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Working Group morphs into Network, spins off Committee At its annual meeting in April 2001, the Episcopal Church Working Group for Science, Technology and Faith voted to rename and reorganize itself as the Episcopal Church Network for Science, Technology and Faith. A membership organization, the Network serves as an association for all Episcopalians interested in how faith and ethics interact with technology and science (including medicine, environmental studies, and other disciplines). Membership is open to all Episcopalians, with an Associate Membership category for anyone else who wishes to join. In a parallel move, the Chair of the House of Deputies, the Very Reverend George Werner, appointed seven members of the former Working Group's steering board to constitute a Committee formed by actions of the 1997 and 2000 General Conventions, the Committee on Science, Technology and Faith. This Committee, which reports to the Executive Council, is charged with advising the Church on the formation of policy in areas where it has expertise. The Committee will draw upon the membership of the Network as consultants for its various studies and tasks. The Committee is currently active in three areas, and has appointed a subcommittee for each: Genetically Engineered Foods, Creation, and the Ecumenical Roundtable on Science, Technology and the Church in Canada and the U.S. (URL ) The Network plans to publish an occasional newsletter, both print and electronic, available to its own members and to leaders of the other delegations to the Ecumenical Roundtable. Links with the national Church's website will eventually enable a far wider distribution. Those who wish more information about joining the Network and supporting its Newsletter with the requested modest subscription fee ($10), please contact the Membership Chairperson, the Reverend Dr. J. John Keggi, S.O.Sc. To learn more about the Committee and the studies and activities undertaken by the individual subcommittees, contact the following: Chairperson, Subcommittee on Genetically Engineered Foods, Ms. Susan Youmans Chairperson, Subcommittee on Creation, Dr. Robert J. Schneider Chairperson, Episcopal Church Delegation to the Ecumenical Roundtable, The Reverend Barbara Smith-Moran, S.O.Sc. Co-chairperson, Committee on Science, Technology and Faith, The Reverend Mark Winward