2012 Clergy Compensation & Benefit Information
Information regarding the Clergy Minimum Compensation and Benefit Packages - Year 2012 may be found on the Diocesan website Here. | |
Its Not Too Late to Travel to the Ordination
Three evening ordinations to the priesthood begin next week, each starting at 6:30pm:
- 12/06 - - Harry Jenkins, Christ Church, Slidell
- 12/08 - - Patrick Edwards, St. Margaret's, Baton Rouge
- 12/13 - - Cal Lane, St. Mary's, Franklin
Wanna go? Don't want to drive? No problem! We have arranged for Three buses to take us to the ordinations from the following churches:
12/06 - No Bus for Christ Church, Slidell 12/08 - St. Augustine's Metairie Departing 4:30pm for St. Margaret's, BR
12/13 - St. Luke's Baton Rouge Departing at 4pm for St. Mary's, Franklin 12/13 - St. Augustine's Metairie Departing at 4pm for St. Mary's, Franklin The cost of these buses is being offset in part by donations from a handful of parish clergy and the bishop, so we are only asking for a $10 donation per rider. Reservations must be made by sending an email to buses@edola.org, or call Liz Shortess at 225-706-6634 and indicate the names of the folks and the buses they want to take. Also, don't forget the (transitional) deacon ordination of Alina Williams and Joseph Wallace on Saturday, 12/17 at the Cathedral, beginning at 10am. | |
| Digital Hearing Aids for Haiti Event Dec 2
The Red Thread Promise and St. Paul's-Lakeview are partnering with Modern Market to host a fundraising event to raise money to provide digital hearing aids to the hearing impaired orphans of St. Vincent's Center for Handicapped Children in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
As part of its celebratory events for its one-year anniversary, Modern Market will donate 10 % of each sale on December 2, 2011 to The Red Thread Promise. The event will be held at Modern Market on December 2, 2011 from 6-9 PM.
Our goal is to raise awareness for all hearing impaired children in Haiti. We wish to encourage people to realize the difference one can make in the life of another by a simple act of donation.
Modern Market is a lifestyle boutique in the heart of the Lower Garden District (3131 Magazine Street #C) that supports emerging product designers at affordable prices.
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Give Joy to a Prisoner's Child this Christmas.
Volunteer for Angel Tree®
You can "adopt" a child of an indigent prisoner for Christmas and purchase a toy and an item of clothing in the 26th year of St. James involvement with  Angel Tree Ministry. Those who take a child's name usually spend around $40.00. We will have 48 children in the greater Baton Rouge area for whom to purchase gifts in the name of their imprisoned parent. Your wrapped and tagged gift, along with Angel Tree booklets will be delivered to these children who, through no fault of their own, might otherwise do without this Christmas. Please call Nancy Penn at 225-926-2122 if you are interested in sharing your Christmas joy. | |
St. James, Baton Rouge, Advent Happenings
- Toward Bethlehem: Music & Meditation starts Friday, December 2. Visit the St. James website for more information
- Lessons and Carols at St. James December 18th at 5pm
The "Festival of Lessons and Carols," a Christmas service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols in the format of King's College, Cambridge, will be held at St. James Episcopal Church, at the corner of Fourth & Convention Streets in downtown Baton Rouge on Sunday, December 18. The 50-minute service proclaiming hope to a world waiting in darkness is free and open to the public and will begin at 5:00 p.m. The pieces selected at St. James this year will focus on the intimate nature of the nativity. For more information, contact St. James Episcopal Church at 225-387-5141, or visit our website
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Advent Choral Evensong Multi Church Event
Sunday, December 4, 4:00 PM -- St. Alban's Chapel. LSUSt. Augustine's and St. Michael's Episcopal Churches in Baton Rouge along with Broadmoor Baptist, St. Luke's Episcopal, and University Methodist Churches are sponsoring the beautiful and time-honored tradition of Advent Choral Evensong. We sing in a chapel reminiscent of European cathedrals --- the worship space at St. Alban's. This year we sing plainchant, Taize', folk song, Bach, Mendelssohn, and works by three modern master composers. A reception follows. Officiant is the Rev. S. Chad Jones, of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Zachary. Reception follows Evensong. Parking -- behind St. Alban's. Enter from Dalrymple.
