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Easter Services in Play
In response to the pandemic, the leadership of the Episcopal Church, the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church all stated that in-person Easter and Holy Week services either will be or may be scrapped in favor of online worship. Some Episcopal dioceses already had taken that step.
First Female Bishop Barbara Harris Dies
By Kirk Petersen
The Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, 89, became the first female bishop anywhere in the Anglican Communion in 1989. Harris, an African-American, also was a fervent supporter of social justice causes.
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Guidance for
ASA Data in Pandemic
By Kirk Petersen
As churches scramble to adapt to worship-at-a-distance, many have wondered what to do about gathering attendance data for parochial reports. It may not sound urgent, but it's a week-to-week obligation, and the Church has issued guidelines.
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Bones May Be From 7th-Century Saint
By Mark Michael
Archaeologists believe some bones recovered from inside the wall of an Anglican church in Southeastern England almost certainly belonged to St. Eanswythe.
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Episcopal Movies During Quarantine
By Paul F. M. Zahl
Four classic movies with Episcopal characters or themes may provide entertainment and hope for people staying home because of the pandemic.
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Archives: TLC Story From 1918 Epidemic
In 1918 during the flu epidemic, The Living Church reported that priests in Philadelphia opposed the closing of worship services. Philadelphia ended up having the highest death toll of any city.
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The Virus and the BCP
By John Bauerschmidt
Earlier prayer books had prayers directly relating to epidemics, but the 1979 Book of Common Prayer does not. However, there are some less-known prayers in the 1979 book that can be applied to the current crisis.
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Letter from Europe
on the Epidemic
By Mark Edington
The Episcopal Church's outposts in Europe face an understanding of the roles of church and state that is very different from in the United States. In the current pandemic, some churches have had services suspended or otherwise restricted by decree.
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