Episcopal Life Online Newslink June 28, 2007
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Today's ELO Newslink includes:
* TOP STORY - Children of incarcerated find unconditional love at summer camp * TOP STORY - Episcopal Migration Ministries announces small grants program * WORLD REPORT - RWANDA: Bishops rebuke Archbishop of Canterbury, announce no-show at Lambeth Conference * FEATURE - Episcopal booksellers enrich summer, year-round reading * FEATURE - Archbishop of Canterbury visits the newest Carmelites for tea and dessert
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TOP STORIES
Children of incarcerated find unconditional love at summer camp
By Val Hymes
[Episcopal News Service] Children of parents in prison "are invisible. No government entity is responsible for them," says a U.S. Senate report.
The president says there are 1.5 million of them. The Bureau of Justice statistics say they have a 70 percent chance of going to prison just like their parents.
In the hope of doing something about that, dioceses all over the country are sending the littlest victims of crime to summer camp for a week of love, learning and fun.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_87400_ENG_HTM.htm
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Episcopal Migration Ministries announces small grants program
[Episcopal News Service] In an effort to support churches and dioceses to respond to the concerns of immigrants and asylees and in response to ongoing raids and incursions on migrant communities by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) will offer grants of up to $7,500 to a small number of projects serving these populations. It is hoped that the modest grants made through this program will help strengthen and sustain immigration services provided within the EMM affiliate network, as well as those grassroots efforts within Episcopal parishes and institutions to protect, defend and serve vulnerable immigrants.
EMM is the arm of the Episcopal Church that advocates on behalf of refugees and immigrants. "The vulnerability of refugees and other at-risk immigrants demands that our Church press for justice and dignity for immigrants," said EMM Director, Richard Parkins. "We hope these grants will help to build linkages with parish and diocesan programs as a way of weaving the concerns of immigrants and refugees into the fabric of faith."
Grant applications are available on the EMM website (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3687_27743_ENG_HTM.htm) and are due by July 20, 2007 for funding during the period August 1-December 31, 2007.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_87376_ENG_HTM.htm
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WORLD REPORT
RWANDA: Bishops rebuke Archbishop of Canterbury, announce no-show at Lambeth Conference http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_87391_ENG_HTM.htm
More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm
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FEATURES
Episcopal booksellers enrich summer, year-round reading
By Michael Mallon
[Episcopal News Service] Reading -- that great summer pastime -- is enriched year-round by the expertise of a unique group: the Episcopal Booksellers Association (EBA).
An organization of 81 Anglican bookstores across North America, EBA seeks "to glorify God and strengthen the Church in local communities" by increasing communication between member booksellers. The association also works to advocate for stores by being an effective voice in the book and publishing industry.
A closer look at EBA member stores and featured new titles is available online at http://www.episcopalbooksellers.org/. The web site is newly upgraded with enhanced search features.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_87392_ENG_HTM.htm
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Archbishop of Canterbury visits the newest Carmelites for tea and dessert
By Nan Cobbey
[Episcopal Life] Sister Teresa Irene, OCD, picked up the phone in her cell on a Monday afternoon in June and heard a distinctly British voice.
"Rowan here," said the man. Sister Teresa Irene, acting prioress of the Episcopal Church's recently founded Carmelite monastery in Rising Sun, Maryland, took a deep breath. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams was calling.
Sister Teresa Irene had met him years before in England and when she heard he was to spend part of his sabbatical in Washington, D.C., she wrote to him at Lambeth Palace.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81834_87404_ENG_HTM.htm
More Features: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78936_ENG_HTM.htm
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