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>Episcopal Life Daily
>November 13, 2009

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

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* DIOCESAN DIGEST - TEXAS: Trinity Episcopal School completes largest
solar panel array in Austin
* ARTS - Voicing the wordless: Sudan project to teach children the
language of art
* DAYBOOK - November 16: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - Music and Vital Congregations - A Practical Guide for
Clergy

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>DIOCESAN DIGEST

TEXAS: Trinity Episcopal School completes largest solar panel array in
Austin

[Trinity Episcopal School] Trinity Episcopal School in Austin, Texas
recently completed the installation of 135 solar panels on the roof of
its Blue House Hall, adding to the 135 panels that were installed last
fall.

Trinity, a Diocese of Texas-affiliated school, is now home to the
largest commercial solar installation in Austin.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_116852_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>ARTS

>Voicing the wordless

Sudan project to teach children the language of art

>By Episcopal Life staff

[Episcopal News Service] When she first met Bishop Bullen Dolli at the
Diocese of Missouri's convention in 2005 and told him politely that it
would be nice to visit his diocese in the southern Sudan some day, the
Rev. Anne Kelsey said she was not prepared for the response she got.

"When will you come?" she recalls the bishop saying. "I was the rector
of Trinity, served on diocesan council and had much to keep me more than
busy as it was. Southern Sudan was a world away, literally, and I did
not think that I had anything much to offer on any kind of mission
trip."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_116743_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DAYBOOK

On November 16, 2009, the church remembers Margaret, Queen of Scotland.

* 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 16, 1976, the United Church of Lanka was
inaugurated at a ceremony in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The church
union involved the two Anglican dioceses in Sri Lanka -- Colombo and
Kurunagala -- as well as the Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian
Churches, and the Jaffna Diocese in Sri Lanka of the Church of South
India.

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>CATALYST

"Music and Vital Congregations - A Practical Guide for Clergy" from
Church Publishing, Inc., by William Bradley Roberts, 133 pages,
softcover, c. 2009, $20

[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] -- Congregations that are alive and
vibrant have vital music programs. How did they get that way? There are
sensible and practical steps to develop such a program which begins with
a clear vision of the end product.

This new book addresses the many interrelated issues of defining and
embracing the leadership role in the church music program that is
required of clergy in parish ministry and essential for a healthy
congregation.

Clergy and musicians work toward the same goals; however, clergy are
trained differently from musicians. How does this fact impact their
relationship, and how can they learn to work together in an atmosphere
of mutual respect? The practical issues of employment can be addressed
more effectively in this atmosphere.

If one is looking for the right musician for the parish, what qualities
does one seek? How does one find such a rare and gifted individual? A
successful search complete, how does the clergyperson work harmoniously
with the music leader?

>This book provides a blueprint for:

* Developing a vision for music in your parish

* Locating a musician who is a partner in ministry

* How music comes and goes in the church's repertoire

* Moving from musician as performer to musician as pastor

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