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March, 2011
Focus Issue
Anglicanism Remixed - A Province II Conference
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Bishop's Forum
On the evening of May 5, The Rt. Rev. Lawrence Provenzano, Bishop of Long Island and Vice President of Province II, will, with other bishops of the province, hold a panel discussion. The topic will center around strategic planning for evangelism.
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Conference Quicklinks
More About Province II The Good Bookstore, located on the grounds of the Diocese of Rochester will be exhibiting at the conference. Persons interested in having any particular book editions available for sale should contact Jane Reynolds, 1-800-716-8634, goodbook935@aol.com
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Province II presents... "Anglicanism Remixed: Embracing the Other, Our Traditions and the Future"
Y'all Come! - May 5-6, 2011, Doubletree Hotel, East Syracuse
Sponsored by the Provincial Congregational Development Network
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein
Everything we read and hear tells us that we need to do something different - after all, we're not insane! Province II presents an opportunity to look at what we do as Anglicans and what the future might hold Led by the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, assisted in workshops presented by provincial leaders, this will be an exciting opportunity to get tuned into a variety of new concepts designed to assist in strengthening one's skills in reaching out into our many communities to extend the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Registration is now available online - click here for more information and registration. Read on to find out who the speakers are and what they will be doing.
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Featured Speaker and Conference Leader
 The Rev. Stephanie Spellers is the Cox Fellow and Minister for Radical Welcome at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston, where she founded The Crossing, an emergent worship gathering at the Cathedral by and for people usually held at the margins of mainline church life--especially young adults, seekers, the poor, gay and lesbian people and people of color. A consultant and workshop leader and a member of the Episcopal Church's Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism, she has traveled the country studying and supporting communities seeking to live into the radical welcome vision. Spellers earned her bachelor's degree in religious studies at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and holds master's degrees from Harvard Divinity School and the Episcopal Divinity School. Prior to her ordination, she served as a religion reporter at the Knoxville News-Sentinel in Tennessee. Rev. Stephanie Spellers and a host of experienced leaders will guide us on a practical, inspiring journey that explores: - Radical welcome and embracing the gifts of our changing cultural contexts
- Anglican traditions that prepare us to be church in the 21st century
- Emerging forms of Christian community that share the ancient gospel in fresh ways
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Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation
Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other, and the Spirit of Transformation is at once a theological, inspirational, and practical guide for congregations that want to move beyond diversity and inclusion to present a vision for the church of the future: one where the transforming gifts, voices and power of marginalized cultures and groups bring new life to the mainline church.
The book is based on two years of work and over 200 interviews with people in congregations around the United States--in urban, suburban, and rural settings, in the Northeast, South, Midwest, West, and Pacific Northwest--asking the question, How do we face our fears and welcome transformation in order to become God's radically welcoming people? Each chapter introduces a particular congregation and the challenges it faced, and lays out the theological underpinnings of tackling fears head-on and embracing change as a welcome part of community life.
Bread for the Journey: An Online Companion to Radical Welcome: Download resources here! - Resources specifically designed to complement Radical Welcome, including downloadable 7-session book discussion study guides for leaders and participants, handouts, and resources to be used along with the book. Share with your congregation or ministry and travel even further along the road to radical welcome.
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Leading the music and assisting with the worship will be Isaac Everett
Isaac Everett is a musician, songwriter, and audio designer, and a frequent performer on piano, keyboards, and didjeridu. He began studying music in the Yamaha method at age 3 and studied classical piano music through elementary school. Switching to jazz at the age of 12, he attended NYU as a music student where he studied with Arturo O'Farrill, Frank Kimbrough, Joel Weiskopf, Philip Johnston, and Justin DelloJoio. He also earned a second degree in mathematics.
Isaac is an artist-in-residence at the Church of the Epiphany, a company member of Storahtelling, and the co-founder of Transmission, an underground church in New York City. His two recent albums, Transmission and Rotation, weave pop, rock, acid jazz, and traditional liturgical melodies into a unique but familiar tapestry of urban spirituality. Both are available on Proost, iTunes, and Rhapsody. He has just taken a position with The Crossing in Boston. |
Isaac Everett has published The Emergent Psalter
Many alternative and emerging church communities have begun exploring ancient music and liturgical traditions despite a lack of high-quality, published liturgical music which does not require (or even desire) an organ and a four-part choir. The Emergent Psalter provides that resource.
Sheet music, including piano accompaniments, is available for free download at Church Publishing.
Click here to go to Everett's web site and listen to some of this music. You can also access a podcast of his featured work at www.isaaceverett.com/2009/06/29/emergent-psalter-podcast-episode-1/ |
Speakers from Anglimergent
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Never heard of Anglimergent? It is a relational network of Anglicans engaging emerging church & mission. (Bishop Protector, The Rt. Rev.Gregory H. Rickel, Diocese of Olympia).
