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Daybook -- Today is Thursday, April 27, 2006, in Eastertide.
* Today in Scripture: Daily Office meditation http://eds.libsyn.com * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1997, the pulpit of Christ Church, Cooperstown, New York, was rededicated in rites celebrating the parish and its history, which dates from 1785 [http://www.christepiscopalcooperstown.org/history.htm]
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Deans' Conference to welcome Presiding Bishop as speaker, celebrant
[ENS] Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold will be the conference keynoter at the 53rd Annual Conference of North American Deans set for April 27 through May 1 at St. John's Cathedral in Jacksonville, Florida.
This year's theme is "Cathedrals - Spaces for Reconciliation."
Griswold will also be the celebrant and preacher at the 10:30 a.m. Eucharist in the cathedral on Sunday, April 30.
Seamen's Institute director to receive Servant of Justice Award
[ENS: Source - Diocese of New York] Douglas B. Stevenson, Esq., director of the Center for Seafarers' Rights at the Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey, is set to receive the Servant of Justice Award from the Guild of St. Ives of the Episcopal Diocese of New York on May 17.
Stevenson will receive the award during the Eighth Law Day Observance at St. Paul's Chapel, Manhattan, at 6 p.m. New York's Diocesan Bishop Mark S. Sisk will officiate at the Law Day Choral Evensong.
Homilist will be the Rev. Robin Griffith-Jones, Master of London's historic Temple Church, priest of the Church of England, and author of the "The Four Witnesses," a book exploring the New Testament.
The Servant of Justice award is sponsored by the Diocese of New York and its Guild of St. Ives, an association comprised of lawyers and judges. St. Ives is the patron saint of lawyers, judges and the legal profession.
Pasadena rector-emeritus honored by Death Penalty Focus
[ENS] The Rev. George Regas, rector-emeritus of All Saints Church, Pasadena, was the recipient of the Norman Felton and Denise Aubuchon Humanitarian Award at the 15th annual Awards Dinner by Death Penalty Focus, on April 19 at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, in Beverly Hills.
Regas was recognized for his work on peace and justice issues.
Other distinguished honorees at the event included actor Carl Reiner, Assemblyman Mervyn M. Dymally, Barry Scheck, Dorothy Ehrlich, and Victoria Riskin and David Rintels.
Founded in 1988, Death Penalty Focus (DPF) is a nonprofit advocacy organization of more than 10,000 members dedicated to abolishing capital punishment. Strategies include grassroots organizing, media outreach, nationwide coalition building, and educating political and civic leaders, and the public, about the death penalty and its alternatives.
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Diocesan Digest
* ALASKA: Juneau church donates entire savings to help rebuild burned Holy Trinity * IOWA: Iowa City congregation withstands Maundy Thursday tornado * LOS ANGELES: Episcopalians join march for immigrants' rights * LOUISIANA: Church responding to New Orleans health-care crisis, bishop declares * NEW YORK: Trinity Church to present live telecast on renewal of Christian communities * OLYMPIA: Donations help secure cold-weather homeless shelter
Full digest: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_74049_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: 'Christian Basics' from Forward Movement
"Starting at the Beginning: Christian Basics for Faith and Life," by Tim Chesterton, editor, 200 pages, $18.95.
(ISBN 1-55126-416-1)
[Source: Forward Movement] "Starting at the Beginning" aims to help readers discover fullness of life through a relationship with the living God made known to us in Jesus Christ. It is for inquirers curious about what the Christian faith offers, newcomers wanting a secure grounding in the basics, longtime members seeking a fresh connection with Jesus, and parents looking for help in guiding children to become followers of Christ.
The text includes practical suggestions for prayer, Bible reading, participation in church life, and disciplined and generous daily living. An appendix gives clear and extensive directions to clergy and lay leaders for conducting courses based on the book.
For more from Forward Movement:
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