DENVER: Episcopal church's last rites in Englewood fueled by gay divide
DENVER: Episcopal church's last rites in Englewood fueled by gay divide
St. George's will dissolve, the latest in Episcopal exodus
By Electa Draper
The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13219779#ixzz1F84oRGdW
February 26, 2011
Parishioner Anne Jansson lights a candle in the sanctuary of St. George s Episcopal Church in Englewood. She prayed, she said, for this church one last time. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)
After a farewell service on Sunday, St. George's Episcopal Church will close its doors just short of its 100th anniversary - the latest parish to disintegrate in part because of the ordination of gay and lesbian priests.
The Episcopal Diocese of Colorado will officially deconsecrate the Englewood church, more recently called Holy Apostles, after its short-lived merger with another struggling congregation failed to save it.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
St. George's will dissolve, the latest in Episcopal exodus
By Electa Draper
The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13219779#ixzz1F84oRGdW
February 26, 2011
Parishioner Anne Jansson lights a candle in the sanctuary of St. George s Episcopal Church in Englewood. She prayed, she said, for this church one last time. (Craig F. Walker, The Denver Post)
After a farewell service on Sunday, St. George's Episcopal Church will close its doors just short of its 100th anniversary - the latest parish to disintegrate in part because of the ordination of gay and lesbian priests.
The Episcopal Diocese of Colorado will officially deconsecrate the Englewood church, more recently called Holy Apostles, after its short-lived merger with another struggling congregation failed to save it.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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