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[ENS] PENNSYLVANIA: Standing Committee plans worship, 'open conversation' in wake of bishop ruling
>Episcopal News Service >August 6, 2010 Episcopal News Service is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens. >Today's Episcopal News Service includes: * DIOCESAN DIGEST - PENNSYLVANIA: Standing Committee plans worship, 'open conversation' in wake of bishop ruling * DAYBOOK - August 9: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK - "Julian of Norwich - A Contemplative Biography" >_____________________ >DIOCESAN DIGEST PENNSYLVANIA: Standing Committee plans worship, 'open conversation' in wake of bishop ruling >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania's Standing Committee plans a "time of open conversation and an opportunity to share our thoughts and feelings" about the reinstatement of Bishop Charles E. Bennison as diocesan bishop. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_123943_ENG_HTM.htm More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >DAYBOOK >On August 9, 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 August 9, 1979, Presiding Bishop John M. Allin named Steve Charleston to be the Episcopal Church's staff officer for Indian ministries. >_____________________ >EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK "Julian of Norwich - A Contemplative Biography" by Amy Frykholm, hardcover, 220 pages, May 2010, $19.99. [Paraclete Press] Theologian, anchorite, and visionary of the Middle Ages. A groundbreaking and sometimes controversial biography that offers full tribute to the mystic Julian of Norwich. In May 1373, a 30 year-old woman living in East Anglia suffered an illness. She received visions -- what she later called "sixteen showings" -- revealing to her secrets of the love of God. When she fully recovered, Julian recorded and richly explored those revelations, creating what became the first English-language book written by a woman. Drawing on Julian's own writings, Frykholm's biography paints a vivid picture of the 14th century and this remarkable woman's place in it. Through plague, church corruption, economic devastation, and great personal loss, she presciently addressed her culture's greatest fears and anxieties. Ultimately, Julian's life is shrouded in mystery, and yet she has become a significant figure in contemporary spirituality today. To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, call 800-903-5544, or visit your local Episcopal bookstore.