Resources for Peace and Justice
The Resources for Peace and Justice page will give you the opportunity to read and download documents relating to a variety of issues around the globe.
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You will find a link on this page containing a list of web sites dedicated to peace and justice issues.
  Resource Documents
 

Episcopal Diocese of Rochester -- Consecration Report
 

Revised Common Lectionary Booklet
  Questions and Answers about the Anglican Communion
The Commission on Ministry: Vocational Discernment Handbook
  Commisson On Ministry: Applying For Continuing Education Funds
  Nomination Form for Diocesan Office
  Nominations Brochure 2008
  Response to Killings at Virginia Tech
  District Grant Application (Word)
  Windsor Report
  Bishops Letter in Response to Windsor Report (PDF)
  The Windsor Report 2004 (PDF)
  Synopsis (PDF)
  Related Web resources can be found below under Diocesan Groups, Services and Resources

  Resources on the Web

 
  NATIONAL GROUPS, SERVICES, and RESOURCES   ^top
   
   
    Anglican Communion Official Website    
      This new site brings together the three strands of the Commissions work. The Windsor Report 2004 The Reception Process The Commission News, Documents, Submissions and Related articles    
    HTTP://WWW.ANGLICANCOMMUNION.ORG/COMMISSION/INDEX.CFM     
   
   
    Church Deployment Office    
      Provides resources to congregations, bishops, dioceses, and clergy and lay professionals to assist them in their ministry discernment processes.    
    HTTP://WWW.DFMS.ORG/CDO      
   
   
    Church Pension Group    
    HTTP://WWW.CPG.ORG/     
   
   
    Congregational Development    
    HTTP://WWW.CONGREGATIONALDEVELOPMENT.COM     
   
   
    Episcopal Relief and Development    
      The collective response of Episcopalians to people in need throughout the world.    
    HTTP://WWW.ER-D.ORG/     
   
   
    Episcopal Urban Caucus    
      A network of lay and ordained Episcopalians who address issues of justice in the cities    
    HTTP://WWW.EPISCOPALURBANCAUCUS.ORG/     
   
   
    Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation    
    HTTP://WWW.E4GR.ORG/INDEX.HTML     
   
   
    Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation - newsletter    
    HTTP://WWW.E4GR.ORG/NEWSLETTER.HTML     
   
   
    Integrity USA - The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Justice Ministry of the Episcopal Church    
    HTTP://WWW.INTEGRITYUSA.ORG/     
   
   
    National Church Home Page    
    HTTP://WWW.DFMS.ORG/     
   
   
    National Network of Episcopal Clergy Associations (NNECA)    
      NNECA seeks, serves, and proclaims Christ by leading clergy in the Episcopal Church into collegial relationships for education, self-care, advocacy, and spiritual growth." The NNECA Annual Conference will be June 16-20, 2003.    
    HTTP://WWW.NNECA.ORG     
   
   
    Pace e Bene    
      Pace e Bene is a ministry of the Franciscans, offering books, workshops, and other resources to help people engage an actively nonviolent life.    
    HTTP://WWW.PACEEBENE.ORG/     
   
   
    The Anglican Communion News Service    
      The site provides excellent articles about events from around the Anglican Communion.    
    HTTP:\\WWW.ANGLICANCOMMUNION.ORG     
   
   
    The Center for Progressive Christianity    
      Founded by James Rowe Adams, the organization reaches out to those for whom organized religion has proved ineffectual, irrelevant, or repressive, as well as to those who have given up on it or are unacquainted with it.    
    HTTP://WWW.TCPC.ORG     
   
   
    The Diocese of Ontario Canada    
      The Diocese of Ontario Canada is our Companion Diocese    
    HTTP://WWW.ONTARIO.ANGLICAN.CA     
   
   
    The eMinistry Network    
      The site offers opportunities for webinars and teleclasses (teaching by conference call) is a wide variety of areas.    
    HTTP://WWW.EMINISTRYNETWORK.ORG/     
   
   
    The Witness Magazine    
      An on-line magazine reclaiming the Anglican vocation of doing “public theology.”    
    HTTP://WWW.THEWITNESS.ORG/     
   
   
    Union of Black Episcopalians    
      A national organization encouraging the involvement of black people in the total life of the church.    
    HTTP://WWW.UBE.ORG/     
   
   
    Vanderbilt University Library    
      Online resources include the Revised Common Lectionary.    
    HTTP://DIVINITY.LIBRARY.VANDERBILT.EDU/LECTIONARY     
   
   

  REGIONAL GROUPS, SERVICES, and RESOURCES   ^top
   
   
    Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation    
      Provides safe, decent, affordable housing to low and moderate income individuals and families.    
    HTTP://WWW.SHEENHOUSING.ORG/     
   
   
    Camp Good Days and Special Times    
      Camp Good Days and Special Times, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides a camping experience and more for children and adults facing the toughest challenges of life.    
    HTTP://WWW.CAMPGOODDAYS.ORG     
   
   
    Episcopal SeniorLife Communities    
      Episcopal SeniorLife Communities provides a range of housing and healthy care for seniors at a number of locations.    
    HTTP://WWW.EPISCOPALSENIORLIFE.ORG     
   
   
    Rochester Chamber of Commerce    
      Business, Arts, Museums, Sports and more in the Rochester area.    
    HTTP://WWW.ROCHESTERMADEFORLIVING.COM     
   
