From: wfn-editors-request@wfn.org> Subject: wfn-editors Digest, Vol 39, I ssue 51> To: wfn-editors@wfn.org> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:58:21 -0800> > Send wfn-editors mailing list submissions to> wfn-editors@wfn.org> > To sub scribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://mail.wfn.org/ma ilman/listinfo/wfn-editors_wfn.org> or, via email, send a message with subj ect or body 'help' to> wfn-editors-request@wfn.org> > You can reach the per son managing the list at> wfn-editors-owner@wfn.org> > When replying, pleas e edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of wfn- editors digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. MECC Life & Service Director Participates in ACT Annual> Meeting (mecc)> 2. MECC Unit on Life & Service held Advocacy W/Shop on Migrants'> Rights (mecc)> 3. MECC/Syria is Implemen ting 2nd Phase of ACT Appeal for Iraqis> (mecc)> 4. Heads of Churches in Jo rdan Reject the New Missionary Sects (mecc)> 5. Young Stewards from the Mid dle East (mecc)> 6. Christians in the Middle East is Theme of World Confere nce in> Rome (mecc)> 7. Churches in Europe Condemn Caricatures of Prophet M ohammad (mecc)> 8. MECC General Secretary Visits Archbishop of Cyprus (mecc )> 9. MECC Executive Committee will Meet in March (mecc)> 10. Teresita Vale riano Named LWF Regional Officer for North> America (NEWS@ELCA.ORG)> 11. Lu therans in Davenport, Iowa, 'Journey to Jerusalem' to Buy> Mules, Goats (NE WS@ELCA.ORG)> 12. [ELD] Dominican Republic, Haiti dioceses explore mutual> ministry at mission dialogue conference (Matthew Davies)> > > ------------- ---------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Da te: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:59:06 -0800> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subj ect: MECC Life & Service Director Participates in ACT Annual> Meeting> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED095A.3A2C%mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"> > > Action by Churches Tog ether International has embarked on an Alliance-wide,> innovative and multi -phased Capacity Development Initiative. The primary aim> and the objective of the Capacity Development Initiative (CDI) is to> strengthen the capacit y of ACT members and to enhance the ability,> principally of member organiz ations and ACT Forums, related churches and> other institutions of the Alli ance to mitigate the effects of, and respond> to, disasters and humanitaria n emergencies.> > MECC General Secretary nominated Ms. Seta Hadeshian Direc tor of the Unit on> Life & Service, to represent the Council and the Middle East region.> Currently the CDSG has ten members representing Africa, Asia , Europe, Latin> America, the Caribbean and the Middle East. The seats for North America,> Australia and the Pacific will be identified soon and added to the CDSG.> The CDI started its preparations in January 2008. At its fir st meeting on> the 14th of January 2008 at the WCC Headquarters, Geneva, th e CDGS elected> its chairs: Ms. Seta Hadeshian-MECC and Mr. Herman Brouwer- ICCO> For further information contact: meccls@cyberia.net.lb> > > Middle Ea st Council of Churches> Office of International Ecumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary> mecc @cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://ww w.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:08:12 -0800> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: MECC Unit on Life & Service held Advocacy W/Shop on Migrants'> Rig hts> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0B7C.3A2E%mecc@cyberia .net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > > ?Migrants R ights and Development Prospects? was the theme of the advocacy> workshop wh ich was organized by MECC Unit on Life & Service, Service to> Refugees, Dis placed and Migrants Program, and took place on February 7 - 8,> 2008, at ho tel Le Meridien - Commodore, Beirut - Lebanon.> More than 50 participants f rom churches, church-related NGOs, national and> international organization s participated in it. Present were the Lebanese> Director General of Minist er of Labor, and a delegation from the Ministry of> Labor, representatives of Interior Security forces, representative of> General Security, Director of Human Rights Institute Beirut Bar Association,> Philippine?s Labor Attac h?, and representative of the Embassy of Sri Lanka.> > In view of providing information on the situation of migrant workers> residing in Lebanon, seve ral interventions were made by the representative> of Caritas Migrant on th eir legal condition and the constitutional context> in Lebanon; the activit ies and progress of the National Steering committee> on the Migrants Rights ; the Human Rights perspective of the Ministry of> Labor; the situation of Philippine Migrant workers in Lebanon; and the role> of the media. > Partic ipants identified concrete action plan and recommendations to the> Ministry of Labor to take into consideration in the future development plans> of th e National Steering Committee.> For further information contact: meccls@cyb eria.net.lb> > > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of International E cumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Sale h, General Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------------------ ------------> > Message: 3> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:10:01 -0800> From: me cc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: MECC/Syria is Implementing 2nd Phase of ACT Appeal for Iraqis> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0BE9 .3A2F%mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"> > > The MECC offices in Syria (Damascus and Aleppo) started the implementa tion> of the 2nd phase > of ACT Appeal which focuses on vocational training for young needy Iraqis> residing in Syria. > About thirty young Iraqi stud ents were identified to enroll in an English> language course, which will e nable them to improve their English and acquire> a certificate.> > > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of International Ecumenical Relations> P. O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary> m ecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http:/ /www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message : 4> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:15:10 -0800> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb >> Subject: Heads of Churches in Jordan Reject the New Missionary Sects> To : WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0D1E.3A31%mecc@cyberia.net.lb >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > > In a statement iss ued on Friday the 15th of February, Heads of Churches in> Jordan were offen ded with a report, which was issued by an American agency> on the inter-net regarding the situation of Christians in Jordan and stated> that the Jorda nian authorities are expelling foreign Christians from the> country. Heads of Churches considered the report as an: ?offend to the> relationships betw een Christians and Muslims in the country and has many> false facts?. The s tatement of churches assessed that ?Christians in Jordan> are living their normal, safe and secure life everywhere in the country?,> and ?have unique relationships with their counterpart the Muslims?.> ?Christians? continued the statement ?are fully involved in the social,> economical, political lif e of the country as full citizens?, and that> ?Christians in Jordan has nev er been under violence or terrorism but lived> in peace with Muslims?. With regard the missionary sects whom their numbers> have increased in the last few years, the statement rejects some of these> sects who ?came to the cou ntry pretending to offer the Christians social and> human services, but it quickly uncovered its true intention to establish new> churches, start pros elytizing faithful, act as new missionaries, and create> tension between Ch ristians and Muslims?.> > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of Intern ational Ecumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibr ahim Saleh, General Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia. net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > --------- ---------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:16:17 -0800> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: Young Stewards from the Middle East> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0D61.3A32%mecc@cyberi a.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > > Three youn g stewards from Lebanon (Ms. Nazeli Kandakarjian), Syria (Mr.> Salam Hanna) and Palestine (Mr. Haytham Salsaa) served at the WCC Central> Committee me eting (10 ? 20 February). ?It is like being in the centre of the> globe? Na zeli was quoted, ?it couldn?t be better than this?. Stewardship is> a youth program related to WCC, which brings young people from all over the> world to serve, learn, and interact. The program is part of the ecumenical> form ation for young people.> > > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of Int ernational Ecumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyber ia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------ ------------------------> > Message: 6> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:20:07 -08 00> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: Christians in the Middle Eas t is Theme of World Conference in> Rome> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Mes sage-ID: <C3ED0E47.3A34%mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; cha rset="ISO-8859-1"> > > St Egidio Community in Rome organized a conference on the theme: ?Christians> in the Middle East between their Future, Tradit ion and Islam?. The founder> of the Community Dr Andrea Ricardi stressed in his opening speech on the> importance of supporting the ?Christian presenc e in the Middle East?. He> stated that the ?Eastern Christians are the orig in and the roots of> Christianity. They relate the Church in the West with its origin.> Christianity was born in the East and spread to the West and f rom there to> the rest of the world?. The conference, which lasted for two days (20 ? 21> February) aimed at shedding the lights on the situation of C hristians in the> Middle East, which is somehow forgotten by the Europeans and the Westerns in> general, and to strengthen the relationships and solid arity with them.> Several Eminent clergies and lay speakers from the Middle East presented> their input regarding the situations of Christians in the Middle East.> For further information: www.stegidio.org <http://www.stegidi o.org>> > > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of International Ecumen ical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, Ge neral Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961 -1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ----------------------- -------> > Message: 7> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:21:36 -0800> From: mecc <m ecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: Churches in Europe Condemn Caricatures of Pro phet Mohammad> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0EA0.3A35%me cc@cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > CHU RCHES IN EUROPE CONDEMN THE CARICATURES OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD> The Christ ian Council of Norway, The Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical> and Inte rnational Relations and the Norwegian Church Aid condemn the> publication o f the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.> A Statement received by MECC on 20.02.2008> Text reads:> ?The caricatures that have been published in Dani sh newspapers and in the> Norwegian newspaper Agderposten have an offending impact on the religious> feelings of many Muslims. Our sympathy goes to Mu slims in Norway and in the> rest of the world who feel hurt or offended by these drawings. How one> interprets the content and function of these caric atures depends on who the> interpreter is. We think the publication of draw ings that can be understood> as a scorn of religious symbols is unwise and demonstrates a lack of respect> ? especially when it affects religious mino rities.> Freedom of speech is one of the fundamental human rights. Hence we recognize> the right to print the drawings and condemn those who meet thes e> publications with violence. On the other hand, freedom of speech entails the> right to freely declare the opposite argument if one disagrees with a > statement. As representatives for the religious majority in Norway we fee l a> particular responsibility to speak up about what we think about insult ing> people of other faiths.> Critique of religions can be good and necessa ry, and we feel that religions> can benefit from relating itself to critiqu e - both internal and external.> However, we do not see that the caricature s of the Prophet Muhammad> constitute neither good nor constructive religio us critique?.> > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of International E cumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Sale h, General Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------------------ ------------> > Message: 8> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:22:38 -0800> From: me cc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: MECC General Secretary Visits Archbishop of Cyprus> To: WFN <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0EDE.3A36%mecc@ cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"> > > On Sat urday the 23rd of February, MECC General Secretary met with His> Beatitude Chrysostomos II Archbishop of Cyprus to thank him for the support> that the Archbishop had provided for the MECC 9th General Assembly, which> was held in Cyprus. Present in that meeting were two Executive members:> Bishop Anb a Bishoy from Egypt, and Bishop Nicola Amathnestos from Cyrpus.> > Middle E ast Council of Churches> Office of International Ecumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgis Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary> mec c@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyberia.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://w ww.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 9> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:23:38 -0800> From: mecc <mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Subject: MECC Executive Committee will Meet in March> To: WFN <wfn-editors @wfn.org>> Message-ID: <C3ED0F1A.3A37%mecc@cyberia.net.lb>> Content-Type: t ext/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"> > > The MECC Executive Committee will me et for two days on (5 ? 6 March) at the> Armenian Orthodox Catholicosate in Antelias ? Beirut. High on the agenda of> the meeting is the issue of MECC restructuring, election of the new> Associate General Secretaries (represe nting 3 families of churches),> election of the MECC representatives on the DSPR Central Committee (4 of> them), approving the MECC four years action plan which is developed by the> Units and Departments, and approving the fi nancial budget for the next four> years. > For further information contact: guirgissaleh@cybeia.net.lb> > Middle East Council of Churches> Office of I nternational Ecumenical Relations> P.O. Box 5376, Beirut, Lebanon> > Guirgi s Ibrahim Saleh, General Secretary> mecc@cyberia.net.lb or guirgissaleh@cyb eria.net.lb> > +961-1-353-938> http://www.mec-churches.org/> > > > > > ---- --------------------------> > Message: 10> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:19:45 -0600> From: <NEWS@ELCA.ORG>> Subject: Teresita Valeriano Named LWF Regiona l Officer for North> America> To: <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <327B5 70D8B5D4E87B96365316126BDB8@dmz.elca.org>> Content-Type: text/plain> > Titl e: Teresita Valeriano Named LWF Regional Officer for North America> ELCA NE WS SERVICE> > February 29, 2008 > > Teresita Valeriano Named LWF Regional O fficer for North America> 08-020-JB> > CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Teresita "Tita" C. Valeriano was> appointed regional officer for the Lutheran World Federation> (LWF) in North America, effective March 1. Valeriano, 42,> Luth eran campus pastor at the University of Southern California,> Los Angeles, since 2004, is an ordained pastor of the Evangelical> Lutheran Church in Am erica (ELCA).