[ENS] COLOMBIA: U.S. ecumenical group seeks to build stronger relationships with Latin America / UGA
From <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>Date Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:18:18 -0400
>Episcopal News Service >August 26, 2010 >Episcopal News Service is available at >http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens. >Today's Episcopal News Service includes: * DIOCESAN DIGEST - COLOMBIA: U.S. ecumenical group seeks to build stronger relationships with Latin America * WORLD REPORT - UGANDA: Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on CAPA bishops meeting * DAYBOOK - August 27: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK - "52 Ways to Ignite Your Congregation: Generous Giving" >_____________________ >DIOCESAN DIGEST COLOMBIA: U.S. ecumenical group seeks to build stronger relationships with Latin America >By Anna Lemler [Episcopal News Service] An ecumenical group from the United States met with Colombian church representatives on Aug. 22 to discuss issues of internally displaced people as well as the relationship between the two regions. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_124230_ENG_HTM.htm More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >WORLD REPORT UGANDA: Archbishop of Canterbury reflects on CAPA bishops meeting >By ENS staff [Episcopal News Service] The All Africa Bishops Conference comes at a "significant moment ... with Anglican churches in Africa putting development issues at the top of their agenda," Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said Aug. 26 after he returned from a three-day visit to Uganda. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_124224_ENG_HTM.htm More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >DAYBOOK On August 27, 2010, the church remembers Thomas Gallaudet with Henry Winter Syle. * 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 27, 1952, the Community of the Holy Spirit was formally instituted when the Sisters' vows were transferred from the Sisterhood of St. John the Divine. >_____________________ >EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK "52 Ways to Ignite Your Congregation: Generous Giving" by William C. Green, paperback, 128 pages, March 2010, $18. [The Pilgrim Press] Biblically centered, liberally evangelical, and practically oriented, the second volume in the 52 Ways to Ignite series gives pastors, lay leaders, and stewardship/mission committees 52 thoughtful, biblically based, action -- oriented ideas that will encourage members to become disciples who give -- and give generously. Each idea, which begins with a Bible passage, will invite reflection and discussion, igniting greater responsiveness to God's generosity. To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, call 800-903-5544, or visit your local Episcopal bookstore.