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| Upcoming Events |
Nightwatch - Jr. and Sr. High Youth Event at the Cathedral
March 19-21
Happening #86
St. Bartholomew's, Mequon
April 24-25
New Beginnings
St. Luke's, Madison
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Camp Webb
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We had a fabulous summer at Camp Webb.
Go to the website to see pictures from our wonderful, fun and eventful summer that was Camp Webb 2009!
New Dates and Location for Camp Webb 2010!
We are proud to announce that next year we are having camp at beautiful and centrally located Lutherdale Camp outside of Elkhorn!
June 27-July 2
Staff Training
July 4-9
Week 1
July 11-16
Week 2
July 18-23
Week 3
You can go to the website www.campwebb.org for registration and information about camp. 
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Dear Christian Formation Leaders,
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Welcome to the Christian Formation eNews which has resources, events and information in order to assist you in your formation efforts on a parish level.
If you have formation news, events, or resources that you think would be of interest to the Diocese at large and that you would like to see in this electronic publication, please do not hesitate to email me at kelly@diomil.org.
If you want to be removed from this list, you may do so. If you have missed an issue or if you would like to look at old issues, links to the archives can be found on the Christian Formation Pages at www.diomil.org.
Please forward this on to any and all who you think might be interested! |
Godly Play Training RESCHEDULED!
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We have had to reschedule the Godly Play Training that we supposed to take place this Saturday at St. Alban's.
We will have the training this spring! Please look for more details soon.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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| Nightwatch |
GET YOUR REGISTRATIONS IN SOON SO WE KNOW HOW MANY TO PLAN FOR
AND SO WE CAN ORDER SUPPLIES!
A Youth Event for Junior & Senior High Youth in the Diocese of Milwaukee
Begins: February 26 @ 6:00 p.m.
Ends: February 27 @ 10:30 a.m.
All Saints' Cathedral
818 E. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202
Join us for an overnight stay at our Cathedral where you will have a chance to:
- meet youth from all of over the Diocese and reconnect with friends
- tour the Cathedral and learn some of its history as well as the Christian traditions woven into the design of the building
- celebrate the Eucharist with our Bishop
- meditate, pray, create and discover as we encounter God in a variety of ways
take time out of your busy lives during this season to discover new holy ground with God and one another
There will be: music, food (including dinner and breakfast), LOTS of fun stuff to do, time for prayer and quiet, creative activities, games, and lots more.
This is a Diocesan Event which is being hosted by the Cathedral and planned by several of the area churches.
Cost: $15 per person
(scholarships available, so don't let money keep you away)
Chaperones: Each group will be expected to have ONE adult chaperone for every SEVEN kids who will stay for the entire event.
For more information or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact The Rev. Shannon Kelly at kelly@diomil.org or 414-272-3028 x114
or her assistant, Kate McKey at diomilformation@gmail.com. | |
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Come work at Camp Webb this Summer
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 Do you love the outdoors? Do you love working with kids? Love an adventure? Are you seeking to do something that will change your life and the life of others? Are you wanting a great summer experience that will still leave time for other things this summer?
Then apply to work at Camp Webb!
Camp Webb is an outdoor ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. Everyone who comes to Camp Webb is given the opportunity to learn more about themselves and others, to discover more about the Episcopal Church, to develop a greater spiritual awareness, and to encounter Christ through living and learning in God's creation. Campers will learn new skills, make new friends, create lasting memories and explore who they are and who God is in their lives.
Camp Webb is being run by The Rev. Shannon Kelly, Bishop's Assistant for Christian Formation, and a staff of people who are committed to keeping your kids happy, active and safe as they attend camp. Before camp begins, the staff spend a week together being trained, planning the week and preparing for the arrival of the campers.
There are three types of positions that are open for this summer:
As the Program Assistant, you are given the amazing opportunity to work with the staff in all aspects of the camp life. You will be responsible for helping the counselors in the planning, teaching, coordinating, and implementation of our program which will guide campers the experience of Camp Webb.
