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Diocese of Albany
Welcome Home Initiative©
The next Welcome Home Initiative© (WHI©) is scheduled for October 31st - November 2nd at Christ the King Spiritual Life Center. WHI© offers healing for military veterans (men and women) and the spouses of military veterans who have served their country in combat.
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Diocese of Central New York
Church of the Savior, Syracuse Receives Sacred Sites Grant: The New York Landmarks Conservancy has awarded a $9,000 grant to the Church of the Savior in Syracuse to help fund roof and exterior masonry repairs.
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Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
Grüsewort: Bishop Pierre Whalon addresses the 60th Synod of The Old Catholic Church of Germany:
The International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference (IBC) met at the Maternushaus, Cologne, Germany, from 13 to 17 June 2016.
Read his address.
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The Diocese of Haiti
Hurricane Matthew was devastating in Haiti: Hurricane Matthew visited significant death and destruction across a wide path..
.Read more. For information visit the Episcopal Relief and Development
website. Donations through the ER-D will be sure to get to the people who need it.
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Diocese of Long Island
Bishop Provenzano calls on parish communities to gather for prayer in the eight days leading up to Election Day: In the midst of a disturbing and extremely volatile political season filled with rhetoric that has created new lows for our nation and shame on our national character, I am calling for an octave of prayer throughout the Diocese of Long Island.
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Podcasts: Optimism is cool again! Twice a month, the podcast will bring you conversations with priests, lay leaders, thoughtful personalities, authors and more. The newest is The Onslaught of Sorrow: How We Minister and Push Back.
Go to the podcasts!
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Diocese of New York
Helping the Homeless at The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, NYC: Saint Mary's works with the
Breaking Ground Initiative, whose goal it is to find housing or shelter for those living on the streets. Please contact us if you would like to donate.
Find out more.
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High school equivalency program in Newark draws on efforts of many neighbors: Newark Shared Ministries, an alliance of urban and suburban congregations and other partners, is launching its most ambitious effort to date: a program helping adults in Newark prepare to earn their high school equivalency diplomas.
Read the story.
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Leaders Converge to Discuss American 'Nightmare'
This November, national and local leaders will gather in Rochester to discuss a challenge identified by Martin Luther King, Jr., that still plagues the United States: the ever-present link between poverty, racism, and violence that oppresses people in our communities. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Bruce Curry and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren will join a group of other civic and religious leaders in addition to youth from Teen Empowerment to explore concrete ways to support people traumatized by these forces.
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Diocese of the Virgin Islands
Congratulations to the Rev. Sandra Malone, who has been appointed as communications officer for the diocese!
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Diocese of Western New York
"Common Ground: An Islamic Perspective"
The second of a three-part discussion series will take place Wed., Oct. 19 at 7 pm at
Calvary Episcopal Church (20 Milton St., Williamsville). Participants will explore the spiritual foundation for peaceful dialogue and its challenges from the perspective of the Koran, and the local experience of Muslims in our community. Come for coffee and dessert at 6:30 pm.
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Don't miss these opportunities and events!
Check the
Province II website for a complete listing.
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Grants and Opportunities...
MONS NVBIFER SANCTVS
Contemplative Christian Formation for the Whole of Life
www.monsnubifer.org
Mons Nubifer Sanctus (Holy Cloud-Bearing Mountain) offers weekend, week-long and longer-term residential programs that assist people of all walks and stations of life to explore and to enter the spiritual wisdom and ways of the ancient Christian faith.
Find out about their blog and coming events.
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Coming Events
Mercer School is pleased to offer courses in a variety of theological disciplines to members of the Diocese of Long Island and beyond during this academic year.
Find out more.
Learning to Live and Pray from Sacred Scripture - Wednesday Night Bible Study Class - October 19 & 26, November 9 & 16, and December 14 - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Saint Joseph's Hall - 145 West 46th Street, NY, NY.
Find out more.
Trinity Institute 2017: Water Justice, March 22-24, 2017 - Water is a gift. Water is life. As water crises increase, access to safe and clean drinking water decreases. Faith communities worldwide can help.
Find out more.
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Canon Charles Perfater,
The Right Reverend Lawrence Provenzano,
Jan Paxton,
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Vacant, Clerical Representative to Provincial Council
The Right Reverend R. William Franklin,
Canon Noreen Duncan,
The Rev. Dahn Gandell,
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Dioceses of the Province
Check the websites of the dioceses:
Albany
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Central New York
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Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
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Haiti
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Long Island
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New Jersey
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New York
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Newark
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Rochester
, Virgin Islands(no official website
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Western New York
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