New book on tape recorded by renowned preacher

The Episcopal Media Center has released its second book on tape featuring sermons by the Revd Barbara Brown Taylor, voted one of the 12 most effective preachers in the English language by Baylor University. "Home By Another Way" includes 39 sermons recorded by the author. In it, Taylor walks listeners through the church year from the expectancy of Advent to the fires of Pentecost, addressing the perennial questions of faith: doubt, grace, anger and jubilation. To purchase this book on tape, which runs more than eight hours on audio cassette and sells for $39.95 plus shipping, call The Episcopal Media Center, 1-800-229-3788, or check their Web site: www.episcopalmediacenter.org

Episcopal group takes on national sponsorship for broadcast from England

The Atlanta-based Episcopal Media Center will serve as national sponsor of the most listened-to holiday radio program this Christmas. "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" will be broadcast 24 December live from King's College, Cambridge, airing on more than 260 public radio stations in the U.S., thanks to a grant from the Media Center and its supporters. Please consult local listings for the time and radio station in your area.

Episcopal Media Center launches an endowment campaign

A campaign to build an endowment fund for the Atlanta-based Episcopal Media Center has been launched by a group of former and senior trustees who have donated and pledged $1.5 million towards a $5-million goal. While the Center, formerly known as The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation, has enjoyed strong financial support from more than 2,000 persons and churches nationwide, it has never before conducted an endowment campaign, according to the Revd Canon Louis C Schueddig, president and executive director. The Episcopal Media Center is an independent, nonprofit organization that for 55 years has been devising creative uses of electronic media to engage religious minds on matters of faith and values.

Atlanta firm gives $25,000 to support money-education project

The Arden Group, an Atlanta investment management company, has made a $25,000 contribution to The Episcopal Media Center (formerly known as The Episcopal Radio-TV Foundation) for its development of an educational program for church groups on "living with money." The Center has designed a multimedia program to help individuals explore their relationship to money and its role in their lives from a Christian perspective. The Episcopal Media Center is continuing its search for funding for the project.

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