Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Today a further session of mediation with Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr. was conducted. Mediation is now in recess until January 11-12 in Columbia.
The clergy of the Diocese are reminded that Judge Anderson is allowing no discussion, outside of mediation sessions, of what has been said there.
As the Diocese continues to faithfully journey through this process of litigation at multiple levels, I ask your continued prayers for wisdom and discernment on the part of the Bishop, legal counsel and all the Diocesan leadership.
In Christ’s service,
–The Rev. Canon Jim Lewis is Canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of South Carolina