Posted on 10/27/2007 2:05:59 PM PDT by Huber
A conservative Episcopal parish in Marlborough is bolting the denomination, in the latest indication that even in liberal Massachusetts the Episcopal Church is losing congregations over its support for gay rights. Holy Trinity Church in Marlborough is leaving behind its building, renting space in a nearby Methodist church, and affiliating with the Anglican Mission in the Americas, which is overseen by the Episcopal Church of Rwanda. The small Marlborough congregation, with about 70 active members, is following a national trend in which conservative Episcopal congregations are leaving the Episcopal Church USA to affiliate with theologically like-minded Anglican provinces in Africa. The Marlborough congregation is the third local group of Episcopal parishioners to bolt this year. In January, many of the parishioners of All Saints Episcopal in Attleboro left to form All Saints Anglican in Attleboro and in September, most of the parishioners of All Saints Episcopal in West Newbury left to form All Saints Anglican in Amesbury. The new Attleboro congregation is affiliated with the Episcopal Church of Rwanda, the new Amesbury congregation with the Anglican Church of Kenya. There are also several other Anglican congregations in Eastern Massachusetts - including in Brewster, Brockton, Middleborough, and Sandwich - that have been formed by individuals who are unhappy with the direction of the Episcopal Church. Most of those congregations have formed since the Episcopal Church approved an openly gay priest, the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, as bishop of New Hampshire, but their leaders say they have a broader set of concerns about what they perceive to be the liberal theological direction of the Episcopal Church and its willingness to make decisions that are opposed by other provinces of the global Anglican Communion...
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Traditional Anglican ping, continued in memory of its founder Arlin Adams. Is it true that this fellow Shaw has a young male “companion” who hangs out with the other bishops’ wives at bishops meetings?
A bit more background:
When Rev. McKinnon arrived some years ago (2001?) the Globe did an article on him as well regarding how Conservative he was in relation to the Diocese of Mass (which I believe is the largest Episcopal Diocese in the Country).
I remember this because I had considered contacting him to inquire whether he was interested doing a K of C sponsored lecture on the whole mess in the ECUSA and it’s impact on Ecumenism...or something like that.
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