[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

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>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"

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>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

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>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

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>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.

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