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Happy Thanksgiving! Wishing everyone a most blessed Thanksgiving holilday as we welcome you to the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee's weekly electronic newsletter!
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Please be sure to give us AT LEAST TWO WEEKS NOTICE for posting upcoming events!! Thank you!
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Cathedral Hunger Book Sale says "Thank You"!
The book dust has settled, all our bills are paid and the checks are in the mail. Donations were made to 4 food pantries, 6 free meal sites, 7 organizations that provide food to their participants and 2 organizations that fight hunger in the world. A total of $18,800 was donated from the proceeds of the 2010 Hunger Book Sale.
Nearly 100 volunteers helped with this year's sale including many from other congregations -- St. Mark's, St. Paul's, even the Cathedral of St. John's the Evangelist. Many parishes throughout the diocese helped with book collections at their churches. Prayers for the success of our sale were said around the city. The Book Sale committee wants to thank everyone who participated in any way; buying, donating, working or praying. It's gratifying to think that a bunch of old books could help feed so many people in our community and beyond.
Next year's sale is August 4-9 and while the work is done mostly during the summer, donations are accepted all year long. Call at 414-271-7719 or email hungerbooksale@gmail.com for times. |
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Kat Trio at Holy Cross,
Wisconsin Dells
The Kat Trio also known as
The Ekaterinburg Trio
Appearing
Friday, December 10, 2010 at 7:00PM
Holy Cross Episcopal Church &
Dells-Delton United Methodist Church Sanctuary
322 Unity Drive Wisconsin Dells, WI
Suggested donation $10 Adults $8 Seniors and children
Refreshments served following the concert
Preview their music at www.thekattrio.net
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Deacon's Council Formed
 | | L-R Deacons Mary Pain, Wally Vine, Nancy Hodge, Evelyn Payson, Cathy Milliken, Kevin Stewart, Regs Scheeler. Karen Buker photo |
Earlier this month, Diocese of Milwaukee deacons gathered for their annual meeting with Bishop Miller. Archdeacons Susan Mueller and Chuck Zellermayer report that one exciting result of the meeting is the formation of a Deacon's Council. Working with ideas gatherred during the meeting, the Council's initial goal is to identify an area of ministry all diocesan deacons can participate in within their own communities of influence.
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 Julian Gathering
December 8th at St. Dunstan's, Madison
Julian of Norwich was a 15th Century English mystic and anchoress. [What's an anchoress? In the Middle Ages, certain women and men chose to live a life intensely devoted to prayer permanently enclosed in a small room, called an anchorhold, attached to a parish church.] Little is known about Julian's life, but she wrote a book . . . Nearly forgotten for 600 years, Julian's insights and gentle wisdom are becoming ever more widely known and appreciated . . .
read more - register to attend
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Cathedral Supports Dairy Cow Project in Diocese of Newala
A resolution passed at this year's diocesan convention made official the companion relaDiocese of Milwaukee and the new Tanzanian (East Africa) Diocese of Newala. From 1967-1969 the Diocese of Milwaukee was in a companion relationship with the Diocese of Masasi, which became so large by late 2009 that it was divided into two dioceses: Masasi and Newala. So, in a sense, we are re-joining an old companion.
Neil Radtke, a member of All Saints
Cathedra in Milwaukee, was a missionary in Tanzania in the late 1960's and last year received a visit from a former student, Dr. Lawi Issa, a member of the St. Mary's parish in southern Tanzania. Dr. Issa outlined St. Mary's new dairy cow project, which is similar in design to the Heifer Project. They call it "Kopa Ng'ombe, Lipa Ng'ombe" - "Borrow a Cow, Pay a Cow." Presently, only about 5% of the people in Newala have access to milk. The dairy cow project aims to increase that to 20% by 2012. The 55 members of the project have contributed $576 themselves - in a country where annual income averages $200! Neil Radtke's extended family has funded construction of a cow hut and the purchase of two cows.
What remains is the purchase of more cows, at around $500 each, and training from the Veterinary Officer from the District Council of Newala. Raising funds to help with these costs is the fourth quarter, 2010 outreach project of All Saints' Cathedral, Milwaukee - and all members of the diocese are invited and welcomed to join in supporting this project in our new companion diocese. Checks may be made out to All Saints' Cathedral with "Outreach - Cows" on the notation line, and mailed to All Saints' Cathedral, 818 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
From information provided by Neil Radtke |
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Gospel Study at St. Simon's,
Port Washington
Join us as we Learn to Feast on the Word,
Read Sunday's gospel,
Reflect and Relate the message to our lives.
Words can feed our soul.
We meet Saturday afternoons
from 1-2 p.m.
at
St. Simon the Fisherman
Episcopal Church
3448 N. Green Bay Rd.
Port Washington, WI 53074
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The Calling Interfaith Program
Join the discussion as this program looks at young Americans -- Christian, Jewish, and Muslim. The program takes place on December 2nd at 6:30 p.m. at MPTV Community Cinema at 500 North Harbor Drive in Milwaukee. For more information call (414) 297-7518 or click for flyer
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Holiday Concert
December 5th
St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church
1111 Genessee Street, Delafield
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Cookies & Hot Chocolate
with St. Nicholas
2:00 - 3:00 pm
Holiday Concert performed by
Main Street Song and Dance Troup
TICKETS $5.00
For tickets contact the parish at
(262) 646-2727
or Nina at (262) 569-2728
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Up-Coming Events
NOVEMBER 24 (Wednesday)
Community Thanksgiving Eve meal in Burlington
NOVEMBER 28 (Sunday) 6pm
Taize prayer service at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Waukesha (111 East Main Street). Musicians of St. Matthias and St. Joseph's will combine to lead service. Rehearsal for interested choir members/musicians at 4:30pm. Taize is an international, ecumenical movement of prayer, comtemplative in nature and consisting of music, readings, and periods of silence. All are welcome. For more information call St. Matthias director of music at 414-0460-3253.
DECEMBER 3 (Friday)
St. Mark's Festive Friday on Downer Avenue
2618 N. Hackett Avenue on Milwaukee's East Side
St. Mark's will offer an open house featuring free cider, cookies and crafts for kids on Friday, December 3rd from 5pm to 8pm. Come meet St. Nicholas, join the St. Mark's choir in singing some carols, and browse our Guild Hall for gifts made by local artisans and fair trade items from around the world. The Downer Avenue merchants will remain open until 8pm to greet holiday shoppers. For additional information, call the church office at (414) 962-0500.
DECEMBER 4 (Saturday) 9am - 3pm
Advent Retreat at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
6205 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705
www.stdunstans.com RSVP to: 608-238-2781 or office@stdunstans.com Retreat leader is The Venerable Susan R. Mueller, Archdeacon. Lunch, snacks, coffee and tea provided. There is NO charge for the day, but please contact St. Dunstan's (by Monday, November 29 -- if at all possible) so we know how many to provide for. For more information call Susan Fiore, AOJN, at 608-845-2413 or e-mail her at lento@chorus.net.
DECEMBER 11 (Saturday) 10am - 2pm
Holiday Fair - St. Aidan's, Hartford (670 E. Monroe Ave.)
DECEMBER 12 (Sunday)
(Dec 12) Festival of Lessons and Carols at Trinity, Mineral Point with Bishop Miller. Absolutely everyone is invited to join us for thsi special celebration! click for details
DECEMBER 19 (Sunday)
Caroling in the Courtyard! Come join Jon Augspurger and his band from 4:00-5:30pm on Dec. 19th and sing Christmas Carols to the guests of the Men's Shelter. Cider, sheet music, and a roaring fire will be provided. Everyone is welcome. Donations of food pantry items (cans of tuna are great) and heavyweight men's socks will be a welcome bonus to cheerful singing!
Grace Episcopal Church www.graceec.org (608) 255-5147
116 West Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
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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 See you next week! Sincerely, Barb
Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
info@diomil.org . |
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