[ENS] Bulletin inserts feature pastoral letter from House of Bishops
From <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>Date Tue, 5 Oct 2010 07:31:03 -0400
>Episcopal News Service >October 4, 2010 Episcopal News Service is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/episcopal_news >Today's Episcopal News Service includes: * TOP STORY - Bulletin inserts feature pastoral letter from House of Bishops * DIOCESAN DIGEST - ATLANTA: Monroe parish one of 5 nationwide to win Environmental Protection Agency award * WORLD REPORT - KENYA: Government minister irks some Christians, Muslims with call to live with homosexuals * DAYBOOK - October 5: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK - "Simply in Season - Recipes that Celebrate Fresh, Local Foods in the Spirit of More-with-Less" >_____________________ >TOP STORIES Bulletin inserts feature pastoral letter from House of Bishops "All human beings are ... deserving of dignity and respect, as we affirm in our Baptismal Covenant (Book of Common Prayer, p.305). So our gracious welcome of immigrants, documented or undocumented, is a reflection of God's grace poured out on us and on all," wrote the House of Bishops in a pastoral letter on immigration issued at the end of its September meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. ENS Weekly bulletin inserts for Oct. 17 feature the full text of the bishops' letter. Inserts may be downloaded here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/95270_ENG_HTM.htm More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens >_____________________ >DIOCESAN DIGEST ATLANTA: Monroe parish one of 5 nationwide to win Environmental Protection Agency award [Diocese of Atlanta] St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Monroe, Georgia, has been named one of five winners of the 2010 Energy Star Congregations Awards made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Winners are recognized for fighting global warming through effective energy management practices and innovative efficiency solutions. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_124869_ENG_HTM.htm More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >WORLD REPORT KENYA: Government minister irks some Christians, Muslims with call to live with homosexuals >By Fredrick Nzwili [Ecumenical News International, Nairobi] Some Kenyan Christian and Muslim leaders have expressed anger at a government minister's suggestion that the country's people should learn to live with homosexuality. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_124863_ENG_HTM.htm More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm >_____________________ >DAYBOOK >On October 5, 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 October 5, 1528, Richard Foxe died. Foxe was successively Bishop of Exeter, Bath and Wells, Durham, and Winchester, Lord Privy Seal, and founder of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. On October 5, 1866, Daniel Tuttle was chosen as missionary bishop of Montana, Idaho and Utah. >_____________________ >EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK "Simply in Season - Recipes that Celebrate Fresh, Local Foods in the Spirit of More-with-Less" from Herald Press, by Mary Beth Lind & Cathleen Hockman-Wert, 352 pages, hardcover, c. 2005, $25 [Herald Press] This new, expanded edition of "Simply in Season," features new recipes that use locally grown and fairly traded seasonal foods. Its stories and simple whole foods recipes explore how the food we buy and eat also affects our local and global neighbors. To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, call 800-903-5544, or visit your local Episcopal bookstore.