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God grant that we may maintain that middle way, not as a compromise for the sake of peace, but as a comprehension for the sake of truth.
— from Holy Women, Holy Men
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Brief Report on Annual Meeting
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Albany Via Media's 2011 annual meeting was held on November 12 at St. George's, Schenectady, the colonial Anglican parish in Schenectady's Stockade. Newly elected to the Board are Mary Lawthers of St. Luke's in Saranac Lake, Valerie Thompson of St. Pauls' in Albany, and Barbara Wisnom of St. Andrew's in Albany. The featured speaker was the Rev. Tobias Haller, BSG, Vicar of St. James Fordham in the Bronx. A transcript of Fr. Haller's talk entitled Anglican Disunion: The Issues Behind “the Issue” may be found at his well-known blog In a Godward Direction. |
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St. George's Church |
Recent Letters to the Editor |
Trinity Church |
- Allison de Kanel, January 7, 2012
- On Bishop Spong's 10th Thesis
- Allison de Kanel, January 5, 2012
- On Bishop Spong's 9th Thesis
- Allison de Kanel, January 3, 2012
- On Bishop Spong's 8th Thesis
- Allison de Kanel, January 3, 2012
- On Bishop Spong's 7th Thesis
- Allison de Kanel, December 30
- On Bishop Spong's 6th Thesis
- Dennis Wisnom, December 23
- On the Bishop's Christmas letter
- Kathy Baldwin Keenan, December 17
- On difficulty responding to diocesan appeal
- Dennis Wisnom, December 15
- On the need for transparency
- Robert Dodd, December 14
- On the role of bishops as shepherds
- Ann Carlson, December 12
- On the role of bishops as shepherds
- Kathy Baldwin Keenan, December 11
- On the role of bishops as shepherds
- Kathy Baldwin Keenan, December 3
- On the tone and language of some recent letters
- Ann Carlson, December 3
- On the tone and language of some recent letters
- Rev. Ann S. Gaillard, December 1
- On the tone and language of some recent letters
- Kathy Baldwin Keenan, November 28
- On the understanding of marriage
- William F. Hammond, November 28
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Ven. Christopher Brown, November 26
- On the understanding of marriage
- Robert Dodd, November 26
- On the understanding of marriage
- Ven. Christopher Brown, November 25
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Kathy Baldwin Keenan, November 25
- On the understanding of marriage
- Ven. Christopher Brown, November 25
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Rev. Ann S. Gaillard, November 23
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Dave DiSisto, November 23
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Rev. Michael Waverly-Shank, November 23
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Rev. John M. Kettlewell, November 22
- The prohibition of clergy attendance at same-sex unions
- Rev. Michael Waverly-Shank, October 28
- Same sex unions represent a departure from Scripture
- Robert Dodd, October 5
- A message to our members and friends
Past News
Bishop of Albany's Pastoral Letter, dated June 30, 2011,
regarding New York's same-sex marriage legislation
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Membership
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New members & "old" member renewals are most welcome. We need all the help we can get to continue our work here in the Diocese of Albany. AVM Members and Friends: The January 2012 issue of Open Minds was published on January 9, 2012. If, in due course you have not received it, it is probably because we lack a correct address for you. Please verify your address(es) by sending an e-mail to rdodd2 at hotmail.com. If you prefer not to receive information from AVM by either e-mail or U.S. mail, please tell us so, and we shall remove your name from our distribution list(s).
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Rev. Ann Gaillard, Rector of St. Luke's in Saranac Lake and Robert Dodd, President of Albany Via Media, seek to establish order at the "Wishes and Ways" meeting on October 22. |
“We took to heart the admonition of the Apostle Paul that Christians should not be divided over seemingly important, but tangential issues, including sexual preferences and the role of women in the church, things like that.”
Former president Jimmy Carter, at the funeral of former president Gerald Ford
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