Warren Wong was elected lay deputy to the General Convention for the Diocese of California; The Rev. Moki Hino was elected clergy deputy to the General Convention for the Diocese of Hawaii; The Rev. David Ota, clergy deputy from the Diocese of California; Rev. Canon Ray Bonoan elected clergy deputy to GC and head of their delegation in the Diocese of Southwest Florida; Fr. Primo Racimo was elected co-chair of the Justice Ministries program for Province 5 (the Province of the Mid-west).
Thank God for these Asian leaders moving up and forward. Please inform our office of any other Asian leaders in the diocesan, provincial and national structures
Fred+ The Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara Missioner for Asiamerica Ministries The Episcopal Church Center
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Filipino Chaplaincy in London Highlighted at the 45th Anniversary of IFI-CofE Concordat The Filipino Chaplaincy of the Diocese of London was highlighted during the 45th anniversary celebration of the Concordat of Full Communion between the Church of England and the Iglesia Filipina Independiente on 13 July 2008 at St. John’s Church in Notting Hill. The Chaplaincy was acknowledged as a recent expression of the two Churches’ communion that started in 1963.
STAY IN THE CITY: Mission of Revival and Awakening (Homily by The Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara, program officer for Asian American Ministries of the Episcopal Church on June 6, 2008 at Grand Hotel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan on the occasion of the Annual Consultation and 35th anniversary of EAM)
EAM Commissioning Eucharist (Sermon by The Most Rev.Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Commissioning Eucharist of the Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry Consultation, June 9, 2008 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
Diocesan Convention Address 2007 The Rt. Rev. Orris Walker is diocesan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, NY. With diocesan permission, we reprint his message here for the inspiration his words will give to Christians and churches seeking new ways to grasp the new realities in our communities.
