The thistle is the weed or the flower, depending on your perspective, that still grows on the streets and the alleys where the women walk. It has the deepest taproot of any plant, and it can push through two, three inches of concrete. It is a great reminder that all of us, with our prickly outer selves, have this beautiful, deep, rich center that’s a gift from God.
‘We thought this was the perfect summer program for families to do together and we’re really proud to have people of all ages participating in this event,’ said Event Coordinator Ken Keeton.
What’s next for the ministry of all the baptized?
Peter Wallace, writing at the Huffington Post, reminds us, through the words of national and international voices of advocacy, that we must not turn aside from our commitment the Millennium Development Goals.
“Jesus was a carpenter, so that always had some kind of meaning to me”
The Huffington Post reports on the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and Bishop Jon Bruno helping an adoption agency when the Roman Catholic Church withdrew funding when the agency allowed same sex couples to adopt.
The Rev. Canon Petero Sabune, the Episcopal Church’s Africa partnership officer, talks about the need for prayer, study and action ahead of the January 2011 referendum in Sudan.
“It takes a lot to live in this life right now.”
At St. Peter’s Episcopal School . . . participated in a global outreach program, NetsforLife, through Episcopal Relief and Development.