05/14/2009
EGR Names New Executive Director
By John Hammock
DEVON ANDERSON NAMED NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
EPISCOPALIANS FOR GLOBAL RECONCILIATION (EGR)
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12/10/2007
Compare the candidates on the MDGs
By The Rev Mike Kinman
As we get close to the caucus and primary season, we have an opportunity to
use the power of our voice and vote to put issues at the heart of our common
faith -- our concern for the extreme poor around the world -- at the top of
our national agenda.
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10/11/2007
USAID Announces First Malaria Grants
By Douglas Mpuga
A senior U.S official has said the Malaria Communities Program draws on the power of the faith-based and community partners serving on the frontlines to prevent and combat the disease. Jay Hein, Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives told VOA that engaging these groups that have local connections and have built trust greatly heightens the prospects for long-term success.
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10/11/2007
The Millennium Development Goals Map: Charting Pro
By World Bank's Data Group
The World Bank’s Data Group and National Geographic have undertaken a partnership to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by producing and disseminating a large-format, full-color wall map highlighting progress toward the goals.
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10/10/2007
Holy See: New Forms of Poverty Have Appeared
By Fr. Chris Townsend, S. Afr. Catholic Bishops Ofc.
NEW YORK, OCT. 9, 2007 (Zenit.org).- The fight to eradicate poverty
needs both economic and social policies, since underprivileged sectors
lack opportunities to develop networks , the Holy See said at the
United Nations.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to
the United Nations, affirmed that today at an address before the 62nd
U.N. General Assembly.
He lauded the effort to implement the Millennium Development Goals
and equity in financial and trade relationships
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08/15/2007
U2charist - Sept . 8 - Mexico City
By Ing. Juan Jose Colin Arciniega
¿Qué es una U2charist?
Una Misa U2 es una celebración litúrgica y política con música del grupo U2, con el propósito de promover el mensaje humanitario de esta banda y las metas de la ONU para el desarrollo del milenio que son:
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08/12/2007
EGR Conference Call Minutes
By The Rev Mike Kinman
Meeting Highlights The only new action item is a flyer Elizabeth Henry will create and send to Tracey Herzer, noting the dual events in October: the next "Eat In to Help Out" campaign (administrated by Elizabeth) and the "Stand Up Against Poverty" global campaign. The former action items continue to be relevant: - Continued efforts are needed to pass the Farm Bill, now in the Senate. This is a critical piece of legislation. Watch for the alerts and spread them as widely as possible -- we need a HUGE response. To learn more about the Farm Bill go to http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3654_82673_ENG_HTM.htm. - The next Eat In To Help Out target date is the week of October 14-20, to correspond with Stand Up Against Poverty and other anti-poverty events that week. Find out how to host a dinner at www.eatin2helpout.org. - The Congregational MDG Survey is up and running at http://tinyurl.com/2t47gw -- please distribute the link to contacts in all your diocese's congregations. This will be an annual survey and is a critical piece of tracking our work. Diocesan contacts will be able to access the data and sort it to see their own diocese.
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08/04/2007
U2charist - St Philips, Diocese of East Carolina
By Millie Hart
St. Philip's Episcopal Church held their first U2 Eucharist (and probably the second only one to be held in the Diocese of East Carolina) on Sunday July 29th at 7pm. Approximately 125 people were in attendence and raised $1272.00 to be divided between a local food pantry and the ERD.
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08/03/2007
This article from the Washington Post should be required reading for everyone working with the MDGs and global mission. It gets to the heart of the un
By Uzodinma Iweala
This article from the Washington Post should be required reading for everyone working with the MDGs and global mission. It gets to the heart of the unique gifts the Church has to bring to the Millennium Development Goals. As Christians, we see people not as economic entities or as things broken that need to be fixed. We see each person as a uniquely gifted creation of the divine, bearing the image of God. For us as Christians, the work of the MDGs is about all of us bringing our gifts to the table and seeing where God is calling us to use those gifts together for the building up of the whole Body of Christ and the healing of the whole world. For us as American Christians, the most important virtue we need to bring to the table is not material generosity (though that is important, too), but humility. Please circulate this widely. If your congregation is working on the MDGs ... or planning a mission trip or pilgrimage .. or in any other way engaging in global relationship-building (and I hope you are!), find time to read this together, discuss and pray. The sin Iweala names is sin borne out of our best intention ... but it is sin nonetheless. And addressing it is not only important for Africa (and other places) but for our own salvation and growth together as Christ's body. Link to Article
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08/01/2007
St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon
By Day Tooley
Sunday, 10 June 2007 U2charist is a celebration of the Eucharist that features the music of the band U2. The music expresses ideas of global reconciliation, justice for the poor and oppressed, and the importance of caring for your neighbor. It was celebrated by the youth of St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, June 10, 2007. Click here for link
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