News from Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

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Strawberry Fest & Haitian Art Sale at St. Mary's, Dousman

Come to our Strawberry Fest and Haitian Arts/Crafts Sale at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, on the corner of highways 18 & 67 in Dousman on Sunday, June 28, 2009 from Noon - 4:30 pm. (note corrected time). We'll have delicious homemade goodies - everything strawberry, plus grilled food. We'll also feature Haitian Folk Arts/Crafts, Book Sale (including DVDs, CDs and videos), fun for kids, live music and tours of our beautiful, historic church. All proceeds go to the Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project www.haitiproject.org .
For more information, please call the Parish Office at (262) 965-3924 or visit www.stmarys-dousman.com .

St. Francis House

A request from St. Francis House (SFH) on the UW-Madison campus: If you know of anyone in your congregation who will be attending UW-Madison in the fall, please e-mail The Rev. Tom Ferguson, interim chaplain, at St. Francis House at chaplain@stfrancisuw.org . SFH cannot always rely on getting information about religious affiliation from the University for incoming freshmen, so finding out from the parish is crucial.

Church Development Institute

Now is the time to sign up for Church Development Institute. If you have questions about the program please contact Gary Manning or Peggy Worzalla. If you would like to know how the program has begun to make a difference in the parish please see our CDI site and ask people who have attended. Parishes who have graduates are St. Paul's, Watertown; St. Alban's, Sussex; St. Bart's, Pewaukee; St. John's, Elkhorn; St. Aidan's, Hartford; Trinity, Baraboo; Resurrection, Mukwonago; St. Matthew's, Kenosha; and St. Luke's, Madison . . to name a few.

Is your parish working on a Millenium Development Goal project?

The Commission on Global Reconciliation will be meeting July 25 to recommend to the diocese allocation of the 0.7% funds for projects that work toward meeting the Millenium Development Goals. If your parish is engaged in such a project and would like to apply for diocesan funds, please send your request to: Deacon Carol Smith, 4522 Aztec Trail, Fitchburg, WI 53711.

Send us your photos!

We would like to highlight the various contexts of our diocese with pictures of scenery as well as photos of people engaged in parish activities, outreach, missions, etc. e-mail your photos to Peggy Worzalla at worzalla@diomil.org and then be sure to look at our website to see the beauty and action in the Diocese of Milwaukee www.diomil.org .

The above photo is currently featured on the home page of the diocesan website. It is Paradise Springs in the Kettle Moraine Southern Unit Park where our Fresh Start group spent a day of hiking and enjoying the beauty of a spring day in Wisconsin.

Bishop Miller Time

Join us on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. at Miller Park for our 3rd Annual Diocesan Day at Miller Park as we watch the Brewers take on the Phillies. For additional information contact Diane Blank finance@diomil.org 414-272-3028

or John Bussey busseyjohn@sbcglobal.net .

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Movie Night at St. Alban's

You are invited to attend "Family Movie Night" at St. Alban's, Sussex. The first movie night will
take place on June 27th at 7:00 p.m.. The movie "Evan Almighty" will be shown, and movie house snacks will be provided. Door's will open at 6:30 p.m. Additional movie nights will take place July 25th featuring "Oh God" and August 22nd when "Sister Act" will be screened.

St. Alban's Episcopal Church is located at:

W239 N6440 Maple Avenue in Sussex, WI 53089. Phone: (262) 246-4430 www.stalbans-sussex.org
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Celebration of New Ministry

Congratulations to the parish of St. John the Baptist, Portage, on the installation of their new rector, The Rev. Richard E. Craig III. Bishop Miller officiated at the service on July 13th which was attended by members of the parish and area clergy. The above photo was taken during the service by The Rev. Karen Buker.

Camp Webb
a great formation experience

Sending your kids to Camp Webb is a great way for them to have a camping experience centered around God in God's creation. Each day at camp will have a theme, worship, small groups, fun and games and I'm sure they will make great memories.

Please know that we are committed to getting every child to camp who wants to come, so please don't let money stand in the way! Scholarships are available. It promises to be a great summer and we hope your child can join us! For more information contact The Rev. Shannon Kelly at kelly@diomil.org or go to www.campwebb.org .

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

Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee