Pastor to preach, defy Episopal bishop's order
Leader of the former All Saints Episcopal plans to speak Sunday
Marketta Gregory
Staff writer

(January 28, 2006) — The pastor of All Saints Anglican Church plans to preach Sunday even though Rochester's Episcopal bishop has forbidden him to do so.Bishop Jack McKelvey has "inhibited" the Rev. David Harnish, which means Harnish is no longer supposed to lead services, baptize or officiate at weddings.

The sanctions arose because Harnish and his Irondequoit parish have joined the Church of the Province of Uganda, a separate church within the Anglican Communion. Like the Episcopal Church of the USA, it has roots in the Church of England.

The dispute between the Episcopal diocese and All Saints burst into the open in November, with the diocese voting to dissolve the church, formerly All Saints Episcopal, because it was withholding $16,000 from the diocese. The core issue was the diocese's support of the ordination of a gay bishop in New Hampshire in 2003, which caused widespread dissension among Episcopalians. Story