Events Calendar
In This Section
Most Read Stories
Another winter punch heading toward Ohio
Complaints against officer keep coming
Woman rescued after falling through rotting floor in house
Police say couple had 50 stolen hubcaps
Strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti'
Teen driver crashes into Bath Twp. home
Police: Ohio girl dies after fall into snow bank
Blogs:
First Bell - On Education:
State auditor cites Highland Athletic Booster Club
Pets:
Pet telethon re-airs
The Heldenfiles:
NBC Releases Olympics Announcer List
Akron Zips:
Zips favored on road against MAC West leader
Tribe Matters:
Blogmail response on Hafner
Cleveland Browns:
Stallworth's contract terminated
Balanced Ledger:
QB in Browns future: another mock draft
Kent State Sports:
KSU Notes – February 9
Cleveland Cavaliers:
New York Media Begins to Acknowledge Reality?
Buckeye Blogging:
Buckeyes grab 18 players on signing day
Varsity Letters:
Five local gridders to play in Big33
All Da King's Men:
Palin At The Tea Party Convention
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Republican Pre-Conditions
Akron Law Café:
Law, Love and Chocolate
Car Chase:
Collector Car Hobby Loses One of the Best—Jim Roll
Let's Talk Real Estate:
Decisions Decisions: Credit Cards or Your Mortgage?
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Loucile is looking for a Lake Erie getaway in June for three kids, ages 1, 3, and 5.
Sound Check:
Talk of the Town – Top entertainment picks for the weekend
HRLite House:
OFCCP Report
Akron Gamer:
Makers of 'Castle Crashers' unveil 'BattleBlock Theater'
See Jane Style:
Do IT this week: Layering
By Colette M. Jenkins
Beacon Journal religion writer
Published on Thursday, Aug 30, 2007
The Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, has accepted a nomination to become the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago because she wants to follow God's call.
''I believe that accepting this nomination is what God is asking of me, and I, in turn, ask your prayers for me and for our church as I strive to respond faithfully and with grace,'' Lind wrote in a letter to the Trinity congregation.
Trinity is the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, which consists of more than 24,000 Episcopalians in 103 parishes in northern Ohio.
Lind, a lesbian priest who lives in Cleveland Heights with her partner, Emily Ingalls, is one of five candidates for the bishop's seat. If elected, she will become the second openly gay bishop consecrated in the denomination.
New Hampshire Bishop V. Gene Robinson, who lives with his partner, was consecrated in 2003 as the denomination's first bishop living with a same-sex partner. His election led to a painful debate on homosexuality that divided the Episcopal Church and created a chasm in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church is the U.S. branch of the 77 million-member Anglican Communion.
Lind's nomination coincides with a demand by the Anglican Communion that the American church bar gay bishops. Episcopal bishops are meeting next month to decide whether they should pledge by Sept. 30 not to consecrate another openly gay bishop. If the Episcopal bishops fail to meet the demand, the church could lose full membership in the worldwide communion.
The Rev. Lane Hensley, a priest in the Chicago Diocese and a member of the search committee, said the five candidates have been asked not to grant media interviews. Lind is honoring that request.
''We are trying very hard to let the spirit of God move in our community as we discern who should be our next bishop and not reduce this to a political debate or posturing in the media,'' Hensley said. ''We're simply looking for the best person who is most likely called by God to be our bishop. It's not about sexuality. It's about God's call.''
The next bishop of the Chicago Diocese will succeed Bishop William Persell, who was Lind's predecessor as dean of Trinity Cathedral. Persell, who served in Cleveland from 1991 to 1999, will resign for health reasons after his successor is consecrated.
Lind's history
Lind came to Trinity in 2000 and led the development of Trinity Commons, which is home to Trinity Cathedral, the Diocese of Ohio offices and three stores. She met Ingalls shortly after arriving at the cathedral.
Under Lind's leadership, Trinity has grown to 700 parishioners. Her ministry has included work in environmental justice, interfaith relations, sustainable urban planning, arts and culture, and the diversity of the Episcopal Church.
She is also an author, city planner and photographer. Before entering the seminary, she worked in nonprofit management and community development.
The Columbus native began her ordained ministry in Paterson, N.J., where she led the effort to revitalize a multicultural urban congregation and campus and establish the St. Paul's Community Development Corp.
Lind earned an undergraduate degree in urban studies from the Honors College at the University of Toledo and a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York.
Lind calls Ingalls her life partner in the biographical statement posted on the Chicago Diocese's Web site, http://www.epischicago.org.
The Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, has accepted a nomination to become the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago because she wants to follow God's call.
Get the full article here.
Comments
Click here to post your comments