As a Head Counselor you are given the amazing opportunity to be a mentor and guide to the other counselors as well as a caregiver to the children. You will be responsible for guiding the counselors in planning, teaching, coordinating, and implementation of our program which will guide campers the experience of Camp Webb. You will also work with the program director and camp director to make sure camp is running smoothly and that we are meeting our goals each day.
As a Counselor, you are given the amazing opportunity to be the primary caregiver, mentor and leader for our campers. You will be responsible for planning, teaching, coordinating, and implementation of our program which will guide campers the experience of Camp Webb.
The staff go through 50 hours of preparation including, but not limited to, First Aid, child development workshops, Misconduct Prevention Training, Multicultural Awareness instruction, team building exercises so we work well together, emergency drills, and preparation time for all the areas of camp. The waterfront will be staffed by certified lifeguards from Camp Webb and Lutherdale Camp.
This summer, we will hire a Program Director, Head Counselors and Counselors.
If you are intersted in applying for these positions, go to www.campwebb.org to find out more infomration. Click here for more information and a downloadable application form or contact The Rev. Shannon Kelly at kelly@diomil.org or 414-272-3028 or you can contact Kate McKey, Christian Formation Assistant at diomilformation@gmail.com or 608-257-1533. |
| Lenten Study with Bishop Miller |
 Join Bishop Miller and the Madison area churches for their Lenten Study: Not By Chance, By Planning:
An Intentional Walk in the Spiritual Life
with Bishop Steven Miller
Wednesdays in Lent (February 24 through March 24) 5:30 pm Lay-led Evening Prayer followed by a vegetarian Simple Lenten Meal donation of $5 requested 6:45pm Program with Bishop Steven Miller Grace Episcopal Church 116 West Washington Ave. Madison, WI 53703 255-5147 www.graceec.org
PARKING: All street parking is free after 6pm.
Parking vouchers are also available for people who park in the Overture Center ramp.
Please RSVP to Darby Puglielli at togracechurchformation@gmail.com so that we can have estimated attendance numbers for food preparation and program materials. |
Upcoming Materials from Church Publishing and Morehouse
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Weaving God's Promises, a new 3-year Bible story curriculum for children ages 3-11 that includes Episcopal components. A downloadable resource, Year 1 will be available in late Spring with samples, including the scope & sequence posted in April. Small churches will find its flexibility especially helpful.
Riteformation, your online curriculum builder will be joining the menu of cutting edge church resources as part of the riteseries.
Rhythms of Grace is a curriculum for special needs children and their families that provides formation in a worship context. It is currently being used in the dioceses of Connecticut, Texas, Alabama and Western Massachusetts. The first of a series lesson plans in three books will be published in April.
The Complete Guide to Godly Play: Volume 8, by Jerome W. Berryman, along with new artifacts, with stories of Jesus' life and ministry is also soon to be published.
Adult education programs
To Serve and Guard the Earth is a 6-session environmental curriculum that explores each day of creation, engaging participants to discover what it means to us today.
Speaking of Faith for Small Groups is based on the popular APR program hosted by Krista Tippett, delving deeper into the topics from a faith perspective in a format including prayer, bible study, and journaling.
And Marcus Borg is featured in a new DVD-series for small group study.
Confirm not Conform will soon be available for adult groups with new lessons, following the popular format of the youth program. |
Ash Wednesday and Lent
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Ash Wednesday is coming quickly and it is time to prepare for our journey.
February 17th, begins the 40 days in which we prepare ourselves for Jesus' journey to the cross and resurrection. This is a special time for congregations and individuals to pause, reflect and engage in their journey with God in a very intentional and personal way. I hope that the resources below will help you on that journey.
Church Publishing's Journey Through Lent catalog offers new and favorite books and devotionals for individual or group use.
There are many books from Morehouse Publishing, Seabury and Church Publishing that offer study guides, either on-line or within the book for Adult Study Groups.
Check out Creative Communiciations for the Parish for ideas, booklets, calendars and more.
Episcopal Relief and Development has resources for Lent including daily meditation emails, a Lenten Booklet entitled, "Healing ourselves and a hurting world" that you can order for your congregation, and more.
The d365 daily devotional series is a great online resource for daily devotions and is produced by Passport, Inc. Passport's seasonal devotional sites, including Following the Star and Journey to the Cross, help readers journey through Advent, Lent and through each day. These series are written especially for students and seek to provide reflections on themes that impact our faith journey. We hope that in the midst of busy or boring days, these sites will create a quiet space in your life for contemplation and prayer. |
| Lesson Plans for Small Congregations |
| Check out this national curricula!
Lesson Plans for Small Congregations
- Follows the Revised Common Lectionary
- Three lessons for each Sunday (Young Children, Older Children, and Adults)
- Intergenerational lessons for some major feast days
- Plan ahead for the entire year. Use the new drop down menu to access the lessons you need.
You can find them at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/50534_ENG_HTM.htm?menupage=95899.
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| Lilly Summer Internship Program for Undergraduates |
The Lilly Summer Discernment Institute is a summer internship program for undergraduates interested in exploring a call to ministry or some other form of service. Past internships have been in parishes, shadowing clergy, leading youth ministry, studying monastic life, working with disabled adults and children, the homeless, rural medical care, orphanages, refugee assimilation and more. The program includes one week in Sewanee preparing for your internship (June 7 - 11, 2010), six weeks on-site at the internship, and a wrap-up week in Sewanee reflecting and sharing your experience (July 26 - 30, 2010). A $2400 stipend and some travel support are provided through the program. Applications are due to the Office of Career Services at The University of the South (735 University Avenue, Sewanee TN 37383) by March 1, 2010 and can be found online at www.sewanee.edu/lillyproj. For more information about the program, visit this website or call Robin Hille Michaels at 931.598.1869.
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| Meet the Christian Formation Staff |
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 The Rev. Shannon Kelly is the Bishop's Assistant for Christian Formation. She is responsible for overseeing, creating and nurturing formation throughout the diocese "zero to grave." I work in conjunction with parishes and convocations to create, sustain and promote education and formation by helping parishes with resources, coaching and trainings, by holding events that are held regionally and diocesan wide, by supporting and assisting those doing the work of formation, and by making resources available for all people. This includes, but is not limited to children, youth and adult ministries, including Camp Webb, youth events, vacation Bible schools, adult retreats, and trainings for those in leadership positions. She can be reached at kelly@diomil.org or 414-272-3028 x114.
 Kate McKey is the Christian Formation Assistant. She works part-time with Shannon in the Christian Formation Office organizing and keeping up with the Resource Center, she manages the office and assisist Shannon in planning, implementing and running various programs throughout the year. For those of you who came to camp last year, you will recognize Kate as one of our conselors. We are blessed to have her continuing to serve in the diocese. Kate is also serving part-time as the youth minister at St. Andrew's in Madison. She can be reached at diomilformation@gmail.com or at 608-257-1533.
 The Rev. REGS Scheeler has been a deacon of this diocese of many years, serving us in many different ways. Throughout his time, his passion and focus on formation and education for youth and their leaders has not changed. REGS is a non-stipendiary staff person who is available to help congregations move through transition, assist them in discernment or challenge them as they move forward. He can make visits on Sundays and some weekdays. If you think a visit from him would be of use to you, don't hesitate to call and discover the ways in which he might help your parish. He is also in charge of the New Beginnings weekend and is assisting with other formation events throughout the year. He has a gift and call for cooking ministry which we try to incorporate into all he does. | |
Thank you for your ministry, for your commitment to Christian Formation, and for sharing your gifts with the church. Please let me know if there is anything that you would like to see in this eNews in the future and don't forget to pass this along!
Peace,
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The Rev. Shannon Kelly
Bishop's Assistant for Christian Formation
The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
414-272-3028 x 114
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