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LIFE
&
MISSION IN THE
SEE OF EBBSFLEET
EBBSFLEET STATIONAL MASSES 2012
April
23rd,
7:30pm - St Luke, Derby
May 3rd, 7:30pm - St Mary & St
Giles, Stony Stratford
May 18th, 7:30pm -
The Beauchamp Community (Malvern)
May 25th, 7:30pm - St Luke, Holbrook
NOVENA 2012
Prayer
for a pivotal time in the life of
the Church of England
May 17th - May 27th
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here to find out more
EBBSFLEET CHILDREN
& YOUNG
PEOPLE’S EUCHARISTIC FESTIVAL
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posters for this event here
and here.
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Forward
in Faith
Click here for the web
site of Forward in Faith, "a worldwide association of Anglicans who are
unable in conscience to accept the ordination of women as priests or as
bishops."
The
Society of the Holy Cross (SSC)
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here for the web
site of SSC, comprised of Anglican priests and bishops "who desire to
bear witness to the Cross of Christ in their vocation and ministry
within the Church and their whole lives."
The
Mission Society of St Wilfrid
& St Hilda
Click here for the web
site of SSWSH which is "open to Anglican laity, clergy and religious
committed to the full visible unity of the Church
for its mission in the world and also to holding central the gift of
the three fold order of ministry
shared with others, received from the first millennium and held in
trust for an ecumenical future."
The
Ordinariate Portal
Up-to-date information on the
formation of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham.
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The Bishop's Diary
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Statement by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet as Chairman
of Forward in Faith
February
25th 2012
It seemed right to leave a pause for reflection after the meeting of
the General Synod in February, which devoted much time to further
consideration of the draft legislation on women bishops.
We are hugely grateful to the Venerable Cherry Vann, Archdeacon of
Rochdale, for introducing the Diocesan Synod Motion on behalf of the
Diocese of Manchester, and for the gracious and generous way in which
she did so. This motion invited the House of Bishops to consider
amending the legislation, in order to introduce provisions for those
unable to accept the ordination of women to the episcopate along the
lines of those contained in the amendment proposed by the Archbishops
of Canterbury and York, which was very narrowly defeated in July 2010.
While the Manchester motion was not passed in the form proposed, the
debate was a helpful one. Many members of Synod, including those from
the Catholic Group, but by no means only them, spoke eloquently and
forcefully in favour of arrangements whereby those unable to accept
women in the episcopate, on theological grounds, would be able to
continue in the Church of England with integrity and a real opportunity
to flourish. It was enormously encouraging to hear the speeches of
younger lay people, women and men, and younger priests, putting our
case.
It was encouraging, too, that a third of the House of Clergy and well
over 40% of the House of Laity voted against any amendment to the
Manchester motion, indicating significant dissatisfaction with the
legislation in its present form. In the House of Bishops, 16 bishops
voted against amending the Manchester motion, among them the Archbishop
of York, the Bishops of London and Durham, and a number of other senior
diocesan bishops. A further 5 members of the House of Bishops,
including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Winchester,
abstained.
The motion which was passed in its final form still gives the House of
Bishops room to take a fresh look at the legislation; and, of course,
it remains true that the House of Bishops has the discretion to amend
the legislation in any way its sees fit, irrespective of the voting on
this particular motion in the General Synod.
We shall be praying hard now for fresh wisdom at the meeting of the
House of Bishops in May, and for a willingness to listen to those many
voices in Synod which urged that, for the sake of the Church of England
as a whole, and her unity and mission, a way forward may be found to
enable supporters of women in the episcopate and those who cannot
assent to the development to move forward together. We are not there
yet. Forward in Faith continues to stand ready to help in any way, that
such a solution may indeed be found.
+ Jonathan Ebbsfleet
The Bishop of Ebbsfleet's Diary
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