“The Website is a Living, Breathing Thing…”

It still doesn’t seem quite real. Some of you who’ve launched new websites can probably relate. Episcopal Relief & Development’s new site – www.episcopalrelief.org – finally went live last week. The...
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Alleluia! Christ is risen!

Episcopal Relief & Development extends sincere gratitude to its Provincial Coordinators who shared their reflections on select devotionals from the 2013 Lenten Meditations booklet. It is our hope that...
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Lenten Meditations: Rediscovering Hope

This year Episcopal Relief & Development's Provincial Coordinators are sharing their reflections on select devotionals from the 2013 Lenten Meditations booklet. In this blog Kim Rossi looks at the...
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Lenten Reflections: 'The earth is the Lord’s gift'

This year Episcopal Relief & Development's Provincial Coordinators are sharing their reflections on select devotionals from the 2013 Lenten Meditations booklet. In this blog Nick Moga looks at the...
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Caring for our Neighbors, Near and Far

In my work as Communications Officer for Episcopal Relief & Development, I get to talk to a lot of wonderful people in congregations across the country about the ways they engage with our mission of...
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Reflections on Lenten Meditations

This year Episcopal Relief & Development's Provincial Coordinators are sharing their reflections on select devotionals from the 2013 Lenten Meditations booklet. In this blog Barb Hagen looks at the...
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Kids Love Christmas Market and Making a Difference

In New Mexico, Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church in Los Alamos hosted their annual Children’s Christmas Bazaar on December 1.  For the past 10 years, the church’s thrift store has been setting...
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Receiving a Goat for Christmas

Goats are at the top of my Christmas giving list this year. I’ve also been encouraging family and friends, especially children, to add a gift selection from the Gifts for Life Catalog to their...
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Animals: A Gift of Life

My family visited the Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Afterwards, they regaled me with tales of sublime butterflies resting on their shoulders, along with...
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It's All About the Small Things that Grow and Grow

…“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so...
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Called to Make a Positive Difference

My name is Benjamin Wright, and I am a firm believer that anyone and everyone can and should make a positive difference in the world. Regrettably, in our society today, teenagers are not pushed to...
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Blessings on Those Who Feed Us

When I was asked to blog about Mother’s Day and Rogation Days in the same breath, so to speak, I thought it would be challenging. But these two days actually have a lot in common – both are...
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A Very Special Birthday Gift

As Communications Officer for Episcopal Relief & Development, I’m part of the Episcopal Communicators (EC) – an organization for those who work in communications in the Episcopal Church.  I got to...
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Giving What We Have

This post is the text of a presentation during President Rob Radtke’s recent visit to St. Michael’s and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue, Hawaii. Madisson is a member of the Youth (grades 8-12)...
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Dying to Self, Bearing Fruit

I started writing this blog two weeks before Good Friday.  In all honesty, during this time I have not really been ready to contemplate Christ’s suffering on the cross and its meaning for my life and...
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Transforming Community

When I was young, I never envisioned myself leading campaigns of any shade, whether political, issue based, or fundraising focused.  I was sure I’d be an architect and later a social worker.  Of...
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Finding Common Ground for Development Partnerships

Earlier this week, I had the privilege of attending a function where Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), outlined key points for USAID’s strategic...
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The Hidden Gift

Suffering is the kiss of Jesus…  —Mother Teresa of Calcutta It was while I was caring for my dying mother that I really began to understand how crucial suffering is to the humanity of our lives. In...
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Reflections on Ghana and Stewardship

This week, a group of Episcopal Church leaders and lay members have been on a study tour in Ghana, West Africa, to visit Episcopal Relief & Development field partners and programs. Some of...
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Travels in Ghana

This week, a group of Episcopal Church leaders and lay members are on an Episcopal Relief & Development study tour in Ghana, West Africa, to visit the agency’s field partners and programs. Some...
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