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Youth Ministries 
Focus on Renewal


By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
The time-honored activities for youth groups include pilgrimages, social events, and service projects. But not during a pandemic. Youth formation leaders are taking stock and considering what can be done safely.
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TEC Leaders Support LGBT Anti-Bias Policy

Senior leaders of the Church have signed amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the City of Philadelphia's non-discrimination policies regarding foster care by same-sex couples. 
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Retired South Dakota Bishop Dies at Age 68

By Kirk Petersen
The Rt. Rev. John T. Tarrant died August 24 of an apparent heart attack, after retiring as Bishop of South Dakota last year. Much of his work in South Dakota focused on the Indigenous population, and he once spoke at length with TLC about the challenges of shepherding a very poor diocese.
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Archives: Unity Effort at 1920 Lambeth Conf.

By Frederic Cook Morehouse
"Because our Church has spread over the world, and still more because we desire to enter into the worldwide fellowship of a reunited universal Church, we must begin now to clear ourselves of local, sectional, and temporary prepossessions, and cultivate a sense of what is universal and genuinely Catholic."
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Gratitude for TLC's Generous Partners

Dozens of churches, dioceses, and organizations help make The Living Church possible with their generous financial support. The magazine has published brief items on each sponsor, and collectively these accounts provide a panoramic view of the state of the Church. 
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2nd Commandment: No Graven Images

By Mac Stewart
(One of a series of posts on each of the Ten Commandments.) 
"What we need is a way of sifting and sorting which images are good for us to look at and which of them are 'graven,' a wisdom about how to use images well rather than bowing down to them in worship, so that our eyes may be filled with light and not with darkness."
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Maintaining
A Diet of the Word


By David Barr
"There is a hidden grace built into the cyclical nature of the lectionary. It assumes years and years of use, and so there is no frantic effort to understand everything about a particular book of the Bible. Because the selections are made for you, there is no scramble to find what you want to read, or losing interest in a book and moving on to 'better pastures.'"
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