[ecm] St Paul's church news -- Sunday after All Saints
Rob Lundquist
rector at stpauls-fc.org
Wed Oct 31 15:21:53 EDT 2007
Potluck dinner
This Saturday @ 6 pm in Bacon Hall
"We are all Talented Stewards"
Bring your best dish, and stay for/participate in the Talents Show!
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Fall Back
Turn your clocks back one hour before bedtime on Saturday night!
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Sunday, November 4: Sunday after All Saints
7:30 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite I
9 am: Faith Formation classes
Adult Forum. "Another Possible World:
A Radical Journey through the Parables of Jesus" with Jeff Borg. Bacon Hall
Children's Workshop in the Classroom
building: "David" (I Samuel 16)
10 am: Holy Eucharist, Rite II with music
Children's Chapel. "The Ten Best Ways."
Classroom building.
6 pm: Student service
7 pm: Dinner for students
This Week:
Tuesday, Nov 6, 7 am: Holy Eucharist, begins in the library
Thursday, Nov 8, 5:30 pm: Buildings & Grounds committee meeting,
McDonalds on W Elizabeth
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Dear friends,
This Sunday, the Sunday after All Saints Day, is the day of our fall
ingathering. Please bring your completed commitment card with you to the
service, where the pledges of the community will be offered up to God on the
altar.
So then [in Christ] you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are
citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, 20built
upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself
as the cornerstone. <javascript:void(0);> * 21In him the whole structure is
joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; 22in whom you also
are built together spiritually <javascript:void(0);> * into a dwelling-place
for God. Ephesians 2:19-22
Likewise are you being built into the same temple, anchored upon
Christ Jesus. Your presence, your treasure, your voice, all must be offered
sacrificially in service to God and God's vision for the world. You are to
be no longer strangers, but joined with the saints and the entire household
of God. God's work in the world is vastly more important than the temporal
affairs of the world, even the temporal affairs of St Paul's. God's vision
for St Paul's is unclear at present - and you have a piece of the puzzle,
given by the indwelling Spirit of God. Don't withhold your gift from the
community!
Along the same line of thought, I hope to see you this Saturday
at 6 pm in Bacon Hall for our "Talented Stewards" potluck dinner. Bring
your best dish to share. And stay for the Talents Show afterward - it
promises to be a lot of fun! I've been enlisted to play the piano as an
accompanist for some of the musical numbers... We will share our Time and
Talent as we prepare to offer our Treasure on the next day. Don't wait for
the pictures - come and see (and taste) for yourself.
We just received a message from the Rev Jim Paul, Rector of St
Andrew's Episcopal Church here in Fort Collins. He states that this Sunday,
November 4, will be the last service before he and "a significant portion"
of the congregation will leave the Episcopal Church to affiliate with a
pseudo-Anglican body. I know several members of St Paul's have previously
worshipped with St Andrews, and some of you have friends in that
congregation. The breakaway group will worship at another site, leaving St
Andrew's to continue in their location on Whedbee. Please keep them all in
prayer as they go through this transition.
Yours in Christ,
Rob+
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The Rev. Robert Lundquist, Priest-in-Charge
St Paul's Episcopal Church
1208 W Elizabeth St, Fort Collins, CO 80521
970-482-2668 FAX 866-261-3507
www.stpauls-fc.org rector at stpauls-fc.org
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St Paul's is organizing a celebration of
Father Rob's time with us. Please join us between the services on Sunday
November 25th to say Good-bye to Fr Rob and his family.
Call Bridget Tisthammer 484-6724 if you would like to bring finger foods,
Judy Matthews 223-4080 needs help working on the decorations, and Vella
Sullivan 484-6026 could use your help with clean-up and set-up. If you have
any other questions please give our Parish Administrator, Linda Sandberg
482-2668 a call in the office.
Thanks for your help,
Linda
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Due to the recent renovations St Paul's has the following for sale:
* 1 used ceiling fan, low profile
* 1 used computer monitor
Please call the office for details 482-2668
Needed - do your have the following to donate to St Paul's?
* 1 or 2 easy chairs, for use in the relocated library.
