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Your signature - your Christmas gift to the Anglican Communion.

A million signatures by Christmas Day.

Here is your chance to make the Anglican Communion as God intends it to be. You have a role to play.

Sign the statement below for yourself and with your fellowship group, parish, diocese or organisation. Commit yourself and your group to pray every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas for the Communion.

By signing you are saying that you will support these actions. Pray for God's blessing on these actions as those responsible take them.

Introduction

The Primates Meeting in October 2003 stated that "recent actions in New Westminster and in the Episcopal Church (USA) do not express the mind of the Communion as a whole, and these decisions jeopardise our sacramental fellowship with each other."

The meeting warned that the consecration of Gene Robinson would put "the future of the Communion in jeopardy" and "tear the fabric of our Communion at its deepest level"

This was a clear plea that the consecration should not go ahead at least until the Archbishop's Commission had been able to work - and a solemn warning of the consequences if it did.

This plea has been ignored and defied with contempt by a minority group in ECUSA.

The Primates set up a Commission to address these dangers and to report in September 2004. In the meantime they unanimously urged Provinces not to act precipitately and therefore agreed to a moratorium on controversial actions in their own jurisdictions. But ECUSA has acted already.

The Primates further called for and guaranteed adequate provision for Episcopal oversight for dissenting minorities in consultation with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Adequate here clearly means "acceptable to the people concerned."

Because of the defiant and pre-emptive action of some in ECUSA, this oversight needs to be in place now. But instead of providing such care as promised by the signature of their Presiding Bishop, some in ECUSA have launched lawsuits and disciplinary procedures which pre-empt the Archbishop's Commission and hold the agreed standstill in contempt.

As the Primates warned, this action could have grave knock-on consequences in relationships around the Communion. The fabric has already been torn by New Hampshire and the whole Anglican family must act to prevent further damage.

We therefore

Applaud the action of those Bishops in North America

- Who are forming a Network of Confessing Dioceses and Congregations as suggested by the Archbishop of Canterbury, within ECUSA and in good faith with its Constitution.

- Who have designated Bishop Robert Duncan as Convening Bishop (Moderator)

- Who will no longer be at the Lord's Table with those who have consecrated Gene Robinson (see below)

Encourage the formation in Canada of a Network of Confessing Churches in Canada to work in concert and in full communion with the ECUSA Network toward a North American Network.

Urge the Archbishop of Canterbury and the other primates individually and severally

- To maintain full Communion with those Anglicans in the USA who comprise the Network

- To recognise Bishop Bob Duncan (Pittsburgh) as the duly elected Convening Bishop (Moderator) of the Network and invite him to all events to which the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA is invited.

- To recognise the Convening Bishop (Moderator) in opening ecumenical conversations with other Christian churches.

- To insist on a moratorium on license suspensions and lawsuits against those who do not accept the election, confirmation or consecration of Gene Robinson or the blessing of same-sex partnerships at least until the Archbishop's Commission completes its work and Primates have considered its outcome.

- To insist that true and acceptable Episcopal oversight (rather than the Presiding Bishop's unacceptable proposal for "Supplemental Episcopal Pastoral Care") be arranged forthwith, and offer immediate oversight themselves until it is in place.

- To accept Letters Dimissory (recognition as licenced ministers) of threatened clergy, including both women clergy and those who will not accept the ordination of women.

- To ensure that no Bishops who attended and signed the consecration papers of Gene Robinson be permitted to serve on any committee or commission of the Communion or, in any way, as official representatives of the Anglican Communion.

We ask all bishops, including primates;

No longer to recognise the ministries of any Bishop who joined in the consecration of Gene Robinson. (See enclosed list).

To support their primates in seeking to implement the actions above.

We ask all parishes

To record their opposition to the consecration of Gene Robinson and to support this statement in writing

To find ways of supporting the historic values of the Anglican Communion in their prayers, mission and stewardship.

We call on all Anglicans to pray:

For the preservation and protection of the Anglican Communion and its historic values

For the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Primates

For their Bishops and clergy

For all who are confused or living in sin

For themselves to live holy and Christlike lives

For an end to confusion in the church.

New Hampshire Consecration

ATTENDING BISHOPS

Primates

The Most Rev. Frank T Griswold Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and Chief Consecrator

The Most Rev. Martin De Jesus Barahona Primate of the Province of Central America and Bishop of El Salvador

International

Bishop Krister Stendahl, Lutheran Church of Sweden Bishop Emeritus of Stockholm and Co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. Bruce Stavert, Bishop of Quebec (Canada)

The Rt. Rev. Michael Ingham, Bishop of New Westminster (Canada)

Episcopal Diocesan Bishops

The Rt. Rev. Joe Burnett, Bishop of Nebraska

The Rt. Rev. John B. Chane, Bishop of Washington

The Rt. Rev. George Councell, Bishop of New Jersey

The Rt., Rev. Thomas Ely, Bishop of Vermont

The Rt. Rev. James J. Jelinek, Bishop of Minnesota

The Rt. Rev. Chilton Knudsen, Bishop of Maine and co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. James A. Kelsey, Bishop of Northern Michigan

The Rt. Rev. Jack M. McKelvey, Bishop of Rochester

The Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, Bishop of Massachusetts

The Rt. Rev. Andrew Smith, Bishop of Connecticut

The Rt. Rev. Douglas Theuner, Bishop of New Hampshire

The Rt. Rev. Orris G. Walker, Jr., Bishop of Long Island

Suffragan, assisting and retired Episcopal Bishops

The Rt. Rev. Craig Anderson, Bishop of South Dakota (retired)

The Rt. Rev. G. P. Mellick Belshaw, Bishop of New Jersey (retired)

The Most Rev. Edmund L. Browning, retired Presiding Bishop and co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. William G. Burrill, Bishop of Rochester (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Roy F. Cedarholm, Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts

The Rt. Rev. Otis Charles, Bishop of Utah (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston, Bishop of Alaska (resigned)

The Rt. Rev. James E. Curry, Bishop Suffragan of Connecticut

The Rt. Rev. Jane H. Dixon, Bishop Suffragan of Washington (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Herbert a. Donovan, Jr., Bishop of Arkansas (retired) and co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. A. Theodore Eastman, Bishop of Maryland (retired) and co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. C. Christopher Epting, Bishop of Iowa (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grein, Bishop of New York (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Gayle E. Harris, Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts

The Rt. Rev. Barhara C. Harris, Bishop Suffragan of Massachusetts (retired) and co-consecrator

The Rt. Rev. Donald P. Hart, Assistant Bishop of Southern Virginia

The Rt. Rev. Clarence Hobgood, Bishop Suffragan of the Armed Forces (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Harold A. Hopkins, Bishop of North Dakota (retired)

The Rt. Rev. George N. Hunt III, Bishop of Rhode Island (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Edward W. Jones, Bishop of Indianapolis (retired)

The Rt. Rev. David B Joslin, Bishop of Central New York (retired)

The Rt. Rev. H. Coleman McGehee, Jr., Bishop of Michigan (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Vincent K. Petit, Bishop Suffragan of New Jersey (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Wilfrido Ramos-Orench, Bishop Suffragaon of Connecticut

The Rt. Rev. Walter C. Righter, Bishop of Iowa (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Hays H. Rockwell, Bishop of Missouri (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Cathy Roskam, Bishop Suffragan of New York

The Rt. Rev. Bennett J. Sims, Bishop of Atlanta (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Philip . Smith, Bishop of New Hampshire (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Daniel L. Swenson, Bishop of Vermont (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Arthur Walmaley, Bishop of Connecticut (retired)

The Rt. Rev. O’Kelley Whitaker, Bishop of Central New York (retired)

The Rt. Rev. R. Stewart Wood, Jr., Bishop of Michigan (retired)

DISSENTING BISHOPS

The Episcopal Church

Diocesan Bishops

The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, Bishop of Quincy

The Rt. Rev. James Adams, Bishop of Western Kansas

The Rt. Rev. Peter Beckwith, Bishop of Springfield

The Rt. Rev. Robert Duncan, Bishop of Pittsburgh

The Rt. Rev. Bertram N. Herlong, Bishop of Tennessee

The Rt. Rev. Daniel Herzog, Bishop of Albany

The Rt. Rev. John W. Howe, Bishop of Central Florida

The Rt. Rev. Gethin Hughes, Bishop of San Diego

The Rt. Rev. Jack Iker, Bishop of Fort Worth

The Rt. Rev. Russell E. Jacobus, Bishop of Fond du Lac

The Rt. Rev. Stephen Jecko, Bishop of Florida

The Rt. Rev. Terrence Kelshaw, Bishop of Rio Grande

The Rt. Rev. John Lipscomb, Bishop of Southwest Florida

The Rt. Rev. Edward Salmon, Bishop of South Carolina

The Rt. Rev. John-David Schofield, Bishop of San Joaquin

The Rt. Rev. James Stanton, Bishop of Dallas

Suffragan, assisting and/or retired

The Rt. Rev. C. FitzSimons Allison, Bishop of South Carolina (retired)

The Rt. Rev. David Bena, Bishop Suffragan of Albany

The Rt. Rev. Clarence Pope, Bishop of Fort Worth (retired)

The Rt. Rev. C. William Frey, Bishop of Colorado (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Philip Elder, Bishop Suffragan of Guyana (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Hugo Pina-Lopez, Assisting Bishop of Central Florida

The Rt. Rev. Edward MacBurney, Bishop of Quincy (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Earl McArthur, Bishop Suffragan of West Texas (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Donald Parsons, Bishop of Quincy (retired)

The Rt. Rev. Henry Scriven, Assistant Bishop of Pittsburgh

The Rt. Rev. William Wantland, Bishop of Eau Claire (retired)

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[bonny011765]

Now you're cooking with gas. This is important; this is organized; this is a clear statement and answer to the question: "What do you want?"

Where is +Neil Alexander in that list? He voted yes at convention. He got his job because Trache' was pulled at the last minute as Bishop of Atlanta due to certain unacceptable behavior on Trache's part; Trache' was deemed unfit to be Bishop of Atlanta. This is an ironic turn of events.
That list of Bishops should inclued 42 names, correct?

[Darlin']

Signed and bumped

[LiteKeeper]

DONE

[bonny011765]

Explored the sight first. So, apparently, "yes" voters get a pass. Those bishops attending consecration are the ones whose feet are being held to the fire here. It is very serious to say that they will not be welcome at the Holy Table. I have to think about what I am actually signing.

This is definitely gauntlet throwing down serious.

[mel]

Signed

[ahadams2]

I'll check back on the list tomorrow and see if they're going to officially correct it or not.

[bonfire]

I signed it. It causes me consternation also. I really hate all this.

[VRWC_minion]

I had some problems also but I considered that the real effect of the vote is to convey the strength of convictions. We are not actually voting.

[AnAmericanMother]

signed.

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