Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Grace and peace to you in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m., Bishop Edgar submitted a letter to Bishop Julian Dobbs, Dean of the Province, indicating voluntary submission to discipline in the matter of the Porter-Gaud chapel dedication. On Sunday evening, Bishop Edgar was notified that a Presentment had been submitted to the Province charging him with just cause for scandal or offense in violation of the disciplinary canons of the ACNA because of his conduct during the dedication service on August 18. Bishop Edgar confessed to the truth of the charge in the Presentment, stating that he should not have participated in the dedication service in the manner that he did.

The College of Bishops will determine the punishment for Bishop Edgar at their meeting in Plano, Texas September 21-25, 2026. This disciplinary notice was posted to the website of the Anglican Church in North America today, and we wanted you to be aware of this fact.

We, the Standing Committee of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, are in support of Bishop Edgar, and his voluntary submission to discipline is a reminder of our need for the mercy of God through the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We invite the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina to pray for our Bishop, our Diocese, and the College of Bishops during this difficult time.

Faithfully,

The Standing Committee of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Brothers and Sisters,

Last week, I shared a statement with the Province reaffirming our position of principled disengagement from those who promote false teaching.

I did so in the context of the participation of the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, ACNA, with a bishop of The Episcopal Church in a joint dedication of a local school chapel.

The seriousness of the situation led a complement of Bishops within our College to submit a Presentment, that is, a formal canonical document that advances a disciplinary case by setting out allegations of canonical misconduct against a bishop.

In response, Bishop Chip Edgar, against whom the Presentment has been issued, agreed with the charges against him and has consented to be disciplined by the College of Bishops when it gathers later this month. This act of humble submission means there will be no board of inquiry, nor a trial.

You can anticipate additional communication from the College following our September gathering.

I share this with heaviness of heart but in obedience to the truth Christ calls us to proclaim.

Once again, I call on the faithful in the Church to pray that God would guide and sanctify His Church for the glory of His Name.

In Him alone,

–(The) Rt. Rev. Julian Dobbs,
Dean of the Province

The joint blessing of a chapel at a historic school by an Episcopal bishop and an Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) bishop has stirred up deep controversy in the ACNA, with an August 26 statement from its acting primate sharply criticizing the service and promising that the church’s College of Bishops would rule on the situation next month.

Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina and Bishop Chip Edgar of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina participated alongside each other at the August 18 blessing of St. Timothy’s Chapel, a 600-seat church on the campus of Charleston’s Porter-Gaud School.

Photos of the event circulating on social media show the two bishops leading prayers together, draping a hanging over the chapel’s altar, laughing, and embracing warmly.

Both bishops are members of the independent Episcopal school’s Board of Trustees, and worked together early in their episcopates to resolve remaining tensions from the 2012 division of the original Diocese of South Carolina

“We took our seats on the board and we pretty quickly built trust,” Woodliff-Stanley said. “We’re not naïve; we know there are differences.”

Differences aside, they blessed the chapel jointly. The event included a Eucharist celebrated by the Rev. David A. Madison, Executive Director of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES), of which Porter-Gaud is a member. The school’s chaplain, the Rev. Palmer Kennedy, a priest of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina, preached.

Read it all.

Bear with us as there is much to catch up on, as ever–KSH.

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— Sheila (@Sheila38426081) September 8, 2026

O Lord Jesus Christ, who in thy earthly life didst share man’s toil, and thereby hallow the labor of his hands: prosper all those who maintain the industry of this land; and give them pride in their work, a just reward for their labor, and joy both in supplying the needs of others and in serving thee their Savior; who, with the father and the Holy Spirit, Livest and rreignest, ever one God, world without end. Amen.

A #prayer for #Laborday-'O Lord Jesus Christ, who in thy earthly life didst share man’s toil, and thereby hallow the labor of his hands: prosper all those who maintain the industry of this land; and give them pride in their work, a just reward for their labor, and joy both in… pic.twitter.com/sCVY8jtrDE

— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) September 7, 2026

Father in heaven, by whose grace the virgin mother of thy incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping thy word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example of her devotion to thy will; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

8 September is the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The beginning and end of Mary's earthly life are both traditionally remembered during the harvest season: today was sometimes called 'Latter Lady Day in harvest', to distinguish it from the feast of her Assumption. pic.twitter.com/cLgGtUD3Fp

— Eleanor Parker (@ClerkofOxford) September 8, 2025

O Eternal Lord God, without whose aid we cannot do the things that we would: Look mercifully upon the waywardness of our hearts, and strengthen us against evil; that as citizens of thy holy kingdom we may walk henceforth in the power of the Spirit, and bring forth fruit to thy glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #Cork pic.twitter.com/7GfLVuUQF3

