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Letter from Bishop Frade on Hurricane damage

Letter from Bishop Frade on Hurricane damage

As I prepare this email, we are getting the news that the southernmost part of our diocese, the Florida Keys, is beginning to be evacuated due to the threat from Hurricane Ivan. If this hurricane comes ashore in anywhere in Florida, our state will be facing the third devastating storm in less than a month. We need your prayers for God's protection for our people in Florida.

10 September 2004

Primate's Fund increases aid to Sudan

Primate's Fund increases aid to Sudan

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has provided an additional $15,000 emergency relief aid for the troubled region of Darfur, Sudan, where according to the United Nations the "worst humanitarian crisis in the world" is unfolding.

01 September 2004

Presiding Bishop conveys concern about pastoral boundaries, affirms ministry of reconciliation

Presiding Bishop conveys concern about pastoral boundaries, affirms ministry of reconciliation

Emphasizing the Anglican Primates' agreement that "bishops are to respect the boundaries of one another's dioceses and provinces," the Presiding Bishop of ECUSA, the Most Revd Frank T Griswold, today sent a letter of concern to the Archbishop of the Church of the Province of Uganda, the Most Revd Henry L Orombi,

26 August 2004

Anglican Observer at UN to lead forum

Anglican Observer at UN to lead forum

Set to visit an Episcopal parish known for feeding as many as 1,300 needy people daily, the Anglican Observer at the United Nations is scheduled to preach at 11am on Sunday, 29 August, at Holy Apostles Church near Madison Square Garden - site of the Republican National Convention (RNC) 30 August to 2 September.

25 August 2004

African bishop to teach at US seminary

African bishop to teach at US seminary

New York City - The Rt Revd James Tengatenga, the Bishop of Southern Malawi, will be a Visiting Professor during Michaelmas Term at The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church of the United States of America, teaching a course entitled the Church and Society in Africa.

24 August 2004

Message from Bishop Frade on hurricane relief

Message from Bishop Frade on hurricane relief

The following letter to congregations of Florida is from the Rt Revd Leo Frade, the Bishop of the Diocese of Southeast Florida

18 August 2004

Hurricane Charley slices through Florida diocese

Hurricane Charley slices through Florida diocese

Hurricane Charley cut a path through the midsection of the Diocese of Southwest Florida on Friday, causing billions of dollars in damage to the state, including at least one Episcopal church.

14 August 2004

Minnesota priest to lead new Cathedral College

Minnesota priest to lead new Cathedral College

The Revd Dr Howard R Anderson, longtime rector of St Paul's Church in Duluth, Minnesota, has been named first warden of the new Cathedral College, announced 6 August by Washington National Cathedral as the merger of its educational programs and those of the on-site College of Preachers.

13 August 2004

Canadian Church highlights flaws in refugee system

Canadian Church highlights flaws in refugee system

Canadian Church leaders have called upon their Federal Government to address the flawed refugee determination system. 

10 August 2004

Some highlights from ECUSA's General Convention

Some highlights from ECUSA's General Convention

There are some wonderfully dynamic things happening in the Episcopal Church, USA (ECUSA). The 20/20 movement is one of these great things, which is challenging the church to look at itself in dynamic new ways.

04 August 2004