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General Convention May Wait Until 2022

By Kirk Petersen
If the pandemic does not permit a traditional General Convention in Baltimore from June 30 to July 9, 2021, the Episcopal Church intends to postpone it for a year, and still hold it in Baltimore. The fallback plan leaves many unanswered questions, and raises an issue with the Church's Constitution.
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Westminster Faces 'Shattering Blow'

By Mark Michael
Westminster Abbey, the storied site of royal weddings and funerals, expects to lay off nearly 20 percent of its staff. Admission fees normally provide 90 percent of the abbey's income -- but only when throngs of people visit every day. The Church of England's 42 cathedrals also face crippling losses.
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Healthcare With Hardships in Gaza

By Kirk Petersen
The Gaza Strip is a crowded, dangerous place, where 2 million people are beset by recurring wars with Israel and sectarian strife. How is it then that the only Christian hospital is also the only hospital in the territory that doesn't post an armed guard at its gate? The woman who leads the hospital, and has served it for 30 years, explains on a webcast.
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Welby Under Review By Safeguarding Team

By Mark Michael
An abuse survivor has alleged that Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby failed to pursue abuse accusations made against Welby's former mentor, the late John Smyth, in 2013. The Church of England's National Safeguarding Team is reviewing the allegation.
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Bishop Rebels Against Church of North India

By Mark Michael
The Rt. Rev. Basil B. Baskey, Bishop of Chotanagpur, has broken with the Church of North India and says his diocese has seceded. Church leadership placed Baskey on leave and declared secession is not possible under the Church of North India's constitution.
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Podcast: Basic Insights on Church Finances

Many churches struggle financially in the best of times, and plate collections are largely a thing of the past, at least for now. The TLC Podcast recently spoke with Bill Campbell of the Episcopal Church Foundation and business analyst/church treasurer Seth Cutter about some of the most pressing financial questions facing churches today.
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Archives: 1941 UTO Offering Kept Safe

By Frances Bartter
An American Episcopal missionary sent regular cheery dispatches from a Japanese concentration camp during World War II. In her final dispatch before liberation, she described safeguarding a United Thank Offering by taking inspiration from Edgar Allen Poe's The Purloined Letter.
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The Decline of Celebrity Pastors

By John Sundara
In the age of social media, the impact of celebrity pastors has been diluted because non-pastoral Christian celebrities are using the same hash tags. Now that arena-size congregations are on hiatus, celebrities have an opportunity to connect with their followers on an individual basis.
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Decameron in the
Time of Corona

By John Mason Lock
Stories about long-ago pandemics can serve as coping measures in facing current challenges. Libraries and bookstores are reporting a shortage of Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron and Albert Camus' The Plague. Not exactly beach reading, but they can provide some grim humor.
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