Episcopal Life Online Daybook -- Today is Friday, August 17, 2007.
* 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 this day in 1853, a convention, called by missionary Bishop Jackson Kemper, formed the Diocese of Iowa.
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Bishop Terry Brown of Malaita (Solomon Islands)
[Episcopal News Service] Bishop Terry Brown of Malaita, a diocese in the Church of the Province of Melanesia, speaks about the life and work of the Anglican Church in the Solomon Islands.
After 118 years of missionary association with the Church of the Province of New Zealand, the Church of the Province of Melanesia was formed in 1975. The Province encompasses the Republic of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, and the French Trust Territory of New Caledonia, both sovereign island nations in the South Pacific.
Brown, a former Asia/Pacific mission coordinator for the Anglican Church of Canada, has been Bishop of Malaita for 11 years.
A video stream of Brown's interview is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm
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Catalyst: "Learning About Gregorian Chant" from Paraclete Press, by the Monks of the Abbey of Solesmes and Sarah Moule, directed by Dom Jean Claire, CD, c. 2001, $16.95
[Source: Paraclete Press] Known throughout the world as the leading masters of Gregorian chant, the monks of Solesmes have released Learning about Gregorian Chant. This recording simplifies and clarifies the world of chant for those to whom Gregorian chant is a mystery. The combination of a clearly understood text (read by Sarah Moule) with the fluidly sung examples (sung by the Benedictine monks of Solesmes), convinces the listener that Gregorian chant is open to everyone for enjoyment and prayer.
The clear and concise presentation on this recording will make it a valuable resource for educators, musicologists, students of music and those who wish for a basic understanding of chant.
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