Dear Friends of the Anglican Realignment,

Four stories that caught my attention this week covered very different subjects. First is the safe release of Archbishop Kattey of Nigeria, who was kidnapped near his residence on September 6. Although at this time there are few details surrounding his safe return, we rejoice that whatever negotiations and all of the prayers were successful and that he is now back with his wife and his diocese.

The second is the ongoing kerfuffle in the Episcopal Church (TEC) over the attempted seizure of the UTO granting process from the Episcopal Church Women and the United Thank Offering (UTO) Committee. Something that has worked for over a hundred years and is still working should have been left alone, but in the megalomaniacal view of the Presiding Bishop of TEC, Katharine Jefferts Schori, all power must be consolidated into the hands of the very few, namely herself, her Chancellor, David Booth Beers, who is the driving force behind the plethora of law suits vexing the church, and the Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls, a bishop and former trial attorney who is her chief make-it-happen minion.

The UTO board suffered an ultimatum from the Presiding Bishop's office that caused many of them to resign in protest, and it is still unclear whether she will be successful or whether the UTO board will be able to maintain their independence and effective operation. At stake is the trust of Mom and Pop in the pew who have funded the UTO offerings and felt satisfied and pleased with the mission work that this has accomplished. One can only wonder what the troika at the New York office will do with the millions of dollars at stake if they gain unfettered access to it. Perhaps fund more law suits with increased vigor?...

Read the rest of Bishop Anderson's article here.