http://www.neac.org/newsThe organization's spiritual connection also brings unlikely people together. Smith, whose father, the Rev. Murdock Smith, is an Episcopal priest at St. Martin's Episcopal, and whose mom, Linda Smith, is a social worker, is proud of how the AIDS Walk unites the community. "It's a day when you can have a priest and a drag queen stand right next to each other," he said. "They're not there to judge. They're there to raise awareness."http://www.neac.org/news/2012/may/a-higher-calling-rainsWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600In the past 20 years, St. Andrew’s Food for Life Ministry has provided more than one million meals to persons living with HIV/AIDS, as well as feeding their neighbors in Tuscon with meals prepared in St. Andrew’s kitchen. Following the presentations by the Jubilee Ministries, more than 60 guests were served a gourmet meal, prepared by Deacon Jefferson Bailey, the Feeding Ministry coordinator.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/april/meeting-with-presiding-bishop-highlights-arizonas-jubilee-ministriesWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600For the 21st year, Province IV Network of AIDS Ministries offers a spiritual, inclusive, open-hearted retreat experience for persons infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Sponsors include Province IV of the Episcopal Church and the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition. Held at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina June 8 - 10, 2012, this year we are invited to come together to contemplate “Living in Love,” and talk about living the life of God’s beloved.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/april/the-episcopal-church-sponsors-21st-annual-hivaids-retreatWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600What do Mission and Outreach really look like? How tall are they? Male or female? And when does "putting faith into action" mean reaching out far beyond our wallet or comfortable lifestyle? In I Am That Child, Elizabeth Geitz helps answer these questions as she fleshes out the human faces of AIDS, poverty and sexism as experienced first-hand in an orphanage in Cameroon, West Africa.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/march/i-am-that-child-paints-real-faces-of-aidsWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. But this time it wasn't his basketball brilliance as a perennial NBA All-Star and three-time MVP that was captivating audiences worldwide. Instead, the 32-year-old groundbreaking point guard was holding a press conference to make the stunning announcement that he was HIV-positive and would be retiring from basketball immediately.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/march/the-announcement-to-air-on-espn-networksWed, 17 May 5600 13:31:44 -0600Journalist Craig Timberg, the former Johannesburg bureau chief for The Washington Post, says that international AIDS organizations working in Africa went off in the wrong direction in fighting the spread of HIV across the continent. This links to a National Public Radio interview on the program Fresh Air.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/february/tinderbox-how-the-west-fueled-the-aids-epidemicWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600Testing Together, now under way in Chicago and Atlanta, Georgia, takes an unusual approach: It encourages gay male couples to get tested together and hear their results together. After delivering the results, a counselor talks with the couple about what to do next, including agreements they may want to make with each other about sex and health.http://www.neac.org/news/2012/january/testing-togetherWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600We have recently learned of the passing of the Rev. Richard Younge. At the national level, Father Younge served as president of the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (NEAC), a member of the General Convention’s Commission on HIV/AIDS, and a board member of the Episcopal Society for Ministry in Higher Education (ESMHE). Quoting Fr. Young: “My ministry has been quite intentional for the diocese in all its diversity and I would want it to be presented as such.”http://www.neac.org/news/2012/january/the-rev-richard-younge-1925-2011Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600HIV Arkansas hosted their first Annual World AIDS Day Ceremony on Thursday, December 1st 2011 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. Nearly 30 people gathered in a reverent night of remembrance as 30 Candles were lit at various times during the ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic. The ceremony consisted of personal stories from survivors of HIV and AIDS, friends and family members along with special music all of which were touching and heartfelt.http://www.neac.org/news/2011/december/hiv-arkansas-observes-world-aids-dayWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has recorded a video message for World AIDS Day in which he talks about the part sexual violence plays in the spread of HIV, calling it "one of the most shameful facts of our day."http://www.neac.org/news/2011/november/archbishop-of-canterburys-video-message-for-world-aids-dayWed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 -0600