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


News

March 2013 issue of
Open Minds

The Newsletter of Albany Via Media
published March 20, 2013



News

AVM Board Meeting in January

photo: St. Paul's Albany

The Albany Via Media Board met Saturday, January 5, 2013 at St. Paul's in Albany. Congratulations to the officers elected for the coming year:

Barbara Wisnom, President
Rev. Paul Blanch, Vice President
Dennis Wisnom, Secretary
John White, Treasurer

News

2012 Annual Meeting

The 2012 Annual Meeting of Albany Via Media was held Saturday, December 8, 2012 at St. Paul's in Albany.

Bishop Gladstone (Skip) Adams of the Diocese of Central New York spoke on Seeking to be Faithful in the 21st Century.

Congratulations to newly elected Board members Fr. Paul Blanch, David Kennison, and Virginia Manning. Thanks to retiring Board members Bob Dodd, Marya Dodd, and Anita Ford.


Recommended Article

The Rt. Rev. Pierre Whalon on Polity Politics

An excellent account of the polity of The Episcopal Church that may be seen, in part, as a response to the claims of the “Fort Worth Seven”. Bishop Whalon oversees the Convocation of American Churches in Europe, which is part of Province II of The Episcopal Church, the same province to which the Diocese of Albany belongs.


Article


photo: St. George's in Schenectady's Stockade

St. George's Church
in Schenectady's Stockade

Recent Letters to the Editor

photo: Good Shepherd, Chestertown

Church of the Good Shepherd
Chestertown NY

Dennis Wisnom, March 20, 2013
Should the clergy wives conference be a clergy spouses conference?
Dennis Wisnom, November 20, 2012
On the convention of the Diocese of Central New York
Dennis Wisnom, November 17, 2012
On the convention of the Diocese of Central New York
Kathy Keenan, July 25, 2012
On following Jesus
William F. Hammond, July 12, 2012
On a complaint concerning the Fort Worth amicus brief
Rev. Paul J. Hartt, July 7, 2012
On a complaint concerning the Fort Worth amicus brief
William F. Hammond, July 5, 2012
On a complaint concerning the Fort Worth amicus brief
Rev. Paul J. Hartt, July 4, 2012
On a complaint concerning the Fort Worth amicus brief

Recommended Article

The Rev. Tobias Haller, BSG on Anglican Disunion

The Rev. Tobias Haller, BSG, is Vicar of St. James Fordham in the Bronx. This article is a transcript of the talk entitled Anglican Disunion: The Issues Behind “the Issue” given by Fr. Haller at the 2011 annual meeting of Albany Via Media.

photo: Rev. Tobias Haller BSG speaks to the 2011 annual meeting
              at St. George's Schenectady

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Membership

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.

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Thank you!
Bob and Marya Dodd,
Newsletter Editors

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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, 2011.


“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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