Please call the office if you'd like to make a gift. 482-2668
Is God calling you to be a leader of St Paul's? If so, please
consider running for a 3-year term on the Vestry. The Vestry is a 9-member
Board of the St Paul's, and the election will be held at the annual Parish
Meeting on January 27, 2008. Tim Johnson, Anne Chaisson & Jeff Putt are
completing their terms and are not eligible to serve again for at least one
year. In order to be qualified for Vestry service you must be
* At least 16 years old
* A member of St Paul's for at least one year (having been baptized,
confirmed, received or transferred onto the books of the parish)
* A regular worshipper at St Paul's during the past year.
* A financial Giver of Record to St. Paul's during the last year. (If
you've received a Giving Statement from the parish office, you are a Giver
of Record)
Please contact any of the outgoing Vestry members if you would
like to be nominated, wish to nominated someone else (with their
permission), have questions or need additional information. Thank you!
Anne Chaisson (970) 482-6403 <mailto:chaisson at frii.com>
chaisson at frii.com
Tim Johnson (970) 567-7560 <mailto:tjohn2 at comcast.net>
tjohn2 at comcast.net
Jeff Putt (970) 222-0781 <mailto:jeff at jeffputt.com>
jeff at jeffputt.com
In order to vote at the annual meeting, you must be at least 16
years of age, a member of St Paul's, and have attended worship at least 3
times in the previous year.
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Episcopal Campus Ministries
The ECM is a ministry to and with college students and young
adults, based at St Paul's.
Every Sunday at 6 pm a Student Service will be held at St Paul's.
A classy home-cooked meal will be offered at 7 pm. Please call the office
482-2668 if you'd like to prepare sustenance for grateful students, or sign
up on the west side of Bacon Hall. Meals are still needed for December 2 &
9.
Other stuff coming up:
Nov 9-10: Peer Ministry Training - November 9-10 at the Lutheran Camp near
Red Feather Lake. "Equipping young adults with Christ-centered training,
resources, and support to minister to their peers."
Dec 9-12: Exam Week Open House
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Abbey Palte, a new worshipper with St Paul's,
has a ministry in which you may be interested.
http://abbeyafrica.angelfire.com <http://abbeyafrica.angelfire.com/>
Benefit for Tumaini Children's Home
Hello! Abbey
<http://abbeyafrica.angelfire.com/blog/index.blog/1287274/africa/> here. I
would like to inform you about my upcoming trip to Tumaini Children's Home
<http://www.tumainiministries.org/index.cfm> in Kenya, Africa. I am asking
for your financial support in helping this dream become a reality.
I am creating and selling Christmas cards! You can buy the cards
to send Christmas cheer to your loved ones. All proceeds will go toward
paying for my vaccinations and room and board at the orphanage. Any money
raised beyond the amount needed will go directly to Tumaini Children's Home.
The Christmas cards will come in packs of 10 for $20 and will be shipped to
your home within two weeks of your order. Designs will vary, and all cards
will be hand-made with Tumaini logo on the back. Please click on the button
below to purchase through PayPal, a secure server. If you would prefer to
order and pay by check, please email me at abbey_palte at yahoo.com .
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Community leaders and many faith communities will contribute to a
Multi-faith Community-wide Thanksgiving Service to be hosted at Plymouth
Congregational United Church of Christ (916 W. Prospect Road) on Sunday,
November 18 at 3 PM. All community members are invited to share in this
celebration of gratitude in observance of the National Holiday of
Thanksgiving.
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Would you be willing & able to give a couple a ride to church some Sundays?
This couple, living near the Harmony/Shields intersection, has no
transportation on Sundays (they rely on bus service during the week). They
would dearly love to attend the 10 am service.
Would you help once a month?
Please call Linda at the office 482-2668 to learn more. Thanks!
One person has volunteered to provide transportation once/month, beginning
in November.
How about you?
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What if my favorite charity had a penny for every time I searched the
Internet?
Now it can!
Search the web with www.goodsearch.com <http://www.goodsearch.com/> and
money from our
advertisers will go to your favorite charity without you spending a dime!
St Pauls Episcopal Church (Fort Collins, CO)
* GoodSearch.com will donate 50% of advertising revenue, estimated
to be about a penny per search, to the charities selected by its users.
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You can help St Paul's with your used printer cartridges - we get a $3 per
unit discount on our purchases at Office Max, and through recycling we keep
the earth a little greener. Please bring your empty cartridges by the
office when you have the opportunity. Thanks!
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NOVEMBER SCHEDULE
Interfaith Dialogue - Thursday 6:00 pm
KRFC 88.9 fm
11/1 Religious News Stories - host: The Rev. Rich Thompson
Kelli Lackett, The Coloradoan
11/8 Pilgrim Origins of Thanksgiving - host: The Rev. Rich Thompson
The Rev. Hal Chorpenning, Plymouth Congregational Church
11/15 Homeless Prevention Initiative - host: Ms Laurie Gudim
Valerie Baker-Easley, HPI Executive Director
11/22 Thanksgiving and Native Americans - host: The Rev. Rich Thompson
Bo Johnson, KRFC Native Nation Host
11/29 Holiday Display Policy - host: The Rev. Rich Thompson
City Council Member & Karen Schwartz, Holiday Task Force
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Save the date of December 31, 2007 beginning at 4:45 a.m. to observe the
22nd Annual Fort Collins HOUR FOR PEACE. Join millions world wide at 1200
Greenwich time to pray for and create a planet wide consciousness for peace.
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Project Visibility General Training:
For providers of service to older adults.
This free training brings awareness to the issues of aging as a Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual or Transgender elder. It offers information and practical
suggestions for providing culturally competent care and service to LGBT
elders and their families.
Learn more at www.projectvisibility.org
Larimer County Office on Aging and the City of Fort Collins are
co-sponsoring two training dates for providers to attend the Project
Visibility training at the Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Drive:
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Or
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
www.projectvisibility.org
To Register: Please RSVP to Tina Barker @ (970)498-6803 or
tbarker at larimer.org
Project Visibility is sponsored by: Boulder County Aging Services Division,
Aging Services Foundation of Boulder County, the Open Door Fund, a fund of
the Community Foundation, the Theodore and Chandos Rice Foundation, and the
Gill Foundation
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Foreclosures in Northern Colorado:
Understanding Options and Strategies for Foreclosure Prevention
Join us for a panel discussion on foreclosure counseling and prevention, the
foreclosure process, and how local officials and real estate professionals
can help.
Foreclosure counselors will be present for those seeking assistance.
Full invitation online here (PDF):
http://dola.colorado.gov/cdh/media/docs/invitation_nov5.pdf
When: Monday, November 5, 2007, 6:30-8:00 pm
Where: Fort Collins City Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave.,
Ft. Collins, 80521
Who's Invited: Homeowners, borrowers facing foreclosure, real estate
professionals, and anyone seeking information on the foreclosure process and
foreclosure prevention.
Agenda
Welcome, Local Perspectives:
Colorado Senator Steve Johnson
Colorado Representative Randy Fischer
Colorado Representative John Kefalas
What can be done about the high foreclosure rate? Panel discussion:
Kathi Williams, Director, Colorado Division of Housing and co-Chair,
Colorado Foreclosure Prevention Task Force
Sara Allen, Executive Director, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of
Northern Colorado and Southern Wyoming
Zachary Urban, Director of Housing Counseling, Brothers Redevelopment, Inc.
Q and A
For more foreclosure information: www.coloradoforeclosurehotline.org
<http://www.coloradoforeclosurehotline.org/>
Sponsors
The Office of Senator Steve Johnson
The Office of Representative Randy Fischer
The Office of Representative John Kefalas
The City of Fort Collins
The Colorado Division of Housing
The Colo. Foreclosure Prevention Task Force
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Ryan W. McMaken
Community Relations Director
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Colorado Division of Housing
1313 Sherman Street #518
Denver, Colorado 80203
phone: 303-866-4651
FAX: 303-866-4077
ryan.mcmaken at state.co.us
http://dola.colorado.gov
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News from our Diocese
San Diego Fires - Ways to Help
There is an ENS <http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91221_ENG_HTM.htm>
story today on Episcopal Life Online about how clergy and congregations in
the Diocese of San Diego have been affected. Many have been evacuated, and
some know that they have lost their homes. On the Diocese of San
<http://www.edsd.org/> Diego's web site, you can find a link (on the
right-hand side of the home page) where you can donate to a Fire Relief
Fund. Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is working with the Diocese to
provide emergency assistance and support; you can read
<http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91299_ENG_HTM.htm> about their
efforts with the diocese here, and donate to ERD by visiting
<http://www.er-d.org/> their website. Please keep all of the people in
California affected by these fires in your prayers.
Severe Flooding in Africa - Two Ways to Help:
Episcopal Relief and Development responds following severe flooding in Ghana
and Uganda
Episcopal Relief and Development is providing emergency assistance to
communities affected by severe flooding in Ghana and Uganda. Nearly 17
African countries have been affected by heavy rains which began in early
June. For more on the flooding and what ERD is doing to help, visit
<http://www.er-d.org/> www.er-d.org.
Colorado asked to respond to severe flooding in Sudan and the families of
our own Sudanese Congregation.
A recent request from ERD to send relief funds for the victims of the severe
flooding in Ghana and Uganda describes in details the human tragedy
unfolding in those two countries. However, the weather front devastated
many areas in Southern Sudan at the same time. The Sudanese members of our
own diocese indicated that at least a quarter of a million people (all
Episcopalians) are affected by this flood. Crops and cattle have been swept
away along with homes and some whole villages. Many of the Sudanese in
Denver are receiving nightly phone calls from family members desperate to
find funds for food.
While Uganda and Ghana are certainly in need of aid, you are
invited to consider joining in partnership with the Sudanese ministry of our
diocese in responding to this need. Please send your check to "Colorado
Episcopal Foundation" earmarked Sudan Flood Relief 1300 Washington St.
Denver, CO 80203. These funds will be transferred directly to the Church
Missionary Society's bank account in Nairobi for distribution to the centers
of need in the dioceses of southern Sudan. For further information contact
Anita Sanborn, President, Colorado Episcopal Foundation,
<mailto:anita at coef.org> anita at coef.org.
Convention News and Results
Keep visiting the Diocesan
<http://www.coloradodiocese.org/06_newsandevents/dio_conv.html> Convention
page for material from and results of the 120th Diocesan Convention,
including the Bishop's Address, election results, and the new Mission
Partnership canon.
Tell Us What You Think of the Web Site!
We will be making some changes to the Diocesan Web Site in the coming
months. Please take a few moments to take a brief survey about your
experience with the web site at the following link:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e25kxngmf5phggfl/start.
Commission on Ministry Norms for Licensed Ministries
And you thought the Commission on Ministry was just about the ordination
process? Not so! The Commission is charged with developing support and
accountability for all ministries. To that end, the COM has published on the
Diocesan web site norms for the licensing of ministries under Canon III.4.
You can find the document on the Commission
<http://www.coloradodiocese.org/04_ministrysupport/commissiononministry.html
> on Ministry page. The COM welcomes feedback from congregations engaged
in developing these ministries. Questions about implementing these
guidelines and feedback should be directed through Janice
<mailto:jjeffryes at coloradodiocese.org> Jeffryes office.
Report from Bishop's Task Force II
The first report from the Bishop's Task Force II is up on the Colorado News
page of the Diocesan web site:
http://www.coloradodiocese.org/06_newsandevents/coloradonews.html
Apply Now for United Thank Offering (UTO) Grants
The United Thank Offering Committee has invited the Diocese of Colorado to
submit two (2) grant applications for the Year 2008 UTO grant cycle. Grant
application forms and instructions are now available from the Bishop's
Office, or on the UTO web site at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/88381_ENG_HTM.htm. For more information or
to obtain an application, please contact Liz Evans at 303-837-1173, or
levans at coloradodiocese.org. All grant applications must be received in the
Bishop's Office no later than Friday, Dec. 7.
Lay Licensed Eucharistic Visitor Training, Nov. 3, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Good
Shepherd, Centennial.
There is a $10.00 fee for the training. The deadline to register is October
29th. Please advise either Susan Dyer at 303-659-1873 or Abby Marsh at
303-863-0636 as to how many may be coming from your Church.
Peer Ministry Training, Nov. 9 - 10, Lutheran Camp near Red Feather Lake.
Fun, food, fellowship with other young adults while you learn to be better
servants of the Lord Jesus! This is a two-day training for college students
and young adults who wish to be active in quality peer ministry through
their church or campus ministry. Come and learn how to listen to your peers
and then to help guide them to God's call on their life. You will learn
some basic skills in peer ministry that then can be applied at your local
church or campus ministry. For more information contact Rob Lundquist+
482-2668 rector at stpauls-fc.org
Fostering Reconciliation: An Intergenerational Conference, Nov. 17, St. John
Chrysostom, Golden.
