The UK Gay News reports that a Changing Attitude Nigeria leader was attacked during a funeral ceremony held yesterday for the sister of Davis Mac-Iyalla, attended by six members of the Port Harcourt group on Thursday 20 March 2008.

Davis Mac-Iyalla, the leader of Changing Attitude Nigeria, is in exile in Togo. He visited St. Thomas' Parish in July to discuss the plight of gays in Nigeria.

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Today is a day of contrasts, both joy and sorrow. On Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter, we commemorate both Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, where he is greeted by the crowds as the Messiah, and his Passion, when he is crucified by the authorities and jeered by the same crowds who had earlier welcomed him. Our service today reflects both joy (the gift of palms, the object that the crowds waved at Jesus) and sorrow (the reading of the Passion Gospel).

Dennis Hobbs, Jeff Franke and Jeff Kibler bake homemade communion wafers for use during the Eucharist at at Jeff Kibler's house in DC.

A users' guide for Episcopalians

The word “Lent” comes from an Old English word meaning “spring,” the time of the lengthening of the days. Even as we Christians celebrate this time of fasting and penitence, there is joy all around us as trees bud, grass sprouts, and nature springs to life once again—just as on Easter Sunday, Christ returns from the dead to new life.

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These food purchases pictured were made with the unused funds from the 2007 House of Ruth allocation. Over $245 was spent on jam, spices, fruit salad, tuna, cereal, lunch meat, peanut butter, tea bags, lemonade, ketchup and cooking oil – lots of oil!