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Handouts Available on
St. James the Less Case |
December 12, 2008.
Two handouts are now available on the St. James the Less case, which
involved a parish in Philadelphia that tried to leave The Episcopal
Church with the parish property. |
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Diocese Offers
Advice to Loyal Episcopalians |
October 14, 2008.
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh is providing advice
to all Episcopalians in the diocese who intend to stay
in The Episcopal Church. |
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Non-realigning
Episcopalians Recognized as Episcopal Diocese of
Episcopal Church |
October 10, 2008.
The Presiding Bishop has acknowledged a new three-member Standing
Committee as the ecclesiastical authority of the Episcopal Diocese of
Pittsburgh. |
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Diocesan
Convention Approves ‘Realignment’ |
October 4, 2008.
The 2008 annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh votes
to leave The Episcopal Church. |
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PEP Posts 2008
Convention Page |
September 29, 2008.
PEP has posted its 2008 convention page. |
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House of Bishops
Consents to Deposition of Bishop Duncan |
September 18, 2008.
The House of Bishops voted to consent to the deposition of Bishop Robert
Duncan for abandonment of the communion of The Episcopal Church. |
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Gundersen Disputes
McCall Analysis of Episcopal Church Hierarchy |
September 18, 2008.
Church historian Dr. Joan Gundersen has written a paper “A Response to
Mark Mc Call’s ‘Is The Episcopal Church Hierarchical?’” in response to a
paper published on the Anglican Communion Institute Web site. |
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Across the Aisle
Plans for Reorganized Diocese |
September 12, 2008.
A new group, Across the Aisle, is planning to maintain the Episcopal
Diocese of Pittsburgh in spite of whatever happens at the October 4,
2008, diocesan convention. |
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PEPtalk
Puts “Realignment” in Perspective |
September 12, 2008.
The latest issue of PEP’s newsletter puts the coming “realignment”
decision of diocesan convention in perspective. |
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New PEP
Document Offers Very Different Answers to Questions
in Diocese’s FAQ |
May 19, 2008.
PEP announces a new publication about realignment, “Realignment
Reconsidered,” which provides alternative answers to those of the
Diocese of Pittsburgh. |
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PEP Newsletter
Covers Recent Events and Possible Future Ones |
January 29, 2008.
The just-published February
issue of PEPtalk, PEP’s newsletter, covers the
recent dramatic events in both San Joaquin and Pittsburgh, where the
struggle between The Episcopal Church and bishops bent on “realignment”
is heating up. |
Review
Committee Action
Provides Opportunity for Reconciliation |
January 16, 2008.
PEP press release suggests that committee action regarding Bishop Duncan
provides an opportunity for the diocese to reconsider its direction. |
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Committee: Bishop
Duncan Has Abandoned Communion of Church |
January 16, 2008.
The Title IV Review Committee has certified that Pittsburgh’s Bishop
Robert Duncan has abandoned the communion of The Episcopal Church. |
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PEP Contributions
Tax-exempt |
January 13, 2008.
The IRS has informed PEP that it is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3)
of the Internal Revenue Code. People can now join and contribute to PEP
on-line. |
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PEP Offers Help to
Deputies and Other Leaders |
October 26, 2007.
As it has done for the past several years, PEP offers briefing papers on
issues to be discussed at the upcoming annual convention, as well as a
briefing at St. Andrew’s Highland Park, on October 28. |
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A Response to the
Proposed Amendments to the Diocesan Constitution and
Canons |
September 14, 2007.
President Gundersen comments on the audacious plan of the Diocese of
Pittsburgh to leave The Episcopal Church and take all its property with
it. |
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Parish “Resources” Offered
by New Sites |
August 25, 2007.
New Web sites Parish Toolbox and A
Pittsburgh Episcopal Voice offer resources to parishes contemplating the
future of the diocese. |
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Q&A Handout Helps
Explain Conflict |
August 25, 2007.
A new 6-page
document from Church of the Redeemer helps demystify Episcopal Church
and Anglican Communion conflicts. |
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“Rewriting History” Traces
Communion Power Struggle |
August 2, 2007.
“Rewriting History: Scapegoating
The Episcopal Church,” an 82-page report by Savitri Hensman, traces
recent conflicts within the Anglican Communion. |
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4th Annual PEP Picnic |
July
31, 2007.
The fourth
annual PEP picnic will be held at an Aspinwall park on Monday, August 6.
Plan to come and bring a friend. |
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PEPtalk
Provides Essential Reading at Critical Moment in
Diocese’s History |
June
24, 2007.
Summary of stories in June 2007 PEPtalk. |
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Diocese Asks: What Next? |
June
24, 2007.
Leaders face the question of the future of the Diocese of Pittsburgh and
call for district meetings to discuss it. |
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Legal Update: Calvary Suit
Status |
June
24, 2007.
Ken Stiles reviews the origin and status of Calvary’s lawsuit against
Bishop Duncan and other diocesan leaders. |
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PEP Offers Own Answers to
Study Guide Questions |
June 5, 2007.
PEP has submitted its own responses to the draft Anglican covenant Study
Guide. |
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Tools Offered Episcopalians to
Facilitate Feedback on Draft Anglican Covenant |
May 17, 2007. PEP announces the availability
of two tools to help Episcopalians submit answers to
the 14 questions asked in the church’s recent Study
Guide. |
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PEP Founder Sue Boulden Dies |
March 29, 2007. Sue Boulden dies following
open-heart surgery. |
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Katie Sherrod to Lead
Province III Retreat |
March 29, 2007. Fort Worth communicator to
lead Province III retreat, “Resurrection Moments,”
on April 28 in Squirrel Hill.
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Anglican Leaders Leave
Many Questions Unanswered |
February 20, 2007. PEP reaction to Dar es
Salaam primates’ meeting. |
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Diocese of Pittsburgh “Revised
Appeal” Reveals Coup Plans Against Episcopal Church |
February 1, 2007. Diocese of Pittsburgh’s latest alternative primatial oversight
plea exposes coup against church. |
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PEP President Sees Signs of Hope |
January 25, 2007. President Joan Gundersen reviews recent developments in which The Episcopal Church is doing a better job of defending its interests against those who would undermine it. |
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PEP Offers General
Convention Summary |
July 3, 2006. PEP has prepared a summary of
General Convention 2006 legislation. |
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AAC Challenged on Via Media Claims |
May 12, 2006. President Joan Gundersen writes a letter to American Anglican Council president David Anderson challenging AAC characterization of Via Media USA in its publication “Equipping the Saints: A Crisis Resource for Anglican Laity.” |
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Via Media USA Affirms Windsor Report Call for Reconciliation |
October 18, 2004. Press Release from Via
Media USA. |
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Movement for Episcopal Unity and Moderation Grows |
September 20, 2004. Press Release from Via
Media USA. |
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Episcopalians see hopeful signs amid loss of N.H. congregation, commend Albany and New Hampshire Bishops |
June 28, 2004. Press Release from Via Media
USA. |
