2013 – Page 206 – Episcopal Cafe

“Do you want to get well?”

January 9, 2013 2 Comments

For thirty-eight years this unnamed man in John’s gospel lay by the Bethsaida pool. You get used to a way of life if you continue in it for thirty-eight years.

Dean Tracey Lind prompts Cleveland congregations to work together

January 8, 2013 1 Comment

Dean of The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

Canada: Prime Minister to meet with indigenous leaders

January 8, 2013 1 Comment

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said he will meet with indigenous leaders. Protests and hunger strikes have been ongoing since December 10. From

Prayer for an end to violence in East Belfast

January 8, 2013 No Comments

From the Anglican Communion News Service – a request of prayer for Northern Ireland: From The Rt Revd Harold Miller, Bishop of Down and Dromore

Widow of Medgar Evers to deliver invocation at Obama inauguration

January 8, 2013 4 Comments

Fifty years ago this June, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was slain in his home driveway by a rifle shot to his head. JFK had

Episcopalian Chuck Hagel nominated for Secretary of Defense

January 8, 2013 3 Comments

Former Senator Chuck Hagel, active Episcopalian, has been nominated by President Obama to be Secretary of Defense. The

Isaiah 56-59

January 8, 2013 No Comments

“Therefore justice is far from us and righteousness does not reach us; …for truth stumbles in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.”

Should Catholics root for Notre Dame’s football team

January 7, 2013 2 Comments

Michael Leahy takes a long hard look at Notre Dame’s football program and its iconic status among some American Catholics in a piece for the

Simplifying your congregation’s mission by simplifying members’ lives

January 7, 2013 1 Comment

It’s possible that much of your congregation’s mission is not easily understood by most congregation members. It may also be possible that, after years of structuring your congregation toward classic ministry outcomes, you’re still not gathering the attention, interest, or emotions of most congregation members.

Conciliation meeting on Fort Worth,
Quincy suits set for Jan 8, 9

January 7, 2013 No Comments

The meeting concerns complaints from the Diocese of Quincy Standing Committee against Bishops Peter Beckwith (Springfield), Bruce MacPherson (Western Louisiana) and Edward Salmon (South Carolina), and from the Diocese of Fort Worth Standing Committee and an individual complainant against Bishops Maurice Benitez (Dallas), John Howe (Central Florida), Paul Lambert (Dallas), William Love (Albany), Daniel Martins (Springfield), Edward Salmon (South Carolina), and James Stanton (Dallas).

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