Devon Church of England churches face £620000 shortfall; C of E and wind farms; Tunbridge Wells church hit by defections to Rome appoints new vicar; Start of an ‘exciting journey’; Cardinal in gay wedding vote call
Devon Church of England churches face £620000 shortfall
BBC News – The way Church of England churches in Devon are run may have to be restructured to make up a £620000 shortfall in finances.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-18847113
C of E and wind farms
Power Engineering Magazine – Are windfarms God’s gift or the devil’s work? It’s a topic which is being ever more hotly debated within the Church of England. Only last month, as revealed in The Daily Telegraph, parishioners in North Devon fought off an attempt by the Bishop of …
http://www.power-eng.com/news/2012/07/14/an-ill-wind-blows-over-church-of-england-s-windfarm-proposals-nl-as-the-church-of-england-considers.html
Tunbridge Wells church hit by defections to Rome appoints new vicar
Kent News – “We’ve not changed what we teach, what has changed is the wider Church of England, who want to worship in a new and different way, which is why in the end it was an easy decision for us because it was a matter of integrity and standing up for what we …
http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/tunbridge_wells_church_hit_by_defections_to_rome_appoints_new_vicar_1_1441724
Start of an ‘exciting journey’
West Sussex County Times – A professional musician and retired chiropodist were among the men and women ordained as deacons of the Church of England at Chichester Cathedral last month.
http://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/community/our-church/start-of-an-exciting-journey-1-4043643
Cardinal in gay wedding vote call
BBC – Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic urges the Scottish government to hold a referendum on proposals to legalise same-sex marriage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18847588