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August 2003 ENS Articles
Archive of Articles Published in August 2003
8/29/2003 World Council of Churches elects first African general secretary
8/27/2003 Jonathan Daniels and other civil rights martyrs honored at Alabama event
8/25/2003 Liberia’s interim leader is Episcopalian hailed as consensus builder
8/25/2003 Letters to primates and clergy offer Griswold’s perspectives on convention
8/10/2003 Deputies wrap up General Convention with final concurrences
8/10/2003 Editorial writers praise, pan Episcopal Church’s decisions
8/10/2003 2003 General Convention leaves legacy of crisis and opportunity
8/9/2003 Convention makes important decisions on ministry, other issues
8/8/2003 Werner: Church has great opportunity
8/8/2003 Presiding bishop finds strength amid difficult decisions
8/8/2003 Liberian bishop paints grim portrait of a nation torn by civil war
8/8/2003 Text of Presiding Bishop Griswold's Friday sermon
8/8/2003 Williams to gather primates in October
8/7/2003 Sensing scripture
8/7/2003 General Convention approves triennial budget
8/7/2003 Bishops approve Title III revisions
8/7/2003 Bishops elected to nominating committee
8/8/2003 Deputies approve compromise resolution on same-sex unions
8/7/2003 Episcopal Migration Ministries help resettle refugees
8/7/2003 Observer provides Anglican voice at U.N.
8/7/2003 Griswold gladdened by convention’s prayer and 'mission energy'
8/7/2003 Evangelism requires getting back to basics
8/7/2003 Benedictine time management: 'a full agenda but never busy'
8/7/2003 Deputies chosen for presiding bishop nominating committee
8/7/2003 Executive Council members elected
8/7/2003 Resolutions fly as convention nears end
8/7/2003 20/20 is 'fostering a missional perspective'
8/7/2003 Volunteers help keep convention business moving
8/7/2003 God provides passion for ministry
8/6/2003 Committee expedites 97 late-breaking resolutions
8/6/2003 Deputies protest Robinson confirmation
8/6/2003 PB&F presents budget to joint session
8/6/2003 Breakdown of bishops' vote on Robinson
8/6/2003 Bishops turn down development of same-sex liturgies
8/6/2003 Bishops respond to Robinson election
8/6/2003 Some stay and some go in response to Robinson consent
8/6/2003 Bishops approve Robinson
8/6/2003 Title III debate moves forward, sans dramatic changes
8/6/2003 A statement from the Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, USA
8/6/2003 New members named for Board of Examining Chaplains
8/6/2003 Growing diversity, seminary education cost, ecumenism grab deputies action
8/6/2003 Interfaith voices strong in support, but church members fear divisions
8/6/2003 Venezuela granted full membership in ECUSA
8/5/2003 Anderson elected deputies' vice president
8/5/2003 United Thank Offering Ingathering
8/5/2003 ECW workshop in Spanish focuses on violence
8/5/2003 Deputies approve resolution on training leadership for youth
8/5/2003 Venezuela admitted as diocese of Episcopal Church
8/5/2003 Robinson exonerated
8/5/2003 Robinson investigation report expected this afternoon
8/5/2003 Resigned bishops may lose voting rights
8/5/2003 Robinson approval parallels approval for ordination of women
8/5/2003 Episcopal Peace Fellowship award recognizes Margaret Lawrence
8/5/2003 Text of investigation report released
8/5/2003 Deputies 'encourage' language, cultural study for priests
8/5/2003 Deputies elect Pension Fund trustees; await bishops’ confirmation
8/5/2003 PB Nominating Committee to be selected Thursday
8/5/2003 Robinson approved as bishop
8/4/2003 National Altar Guild Association unites art with learning
8/4/2003 Deputies turn down call for more conversation on women’s ordination
8/4/2003 Bishops concerned about 2006 convention dates
8/4/2003 Groups express support for Robinson
8/4/2003 Robinson investigation to proceed
8/4/2003 Hiroshima bombing to be commemorated
8/4/2003 Allegations stall Robinson vote
8/4/2003 Werner elected deputies president; deputies support humanitarian goals and action
8/4/2003 Committee on the Status of Women panel stresses equality
8/4/2003 Young adults' voices are strong, informed
8/3/2003 Program, Budget and Finance Commission ponders creation of budget
8/3/2003 Bishops, deputies support continued anti-racism training
8/3/2003 Deputies OK Robinson as bishop
8/3/2003 Deputies OK Robinson as bishop
8/3/2003 Young Adult Service Corps missionaries engage in servant ministries
8/3/2003 Web site hits reach into the milions
8/3/2003 Deputy disagrees with house move to create rite
8/3/2003 New same-sex rites resolution emerges
8/3/2003 Eucharist imbued with the spirit of Anglican unity
8/2/2003 Deputies endorse research on human stem cells, set budget priorities
8/2/2003 Puerto Rico officially joins Episcopal Church
8/2/2003 Committee prepares same-sex blessings resolution for bishops
8/2/2003 ECW sits down with Phoebe Griswold
8/2/2003 UTO salutes Young Adult Service Corps
8/1/2003 ECW logo artist gives voice to design
8/1/2003 Hearing on budget funding stresses challenges, opportunities
8/1/2003 Bishops reject direct ordination idea
8/1/2003 House of Bishops acts on consent, education, calendar
8/1/2003 Robinson consent sent to House of Deputies
8/1/2003 Reconciliation through economic change
8/1/2003 Panel: Keep collecting culturally diverse rites, music
8/1/2003 Committee refuses further 'dialogue' on ordination of women
8/1/2003 Forum stretches, informs; challenges church to act, reconcile, lead
8/1/2003 Committee listens to development aid, Korea reunification, war issues
8/1/2003 Deputies OK multilingual communication, diversity resolutions
8/1/2003 Presiding Bishop addresses ECW
8/1/2003 Reconciliation through identification with others
8/1/2003 Committee approves ratification of Robinson
8/1/2003 The moral challenge of reconciliation