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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

May 31, 2005 - Tuesday to Note & To Read

Reconciliation theme of Global Episcopal Mission Network June meeting

[Episcopal News Service] Dioceses, congregations and individuals
interested
in global mission will meet at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis,
Indiana, June 23-24 for the ninth annual Global Episcopal Mission
Network's
(GEM) Educational Institute.

Meeting under the theme "Ambassadors of Reconciliation" the conference
will
feature presentations, workshops, and opportunities for networking with
other mission leaders from around the Episcopal Church.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Esther Mombo of Kenya. She is an academic
dean at
St. Paul's United Theological College in Limuru and will speak to the
role
of ambassadors of reconciliation and lead a Bible study. Other speakers
include host Bishop Catherine Waynick of Indianapolis who will serve as
banquet speaker and also address the topic of the bishop as the
principal
missionary agent of the diocese. The Rev. Mark Harris, previous
executive
director of GEM, will lead bible study and Margaret Larom, director of
the
Episcopal Church Center's Office of Anglican and Global Relations (AGR,)
will preach at the Eucharist.

In addition to the annual meeting, this year's gathering will include
the
continuation of the three-year certificate program to equip diocesan
mission
agents. The focus is on mission networking. Also, the first annual Youth
Mission Educational Institute (YMEI pronounced "why me") for young
people
ages 18-24 will meet and celebrate mission trips and, plan for the
future.

GEM is an association of dioceses committed to the principle that every
Episcopalian is a missionary by:

*Encouraging the establishment of mission organizations in all dioceses,
and

*Assisting dioceses in developing and strengthening their mission
programs
and ministries outside their diocese.

They work in collaboration with AGR, voluntary missionary societies and
ecumenical partners.

Further information and registration details may be obtained from the
Rev.
Bill Wood at 316.262.0897 or email williamjwood@hotmail.com.

Note: The following title is available from the Episcopal Book/Resource
Center, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY  10017; 800.334.7626 or
212.716.6118; http://www.episcopalbookstore.org/

To Read: THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE: The Anglican Communion in the
Post-Modern
Era by Mark Harris (Church Publishing Incorporated, New York, New York,
1998, $23.)

In this book, Episcopal priest Mark Harris comments on Anglican identity
and
vision for the future. Contents include these sections: (1.) Finding the
Anglican Communion; (2.) An Anglican Communion Understanding of the
Church;
(3.) Theology rooted in the Incarnation;  (4.) Engagement with the
World;
(5.) Vocational Recommendations for the Anglican Communion.

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