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Trinity Church New Orleans Music Opportunities
Sunday, December: 4th @ 5 pm
The Lusher H.S. Orchestra directed by Marta Jurjevich & Lusher H.S. Choir are joined by The Newman H.S. Choir. Over 80 performers will perform works by Vivaldi and Corelli's Christmas Concerto
Tuesday, Dec. 6: @ 6 pm until 7 pm: "Organ & Labyrinth" with Albinas Prizgintas, organist. Organ Recital & Candlelight with Albinas on the 5000 pipe trinity tracker organ. From Classical Baroque to Vintage Rock and Popular Tunes. Please visit: www.albinas.org | |
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church and Community Church Unitarian Universalist - Metairie
 The combined choirs of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church and Community Church Unitarian Universalist, along with string orchestra and harp, will present Camille Saint-Saëns's choral masterpiece, The Christmas Oratorio, on Sunday, December 4th at both churches. The attached file gives more details. | |
Episcopal Campus Ministry at UNO to host benefit concert for W.E.L.L. Dec 9th
On Friday, Dec. 9th, you will have an opportunity to make a lasting positive impact on women in New Orleans. The Episcopal Campus Ministry at UNO is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for W.E.L.L., a local feminine empowerment non-profit.
Funds raised will be applied towards a new youth learning enrichment program to be initiated in Algiers. The concert will feature live performances by The Addams Apples, Roarshark, Magnitude, Titanium Caterpillars, Ukelele Jake, The Privateer Dolls as well as a selection of short films by the UNO Filmmakers. Food will be provided courtesy of Hare Krsna (ISKCON New Orleans)
Please come and celebrate the end of final exams at UNO by being a positive force for change, and having lots of fun at the same time! The suggested donation is $5, but feel free to give more! 
ECM Benefit Concert Friday, Dec. 9th @ 8PM At the Chapel 2220 Lakeshore Dr. | |
A Call for Christmas Service Times!
We will be listing the services for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the upcoming EDoLA eNewsletter AND on the edola.org website. If you have an Episcopal service you would like listed please send the information to news@edola.org. | |
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Events
This Weekend & Next Week
- Dec 4th @ 3p & 7p Christmas Oratorio, at Community Church & St. Augustine's, Metairie. The attached file gives more details.
- Dec 4th @ 4p Advent Choral Evensong Multi Church Event - St. Alban's Chapel. LSU
- Dec 4th @ 5p Vespers at Mount Olivet, Algiers Point.
- Dec 6th @ 6:30p Ordination of Harry Jenkins, Christ Church, Slidell
- Dec 8th @ 6:30p Ordination of Patrick Edwards, St. Margaret's, Baton Rouge
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| Advent Lessons & Carols
The Lessons & Carols order of service, developed over 90 years ago, remains both traditional and ever-changing as each choir selects their own set of pieces - traditional standards as well as new compositions - to tell the story of the incarnation. The never-changing theme of the service is the illumination of the loving purposes of God through the readings and music.
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Bishop Andudu to Visit St Luke's New Orleans Dec 4th
Bishop Andudu will be our honored guest here at St Lukes Episcopal Church in New Orleans, Louisiana on this Sunday, December 4, 2011. We are excited to host Bishop Andudu as he will graciously deliver an intimate talk centered on the current conditions in Sudan and South Sudan today. He is also expected to cover the Genocide and Racial Cleansing that had occurred and may still be lingering in the Sudanese region of the African Continent. Please join us this Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 10:30am:
St Lukes Episcopal Church 1222 N. Dorgenois Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
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 Vespers at Mount Olivet, Algiers Point
Join us for Vespers in French is at 5 PM December 4 - the 2nd Sunday of Advent. The bulletin is in French and English so everyone can follow along and there's a festive reception afterwards.
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St Anna's New Orleans presents An Evening of Chamber Music Dec 9th at 7pm
Friday, December 9, 2011 at 7:00pm An Evening of Chamber Music for Clarinet, soprano, piano and strings will be presented, featuring: Darryl Durham, clarinet Betsy Uschkrat, soprano Jesse Reeks, piano Susan Beresko, violin Eric Rodriguez, violin Joseph Koeseral, viola Tatiana Pinto, cello. Program Includes music by Bach, Schumann, Spohr and Weber. This event is a fund raiser for Anna's Arts for Kids Suggested donation of $10 For further information please call (504) 947-2121, ext. 18
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ECW ADVENT LUNCHEON Sat, Dec 10, Slidell
The ECW (EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN) of Christ Church, Slidell, will hold its annual Advent Luncheon and Ornament Exchange, Saturday, December 10, 11:30 AM, in Comfort Hall, 1534 Seventh Street, Slidell, For additional information and reservations ($15) please contact Stephanie at 985-643-4531, or office@christchurchslidell.com. | |
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Insurance Open Enrollment Is Here!
Open enrollment for all of those who have medical and dental insurance through The Church Medical Trust started Nov. 7th and ends Dec 4th.
For additional information, enrollment instructions, benefit summaries, and supplemental insurance plans - visit the diocesan website by clicking here | |
Useful Information & Links
- UTO Guidelines Diocesan Deadline: Dec 31st Read More
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E-DoLA
eNewsletter
Bp. Morris K. Thompson Jr
The Rev'd Canon E. Mark Stevenson
Canon to the Ordinary
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