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Welcome to the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee's weekly electronic newsletter. Please help us expand our readership by forwarding this e-mail to others who may enjoy receiving it. Parishes are asked to forward it to their members. All to whom you forward E-NEWS may elect to continue receiving it by cli cking on the large "Join Our Mailing List" icon .
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Nightwatch at All Saints Cathedral
All Saints Cathedral in Milwaukee put out the "red carpet" of hospitality on February 26, welcoming 27 youth and adults from nine different congregations to Nightwatch, for an overnight stay that included a variety of both fun and educational activities. The event began with introductory games and dinner. Toppers Pizza graciously donated enough pizza to feed what they estimated would be 50 hungry people . . . . One of the most enjoyable parts of the gathering was the extensive tour of the cathedral . . . . Another highlight included the opportunity to celebrate Holy Communion with our Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Steven Miller . . . before the service Bishop Miller fielded an incredibly diverse array of questions . . . .
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Challenge Grants available to Diocese of Milwaukee Parishes
Happy Easter to everyone! Easter season is a great time for visitors so I wonder, at your congregation, how were/are they greeted and moreover how are you inviting (incorporating) them into the parish community? There is still time to put a plan for greeting AND incorporating into place to receive the $1,000 challenge grant. For details click here and if you have questions call Peggy Worzalla at 414-272-3028 or email worzalla@diomil.org .
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 Safeguarding God's Children Trainings
Safeguarding God's Children is a national program put out by Church Pension Group that helps in the education and training for preventing and responding to child sexual abuse in everyday life and in ministry. It is geared to clergy, parents, youth workers, vestry members, congregation members who are responsible for protecting children, employees of churches and church organizations, and volunteers responsible for planning, implementing or supervising ministries, activities or programs for children and youth.
The training provides a basic understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, how to recognize signs that a child may have been abused, and what to do if you have concerns about a person's behavior toward a child or youth, or if you suspect that a child or youth has been molested. For all adults concerned about children and youth. It also guides you through steps you can take to prevent child sexual abuse in church and other organizational settings.
Upcoming Safeguarding God's Children (SGC)Trainings:
Please mark your calendars and pass on this information to anyone who needs to be trained in Safeguarding God's Children (SGC). Our next SGC Trainings will be:
May 1 at St. Francis House in Madison from 9:AM. - 12:PM
May 15 at Trinity Church in Wauwatosa from 9AM - 12PM
To register for the training, please click here .
If you would like to schedule a training in your parish or if you have a number of people who need to be trained, please let me know so that we can schedule an event at your church or in your area. To fill in a request for a training, click here.
If you have any questions or if you need to have people trained and these training times do not work, please email The Rev. Shannon Kelly at kelly@diomil.org.
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HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS WORKSHOP
Are you interested in enhancing your capacity to manage yourself in a non-anxious and responsible way? Whether in the church, home, workplace, or community? Then this workshop is for YOU.
On June 11-12, 2010, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee and St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Greendale will be teaming up for this Workshop in conjunction with Fr. Tom Papazoglakis of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in Pewaukee. Click to read the rest of this press releaseand for a brochure/registration information.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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 The Diocesan Altar Guild announces that this year's Altar Guild Adventure will take place MAY 12th. We will be going to Chicago this year.
click for flyer & registration info
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Joy of Meetings workshop
Continuing Studies at UW-Madison offers a variety of personal and professional education opportunities in a variety of formats for adult learners. Alban Institute is a regular workshop leader along with other notable speakers from the area.
If your meetings go on too long and don't accomplish what you want you may be interested in attending the Joy of Meetings: Recipes for Successon workshopMay 4, 2010. There are several other good workshops on communication issueswhich may be of interest to you so check out their brochure for more information and to register. |
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"We Saw Him First"
 All women of the Diocese of Milwaukee are cordially invited to a celebration of the women of Easter Sunday in the Gospels and of women today. The date is Saturday, May 1st and theevent will occur at St. Alban's, Sussex. The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller will be the celebrant for the Eucharistat 9 AM with the Rev. Deb Woolsey as the preacher. The UTO ingathering will be a part of the service. Following there will be a Bible study with the Bishop looking at the women of the Gospels on Easter Day. There will then be an update presentation by the Rev. Evelyn Payson regarding our diocesan work in Haiti both before and after the earthquake. The day will conclude with lunch provided by the women of St. Alban's. Cost for the day is $12.00 including lunch. The day is sponsered by the board of the Diocese of Milwaukee Episcopal Church Women. For further information check your parish bulletin board and/or contact Connie Ott at cott@chorus.net or 608-798-3688 or click for flyer with registration info . |
Concert at Christ Church, WFB
Dr. J. Denny Fischer, professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, will present a classical piano concert on Saturday, April 17 at 7 p.m. The concert, followed by a reception, will be held at Christ Episcopal Church, 5655 N. Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay and is open to the public. The program will include works by Charles Valentine Alkan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Frederic Francois Chopin.
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Eco-justice in Hebrew Bible Sponsored by Wisconsin Conference of Churches
Eco-Justice in the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Ken Stone
April 14 Redeemer UCC Sussex
April 15 First Presbyterian Wausau
April 16 First Congregational UCC LaCrosse
April 17 Edgewood College Madison
Ecological concerns are sometimes thought to be foreign to biblical theology. However, Christians and Jews are often unaware that numerous texts in the Hebrew Bible contain a more complex picture of the relationships between God, humanity, the earth and its creatures.
