Episcopal Life Daily March 3, 2008
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Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:
* TOP STORY - Episcopal Life Media reopens search for editor; position restructured * TOP STORY - Union of Black Episcopalians 40th anniversary focus of March 9 bulletin inserts * TOP STORY - In London, Joint Standing Committee members attend St. Paul's Cathedral Eucharist * TOP STORY - Gaza crisis must be resolved, Christian leaders urge Condoleezza Rice * DIOCESAN DIGEST - NEW YORK: Bishop Sisk responds to revelations about predecessor * DIOCESAN DIGEST - PENNSYLVANIA: Trial date set for Bennison * WORLD REPORT - CANADA: Judge rules against Diocese of Niagara in dispute with local churches * FEATURE - On the road in South Carolina with the Presiding Bishop * DAYBOOK - March 4, 2008: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * CATALYST - Grace (Eventually) Thoughts on Faith
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TOP STORIES
Episcopal Life Media reopens search for editor; position restructured
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Life Media (ELM) -- an integrated system of web, print and broadcast resources serving Episcopalians, seekers and observers -- on March 3 resumed the search for an editor who will serve in a strengthened role of coordinating content across print and online platforms.
"The Board of Governors of Episcopal Life Media is both pleased and energized that the search for an ELM editor has been re-opened," said board chairman Eugene Willard. "We look forward to continuing good cooperation and consultation in our church's multi-layered communications system."
"The restructured position will serve the Episcopal Church in a far more comprehensive way in developing and shaping content across print and electronic platforms," said Robert Williams, Episcopal Church communication director. "We at ELM are grateful for the strong support of the Board of Governors and Church Center senior staff officers who have assisted in making this strengthened position possible."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_95415_ENG_HTM.htm
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Union of Black Episcopalians 40th anniversary focus of March 9 bulletin inserts
[Episcopal Life Weekly] Bulletin inserts for March 9 announce the 40th-anniversary celebration of the Union of Black Episcopalians at its annual gathering, to take place June 29-July 3 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey with the theme "Celebrating Our Past, Reaching New Horizons."
Bulletin inserts are available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/95270_ENG_HTM.htm
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In London, Joint Standing Committee members attend St. Paul's Cathedral Eucharist
Lambeth Conference, Windsor Process focus of annual meeting; Presiding Bishop visits several London parishes
By Matthew Davies
[Episcopal News Service, London] Members of the Primates/Anglican Consultative Council Joint Standing Committee attended Sung Eucharist at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on March 2, the midway point of their meeting which is being held behind closed doors at the Anglican Communion Office.
Meeting through March 4, a large portion of the committee's time is being devoted to Lambeth Conference planning, the Windsor Process and budgetary discussions, said the Rev. Canon James M. Rosenthal, director of communications for the Anglican Communion.
The committee, which includes Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, will also meet with the Windsor Continuation Group, whose formation was announced February 12 by the Archbishop of Canterbury. That group has been charged with addressing outstanding questions arising from the Windsor Report and reviewing the various formal responses received from provinces and instruments of the Anglican Communion.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_95369_ENG_HTM.htm
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Gaza crisis must be resolved, Christian leaders urge Condoleezza Rice
CMEP writes Secretary of State ahead of Middle East visit
By Matthew Davies
[Episcopal News Service] Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) has written to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ahead of her March 3-5 trip to the Middle East, asking that she "take urgent action to address the still unresolved Gaza crisis."
The leaders of U.S. Anglican, Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches and church-related organizations that make up CMEP bemoaned the "continuing violence and suffering experienced by Palestinians and Israelis" that "is hindering progress on the peace process" and also creating "conditions that pose a particular threat to the small Christian community in Gaza."
Israel's blockade of Gaza, which began on January 17, has created severe fuel and food shortages, causing humanitarian hardship throughout the territory. Israeli officials have said the blockade has been necessary to put pressure on militant Palestinians to stop firing rockets into southern Israel.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_95368_ENG_HTM.htm
More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife
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DIOCESAN DIGEST
NEW YORK: Bishop Sisk responds to revelations about predecessor http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95414_ENG_HTM.htm
PENNSYLVANIA: Trial date set for Bennison
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95404_ENG_HTM.htm
More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm
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WORLD REPORT
CANADA: Judge rules against Diocese of Niagara in dispute with local churches http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_95367_ENG_HTM.htm
More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm
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FEATURES
On the road in South Carolina with the Presiding Bishop
By Neva Rae Fox
[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina welcomed Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori during her short visit in February through open forums, open houses, and open hearts.
The Presiding Bishop had not been invited to the January consecration of diocesan Bishop Mark Lawrence, and the February 24-25 visit was an opportunity for Jefferts Schori and the people of the diocese to explore their common areas as well as their points of disagreement.
Through a series of public events and private gatherings, the Presiding Bishop was able to meet and speak with diocesan officials, clergy and lay people, deans, elected Standing Committee and Council members.
Accompanied by her husband, Dr. Richard Schori, and the Rev. Canon Dr. Charles Robertson, canon to the Presiding Bishop, Jefferts Schori expressed enthusiasm about the visit. "It's wonderful to meet and talk to people face-to-face," Jefferts Schori said about her visit. "That's how we learn to know each other and learn about each other."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_95407_ENG_HTM.htm
More Features: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78936_ENG_HTM.htm
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DAYBOOK
On March 4, 2008...
* 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 March 4, 1827, Abdul Masih (servant of Christ) died. Abdul Masih adopted this name after his conversion by Anglican missionary Henry Martyn.
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CATALYST
"Grace (Eventually) Thoughts on Faith" from the Penguin Group, by Anne Lamott, 253 pages, paperback, c. 2007, $14
[Source: Penguin Group] In Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith, the author of the bestsellers Traveling Mercies and Plan B delivers a poignant, funny, and bittersweet primer of faith, as we come to discover what it means to be fully alive.
"There's no one quite like Anne Lamott...She manages to suggest that she's your ally, the funny best friend who knows instinctively that you've had these troubles, too. And perhaps that's why readers continue to find something fresh in everything she has to say." -- Los Angeles Times
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