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>Episcopal Life Daily
>October 30, 2009

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

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* DIOCESAN DIGEST - WESTERN KANSAS: Bishop accepts vicar post in Central
Florida
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - NEW YORK: Bishops protest proposed education cuts
* WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Archbishop welcomes the work of microfinance
charity, Five Talents
* MISSION - Anglican, Roman Catholic dialogue in the U.S. continues
* PEOPLE - First Latin American to head Lutheran World Federation
* DAYBOOK - November 2: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - Josephine Butler - A Guide to her Life, Faith, and Social
Action

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>DIOCESAN DIGEST

WESTERN KANSAS: Bishop accepts vicar post in Central Florida

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas Bishop
James Adams was recently elected vicar of Shepherd of the Hills
Episcopal Church in Lecanto, Florida.

A notice on the congregation's website announced the election and noted
that Adams is leaving Western Kansas after serving as diocesan bishop
for eight years.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_116225_ENG_HTM.htm
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NEW YORK: Bishops protest proposed education cuts

[Diocese of New York] Eight New York bishops sent a letter to the
state's Governor David Patterson Oct. 29 protesting proposed budget cuts
to education.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_116231_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>WORLD REPORT

ENGLAND: Archbishop welcomes the work of microfinance charity, Five
Talents

[Lambeth Palace] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and a priest
from Southern Sudan Oct. 29 promoted the benefits of microfinance for
the poor through the work of the charity Five Talents.

A reception at Lambeth Palace brought together key players from the
world of finance to hear about the role of microfinance in overcoming
poverty. The Rev. Thomas Anei described his firsthand experience of
these projects working with vulnerable communities in war-torn Southern
Sudan.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_116221_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>MISSION

Anglican, Roman Catholic dialogue in the U.S. continues

[ARC-USA] Immigration reform, the papal encyclical "Veritatis Splendor"
and the Vatican's invitation to Anglicans topped the discussion at the
66th meeting of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in
the United States (ARC-USA) Oct. 26-27, according to an Oct. 30 press
release.

The meeting was the third such meeting in a round of the dialogue
focused on the theme "Ecclesiology and Moral Discernment: Common Ground
and Divergences," and was held at the Washington Retreat House in
Washington, D.C. Bishop Thomas Breidenthal, of the Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Ohio, and Bishop Ronald P. Herzog, of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana, co-chaired the meeting.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_116232_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>PEOPLE

First Latin American to head Lutheran World Federation

[Lutheran World Information] Chilean pastor the Rev. Martin Junge has
been elected to serve as general secretary of the Lutheran World
Federation (LWF).

Junge, who becomes the first representative from the Latin America and
Caribbean region to hold the highest position at the LWF Secretariat,
will serve a seven-year term.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_116222_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DAYBOOK

On November 2, 2009, the church remembers All Faithful Departed.

* 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 November 2, 1164, Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of
Canterbury, left for France for a six-year exile after being condemned
in royal court for "ingratitude" toward England's Henry II, who had once
been his dear friend.

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>CATALYST

"Josephine Butler - A Guide to her Life, Faith, and Social Action" from
Darton, Longman and Todd, by Rod Garner, 107 pages, paperback, c. 2009,
$13.95

[Darton, Longman and Todd] Forgotten saint? Proto-feminist? Josephine
Butler's story is one of incredible passion and tenacity and deserves to
be better known.

Born in 1828 in Northumberland, her father John Grey was a social
reformer and campaigned for the abolition of slavery. From him Josephine
inherited a deep concern for the marginalized of society, rooted in a
radical Christian faith.

Together with her husband, George Butler, with whom she shared a
remarkable and life-long marriage, she reached out to the poor and
destitute, often inviting them to live in the Butler's own home.
Appalled by the double standards of Victorian society, she campaigned
and worked tirelessly to bring about the repeal of the Contagious
Diseases Acts, which allowed women suspected of prostitution to be
arrested and forcibly subjected to painful and humiliating examination.
In an age when women were not expected to have opinions she refused to
be silent and campaigned for equal education for women. She spoke out in
public on subjects that shocked her contemporaries and remained strong
and determined against all kinds of injustice, despite her own ill
health and suffering.

In this lively and well drawn portrait, Rod Garner brings to life
Josephine's incredible achievements, but also delves in to her
personality and reveals the deep faith and prayer life that sustained
her in her work. Each chapter ends with a reflection and questions to
aid further study, making this an inspiring and original book for group
or individual study.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800-903-5544 -- or visit your
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