[Lent Madness – press release] While college basketball fans are in the midst of March Madness, Christians can now relax after a nail-biting finish to Lent Madness 2013. In the final match-up, former Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins worked her way past St. Luke to win the coveted Golden Halo. Throughout the season of Lent [...]
Lent Madness 2013 Gold Halo winner crowned
Frances Perkins, first female cabinet secretary, defeats St. Luke
| March 28, 2013 5 Comments |
EPPN issues policy alert on border violence
| February 28, 2013 Leave a Comment |
[Episcopal Public Policy Network] Before he became one of the thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children who left their homes last year to make the solitary journey across some of the world’s most dangerous borders in search of safety, Mario was a high school student in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro Sula is one of [...]
Diocese of Newark: Lenten film series invites introspection
Matthew Broderick, other directors visit Morristown church
| February 26, 2013 1 Comment |
[Episcopal News Service] During the introspective season of Lent, a film and speaker series at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Morristown, New Jersey, aims to help participants reflect on who they are and how they are spending their lives. It is, in a sense, of series about connections – within a particular family, and within [...]
Office of Black Ministries offers Lenten study resource
'Fill me, use me… for the work of ministry'
| February 19, 2013 Leave a Comment |
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] The Episcopal Church Office of Black Ministries has issued a free Lenten Study Resource designed to invite all ages to participate in the reflective nature of Lent. The Lenten Study Resource, “Fill Me, Use Me…for the Work of Ministry” is available here. “The Lenten Study Resource has been designed upon [...]
Lenten video series from the Anglican Church of Canada
| February 13, 2013 Leave a Comment |
[Anglican Church of Canada] Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of General Synod’s new video series, God among us: Lenten videos on the Stations of the Cross. Produced by the Rev. Scott McLeod, the videos weave together art, music, and powerful narratives that show how we can seek the face of God in other people. The [...]
Wales: Bishops take up Lent talk challenge
| February 13, 2013 Leave a Comment |
[Church in Wales] Three Welsh bishops are taking up a tough Lent challenge which will see them give 40 talks over five weeks at eight different venues. The Archbishop of Wales, the Assistant Bishop of Llandaff and the Bishop of Monmouth will be out and about in churches across South Wales almost every weekday night [...]
