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Eagle News Online – Liverpool woman to be ordained as Episcopal priest in Auburn – “I anticipate a lot of change in the years ahead! One of my favorite lines in scripture is Ephesians 3:20-21, which reminds us that the power of God within and among us can do ‘far more than all we can ask
The Daily News – Zonta Club, Episcopal churches to aid evacuees – Zonta Club of Batavia-Genesee County is partnering with the Episcopal churches of Genesee County to assist evacuees relocating to Western New York.
Episcopal Church – New youth ministry officer to join Episcopal Church Faith Formation – “This is an exciting hire and a terrific gift to youth ministry in The Episcopal Church,”
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Liverpool woman to be ordained as Episcopal priest in Auburn
Eagle News Online – Diocese Central New York
The Right Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York, will ordain Meredith Kadet Sanderson to the priesthood at 10 a.m. Easter Saturday, April 23, at the Episcopal Church of Saints Peter & John, 169 Genesee St. in downtown Auburn. The community is invited to attend the service in-person or online.
Zonta Club, Episcopal churches to aid evacuees
The Daily News – Batavia, NY
The Zonta Club of Batavia-Genesee County is partnering with the Episcopal churches of Genesee County to assist evacuees relocating to Western New York. The churches are collecting donations to fill “welcome boxes” which outfit rooms in new housing. The Zonta Club has committed $3,000 in service funds to support this effort. Donations will be given to Journey’s End Resettlement project in Buffalo for distribution.
New youth ministry officer to join Episcopal Church Faith Formation
Episcopal Church – New York
he Episcopal Church Department of Faith Formation is pleased to announce the hire of Canon Myra B. Garnes as its new officer for youth ministry. Garnes was selected after a full search and discernment process and subsequent interviews conducted with the help of a search committee. She begins her role May 2.
Garnes served most recently as the canon for youth and young adult ministries in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Prior to her arrival in New York, she was the director of the Cathedral Scholars Program at the Washington (D.C.) National Cathedral and also served as an academic class dean and director of multicultural education at the National Cathedral School. Garnes was installed as an honorary canon to the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, New York, on Sept. 26, 2015.
By providing choices, food pantries reaffirm ‘a sense of dignity’ in clients
Times Record – Fort Smith, AR
Mary thanks God for her local food pantries, especially as inflation restricts her family’s already limited income.
“If it wasn’t for that, I get $100 to spend on food every month from disability (benefits),” said Mary, an Alma resident who preferred not to give her last name. “Between me and my husband, we only make $2,200 dollars a month and our bills are $1,800, so go figure.”
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