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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, in his Pentecost letter to the Anglican Communion, encourages Anglicans to pray for renewal in the Spirit and focus on the priority of mission, so that "we may indeed do what God asks of us and let all people know that new and forgiven life in Christ is possible."

Some of the world-famous murals that adorned the walls of the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti's Holy Trinity cathedral prior to the Jan. 12 earthquake, and gave Haitians of all faiths a vision of their place in the stories of the Bible, could be preserved and possibly even restored.

Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies, describes the Episcopal Church's "circle of ministries" in Episcopal Life Weekly bulletin inserts for June 6. Drawing from the text of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians ("Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord …")

The Rev. Canon Scott Byron Hayashi was elected May 22 as 11th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, pending required consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church.

The Episcopal Public Policy Network is encouraging its members to call on their senators to vote against a bill that would limit the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate the emissions of greenhouse gases that it determines as a danger to the public health and welfare.

General Theological Seminary's Board of Trustees has agreed on a series of steps that they say will assure that the Manhattan-based school will continue "for the next several years." The trustees said in a news release that they agreed May 18 to create a $10 million operating reserve fund that could be built in part by selling as many as four residential apartments in the seminary building

Indigenous clergy, laity, and bishops whose ministry includes native peoples will gather May 27 - 31 in Sewanee, Tennessee, for the Oklahoma IV 2010 Consultation: "The Present and Future of Indigenous Leadership in the Episcopal Church." In Episcopal News Service Weekly bulletin inserts for May 30, Sarah Eagle Heart, Native American & Indigenous Ministries Officer for the Episcopal Church, outlines the goals of the conference

Two historic ministries were welcomed in a huge and joyous celebration May 15 as thousands witnessed Diane Jardine Bruce and Mary Douglas Glasspool being consecrated bishops suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles.