God of the ages, before your eyes all empires rise and fall yet you are
changeless. Be near us in this age of terror and in these moments of
remembrance. Uphold those who work and watch and wait and weep and
love. By your Spirit give rise in us to broad sympathy for all the
peoples of your earth. Strengthen us to comfort those who mourn and
work in large ways and small for those things that make for peace.
Bless the people and leaders of this nation and all nations so that
warfare, like slavery before it, may
become only a historic memory. We pray in the strong name of the Prince
of Peace. Amen.
Liturgy by Rev. Eileen W. Lindner and Rev. Marcel A. Welty,
National Council of Churches.
For more on September 11 remembrance from
the National Council of Churches, see the NCC website.
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 Diocesan Prayers
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For the month of September, please pray for Episcopal Homes of Minnesota and all other institutions that do ministry for and with the elderly. Please pray for your local senior residential facilities and care centers. Please pray for the candidates in the Bishop Search process for the Diocese of Minnesota and for the Search Committee.
Sunday, September 13, is Pentecost 15
Church of the Holy Cross
(Holy Cross Day, 9/14)
Shattuck-St. Mary's School, Bishop Whipple Mission, Morton
(Comm. Henry B. Whipple, 9/16)
Anniversaries
9/13 Georgia Hecock, p 2008
9/13 Walter Tollefson, p 2008
9/13 Loxley Koshnick, d 2008
9/14 H. Douglas Fontaine, p 1960
9/15 Mary Farr, d 1983
9/16 Kate Hennessey, p 2006
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Gospel Based Discipleship |
Mission Strategy Network
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Gospel Based Discipleship survey
The
Mission Strategy Network (MSN) is trying to determine how many
congregations took up the Bishop's call to practice, or continue
practicing,
Gospel Based Discipleship (GBD) in the last year. Please help out by
taking a short, two-question survey about your experience. Click here to take the two-question survey. |
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 ECS Gala: Simply ServingSeptember 18, Golden Valley Golf & Country Club
Support ECS at this extraordinary evening featuring the Sweet Colleens. Tickets are $95 each, $85 for registered groups of 6 or more. Contact Megan Mastrian at 612-874-8823 for more information.
Making Time for God workshopSeptember 18-19, St. Clement's, St. PaulIt's
not too late to register for the September 18-19 event, Making Time for
God, a workshop for parents and teachers to learn how to nurture the
spiritual lives of children and youth. For more information, contact Anna Ostenso, 952-933-7333, or Susan Mallison, 651-228-1164. Download the brochure and registration form.Safe Church Trainings upcomingSeptember 21, St. Edward the Confessor, Wayzata
A Safe Church Training will be held at St. Edward the Confessor, Wayzata
on September 21, 6:30 p.m. $10 per person donation. Visit the Safe Church page of the diocesan website for a full list of upcoming trainings.
Support Episcopal Homes at Art Affair, October 3-4 October 3 and 4, Episcopal HomesBack for its third eye-popping year! Art Affair will include paintings, sculpture, photography and pottery from over 60 quality Minnesota artists. Prices range from under $100 to over $2,000. A portion of proceeds from each sale will help support Episcopal Homes programs and services. Art Affair is being held at Cornelia House and Coventry Chapel, 1840 University Avenue West
(University & Fairview) in Saint Paul's Midway neighborhood. Creation Season 2009: Humans interacting with 'this fragile earth, our island home'October 4 to 25Congregations in Minnesota are encouraged to participate in Creation Season by using the materials available on the MN Episcopal Environmental Stewardship Commission's website, www.meesc.org. |
Diocesan Convention
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Register now!
 Delegates and guests are encouraged to take advantage of the discounted early bird registration rates before they expire on Thursday, October 1. Registration includes both Friday's business meeting at Saturday's special electing convention. Register online through the diocesan website. Registration note: If you have registered online for diocesan events in the past, please be sure to use the same login/password.
Online exhibitor registration
New this year: exhibitors can register online to participate in this landmark convention. Tables are $75 each with electricity an additional $75. Register now through the diocesan website.
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Around the Diocese
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Prayer blog: prayers for the military
New requests for prayers have been added to our diocesan prayer blog. Please check this page and add these individuals to your daily prayer routine.
People Around the Diocese
The diocese also maintains a People Around the Diocese page. Visit this page for updates, prayer requests, and happenings involving lay leadership and clergy in the Diocese. New this week, a prayer request for a member of Trinity, Anoka, who is being held captive in Darfur.
Two Bulls' icon featured by Episcopal Peace Fellowship
An icon depicting Bishop Paul Jones, which was created by the Rev. Robert Two Bulls (Director, Department of Indian Work), is being featured on notecards and posters published by Episcopal Peace Fellowship (EPF). View the icon and read more about Bishop Jones on EPF's website, www.epfnational.org.
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Diocesan Finance
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Input from meetings important to budgeting process
submitted by the Diocesan Finance Committee
The Diocesan Finance Committee wants to thank everyone who participated in the recent meetings on the 2010 diocesan budget. The input and feedback will be invaluable to the further preparation of the diocesan budget for presentation to Diocesan Council next Thursday. After Council consideration, the budget will be approved at October's Diocesan Convention. Watch the online podcast of the budget meeting, which was held at St. Mark's Cathedral, Tuesday, August 18.
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