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2020 Marriage Retreat
Whether married for a few months or several decades, we hope you will join other Adventers for a marriage retreat at Ross Bridge, February 7-8, 2020. A program led by Gil Kracke will begin after dinner, at 8:00 p.m., on Friday and conclude at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. This promises to be an enriching time […]
DBB 11.15.2017: Same Sex Marriage Down Under
As the result of a postal survey, Australians have overwhelmingly voted to move forward with same-sex marriage. There is a significant minority who voted ‘no,’ but it is clear that most Australians are for the redefinition of marriage. Here is a brief video in which Dr. Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney, responds to the vote and […]
Letter to the Parish on the Primates’ Statement 2016
Ahead of the conclusion of the primates gathering in Canterbury, England, a statement was released. This statement lays out a path forward for reconciliation between the Episcopal Church, USA, and the rest of the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church will be on a sort of probation for three years. Our branch of the Communion, during […]
Blessing of Same-Sex Relationships
[Ed. note: Originally posted February 10, 2015. Reposted August 9, 2015, to clarify and restate the Advent’s biblical position, and to avoid confusion as much as possible. Dean Pearson will be addressing and further clarifying several aspects of this subject in the Dean’s Classes after Rally Day.] At the Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 6.30.2015
Archbishop of Canterbury response to US Episcopal Church Resolution on Marriage [Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury today expressed deep concern about the stress for the Anglican Communion following the US Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops’ resolution to change the definition of marriage in the canons so that any reference to marriage as between a man […]