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January 14 2006 By virtueonline BRITISH COLUMBIA: Parish still outside regular structures

But leaving the diocese didn't mean leaving behind its missionary mandate.

"We've always seen ourselves as a church plant," said Bill Glasgow, who serves as warden to Holy Cross pastor Rev. James Wagner.

January 13 2006 By virtueonline SANTA ANA: Breakaway Episcopal congregations can keep property says Judge

However, in a ruling issued Thursday, Velasquez found that the national church "has not added anything legally material" to the original complaints.

Velasquez dismissed suits by the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles against the churches last year.

In his rulings, Velasquez said that neither the local diocese nor the national church has a rightful claim on land, buildings or items such as hymnals and prayer books used in worship by the congregations of the three churches.

January 13 2006 By virtueonline FLORIDA:Inhibited North Florida Priests Will Continue Their Ministries

The priests concerned are saddened and perplexed by this unnecessary and unhelpful action taken by the Bishop and the Standing Committee. Each of them has continued to serve as a priest in the Anglican Communion since disassociating from the Diocese of Florida and the Episcopal Church, and has made it clear that they were not resigning from Holy Orders.

January 13 2006 By virtueonline FLORIDA: Bishop Updates his Diocese on Fleeing Priests

Our Continued Duty for Christian Love

As our brothers and sisters who wish to depart make this difficult and painful decision, our thoughts and prayers can only be that they find a spiritual place more suited to the judgments they make. The Diocese of Florida, and every one of you individually, must continue to view those departing as Christian brothers and sisters - loved by our God and deserving our continuing prayers.

January 09 2006 By virtueonline ENGLAND: Anglicans to debate women bishops

'Strong views'

The document is due to be published next week and debated by the Church of England General Synod in February.

A Church of England spokesman said: "This is a debate which has been long-running and lots of people within the Church have strong views at either end of the spectrum.

"I would not think the publication of this report compounds any of this, really."

January 09 2006 By virtueonline ZIMBABWE: Charges dropped against bishop

The most serious charge against Dr Kunonga, however, was that he asked members of the Zimbabwe secret police — the CIO [Central Intelligence Organisation] — to “have certain people, whom he named, killed”. The Bishop allegedly marked for death 10 troublesome priests and lay people.

January 09 2006 By virtueonline NORTH FLORIDA: Breaking Away

The former St. James thus becomes the seventh congregation in the Diocese of Florida to break away from the Episcopal denomination, one of the oldest organized churches in Baker County. Although the election of a gay bishop has been the catalyst of the most recent sensational unrest, especially as depicted in the media, the divisive issues go deeper.

January 09 2006 By virtueonline GAINESVILLE, FL: A split at St. Michael's Episcopal

A key issue with the churches was the disagreement with the Episcopal Church USA upholding the ordination of an openly-gay bishop in New Hampshire.

"I feel the Episcopal Church USA has left the Anglican tradition," Farmer said.

In November, Farmer said he hoped to be able to stay in the building at 4315 NW 23rd Ave., but he said Howard was not sympathetic to that request.

January 09 2006 By virtueonline ALABAMA: Conservative Anglicans heading to Birmingham

The meeting opens at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Sheraton Ballroom with a service led by Archbishop Datuk Yong Ping Chung of Malaysia.

Church growth and mission work are the main topics of seminars Thursday through Saturday, said the Rev. John Richardson, host priest and the rector of St. Peter's Anglican Church in Mountain Brook. St. Peter's formed after a split from St. Luke's Episcopal Church in 2002.

January 09 2006 By virtueonline VIRGINIA: Bishop rips actions of Uganda Archbishop over fleeing priest

I am disappointed that you and the Church of the Province of Uganda have chosen to exercise episcopal acts outside the jurisdiction of your Province without collaboration with me, and contrary to my understanding of traditional Anglican principles.

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