This important conference will help enlarge your perspective, break down
barriers, and kindle awareness. The conference will be facilitated by Carla
Ficke, Director of the Colorado Chapter of National Coalition Building
Institute was ordained in 1988 by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
in Central Rocky Mountain Region. Rev. Ficke has served two parishes,
nationwide as a Liturgical Dancer, as a Hospice Chaplain, and for many years
as a Hospital Chaplain. Her passion for diversity work grew out of her
father's experience as a young German immigrant to New York in 1920. The
conference is sponsored by the Episcopal Peace Fellowship, the Office for
Faith Formation, and the National Coalition Building Institute. For more
information and to find out how to register, visit the
<http://www.epfcolorado.org/Events.html> "Events" page of the Episcopal
Peace Fellowship's web site - www.epfcolorado.org
<http://www.epfcolorado.org/> .
Employment Opportunities
Complete information about open positions is available on the Diocesan web
site at www.coloradodiocese.org/04_ministrysupport/employment.html
Organist/ Choirmaster, St. Matthew's Parker.
Minister of Music, St. Ambrose, Boulder
Contemporary Worship Leader, Good Shepherd, Centennial
Childcare Attendant for 'The Children's Place' at Christ's Episcopal Church,
Castle Rock
Nursery Guardian, Church of the Good Shepherd, Centennial
Youth and Christian Education Director, All Saints, Loveland
Ministry Coordinator, St. Martha's, Westminster
Christian Education position, St. Michael the Archangel, Colorado Springs
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ERD to help those displaced by Southern California wildfires; Presiding
Bishop calls for prayers
[ERD] Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is standing by to provide
emergency assistance to communities affected by wildfires in Southern
California. Almost 1 million people have been forced to evacuate their
homes, the largest evacuation in California history. Experts fear that the
number could increase within the next several days.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asked for "prayers for our fellow
brothers and sisters who are living in San Diego and the Southern California
region and are threatened by the fire of this week."
"I have learned families have moved out of their houses and have been
staying at various places," she said. "I can't imagine how close they are to
disaster. Please pray for their safety and that of their loved ones and
neighbors. Pray that the wind ceases and the fire be extinguished soon. Pray
for all who have suffered such great losses."
Since Friday, October 19, approximately 20 wildfires have scorched hundreds
of thousands of acres over 600 square miles from north of Los Angeles to
southeast of San Diego. Santa Ana winds, 90 degree temperatures and record
low rainfalls have made the fires extremely difficult to control. There are
not enough fire engines and firefighters in the state of California to
battle the blazes. The flames have destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged
hundreds more.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91299_ENG_HTM.htm
Archbishop of Canterbury offers prayers for Southern California
Williams commends churches' response to wildfires in message to L.A., San
Diego bishops
[Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, has sent
a message to the bishops of Los Angeles and San Diego expressing his sadness
at the devastation brought by the raging wildfires in Southern California
and offering his prayers and support.
"The news and scenes in the media of the devastating fires in your state has
shocked us all," he said. "I am very proud of the immediate responses of the
churches and I assure you all of my concern, my prayers and my own sadness
[as] the scale of loss that people are facing at this time becomes clear. I
join with your Presiding Bishop and with Christians from around the
Communion in upholding the people of California with prayer and support in
the days ahead. We all pray for your safety as the fires continue to rage."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91369_ENG_HTM.htm
Executive Council comments on House of Bishops' statement, endorses Church
Center reorganization
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[Episcopal News Service] As it concluded its three-day fall meeting at the
Hyatt Regency hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, the Executive Council of the
Episcopal Church thanked the House of Bishops for its efforts that resulted
in a statement to the Anglican Communion issued in September.
However, Council Resolution NAC026 said that where the bishops' statement
called "particular attention to the application of [General Convention]
Resolution B033 to lesbian and gay persons, it may inappropriately suggest
that an additional qualification for the episcopacy has been imposed beyond
those contained in the constitution and canons of the church."
Resolution B033, passed by General Convention in June 2006, calls upon
diocesan standing committees and bishops with jurisdiction "to exercise
restraint by not consenting to the consecration of any candidate to the
episcopate whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church and
will lead to further strains on communion."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91397_ENG_HTM.htm
Executive Council commits Episcopal Church to more Anglican covenant
dialogue
Ten-page document notes differences of opinion, worries about draft text's
implications
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[Episcopal News Service] Members of the Episcopal Church's Executive Council
on October 28 committed the Episcopal Church to the effort to perfect the
current draft Anglican covenant "so that the resulting Covenant can be a
beacon of hope for our common future."
