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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

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

Saturn mission: 'Faith and mysteries go hand in hand

Saturn mission: 'Faith and mysteries go hand in hand

Blaine Baggett says one of Saturn's 31 moons sports a geyser like Earth's steamy Old Faithful, only made of ice, and yet another has a crater reminiscent of the Star Wars movie's Death Star killing machine.

30 July 2004

Spanish sermon course in LA

Spanish sermon course in LA

Fourteen clergy members are honing their preaching skills this week in Los Angeles as participants in the first-ever Spanish-language conference of the College of Preachers, an 80-year-old institution based at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D. C.

15 July 2004

Global network outlines mission priorities

Global network outlines mission priorities

Missionaries from America and their partners in mission brought unique perspectives to the current process of reconciliation at the conference of the Global Episcopal Mission (GEM) Network, which met June 16-18 at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest (ETSS) in Austin, Texas.

25 June 2004

Episcopal Church voices concern about drilling vote

Episcopal Church voices concern about drilling vote

As Congress looks, once again, at the issue of development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, we will hear many of the familiar arguments, pro and con. The debate is beginning to have a ritual flavor to it. But in our present context--high gas prices in the run up to a tight presidential election--it seems likely that the words and wedges will be even more harsh than usual.

22 June 2004