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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 27, is Pentecost 17
Church of the Redeemer, Cannon Falls
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Anglican Cycle of Prayer
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Service Opportunity
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Thanks4Giving shoe drive
Soles4Souls is the Nashville-based charity that the Diocese worked with last year to collect shoes. During the month of November, Soles4Souls is working with faith-based organizations throughout the country to collect 250,000 pairs of shoes. If your congregation would like to participate in the Thanks4Giving event, contact Morgan at Soles4Souls, 615-391-5723.
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Around the Diocese
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MN Episcopalian participates in White House energy leadership briefing
submitted by Chuck Morello
At the end of August, Charles
(Chuck) Morello of rural Eveleth attended an invitation only Regional Energy
Leadership Briefing at the White House with Secretary of Agriculture Tom
Vilsack and Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke. The invitation was
extended to Morello for his activities as a regional religious environmental
leader. Morello, who resides outside Eveleth, and attends St. James Episcopal
Church in Hibbing, is a member of the Leadership Cadre of the Episcopal
Ecological Network and of the Minnesota Episcopal Environmental Stewardship
Commission. To read the complete article, visit the diocesan website.
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IX Bishop Search
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How the petition process works
submitted by Scott Crow, Chair, Standing Committee
In early August the Search Committee announced the names of three finalists for the IX Bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota. At that time a two week period began during which petition nominees could be put forward. The petition process is standard procedure for diocesan bishop elections with the particular requirements for our process approved at Diocesan Convention last year. Standing Committee is now in the process of conducting background checks on petition nominees. Satisfactory background checks are required of all candidates, whether nominated through petition or the Search Committee process. Upon completion of the background checks, the names of petition nominees will be announced. This is anticipated to occur within the next week. Petition and Search Candidates will all participate together in the Walkabouts, to be held around the state October 19 to 23.
Submit questions for Walkabouts now
The Walkabout Committee invites questions from all people with an interest in the
Episcopal Church in Minnesota. Guidelines for questions are available on
the Search Committee blog, www.mnbishopsearchepiscopal.wordpress.com.
Questions must be submitted through the blog, by email to The Reverend Michele Morgan at revmichelemorgan@gmail.com, or by postal mail to 3154 Ulysses St. NE Minneapolis MN 55418.
There will also be an opportunity to submit written questions just
prior to each meeting. Questions will be accepted until Thursday October 15 at 5 pm.
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Events
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Informational meeting - Greece trip
On Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 pm there will be an
informational meeting at the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault, about the October, 2010 trip to Greece hosted by Dean Zotalis
and his wife Paula. If you are interested please
attend this meeting or call the Cathedral for details at 507-334-7732.
Healing of Memories workshop
Returning veterans often find life at home has changed while they were away, and
they've changed, too. Many veterans find roadblocks to talking about their experiences with those
who haven't shared them. The Warrior to Citizen Campaign, a grassroots effort to support Minnesota's returning
veterans, is coordinating a fall workshop exclusively for veterans that provides safe
space and confidentiality where their stories can be told and acknowledged. The weekend-long residential workshop will be held from October 23-25 at the Benedictine Retreat and Conference Center in St. Paul, MN. There are places for 20 veterans. Click here for more information about the workshop or to donate toward registration scholarships.
Saturdays in October: LifeKeys Seminar
MSN Goal 1 encourages congregations to participate in spiritual gifts discernment. LifeKeys
is a program for adults of all ages who are interested in knowing more about
themselves, their gifts and talents, and the environments in which they thrive. All Saints Church, Northfield, will offer "LifeKeys Seminar:
Discover Who You Are" in three half day sessions on the Saturdays of October
10, October 24, and November 7 at the First United Church of Christ, 300 Union Street, Northfield. Meetings will begin at 8:30 am and end at 12:30 pm. Registration fee is $32 before
September 30, and $42 after September 30. Financial aid will be available for
those who may not be able to pay the full registration fee. Contact Rhonda Rowe
at the Church Office at 507-645-7417 or office@allsaintsnorthfield.org
for registration forms.
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Sheltering Arms Foundation
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Grants available for Episcopal congregations
Since its inception as a grantmaking foundation in 1983,
the Sheltering Arms Foundation has provided over 750 grants totaling over $11 million. Requests for small grants are now being accepted from Minnesota Episcopal
congregations to support efforts in building potential for
vulnerable children. The next deadline to submit a proposal is April 1, 2010. For information, visit the Sheltering Arms website or call
612-871-9210 (toll free, 866-871-9210).
Foundation invests $490,000 in grants statewide
Forty-one Minnesota nonprofit organizations will
receive grants totaling $490,000 from the Sheltering Arms Foundation to create
or expand innovative programs that serve Minnesota's most vulnerable
children. Read details about the organizations funded...
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H1N1
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 Questions about flu protocol
The Episcopal Center has received several calls and emails about protocol for churches and the H1N1 virus. At their meeting last week Diocesan Council appointed a Task Force to consider recommendations on possible procedures for MN congregations. In the meantime, there are several helpful articles and links to H1N1 resources on the diocesan website. (Editor's note: Two of my three children had H1N1 this past week. According to their doctor, the best protocol for handling H1N1 or any other virus: if you feel sick, or if you suspect you might be getting sick, stay home.)
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Diocesan Convention
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 Diocesan Convention is Friday, October 30 and the electing convention for the IX Bishop of Minnesota is Saturday, October 31. Register now for best rates!
Delegates, youth, children and guests: 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.
Exhibitors: register online now through the diocesan website.
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This Week in the Diocese
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September 26, 9 am: Episcopal spiritual directors gathering, St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis
September 26, 9 am: Safe Church Training, St Mark's Cathedral, Minnapolis
September 26, 9 am: Region 2 fall meeting, St. Paul's, Virginia
September 26, 10 am: Region 1 fall meeting, Trinity Church, Park Rapids
September 28-30: Clergy Conference, Buffalo, MN (Register online)
A complete Calendar of Events is available on our website. Other events can be found on the community calendar, the Region 7 Calendar and the Episcopal Music Calendar. |
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