Marshall: Let us continue to remember Father David Hoare, the Rector of St. John the Baptist, in our prayers, as he recovers from heart surgery in Gibraltar, and remember St. John the Baptist as they await his return.

Sheridan: Fr. Nicholas E. Voyadgis has been received into the Diocese as a non-parochial priest. He is a graduate of St. Vladimir's Seminary in Crestwood, NY.

Rosemont: The next gathering of clergy and bishops in the Anglican Fellowship of the Delaware Valley will be on Wednesday, March 14, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, beginning with Mass at noon. Bring lunch; beverages provided.

Greenville: A Spring Youth Retreat will be held Friday, April 120, to Sunday, April 22, at the YMCA Camp Greenville, in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina, for youth aged 12-18 (parents of younger children are asked to contact F. Paul Sterne at psterne@gmail.com or 803-782-4219 if interested). The Retreat ends with 10 a.m. Mass at St. Francis of Assisi in Spartanburg, with lunch following. Sponsored by the Church of the Epiphany/Diocese of the Holy Cross. Cost: $95 payable to the Church of the Epiphany. Contact Fr. Sterne, as above, for applications. Deadline for registration: Friday, March 30. Columbia: At the Pro-Cathedral of the Epiphany, the upcoming Synod of the Diocese is May 3-5.

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On February 26, the DHC Standing Committee met and voted unanimously to apply for membership in the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas. The Federation is now comprised of the Anglican Province of America (APA), the Reformed Episcopal Church (REC), the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA), the Anglican Church in America (ACA), and the Episcopal Missionary Church (EMC), totaling some 450 parishes. The Episcopal Visitor is Archbishop Gregory Venables of the Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of the Americas. Two Federation members, the APA and the REC, have a 'Covenant Union of Anglican Churches in Concordat' with the Church of the Province of Nigeria and the Most Rev. Peter J. Akinola.

The purpose of the Federation is the common cause of the Gospel and the furtherance of cooperation, communication, support, discipline and accountability among the various jurisdictions, each of which retains its sovereignty. The Federation is linked with Forward in Faith through mutual membership in Common Cause.

Copies of The Articles of the Federation are available at http://anglicanfederation.org/articles.html.