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Daybook -- Today is Thursday, January 4, 2007, in Christmas.
* 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 1887, Christ Church in Andover, Massachusetts, was consecrated. http://www.christchurchandover.org/history.htm
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Diocesan Digest
A round-up of news from Episcopal dioceses since December 15:
FLORIDA: Revived and historic Episcopal church to be featured in travel magazine http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80867_ENG_HTM.htm
LOUISIANA: Diocese announces first official commemoration of the Feast of Frances Joseph Gaudet http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80870_ENG_HTM.htm
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: Retiring bishop refuses
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80865_ENG_HTM.htm
NORTHWESTERN PENNSYLVANIA/MAINE: One nomination process winds down, another about to begin http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80627_ENG_HTM.htm
PITTSBURGH: Parish asks court to protect diocesan property http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80714_ENG_HTM.htm
SAN DIEGO: Fire at cathedral doesn't stop worship http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80659_ENG_HTM.htm
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA: Citing decline in health, bishop takes short-term leave http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_80569_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation" from Church Publishing, Inc., by Stephanie Spellers, 180 pages, paperback, c. 2006, $12
[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] -- Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation is at once a theological, inspirational, and practical guide for congregations that want to move beyond diversity and inclusion to present a vision for the church of the future: one where the transforming gifts, voices and power of marginalized cultures and groups bring new life to the mainline church.
The book is based on two years of work and more than 200 interviews with people in congregations around the United States -- in urban, suburban, and rural settings, in the Northeast, South, Midwest, West, and Pacific Northwest -- asking the question, how do we face our fears and welcome transformation in order to become God's radically welcoming people? Each chapter introduces a particular congregation and the challenges it faced, and lays out the theological underpinnings of tackling fears head-on and embracing change as a welcome part of community life.
To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org or call 800-903-5544.
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