The Diocese of Pittsburgh’s News and Notes takes note:“Calvary Episcopal Church, East Liberty, recently had a small drone flying in and around its property with spectacular results.”The video is by Designed AV Solutions, a Pittsburgh-based company that offers video production, post-production, and photography.DJI Inspire church project from Designed AV Solutions on Vimeo.TLC on … [Read more...] about A Drone Visits Church
Archives for June 17, 2015
‘What Do You Most Need?’
By G. Jeffrey MacDonaldChildren at Boston’s Blackstone Innovation School need a lot more help than their thinly stretched teachers can provide. Only 3 percent of students in this K-5 school are proficient in science; 68 percent are not solving simple science problems. A mere 17 percent show proficiency in English.Teachers do not have time for one-on-one tutoring, and until a … [Read more...] about ‘What Do You Most Need?’
The Servant of Global Periti
By John MartinAround the middle of the 20th century, Anglicanism entered a fresh phase and former “mission fields” began to emerge as autonomous provinces in a global communion.A century earlier two great mission thinkers, Henry Venn of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) and Rufus Anderson of the (Congregational) American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, had spelt … [Read more...] about The Servant of Global Periti
Companions Elect Abbot
The Companions of St. Luke–OSB have elected Brother Basil Edwards as abbot for five years. The order’s constitution requires that its superior serves a single five-year term. Abbot Basil — who follows Abbot Robert Cotton — assumed his role immediately upon election on May 27.Abbot Basil entered the community in 2008 and was solemnly professed in 2014. He is a member of St. … [Read more...] about Companions Elect Abbot