The Living Church Foundation

January 2006

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The restoration of historic Mt. Olivet Chapel in Pineville, La., will be funded by a $500,000 gift from an anonymous Western Louisiana Episcopalian.

Posted on January 20, 2006
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The Rev. Shawn M. Schreiner (left), priest-in-charge at Grace Church, Oak Park, Ill., prays with the Rt. Rev. Duncan M. Gray, III, Bishop of Mississippi, at a Jan. 6 healing service during the Weathering the Storms conference for those affected by the 2005 hurricanes. More than 100 clergy, lay professionals, and their spouses and children attended the four-day event in Orlando. (The Rev. Debo Dykes photo)

Posted on January 11, 2006
PHOTO 12/29/2005

The Rt. Rev. Victor M. Rivera, former bishop of San Joaquin, died Dec. 23 at age 89. In this 1976 photo, Bishop Rivera (center) poses with his daughter, the Rt. Rev. Bavi Edna "Nedi" Rivera, who now serves as Bishop suffragan of Olympia, and with his own father, the Rev. Victor Rivera. To read more about Bishop Victor Rivera's life and ministry, click here.

Posted on January 4, 2006