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Around the common table
[Diocese of Southern Ohio] Erin Koepke found that the bond of food, of breaking bread together, transcends geography, age, race and culture. A longtime camp counselor in the Diocese of Southern Ohio and member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Dayton, Koepke joined micro-farmers from South Africa and two colleagues to create a cookbook using locally [...]
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Jonathan Daniels House: Building the kingdom of God
[Episcopal News Service] Jonathan Myrick Daniels was a 26-year-old seminarian when he heard the televised appeal of Martin Luther King Jr. for students and clergy to join the struggle for civil rights. Inspired by the words of the Magnificat about the God who “hath put down the mighty from their seat and hath exalted the [...]
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Parish’s acolyte ministry includes those with special needs
[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta] Victor Catanzaro can’t see, and he can’t walk. And he doesn’t have a lot of strength in his upper body. But he can serve as an acolyte in an Episcopal church. How can this be? Well, it takes a parish. About three years ago, Betsy Jones, who serves as acolyte master [...]
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Virginia announces slate of six for bishop suffragan election
[Episcopal News Service] Six priests have been nominated to stand for election to become bishop suffragan in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. They are: The Rev. Randy Alexander, 45, rector, Christ Church, Pelham (Diocese of New York); The Rev. Canon Susan Goff, 58, canon to the ordinary, Diocese of Virginia; The Very Rev. David May, [...]
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Church of South India diocese to challenge ruling on properties
[Ecumenical News International] A diocese of the Church of South India (CSI) is preparing an appeal against a court order that has virtually stripped it of more than half its churches and institutions, inherited from the Basel Mission church. “We are preparing a strong appeal to get this order quashed. We are hopeful that our [...]
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