Haiti Mission Accomplished 

Alabama's construction and hurricane relief mission team has finished their work in Haiti and is preparing to return home Oct. 18. EpiscoPatter checked in with the time Friday evening Oct. 17, as they celebrated competion of their mission with their Haitian hosts. 

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Mission Team Checks in From Haiti

A seven-member team from the Diocese of Alabama arrived in Haiti Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, to begin a week-long construction and hurricane relief mission.  EpiscoPatter briefly linked up with members of the team following dinner Monday evening. 

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For more on the mission read "Haiti Construction, Relief Mission Underway."

Special Session:

         Preaching the Gospel of Radical Inclusion  

Special Session is a one-week summer camp experience for individuals with special needs.  It provides a place of unconditional love and acceptance for about 90 campers, 70 counselors and 30 supporting staff members. 

On July 7, the final night of Special Session 2008, the Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan, suffragan bishop of Alabama and Special Session director sat down with EpiscoPatter to talk about the unique camp experience. 

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Glimpse the Gospel of Radical Inclusion  Watch Video
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To learn more about how your parish can help with Special Session contact Ruth Erwin, Special Session Administrator, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Huntsville, Ala., 256-880-0247, ruth@stthomas-hsv.org.

Mission to Namibia 

The Rev. Jeremy Lucas, a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, and his wife Penny, began a three year ministry as missionaries to Namibia, Africa in June 2008.  On May 23, before they left, Jeremy sat down with EpiscoPatter to talk about his and his wife's new ministry.     

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For more information about thier ministry visit their website at: http://missiontonamibia.dioala.org.

Follow their adventure on their blog at: http://missiontonamibia.blogspot.com 

To support Jeremy and Penny in their misistry, make checks payable to the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and indicate Mission to Namibia in the remarks section.  Contributions can be mailed to The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama, 521  North 20th Street, Birmingham, Alabama, 35203.

Contact Jeremy and Penny at: missiontonamibia@gmail.com

(The 23rd Psalm in this program was performed by school children at Onekweya, Namibia)