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The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
A letter from the bishop ... [full text] August-September
2000
'Sweet Spirit' Pervaded the 73rd General Convention in Denver The Episcopal Church's 73rd General Convention in Denver ended July 14 after passing approximately 200 resolutions. The delegates from East Tennessee returned from Denver with a sense of unity and strength in the Episcopal Church. ECW
Holds 43rd One of the most important things the Triennial does is decide who will receive the United Thank Offering grants. All the diocesan UTO coordinators presented their UTO Ingathering amounts in a ceremony during the Sunday Eucharist in front of the 10,000 worshippers gathered. Over 3 million dollars were gathered. World Wide Members of Daughters of the King Meet in Denver Denver was the destination for more than 600 Daughters of the King, numerous clergy and quite a few husbands for six days from June 27 through July 2. Thompson Consecrated as Bishop Suffragan of New Providence The Venerable Gilbert Arthur Thompson S.Th; M.A.; J.P. was ordained and consecrated to the order of B ishop and Bishop Suffragan of New Providence on Saturday, June 24, 2000, at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau, The Bahamas.. Backpack Project Complete, Restoration of Building Under Way More than 375 backpacks loaded with school supplies were donated by parishes all over the East Tennessee Diocese as part of the Appalachian School Supplies project for Campbell County children. Volunteers led by Jim Hudson have been working on repairing and restoring a building in Campbell County. The building will be used to house volunteers who come to do mission work in the aea. Buildings Rise From New Site of The Episcopal School of Knoxville Construction is under way on a gymnasium, dining room, library and chapel for the two-year-old Episcopal School of Knoxville. Bishop Sanders Scholars Four students have been chosen as recipients of the William Evan Sanders Scholarship Fund this year. The fund, set up in honor of the Rt. Rev. William Sanders, first Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee, provides scholarships for minority students. Diocesan Youth Summer Mission We drove seven hours to arrive at the Hurley Peoples Community Center. We were a bit unsure about what to expect. Hurley [Va.]is a beautiful area. It has many hardwoods and a river runs through the town. With little traffic on the roads you can hear the birds and insects clearly. The roads are winding with no painted lines. Two vehicles can barely pass each other without one having to pull off the road.
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