--For Immediate Release -- February 24, 2005, from Via Media USA

Contacts:
Christopher Wilkins, Ph.D., Facilitator (ciwilkins@viamediausa.org; 412-831-1737)
Leslie Poole, Public Relations Coordinator (lespoole@viamediausa.org; 407-647-3492) 

Via Media USA Releases “In Our Many Voices”

“In Our Many Voices” is a Via Media USA report on the state of the Episcopal Church in the dioceses in which we are active, and on our particular ministries within them. Via Media USA is an alliance of thirteen groups in twelve dioceses around the country that have gathered together to preserve and protect the unity and integrity of the Episcopal Church.

Via Media USA was invited to provide information on our experience in the dioceses where we are active to the Executive Council’s Standing Committee on Congregations in Ministry at the council’s February meeting in Austin, Texas. Because this preliminary draft received so much interest, Via Media USA has polished it slightly and is now releasing it generally.

Via Media USA’s goals include providing structures and communities of support for Episcopalians who feel disconnected and isolated from the Episcopal Church; identifying threats to our church’s unity, integrity, and mission; and working for reconciliation within the Episcopal Church, particularly in our own dioceses and parishes. “In Our Many Voices” addresses each of these goals. We hope that it can contribute to efforts underway throughout the church to bring acts of healing, reconciliation, and grace to bear on our common life in Christ.

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Note: The report itself can be found here.