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May 1
Safeguarding God's Children
at St. Francis House, Madison
May 15
Safeguarding
God's Children
at Trinity, Wauwatosa
June 12
Safeguarding
God's Children
at St. Simon's, Port Washington
June 27-July 23
Camp Webb
(see details below!)
Tuesday, August 10
Six Flags Day
August 21
Children and Youth Leader Training Day
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| Camp Webb | 
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!
Dates and Location for Camp Webb 2010 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. |
| Resource Center |
If you are looking for ideas, curricula, books or videos, please visit our online database for our Resource Center which is kept up to date, so as soon as we get a new resource, you will see it onine!
You can search through book ISBN, by DVD or VHS or by curriculum.
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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.
Please forward this on to any and all who you think might be interested, including your teachers, volunteers, parishioners, lay leaders and friends.
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New Beginnings Youth Event Canceled
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 New Beginnings has been canceled for this weekend. Please look for information regarding other Youth Events in the future! |
| NEW Safeguarding God's Children Training Dates |
Please mark your calendars and pass on this information to anyone who needs to be trained  in Safeguarding God's Children (SGC), such as: vestry, Vacation Bible School Teachers and Volunteers, Youth Group Leaders and Volunteers, and those going on trips with youth.
Our next Trainings will be:
- May 1 St. Francis House in Madison, WI from 9-12
- May 15 at Trinity, Wauwatosa from 9-12
- June 12 at St. Simon's, Port Washington, from 9-12
If you need training for things happening this summer and in the early Fall, please make sure and sign up for these next trainings. Click here to sign up online!
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. Click here to fill in a request online!
We are working to create a team of trainers so that we can hold events throughout the Diocese all year long.
Are you wondering who needs to be trained? Click here to find the Diocesan Policy as well as a link to the chart of who needs what training (which is found on page 42 of the Diocesan Policy Manual.) If you have any questions please let me know.
Update on Safeguarding God's People
We are trying to work with Church Pension Group to schedule to have our trainers trained in Safeguarding God's People. Once we have some trainers in the Diocese we will begin holding these trainings as well.
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| Come work with us at Camp Webb! | |
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! We are looking for a few more counselors for the summer and would love to have you be a part of our team!
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 two types of positions that are open for this summer:
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 are still hiring Head Counselors and Counselors, but we only have a few positions left! If you are interested in applying for these positions, go to www.campwebb.org to find out more information. 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. |
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| Christian Formation Staff | |
 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 McKeyis 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.comor 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. |
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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 http://www.diomil.org/christian-formation. 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!
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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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