Episcopal Life Daily February 4, 2008
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Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:
* TOP STORY - ERD Sunday focus of February 10 Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts * TOP STORY - Black History Month is celebrated at Episcopal Church Center * DIOCESAN DIGEST - CENTRAL FLORIDA: Bishop recognizes parishes' 'new beginnings' * DIOCESAN DIGEST - FLORIDA: Convention welcomes new parish, establishes companionship with Peru * DIOCESAN DIGEST - FLORIDA: Funds reported missing from Tallahassee church; investigation ongoing * DIOCESAN DIGEST - MARYLAND: Two nominees added to bishop slate * DIOCESAN DIGEST - UTAH: Diocese welcomes first retreat center guests * WORLD REPORT - AUSTRALIA: Sydney's bishops will not attend Lambeth * WORLD REPORT - AUSTRALIA: First aboriginal candidate one of 48 deacons ordained in historic service * WORLD REPORT - CENTRAL AFRICA: Demonstrators block cathedral installation of new Harare bishop * WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Edward Lewis appointed as Queen's chaplain * WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Pakistan-born bishop receives death threats after Islam claims * WORLD REPORT - TANZANIA: Western Tanganyika bishop warns on treatment of Burundi refugees * TEACHING - Final 'Upward Bound' conference set for Fort Lauderdale * DAYBOOK - February 5, 2008: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * CATALYST - Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation
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TOP STORIES
ERD Sunday focus of February 10 Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts
[Episcopal Life Weekly] The Presiding Bishop has designated February 10 as Episcopal Relief and Development Sunday. This week's bulletin inserts give information about ERD's Millennium Development Goals Inspiration Fund, and how the church community can help create lasting solutions to the problems of poverty, hunger and disease.
Bulletin inserts are available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_8852_ENG_HTM.htm
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Black History Month is celebrated at Episcopal Church Center
By Daphne Mack
[Episcopal News Service] In recognition of February's designation as Black History Month, the Episcopal Church's Office of Black Ministries has invited black clergy and laity to the Episcopal Church Center every Tuesday during the month to officiate at the daily 12:10 p.m. Eucharist service in the Chapel of Christ the King and lead a lecture series from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on the legacy of black people in the Episcopal Church.
"The planned observance of Black History Month this year at the Episcopal Church Center in New York may be the first of its kind, and enjoys the full support of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori," said the Rev. Angela S. Ifill, missioner of the Office of Black Ministries. "Through Black History Month each year we have the opportunity to continue to raise the importance of the need for all of America to serve all people in a way that is respectful, equal and just."
The Church Center is located at 815 Second Avenue, between 43rd and 44th streets, in New York City.
For schedule and full story:
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_94510_ENG_HTM.htm
More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife
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DIOCESAN DIGEST
CENTRAL FLORIDA: Bishop recognizes parishes' 'new beginnings' http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_94501_ENG_HTM.htm
FLORIDA: Convention welcomes new parish, establishes companionship with Peru http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_94511_ENG_HTM.htm
FLORIDA: Funds reported missing from Tallahassee church; investigation ongoing http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_94500_ENG_HTM.htm
MARYLAND: Two nominees added to bishop slate
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_94513_ENG_HTM.htm
UTAH: Diocese welcomes first retreat center guests http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_94512_ENG_HTM.htm
More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm
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WORLD REPORT
AUSTRALIA: Sydney's bishops will not attend Lambeth http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94533_ENG_HTM.htm
AUSTRALIA: First aboriginal candidate one of 48 deacons ordained in historic service http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94519_ENG_HTM.htm
CENTRAL AFRICA: Demonstrators block cathedral installation of new Harare bishop http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94515_ENG_HTM.htm
ENGLAND: Edward Lewis appointed as Queen's chaplain http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94517_ENG_HTM.htm
ENGLAND: Pakistan-born bishop receives death threats after Islam claims http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94516_ENG_HTM.htm
TANZANIA: Western Tanganyika bishop warns on treatment of Burundi refugees http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_94518_ENG_HTM.htm
More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm
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TEACHING
Final 'Upward Bound' conference set for Fort Lauderdale
[Episcopal News Service] This spring's gathering of congregational leaders for the "Upward Bound: Leading Congregations through Change, Decisions, and Conflict" conference will mark the last installment of the training seminar designed to heighten self-awareness and skills required to lead congregations in times of change and transition.
Founded by the Rev. Charles N. Fulton, III, director of Congregational Development and president of the Episcopal Church Building Fund (ECBF), "Upward Bound" concludes inline with his retirement in the fall.
The final gathering will run May 5-8 at the Gallery One Fort Lauderdale, a Doubletree Guest Suites Hotel, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78650_94528_ENG_HTM.htm
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DAYBOOK
On February 5, 2008, the Church calendar remembers the Martyrs of Japan (1597).
* 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 February 5, 1736, John and Charles Wesley, Anglicans who helped pioneer the Methodist movement, arrived in America at Savannah, Georgia.
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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, $17
[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 -- or visit your local Episcopal bookseller, http://www.episcopalbooksellers.org
More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm