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Daybook -- Today is Friday, October 13, 2006.
* Today in Scripture: Daily Office meditation
http://www.forwardmovement.org/todaysreading.cfm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1988, more than 200 cursillistas participated in the annual National Episcopal Cursillo Seminar (NECS) http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_numbe r=88193
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World Report
MALAWI: Churches join worldwide anti-poverty campaign http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_78614_ENG_HTM.htm
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Multimedia: Baumgarten upholds MDGs, ONE Campaign in fighting global poverty
[ENS] Alexander Baumgarten, international policy analyst in the Office of Government Relations, talks about the Episcopal Church's commitment to the Millennium Development Goals, adopted by the 75th General Convention as a mission priority for the next triennium, and upholds the importance of the ONE Campaign, an advocacy movement to make poverty history.
Video and audio streams of Baumgarten's interview are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_78390_ENG_HTM.htm
The full text is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_78613_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Intercession: A Theological & Practical Guide" from Cowley Publications, by Ormonde Plater, 136 pages, paperback, $14.95
[Source: Cowley Publications] -- Intercession is an essential element of both public and private prayer. Using the Book of Common Prayer and the major elements of the Prayers of the People, Plater explains the construction of everyday litanies, collects, and petitionary prayers, as well as the composition of intercessions for church seasons, holy days, and special occasions.
Plater begins by looking at the roots of intercession in the Bible, history, and ancient belief and practice, and goes on to offer practical advice for creating corporate intercessions in the local community. Intercession is a useful aid for liturgical study and planning for priests, pastors, deacons, lay ministers, and worship committees. Small prayer and intercessory groups will find it helpful for free-form prayer that is creative and flexible, yet grounded in prayerbook principles.
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