Annual Thanksgiving Day Broadcast... Thursday Dec. 1: "The Episcopal Church Presents: Gulf Coast Thanksgivings," documenting the challenges of rebuilding the Gulf Coast is now available at www.comeandgrow.org("http://www.comeandgrow.org/") as a webcast in Windows Media and Real Media versions, in both high and low speeds.

Produced by the church's Office of Communication, the 30-minute program, also features excerpts from a November 17 concert at New Orleans' Christ Church Cathedral performed by a 16-member big band from the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. The concert was part of four days of celebrations marking the cathedral congregation's bicentennial.

Did you know... The first photographic film was invented by an Episcopal priest in the 1880's who wanted to project Bible illustrations for kids? From medieval stained-glass to modern digital images, visual art shapes our faith.