> "I believe that we are in an exciting but also challenging> time in our life together as a communion as we address poverty,> war, human rights, theology and mission. I am looking forward to> serving the North A merican member churches (of the LWF) with joy,> humility, creativity and au dacity," Valeriano said.> "I love to meet people from different cultures, a nd I try to> maintain my international network of friends while building a> community wherever I live," she said.> The LWF is a global communion of Ch ristian churches in the> Lutheran tradition. Founded in 1947, the LWF has 1 40 member> churches in 78 countries representing 66.7 million of the more> than 70 million Lutherans worldwide. The LWF, based in Geneva,> maintains i ts North America regional office here at the ELCA> churchwide office. The R ev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding> bishop, is LWF president.> From 2000 to 2004 Valeriano served in Geneva as executive> secretary for youth (18-30 y ears old) with the LWF Church and> Society Desk.> "Teresita has a backgroun d that makes her very well prepared> for this position," said the Rev. Kjel l Nordstokke, director, LWF> Department for Mission and Development. "This has given her a> broad and solid knowledge of the Lutheran communion in its > variety of contexts and traditions all around the world. As> youth secret ary one of her main tasks was the inclusion of young> people in the life an d the mission of the church. Her later> experience as campus chaplain in Ca lifornia has certainly> affirmed her capacity of opening space for youth an d young adults> in the church," he said.> Valeriano "brings a knowledge of LWF, experience in working> for the LWF, and a great commitment to shared m inistry with all> the partners in this important call," said the Rev. Donal d J.> McCoid, executive, ELCA Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations.> Bo rn in Malabon, Philippines, Valeriano holds two bachelor's> degrees -- a ba chelor of science in business administration from> the University of the Ea st, Manila, Philippines (1985) and a> bachelor's degree in church music fro m the Asian Institute for> Liturgy and Music, Quezon, Philippines (1994).> Valeriano earned a master of divinity degree at Pacific> Lutheran Theologic al Seminary, Berkeley, Calif., one of eight> ELCA seminaries. Ordained in 1 998, she was pastor of First> Lutheran Church, Tulare, Calif., before joini ng the LWF staff in> Geneva. She has served in multicultural and internatio nal> settings.> In her new role, Valeriano will serve as a member of the LW F> Department for Mission and Development staff. She will be> responsible f or coordinating work among member churches in North> America, facilitating LWF activities in the region, and sharing> information among the Evangelica l Lutheran Church in Canada,> based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the ELCA and the LWF.> Valeriano succeeds Kathy J. Magnus, who retired in December> 2007 af ter serving as LWF North America Regional Officer since> 2001.> ---> Inform ation about the LWF Regional Office for North America> is at http://www.ELC A.org/lwf/ on the ELCA Web site.> > For information contact:> John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 or news@elca.org> http://www.elca.org/news> ELCA Ne ws Blog: http://www.elca.org/news/blog > > > > ---------------------------- --> > Message: 11> Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:50:48 -0600> From: <NEWS@ELCA. ORG>> Subject: Lutherans in Davenport, Iowa, 'Journey to Jerusalem' to Buy> Mules, Goats> To: <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Message-ID: <B5CA0A84C4324243B887 17B70720CAF8@dmz.elca.org>> Content-Type: text/plain> > Title: Lutherans in Davenport, Iowa, 'Journey to Jerusalem' to Buy Mules, Goats> ELCA NEWS SER VICE> > February 29, 2008 > > Lutherans in Davenport, Iowa, 'Journey to Jer usalem' to Buy Mules, Goats> 08-021-FI> > CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The young membe rs of Zion Lutheran Church,> Davenport, Iowa, are walking 6,317 miles -- th e distance from> Davenport to Jerusalem -- by Palm Sunday, March 16. They'r e> using pedometers to track their steps each week of Lent, and> sponsors w ill help them convert their miles into money to buy> mules and goats from H eifer International for Zion's companion> congregations in Kirangare, Tanza nia.> With the winter blues -- "the kind of downturn you> experience after Christmas" -- and with Lent in February and> March this year, "it made sens e to get something physical going> and get the kids excited, showing up and recording their miles,"> said the Rev. Del D. Preston, Zion Lutheran Churc h, a> congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.> The Bibl e readings for this Lent trace Jesus' journey from> his hometown of Caperna um to Jerusalem, where he arrived the> Sunday before he was crucified. Pres ton used an online distance> calculator to measure the distance "as the cro w flies" from the> congregation's hometown to Jerusalem and plotted Zion's "Journey> to Jerusalem."