October 2007 Archives

Thank you to the nearly 30 people who participated in last Saturday's Race for the Cure. Thank you fo remembering those who have succumbed to this horrible disease and thank you for supporting those what are survivors and those that are still bravely battling breast cancer. Many of you walked and a few even ran the 5k course. A few even did both the 1k and 5k. Thank you also to those of you that donated money to the foundation.

Our Nursery Director is looking for two persons to assist with the care of children 3 and under on Sundays, Saturdays and Wednesdays and who will work other special events as available. These persons must be solid Christians who are compassionate and have experience working with children. All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, must pass a drug test, and will have a criminal background check performed. All applicants must regularly attend worship services either here or at another church. CPR and child safety prevention and sexual abuse awareness training is helpful but not required before being hired. All employees must complete an approved child abuse training seminar before the end of their first month of employment with the church. The compensation will begin at $7 - $8 per hour depending on experience. For more information, or to apply, contact Claire Harrison at 972-412-8181.

Father Lawrence has posted an update to the Rector's Reflections section of the website. This update is regarding information about the forthcoming Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) meeting happened this past week, and what happened there.

You can check the full update from Fr Lawrence in the Rector's Reflections section of the website.

Father Lawrence has posted an update to the Rector's Reflections section of the website. In this latest edition, he talks about the status of the overall Anglican Communion in regards to the recent events with the Episcopal Church this past week.

You can read this update here.

The permit for the expansion and renovation of the Broadway campus was approved on October 2nd. We will begin renovations immediately. The contractor who will be doing the drywall will begin work on Monday, October 8th. If you can help in any way with the painting, renovation or cleaning of the new space, please contact Gayle Smitherman at 972-240-0181. We need your help!

I write today in light of the issuance of an important Communique from the CAPA Primates (Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa). They met this past week for three days in Mauritius and issued an important statement as a result of their meeting.

It calls for three important actions to be taken:

1. A special meeting of the Anglican Primates to consider the way forward in light of the House of Bishops recent statement.
2. To finalize the Anglican Communion Covenant which will provide a common ground for inclusion in the Anglican Communion and define what it truly means to be an Anglican.
3. To delay the 2008 Lambeth Conference until each province of the Anglican Communion has had a chance to review the Covenant and make a decision on whether or not to sign it.

Only those Provinces that have signed the Covenant would be allowed to attend the Lambeth Conference, thereby putting all participants on common ground with a clear understanding of what it means to be "Anglican."

These three goals, in my opinion, are all worthy of immediate consideration by the ABC (Archbishop of Canterbury), and will provide one last hope of holding the Anglican Communion together. Please keep the ABC and all the Primates in your prayers during the next few months as important decisions will be made. To read the full text of the CAPA Communique, go here.