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["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

>Episcopal Life Daily
>January 6, 2009

Episcopal Life Online is available at  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife.

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Embracing ubuntu: L.A. diocese lays groundwork for  convention
* TOP STORY - Human trafficking focus of January 11 bulletin inserts
* OPINION - Moving toward convention: Church will examine its identity  and
mission as part of a whole
* DAYBOOK - January 7, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History

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>TOP STORIES

>Embracing ubuntu

>L.A. diocese lays groundwork for convention

>By Pat McCaughan

[Episcopal Life] When an anticipated 9,000 to 10,000 deputies and  alternate
deputies, bishops, Episcopal Church Women, exhibitors, staff, volunteers  and
visitors converge in Anaheim, California, next July for the Episcopal
Church's 76th General Convention and ECW Triennial Meeting, they can  expect
sun, fun, rich diversity, green space, fresh worship, the launch of a
mission conversation and a glimpse of the future's "no church" churches.

>From July 8-17, the glass-walled Anaheim Convention Center one block  from
Disneyland will be transformed into meeting, worship, child-care and  other
spaces and host at least 120 exhibitors, an educational discovery center  and
a diocesan hospitality venue featuring banners proclaiming "Faith and  Our
Future" and emergent worship, said Bishop Jon Bruno of the Diocese of  Los
Angeles.

"I was there the last time convention was in Anaheim, when Edmond  Browning
was elected the presiding bishop," said Bruno, a veteran conventioneer.
"I've gone from volunteer to host of convention, and we're excited  beyond
belief and preparing for our thousands of visitors."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_104114_ENG_HTM.htm

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Human trafficking focus of January 11 bulletin inserts

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts for  January
11 offer information about the issue of human trafficking, which refers  to
people who are trapped or tricked into involuntary servitude. Annually,
about 600,000 to 800,000 people -- mostly women and children -- are
trafficked across national borders. That figure does not count the  millions
trafficked within their own countries. January 11 of each year is  designated
by the U.S. Congress as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

Bulletin inserts are available at

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/95270_ENG_HTM.htm.

More Top Stories: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife

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>OPINION

>Moving toward convention

Church will examine its identity and mission as part of a whole

>By Katharine Jefferts Schori

[Episcopal News Service] All the governance machinery of the Episcopal
Church is preparing for General Convention -- oiling the gears, testing  the
tire pressure, checking the (electronic) connections, updating the  service
manuals. The pace is increasing, and it is quite surprising to see the  depth
and breadth of preparation for our triennial gathering.

Some have compared General Convention to a family reunion, as upwards of
10,000 Episcopalians (and some friends who are not Episcopalians) gather  for
more than 10 days to meet, greet, talk, worship, consult, connect, pray,
strategize and legislate.

It is our opportunity to take the pulse of the wider church and set the
course for the coming years.

Full article: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_104112_ENG_HTM.htm

More Opinion: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_ENG_HTM.htm

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>DAYBOOK

>On January 7, 2009...

* 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 January 7, 367, Athanasius wrote a letter  containing
a list of what he thought should be considered the canon of Scripture.  This
list would later be accepted by the church.