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>Episcopal News Service
>March 23, 2010

>Episcopal News Service is available at
>http://www.episcopalchurch.org/ens.

>Today's Episcopal News Service includes:

* TOP STORY - President signs health bill into law
* DIOCESAN DIGEST - RIO GRANDE: Sixth candidate added to bishop slate
* WORLD REPORT - ENGLAND: Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library to exhibit
for 400th anniversary
* DAYBOOK - March 24: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* EBAR PICK - "The Richest of Fare, Seeking Spiritual Security in the
Sonoran Desert"

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>TOP STORIES

>President signs health bill into law
>Faith-based groups stay the course

>By Lynette Wilson

[Episcopal News Service] President Barack Obama signed the
health-insurance overhaul bill, extending coverage to some 30 million
uninsured people, into law March 23 during a ceremony in the East Room
of the White House.

"After a century of trying, today after over a year of debate, today,
after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes
law in America," said Obama, during the ceremony broadcast live on
television and the Internet.

Diocese of Connecticut Bishop Suffragan James E. Curry, speaking to ENS
from the House of Bishops meeting in Camp Allen, Texas, called the
legislation "a wonderful step that continues our national walk toward
accessibility." The Episcopal Church's longstanding commitment to health
care reform is deeply rooted in the Baptismal Covenant, he said.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_121035_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DIOCESAN DIGEST

RIO GRANDE: Sixth candidate added to bishop slate

[Episcopal News Service] The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese
of Rio Grande has added the Rev. Leander S. Harding to its previously
announced slate of five candidates to be the diocese's next bishop.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_121030_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>WORLD REPORT

ENGLAND: Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library to exhibit for 400th
anniversary

[Episcopal News Service] To celebrate 400 years since its foundation,
Lambeth Palace Library is set to open its doors May 17-July 23 with an
exhibition, "Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library - 400th Anniversary
Exhibition 1610-2010."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_121033_ENG_HTM.htm

More World news: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_ENG_HTM.htm

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>DAYBOOK

On March 24, 2010, the church remembers Oscar Romero, archbishop of San
Salvador, and the Martyrs of El Salvador.

* 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 March 24, 1208, Pope Innocent III placed Britain
under an interdict after England's King John opposed the pope's choice
for archbishop of Canterbury. Innocent canceled all religious services
until John surrendered. Soon after his surrender, the king signed the
Magna Carta, in which the first article affirms "That the Church of
England shall be free."

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>EBAR PICK

"The Richest of Fare, Seeking Spiritual Security in the Sonoran Desert"
by Phyllis Strupp, 264 pages, softcover, c. 2004, $24.95.

[Sonoran Cross Press] "The Richest of Fare" offers a theological
adventure in the Sonoran Desert to discover the secret sources of energy
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>* Stories about life in the desert
>* 56 color pictures of the Sonoran Desert
>* Quotes from scripture, science and literature
>* Theological reflections regarding the natural world, social justice,
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>* In-depth look at the role wealth plays in our spiritual journey
>* Engaging resource for small group discussion and Lent
>* Winner, Independent Publishing best mind-body-spirit book award in
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