Also: Sean Rowe's Relational Jubilee, Kenya's Churches and the Youth Uprising
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** Honoring the Philadelphia 11 After 50 Years
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By Kirk Petersen and Mark Michael
“We were called to stand with them, for them, and — a few of us — as them. A few were called to encourage others by being audacious ourselves, not taking no for an answer,” said the Rev. Dr. Carter Heyward at Philadelphia Cathedral. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Bishop-Elect Celebrates 'A Body of Love'
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By Greta Gaffin
The Diocese of Massachusetts’ bishop-elect Julia Whitworth says she sees opportunities for growth across the Boston region, and is excited to encourage vocations to the ministry and to advocate on behalf of the homeless. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Rest in Peace: Herb O'Driscoll & David Bailey
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By Douglas LeBlanc and Mark Michael
This week the Episcopal Church lost O’Driscoll ([link removed]) , an Irish preacher who led the National Cathedral’s College of Preachers, and Bailey ([link removed]) , Bishop of Navajoland, whose focus on raising up Indigenous leadership led to the recent decision to make the area a missionary diocese.
** Abps from Embattled Nations Praise Martyrs
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By Douglas LeBlanc
Nigerian Primate Henry Ndukuba addressed 2 million pilgrims at this year’s commemoration of the Ugandan martyrs, urging faithfulness and sacrifice. Read on ([link removed]) .
** Podcast: Who Cares About Communion?
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Christopher Wells, the Anglican Communion’s Director of Unity, Faith, and Order discusses recent developments in ecumenism and Anglicanism’s gifts for a divided Church. Listen here ([link removed]) .
** Sean Rowe's Relational Jubilee
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By Clint Wilson
“Rowe is calling for the church to be the church, and for us to refuse to fracture along the same ideological fault lines of surrounding institutions.” Read on. ([link removed])
** Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens, Adore Him
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By Mark Scheffler
This beloved hymn’s story connects a troubled Austrian emperor, the ‘Father of Harmony,’ and an Anglican shipbuilder full of compassion for orphans. Written for the powerful, it was first sung by the powerless. Read on ([link removed]) .
** The Kenyan Church and the Youth Uprising
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By Joseph Wandera
Kenyan religious leaders have tried to push back against new taxes that punish the poor, but many youth activists see them as deeply complicit in widespread corruption, without a prophetic edge. Read on ([link removed]) .
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