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>Episcopal News Service
>April 8, 2010

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

>Today's Episcopal News Service includes:

* TOP STORY - Haiti synod participants urged to 'stand up and walk'
* TOP STORY - Episcopal Church urges Census participation
* TOP STORY - House of Deputies president launches new web pages
* MISSION - Church leaders to address global hunger in special 'Day 1'  series
* PEOPLE - Emmanuel Sserwadda leaves Africa partnerships position
* DAYBOOK - April 9: Today in Scripture, Prayer, History
* EBAR PICK - "The Green Bible NRSV"

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>TOP STORIES

Haiti synod participants urged to 'stand up and walk'

>By Mary Frances Schjonberg

[Episcopal News Service] Gathering April 6-7 for an earthquake-postponed  
annual synod, the leadership of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti heard its  
bishop's call to "stand up and walk."

"According to our theme for this year's synod, 'Ayiti Leve Kanpe Pou ou  
Mache,' 'Haiti, Stand Up and Walk,' Haiti needs all of its sons and  daughters 
to work in solidarity to rebuild, to get Haiti back to its  feet," Bishop Jean 
Zaché Duracin told the gathering at Bon Sauveur in  Cange. "In this spirit, we 
gather as a community, as a church, to pray  together and to build up a team to 
not only work for the church, not  only to rebuild our church but to rebuild 
our country."

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_121382_ENG_HTM.htm
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>Episcopal Church urges Census participation

[Episcopal News Service] As an official 2010 U.S. Census partner, the  
Episcopal Church urges citizens to stand up and be counted by completing  the 
census form.

Every 10 years, in accordance with the Constitution, the Census Bureau  counts 
every person living in the United States and its territories.  Households have 
until April 16 to mail back their form. After the  deadline, census workers 
visit households that haven't responded.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_121381_ENG_HTM.htm
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House of Deputies president launches new web pages

>By ENS staff

[Episcopal News Service] Newly updated web pages of House of Deputies  
President Bonnie Anderson offer information about her ministry and role  in the 
church as well as insight into the governance of the Episcopal  Church.

The pages are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/phod.htm.

Located within the Episcopal Church's main website, the new pages  debuted 
April 7.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_121377_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>MISSION

Church leaders to address global hunger in special 'Day 1' series

[Day 1] Celebrating its 65th anniversary of weekly broadcasts, the "Day  1" 
national radio program hosted by Peter Wallace will air a special  four-part 
series beginning June 13 focusing on "Faith & Global Hunger"  in support of the 
Millennium Development Goals. Four prominent leaders  will address the issue, 
and a wide range of audio, video, and text  resources for individuals and 
church groups will be available on a  special website at http://hunger.day1.org.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_121374_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>PEOPLE

Emmanuel Sserwadda leaves Africa partnerships position

>By ENS staff

[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Emmanuel Sserwadda has left his  position as 
Africa partnerships officer for the Episcopal Church,  effective April 2.

Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81831_121375_ENG_HTM.htm

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

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>DAYBOOK

>On April 9, 2010...

* 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 9, 1761, English divine William Law died.

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