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			<title><![CDATA[Increased relief efforts needed in Pakistan ]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[The United Nations refugee agency is calling for increased relief efforts in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan, where two million people have been affected by flooding.
By any definition it is a humanitarian tragedy in Balochistan, said Mengesha Kebede, representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Press Service reported from a news conference in Islamabad today. We need to scale up our activities in the province, if not, I think we are heading for a major humanitarian disaster there, he said.
But international donations to Pakistan have been slower to come than for some other natural disasters such as the earthquake in Haiti in January. That delay has been attributed to many factors including donor fatigue, less media coverage, potential donors being on summer vacation, and concern that some donations might fall into the hands of extremist groups in the region. The UN press service reports that about 63% of the $460 million the UN and its humanitarian partners&nbsp; seek for relief efforts in Pakistan has been covered by $291 million in funds received and another $20 million in pledges.
The Primates World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF), the aid and development agency for the Anglican Church of Canada, has been collecting funds for relief efforts in Pakistan that will be channeled through Action by Churches Together (ACT) Alliance. Through this international ecumenical organization, of which PWRDF is a member, relief workers and local partners deliver food, emergency shelter, hygiene kits, water and other emergency relief items to people in the flood zone.
PWRDFs finance and administration manager Jill Martin says that only about $25,600 in donations had been received by the end of August, but she explained that that was only the amount that had been sent directly to PWRDFs office in Toronto.&nbsp; Most of our donations come in at the parish level so theres a time lag, before the full amount can be calculated, she said.
Donations received between Aug. 2 and Sept. 12 will go further because the Canadian government has promised to match donations dollar for dollar. The matching funds will go into the governments Pakistan Floods Relief Fund and will be administered by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Organizations such as PWRDF will be able to apply to CIDA to access the funds.
In August, PWRDF prepared a special appeal bulletin for distribution at church services across the country. The bulletin outlined the amount PWRDF has already contributed to relief efforts. This includes an initial grant of $15,000 for rapid response by ACT members. PWRDF also donated funds from its account in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) to a joint project that will feed 3,000 families for two months. In addition, as part of an initiative by Canadian Churches in Action, PWRDF received $50,000 from the Manitoba Council for International Co-operation to provide emergency shelter for 550 affected families.
Contributions to PWRDFs appeal can be made online at www.pwrdf.org/give&nbsp;designated for Pakistan flood.&nbsp;&nbsp;For credit card donations, contact&nbsp;Jennifer Brown&nbsp;at (416) 924-9192 ext. 320 or at 1-866-308-7973. Please do not send your credit card number by e-mail or fax.&nbsp;Cheques&nbsp;payable&nbsp;to PWRDF, Pakistan Flood&nbsp;can also be sent to PWRDF at 80 Hayden St., Toronto, Ont. M4Y 3G2.]]></content>
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			<title><![CDATA[Focus on human aspect of Holy Land conflict, says churches' leader]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Jerusalem
Politicians need to focus on the human face of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not discard it in favour of their own political agendas, the head of the World Council of Churches has said in the Middle East. 

&quot;Politicians need to act and prevent this human tragedy,&quot; WCC general secretary, the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, told ENInews after a visit to Palestinian families who have been evicted by Israelis from their homes in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheik Jarrah.
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He said that although there are many holy sites in the Holy Land, the people who live on the land are also holy. &quot;This is not about political principles, this is about human beings. It is a shame that politicians are interested more in their own political interests than in bringing basic human rights,&quot; said Tveit, a Norwegian Lutheran theologian.
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It is Tveit's first visit to the Holy Land as WCC general secretary, although he visited the region several times before taking up his post at the Geneva-headquartered church grouping in January. 

In addition to meeting with the leaders of local churches, Tveit was scheduled to meet with the Israeli chief rabbis, representatives of several Jewish group partners and the Jerusalem grand mufti, a representative of Islam. Tveit also travelled to Bethlehem and Hebron. 

On the fourth day of his six-day visit to the Holy Land, Tveit noted that meeting with the family members from about 12 families evicted from their homes in the past two years greatly affected his understanding of infringements of Palestinian rights which are taking place. 

Nabil Al-Kurd, 67, whose family was evicted from half of his two-building home, told Tveit that Jewish settlers harassed the families, and that the families' sons as young as nine and 12 have been taken in by Israel police for questioning. 

Still, he also mentioned that every week a group of Israelis and others who support them protest against the eviction, along with the affected families.

