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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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Bishop Miller throws first pitch at Miller Park
The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller threw out the first pitch at the July 27 Milwaukee Brewer - Cincinnati Reds game on the occasion of the first ever "Interfaith Day" at Miller Park. The event was arranged with the Brewers by the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee. Bishop Miller is the current chair of the Interfaith Conference Cabinet. Several hundred Interfaith Conference friends and supporters attended the game -- including a contingent from the Diocese of Milwaukee, there to cheer on their bishop as well as the Brewers!
Click here to view slide show and more photos from the event.
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St. Boniface, Mequon welcomes new rector 
The Rev. Kenneth Miller is from Bristol, Virginia and holds a bachelor's degree in Mathematics from King College in Bristol, TN and a master's of divinity degree from Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA. Before coming to St. Boniface, he served as rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Smithfield, NC for three years. While in the Diocese of North Carolina, Fr. Kenny served on the Diocesan Council and Finance Committee as well as the Dean of the Raleigh Convocation. Prior to Smithfield, he served as assistant rector at St. James Episcopal Church in Wichita, KS.
Fr. Kenny and his wife Tania have three children -- Michaela who is 13, Michael who is 11 and Markus who is 10. Tania is originally from Kingsport, Tennessee and has a bachelor's degree in English and Mass Communications. Fr. Kenny and Tania will celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this December.
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LAST CHANCE TO DISPLAY YOUR TREASURE AT THE LITURGICAL ART & ARTIFACTS EXHIBIT DURING THE OCTOBER 8 & 9 DIOCESAN CONVENTION!!
Tuesday, September 7 is the deadline for entry forms to be received.
To obtain entry forms, contact Barb Klauber at the diocesan office at (800) 236-3028 or info@diomil.org or
Jane Henning, President of the Diocesan Altar Guild, at (608) 238-4089 or shennin2@wisc.edu
Don't miss out! We want the whole world to know how exceptional we are!!!
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Trustees Revises The Combined Fund Distribution Formula
At its regular quarterly meeting on July 26, 2010 the Board of Trustees revised the Distribution Rate Formula for The Combined Fund for 2011 and succeeding years. In 2011 the formula is set at 4.50 % of the average fair market value of the Fund for the twenty trailing calendar quarters, a reduction from the current 5.00%. In 2012, the distribution will be calculated at the rate of 4.00%, and for 2013 the Board will again review the rate with the provision that the 2013 rate will not exceed 4.50%.
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Greetings from the Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry at UW-Whitewater!
Brett Favre is in the news again, which means fall is just around the corner. Our students will be back in just a few weeks and if you have students attending the UW-Whitewater, we would love to meet them! Your referral information will make that happen-the UW will not divulge religious preference so your referrals will allow us to "meet and greet" Episcopalian students on campus.
This fall, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Whitewater will be offering two free student dinners a month in the Parish Hall. We have doubled the meals we are offering and would love to partner with other congregations, youth groups, etc in hosting these meals. We have been averaging between thirty and forty students for these meals-they are a lot of fun and the students love having a "home cooked" meal-this love reaches across all faith traditions!
If interested, please call Fr. Dave Huxley at 262.749.1168 or e-mail me at dehuxrev@sbcglobal.net . 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; Mr. Don McClain
Standing Committee
The Rev. Terry McGugan; The Rev. Michael Gray-Fow
Trustees of Funds & endowments, Inc. Manjula Hettiarachchi
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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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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 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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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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