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>Episcopal Life Daily
>April 22, 2009

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

>Today's Episcopal Life Daily includes:

* TOP STORY - Executive Council considers archives relocation,
Liberian partnership, Anglican Consultative Council
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Planting 12,000 trees for Earth  Day
* MISSION - Religious environmentalist Fletcher Harper to present live
webcast on 'Greening Our Faith'
* PEOPLE - Manhasset rector David Lowry appointed director of New
York's Desmond Tutu Center
* OPINION - Why so slow?
* CALENDAR - Upcoming special events and services
* SPIRITUAL REFLECTION - April 26 - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B
* DAYBOOK - April 23, 2009: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* CATALYST - Renewing the Face of the Earth - A Theological and
Pastoral Response to Climate Change

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>TOP STORIES

Executive Council considers archives relocation, Liberian partnership,
Anglican Consultative Council

>By Mary Frances Schjonberg

[Episcopal New Service - Portland, Maine] The Episcopal Church's
Executive Council April 22 allowed the Archives of the Episcopal
Church to borrow up to $10 million for the site of a new home.

During council's three-day meeting here, the last of the 2007-2009
triennium, the members also approved a new covenant partnership
between the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church in Liberia.

The Portland, Maine meeting took place in the seat of the Episcopal
Diocese of Maine. Council was due to hear about the mission and
ministry of the diocese and of Province I on the evening of April 22.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_107019_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DIOCESAN DIGEST

NORTHERN MICHIGAN: Planting 12,000 trees for Earth Day

>By Greg Peterson

[Episcopal News Service, Marquette, Michigan] - Despite a major
snowstorm a day before, bishops and leaders from ten faith traditions
including the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan on April 22
planted the first of 12,000 trees during an Earth Day ceremony on the
shores of Lake Superior.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_107026_ENG_HTM.htm

More Diocesan news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_ENG_HTM.htm

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>MISSION

Religious environmentalist Fletcher Harper to present live webcast on
'Greening Our Faith'

[Episcopal News Service] Leading religious environmentalist the Rev.
Fletcher Harper will present a live webcast on Friday, April 24 in
recognition of the importance of caring for creation.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_107015_ENG_HTM.htm

More Mission: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_ENG_HTM.htm

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>PEOPLE

Manhasset rector David Lowry appointed director of New York's Desmond
Tutu Center

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. David Lowry, rector of Christ Church
in Manhasset, New York, has been appointed director of the Desmond
Tutu Center for Peace and Reconciliation and professor in the area of
church and society at General Theological Seminary in New York City.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_107012_ENG_HTM.htm

More People: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_ENG_HTM.htm

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>OPINION

>Why so slow?

>By Solange De Santis

[Episcopal Life] On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day happened. The
verb is apt because it really did seem just to happen, to spring out
of air and soil. That first Earth Day, 20 million people gathered in
schools, parks and community centers to demonstrate against pollution,
to listen to speakers talk about environmental action and to celebrate
humanity's only home.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_107011_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>CALENDAR

A round-up of upcoming special events, services, concerts and diocesan
conventions taking place throughout the Episcopal Church is available
at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/calendar.htm

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>SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS

>April 26 - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B

(RCL) Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36b-48

>By the Rev. Ben E. Helmer

[Sermons That Work] Have you noticed that many of the post-Easter
stories about the resurrected Jesus are centered on meals? The
disciples knew the Lord in the breaking of the bread at Emmaus, as we
recall in today's collect; and Jesus comes among the disciples and
shows his risen humanity by eating a piece of broiled fish in the
gospel reading today.

Full reflection:

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermons_that_work_106862_ENG_HTM.htm

More Spiritual Reflections:  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/82457_ENG_HTM.htm

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>DAYBOOK

>On April 23, 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 April 23, 1988, Archbishop of Canterbury Arthur
Michael Ramsey died in Oxford, England. On April 23, 1942, William
Temple was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. A renowned teacher and
preacher, Temple is best known for his 1942 book Christianity and
Social Order.

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>CATALYST

"Renewing the Face of the Earth - A Theological and Pastoral Response
to Climate Change" from Canterbury Press Norwich, by David Atkinson,
166 pages, paperback, $22.99

[Canterbury Press Norwich] This important and timely book provides a
much needed framework for understanding and responding to the most
urgent environmental challenge facing the word today.

In a highly readable and clear style, it explores the spiritual
questions being opened up by this issue: questions about human life
and destiny, about our relationship to the planet and to each other,
about altruism and selfishness, about the place of technology, about
justice, our values and hopes.

A framework for considering these issues is provided by the ancient
Hebrew concepts of covenant - God's commitment to creation which the
author argues is the 'inner meaning' of creation, and Sabbath --
regular times of rest and replenishment for humans and for the earth
itself.

Seeing climate changes in the light of these foundational biblical
principles makes clear the strong moral imperative to act in ways that
will help fulfill the hope that the whole of creation will one day be
renewed in Christ.

To order: Episcopal Books and Resources, online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, or call 800-903-5544 -- or visit
your local Episcopal bookseller, http://www.episcopalbooksellers.org

More Catalyst: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/83842_ENG_HTM.htm

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