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September 2005 (top)
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July/August 2005 (top)
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		ONE Campaign a singular opportunity -Jim Naughton			Cathedral to build new parking garage -Jim Naughton
		Episcopalians offer Bible-based defense of gay bishop -Jim Naughton			Group helps inmates face life after prison -Lucy Chumbley
		Bishop meets with Abbas, Blair, Bush administration -Jim Naughton			Helping hands and paws -Meg Bryant
		Canon Peete to retire -Jim Naughton			Hunger Fund’s cupboard is almost bare -Dana Wilkie
		Floyd: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

June 2005 (top)
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		Boat blessing -Meg Bryant			Convocation hopes to make hunger history -Paul Donnelly
		Federal budget fails moral test, Shea says -Jan Nunley [ENS]			New canon for global justice installed -Jim Naughton
		Interfaith panel examines moderate values -Lucy Chumbley			Missing in action: Generation X -The Rev. Dr. Raewynne J. Whiteley
		Bautista: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

May 2005 (top)
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		Partners fight poverty -Meg Bryant			Woman hopes to promote peace in Rwanda -Jim Naughton
		Church to send observers to Anglican meeting -Jim Naughton			Reading and beading with Jamie -Katharine Westfall
		Lloyd takes reins at National Cathedral -Jim Naughton
		Vanderstar: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column

April 2005 (top)
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		Spiritual healing -Lucy Chumbley			Anglican Communion struggles forward -Jim Naughton
		Bishops voice concern about federal budget -Jim Naughton			Journalist to resurrect Liberian newspaper -Meg Bryant
		Smith: Bearings column			Treadwell: Family matters column

March 2005 (top)
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		Flower Power -Lucy Chumbley			The church at the crossroads -Lucy Chumbley
		Christ Episcopal School begins expansion project -Paul Donnelly			The question of our national debt -Gordon Johnson
		Naughton: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

February 2005 (top)
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		Episcopalians extend a hand to tsunami victims -Episcopal News Service			Presidential prayer -Lucy Chumbley
		Israel/Palestine peace must be a priority -Bishop John Bryson Chane			Opening eyes with rows of empty boots -Paul Donnelly
		Canady: What are you up to?

January 2005 (top)
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		Lost no longer: 'Lost Boys' of Sudan frin a home in D.C. -Virginia Myers Kelly			Panel plans to reach out to area's Latinos -Lucy Chumbley
		Drumming up funds for Alaska: Bishop's CD supports youth ministry			Extending an Episcopal Welcome -Jane K. Volkema
		Talty: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

December 2004 (top)
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		Lloyd named dean of National Cathedral -Jim Naughton			Holiday Gift Guide
		Coming soon to a screen near you -Jim Naughton
		Interfaith leaders demand justice for children -Lucy Chumbley
		Hannibal: What are you up to?

November 2004 (top)
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		$10 million grant will help fight AIDS in Africa -Jim Naughton			Caldicott named as Peacemaker Award recipient -Lucy Chumbley
		Windsor Report calls for expressions of regret -Jim Naughton			Essex House opens its doors to women in crisis -Lucy Chumbley
		Regional meetings focus on growth and evangelism -Amy Elliott			Time to sell the Seton Belt Trust land by St. Barnabas’, Leeland? -Lucy Chumbley
		Peete: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

October 2004 (top)
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		Native Nations -Meg Bryant Tribes gather at St. Patricks -Lucy Chumbley			Local doctors bring healing to Honduras -Virginia Myers Kelly
		Ascension prepares to celebrate 50 years -Lucy Chumbley			Regional Assemblies aim to raise up leadership -Jim Naughton
		McCarthy makes music -Deborah Kennedy			Cultures, curriculum blend at Rosemount -Meg Bryant
		Turner: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

September 2004 (top)
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		A man of love: New book honors John Walker's life -Lucy Chumbley			St. John's parishioner runs for DC Council -Virginia Myers Kelly
		St. Barnabas hosts national deaf convention -Lucy Chumbley			Growing up with God: St. Philip's, Laurel, plants the seeds -Charles Dervarics
		Reaching out to the people of Swaziland -Bishop Chane			Forging a friendship: St. Patrick's and its Haitian friends -Virginia Myers Kelly
		Sulerud: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

July/Aug 2004 (top)
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		A final farewell: Washington National Cathedral holds Ronald Reagan's state funeral -Lucy Chumbley			The little church that could: St. Barnabas', Temple Hills, invites its neighbors over for stories -Lucy Chumbley
		St. Philip's opens new Child Development Center -Meg Bryant			Church offers education to Kenya's AIDS orphans -Meredith Narcum
		Exhibit honors World War II's chaplains -Al Karr			Sweet, sweet spirit: Choir members make music, friends -Ruth Hayes Robbins
		Flanagan: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column
					Treadwell: Family matters column

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June 2004 (top)
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		Moving stones: Christ Church, La Plata, reenacts its history to honor 100th anniversary -Meg Bryant			Character counts at St. John's Episcopal -Janet Wolfe
		Offering the Diocese of Honduras a helping hand -Dana Wilkie			Bridge over troubled waters: Environment Committee explores ways to heal the Anacostia -Lucy Chumbley
		The Gospel according to The Simpsons: Cartoon family to teach some of life's lessons -Meg Bryant			Growing up while staying connected -Margaret Treadwell
		Cooney: What are you up to?			Smith: Bearings column

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May 2004 (top)
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		Squares of sun: Transfiguration churchwomen create quilts for sick children -Lucy Chumbley			Seeking a spirituality of shopping -Martin Smith
		Via Media gives Episcopal evangelism new life: Every Voice Network develops new program -Jim Naughton			World Bank president calls on faith groups: Wolfensohn asks religious communities for help -Paul Donnelly
		Dionne: Liberals are ceding religious ground, columnist claims -Al Karr			Meeting their match: Speed dating comes to Ascension, Silver Spring -Amy Elliott

