Diocesan News
House of Bishops provides necessary clarifications, Joint Standing Committee report finds
By Matthew Davies
[Episcopal News Service] A report from the Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates of the Anglican Communion has found that the Episcopal Church has "clarified all outstanding questions" relating to its response to the requests of the Windsor Report, and questions on which the Primates sought clarifications by September 30.
The committee's 19-page report in two parts was issued in response to the House of Bishops September 20-25 meeting in New Orleans. Read more.
Bishop Henderson comments on the report of the Joint Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and the Primates of the Anglican Communion
In response to the Joint Standing Committee report (see above), Bishop Henderson issued the following comments on his blog.
Sisters and Brothers, the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates of the Anglican Communion has issued its report to the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding the Response of the House of Bishops issued at the conclusion of our meeting last week in New Orleans. It is a significant statement, prepared and signed by the Primate of Australia, the Primate of Wales, the Primate of TEC, the Chair of the Anglican Consultative Council and of the ACC Standing Committee, the Vice-Chair of the ACC and Standing Committee, and four other members of the ACC Standing Committee.
The report—all 19 pages—is well worth reading in its entirety, and may be found here. For brevity’s sake, however, and to point out significant highlights, I draw your attention to the following excerpts which I trust are an accurate reflection of the thrust of the document. (Those portions appearing in bold print are my emphases.) Read it all.
United Thank Offering (UTO) 2008 grant applications available
UTO grant application forms are now available. If your church
is applying for a UTO grant, forms can be obtained by calling
the Diocesan Office, 803.771.7800, ext. 23. Completed grant
application forms should be mailed to the Diocesan House (1115
Marion Street, Columbia, SC 29201) by December 14, 2007.
UTO money will be granted in support of programs within Anglican provinces and dioceses that implement actions within the requesting diocese or province to address compelling human needs and/or expand mission and ministry. Detailed information, concerning the type of projects the United Thank Offering supports, can be found on the UTO Web site: www.episcopalchurch.org/UTO.
UTO grants are made possible through offerings received from individual blue boxes. These offerings are presented twice a year during spring and fall ingatherings. The UTO fall ingathering is now underway in churches across the diocese. If your church has missed the opportunity to participate in this outreach ministry, there is still time to schedule an ingathering. For more information, contact Clara Gillentine, UTO Diocesan Coordinator, 803.796.3106, or e-mail: gillentinelc803@aol.com.
85th Convention coming, October 26-27
Registration closed, but you can check out convention documents online at www.edusc.org
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nominees for diocesan office, the proposed 2008 Statement of Mission, and
proposed resolutions and canon changes.
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Diocesan Executive Council minutes from the September 15 meeting are now posted on line: www.edusc.org/Diocese/DEC.shtml.