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Pentecost
In a Pandemic

By Neva Rae Fox
Churches and dioceses are making plans to celebrate Pentecost online. Readings in multiple languages, virtual choirs, and wearing red will be the order of the day.
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ACNA Diocese
Wins in Fort Worth

By Kirk Petersen
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that of the two entities that call themselves "the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth," the one affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America is the continuing diocese, entitled to more than $100 million in church property.
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Trinity Earmarks
$2.4 Million for COVID

By Leonard Freeman
Trinity Church Wall Street has announced $2.4 million in grants and loans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofits in the New York area will receive $2 million in loans, while 17 agencies that Trinity already supports will get additional $25,000 grants.
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Church of England Weighs Downsizing

By Mark Michael
Bishop Stephen Cottrell, who has been named Archbishop of York, will chair a committee reviewing options for responding to ongoing financial pressure. "Everything's a blank sheet of paper," a source told The Times.
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Floods Compound Suffering in Kenya

Western Kenya has experienced catastrophic flooding, even while trying to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Bishop of Mumias Joseph Wandera said "the humanitarian needs are simply overwhelming."
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Economics
And COVID-19

By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid
"As Christians, we should refuse the dichotomy of life/livelihood ... and seek to retrieve anew an expanded, shared concept of the common good which can transcend these divisions, illuminate our opacity, and teach us again to see each other as children of God."
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Podcast: Interview With Rowan Williams

The former Archbishop of Canterbury discusses his latest book, The Way of St. Benedict, in an exclusive interview with The Living Church Podcast. He explores the saint’s Rule for monastic life, and what it might mean for our current crisis.
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Beatify Jane Austin!

By David Goodhew
Biographers of Jane Austin and reviewers of her work typically airbrush her faith out of the picture, but she was deeply devout, and that infused and gave depth to her writing. Informally beatifying her would annoy all the right people.
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Bishop Kemper's Apostolic Ministry

By Mark Michael
May 24 was the 150th anniversary of the death of Bishop Jackson Kemper, the Episcopal Church's first missionary bishop. His long ministry holds lessons for how smaller congregations can thrive without full-time clergy leadership.
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