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Parish’s acolyte ministry includes those with special needs
[Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta] Victor Catanzaro can't see, and he can't walk. And he doesn't have a lot of strength in his upper body. But he can serve as an acolyte in an Episcopal church. How can this be? Well, it takes a parish. About three … [Read More]
Churches reach out to help the unemployed
[Episcopal News Service] Three years ago Martice Scales, 24, a boxer, musician and unemployed ex-felon in Racine, Wisconsin, had no job prospects and even less hope. Then a former teacher referred him to the Racine Vocational Ministry (RVM), an … [Read More]
St. James, the smallest parish in the Diocese of West Texas
[The Church News] It's Sunday afternoon at the farthest reach of the Diocese of West Texas. Under cotton puff clouds floating lazily in a sparkling blue sky, a handful of parishioners arrive for services at St. James Episcopal Church. You wonder … [Read More]
The lingering effects of Agent Orange
[Episcopal News Service] Fifty years ago—1962—long before I knew where Nitro, West Virginia, was located, I was a student at Virginia Theological Seminary. Having processed out of the Marine Corp, I had traded my copy of The Uniform Code of … [Read More]