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Wishing you a Happy Fourth of July Weekend! Welcome to the diocese's 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. All to whom you forward E-NEWS may continue receiving it by clicking on the "Join Our Mailing List" icon .
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Harry Potter Party at DeKoven
The Last Harry Potter Party at DeKoven takes place on Thursday July 14 from 6 to 8 PM.
The North American Branch of Hogwarts will be open for two magical hours on July 14 from 6 PM to 8 PM to celebrate the release of the last film in the series Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.
Please join us dressed for the occasion and join in the fun. Muggle's Quidditch, Trivia game with prizes, build your own wands, and the New Tri Wizard's Challenge that will be other worldly.....are some of the activities that are being planned by the denizens of Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, Slytherin and Ravenclaw.
All this is free, so come and enjoy and if you are inclined, wear your costume!
For more information and to volunteer please call 262-633-6401 or visit the DeKoven Center website at www.dekovencenter.org. The DeKoven Center is located at 600 21st Street, Racine, WI 53403.
Sponsored jointly by the DeKoven Center, Barnes and Noble Racine,
Spectrum School of the Arts and the Racine Public Library. |
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Pastors for Peace Caravan to Stop in Milwaukee and Racine
Rev. Luis Barrios will speak on "Theology, Cuba, & Social Justice" on Friday, July 8th at 7pm at the sendoff celebration of the 22nd Pastors for Peace Caravan to Cuba, at Central United Methodist Church (CUMC), 639 N. 25th St. in Milwaukee. The program will be preceded by a potluck dinner at 5:30pm, and feature music of the internationally acclaimed Creole Choir of Cuba.The public is invited.
Between now and the July 8th event, donations for the caravan are being collected at the church (CUMC, 639 N. 25th St., Milwaukee), including school & construction supplies, bikes, medicine (expiring after Jan. 2012), wheelchairs, sports equipt. & musical instruments in good condition, etc. For more information call 414-273-1040/ext 12 or visit www.pastorsforpeace.org or www.wicuba.org
On Saturday, July 9 the Caravan to Cuba will stop in Racine. The caravan will be greeted at Racine's Monument Square at 11:00 am (500 block of Main Street). Participants and guests will then march to Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist Church for lunch at noon and a presentation by Rev. Luis Barrios. The church is at 625 College Avenue, Racine (College Avenue & 7th Street). For more info, contact: Dick Kinch at 262-764-9968 or dkinch@wi.rr.com . For info re donations or going on the Caravan, visit www.pastorsforpeace.org. |
The Great
HUNGER BOOK SALE
at All Saints'Cathedral
All Saints' Cathedral at 818 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee is once again preparing for its annual "Great Hunger Book Sale" which takes place August 5 - 9, 2011 (11am-6pm). Opening Night takes place August 4 (6-9pm / $5 donation). ALL PROCEEDS go to local and world hunger funds!
YOU can help by donating books, videos & CD's (Please -- no magazines, ex-library, Readers' Digest Condensed Books, textbooks or encyclopedias). Donations gratefully accepted up to July 26. Questions? Call the Cathedral at 414-271-7719. |
"Barks at St. Mark's"
"Barks at St. Mark's" has become an annual event at St. Mark's, South Milwaukee. This year over 175 dogs and their owners participated in the 'dog blessing' and open house, including The Rev. John Allen's own Irish Wolf Hound puppy, