CORRECTED News from Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

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Celebration of New Ministry

St. Luke's, Whitewater and the Lutheran / Episcpal Campus Ministry (Whitewater) extend an invitation clergy and parishes to attend The Rev. David B. Huxley's Celebration of New Ministry on Sunday, May 3rd at 3PM at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 146 South Church Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin. He will serve as Vicar of St. Luke's and Chaplain of Campus ministry for Lutheran and Episcpal students and staff. RSVP to laurent@idcnet.com or (262) 473-8980. For clergy wishing to process, the color is RED.

Revolutionary Parenting

National Satellite Broadcast from CCN on "Revolutionary Parenting: Raising kids to know and honor God" will be offered May 30 (8:30 AM - 3:00 PM) at St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Pewaukee. Cost $25/person includes lunch/refreshments. Read more/register at St. Bartholomew's website!

Swine Flu update

The Episcopal Church's Disaster Response program, Episcopal Relief & Development is closely monitoring the needs related to the swine flu outbreak by remaining in regular contact with public health officials and authorities. "Swine flu is currently being handled by the health authorities," said Abagail Nelson, Senior Vice President for Programs at Episcopal Relief & Development. "We are, however, prepared to respond through our church networks should we be needed."

Extensive information about preparing for swine flu and other potential pandemic influenza outbreaks is available on Episcopal Relief & Development's web site: www.er-d.org/PlanningforPandemicInfluenza .

Ordinations to the Diaconate

At 4:00 p.m. on June 6, 2009 at All Saints Cathedral, Milwaukee, Bishop Miller will ordain the following candidates to the Sacred Order of Deacons: Thomas Ferguson, Donald Fleischman, Elizabeth Papazoglakis, and Leigh Vicens. A reception will follow the service. All are welcome to attend. (Festal color: red)

Nicholson House staff news pfaff

Nicholson House is pleased to report that The Rev. Canon David Pfaff has returned from a family trip to England and, as of April 30th, he is back in the office. He will travel to Detroit on Monday to attend the May 4-5 meeting of the Province V Synod , which includes preparation for this year's General Convention. Canon Pfaff co-chairs the Diocese of Milwaukee's deputation to General Convention, along with Ms. Mitzi Roy of Christ Church, Whitefish Bay.

Altar Guild Adventure VII

Wednesday -- May 13, 2009 (8:30 am - 4:00 pm)
In our own backyard this year, the Altar Guild Adventure VII will visit three churches, a vestment company, and Bacchus, one of Milwaukee's premier restaurants. Secure your place on the tour and the luxury coach bus by sending your reservation and check for $50.00 [payable to Diocese Of Mil. Altar Guild] to Jane Henning, 2006 Chadbourne Ave., Madison, WI 53726. Participants will meet at Brookfield Square Sears parking lot at 8:30 am to board the bus and return to Brookfield Square at 4 pm.
Cost: ($50.00) includes bus, guided tours at each location, and lunch. For more information Follow this link or call Jane Henning, Altar Guild President, at 608-238-4089.

Resources for Hard Times

A timely recommendation from Peggy Worzalla, Bishop's Deputy for Congregational Development: The National Church has put out a downloadable booklet in both English and Spanish called "Finding Hope in Hard Times." There are some practical steps as well as prayerful reflections for all us during this economic crisis. If you are thinking of having a discussion in your congregation this may be a good starting point.

Another suggestion comes from Bill Webster, Senior Warden at St. Anskar's, Hartland, who recommends a seminar he recently attended called, "How to find a hot job in a cold market". He says, "I found it to be very useful, and it was pretty inexpensive..... less than $30 with the early registration discount. For more information, click on the link below:

http://hotjobcoldmarket.eventbrite.com

New website for Diocese!

Check out the Diocese of Milwaukee's new/redesigned website at www.diomil.org ! We are still adding content and if there are resources you'd like to see on the diocesan website, pleae send your ideas to info@diomil.org . The diocese is grateful to Kyle Oliver, UW-Madison student and resident of St. Francis House, who did the redesign work.

ECW - UTO Spring gathering

This year's ECW spring meeting with luncheon and UTO Ingathering takes place May 16th at the Church of the Resurrection in Mukwonago and features The Rev. Shannon Kelly speaking on Lifelong Formation. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs through lunchtime. Cost is $12/person. Registration forms are available on the diocesan website or by calling Church of the Resurrection at (262) 363-9016.

Join us at Camp Webb

Do you want to have a life-changing summer? Do you know a child or teen who does? Do you know a young adult who is looking for an amazing opportunity for growth? Send them to Camp! Please visit www.campwebb.org for a registration brochure and forms, for Counselor-in-Training information and for job opportunities for this summer!

If you need scholarship assistance, please let us know. NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FROM CAMP DUE TO FINANCES! We have scholarships and funding, so please join us as a camper, CIT or staff!

Please pass this information along to all in your churches who are doing children, youth and/or young adult ministries.

Contact The Rev. Shannon Ferguson Kelly at kelly@diomil.org or 414-272-3028 x114 for more information!

Parochial Reports

Parishes -- remember to file your report with the National Church on-line by May 1, 2009. Send a hard copy of your parochial report to the diocesan office by May 1st, including a copy of the completed "Financial Workbook" or the work papers used to complete the financial portion of the parochial report with a copy of your yearend balance sheet and income and expense report. The parochial report form can be downloaded at www.episcopalchurch.org . Need Help? Contact the Diocese of Milwaukee's Financial Reviewers at 414-291-2883 ext. 122 (Kay Boesen) or ext. 123 (Carolyn Raymaker) . They will be pleased to assist you!

Special Invitation from The DeKoven Center

The 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Frank Griswold, will be featured speaker on May 13 at DeKoven's Spring session of "New Wine." This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to hear Bishop Griswold's perspective on the issues facing the Church today and to have time for conversation and questions. His topic is "The Episcopal Church: Gift and Challenge." The DeKoven Center is hoping that many people of the Diocese will want to be present for this unique event, both clergy and lay. We are hoping so much for strong verbal announcements in every parish!

The event will begin with a reception at 6:00 and dinner at 7:00. Bishop Griswold's talk will follow, with ample time for questions and reflections. Suggested donation for the New Wine event is $50.00. Please call Donna at 633-6401 for reservations. MasterCard and Visa welcome

General Convention Hearings

All members of the diocese are invited to attend one of the pre-General Convention hearings -- to learn about the business GC will deal with, to provide input, and to meet members of the diocese's delegation. The hearing schedule is listed below.

May 12 (Tuesday) 7:30 p.m. at St. Luke's, Madison
May 16 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's, Dousman

May 19 (Tuesday) 7:30 p.m. at Trinity, Wauwatosa

No RSVP is necessary -- all are welcome!

One more time . . . THANK YOU for forwarding this newsletter to parishioners and others who may be interested and for sending YOUR news/events to info@diomil.org .

See you next week!

Sincerely,

Barb

Barbaraa Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee