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Welcome to the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee's weekly electronic newsletter. Please help us expand readership by forwarding this e-mail to others who may enjoy it. Parishes are asked to forward E-NEWS to their members.
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We invite readers to send news AND photos of interest to the wider diocese to E-NEW at info@diomil.org ! Please be sure to give us AT LEAST TWO WEEKS NOTICE for posting upcoming events!! Thank you!
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Diocesan Convention
October 8-9, 2010 The 163rd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee will take place October 8 & 9 (Friday and Saturday) at the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee.
Special guest will be the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori. In addition to clergy and lay deputies, ALL members of the diocese are invited and encourraged to attend all or part of the Convention! Come and see our Presiding Bishop speak on Friday and / or preach at the Convention Eucharist on Saturday!
For more information and registration options, you may visit our website , check with your parish, or call the diocesan office at (414) 272-3028 or (800) 236-3028.
Please also see the following item on Nominations for diocesan positions to be filled by elections at Convention.
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Nominations Sought for Diocesan Convention Elections The Rev. Terry McGugan, chair of the Nominations Committee, reports that the Diocese of Milwaukee will fill the following positions by election at the October 8-9, 2010 Convention :
Deputies to 2012 General Convention
(4 clergy deputies / 4 lay deputies)
Diocesan Treasurer
(1 position - clergy or lay) Executive Council
(2 clergy positions / 2 lay positions)
Standing Committee
(1 clergy position / 1 lay position)
Ecclesiastical Trial Court
(1 clergy position / 1 lay position)
Trustees of Funds & Endowments, Inc.
(2 positions - clergy or lay)
Nominations must be received in the Diocesan Office by August 24. To date, the following nominations have been received:
General Convention Deputies
The Rev. Terry McGugan; The Rev. David Pfaff; The Rev. Gary Lambert; Mr. Jim Stanley; Mr. Roger Mukasa; Mr. Steve Murphy.
Standing Committee
The Rev. Terry McGugan
For a nomination form, click here or check with your parish, or call the diocesan office at (414) 272-3028 or (800) 236-3028.
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 Church Pictures Wanted for Diocesan Convention  The Diocesan Convention planning committee is looking for pictures to be used in a slideshow at this year's Convention, October 8-9. Don't miss this chance to show off your church to the rest of the diocese (and our guest, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori). Please follow these guidelines: - Make sure to include the name and location of your church in the name of the file (eg.,trinitywauwatosagroup.jpg).
- Please include a group photo of your congregation. Pictures of buildings or ministries are also welcome. Please email pictures to:
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Community of Hope
at St. Bartholomew's
taking applications  The next COHI (Community of Hope International) class will begin Sept. 9, 2009 at St. Bartholomew, Pewaukee. This is a twelve week lay pastoral care program based on Benedictine spirituality. This program guides people on their spiritual journey to pastoral care based on their passions and spiritual gifts. The application process includes: completing and returning the application, obtaining a recommendation from your priest or pastor, and setting up an interview. Over one hundred twenty people from fifty four churches have been commissioned through this program.
If you would like more information about this program, please contact Barb Lentz at: jandb1624@sbcglobal.net or 262-691-4137.
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Daughters of the King forms Madison chapter
The Daughters of the King is an international religious order for women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church. 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.
We currently have a Daughter-in-Training for a new chapter to be established for the Madison Area. The Bishop and area Rectors and Vicar approved a city/area wide chapter. We hope to grow both in numbers and prayers. Currently, it looks like the institution of the new chapter and the vows for the new Daughter will be sometime in September. More details will follow in your bulletin and newsletter. Please keep this endeavor in your prayers!
Daughters will pray for any person, in any situation, or for any condition or event (people affected by oil spill in Gulf, for example), that you request. These prayers are held in strictest confidence and we will pray for your request for one month. Please contact me (see below) and I will relay your request to the other Daughters.
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?
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Antique Show & Sale at Church of the Holy Communion
Lake Geneva August 13-14
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"Lotsa Loot" Garage Sale takes place at St. Luke's, Madison
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4011 Major Avenue, (East) Madison, WI will hold its annual Lotsa Loot garage sale on Saturday, August 28 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This sale offers great prices on items such as furniture, clothing, books, CDs, DVDs, toys, lawn and garden items, household items, electronic equipment, linens, jewelry, collectibles and antiques. In addition, a bake sale and luncheon will be offered. For additional information, call the church at 608-222-6921.
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Parishes -- need a copier? Holy Communion Episcopal Church has a small working copier that they are willing to give away to a needy church - If interested, please contact Holy Communion at 262-248-3522 or chclg@sbcglobal.net to make arrangements to pick up the copier!
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The Rev. Bruce Burnside, Bishop of the ELCA South-Central Wisconsin Synod requests prayers for one of his staff members, The Rev. Sara Yotter, who has been admitted to ICU at Meriter Hospital in Madison suffering from severe headaches.
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2010 Great Hunger Book Sale
August 5 - 10, 2010
All Saints' Cathedral
818 East Juneau Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Thousands of books, hundreds of CDs and DVDs, at amazing prices.
