LEIGH ANNE WILLIAMS staff writer Dec 1, 2009 Bishop John Chapman has given a church in the diocese of Ottawa permission to begin offering a rite of blessing to same-gender couples who are civilly married. The Church of St. John the Evangelist could offer its first blessing as soon as a married couple asks. At least one person in the couple needs to be baptized. “Same-sex couples who are ...

... December 10, 2009. At a period in the history of the Diocese, it was controlling the whole of the North and the West before many dioceses such as Ibadan, ... leaps and bounds. It has grown with amazing rapidity. The Diocese was inaugurated on December 10, 1919 while Christianity ... bishops, of which I am the seventh Bishop. The pioneering Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos was Melville Jones (1919-1940). ...

... 142 plaintiffs had filed lawsuits against the Wilmington diocese, which comprises Delaware and nine counties in eastern Maryland. ... Stang said. “Then if someone comes forward with a valid claim, the diocese can say, ‘You have to look to this pot of money.’ ” ... diocesan spokesman, said yesterday that since 2002 the Wilmington diocese had settled eight abuse cases for a total of $6 ...

... the cusp of a tremendous opportunity here in the United States and in the Diocese of Green Bay as we now have available all the resources that were not available thirty years ... implemented, we hope to make it available on a broad basis throughout the Diocese through on-site training sessions as well as instruction through distance ... NDC pp.12-17. 20 Diocese of Green Bay Mission Statement, Approved ...

... had failed to uphold biblical doctrine on matters from salvation to sexuality. The Anglican diocese billed this as its 144th convention, and there were references to the Episcopalians as "the rogue ... "There's a reason we're in this mess and it isn't just the rogue diocese," she said. "We have to take responsibility for not reaching the people around us with the love ...

... the claims have not been substantiated. He still has authority to serve as a priest. The diocese argues that pension payments would not be taken from funds that might be used to pay creditors, ... allowance and medical coverage. The allowance has been terminated, but the diocese still wants to provide medical coverage. Disclaimer No responsibility or ...