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Workers remove a statue of the risen Christ from the wall of St. David's, Topeka, to prepare the building for demolition. |
Good-bye, St. David's
Parishioners at St. David's, Topeka, are adjusting to life without their church building, which was damaged beyond repair in a November 2006 arson fire. They worship at a local Jewish temple while awaiting the final demolition of the church.
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New campus missioner gets to work
The Rev. Craig Loya has hit the ground running as the first of two campus missioners for the Diocese of Kansas, working to expand the church's reach to college campuses across the diocese.
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Shawnee parishioner donates kidney to a stranger
Debra Callaway of St. Luke's, Shawnee, said she "just knew" it was the right thing to do when she decided to offer one of her kidneys to anyone who might need it. That happened last December.
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Two Kansas clergy write books of Lenten meditations
The Rev. Kate Moorehead, rector of St. James', Wichita, and the Rev. Jonathon Jensen, rector of Trinity, Lawrence, have published books of Lenten meditation to help people fit time for reflection and contemplation into busy schedules.
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Education building at St. Peter's, Pittsburg, damaged by old coal mine
A 19th century abandoned coal mine spelled trouble for St. Peter's, Pittsburg, as its education building building, built over the site, shifted and fell three inches last year. The parish is taking steps to correct the problem, including pumping the underground holes full of grout.
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In other news around the diocese...
- The building housing Episcopal Social Services, Wichita, has been valued at more than twice the original offer by county officials, paving the way for the agency to move and its building to be torn down for a new county arena.
- The church building in Wichita where the congregation of St. Alban's worshipped before its merger last year with St. Stephen's has been sold to an art school.
- Deacon Harry Craig, St. David's, Topeka, has been inducted into the Topeka Business Hall of Fame.
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National and international news
The Millennium Development Goals are part of the top mission priority of the Episcopal Church for the next three years. Learn more about what they are and how people can get involved.
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Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include some of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Old Testament ever found, are on display at Kansas City's Union Station through May 13.
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