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EGR invites all to join the September 25 Day of Prayer, Fasting, and Witness for the MDGs
On September 25, Pray. Fast. Witness.
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In solidarity with people of faith throughout the world and in response to the Anglican Communion's call, Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (EGR) is invites you to commit on Thursday, September 25 to:
+Pray. Say prayers with special intention for the extreme poor throughout the world.
+Fast. Skip at least one meal in solidarity with the nearly 1 billion people who go to bed hungry each night. (As possible depending on health ... consult your doctor if in doubt)
+Witness. Participate in an online advocacy action promoting our government's fulfilling its promises to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
CLICK HERE TO MAKE THE COMMITMENT.
Making the commitment means you'll receive e-mail prayer reminders and resources, information about the advocacy action, as well as other information.
EGR has also set up a special Web site—www.sept25.org. Be sure to check that for more information and resources.
Episcopal Church to hold "Day of Repentance" to apologize for participation in slavery
By Daphne Mack
[Episcopal News Service] A two-day solemn observance has been planned for October 3-4 at the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the Episcopal Church will take a monumental step and publicly apologize for its involvement in the institution of transatlantic slavery. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will serve as celebrant and preacher at the October 4 service of repentance.
"This gathering is of vital importance because this is a stain on the church that's been around for a long time," said John Vanderstar, Executive Council member and author of resolution A123, which called for the occasion. "I strongly believe that the church needs to confront its past and change its future."
The 2006 General Convention resolution A123 declared that the institution of slavery in the United States and "anywhere else in the world" was and is a sin, and mandated that the church acknowledge and express regret for its support of slavery and for supporting "de jure and de facto segregation and discrimination" for years after slavery's abolition. The resolution also asked the Presiding Bishop to call for a "Day of Repentance and Reconciliation" and to organize a service.
Still more Lambeth!
Lambeth Journal videos available online
[Trinity Wall Street] A series of 10 video journals featuring more than 30 bishops from around the world attending the 2008 Lambeth Conference of the Anglican Communion are now available for viewing at Trinity Wall Street's
Web site
here or on the Lambeth Daily section of the Anglican Communion Web site
here.
Meanwhile, in addition to Episcopal Life Online's daily written coverage and image galleries of the Lambeth Conference, more than 80 video reports and streams of all the news conferences are archived for on-demand viewing
here.
Produced for the Lambeth Conference by Trinity Wall Street, the video journals were shown at the outset of each conference day, introducing participants to the daily thematic focus. The journals portray the personal experiences of bishops and spouses as they relate to that day's theme and include segments which capture the life of conference.
The videos run approximately five minutes in length and address topics ranging from evangelism, social justice and the environment to engagement in a multi-faith world and the abuse of power. Bishops in the videos include Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of Sudan; Miguel Tamayo, Bishop of Uruguay; Edward Malecdan, Bishop of Northern Philippines; David Beetge, Bishop of Highveld, South Africa; Victoria Matthews, Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand; Alexander John Malik, Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan; and Mark Sisk, Bishop of New York, USA.
Presiding bishop's post-Lambeth Web cast now available on demand
The August 7 Web cast of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Bishop Mark Sisk (Diocese of New York) about the Lambeth Conference is available on demand. Click here.