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Preliminary statement from meeting with the Presiding Bishop

     The Presiding Bishop met on May 15, 2001 with a group of bishops to discuss 
the situation in Accokeek, Maryland and its implications for the church, together 
with other concerns. 

     The participants were the Most Reverend Frank Griswold, the Right Reverend 
John-David Schofield, the Right Reverend Keith Ackerman, David Booth Beers, the 
Right Reverend Robert Wm. Duncan Jr., The Right Reverend Jack Iker, the Right 
Reverend Peter James Lee, the Reverend David Moyer, Charles Nalls, the Right 
Reverend Donald Parsons, and the Right Reverend Douglas Theuner. 

     The Presiding Bishop characterized the meeting as "cordial and useful." The 
participants agreed that they would issue a joint communiqué about the meeting as 
soon as they have all had an opportunity to review a draft. The statement is 
expected early next week.