Anglimergent is a 'big tent' community of diverse Anglicans. "We are not a discussion forum 'about Anglicanism,' but 'an online community for Anglicans,' learning from and with one another about the Anglican witness to the Christian Gospel, and our sharing in that witness." Four of the conference speakers are members of Anglimergent - Stephanie Spellers, isaac Everett, Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and Carrie Schofield-Broadbent. |
"Social Media in the Church" Speakers
 | | The Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent |
This workshop will look at different ways social media can be engaged in congregational life. From Facebook to Twitter, from Blogs to Podcasts - social media has a big place in our culture. What place does it have in our faith communities? We'll explore ways that individuals have benefited from using social
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media and also discuss some of its limitations and challenges. In keeping with our social, interactive theme- there will be plenty of opportunities to share, ask and connect! Both speakers are members of Anglimergent. The Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows is the rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Syracuse and the Episcopal Chaplain at Syracuse University. Jennifer is an avid blogger and well connected with today's technology. The Rev. Carrie Schofield-Broadbent is the rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Liverpool, NY. Carrie is a devoted fan of Facebook but has yet to "tweet"! |
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Believe Out Loud is a national campaign to ident ify churches that are welcoming to LGBT people and willing to talk about it. Come to learn how Integrity is using this branding to establish Integrity / Believe Out Loud Episcopal Cong regations. The Episcopal Church, for all its progressive legislative movement at General Convention was the only mainline denomination without a LGBT welcoming congregation designation. Let's talk about how that can be rectified, some tools that may be useful to assess and progress, why it's important and how radical hospitality can help you grow your church.
Neil Houghton is a Deputy from the Diocese of Rochester. He volunteered for Integrity at 5 General Conventions. He serves as Vice President for Local Affairs of Integrity USA and has presented workshops on Believe Out Loud in the Episcopal Church in each of the 8 domestic provinces of the Episcopal Church. He also serves as Chair of Oasis Rochester and is a member of the New York State United Teachers Committee on Civil and Human Rights and the National Education Association Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee.
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" How are They To Hear?"
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The Rev. Dr. Raewynne J. Whiteley
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Know the audience you are writing to. What are they hoping to hear from you? What would they find useful or informative? Find out what is important to them and address their needs in your newsletter each month. Include a photo or photos to make your newsletter even more appealing. Inserting a link in your article lets you track which topics attract the most interest. The Rev. Dr. Raewynne J. Whiteley has been Rector of St James, St James in the Diocese of Long Island since Jauary 2007. Born and ordained in Australia, she came to the US in 1998 for further study and stayed! She loves preaching: it has been a passion since she took her first preaching class at the age of 19; other focuses in ministry are education (both adults and kids), liturgy, and pastoral care. Prior to St James, she served in the US as Vicar of Trinity Episcopal Old Swedes Church in Swedesboro NJ; Associate at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton NJ, Trinity Church, in Princeton NJ, and the Episcopal Church at Princeton University; and in Australia as Assistant at the Anglican Parish of Charlestown in Newcastle and the Anglican Parish of Hunters Hill in Sydney.
She completed a PhD in Homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2002; she also holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and the Australian College of Theology. She has published two books, Steeped in the Holy: Preaching as Spiritual Practice and Get Up Off Your Knees: Preaching the U2 Catalog, edited with Beth Maynard, as well as numerous articles and papers. Her workshop reflects the concern we have as angicans: how can we speak the gospel with words, both in the liturgical context and outside it? .At the core of our Anglican tradition is the dual emphasis on word and sacrament. Sharing meals is something that is easy to adapt to new contexts; sharing words seems to be more problematic for us. In a world where postmodernism has reshaped the ways we understand truth, authority and authenticity, and technology has changed the ways we communicate, is there still room for speech? And how can we speak so that others can hear? |
"Evangelism Beyond the Walls"
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The Rev. Terry Martin has served within the Diocese of New Jersey since 2003. Prior to that, he worked with congregations in California and Wisconsin. In 2008, he was called as Program Officer for Evangelism at the Episcopal Church Center. In 2010, he became the Rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Waretown, New Jersey. He continues to accept requests to speak on evangelism at Episcopal gatherings. His personal history is unusual for an Episcopal priest. As a homeless teen, Martin was eventually placed in a reform school. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the Navy. After four years of service, Martin worked as a mechanic and a shipping clerk while pursuing his college education at night. He graduated with honors from both the University of Wisconsin and Nashotah House and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1990. He is best known as "Father Jake," the pen name he used on his popular blog, "Father Jake Stops the World." Martin believes that Episcopalians need to turn their attention toward those who are outside the Church. "In the recent Pew Forum survey, we learned that 92% of Americans believe in God. That is astounding! There are some great conversations just waiting to happen beyond the walls of the Church. It is time to end our preoccupation with internal squabbles and begin to look outward.
"How do we engage in spiritual conversations beyond the walls of the church? That is the question this workshop will attempt to address. We will review evangelism techniques used in previous generations, and explore why they don't work very well today. Through various group exercises, we will begin the development of new models for evangelism that might be more effective within your cultural setting. |
Conference Schedule
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Thursday, May 5 - 10 - 11:30 Registration
11:30 -12:45 Luncheon
12:45 - 2:30 Plenary (Spellers)
2:30-3 Break
3-5 Workshops...Each registrant will be able to attend two of the four workshops
5 Hospitality
5:30-7 Dinner
7-8 Bishops' Presentation
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8:30 Worship
Friday, May 6 - 8:30 Eucharist
10-11:30 Plenary (Spellers)
11:30-12:45 Luncheon
- 12:45-1:30 Liturgics workshop, in plenary right after lunch
1:30-3 "Open Spaces"
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 All the Details...and a Incentives
Knowledge shared is knowledge squared. ...Microsoft Corporation
Come with a team, ready to share your own wisdom, build relationships with other Province II leaders and plan for the future. Come with an open mind and heart, ready to envision the church we're becoming ... together. Conference Registration Registration Fee: - $120 per person until April 15, 2011...includes two luncheons, dinner and materials
- $130 per person after April 15, 2011...includes two luncheons, dinner and materials
- There are no partial registrations or meal options available
Incentives: - Register a "team" consisting of at least one clergy person and two lay people from the same congregation by April 15, 2011 and all sign in at the conference. Your team will receive a complimentary copy of Stephanie Spellers' book, Radical Welcome.
- Register before April 1, 2011 and your name will be entered into a drawing for a free night's stay at the hotel during the conference (does not apply to the committee members working on the conference).
Doubletree Hotel Reservations: - Room Rates $109/night effective until April 8, 2011...click here to make hotel reservations.
- (Group Name: Synod of Province II/ Episcopal Church Group Code: SPL)
- Hotel Name: Doubletree Hotel Syracuse
- Hotel Address: 6301 State Route 298, East Syracuse, New York 13057
- Phone Number:(609) 538-1200
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Around Province II...
Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, and Trinity Wall Street Make Matching Grant to Rebuild Our Church in Haiti Appeal March 2, 2011 -- On Friday, February 25, Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis, and Trinity Wall Street announced a $500,000 joint matching gift to Rebuild Our Church in Haiti during a meeting of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. The gift was offered as a challenge to other parishes involved in the national grass-roots campaign to fund reconstruction of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Rebuild Our Church in Haiti was officially launched in January of 2011. Bishop Duracin identified Holy Trinity Cathedral as the first reconstruction priority because of its central importance to rebuilding the diocesan infrastructure and because of its historic, symbolic, and spiritual significance to the people of Haiti. Individuals, parishes, and organizations in over 55 dioceses have already made contributions. For information on how to participate or for resources for your parish, go to www.episcopalchurch.org/haitiappeal. June retreat will help young adult Episcopalians discern call to ministry [Episcopal News Service] Young adult Episcopalians of color will have an opportunity to explore their call to ministry at a weekend retreat, "Why Serve 2011: A Vocational Discernment Conference for Young Adults of Color," according to a release from the Episcopal Church's public affairs office. Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80263_127299_ENG_HTM.htm Registration in English and Spanish now available for the popular Episcopal Youth Event 2011 [February 24, 2011] Registration is now open for one of the most popular events in the Episcopal Church calendar - the Episcopal Youth Event 2011(EYE 2011). Drawing hundreds of youth from throughout the Episcopal Church, EYE 2011 will be held at June 22-26 at Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Registration materials, available in English and Spanish, are here:http://www.episcopalchurch.org/121655_ENG_HTM.htm
Lay Planning for Tomorrow Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, March 19 2011. This will be a one day conference for All Lay Employees working 20 hours or more a week - all not-yet-retired lay employees and their spouses and/or partners. Register online here https://www.cpg.org/private/laypft/index.cfm?LocationID=10 .
Conference begins at 8:30 a.m. morning and ends at 3:00 p.m. Topics include life and financial planning, (taxes, savings, investments), government benefits (Social Security, Medicare). Costs - for the conference itself plus meals - are heavily subsidized by the Church Pension Fund. The cost to lay employee participants is minimal. Please direct questions to Yvonne Elliott at (800) 223-6602 ext. 6289, weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or Sean Scheller at (800) 223-6602.
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Radical Welcome:
Jesus said, "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoeverwelcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoeverwelcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive aprophet's reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous personin the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the
righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one ofthese little ones in the name of a disciple-truly I tell you, noneof these will lose their reward." (Matthew 10:40-42)
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Contact Information:
Province II Communicataions Officer Jan PaxtonConference Organizer/Province II Executive Coordinator Mr. Charles Perfater
chperfater@comcast.net
(609) 538-1200 (fax also)
8 Aquetong Lane
West Trenton, NJ 08628
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