10/05/2008
Pets blessed at annual events
By Greta Huls/Communications Officer
Altar rails around the Diocese got their yearly workout when pets of all sizes invaded both church grounds and churches themselves for the annual Blessing of the Animals. Horses, cats, ducks, dogs, chickens, birds, snakes, tortoises, and many other animals were among those presented for blessing by their church clergy.
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09/19/2008
Letter from Bishop Smith
By Bishop Kirk S. Smith
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I am writing to you at the conclusion of our recent House of Bishops' Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, where we have been gathered since Wednesday.
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08/26/2008
MDGs: The power of ONE
By The Rev. Carol Hosler
KEARNY - The Rev. Carol Hosler, now serving an ecumenical parish in Kearny, joined with a number of friends last year to create a non-profit called Friends of Women, Environment and Health. The organization supports Women, Environment and Health of Cameroon in West Africa. The president of that non-government organization is Ruth Titi-Manyaka, Carol's college roommate.
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07/11/2008
Ariz. Episcopal bishop: Gay's exclusion 'insult'
By Stephanie Innes/Arizona Daily Star
The bishop of Arizona's Episcopalians says it's "insulting" that an openly gay American bishop was not invited to next week's Lambeth Conference, a worldwide meeting of the Anglican Communion.
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07/08/2008
Historic stained glass windows are in peril
By Greta Huls/Communications Officer
TOMBSTONE - The historic stained glass windows of St. Paul's are in peril.
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06/24/2008
Leukemia patient needs help
By Melinda Weisser-Lee/Native American Ministries
On May 11, 2007, Houston Dory Hinton, Jr., a member of the San Carlos Apache Nation and father of five, was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia. The Native Ministries Program Group has supported Dory and his family through fund raising at last fall's convention and through help during our holiday food drive. Dory had a bone marrow transplant last Christmas and went into remission for a few months. However, the leukemia has returned, and he is once again receiving treatment at the cancer center at the University Medical Center in Tucson. This illness has caused a great physical, emotional and financial strain on Dory and his family.
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06/24/2008
Heat relief maps available online
By Lita Johnson/Arizona Ecumenical Council
We are in triple digit weather. Survival for those living on the streets, in homes without refrigeration, for the disabled and elderly is at a crisis level. The need for hydration and refuge is immediate. A bottle of water can save a life! Now is the time to organize water drives and continue them throughout the summer!
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06/24/2008
Mulvey new rector at St. Anthony
By Peggy Sands/St. Anthony on the Desert, Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE - St. Anthony on the Desert Episcopal Church joyfully announces that they have called the Reverend Dorian Mulvey to lead the congregation as Rector. Mulvey, previously Rector at Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Seattle, Wash., will celebrate her first services at St. Anthony on June 28 at 5 p.m. and June 29 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. A reception to welcome Mulvey and her family will follow each service.
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06/17/2008
Nothing is impossible at St. Jude's
By Greta Huls/Communications Officer
PHOENIX - Sixty-three people of all ages, genders, races, and economic groups gathered at St. Jude’s, Trinity Cathedral’s new emergent church service, on Sunday, June 15 at St. Mary’s, Phoenix and it’s safe to say there has never been another Episcopal service quite like it in the Diocese of Arizona.
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06/05/2008
Wilmot graduates from Seminary of the Southwest
By Bob Kinney
AUSTIN, TEXAS - The Rev. Susan Wilmot, of Church of our Saviour in Lakeside, is a recent graduate of the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest. Wilmot, who came to the seminary from St. Matthew's Church in Chandler, received the master of divinity degree.
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