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Seven nominees on slate
(5/1/2006) The stage is set to elect the next presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church on Sunday, June 18, at the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Columbus, Ohio.
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Election of the 26th Presiding Bishop
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Nominee Profiles
Episcopalian by choice
(5/1/2006) Alexander works to balance personal and institutional viewpoints
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Fosters missionary expansion
(5/1/2006) Colombia’s Duque sees enhanced communication, youth ministry, prophetic action as vital
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Supporting young leaders
(5/1/2006) Gulick envisions directing the church’s gaze to its best ministry practices
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Inviting all to the table
(5/1/2006) Church must move 'from maintenance to mission', says Jenkins
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Values Anglican tradition
(5/1/2006) Parsley envisions moving beyond conflict to mission and evangelism
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‘Sacrament of the poor’ is key
(5/1/2006) Sauls sees mission in every turn of church life
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First Female Nominee
(5/1/2006) Jefferts Schori ponders piloting the church through conflict resolution
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Newsworthy
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Urging immigration reform
(5/1/2006) Interfaith leaders were among those urging reform of the U.S. immigration system that would allow a substantial increase in the number of workers into the United States and offer a pathway to legal status for an estimated 11 million people who live here without legal status.
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Business institute consecrated
(5/1/2006) More than 250 Haitians and overseas church representatives, including the president of Episcopal Relief and Development, officially opened the Bishop Tharp Business and Technology Institute on April 2 in Les Cayes, Haiti.
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Precarious peace
(5/1/2006) In response to what he described as the impending humanitarian tragedy unfolding throughout the Holy Land, Presiding Bishop Frank T Griswold issued a “Call to Action,”  asking every Episcopal congregation to pray for peace and reconciliation and urging donations to the traditional Good Friday Offering and Episcopal Relief and Development  to alleviate a humanitarian crisis.
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Faithworks
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A vision of caring
(5/1/2006) Why would people volunteer to give up two weeks of vacation and pay $550 and airfare to a foreign country to work for nothing? For three primary reasons: gratitude, enjoyment and service, according to the volunteers.
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Revitalizing Christian communities
(5/1/2006) An Ascension Day webcast will explore when Trinity Church-St. Paul’s Chapel in Manhattan presents Here Comes Everybody!: Christian Community That Works. The live online webcast will examine the increasing interest in inclusive and progressive Christian communities that include constructive conversation and a safe platform for disagreement.
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Art & Soul
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Purl-y enjoyable
(5/1/2006) Once relegated to grandmothers and a handful of serious students of the sewing arts, there has been a surge in knitting’s popularity. Men knit. Younger women knit. People knit in groups, specializing in knitting at liturgical arts conferences and writing entire books about knitting as a form of meditation and spiritual quest.
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A wider question
(5/1/2006) Forget about homosexuality or the status of women or global warming or any of the other highly emotional questions that have emerged over the past years. These are not issues -- they are symptoms. The decision we, and worldwide Anglicanism, will make can be stated simply: Are we to continue as a community or as an institution?
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Active Voice
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Abandoning pastoral concern
(5/1/2006) Because the conflict over homosexuality is not unique to Anglicanism, civil libertarians in this country, and other people as well, should also be aware of the archbishop Akinola and his movement.
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Screening Out
(5/1/2006) One of the more interesting debates regarding episcopal elections is whether a diocese should rely on a nominating committee, as the majority of dioceses do, or forgo the committee and allow any duly qualified candidate to be nominated by a set number of electing deputies.
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Out of practice
(5/1/2006) I'm not blaming the American church for this situation, because with collections in their current state, it is difficult to pay a church musician as well as office staff.  The British have a state church that is supported with state funds, but even there I suspect there is a growing problem.
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Defining God’s perspective
 For some, justice is synonymous with fairness.  It means responding to a particular situation in a way that can easily be seen as equitable or impartial and in accordance with rules of logic or accepted ethical behavior.
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Letters to the Editor
(5/1/2006) Episcopal Life welcomes letters and will give preference to those in response to stories. Letters should be no longer than 250 words and must include the writer’s name, address, phone number for verification. Pictures are welcome. Send to Letters, Episcopal Life , 815 Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017; or e-mail to letters@episcopal-life.org. All letters will be edited for brevity and clarity.
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