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April 2004 (top)
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		Musical renovations: New organ, new look at St. Paul's, Rock Creek -Lucy Chumbley			Opening minds: Queen Anne School offers life lessons, creative academic approach -Virginia Myers Kelly
		Religious leaders react to Gibson's 'Passion': Faith group gathers to discuss film's impact -Amy Elliott			Advocating for women around the world: Anglican Consultative Council delegates work with United Nations -Amy Elliott
		Panel develops new rites: Group appointed by Bishop Chane works on ritual to bless relationships -Jim Naughton			Binding the dragon: Good Shepherd parishioners learn to make Ukrainian Pysanky Easter eggs -Lucy Chumbley
		St. Mark's builds future on solid ground -Lucy Chumbley			St. Anne's produces parish cookbook: Recipes raise funds and whet appetites -Lucy Chumbley

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March 2004 (top)
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		A brighter day: Center offers troubled children a place to grow -Lucy Chumbley			Serving God and man: Absalom Jones' legacy honored at Our Saviour, Silver Spring, service -Amy Elliott
		Lambeth Commission sets to work on conflict: Member speaks of the task at hand -Jim Naughton			Ethiopia's spiritual splendor: Rector of Trinity explores the culture's liturgy and religious art -Lucy Chumbley
		Fighting AIDS: South African visitors share concerns about disease's spread -Lucy Chumbley			Bearings: Lead us not into temptation this Lent -Martin Smith
		Time for youth: Overnight lock-in at cathedral proves popular -Paul Canady			Bishop remembers his part in a 'miracle'
		Lent: season of sacrifice -Lucy Chumbley

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Special Issue 2004 (top)
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		Coming together 109th Diocesan Convention: a time of reconciliation and healing -Lucy Chumbley			Diocese strengthens student outreach New canon for academic ministries welcomes students into the church -Jim Naughton
		Looking forward Diocese honors its past, looks to future -Lucy Chumbley			A place to belong Parishes offer students a home away from home -Jim Naughton
		Bishop Chane's address to the convention and Archbishop Ndungane's convention sermon			Campus ministry in the Diocese of Washington
		Convention approves $4.3 million budget -Lucy Chumbley			Spirituality thrives on local campuses -Amy Elliott
		Decisions on conscience and compromise -Lucy Chumbley

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February 2004 (top)
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		Warming cold nights -Lucy Chumbley			Carrying King's dream into the future -Lucy Chumbley
		Episcopal lobbyists seek help to advance church aims -Jim Naughton			Helping hands -Lucy Chumbley
		Griswold speaks of finding strength -Amy Elliott			Musical youth -Amy Elliott

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January 2004 (top)
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		Africa relations New partnership will be celebrated -Jim Naughton			Panel will focus on efforts to fight AIDS -Jim Naughton
		Bartlett to retire at the end of January -Lucy Chumbley			Diocese studies demographics, plans growth -Jim Naughton
		Convention delegates have work ahead Representatives to review resolutions, strategy -Amy Elliott			Diocesan Convention Info Including photos and bios of nominated clergy and lay leaders

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December 2003 (top)
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		Abraham's many sons Local congregation seeks reconciliation -Lucy Chumbley			Creating musical memories that endure St. Paul's, K Street, releases new Christmas CD -Lucy Chumbley
		Diocese launches new, improved Web site			Collington grows to meet increased need -Lucy Chumbley
		Anglican Communion is holding together Archbishop may have bought himself time -Jim Naughton			Creating a spiritual Christmas for kids -Lucy Chumbley Offering more meaning, less materialism -Amy Elliott

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November 2003 (top)
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		News analysis: Anglican Anxiety What really happened in London? -Jim Naughton			Grace in diversity Grace Day School profile -Virginia Myers Kelly
		With heartfelt gratitude Transplant recipient talks -Lucy Chumbley			Building a bridge to Africa Partnership hopes to close gap -Lucy Chumbley
		Future focus Regional Assemblies study growth -Amy Elliott

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October 2003 (top)
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		News analysis: What's next after General Convention? -Jim Naughton			Deaf Congolese student plans to share his education -Lucy Chumbley
		Many hands help the area's homeless -Virginia Myers Kelly and Lucy Chumbley			St. Paul's, K Street, to host Regional Walsingham Festival -Lucy Chumbley
		Tale of two cemeteries: Congressional and Rock Creek -Lucy Chumbley			Horace Boyer urges people to Lift Every Voice and Sing -Lucy Chumbley

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September 2003 (top)
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		Church comes to terms with decisions on homosexuality -Lucy Chumbley			Civil Rights pilgrims visit the Deep South -Lucy Chumbley
		Prison chaplain reaches out to society’s incarcerated -Lucy Chumbley			Liberians in the Diocese share their hopes, fears and stories of home -Amy Elliott
		St. Andrew's is taking its place among Episcopal schools -Jim Naughton			Spiritual Life: A new section featuring meditations, saints and more

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June 2003 (top)
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		St. Mary's Chapel gets new windows -Lucy Chumbley			Journey to Adulthood provides a rite of passage -Amy Elliott
		Wade and others prepare for hot topics at convention -Jim Naughton			Question of same sex blessing liturgy sparks debate -Lucy Chumbley

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May 2003 (top)
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		Labyrinths offer time for meditation -Lucy Chumbley			Episcopal youth gather for Great Adventure -Zoë Woodbridge
		Hispanic ministry reaches out to area's Spanish speakers -Amy Elliott			An interview with the Rev. Nan Arrington Peete

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