<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div><div>Europe List ?</div><div><br></div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">HOB <<a href="mailto:hob-owner@epicom.org">hob-owner@epicom.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">16 août 2010 22:01:58 HAEC<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Subscribers <<a href="mailto:office@tec-europe.org">office@tec-europe.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>UTO awards $2 million for mission and ministry in TEC and Anglican Communion</b><br></span></div><br><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region">
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<div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black;font-weight:bold">The
Episcopal <u1:personname u2:st="on">Church</u1:personname></span></font></b><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="4" color="black" face="Garamond"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Garamond;color:black;font-style:italic">Office
of Public Affairs<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold">United Thank Offering awards $2 million for mission and
ministry <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><font size="5" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:bold">in The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">[August 16, 2010] The United Thank
Offering of The Episcopal Church has awarded 69 grants for 2010 for a total of
$2,163,740.93 for the mission and ministry of The Episcopal Church and the
Anglican Communion. The grants were awarded to projects in 43 Episcopal
Church dioceses, 11 companion diocese relationships and 15 international
provinces. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Known worldwide as UTO, the United Thank
Offering grants are awarded for projects that address human needs and help
alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Most of the grants focused on assistance
to food ministries, health clinics, refugee needs, young adults and the
construction of classrooms and program space.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For example, the Diocese of Alabama was
awarded $17,750 for a handicapped-accessible playground while $60,000 was
granted to the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast to rebuild a parish hall that had
been destroyed in 2004 by Hurricane Ivan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The smallest amount awarded, $1,300, went
to the Diocese of Lexington to support <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Camp</st1:placetype></st1:place></u1:placetype> <u1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Haven</st1:placename></u1:placename></u1:place>, a
summer camp for children of the incarcerated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Fourteen grants totaled $50,000 or more,
with the largest at $90,000 to the Diocese of the <u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dominican Republic</st1:place></st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>
for school construction to include an addition of seven classrooms.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Two companion diocese relationships
– the Dioceses of Maine and <u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Upper
South Carolina</st1:place></u1:place> – were awarded funds to assist
their companion Diocese of Haiti following the devastating earthquake in
January. The Diocese of South Dakota received a grant for its companion Diocese
of Bor in South Sudan, <u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place></u1:place>,
of $13,000 for access to sustainable drinking water. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Among the international grants were
$46,000 to the <u1:placetype u2:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Church</st1:placetype></u1:placetype>
of <u1:placename u2:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Pakistan</st1:placename></u1:placename>
towards the costs of a medical facility, and $32,000 to the Anglican Province
of Jerusalem and the Middle East for the modernization of an eye clinic in <u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yemen</st1:place></st1:country-region></u1:place></u1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The complete list of grants is located
here: <a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/110043_123861_ENG_HTM.htm" title="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/110043_123861_ENG_HTM.htm"><font color="purple"><span style="color:purple">http://www.episcopalchurch.org/110043_123861_ENG_HTM.htm</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">For more information on UTO: <a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/uto"><font color="purple"><span style="color:purple">www.episcopalchurch.org/uto</span></font></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The Episcopal Church welcomes all who
worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas in 16
nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide
Anglican Communion. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic">The Episcopal Church: <a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/">www.episcopalchurch.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic">Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian"><font color="purple"><span style="color:purple">http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic">Twitter: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fiamepiscopalian&h=61363ece26486364538f948b8d6a6688" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/iamepiscopalian</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-style:italic">YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/TECtube"><font color="purple"><span style="color:purple">http://www.youtube.com/TECtube</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"># # # #<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">For more info contact:</span></font></i></em><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u1:personname u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:
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color:black"> Rae Fox</span></font></i></em></u1:personname><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">Public Affairs Officer</span></font></i></em><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">The Episcopal <u1:personname u2:st="on">Church</u1:personname></span></font></i></em><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black"><a href="mailto:newsline@episcopalchurch.org" target="_blank">newsline@episcopalchurch.org</a></span></font></i></em><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><em><i><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">212-716-6080 <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:city u2:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mobile</st1:place></st1:city></u1:city></u1:place>:
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