All the documents from this website relating to the dispute between Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon and Fr Samuel Edwards and the vestry of Christ Church, Accokeek
2001
16 March - Bishop Jane Holmes Dixon says "NO" to Accokeek 20 March - Fr Edwards defends his stand at Accokeek 1 April - Bp Dixon meets Christ Church ... nothing happens 2 April - Attorney Charles Nalls defends Fr Edwards in open letter 25 May - An open letter to the Primates of the Anglican Communion from the Rector, Churchwardens and Parish Council of All Saints', Wickham Terrace, in the Diocese of Brisbane, Australia 27 May - Bishop Jack Iker takes pastoral oversight of Accokeek 25 June - Bp Dixon asks federal court to oust Fr Edwards from Accokeek 8 July - Forward Now! A call from the President and Council of Forward in Faith, North America 12 July - Presentment signed against Bp Dixon 13 July - 'Battle of Accokeek' intensifies 5 August - Bp Dixon wants Sam Edwards out ... NOW 27 August - Bp Dixon's attorney claims bishop is final authority 13 September - Settlement negotiations collapse when Bp Dixon filed a federal lawsuit against Fr Edwards and the Vestry 29 October - Accokeek to appeal Judge Peter J. Messitte's decision 1 December - A day of shame for America and the Episcopal Church as Fr Samuel Edwards, his wife, family and their two cats are forced out of the rectory 4 December - Accokeek seeks tally of Bp Dixon's lawsuit costs 5 December - Bp Dixon sets terms for Accokeek saying she would continue as "rector ex officio" 6 December - Bp Dixon to send 'Swat Team' to Accokeek 18 December - Court Acted as "An Arbiter of Religious Doctrine" claim Fr Samuel Edwards and the vestry of Christ Church 21 December - Bishops Iker and Duncan File amicus brief claiming that Judge Messitte "misunderstood polity of the Episcopal Church" 29 December - Accokeek Congregation gives the Vestry new powers
2002
11 January - Accokeek seeks reversal for lack of jurisdiction 24 January - Accokeek Appeal argued before a lively Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia 26 January - Dixon vs. Accokeek . . . arguments heard in Court of Appeals 23 May - Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects the Appeal 24 May - "Only a defeat for the Parish and its courageous Rector" - FiF NA 27 June - Fr Samuel Edwards renounces the Ministry of The Episcopal Church
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