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Below is the latest letter from VOL asking for support from our friends, readers and members.

Every Blessing in Christ,

David W. Virtue DD
http://www.virtueonline.org
david@virtueonline.org

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Dear VOL Supporters,

WE DID IT! Some 100,000 visitors from 150 countries on 6 continents viewed 400,000 pages of text all produced by VOL’s team of writers during the Episcopal Church’s recent General Convention in Indianapolis.
It was a monumental effort unmatched by any other news service in the Anglican Communion. We worked around the clock for eight days to bring you the news as it broke, with commentary and analysis pouring into your inboxes and posted to VOL’s world class website. We were the most widely read news source in the Anglican Communion for this event.

Next month, I will be attending the Anglican Consultative Council’s (ACC) meeting in Auckland, New Zealand, where decisions will be made that will affect the future of the Anglican Communion. This is a liberal Anglican body with considerable power. The Global South that makes up the majority of the Anglican Communion does not love it.

Continuing gyrations in the Communion, specifically TEC property law suits, women bishops in the Church of England, and who will succeed Dr. Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury remain top stories. One possible scenario is to divide the office of the Archbishop of Canterbury and transfer them to a “presidential” leader of the Anglican Communion. It has never happened before with one Anglican leader declaring it untrue and “mischievous”.

The growth of the Anglican Church in North America continues apace, but not without ecclesiastical hiccups. Even though ACNA is not recognized by the Archbishop of Canterbury or the ACC, it is recognized by several GAFCON archbishops in the Global South who have a lot of influence in the future course of the Communion. There is talk that the next ABC might be Ugandan born John Sentamu, Archbishop of York. The Global South would favorably receive his election. We will continue to write and post Anglican news and provide the best commentary we can find.

VOL is having an impact on the whole Anglican Communion through its website and weekly digests which are read around the globe…except for funding. Funding is inadequate for the number of readers we have. This is a responsibility all of us must bear, so please step up and support this vital ministry that is continually growing.

To those of you hanging back, please jump in and join those who have responded. This is your news source for world Anglican news, too, so please take it to heart. We have readers but no paying subscribers. What we need are supporters. So please consider a tax-deductible donation to keep the news coming into your e-mail. Every contribution counts, even small gifts are appreciated.

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"In spite of the remarkable growth in the number of blogs and websites covering Anglican issues today, trying to find truly reliable and balanced Anglican news has actually become more difficult. Agendas and biases have replaced journalistic professionalism and integrity as the new guiding forces behind much of what is reported on the web today. VOL has been delivering the highest quality news and commentary for almost twenty years. David Virtue’s timely interviews and comprehensive analysis always give me the most accurate and insightful reports of what really matters to me and to my Anglican family. I am a VOL supporter, and I encourage you to join me to support VOL for the next 20 years." -- AMiA Bishop Doc Loomis.

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