Prayer Requests

This coming Saturday our diocese will gather to re-elect The Rev. Mark J. Lawrence to be the Fourteenth Bishop of South Carolina. Pray that the consents will come in quickly and that the consecration will be able to go forward as soon as possible. Here is a picture of Mark and his wonderful wife, Allison, from last year.




...and below are some additional dates in which to be in prayer for our Church

* August 9-10, 2007 "Windsor Bishops" meet

* September 20-25, 2007 House of Bishops meet in New Orleans, Louisiana (Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will meet with them for a time of discussion)

* September 25 - 28, 2007 Common Cause Council of Bishops meets

* September 30, 2007 Primates expect Episcopal Church response (Communique, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

* July 16 - August 4, 2008 Lambeth Conference at University of Kent, Canterbury, England