Al-Kurd's 88-year-old mother, Refqa Al-Kurd, recalled how they woke up one day in the other building and found all their furniture from the front building strewn in their yard. She described how she had been attacked by police when she protested against the eviction.

&quot;There can be no peace for both sides if both sides do not have security,&quot; Tveit said. &quot;This has nothing to do with religion; it is an abuse of power. How can there be good relations with these people afterwards? If we love God we are also called to love our neighbours as ourselves.&quot;

Zakariah Odeh, the executive director of the Civic Coalition for Jerusalem who briefed Tveit on the situation, said the legal case against the families has been before Israeli courts for 37 years. Israeli settler groups claim the land on which the homes are built is Jewish-owned.&nbsp; Odeh said however about 28 Palestinian refugee families had been settled in the area under a 1956 agreement between Jordan, which had control of the area before 1967 and provided the land, and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency which built the houses. 

&quot;This type of situation also destroys Israel  It is not giving [Israelis] the freedom to live as good neighbours,&quot; said Tveit. &quot;Churches around the world have the duty to speak out to [those in power] about the responsibility they have towards taking care of the basic human rights here.&quot;

The WCC general secretary said the issue of the presence of Palestinians in Jerusalem, including Christian Palestinians, regarding their residency rights in the city needs to be addressed. He noted the need of support for local churches to keep their young people from emigrating due to a lack of economic and social opportunities, especially in the city of Jerusalem.

Tveit said it is important for the WCC and local churches to foster awareness of the situation, with programmes such as the WCC's Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel. This enables people from outside to the West Bank to experience life in areas under occupation. 

The WCC groups 349 churches, principally Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant.]]></content>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Christian leaders speak out, and trek, on Day for Creation]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Geneva
The financial and economic crisis experienced by many societies could bring about a powerful change to &quot;sustainable environmental development&quot;, says Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos I of Constantinople.

Istanbul-based Bartholomeos was marking the Day for Creation, September 1, as a group of Roman Catholic bishops were leading a &quot;green&quot; pilgrimage reflecting a theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI for the 2010 World Day of Peace: &quot;If you want to cultivate peace, protect creation.&quot;

Hungarian Cardinal Peter Erd, the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest and president of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE), began the pilgrimage at the Esztergom Basilica on September 1&nbsp;in its trek through three countries in the heart of the continent, Hungary, Slovakia and Austria. It ends on September 5.

&quot;Concern for creation has always been part of the bishops' conference's work,&quot; said CCEE's general secretary, the Rev. Duarte da Cunha.

In his statement, the Ecumenical Patriarch, considered one of the world's most influential Orthodox leaders said, &quot;It is important to note that the current grievous financial crisis may spark the much-reported and absolutely essential shift to environmentally viable development  and not unbridled financial gain.&quot;

He noted, &quot;If ecosystems deteriorate and disappear, natural sources become depleted, and landscapes suffer destruction, and climate change produces unpredictable weather conditions, on what basis will the financial future of these countries and the planet as a whole depend?&quot;

The statement by Bartholomeos follows in the tradition of his predecessor as Ecumenical Patriarch, Demitrios I, who proclaimed September 1, the first day of the Orthodox church year, as a day of prayer for the environment

The same date is now known to many Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant Christians as the beginning of the Time for Creation, as 40 days during which churches and congregations are called to pay special attention to the human responsibility for the earth.

In 2010, the Geneva-based World Ccouncil of Churches has proposed to extend the Time for Creation until 10 October, so as to join a global civil society movement (www.350.org) that is celebrating climate solutions around the world on that date.]]></content>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Book of Alternative Services (BAS) turns 25]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[The Anglican Church of Canada plans to mark the 25th anniversary of The Book of Alternative Services (BAS) with retrospective essays from people who helped create the book. Essays from others expressing what the book means to them will also be posted at www.anglican.ca
Since General Synod 2010 passed a resolution to begin work on a new service book, the essays will also look towards the future and readers will be able to add their comments and suggestions. Read the full story in the October issue of the Anglican Journal.]]></content>
			<category>As seen in newspaper</category>
			<category>September 2010</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Interim director appointed]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Vianney (Sam) Carriere has been appointed interim director of the department of philanthropy, the Anglican Church of Canada has announced. Carriere is currently director of communications and information resources for General Synod.
The position of director of philanthropy was left vacant following the resignation on May 28 of Holland Hendrix.&nbsp; 
In addition, Suzanne Lawson, who served on the planning and agenda team for the Council of General Synod (CoGS), will act as a consultant to the department of philanthropy. Archdeacon John Robertson, national gift planning officer, will assume the role of senior management officer. 
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			<category>September 2010</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Anglican named new governor general]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Canadas next governor general, David Johnston, is a respected academic and lawyer. He is also Anglican. 
Currently the president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo, Johnston will succeed Governor General Michalle Jean when her term ends on Oct. 1. 
David Johnston represents the best of Canada, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper in a statement. 
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			<category>September 2010</category>
			
