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>Episcopal News Service
>April 7, 2010

Episcopal News Service is available at  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens.

>Today's Episcopal News Service includes:

* TOP STORY - Conference to address domestic poverty
* WORLD REPORT - IRAQ: Resilient Anglicans proceed with Easter Day
services despite Baghdad bombings
* WORLD REPORT - IRELAND: Primate expresses regret over consent to
Glasspool's election in Los Angeles
* WORLD REPORT - KENYA: Anglican head differs with other church
leaders on new law
* WORLD REPORT - PHILIPPINES: Crucifixion ritual unnecessary say
religious leaders
* CALENDAR - Upcoming special events and services
* SPIRITUAL REFLECTION - April 11, 2010 - Second Sunday of Easter - Year  C
* DAYBOOK - April 8: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* EBAR PICK - "Complete Guide to Godly Play Volume 4 - 20
Presentations for Spring"

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>TOP STORIES

>Conference to address domestic poverty

>By Lynette Wilson

[Episcopal News Service] Every day across the United States
Episcopalians work in soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters,
health clinics, daycare centers and in social service capacities,
striving for justice and peace among all people and in respect for the
dignity of every human being.

Later this month April 28-30, a few hundred Episcopalians and others
interested in social service are expected to gather in Newark, New
Jersey, for "Called to Serve: The Episcopal Church Responds to
Domestic Poverty," a conference designed to explore the nature of
domestic poverty and the church's role in addressing it.

The conference is supported by Jubilee Ministries, Episcopal Community
Services in America and National Episcopal Health Ministries.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_121361_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>WORLD REPORT

IRAQ: Resilient Anglicans proceed with Easter Day services despite
Baghdad bombings

>By Matthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service] A coordinated series of car bomb explosions
in central Baghdad on April 4 may have shattered the windows and
caused some structural damage to St. George's Memorial Church, but
that did not deter resilient worshipers from proceeding with their
Easter Day services and celebrating Jesus' resurrection from the dead.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_121358_ENG_HTM.htm

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IRELAND: Primate expresses regret over consent to Glasspool's election
in Los Angeles

>By Matthew Davies

[Episcopal News Service] Church of Ireland Anglican Archbishop Alan
Harper has expressed his "deep regret" that the U.S.-based Episcopal
Church has given its consent to the election of Los Angeles
Bishop-elect Mary Glasspool.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_121362_ENG_HTM.htm

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KENYA: Anglican head differs with other church leaders on new law

>By Fredrick Nzwili

[Ecumenical News International, Nairobi] Anglican Archbishop Eluid
Wabukala of Kenya has chosen to differ with other Christian leaders in
his country over a draft constitution that would permit Islamic
"Kadhi" courts, and authorize abortion.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_121357_ENG_HTM.htm

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PHILIPPINES: Crucifixion ritual unnecessary say religious leaders

>By Maurice Malanes

[Ecumenical News International, Manila] In the Philippines, where
real-life crucifixion re-enactments have become both a holy ritual and
a tourist attraction, Roman Catholic and Protestant church leaders
have urged people to live out their faith beyond the rituals and
penitence of Lent and Holy Week.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_121356_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_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

April 11, 2010 - Second Sunday of Easter - Year C

(RCL) Acts 5: 27-32; Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31

>By the Rev. Scott Baker

[Sermons That Work] Every night the same routine played out. It
happened around the time the 11 o'clock news was on. As a child she
usually slept right through it, but there were those occasions when
she'd rouse from sleep, hearing the familiar gate of her father's
footsteps walking first to the kitchen door, then to the front door,
then tramp downstairs to the basement. Dad would walk through the
house and check the doors and secure the locks if need be.

Full reflection:

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_121210_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DAYBOOK

>On April 8, 2010...

* 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 April 8, 1093, the new Winchester Cathedral was
dedicated by Walkelin. Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest
cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any
Gothic cathedral in Europe. It is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, St.
Peter, St. Paul and St. Swithun and is the seat of the bishop of
Winchester and center of the Diocese of Winchester.

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>EBAR PICK

"Complete Guide to Godly Play Volume 4 - 20 Presentations for Spring"
by Jerome Berryman, paperback, 120 pages, c. 2003, $24.95.

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