   
    Rochester Downtown Development Corporation    
      The Rochester Downtown Development Corporation (RDDC) is a private, not-for-profit economic development entity funded by corporation, institutional and real estate companies.    
    HTTP://WWW.RDDC.ORG     
   
   
    The Episcopal Church in Western New York    
      Home page of the Diocese of Western New York    
    HTTP://WWW.EPISCOPALWNY.ORG/INDEX.PHP?SUBMENU=HOME&SRC=     
   
   
    Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church    
    HTTP://WWW.UPSTATENYSYNOD.ORG/     
   
   

  EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES   ^top
   
   
    Alban Institute    
      An ecumenical, interfaith organization supporting congregations through consulting services, book publishing, research and educational seminars.    
    HTTP://WWW.ALBAN.ORG/     
   
   
    Cape Cod Institute    
      Offers a variety of workshops promoting organizational health and leadership training    
    HTTP://WWW.CAPE.ORG/     
   
   
    Church Development Institute    
      The site provides information, training opportunities, and trainers for long and short term work in the congregation.    
    HTTP:\\WWW.CDITRAINERS.ORG     
   
   
    Clergy Leadership Insitute    
      CLI offers leadership training from an appreciative approach. It provides individual coaching, group consulting and a wide range of training programs.    
    HTTP://WWW.CLERGYLEADERSHIP.COM     
   
   
    Leadership Training Institute    
      LTI offers laboratory style training for church leaders to improve facilitating teams, and designing meetings and programs.    
    HTTP://WWW.CONGREGATIONALDEVELOPMENT.COM/LTI_HOME.HTM     
   
   
    St. Benedict's Toolbox    
      The Annex for St. Benedict's Toolbox, a book about Benedictine Spirituality for everyday living    
    HTTP://WWW.STBENEDICTSTOOLBOX.ORG     
   
   

  SPIRITUALITY   ^top
   
   
    Faith at Work    
      Faith at Work provides a variety of resources, including a magazine, for congregations building intentional community.    
    HTTP://WWW.FAITHATWORK.COM     
   
   
    Invitation to Prayer    
    HTTP://WWW.INVITATIONTOPRAYER.ORG     
   
   
    Mission St. Clare    
      Read and pray the Daily Office    
    HTTP://WWW.MISSIONSTCLARE.COM/     
   
   
    Oremus    
      Daily prayer and prayer resources    
    HTTP://WWW.OREMUS.ORG/     
   
   
    Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation    
      The mission of the Shalem Institute is to be an ecumenical community responding to a call to help mediate God's spirit in the world through the loving wisdom of contemplative tradition.    
    HTTP://WWW.SHALEM.ORG     
   
   
    Taize    
      An international, ecumenical community of faith    
    HTTP://WWW.TAIZE.FR/     
   
   
    Upper Room Ministries    
      Upper Room Ministries publishes a wide range of books for spiritual growth and nurture, including "weavings" and "The Upper Room: Daily Devotional Guide."    
    HTTP://UPPERROOM.ORG     
   
   

  DIOCESAN GROUPS, SERVICES, and RESOURCES   ^top
   
   
    Anglican Communion News Service    
      The Anglican Communion News Service    
    HTTP://WWW.ANGLICANCOMMUNION.ORG/ACNS/     
   
   
    Link2lead/Percept    
      Provides demographic information by zip code for congregations    
    HTTP://WWW.LINK2LEAD.COM     
   
   
    Sam's Lambs    
      A ministry to and by singles, located at Church of the Good Shepherd in Webster and open to everyone.    
    HTTP://WWW.SAMSLAMBS.ORG/     
   
   
    Sexual Abuse and Misconduct Prevention Training    
      Provides regular training for lay and clergy members of congregations as described on web page.    
    HTTP://WWW.ROCHESTEREPISCOPALDIOCESE.ORG/SPECIAL_MINST.HTML     
   
   
    The Prison Ministry    
      Promotes ministries to prisoners during and after incarceration, and to their families, in the Upstate NY region. Site provides information, news items, and volunteer opportunities among Episcopal & other churches/agencies working with us.    
    HTTP://WWW.PRISONMINISTRY-EDR.ORG/     
   
   
    www.anglicancommunion.org    
      The official site for the Anglican Communion. The report in its entirety and any responses are posted on this site.    
    HTTP://WWW.ANGLICANCOMMUNION.ORG     
   
   
    www.episcopalchurch.org/ens    
      The site for the Episcopal News Service. Many articles and a very useful summary appear here.    
    HTTP://WWW.EPISCOPALCHURCH.ORG/ENS     
   
   
    www.episdivschool.edu    
      Two excellent resources are on the home page. Just click. One is a imagined conversation developed by Ian Douglass. The other is a congregational resource for discussion.    
    HTTP://WWW.EPISDIVSCHOOL.EDU     
   
   

  PEACE, JUSTICE & MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT   ^top
   
   
    Evangelical Lutheran Church of America    
      This page offers a wide range of resources from several denominations.    
    HTTP://WWW.ELCA.ORG/DCM/WORSHIP/PEACE/INDEX.HTML     
   
   
    Invitation to Prayer    
    HTTP://INVITATIONTOPRAYER.ORG