Episcopal Life Online Newslink November 20, 2007
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Today's ELO Newslink includes:
* TOP STORY - TOPIK calls for peace and reconciliation in Korea * TOP STORY - Towards Peace in Korea Communiqué * TOP STORY - Peace requires forgiveness, Eames tells TOPIK conference in Seoul * DIOCESAN DIGEST - DALLAS: Bishop calls for suffragan, outlines growth during challenging year * DIOCESAN DIGEST - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: Convention affirms Jamestown Covenant, calls for same-gender blessing rites * DIOCESAN DIGEST - WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: Convention hears call to discernment * WORLD REPORT - BANGLADESH: Episcopal Relief and Development responds to devastating cyclone * WORLD REPORT - CANADA: New Westminster bishop protests unauthorized ordinations * WORLD REPORT - PHILIPPINES: WCC leader honors slain bishop Alberto Ramento * OPINION - Be faithful, be patient, and pray for all in authority * ARTS - New York Polyphony, grounded in Anglican liturgical tradition, releases Christmas CD
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TOP STORIES
TOPIK calls for peace and reconciliation in Korea "Constructive dialogue is the first step," Communiqué notes
By Neva Rae Fox
[Episcopal News Service] Seeing its work as a model for areas "where conflict persists," the international Anglican conference Towards Peace in Korea (TOPIK) concluded its seven-day meeting with a call for action for peace and reconciliation in Korea.
"Constructive dialogue is the first step in the process of reconciliation," noted the communiqué, released on November 20.
Responding to a resolution from the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and hosted by the Anglican Church of Korea, TOPIK drew more than 100 Koreans and nearly 50 international Anglicans from 17 nations, including: Korea, Japan, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, the Philippines, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Aotearoa New Zealand, the Solomon Islands, Palestine, Cyprus, Myanmar/Burma, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_92008_ENG_HTM.htm
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Towards Peace in Korea Communiqué
[Episcopal News Service, Seoul] Participants at the Towards Peace in Korea (TOPIK) conference, held November 14-20 in Paju, South Korea, issued a communiqué which is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_92007_ENG_HTM.htm
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Peace requires forgiveness, Eames tells TOPIK conference in Seoul
By Neva Rae Fox
[Episcopal News Service, Seoul] Forgiveness is a cornerstone of peace, Robin Eames, former Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, told the worldwide Anglican conference, Towards Peace in Korea (TOPIK), on November 19 in Seoul, South Korea.
Reflecting on his experiences in Ireland, Eames said he believes one of the most powerful ingredients in peace "has to do with forgiveness, has to do with saying 'sorry.' Also the word 'regret.' You will rarely get a government to say 'sorry.'"
Eames, representing the Archbishop of Canterbury, is serving as president of TOPIK, which has drawn more than 150 primates, clergy and lay leaders from throughout the Anglican Communion, including South Korea, the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Cyprus, Palestine, and the United Kingdom.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_92006_ENG_HTM.htm
More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife
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DIOCESAN DIGEST
DALLAS: Bishop calls for suffragan, outlines growth during challenging year http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_92027_ENG_HTM.htm
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: Convention affirms Jamestown Covenant, calls for same-gender blessing rites http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_92025_ENG_HTM.htm
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS: Convention hears call to discernment http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_92019_ENG_HTM.htm
More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm
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WORLD REPORT
BANGLADESH: Episcopal Relief and Development responds to devastating cyclone http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_92012_ENG_HTM.htm
CANADA: New Westminster bishop protests unauthorized ordinations http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_92014_ENG_HTM.htm
PHILIPPINES: WCC leader honors slain bishop Alberto Ramento http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_92011_ENG_HTM.htm
More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm
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OPINION
Be faithful, be patient, and pray for all in authority
By Jerry Bowyer
[Episcopal Life] My wife is a reader at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. This means that she sometimes leads the people in prayer, including a prayer "for Katharine, our Presiding Bishop."
This past summer, Pittsburgh Bishop Robert Duncan instructed my wife and hundreds of other readers in the diocese to omit the prayer for Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
It appeared at the time that omitting the prayer for Katharine was a steppingstone to where the bishop was really trying to take us -- outside of the Episcopal Church. To include her in the prayers was to acknowledge her office, and to acknowledge her office was to acknowledge our obligation to her.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_92015_ENG_HTM.htm
More Opinion: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_ENG_HTM.htm
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ARTS
New York Polyphony, grounded in Anglican liturgical tradition, releases Christmas CD
By Jerry Hames
[Episcopal Life] A New York classical vocal ensemble that released its debut CD, I Sing the Birth, a meditation on the Christmas season, in early October is winning critical international acclaim.
A varied collection of unaccompanied music that spans nine centuries and nearly as many styles, I Sing the Birth is receiving praise in both the United States and United Kingdom, where it was first released.
Founded in 2006, New York Polyphony is rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the finest classical vocal ensembles of this generation. The four men, fusing elegant vocalism with expert ensemble singing, deliver dynamic, historically informed performances in a range of styles.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_92017_ENG_HTM.htm
More Arts: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_ENG_HTM.htm