That commitment came in a roughly 5,200-word response available at
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91392_ENG_HTM.htm.
The response says that the Episcopal Church is "prepared to consider a
covenant that says who we are, what we wish to be for the world, and how we
will model mutual responsibility and interdependence in the body of Christ.
We believe we must be open to God's doing a new thing among us; therefore,
we remain open to explore such new possibilities in our common life while
honoring established understandings."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91394_ENG_HTM.htm
Executive Council reviews mainline mission, membership trends
Areas of vitality, challenge noted in current statistics
[Episcopal News Service] Latino and Asian populations are among the
fastest-growing in North America, and should become greater priorities for
Episcopal Church evangelism, members of Executive Council said October 27
while reviewing church membership and attendance statistics for the year
2006.
Overall U.S. Latino/Hispanic population is projected to grow by 34%, and
Asian by 33%, in the decade 2000-2010, compared with 13% Black, 7% White,
and 3% White, non-Hispanic, according to statistics presented by Kirk
Hadaway, the Episcopal Church's director of research.
Multicultural mission is essential in these contexts, Presiding Bishop
Katharine Jefferts Schori told the Council, gathered in Dearborn, Michigan,
for its regular fall meeting.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91421_ENG_HTM.htm
Sudanese clergy to benefit from theological education program
By Daphne Mack
[ENS] The Rev. Anderia Arok's vision of establishing continued theological
education for Sudanese clergy in the Episcopal Church has expanded to
include others as it comes into focus. "There are more than 30 Sudanese
Episcopal priests here in the United States," said Arok, a Sudanese priest
in the Diocese of Colorado. "Since we have come here, there has been no
[formal] program that has brought us together for continued training."
Arok shared his concern for the lack of education, empowerment, and support
for Sudanese clergy with the Rev. Carmen Guerrero of the Diocese of Arizona,
and their conversation soon expanded to include, among others, the Rev.
Melford Holland, coordinator of the Episcopal Church's Office for Ministry
Development, and the Rev. Canon Angela S. Ifill, missioner for the church's
Office of Black Ministries. It culminated with 11 Sudanese and American
clergy gathering July 29-31, at the Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale,
Arizona, to listen and brainstorm.
"These clergy defined themselves and their theological education experiences
as being in need of better preparation for leadership in their particular
ministries and the wider church," said Ifill. "They shared that most of the
Sudanese clergy have not been formally educated and that they come from
diverse ordination processes; therefore confirming a need for continuing
education."
During the three-day gathering, Ifill said they designed a plan which
included organizational as well as programmatic objectives and developed a
strategy for moving forward.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91426_ENG_HTM.htm
South Carolina Bishop-elect Mark Lawrence receives necessary consents
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
announced October 29 that the Very Rev. Mark Lawrence had received the
consents needed for him to become the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of South Carolina.
The consecration will be held January 26, 2008 at the Cathedral Church of
St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, South Carolina.
Jefferts Schori has been invited to visit the diocese February 25-26, 2008.
"This will give us an opportunity to state with clarity and charity the
theological position of this diocese in a manner similar to when we met with
[the] Most. Rev. Frank T. Griswold shortly after his installation as
presiding bishop," the diocese says in a statement on its website.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91401_ENG_HTM.htm
CANADA: Ontario priest disciplined for marrying same-gender couple
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_91434_ENG_HTM.htm
CANADA: 'Progressive' Anglicans urge bishops to allow same-gender marriage
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_91435_ENG_HTM.htm
NORTH INDIA: Church Leaders demand end to repression by military in Burma
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81808_91314_ENG_HTM.htm
MASSACHUSETTS: Members leave third diocesan parish for African affiliation
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_91340_ENG_HTM.htm
UTAH: Convention dedicates diocesan center, calls for Lambeth Conference
cancellation http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_91430_ENG_HTM.htm
Amid grief and joy, documentary looks at sexuality within families
By Martha Baker
For The Bible Tells Me So
A documentary
Director: Daniel Karslake
Running Time: 95 minutes
Check local media for release date in your area.
[Episcopal News Service] The documentary, "For the Bible Tells Me So,"
stands at the nexus of the Bible, homosexuality, and the family.
Filmmaker Daniel Karslake looks at the ways that fundamentalism and an
inerrant reading of the Bible have toxified American society as related to
the full citizenship of homosexuals in church and state. A religion reporter
for PBS' "In the Life," he presents the idea that it's possible to focus on
the family without excluding its gay and lesbian members.
After vintage footage of singer and fundamentalist Anita Bryant's being
"pied" at a news conference, Karslake shows an old Southern couple. They vie
to tell loving stories about their precious son Gene, who, they say, loved
church and Jesus from the time he was a baby. The next talking head is Gene
himself, now Bishop V. Gene Robinson of the Episcopal Diocese of New
Hampshire and the first openly gay man to wear the vestments of his office.
"We're pretty proud of him," the Robinsons say.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81827_91360_ENG_HTM.htm
MDG Inspiration Fund launched to fight malaria, other preventable diseases
Fund set to raise $3 million by the end of 2009
By Neva Rae Fox
[Episcopal News Service] The MDG Inspiration Fund will save lives and fight
disease, Robert Radtke, president of Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD),
told the Episcopal Church's Executive Council during its meeting in
Dearborn, Michigan at the October 26 launching of the Fund.
"If we reach our MDG Inspiration Fund goal we will be able to protect nearly
700,000 people from malaria," Radtke announced.
The MDG Inspiration Fund is a partnership forged among ERD, Jubilee
Ministries of the Episcopal Church, and the Executive Council to raise $3
million by the end of 2009 to fight malaria and other preventable diseases.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_91366_ENG_HTM.htm
Mirage in the desert: the myth of the 'Global South'
By Frederick Quinn
[Episcopal News Service] Several assumptions need clearing up if current
fractious discussions within the Anglican Communion are to turn productive.
These include asking questions like: What really is the "Global South?" How
representative are the rigid positions advocated by archbishops Peter J.
Akinola of Nigeria and Drexel Gomez of the West Indies? Could the current
Anglican Communion food fight be symptomatic of wider tensions produced by
religious globalization?
"Global South" implies a monolithic body when in reality the group's
membership appears to be porous, driven by a small number of special
interest advocates primarily in Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and their
American franchise holders. Membership and financial data about the group is
as difficult to come by as that of a Cayman Islands registered corporation.
The organization projects a billboard slogan North-South divide. Northern
churches are cold, dwindling in numbers, and ignore the Bible. In contrast,
the growing South is energetic, biblically correct, and the home of ready
judges waiting to declare what is acceptable practice throughout the
Anglican Communion.
This slick North-South divide is no more accurate than numerous other
discredited religious clash-of-civilization comparisons that have appeared
and disappeared during recent centuries. Amartya Sen, the Pakistani-born
Nobel-Prize-winning author, has warned about the dangers of such distorted
religious reductionism: "The hope of harmony in the contemporary world lies
to a great extent in a clearer understanding of the pluralities of human
identity, and in the appreciation that they cut across each other and work
against a sharp separation along one single hardened line of impenetrable
division."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_91337_ENG_HTM.htm
Navigating Christianity and culture with C.S. Lewis
By Dick Staub
[Religion News Service] Recently, I sailed the Irish Sea with 80 Americans
on a C.S. Lewis Study Cruise. That C.S. Lewis is still in vogue is a minor
miracle.
Sixty years ago during World War II, this Church of England Oxford academic
calmed and comforted a frazzled British populace with a rousing set of radio
talks aimed at explaining Christianity to a so-called "Christian nation."
His voice over the BBC became one of the most recognizable in Britain,
second only to Winston Churchill.
Fifty years ago, that series of talks was published as "Mere Christianity."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_91433_ENG_HTM.htm
Great Idea: Vestry School helps relieve jitters
[Episcopal Life] The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac has a great idea about
how to relieve stress for new vestry members. The bishop, treasurer,
diocesan administrator and a few educators and communications professionals
offer Vestry School each spring.
"The primary role of a vestry is to work with clergy to provide spiritual
leadership," says Bishop Russell Jacobus in the promo for the plenary
session he leads. He promises a how-to on developing a congregation's
spiritual life.
One dozen workshops address "what every vestry member should know about
church finances," records and archives, parochial reports and reviews,
stewardship and planned giving. Also on the agenda is how to care for
clergy, "The Windsor Process," church communications and "Interest Group
Discussions."
The subsidized, one-day school costs $15, and attendees get breakfast, lunch
and afternoon snacks as part of the deal. To learn more about the school,
contact Diocesan Administrator Matthew Payne, 920-921-8866.
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/81834_91336_ENG_HTM.htm
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