> The pastor priced pedometers and took his idea to the> congregation's Christian education committee. Committee members> sugg ested that those who can't walk can sponsor walkers, and the> money could h elp four congregations in the Kirangare Parish, Pare> Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, Africa.> "The opportunities just seemed to gro w and grow and grow,"> Preston said.> About 90 pedometers were distributed among members -- from> three years old to eighth grade. The young people an d their> teachers calculate the distance they traveled each day and, at> th e end of each week, add their totals to those of the other> "travelers" at church.> "The kids are excited. Many of them have their pedometers> on at c hurch when they come up for the children's sermon or> attached to their sho es," the pastor said.> The young people are encouraged to ask parents and> grandparents to take turns wearing the pedometers, Preston said.> "There ar e people in our congregation who run marathons, and> they'll be ideal peopl e to ask to participate." People planning> a museum trip could volunteer to wear a pedometer, he said.> Preston wears one when he works out at the "Y. "> The education committee fastened a strip of paper to the> wall running f rom the Sunday school rooms to the sanctuary,> representing 6,317 miles wit h intervals marked along the way.> The goal is to be able to follow that ro ute and process into the> sanctuary on Palm Sunday, Preston said.> As of Fe b. 24, the pastor confesses, the congregation has> only reached Toledo, Ohi o. He blames the slow start on inclement> weather and records left at home. > Zion has a "companion congregation" relationship with the> Kirangare Pari sh. Members of Zion have paid Tanzania Lutherans> several visits, Preston s aid.> The Pare Mountains make it difficult for them to haul crops> to marke ts, he said, and mules would help. "Goats provide them> with a source of mi lk and cheese and eventually meat," Preston> said. "They don't eat a lot of meat."> > For information contact:> John Brooks, Director (773) 380-2958 o r news@elca.org> http://www.elca.org/news> ELCA News Blog: http://www.elca. org/news/blog> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 12> Date: F ri, 29 Feb 2008 14:58:09 -0500> From: "Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalch urch.org>> Subject: [ELD] Dominican Republic, Haiti dioceses explore mutual > ministry at mission dialogue conference> To: <wfn-editors@wfn.org>> Messa ge-ID: <008201c87b0d$68e74f40$4001a8c0@nc6400img1>> Content-Type: text/plai n; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Episcopal Life Daily> February 29, 2008> > Epi scopal Life Online is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.> > Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:> > * DIOCESAN DIGEST - DOMINICAN RE PUBLIC, HAITI: Dioceses explore mutual> ministry at mission dialogue confer ence> * DIOCESAN DIGEST - KENTUCKY: Convention looks toward Lambeth> * WORL D REPORT - CANADA: Primate delivers video message on Church unity> * WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Coventry's 'Cross of Nails' comes to Anglican> Communion chapel> * TEACHING - Marvin Ellison to teach June course at Episcopal Divin ity> School> * MULTIMEDIA - Video Stream: The Rev. Harold T. Lewis presents 'A Church for> the Future'> * OPINION - COMMENTARY: The voice of God insid e my head> * ARTS - Writer strips the Gospels to leave only Jesus' words> * DAYBOOK - March 3, 2008: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History> * CATALYST - Angels in Africa: Profiles of Seven Extraordinary Women> > _______________ ______> > > DIOCESAN DIGEST> > DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI: Dioceses explore mutual ministry at mission> dialogue conference> http://www.episcopalchurch .org/81803_95343_ENG_HTM.htm> > KENTUCKY: Convention looks toward Lambeth> http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95350_ENG_HTM.htm> > More Diocesan new s: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm> > ____________________ _> > > WORLD REPORT> > CANADA: Primate delivers video message on Church uni ty> http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_95342_ENG_HTM.htm> > ENGLAND: Cove ntry's 'Cross of Nails' comes to Anglican Communion chapel> http://www.epis copalchurch.org/81808_95354_ENG_HTM.htm> > More World news: http://www.epis copalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm> > _____________________> > > TEACHING> > Marvin Ellison to teach June course at Episcopal Divinity School> > [Episc opal Divinity School] Dr. Marvin Ellison, Bass Professor of Christian> Ethi cs at Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine, will teach a June term> course at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "Sexuality> and t he Social Order" will offer a critical examination of personal and> social dimensions of human sexuality, investigation into the meaning of> sexual ju stice for church and society, and an opportunity to frame a> constructive s ocial ethic of sexuality for "keeping body and soul together"> during these times. This course is offered from June 16-27.> > "We are delighted to hav e Professor Marvin Ellison teach in our second June> term at EDS," said the Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, EDS' academic dean.