Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida: Gloria Dei Church seeks APO
The following is a statement from the Vestry of Gloria Dei Church that was presented to the congregation of Gloria Dei on Sunday, July 8, 2007
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AFFIRMATION OF APO
GLORIA DEI CHURCH
COCOA, FLORIDA


Excerpt: While we will remain open to the possibility of negotiation, it appears that our only options are to seek APO elsewhere. We declare ourselves as the loyal remnant of the Episcopal Church in The Diocese of Central Florida. This declaration may entail a cooperative effort with other Orthodox dioceses and parishes in consultation with primates of the Anglican Communion, to form a new Anglican Parish and Diocese in Central Florida. A second possibility would be for the Central Florida Diocese to take a commanding leadership position and to transfer to another existing Province of the Anglican Communion. A third possibility would be to seek the status of an injured parish and seek extra-provincial oversight either under the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury or under a Primate. Finally, other possibilities exist and we are continuing to fully explore all of those possibilities."

full statement

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