Odds and ends

In other Grace news, I promised I'd update you on whether the purpose of the discretionary fund has changed at all during Armstrong's 20-year tenure. According to Larry Hitt, chancellor for Colorado's Episcopal Diocese, the purpose of the discretionary fund has been essentially the same since 1814 -- though the actual canon has been renumbered a few times.

Also, check out this link to Armstrong's Easter sermon. In it, Armstrong offers some thoughts on the current upheaval, some personal revelations and, perhaps, a clue why his constituency has remained so loyal throughout this ordeal.