> "Professor Ellison h as been a long-time friend of the school, and has guest> lectured in course s on social ethics and queer theologies for the past> several years. A wide ly published authority on ethics and human sexuality,> he has also worked i n the field of reproductive ethics, economic justice,> and same-sex unions. A remarkable teacher, it is our hope that current EDS> students, as well a s ministers-in-the-vicinity, and people interested in> this topic will part icipate in this educational opportunity."> > Full story: http://www.episcop alchurch.org/78650_95358_ENG_HTM.htm> > _____________________> > > MULTIMED IA> > The Rev. Harold T. Lewis presents 'A Church for the Future'> > [Episc opal Life] The Rev. Harold T. Lewis, rector of Calvary Episcopal> Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and former staff officer for the Office> of Blac k Ministries, presents his book, A Church for the Future: South> Africa as the Crucible for Anglicanism in a New Century. The presentation,> which for med part of a February 8 book signing at Catalyst Caf? and Books in> New Yo rk City, is available at> http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm> > More Multimedia: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm> > ___ __________________> > > OPINION> > COMMENTARY: The voice of God inside my h ead> > By Phyllis Zagano> > [Religion News Service] Are all saints crazy? O r, do you have to be crazy to> be a saint? > > Joy Behar, a panelist on ABC 's "The View," said potential saints are> medicated out of a job. "I have a theory," she said, "that you can't find> any saints any more because of ps ychotropic medication.> > "I think that in the old days the saints were hea ring voices, and they> didn't have any Thorazine to calm them down." Behar continued. "Now that we> have all this medication available to us, you can' t find a saint anymore."> > Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/8005 0_95347_ENG_HTM.htm> > More Opinion: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_E NG_HTM.htm> > _____________________> > > ARTS> > Writer strips the Gospels to leave only Jesus' words> > By Martha Baker> > THE WORDS OF JESUS> A Gosp el of the Sayings of Our Lord> By Phyllis Tickle> Jossey-Bass/Wiley, $22.95 , 208 pp.> > [Episcopal Life] When Phyllis Tickle accepts the challenge to sort through> the sayings of Jesus in the four New Testament gospels, she i s not prepared> for what she finds. She thought she was prepared: after all , she is a> scholar, a woman who studies about religion for her living. For two years,> she teased apart the words of Jesus, the parts printed in red letters in> some editions of the Bible, in order to reweave them into whole cloth.> > The work begun in intellectual curiosity resulted in a wrestling match of> Jacobean proportions. Tickle, founding editor of the religion de partment at> Publishers Weekly, memoirist, and author of The Diving Hours s eries of> prayer manuals, ended up "with new perceptions about what it is t o be both> Christian and a self at the same time." Profound.> > The Words o f Jesus falls into two parts. In "Reflections on the Words of> Jesus," Tick le encourages readers of the second half, "The Words of Jesus,"> to "explor e what the Sayings mean to them...[f]or it is in the engagement> and the po ndering and the discovery that faith finds its proper exercise."> Tickle br eaks the Sayings into five parts, including The Words of Public> Teaching.. .of Private Instruction, and?of Post-Resurrection Encounters.> > Full story : http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_95345_ENG_HTM.htm> > More Arts: http ://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_ENG_HTM.htm> > _____________________> > > DAYBOOK> > On March 3, 2008, the Church calendar remembers John and Charles Wesley,> priests.> > * 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 3, 1883, Leighton George Hayne, hymnist, died.> > _____________________> > > CATALY ST> > Catalyst: "Angels in Africa: Profiles of Seven Extraordinary Women" f rom> Harry N. Abrams, Inc., by Beth O'Donnell & Kimberly Sevcik, 192 pages, > hardcover, c. 2006, $35> > [Source: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.] This arresting and important volume> documents seven African women working to overcome de vastating problems in> their communities. Through dazzling photographs and first-person accounts,> their stories reveal the strength of the human spir it: a Tutsi woman brings> together Hutu and Tutsi widows of Rwanda's genoci de; a South African> teacher's mentoring program keeps children in school; a Ugandan nun leads a> dance troupe of AIDS orphans; a former teacher in Mo zambique set up farming> collectives to help peasants feed their families. The world is focused on> the many crises Africa faces -- Angels in Africa i s a positive look at how> individuals can foster real change.> > 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> > > > > > ------------------------------> > ________ _______________________________________> wfn-editors mailing list> wfn-edit ors@wfn.org> http://mail.wfn.org/mailman/listinfo/wfn-editors_wfn.org> > > End of wfn-editors Digest, Vol 39, Issue 51> ****************************** *************
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