— Margaret O'Connell🌻 (@MargaretOC6) September 8, 2026

And Job again took up his discourse, and said:

“Oh, that I were as in the months of old,
    as in the days when God watched over me;
when his lamp shone upon my head,
    and by his light I walked through darkness;
as I was in my autumn days,
    when the friendship of God was upon my tent;
when the Almighty was yet with me,
    when my children were about me;
when my steps were washed with milk,
    and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
When I went out to the gate of the city,
    when I prepared my seat in the square,
the young men saw me and withdrew,
    and the aged rose and stood;
the princes refrained from talking,
    and laid their hand on their mouth;
the voice of the nobles was hushed,
    and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
    and when the eye saw, it approved;
because I delivered the poor who cried,
    and the fatherless who had none to help him.
The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
    and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
    my justice was like a robe and a turban.
I was eyes to the blind,
    and feet to the lame.
I was a father to the poor,
    and I searched out the cause of him whom I did not know.
I broke the fangs of the unrighteous,
    and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my nest,
    and I shall multiply my days as the sand,
my roots spread out to the waters,
    with the dew all night on my branches,
my glory fresh with me,
    and my bow ever new in my hand.’

–Job 29:1-20

#Dawn on Tuesday over DC! @capitalweather @KaitlynMcGrath pic.twitter.com/cvwNCrjWSx

— Jeanne Stuart McVey (@RiverGirl707) September 8, 2026

Almighty God,
whose only Son has opened for us
a new and living way into your presence:
give us pure hearts and steadfast wills
to worship you in spirit and in truth;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Montagmorgenhimmel pic.twitter.com/M2ngyIgwLh

— Maxi M. (@MaxiMusterman1) September 7, 2026

O Our God, we believe in thee, we hope in thee, and we love thee, because thou hast created us, redeemed us, and dost sanctify us. Increase our faith, strengthen our hope, and deepen our love, that giving up ourselves wholly to thy will, we may serve thee faithfully all the rest of our life; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

—The Narrow Way, Being a Complete Manual of Devotion with a Guide to Confirmation and Holy Communion (London: J. Whitaker and Sons, 1893)

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. The heavy rain has gone and all is set fair. Squirrels racing through the oak tree, and a fly past of our local pair of buzzards. pic.twitter.com/HnElMVYgO9

— Anne O'Brien (@anne_obrien) September 6, 2026

Almighty God,
you search us and know us:
by your Spirit may we rely on you in strength
and rest on you in weakness,
now and in all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen (slightly edited; KSH).

WOW! This happened this morning at Wiser Lake! The rays kept getting better and better and double the spectacular with the reflection in the water.
Lynden, WA#wiserlake #fallvibes #autumn #fog #wawx #pnw #whatcomcounty pic.twitter.com/Xp2hD3BPAD

— Randy Small – Whatcom County Weather (@RandySmall) September 5, 2026

O God who hast made us in thine image, and who, sustaineth us in our failures, preserve us, we be seech thee, from presumption and despair, and grant that we may serve thee with steadiness and patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

–Robert W. Rodenmayer, ed., The Pastor’s Prayerbook: Selected and arranged for various occasions (New York: Oxford University Press, 1960)

Good morning from Malmö
Some colour a rainy Friday #malmö #photofrommyheart pic.twitter.com/lI4f72KuS5

— Lisa von Steijern🇸🇪 (@LisavonSteijern) September 4, 2026

Almighty God, who in Christ Jesus hast fulfilled to the sons of men thy ancient word of promise: Grant us grace to lay hold upon that promise by a living faith, that we may receive thy gift of righteousness, and at the last may enter upon our eternal inheritance; through the merits of the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Beautiful Atlantic mornings watching the sunrise over the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean light up 🌄💚

📍Renvyle, Connemara, County Galway ☘️

📸 Connemara Timeless Captures#Goldenhour #Connemara #Sunrise #Ireland #Galway #Renvyle pic.twitter.com/BUGq5zutnz

— 🇮🇪 This is Ireland 🇮🇪 (@ThisIsIreland3) September 3, 2026

O Lord Jesus Christ, who at the carpenter’s bench didst manifest the dignity of honest labour, and dost give to each of us our tasks to perform: Help us to do our daily work with readiness of mind and singleness of heart, not with eye-service as menpleasers, but as thy servants, labouring heartily as unto thee and not unto men, so that whatever we do, great or small, may be to the glory of thy holy name.

