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[ENS] World Report / Weeks Ahead / Catalyst: Spiritual Direction in Context


From "Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>
Date Wed, 24 May 2006 10:46:15 -0400


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From: news@episcopalchurch.org [mailto:news@episcopalchurch.org] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 7:53 AM To: mdavies@episcopalchurch.org Subject: [ENS] World Report / Weeks Ahead / Catalyst: Spiritual Direction in Context

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Daybook -- Today is Wednesday, May 24, 2006, in Eastertide. The Church Calendar remembers Jackson Kemper, first missionary bishop in the United States (1870).

* Today in Scripture: Daily Office meditation http://eds.libsyn.com * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1796, the first Bishop of Massachusetts, Edward Bass was elected to this post; he was consecrated in 1797 and served through 1803. http://www.diocesewma.org/about/history.html; http://www.diomass.org

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World Report

* ANGLICAN COMMUNION: 'Towards an Anglican Covenant' is commended * INDIAN OCEAN: Bishop confirms 150 in Diana Region * KENYA: ERD provides emergency assistance to people affected by floods * MALAWI: ERD provides emergency assistance to people affected by floods * SCOTLAND: New Primus for the Scottish Episcopal Church * SOUTH AFRICA: Archbishop Ndungane announces retirement after Lambeth 2008

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_74924_ENG_HTM.htm

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Weeks Ahead

* PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: Trinity Cathedral's spring recitals continue * CLEVELAND, Ohio: Art exhibit showcases talent from Trinity's outreach program * IVORYTON, Connecticut: Incarnation camp to hold second open house * SAN FRANCISCO: Heather Hinton to perform at Grace Cathedral * ST. LOUIS, Missouri: Recovery workshop offered * NEW ORLEANS: Eco-Justice conference planned for June * BYFIELD, Massachusetts: June workshop planned on touch drawing * SEATTLE, Washington: Healing of memories workshop set with Michael Lapsley

* EVANSTON, Illinois: Seabury-Western set for 148th Commencement * FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania: St. Thomas to hold Celtic Service * NEW YORK CITY: Center for Christian Spirituality to offer summer courses * AUSTIN, Texas: Seminary to explore Christian formation * NEW YORK CITY: St. John the Divine to host Chinese Bible exhibit * HOUSTON, Texas: Bishop Wimberly to throw out first pitch * SPECULATOR, New York: The Diocese of Albany to meet in convention * DUXBURY, Massachusetts: Silent retreat offered

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_74925_ENG_HTM.htm

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Catalyst: "Spiritual Direction in Context," new from Morehouse Publishing (an imprint of Church Publishing Inc.), edited by Nick Wagner, paperback, 192 Pages $21.95

Morehouse Publishing: http://www.morehousepublishing.org/booksmusicItemView.asp?bookID=13312

[Source: Morehouse Publishing] -- "God created us to be lovers," writes Nick Wagner in his introduction to Spiritual Direction in Context. "When we love, we are in right relationship. We are acting for justice. The ministry of every spiritual director, in any context, is to serve as a guide into the depths of that love relationship."

Here, in this provocative collection of essays, respected leaders in the field of spiritual direction explore the myriad of contexts in which this relationship takes place and offers practical ways to respond to them.

As the popularity of spiritual direction grows, directors are facing situations that monks and nuns - for centuries the exclusive practitioners of this profession - never had to face.

The essays in this book, drawn from Presence, the journal of Spiritual Directors International, look deeply at spiritual direction in a number of contexts, including the workplace, with the aging, in hospitals, with women's groups, with youth, with the homeless, and with those in mourning.

"Spiritual Direction in Context" is the third in the SDI series.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800.903.5544.

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