Author: Andrew Gerns

Saturday Collection 6/13/09

Here is our weekly collection plate, offering some of the good things that Episcopalians and their congregations have done that made the news this past week. And other news fit to print.

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Torture leaves a long shadow

When people think about torture, few consider the emotional and spiritual costs beginning with the victim and extending to all those involved in the process including the families.

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Public-Religious partnerships can be responsible

Michael Kessler writes in the Washington Post about the changes in the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships under the direction of Joshua DuBois. Kessler says it is “refreshing to hear DuBois repeatedly speak of his office as seeking to create “responsible partnerships”.

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Charitable giving down, religious giving is up

The National Catholic Reporter, citing a study by Giving USA Foundation, says that religious organizations reported a 5.5-percent increase in donations last year, a marked contrast from the nationwide 2-percent decline in charitable giving.

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Cutie’s first sermon as an Episcopalian

The Church of the Resurrection in Miami was filled to the brim as Alberto Cutie gave his first sermon since being received as a Episcopalian. Some in the congregation were members of the press. It is expected that he will begin the process of being received as an Episcopal priest, thought that may take a year or more of discernment and preparation in advance of the event.

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