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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]
Churches stand up for lives lost, take stand against violence
[Episcopal News Service] A few weeks into 2012, the Rev. Bill Terry already had at least 20 additions for the "Murder Board" outside St. Anna's Episcopal Church, near New Orleans' French Quarter, including: Jan. 6, Keian Ester, 11, shot Jan. … [Read More]
Keeping the dream
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians across the nation are bolstering their Jan. 16 celebrations of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by adding deeds to words, service to song. A day camp at St. John's Church in North Haven, Connecticut, aims to … [Read More]
Haitians quietly mark second year after earthquake
[Episcopal News Service] The streets of Port-au-Prince were empty Jan. 12 but the churches were full as residents of the Haitian capital remembered the day two years ago when a magnitude-7 earthquake devastated vast parts of southern Haiti. "Some … [Read More]