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 Fundraising Pancake Breakfast at St. John's, Burlington
Help youth of St. John's, Burlington and Burlington United Methodist Church raise funds for August Mission Trip to Eagle Butte, South Dakota.
Sunday, April 25 (8:30-11:30AM) at St. John's
Sunday, May 2 (8:30-11:30 AM) at United Methodist
For more info call 262-763-7482 or click for flyer.
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Spirituality in Aging Conference
Spirituality in Aging Conference
April 23, 2010
Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha
Presented by The Elder Ministries Committee,
Part of The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
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Community of Hope Retreat
Community of Hope April 24th Retreat: This retreat is open to anyone, not just Community of Hope participants! The theme is "A Benediction Lifestyle: Balance for Today's Chaos" and it will be presented by the founder of Community of Hope, Helen Appelburg. Please send in the registration form and payment to St. Bartholomew by April 16. For questions call the church at 262-691-0836.
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Women's Mini-Week
August 19-22, 2010
Women's Mini-Week takes place at Camp Lakotah, Wautoma, Wisconsin on August 19-22, 2010. This popular retreat is open to all women in the diocese -- click here for a brochure with more information / registration form.
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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.
For more information and to see pictures from summer 2009, please visit www.campwebb.org.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact The Rev. Shannon Kelly at kelly@diomil.org.
Camp Webb Summer 2010
Staff Training
June 27-July 2
Camp Weeks
July 4-9
July 11-16
July 18-23
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New Beginnings
When: April 23 - Staff Training
April 24 & 25 - Event!
Questions? Contact Deacon REGS Scheeler, 1540 S. 166th St., New Berlin, WI 53151-1404 Phone: 414-378-7390
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 Happening
Happening is a Christian experience presented by teenagers for teenagers with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership. The purpose of the Happening - A Christian Experiencesm program is to be one of the instruments within the Anglican Tradition to renew the Christian Church in the power of the Holy Spirit, in order that the Church may respond more readily to its call to spread the Kingdom of God throughout the world.
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Community Prayer Walk
Sunday, May 2nd
2 p.m. at Love, Inc. in Burlington
The Burlington Area Association of Churches and Ministers will be participating in the National Day of Prayer by inviting Christians of our community to gather for a Prayer Walk.
For further information, please call The Rev. Joanne Skidmore of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 262-763-7482.
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 Trinity, Mineral Point hosts tea for community
Tea at Trinity, which made its debut last year as a fundraiser to benefit Orchard Lawn, returns this year but with a new purpose: as a party for the community, hosted by Trinity Church and the Trinity Guild.
"Everyone who came seemed to really enjoy themselves last year," said Carolyn Hunt, chair of this year's event. "We thought it would be fun to do it over again this year, but without charging for it, as a gesture of hospitality from Trinity to the community."
The tea will be held Sunday afternoon, April 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., and absolutely everyone is invited. "If each of us invited five friends from outside the parish, this would be a remarkable outreach effort," Carolyn says. "Let's see what we can do!"
Trinity Episcopal Church
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Sigmund Snopek Concert
April 18 - 3:00 p.m.
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Corner of Main St. and East Ave.
Waukesha, WI, 53186
Sigmund Snopek and Friends
The concert will feature the music of Waukesha native Sigmund Snopek. Sigmund will be performing piano pieces from his CD "Jade" plus more. David Bohn will be performing "Eight Night Times" on pipe organ.
To purchase tickets contact the church office at 262-547-4838
Email: music.director@sbcglobal.net
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The Motto of the Order
For His Sake . . .I am one, but I am one.
I cannot do everything, but I can do something.
What I can do, I will do.
What I ought to do, by the grace of God I will do.
Lord, what will you have me do?
The Daughters of the King is an international religious order for women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church. Margaret J. Franklin instituted the Order on Easter eve, 1885 at Trinity Church, New York City and chapters are now found all over the world. The Order is sacramental and we take life-time vows of prayer, service and evangelism. It is these two aspects of the Order that make it different from other organizations. Being a Daughter does not preclude anyone from continuing to participate in other organizations.
Anyone woman interested in learning more about the Daughters of the King is invited to join us Saturday, May 22, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4011 Major Ave, Madison, WI. Current Daughters-at-Large will meet at 10:00 am. Any interested women are welcome at 11:00 am. We will welcome Lela Joscelyn, the Diocesan President of the Daughters of the King.
Peace be with you,
Catherine Stanley, Daughter-at-Large
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Not in Our Pews:Teaming Up to End Domestic Violence
October 27 & 28, 2010
A conference is being offered at the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc, WI. The conference will work in partnership with and celebrate the 10th anniversary of Wings of Faith Ministries' annual domestic violence training for faith leaders. The Rev. Al Miles is our featured speaker. He is the author of a number of books and articles on faith and domestic violence including Violence in Families: What Every Christian Needs to Know andDomestic Violence: What Every Pastor Needs to Know.
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One more time . . . THANK YOU for forwarding this newsletter to parishioners and others who may be interested and for sending YOUR news/events / photos to
info@diomil.org .
See you next week!
Sincerely,
Barb
Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
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