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>Episcopal Life Daily
>March 4, 2009

Episcopal Life Online is available at  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Community services organization featured in March 15  bulletin
inserts
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - PENNSYLVANIA: Diocese asks court to force return of
Rosemont property
* WORLD REPORT - BURUNDI: Archbishop supports Canadian church in  opposing
cross-border interventions
* WORLD REPORT - SUDAN: Aid agencies, churches on alert after warrant  for
president
* MISSION - Anglican women theological educators meet in Canterbury
* PEOPLE - Sewanee Vice Chancellor Joel Cunningham announces plans to  retire
in 2010
* ARTS - Works of enigmatic Dutch artist Lievens shown in Milwaukee
* CALENDAR - Upcoming special events and services
* SPIRITUAL REFLECTION - March 8 - Second Sunday in Lent - Year B
* DAYBOOK - March 5, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about
Christianity ... and Why It Matters

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>TOP STORIES

Community services organization featured in March 15 bulletin inserts

[Episcopal News Service] The work of Episcopal Community Services in
America, an independent nonprofit organization that serves as a  voluntary
"trade association" for any health or human service provider, foundation  or
charity that is affiliated with the Episcopal Church, is highlighted in
Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts for March 15.

Bulletin inserts are available at

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/95270_ENG_HTM.htm

More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife

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>DIOCESAN DIGEST

PENNSYLVANIA: Diocese asks court to force return of Rosemont property

>By Mary Frances Schjonberg

[Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has gone  to
court to get a breakaway congregation, its deposed priest and lay  leaders to
relinquish parish property.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_105648_ENG_HTM.htm

More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm

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>WORLD REPORT

BURUNDI: Archbishop supports Canadian church in opposing cross-border
interventions

>By Marites N. Sison

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican
Church of Canada, has thanked his Burundian counterpart, Archbishop  Bernard
Ntahoturi, for the Anglican Church of Burundi's stance against  cross-border
interventions, notwithstanding its opposition to more liberal views on
homosexuality in some churches in Canada.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_105603_ENG_HTM.htm

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SUDAN: Aid agencies, churches on alert after warrant for president

>By Fredrick Nzwili

[Ecumenical News International, Nairobi] Christian leaders have urged  calm
in Sudan after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant  for
President Omar al-Bashir on war crime charges over the conflict in the
Darfur region of Africa's biggest country.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_105625_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm

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>MISSION

Anglican women theological educators meet in Canterbury

[Episcopal News Service] A group of about 35 Anglican women theological
educators met in Canterbury, England from February 23-March 2 and  pledged
"to work together to develop and improve theological education for women  in
the Anglican Communion," said a communiqué released at the conclusion  of the
meeting. "This commitment is concretely expressed by the work we have
already achieved at this consultation and the work we will continue to
engage with in the months ahead."

The full text of the communiqué is available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_105599_ENG_HTM.htm

More Mission: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_ENG_HTM.htm

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>PEOPLE

Sewanee Vice Chancellor Joel Cunningham announces plans to retire in  2010

[Sewanee] Joel Cunningham, who has served since 2000 as vice chancellor  and
president of Sewanee: the University of the South in Tennessee, has
announced his plans to retire June 30, 2010.

"Joel Cunningham has served with great distinction as Sewanee's 15th  vice
chancellor," said the Rt. Rev. Henry Parsley Jr., Sewanee chancellor and
bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, who accepted Cunningham's
decision on behalf of the university trustees. "We are deeply thankful  for
the extraordinary gifts and leadership of Joel and his wife Trudy, and  we
look forward to their remaining in Sewanee and continuing to teach in  the
college."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_105611_ENG_HTM.htm

More People: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm

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>ARTS

Works of enigmatic Dutch artist Lievens shown in Milwaukee

>By Episcopal Life staff

[Episcopal Life] The finest works of one of the most fascinating and
enigmatic Dutch artists of the 17th century is on exhibit until April 26  at
the Milwaukee Art Museum. The collection of 45 paintings of Jan Lievens,
including The Lamentation of Christ and Samson and Delilah, as well as a
selection of his drawings and prints, have been drawn from collections
across Europe, England and America.

In this exhibition, the work of Lievens, a forgotten Baroque painter, is
free from Rembrandt's shadow, which often eclipsed his work. Born one  year
apart, the two Dutch painters worked closely together early in their
careers, painting one another's portraits and learning from the same
teacher, Pieter Lastman. They explored similar subjects, and they  influenced
one another's styles.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_105607_ENG_HTM.htm

More Arts: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_ENG_HTM.htm

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>CALENDAR

A round-up of upcoming special events, services, concerts and diocesan
conventions taking place throughout the Episcopal Church is available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/calendar.htm

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>SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

>March 8 - Second Sunday in Lent - Year B

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38

>By the Rev. Nathan Ferrell

>[Sermons That Work]

>Father Abraham had many children.
>Many children had Father Abraham.
>I am one of them, and so are you.
>So let's just praise the Lord!

Perhaps many of us will think of this old-fashioned summer camp song  when we
hear these lessons about the promise made to Abraham in his old age. God  had
made these promises to Abraham before, mostly concerning the land of  Canaan
as his family's inheritance. But here God declares the promise again in  a
slightly different manner: "You will be the ancestor of a multitude of
nations." And this time, Sarah is specifically included as well. She is  to
be the ancestral mother of nations and kings. As the stars in the clear
night sky, so shall their descendants be.

We read these words today removed from their context by thousands of  years
and oceans of water. So much has changed in the world since the days of
Abraham that is nearly impossible to describe the difference. However,  the
promise of God stands firm. The amazing truth is that today we are  members
of the great progeny of Abraham. Through the waters of baptism, God has
adopted us into the covenant as children of Abraham. Though it looks
different now than it did in the ancient land of Canaan, we share the  faith
of Abraham. We are part of the great spiritual heritage of Abraham that  is
now embodied by more than half of the earth's human population. Jews,
Christians, and Muslims all trace our faith back to the experience of a
wandering Aramean.

Full reflection:

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_105412_ENG_HTM.htm

More Spiritual Reflections:  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

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>DAYBOOK

>On March 5, 2009...

* 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 5, 1518, Desiderius Erasmus sent a copy of
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses to Sir Thomas More, the Lord  Chancellor
of England during Henry VIII's schism with Rome.

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>CATALYST

"unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity ...  and
Why It Matters" from Baker Publishing Group, by David Kinnaman, 255  pages,
hardcover, c. 2007, $17.99

[Baker Publishing Group] Christianity has an image problem. Christians  are
supposed to represent Christ to the world. But according to the latest
report card, something has gone terribly wrong. Using descriptions like
"hypocritical," "insensitive," and "judgmental," young Americans share  an
impression of Christians that's nothing short of ... unChristian.
Groundbreaking research into the perceptions of 16- to 29-year-olds  reveals
that Christians have taken several giant steps backward in one of their  most
important assignments. The surprising details of the study, commissioned  by
Fermi Project and conducted by The Barna Group, are presented with
uncompromising honesty in unChristian. Find out why these negative
perceptions exist, learn how to reverse them in a Christ-like manner,  and
discover practical examples of how Christians can positively contribute  to
culture. unChristian also includes forward-looking insights from  respected
Christian leaders, adding their assessment of the problems and their
thoughts about how Christians should respond.

Exclusive contributions from: Mark Batterson, Chuck Colson, Andy Crouch,
Sarah Cunningham, Margaret Feinberg, Jonalyn Fincher, Mike Foster, Dave
Gibbons, Louie Giglio, Gary Haugen, Jeff Johnson, Reggie Joiner, Kevin
Kelly, Dan Kimball, Michael Lindsay, Rick McKinley, Brian McLaren, Kevin
Palau, Tri Robinson, Mark Rodgers, Jannah Scott, Chris Seay, Andy  Stanley,
John Stott, Jim Wallis, Rick Warren, Shayne Wheeler, Jim White, and Jud
Wilhite.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
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More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm

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