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Episcopal Migration Ministries Shares the Journey

by Merrie Beard | Feb 28, 2014 | Around the House

Earlier this month, the Executive Council awarded Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) with a $44,910 Constable Grant to increase the involvement of Episcopalians in the Church’s refugee ministry. The Constable grant will support “Share the Journey,” a program that...

The Super Bowl and Human Trafficking

by Merrie Beard | Jan 31, 2014 | Around the House

The Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks are set to meet at the Meadowlands on Sunday for Super Bowl XLVIII. For months, Episcopalians in New Jersey have been preparing for the shadow side of the big day. “The Super Bowl will bring more glitz and glamour than...

Remembering Nelson R. Mandela

by Merrie Beard | Dec 9, 2013 | Around the House

Sawubona, Yebho. This is a salutation you would hear if you were to travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, the cities where my family live and where I was born and raised. The Zulu greeting, “Sawubona” means “I see you” and the response...

Making It Real in the Monday-Saturday World

by Merrie Beard | Oct 30, 2013 | Around the House

Sarah Lawton Honored with House of Deputies Medal Members of Generation X are frequently portrayed as too cynical to commit themselves to creating institutional change. But the description doesn’t fit Deputy Sarah Lawton of the Diocese of California. “There’s work for...

Rain is a Blessing: Asset-Based Community Development in Ghana

by Merrie Beard | Sep 30, 2013 | Around the House

“Rain is a blessing, and we know you have brought us a blessing,” Rita Ayeebo, the project manager at the Anglican Women’s Development Centre in Yelwoko, Ghana, told a group of nineteen Episcopal Relief & Development pilgrims waiting out a heavy shower under a...

Observaciones a Iglesia Anglicana de México VII Sinodo General

by Merrie Beard | Jul 15, 2013 | Around the House

14-15 de Junio, 2013 Ciudad de Mexico Buenos días. Es un honor el haber sido invitada por el Obispo Touché-Porter y el Canónigo Ramos-Huerta para estar con ustedes en este importante sínodo, y estoy feliz de ser la portadora de afectuosos saludos para todos ustedes de...

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