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Progressive
Episcopalians
of
Pittsburgh is a
group of Episcopal clergy and laity dedicated to maintaining the health and unity of
The Episcopal Church, including the Diocese of Pittsburgh, as a theologically diverse expression of Anglicanism in America. PEP seeks both a church and a society that strive for justice and peace among all people, and that respect the dignity of every human being.
PEP is a member of
Via Media USA,
an alliance of similar groups dedicated to the traditional Anglicanism of
The Episcopal Church. We are not liberal or conservative,
not Evangelical or Anglo-Catholic, not
low-, broad-, or high-church. We are all those things and more:
we are one in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Gay Jennings to Speak
at PEP Event
February 8, 2010.
PEP’s first general meeting of 2010 will feature the
Rev. Gay C. Jennings, from the Diocese of Ohio. Jennings
(see picture below) chaired the World Mission
legislative committee at the 2009 General Convention.
That committee received a lot of attention
because it was responsible for Resolution D025, which
dealt with the relationship of The Episcopal Church to
both the Anglican Communion and to its own gay and
lesbian members. Jennings will talk about what happened
at General Convention and what it might mean for our
future. There will be ample time for discussion among
those who attend.
Jennings talk, “Where We Are: Reflections on the Path
from B033 to D025 and Beyond,” will be given at Church
of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill, on Saturday, February
13, 2010. The program will begin at about 7:15 PM, and
everyone is invited to attend. There will also be a pot
luck supper before the program, beginning at 6:30.
Please bring a dish to share and bring a friend. There
will be a few announcements, but there is no business
meeting associated with this event.
A flyer for the event, which includes additional
information, is available
here. |
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ACNA Faces Difficult,
Divisive Future
June
25, 2009.
The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) faces a
difficult and uncertain future. The new “Anglican”
denomination formed this week in Bedford, Texas, that
elected Robert W. Duncan, deposed Episcopal Bishop of
Pittsburgh, as its archbishop, seems more likely to
fracture the Anglican Communion permanently than to
strengthen or “reform” it.
ACNA faces the difficult task of embracing diversity
while adhering to the restrictive polity, theology, and
membership set out in the Global Anglican Future
Conference’s Jerusalem Declaration. The disparate groups
that met in Texas have in common a desire to be a part
of the Anglican Communion, a disdain for The Episcopal
Church and for the Anglican Church of Canada, and a
passionate desire to believe as they think their
forebears have always believed. Future conflicts over
polity, power, and theology appear inevitable.
More immediate are ACNA’s financial and legal problems.
ACNA has inherited ongoing litigation over property
claimed by The Episcopal Church and Anglican Church of
Canada in California, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Vancouver, and elsewhere. Litigation to date has been
overwhelming unfavorable to those leaving existing
churches, and additional lawsuits are likely. In
Pittsburgh litigation, Archbishop Duncan has pleaded
with the court to unfreeze contested diocesan assets
because his group is close to financial collapse. ACNA
has been trying to raise $700,000 in special gifts from
members of its component churches.
Read more of this June 25 PEP press release
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September
PEP Meeting Rescheduled
September 15,
2009.
The September PEP membership meeting will be at
St.
Thomas’, Canonsburg, on Sunday, September 20, at
7:30 PM. We will be discussing PEP gifts to the
diocese’s Resource Center. Click
here for more information. |
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PEP Briefing Papers for October 16–17, 2009, Convention
CLICK HERE |
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Via Media USA Unveils New Web Site
June 20, 2009.
Via Media USA today unveiled its new Web site, which is
designed to serve both allied groups such as Progressive
Episcopalians of Pittsburgh and Episcopalians at large
better than the old site. Via Media’s old site was
designed soon after the creation of Via Media USA, at a
time when the demands on the site were not completely
clear. The reworked site provides better access to
resources, a clearer organization, increased visibility
for individual Via Media groups, and easier maintenance,
which will allow more timely updates. Web site
improvements come just in time for the 2009 General
Convention, where Via Media USA will have a booth. The
new site will allow the timely posting of commentary on
the important business of the General Convention. Via
Media’s Web site can be found where it has always been,
namely at
http://viamediausa.org.
The redesigned site features its own blog, which we hope
will become a useful resource for those who strive to
create a vital Episcopal Church. |
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Progressive Episcopalians
See Movement Toward More Stable Future
July 30,
2009.
PEP believes that events of July portend a period of
greater unity and stability for The Episcopal Church and
one of greater clarity for relations between the
American church and the Anglican Communion.
Decisions at the recently concluded 76th General
Convention of The Episcopal Church and the overall mood
of that meeting certainly gave rise to that hope. On the
issues that have been the most contentious within The
Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion (the
worldwide fellowship of churches of which it is a
member), the convention chose a middle path that was
embraced by large majorities in both the House of
Bishops and House of Deputies. “Rather than affirm or
reject controversial actions taken at the previous
General Convention in 2006, the 2009 General Convention
chose to respond with a resolution accurately describing
its current status and canons, while stressing its
desire to work with other members of the Anglican
Communion,” said Joan R. Gundersen, current president of
Progressive Episcopalians of Pittsburgh and a deputy to
the General Convention.
Read more of this July 30 press release
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