Three Independent Catholic Communities Hosting Free Seminar About Independent Catholic Movement in Colorado.Lifestyle Editors AURORA, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2004 Church of the Holy Family Church of the Holy Family is a name shared by several churches of the Roman Catholic Church:
Father Scott Jenkins, pastor of the Holy Family church, will mentor the leadership of the new communities to be established in Northglenn and Crestone. "The independent Catholic movement is a source of healing where people who are disenfranchised from traditional church life will find a new opportunity to realize that the Gospel is really present for them," Father Jenkins explains. "These independent communities serve as an alternative for Catholics who are no longer welcome to participate in the Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholic Church, Christian church headed by the pope, the bishop of Rome (see papacy and Peter, Saint). Its commonest title in official use is Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. ." A video presentation will be shown at the seminar about the independent Catholic movement, and the presiding Bishop The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity. Anglican Anglican Church of New Zealand For a short period the style Presiding Bishop was used by the Anglican Church in New Zealand. of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) -- a new national organization to which these communities belong -- will be available for questions. Although not necessary, seats can be reserved by contacting Holy Family 303-699-5200. Note to Editors: Additional information and photos available upon request. About the Ecumenical Catholic Communion (ECC) The ECC was formed as a national ecclesial Ec`cle´si`al a. 1. Ecclesiastical. body when delegates from 13 independent catholic communities from across the U.S. gathered and ratified rat·i·fy tr.v. rat·i·fied, rat·i·fy·ing, rat·i·fies To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve. a constitutional document in September 2003. The ECC constitution provides a model of governance with shared decision-making authority by both a House of Laity and a House of Pastors, and an Episcopal Council providing spiritual and apostolic ap·os·tol·ic ap·os·tol·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to an apostle. 2. a. Of, relating to, or contemporary with the 12 Apostles. b. leadership. Also passed was the establishment of the Office of the Presiding Bishop, to which Bishop Hickman was elected. A lay woman, Allison Sansone, was appointed Chancellor of the newly formed ECC. Bishop Hickman spent the last 18 years as pastor of Saint Matthew Ecumenical Catholic Church in the city of Orange, CA. His belief in the principle of shared leadership motivated him to begin evaluating the process of forming a national church, represented by other faith communities who have approached him in recent years. "The word 'catholic' means universal or non-exclusionary," Bishop Hickman explains. "We are simply seeking to realize the original vision of an inclusive Church that is at the heart of the Gospel of Jesus." The ECC traces its catholic heritage through the Old Catholic faith tradition of 18th century Europe, when a group of Catholics in The Netherlands left the Roman Church over the issue of papal infallibility papal infallibility In Roman Catholicism, the doctrine that the pope, acting as supreme teacher and under certain conditions, as when he speaks ex cathedra (“from the chair”), cannot err when he teaches in matters of faith or morals. . Old Catholics have maintained the earlier practice of local authority, within the context of Catholic historical, liturgical, and sacramental sacramental, in the Roman Catholic Church, aid to devotion that is not a sacrament. Sacramentals are commonly divided into six classes: prayer, anointing, eating, confession, giving, and blessings. traditions. To learn more visit us at www.catholiccommunion.org. |
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