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To Know Christ and Make Him Known
| What's Happening at St. Christopher? |
An Update on the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Fort
Worth
The Episcopal Church Welcomes You - To Stay. We are in a time of discernment in the
Diocese of Fort Worth. The attached brochure, published by Fort Worth Via Media,
provides current Q&As on the issues in the church.
Bishop's Convention Address - On Sunday, February 17, 2008 a video of the Bishop's
Convention address and comments by the Standing Committee were shown in the Parish
Hall after the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. Bishop Iker required that this be shown in all
parishes to as many parish members as possible in order to hear his thoughts on the state of
the Church.
Information from the Diocese of Fort Worth:
Parish Meeting - On December 5, over 90 members of St Christopher met in worship,
prayer, and discussion to learn of the issues concerning the local and national Church. This
meeting is the first in a series of Parish meetings to be informed on the issues. Attached are
links to information discussed during the first meeting. If you have questions or comments,
please email Fr. Stanford at frbill54@att.net.
Worth
The Episcopal Church Welcomes You - To Stay. We are in a time of discernment in the
Diocese of Fort Worth. The attached brochure, published by Fort Worth Via Media,
provides current Q&As on the issues in the church.
Bishop's Convention Address - On Sunday, February 17, 2008 a video of the Bishop's
Convention address and comments by the Standing Committee were shown in the Parish
Hall after the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. Bishop Iker required that this be shown in all
parishes to as many parish members as possible in order to hear his thoughts on the state of
the Church.
Information from the Diocese of Fort Worth:
- A Preliminary Report from the Bishop and Standing Committee on the Invitation to
Join the Province of the Southern Cone - Second Report on the possibility of realigning with the Province of the Southern Cone
- Guidelines from the Bishop and Standing Committee for the Possibility of Separation
Under Canon 32 of the Diocese Of Fort Worth - Dallas Plan Amended. Allows for parishes and aspirants to go either way when there
is an impaired relationship with the diocesan bishop over the issue of the ordination of
women priests. - How real property is held within the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth
- What Bible Christians believe about homosexuality
- Ordination of Women
Parish Meeting - On December 5, over 90 members of St Christopher met in worship,
prayer, and discussion to learn of the issues concerning the local and national Church. This
meeting is the first in a series of Parish meetings to be informed on the issues. Attached are
links to information discussed during the first meeting. If you have questions or comments,
please email Fr. Stanford at frbill54@att.net.
- Invitation to December 5, 2007 Meeting
- Comments by William T. Stanford, Rector at December 5, 2007 Meeting
- Photo Gallery
- Links to documents referenced by Fr. Stanford at December 5, 2007 Meeting
- Link to the Episcopal Church Blog, epiScope - looking over the Episcopal
Church, which contains comments on all sides of the issues. The documents are
listed on the right hand side of the page and are grouped "Eyes Left," "Eyes Center,"
and "Eyes Right.". Current comments are in date order in the middle of the page. - Link to "To Set Our Hope on Christ," the Episcopal Church's response to the
Windsor Report. - Anglican Mainstream is a world-wide evangelical, catholic, Anglican organization
that seeks to uphold the original orthodox Anglican view. This website contains, and
has links to, a wealth of original documentation that Fr. Bill said is hard to find. - An audio recording of the December 5 meeting and a few images of the people at the
meeting have been put on a DVD. Loaner copies are available in the church office. If
you would like a personal copy to keep contact Ken Monroe, or leave a note in the
church office.