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Donations to Journal Appeal drop]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Anglican Journal readers will find the annual Anglican Journal Appeal inserted into this issue of the newspaper. Funds from the Appeal are shared 50-50 between the Journal and the 22 diocesan newspapers that it carries. Also see Appeal update, p. 8.
Last year, donations to the Anglican Journal appeal dropped by 10 per cent, falling from $559,000 in 2008 to $506,000 in 2009. There was a similar drop in the number of individual donations from 13,984 in 2008 to 12,318 in 2009.&nbsp; 
The drop is an indication of the current economic climate, said Larry Gee, business manager for the Journal.&nbsp; This decrease in donations, similar for most dioceses, has meant that the Journals coverage in 2010 has been cut from 16 pages to 12. This is considered the smallest size for the newspaper to remain viable.&nbsp; 
Since the Journal carries 22 diocesan newspapers each month, any change to the national newspapers status will directly affect the entire communications network. 
The Journal and the diocesan papers are a galvanizing force for communications across the country, said Michelle Hauser, a consultant with the department of philanthropy, who helped craft this years Anglican Journal Appeal.]]></content>
			<category>September 2010</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Decision not to exclude TEC from Communion encouraging]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[A proposal to exclude The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the U.S. from the rest of the Anglican Communion has been rejected by the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion in London. Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said that he finds this decision encouraging and a step toward healing.
In a recent meeting, the committee decided that such an action, proposed by committee member Dato Stanley Isaacs of South East Asia, would inhibit dialogue andwould therefore be unhelpful. The proposal followed the consecration of Bishop Mary Glasspool, a partnered lesbian, in the diocese of Los Angeles in May.
The Episcopal Churchs decision to proceed with the consecration broke one of three moratoria proposed in the Communions Windsor Report. The report requested a period of gracious restraint during which provinces would not proceed with: the ordination of gay or lesbian people as bishops; the blessing of same-sex unions; or cross-border interventions by bishops outside their own province. 
Bishop Ian Douglas, who serves on the committee as a representative for the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), pointed out that it is the responsibility of the ACC and the Primates Meeting to respond to proposals such as the one put forward by Isaacs.
with files from Episcopal News Service]]></content>
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			<category>September 2010</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:20:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[Building peace around the campfire]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Peace in the Middle East looked a little closer as 24 Jewish, Muslim and Christian kids from the Toronto area and Galilee region of Israel hugged, laughed and said tearful goodbyes. For 10 days they had participated in the Kids4Peace camp.
This is the fifth summer that children from Israel have come to Canada for the Kids4Peace camp, a project that began at St. Georges College with co-operation from St. Georges Cathedral, both in the Episcopal diocese of Jerusalem. The Rev. Samuel Barhoum, an Anglican priest in the diocese and director of Kids4Peace in Galilee, says that 11- and 12-year-olds are at a very good age to come to such a camp because they dont already have preconceived ideas. We teach them how to love each other, how to respect each other, how to accept each other as they are, [whether] Christian, Muslim or Jew. We all were born in the image of God, and God wants us to live in peace and dignity, he said. 
This years camp included visits to a synagogue, mosque and church to help the children learn about each others faith.
The camps began in the U.S. in 2002, and Toronto Anglicans David Ross and his wife, Cathie, helped found a Canadian chapter in 2004. Ross and a group of volunteers raise about $75,000 a year, allowing the camp to operate at no cost to the families. When [the kids from Galilee] come to Canada, we want them to feel welcome by having those of the same religion share their experience. And here we do live in peace, so they see life in an entirely different perspective.... &#937;]]></content>
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			<category>September 2010</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:11:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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			<title><![CDATA[First female bishop for Cuba dies ]]></title>
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			<content><![CDATA[Bishop Nerva Cot Aguilera, the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church of Cuba and in the Caribbean, died on July 10 after a brief battle with severe anemia, the Episcopal News Service (ENS) has reported.&nbsp; She was 71. 
Bishop Cot was consecrated in Havanas Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in June 2007. She retired in 2008 after a ministry in the church that began in 1987 when she became one of the first three female Episcopal priests in Cuba. 
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			<category>September 2010</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
			
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