Episcopal Life Online Newslink November 8, 2007
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Today's ELO Newslink includes:
* TOP STORY - Fort Worth bishop receives notice of possible consequences if withdrawal effort continues * TOP STORY - Honoring Absalom Jones' legacy, nation's first black Episcopal church celebrates 215 years * DIOCESAN DIGEST - EL CAMINO REAL: Diocese to celebrate consecration of its first woman bishop * DIOCESAN DIGEST - SOUTHEAST FLORIDA: Unity is theme of 38th convention * DIOCESAN DIGEST - VERMONT: Convention welcomes presiding bishop, focuses on MDGs * FEATURE - On the road in Vermont with the Presiding Bishop
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TOP STORIES
Fort Worth bishop receives notice of possible consequences if withdrawal effort continues
By Jan Nunley
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has made public another letter of warning sent to a bishop actively seeking to withdraw his diocese from the Episcopal Church.
The letter to Bishop Jack Leo Iker of the Diocese of Fort Worth notifies him that such a step would force her to take action to bring the diocese and its leadership into line with the mandates of the national Church.
The first of the letters was sent to Bishop Robert Duncan of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on October 31. Letters to other bishops will follow.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91739_ENG_HTM.htm
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Honoring Absalom Jones' legacy, nation's first black Episcopal church celebrates 215 years
By Daphne Mack
[Episcopal News Service] To commemorate its legacy and embrace its future, more than 400 people came to the church that the Rev. Absalom Jones founded to celebrate its 215th anniversary.
"Honoring our Past -- Embracing our Future" was the theme of the November 2-4 celebration at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
"I am very humbled to serve as the 17th rector of such a historic parish within our city and nation," said the Rev. Martini Shaw. "I pray that God may continue to bless the dynamic work and ministry of the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in the years to come."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91737_ENG_HTM.htm
More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife
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DIOCESAN DIGEST
EL CAMINO REAL: Diocese to celebrate consecration of its first woman bishop http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_91734_ENG_HTM.htm
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA: Unity is theme of 38th convention http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_91735_ENG_HTM.htm
VERMONT: Convention welcomes presiding bishop, focuses on MDGs http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_91732_ENG_HTM.htm
More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm
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FEATURES
On the road in Vermont with the Presiding Bishop
By Neva Rae Fox
[Episcopal News Service] It was a grand, multi-day festivity in Vermont.
While the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont celebrated its 175th anniversary with a weekend of events, marked by a visit from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, participants never stopped in their awareness of the needs of others, highlighted by a vigil on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The weekend's events were also an opportunity for Vermonters to meet the Presiding Bishop, and for her to converse with them. She greeted and talked with many people in various venues -- gatherings with clergy, conversations with youth and young adults, open discussions, a major forum on the MDGs, a parish visitation, and, topping it off, a celebration of the Eucharist in prison.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81834_91714_ENG_HTM.htm
More Features: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78936_ENG_HTM.htm