Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Wednesday, April 4 in Holy Week.
* Today in Scripture:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1687, James II issued a Declaration of Indulgence which allowed freedom of worship in England and also severely threatened Anglican control of church and state. The declaration permitted Nonconformists to meet, forgave penalties for ecclesiastical offenses and no longer required oaths of supremacy and allegiance for those in royal service.
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WEEKS AHEAD
Holy Week and Easter Day services will be held at parishes and Cathedrals throughout the Episcopal Church this coming week. A full list of Episcopal Cathedrals is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/directory_1776_ENG_HTM.htm. Please check with your local parish or diocese for a list of services in your area.
Full calendar: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_1669_ENG_HTM.htm
Events
4/7/2007
>> BENNINGTON, Vermont: Holy Baptism to be celebrated at Vermont Church
4/8/2007
>> SAN FRANCISCO, California: Cathedral to host Keiskamma altarpiece
4/10/2007
>> WASHINGTON, D.C.: Faith in the public square
4/11/2007
>> BERKELEY, California: CDSP set for spring conference for prospective seminary students >> BOSTON, Massachusetts: Sjoerd Bonting to speak at second Pollard Lecture
4/12/2007 >> AUSTIN, Texas: Harvey Lectures at ETSS
4/13/2007
>> ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI: Third annual AFRECS conference
4/16/2007
>> NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana: Church in Metropolitan Areas gathering
4/20/2007
>> AUGUSTA, Georgia: Art and Spirituality, Connecting with God beyond Words >> SMYRNA, Delaware: Diocese of Delaware to meet in convention
4/21/2007
>> HYDE PARK, Illinois: Annual Leadership and Ministry Fair >> KNOXVILLE, Tennessee: Diocese of East Tennessee to hold diocesan ministry conference
4/22/2007
>> SEWANEE, Tennessee: U2CHARIST at University of the South
4/23/2007
>> SUFFOLK, England: International stewardship event >> NEW YORK CITY: Early Childhood Education Program Leadership Day
4/24/2007 >> NEW YORK CITY: The Faith Club
4/27/2007
>> ALEXANDRIA, Virginia: Frank Griswold keynote speaker for Mollegen Forum
Music
4/4/2007
>> NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey: A choral stations of the cross
4/6/2007
>> NEW YORK CITY: Music at Holy Trinity in April
4/15/2007
>> CHICAGO, Illinois: Concert at St. James Cathedral
4/21/2007 >> NEW YORK CITY: The Sacred Art of Chant
4/22/2007
>> PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: Choral Evensong and Concert >> BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania: Great Concerts for Great Causes presents Spencer Myer
Full calendar: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_1669_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "The Illumined Heart: The Ancient Christian Path of Transformation" from Paraclete Press, by Frederica Mathewes-Green, 112 pages, hardcover, c. 2004, $16.95
[Source: Paraclete Press] Why are modern Christians so indistinguishable from everyone else? Why don't they stand out in virtue and joy? How could the early saints pray constantly, fast valiantly, and love their enemies?
"Today's Christianity has come untethered from its historic roots," says Frederica Mathewes-Green, "yet we can recover its power by reviving this ancient, transcultural faith." Drawing on Christian writings throughout the early centuries, Mathewes-Green explores prayer, fasting, and alms, giving as aids to "theosis" -- total transformation in Christ.
Frederica Mathewes-Green is a columnist for Beliefnet.com, a contributor to Christianity Today, and a book reviewer for the Los Angeles Times. Her previous books include Facing East: A Pilgrim's Journey Into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy and At the Corner of East and Now: A Modern Life in Ancient Christian Orthodoxy. She lives in Linthicum, Maryland, with her husband, Fr. Gregory.
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