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Daybook -- Today is Wednesday, June 7, 2006, in ordinary time.
* 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 1903, All Saints' Church was founded as the third Episcopal parish in Atlanta, Georgia, in what was then the northern outskirts of the city. http://www.allsaintsatlanta.org
Note: There are six days until the 75th General Convention opens June 13 in Columbus, Ohio. For information, see "Toward Columbus" reports [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens] and the website of the General Convention [http://www.episcopalchurch.org/53785_ENG_HTM.htm].
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World Report Wednesday, June 7, 2006
* ENGLAND: 'Shrinking the Footprint' campaign launched * NEW ZEALAND: Bishops issue pastoral letter on East Timor and Indonesia * TANZANIA: Church still opposes condoms, sex education
Full report: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_75376_ENG_HTM.htm
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Weeks Ahead
Wednesday, June 7, 2006
NEW YORK CITY: St. John the Divine to host Chinese Bible exhibit WASHINGTON, D.C.: Episcopal priest shares personal spiritual journey HOUSTON, Texas: Bishop Wimberly to throw out first pitch SPECULATOR, New York: The Diocese of Albany to meet in convention DUXBURY, Massachusetts: Silent retreat offered CLEVELAND, Ohio: Art exhibit showcases talent from Trinity's outreach program FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania: St. Thomas to hold Celtic Service
Full calendar: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_75377_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Why Haven't You Left?: Letters from the Sudan," new from Church Publishing Inc., by Marc Nikkel and edited by Grant Le Marquand, paperback, 205 pages, $20.
Church Publishing Inc: http://www.churchpublishing.org
[Source: Church Publishing Inc.] -- As a missionary in the Sudan, amid unrest and war following Sudanese independence, Nikkel wrote these quasi-public letters -- missionary epistles --to his friends and supporters back home in the USA. These letters present a vivid picture of daily struggle in an impoverished, war-torn, but lavishly beautiful country.
Order from Episcopal Books & Resources, online at www.episcopalbookstore.org
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