner on July 21, 2009
Excerpt:  From the Anglican Communion Institute, Inc. At its recently concluded General Convention, The Episcopal Church passed resolutions that are widely regarded as repudiations of prior commitments to the Windsor moratoria…   Read full post >>

Anaheim Statement Attracts More Support
Channel: Living Church
By:  Benjamin Guyer on July 20, 2009 Excerpt: Five additional bishops have signed the Anaheim Statement, the letter of dissent to the actions of the 76th General Convention in which bishops pledge to continue moratoria on same-gender blessings,…   Read full post >>

Video: Fr. Dan Martins addressing the House of Deputies on C056
By:  Craig Uffman on July 18, 2009
Excerpt:  Thanks to Matt Kennedy and Stand Firm for this video.   Read full post >>

UPDATE: Breaking: C056 Passes
By:  Craig Uffman on July 17, 2009 Excerpt: The amended version of C056 has been accepted by the House of Deputies. More anon. UPDATE: Fr. Dan Martins reports that C056 passes--72% in lay order, 68% in clergy order.   Read full post >>

Signatures on the Anaheim Statement
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Benjamin Guyer on July 17, 2009 Excerpt: Twenty-nine bishops have endorsed affirming their desire to remain part of the Anglican Communion and Episcopal Church while being faithful to the calls for restraint made by the wider church.…   Read full post >>

Anglican schism: Is this it?
Channel: Times (UK)  Author: Ruth Gledhill
By:  Benjamin Guyer on July 16, 2009 Excerpt: [...] Is this it? Two of my most respected colleagues, Jonathan Wynne-Jones on the Telegraph and Stephen Bates on the Guardian believe it is. Jonathan writes: 'When I saw Rowan…   Read full post >>

Clarity
By:  Graham Kings on July 16, 2009
Excerpt:  At General Convention, the House of Bishops has passed resolution C056 allowing the development of rites for the blessing of same sex unions. It is likely to be passed also…   Read full post >>

Bishops Call for Development of Liturgies for Same-Sex Blessings
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Craig Uffman on July 16, 2009 Excerpt: The House of Bishops on Wednesday adopted a substitute version of Resolution C056, calling for the church to collect and develop “theological resources and liturgies for the blessing of same…   Read full post >>

Bishops Weigh Authorizing Local Same-Sex Blessing Rites
Channel: Living Church  Author: George Conger
By:  Craig Uffman on July 15, 2009 Excerpt: The House of Bishops moved one step closer towards authorizing local pastoral rites for the blessing of same-sex unions, debating Resolution C056: Liturgies for Blessings. Set down for action on…   Read full post >>

Text of C056 on Same Sex Blessings
Channel: Lead
By:  Craig Uffman on July 14, 2009 Excerpt: Here is the text to C056, now being debated by the HoB: Resolved, that the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, in consultation with the House of Bishops Theology Committee,…   Read full post >>

Shift Your Eyes to C056: Liturgies for Blessings
By:  Craig Uffman on July 14, 2009
Excerpt:  The HoB is now debating resolution C056, Liturgies for Blessings, which aims to allow same-sex blessings for those "focuses on the six states where same gender marriage or civil unions…   Read full post >>

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