Editor's Note: The following wrap-up report and online links are available from the September 22-27 Puerto Rico meeting of the House of Bishops.
Hurricane aid, partnerships central as House of Bishops meets in Puerto Rico
[ENS, San Juan, Puerto Rico] Strides in hurricane relief, environmental protection, anti-racism initiatives, and cross-cultural Anglican partnerships were priorities affirmed by Episcopal bishops and their spouses gathered September 22-27 in the Diocese of Puerto Rico.
"Nature is producing weapons of mass destruction," Church of Bangladesh Moderator Michael Baroi told the House of Bishops' regular Fall meeting, pointing to the similarly devastating effects of the past year's South Asian tsunami, flooding in India and China, typhoons in Taiwan, and Gulf Coast hurricanes. (Read full report: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68315_ENG_HTM.htm)
Links to Additional Reports and Resources
ENS Wrap-Up Report
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68315_ENG_HTM.htm
ENS Report of September 23: Hurricane relief partnership system set for dioceses, congregations, institutions
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_67747_ENG_HTM.htm
ENS Report of September 22: Hurricane response foremost on bishops', spouses' agendas
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_67677_ENG_HTM.htm
Texts of Addresses by Professor Philip Sheldrake
House of Bishops: A Spirituality of Reconciliation
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68220_ENG_HTM.htm
House of Bishops: Discernment and Decision-Making
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68221_ENG_HTM.htm
Report to the Church (English)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68043_ENG_HTM.htm
Report to the Church (Spanish)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68085_ENG_HTM.htm
Presiding Bishop's Sunday Sermon (English)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68266_ENG_HTM.htm
Presiding Bishop's Sunday Sermon (Spanish)
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68267_ENG_HTM.htm
Property Disputes: News Release from Mobilizing Group of Bishops
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68271_ENG_HTM.htm
Photos
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_68296_ENG_HTM.htm
