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Being known … and still loved

March 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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How often have we looked at someone and in that one look, made a snap judgment, placing that person in her place because of the way she dresses, deciding that because he is so good-looking, he must be a good guy? And how often have we had someone take one look at us and make a snap decision about who we are, because of how we look, where we are, how we act in that one second of our lives? “You could just tell that she was …” “I knew just looking at him …” Snap judgments, we call them. No matter how many times we discover -- later on -- that we were wrong, that the … [Read more...]

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Build up, build up, prepare the way

March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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The Episcopal Church Foundation announced today that Archbishop Desmond Tutu, retired Primate of Cape Town and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, is joining the call to "build up, build up, prepare the way" for the rebuilding of the Episcopal Church in Haiti. Having served in Haiti for nearly a year, this effort is near and dear to my heart and, I hope, to yours. The announcement: FOR INFORMATION:          Teresa S. Mathes, Episcopal Church Foundation 717-599-0627  TMathes@EpiscopalFoundation.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Archbishop Desmond Tutu … [Read more...]

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Helping refugees in Ecuador

March 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Episcopal Relief & Development sent word today about the work it is doing in the Diocese of Central Ecuador, working to help meet the basic material needs of Colombian refugees in Quito, Ecuador's capital. From its statement: ERD is calling this move a "temporary expansion of relief services ... to cover a gap in services usually provided by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR), which has suspended its operations during a period of restructuring. Blankets, sleeping mats and personal care kits will be distributed to an estimated 100 families during the … [Read more...]

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Haiti, get up!

April 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 25 April 2010, Year C, St. Jacques le Juste, Petion Ville, Haiti Today’s reading from the Book of Acts is actually a parable about Haiti. It is a parable that speaks of who we are and what is happening in Haiti right now. I know that might not make sense, but bear with me and you will see: The story of Tabitha is our story. In Acts, we are told the story of a disciple of Jesus named Tabitha, a woman who did many good works and who cared for those in need. Tabitha took ill, and then she died. As was the tradition in her culture, she had to be buried before … [Read more...]

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Easter in Haiti: Alleluia!

April 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Dear Beloved in Christ: Easter in Haiti Easter services here were incredibly powerful today. To be able to proclaim, "Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!" in a place that is still filled with death almost defies description. Hearing the angel proclaim "He is not here" in Luke's Gospel brought tears to my eyes, for there are so many -- perhaps as many as 300,000 -- who are not here with us now. At the English service, I read Bishop Duracin's Easter message to the congregation. (In Haiti, the Bishop is the preacher in all of our parishes.) In his message, … [Read more...]

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