Episcopal Life Daily February 21, 2008
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Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:
* TOP STORY - Indianapolis diocese notes enthusiasm for hosting 2012 General Convention * DIOCESAN DIGEST - CALIFORNIA: Solar power installation a success story for Walnut Creek parish * DIOCESAN DIGEST - FORT WORTH: Bishop says he's still uncertain about attending Lambeth * DIOCESAN DIGEST - TEXAS: Council agrees to call next bishop * WORLD REPORT - EUROPE: WCC urges peaceful resolution to Kenya, Pakistan, Gaza conflicts * MULTIMEDIA - Bishop Mark MacDonald, Part 2 * FEATURE - Vision before fund raising: Vermont church expands its mission along with its buildings * DAYBOOK - February 22, 2008: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History * CATALYST - The Impulse of His Love
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TOP STORIES
Indianapolis diocese notes enthusiasm for hosting 2012 General Convention
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[Episcopal News Service] The opening gavel for the 77th General Convention of the Episcopal Church may be more than four years and an intervening Convention away, but the hosting diocese is enthusiastic about the prospect.
The Executive Council agreed February 14 to hold the 77th Convention, set for July 4-13, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the seat of the Diocese of Indianapolis.
Diocese of Indianapolis Canon to the Ordinary Peder Berdahl told ENS that the diocese is excited by and appreciative of the opportunity to host the triennial gathering of the governing body of the Episcopal Church. "Folks will be coming out of the woodwork" to help, he predicted.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_95112_ENG_HTM.htm
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DIOCESAN DIGEST
CALIFORNIA: Solar power installation a success story for Walnut Creek parish http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95102_ENG_HTM.htm
FORT WORTH: Bishop says he's still uncertain about attending Lambeth http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95111_ENG_HTM.htm
TEXAS: Council agrees to call next bishop
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_95110_ENG_HTM.htm
More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm
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WORLD REPORT
EUROPE: WCC urges peaceful resolution to Kenya, Pakistan, Gaza conflicts http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_95100_ENG_HTM.htm
More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm
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MULTIMEDIA
Bishop Mark MacDonald, Part 2
[Episcopal Life] The Rt. Rev. Mark MacDonald speaks about his ministry as bishop of the Navajoland Area Mission and the first National Indigenous Bishop in the Anglican Church of Canada. The interview is available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81231_ENG_HTM.htm
More Multimedia: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80056_ENG_HTM.htm
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FEATURES
Vision before fund raising
Vermont church expands its mission along with its buildings
By Susan Tobias
[Episcopal Life] Late last year, I read that Americans spend $20 billion a year on ice cream while the United Nations figures it would take $14 billion and 10 years to provide clean water and basic sanitation and health care for the whole world.
These statistics made me think immediately of life in the small church, where it's so easy to see what we want to do and to think we know just why we can't possibly do it.
The gap between desire and resources as we know them defeats imagination, energy and -- eventually -- hope.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_95105_ENG_HTM.htm
More Features: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/78936_ENG_HTM.htm
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DAYBOOK
On February 22, 2008...
* 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 February 22, 1993, the Church of England held a special meeting to allow the ordination of women.
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CATALYST
"The Impulse of His Love" from Paraclete Press, Karen Burgman, piano, CD, c. 2002, $16.95
[Source: Paraclete Press] Overflowing with joy, peace and hope, Karen Burgman's inspired arrangements of familiar hymn tunes are the perfect accompaniment to every activity of the day -- from morning devotions, on the way to work, at your desk, or unwinding at home. You will find your spirit softened and a smile in your heart, as Karen shares her faith with you, through The Impulse of His Love.
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More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm