Mississippi News

WASHINGTON - A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing.

(AP) - A spokesman for Washington National Cathedral says at least three of the four pinnacles on the central tower have fallen off and the central tower appears to be leaning.

The Rev. Dr. Minka Shura Sprague, Associate Rector at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Jackson, will receive General Seminary’s 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award in late October.

The Rev. Kyle Dice Seage, a 1996 graduate of Seminary of the Southwest (SSW), and now Interim Rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Jackson, is one of two graduates selected to receive the annual Hal Brook Perry Distinguished Alumni Award for 2011.

One parish in Mississippi has taken a big step in the rebuilding and support of Haiti after the earthquake which killed over 220,000 people in January, 2010.