Also: Methodists Approve Full Communion, Foolishness to the Clowns

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The primates of 29 of the Anglican Communion’s member churches are joined by ACO office staff at Tre Fontane Abbey in Rome. | Neil Turner for the Anglican Communion Office


** Primates Weigh Redefinition of the Communion
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By Mark Michael
Primates representing only 31 of the Communion’s 42 member churches discussed possible changes to the Anglican Communion’s 90-year-old definition, and met with Pope Francis in Rome. Read on ([link removed]) .


** $7.9M Gift Helps Launch a Diocese in Wisconsin
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By Kirk Petersen
The Sisterhood of the Holy Nativity’s gift, announced just days before a vote on combining three Wisconsin dioceses, will endow seminarian scholarships and congregational development. Read on ([link removed]) .
Also: Navajoland ([link removed]) moves toward greater self-determination.


** Methodists Approve Full Communion with TEC
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By Doug LeBlanc and Mark Michael
Full communion, approved by a wide margin at the UMC’s General Conference, recognizes the validity of the Eucharist in both churches, and would allow clergy sharing. The measure awaits action by TEC's General Convention. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Eighty Years of Intercession in Philadelphia
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By Richard Mammana
Founded to pray for peace and protection in the midst of World War II, the Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency at St. Clement’s continues to receive requests for prayer from around the world. Read on ([link removed]) .
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** Foolishness to the Clowns
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By Sam Cripps
“I listen and I pray for them, of course, but in the end I recommend that they find a church. It doesn’t have to be mine, but I tell them that the burdens we all carry are too much for each of us to bear alone.” Read on ([link removed]) .


** Using 'Three Threes' to Discuss Hard Topics
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By Michael Whitnah
Our church’s parents’ group tackled a series of “can of worms” questions with three rules for discussion, three theological questions, and three sources of authority. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Thoughts on Church Scandal
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By Stephen Andrews
Misdeeds by church leaders damage our witness, yet they can only be eclipsed and their damage healed by an even greater scandal, the unjust death of Christ for our sins. Read on ([link removed]) .

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