Guten Morgen ☕☕☕ pic.twitter.com/OJBw4ViRKc

— Die Kellner's (@andreas_kellner) September 2, 2026

The Week after the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Tuesday September 1, 2026

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Our young Province finds itself in a challenging and uncomfortable season. Our unity, fervor, and faith are surely being tested.

For almost a year, Archbishop Stephen Wood has been inhibited from his position as our ecclesiastical leader and has been facing charges of a highly serious nature before the Court for the Trial of a Bishop.

Specifically, in December 2025, the Province’s Board of Inquiry found there was probable cause to present the Archbishop for trial on the following charges:

Violation of his ordination vows;

Engaging in conduct giving just cause for scandal or offense, including the abuse of ecclesiastical power;

Sexual immorality.

The ecclesiastical court trial in this matter begins next week on Monday, September 7.

These proceedings touch the highest office of our Province, and their outcome will be felt in every diocese, congregation, and chaplaincy. For that reason, as Dean of the Province of the Anglican Church in North America, I ask the faithful of this Church to join me in prayer, and, as they are able, in fasting, for every person involved and for their families: that they would be given strength of mind, body, and spirit; godly courage to speak and to uphold the truth; and that the truth would come plainly to light and justice be done, to the glory of God.

Even as these proceedings commence, the gospel work of the Anglican Church in North America continues. In every diocese, congregations gather, the Word is preached, the sacraments are faithfully administered, men and women and young people are brought to repentance and faith in Christ and new churches are being planted. These proceedings do not suspend the mission entrusted to us, which is to reach North America with the transforming love of Jesus Christ.

Pray, then, for the Church herself: that God will uphold her, encourage her, and present her at the last pure and spotless on the Day of our Lord.

To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.  Jude 24, 25

Almighty God, you sit on your throne giving righteous judgment: We humbly ask you to bless the Court for the Trial of a Bishop; give them a spirit of wisdom and understanding, that fearing no power but yours alone, they may discern the truth and impartially and lovingly administer justice; through him who shall come to be our Judge, your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

In Christ alone,

The Rt. Rev. Julian M. Dobbs

Dean of the Province, ACNA

Acting Leader Bishop Julian Dobbs writes to ACNA https://t.co/Efu5sXUEMo –'Specifically, in December 2025, the Province’s Board of Inquiry found there was probable cause to present the Archbishop for trial on the following charges:

Violation of his ordination vows;

Engaging in… pic.twitter.com/sRDXEt3f1m

— Kendall Harmon (@KendallHarmon6) September 1, 2026

Almighty God, who called your church to bear witness that you were in Christ reconciling the world to yourself: help us to proclaim the good news of your love, that all who hear it may be drawn to you; through him who was lifted up on the cross, and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Walk this way…🌳💚#ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #TreeClub pic.twitter.com/HcEZUbYaG2

— Margaret O'Connell🌻 (@MargaretOC6) September 1, 2026

O Lord, renew our spirits and draw our hearts to thyself, that our work may not be to us a burden but a delight; and give us such a mighty love to thee, who thyself didst work as a craftsman in wood, as may sweeten all our obedience.  O let us not serve thee in a spirit of bondage, as slaves, but with cheerfulness and willingness, cooperating with thee in thy work of creation; for the glory of thy holy name.

En daar kwam de zon nog even. Fijne maandag😀 #zonsondergang pic.twitter.com/wMhVT6FUBs

— Tjark Dieterman (@DietermanTjark) August 31, 2026

O Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow after us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

Reflections from the riverbanks 🫶

Thank you to Revd Charlie Allen for capturing this photo 📷 pic.twitter.com/6zoNPOjxrq

— Durham Cathedral (@durhamcathedral) August 30, 2026

God of peace, who didst call John Bunyan to be valiant for truth: Grant that as strangers and pilgrims we may at the last rejoice with all the faithful in thy heavenly city; through Jesus Christ our Savior, who with thee and the Holy Spirit livest and reignest, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

If my life is fruitless it doesn’t matter who praises me. And if it’s fruitful it doesn’t matter who criticizes me.

—John Bunyan pic.twitter.com/T4cXL0DjiN

— Puritan Gold (@PuritanGold) September 22, 2025

O Almighty God and Heavenly Father, who by thy divine providence has appointed for each of us our work in life, and hast commanded us that we should not be slothful in business, but fervent in spirit, serving thee; help us always to remember that our work is thy appointment, and to do it heartily as unto thee.  Preserve us from slothfulness, and make us to live with loins girded and lamps burning, that whensoever our Lord may come, we may be found striving earnestly to finish the work that thou hast given us to do; through the same Jesus Christ our Saviour.

Our National Park Week countdown heads to the Gulf Coast!

Gulf Islands National Seashore stretches across Florida and Mississippi with white-sand beaches, barrier islands and historic forts.

Photo by Kimberly Herold pic.twitter.com/5MMLVJzUkM

— U.S. Department of the Interior (@Interior) August 28, 2026

O Heavenly Father, whose blessed Son declared to his disciples, I am among you as he that serveth: Take from us, we pray thee, the spirit of selfishness, and deepen within us the spirit of service; that we may think less of our own interests and more of the needs of others, after the perfect example of the same thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Good morning from the #WelshMarches. Sunrise after all the rain. An owl calling in the distance. pic.twitter.com/uyBWR0DmEi

— Anne O'Brien (@anne_obrien) August 28, 2026

Almighty God, the Creator of the ends of the earth, who giveth power to the faint, and strength to them that have no might: Look mercifully, we beseech thee, on our low estate and cause thy grace to triumph in our weakness; that we may rise and follow in the way of righteousness those who by faith already inherit the promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Morning everyone I hope you are well. The rain clouds gather over The Langdale Pikes to replace the sunshine we'd almost got used to. Have a great day.#lakedistrict pic.twitter.com/7fePCWFLhN

— Rod Hutchinson (@lakesrhino) August 28, 2026

Lord, make me conscious of Thy holiness and majesty: teach me to know and do Thy will: pour into my heart such love towards Thee, that, loving Thee above all things, I may obtain Thy gracious promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

–Robert W. Rodenmayer, ed., The Pastor’s Prayerbook: Selected and arranged for various occasions (New York: Oxford University Press, 1960)

#Sunrise on Wednesday over the Potomac River and DC! @capitalweather @KaitlynMcGrath pic.twitter.com/J6GSCF4TPh

— Jeanne Stuart McVey (@RiverGirl707) August 26, 2026

Almighty and everlasting God, by whose grace we have been admitted into the glory of the new covenant: Grant, we beseech thee, that being delivered from the death of sin and the bondage of the law, we may rejoice in the life and liberty of the Spirit, and evermore find our sufficiency in thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Guten Morgen, ihr Lieben!
Ich wünsche einen schönen Dienstag, der euch zum Lächeln bringt.
❤️🍃💚🌻❤️🍃💚🌻❤️🍃💚🌻❤️ pic.twitter.com/lU1MKahprd

— Brigitta Neurauter (@BrigittaNeurau2) August 25, 2026

Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and, because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Morning everyone I hope you are well. Stillness across Derwentwater towards Catbells and beyond. Have a great day.#lakedistrict pic.twitter.com/6SYQOgITvg

— Rod Hutchinson (@lakesrhino) August 23, 2026

O God, give me strength to live another day.  Let me not turn coward before its difficulties or prove recreant to its duties.  Let me not lose faith in my fellow men.  Keep me sweet and sound of heart, in spite of ingratitude, treachery, or meanness.  Preserve me from minding little stings or giving them.  Help me to keep my heart clean, and to live so honestly and fearlessly that no outward failure can dishearten me or take away the joy of conscious integrity.  Open wide the eyes of my soul that I may see good in all things.  Grant me this day some new vision of thy truth, inspire me with the spirit of joy and gladness, and make me the cup of strength to suffering souls; in the name of the strong Deliverer, our only Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

–Robert W. Rodenmayer, ed., The Pastor’s Prayerbook: Selected and arranged for various occasions (New York: Oxford University Press, 1960)

Colourful dawn. Photo taken this morning from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor at sunrise. pic.twitter.com/0uNOMzSMo8

— Michelle Cowbourne (@Glastomichelle) August 21, 2026

O Almighty God, who hast revealed thyself in him who veiled his Godhead that he might unveil thy glory, and hast made him the eternal sacrifice and only priest of men: Grant that by the power of thy Holy Spirit the veil on our hearts may be taken away, and we may look on him who loved us and gave himself for us, and so be changed into the same image from glory to glory, until at last we shall see him with unveiled face, for evermore.

Yellow throated martin caught on camera trap in Far East of Russia

#wildlifeconservation pic.twitter.com/9tOKc8zFfe

— dominic dyer (@domdyer70) August 19, 2026

O Gracious God, whose blessed Son set forth thy love towards mankind, in his miracles of healing and mercy, making both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak: Grant that our ears may be opened to thy Word, and our tongues loosed to proclaim it to others, and to further the spreading of thy gospel among all nations; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord.

A Pepper sunrise #photography pic.twitter.com/LGXgXpnyKL

— Mike Parsons (@mikep_lbi) August 20, 2026