ALL proceeds go to local & world hunger funds; to date, over $400,000 has been raised and donated in the sale's 28 years!
Opening Night, Thursday August 5 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.)
$5 donation to get first chance at this year's stock.
The remaining days, Friday-Tuesday (August 6 - 10) the book sale is open 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The final day features significant discounts on remaining items.
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 Reminders from Department of Congregational Development
Remember the 2010 Challenge Grant is available for all congregations. The goal is to create, or review your current plan, for the incorpation of new members, implement this plan for two months. Review your implemention of plan making adjustments as needed and then do it again. Deadline is AUGUST 15, 2010.
If you have questions / need more information, please contact Ms. Peggy Worzalla, Bishop's Assistant forr Congregational Development, at worzalla@diomil.org or (414) 272-3028 / ext. 158
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Welcome to St. Thomas of Canterbury's Friendship Dinner
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Christ Church, Delavan invites you to their summer events!
 Christ Episcopal Church, Delavan invites you to attend!
Saturday's CREATION Sundaes! FREE - FREE - FREE!
Maxwell Street Day in Delavan - Saturday, August 14th
Serving 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (or until we run out)
At our temporary, downtown location at 221 E. Walworth Ave., Delavan, Wisconsin. COME ONE! COME ALL!! FREE TREATS - FUN - FUN! We'll be giving away a FREE Sundae to adults & children, & telling, in a fun, humorous way, the story of CREATION as we dish up the assembly line treats! ALL ARE WELCOME!
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ECW Maxwell Street Day Bake Sale & Vegetable & Flower Sale too!
Saturday, August 14th * 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
At our Temporary Downtown Location - 221 E. Walworth Ave., Delavan, WI
Our Episcopal Church Women are well known for their delicious, homemade baked goods!
Along with homemade baked goods by the Episcopal Church Women (and Men), we'll also have the harvest of gardens too - offering fresh vegetables, flowers & more!
ALL are welcome! ALL the time!
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St. Paul's, Watertown
Rummage Sale Aug. 20-21
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Christ Church, WFB seeks Family Ministries Leader Christ Church is looking for a Family Ministries Leader to supervise all of our children's programming, nursery through middle school and perhaps work with our youth group. A part-time position with flexible hours (10-18 hours depending on how much time is spent with the youth, some of those hours can be done from anywhere). We're looking for someone who can laugh at a Christmas pageant gone awry, who can admit they don't have all the answers and who can sense a desire within themselves to nurture parents and kids in God's infinite love. Curious? Contact The Rev. Seth Dietrich seth@christchurchwfb.org . Free cup of coffee with every interview!
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From the SFH Chaplain
Calling all clergy: Is there someone from your parish who will be attending UW-Madison in the fall? If so, please be in touch with me at 608-257-0688 or chaplain@stfrancisuw.org .
Sometimes it's not so easy to figure out by working
with the University if any Episcopalians are enrolling, so please let me know and I'll work on reaching out to any incoming (or current!) students you know of. We have worship and dinner weekly at 5pm, as well as mid-week services and fellowship opportunities.
Thanks for your help! Tom Ferguson, Chaplain
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T.S. Eliot's
Murder in the Cathedral
 Summer Stage of Delafield needs 6 women and 14 men, ages 18 and up for a production of T.S. Eliot's MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL. Auditions will be held at St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church in Delafield, WI at 7:00 pm on August 18th and 19th. Please have a prepared monologue and expect to read from the script.
1. The cast list will be posted on the Summer-Stage of Delafield website:
www.summerstageofdelafield.org.
2. Rehearsals will begin August 23rd.
3. They will be held Monday - Thursday from 7:00 to 9:30 at St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church in Delafield. As we move closer to the production there will be additional rehearsals. A full rehearsal schedule will be given out on August 23rd.. There will be no rehearsal on Memorial Day.
4. Performance dates are October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 & 10 at 7:30 pm and October 3, 10 &17 at 2:00 pm. All performances will be held at St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church.
5. Please contact Diane B. Powell at diane.powelld@gmail.com if you have questions.
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Christian Formation
 & Youth Events
 Click f or details on these Youth and Christian Formation events:
- Episcopal Day at Six Flags Great America (Aug. 10)
- Camp Webb / ONG at Camp Webb
- Children & Youth Leader Training
- Province V Conference
The link will take you to the Christian Formation-Youth electronic newsletter, which contains information / stories on all the above topis and much more -- AND, you will have an opportunity to sign up to receive this delightful newsletter, if you are not already on their e-mailing list.
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 St. Christopher's Seeks Children's Formation Coordinator
St. Christopher's Children's Formation Coordinator oversees the Children's Formation Program that takes place on Sunday mornings at St. Christopher's. S/he is responsible for the supervision of volunteer teachers, including scheduling and resourcing the teachers, gathering and organizing class materials, and supplying teachers with curriculum materials provided by the Rector. S/he manages class registration at the beginning of the church school year as well as attendance tracking throughout the year.
This is a part-time position (approximately 10-12 hours per week) and includes some Sundays. For further information, contact the Rector, the Rev. Debra Trakel, at (414) 352-0380 or revdebra@aol.com .
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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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