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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:17:40 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] Churches in central Philippines have responded after a recent 6.9-magnitude earthquake that left 34 people dead, 52 injured, 71 missing and hundreds of families homeless. “We invite all people of good will to pray for the survivors of this latest disaster in the Philippines as they deal with the trauma of loss [...]
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:54:57 +0000 - [Tri-Faith Initiative] The National Council of Churches of Christ USA will present an award to the Episcopal Tri-Faith Ministries in Omaha, Nebraska on Feb. 9 as an “engaged interfaith community, one of only five awards given this year to U.S. churches. The Episcopal Tri-Faith Ministries is the new church which will be sited with its [...]
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:39:24 +0000 - [Episcopal Public Policy Network] Next week, the U.S. House of Representatives will debate H.R. 7, the transportation reauthorization bill, which has attached to it H.R. 3407, the “Alaska Energy for America Jobs Act,” a bill that seeks to open the Arctic Refuge to oil drilling. House leadership is pushing this proposal as an attempt to [...]
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:24:15 +0000 -   [Episcopal News Service] The Church of England‘s General Synod has rejected a bid to provide greater concessions for those opposed to women bishops. A final vote on the legislation that will enable women to become bishops is expected to come before synod in July. The Manchester Diocesan Synod Motion, introduced in September 2011 and [...]
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:08:30 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] British Anglicans have called upon the United Kingdom government to support those in Nigeria seeking to protect religious minorities of all faiths and enable them to practice their religion without fear. The resolution passed by 344 votes to 0 with one abstention on Feb. 8 at the biannual session of Synod, the [...]
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:45 +0000 - [Office of Public Affairs] Enjoy Cupid’s Harp, a musical video posted by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C. (Diocese of Washington). Recorded on Wednesday, Feb. 1, Cupid’s Harp features Rebecca Smith, harp, with Michael Lodico, organ. [...]
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:35:25 +0000 - [Anglican Communion News Service] The Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa (CAPA) has challenged itself to harness untapped resources and strengthen intra-continental relationships to benefit God’s mission. In a Communiqué issued at the end of the 11th CAPA Council meeting in Burundi, the regional body stated that: “We are convinced that working together in mutual [...]
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:56:28 +0000 - [Episcopal News Service] Natalie Allen, hermana del obispo episcopal de Honduras, Lloyd Allen, fue asesinada el domingo 5 de febrero en la ciudad de Tela, al norte de Honduras, cuando regresaba de un cursillo de cristiandad. Tenía 50 años de edad. Los asesinos estaban robando en su casa cuando ella llegó, le dieron tres puñaladas [...]
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:22 +0000 - [Religion News Service] Even though I use Facebook frequently, I doubt my usage pattern will justify a $100 billion valuation for the company or send a new crop of Silicon Valley paper millionaires to Ferrari dealerships. I never click on sidebar ads, I immediately block all games, and I have no intention of using Facebook’s [...]
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:29 +0000 - [Ecumenical News International] More than four million visitors are expected to arrive in London during this summer’s Olympic Games. More Than Gold, an ecumenical charity originally launched during the 1996 Atlanta Games, is recruiting and training 1,000 volunteer “Games Pastors,” who will be deployed at airports, bus and railway stations. “They will be there to [...]
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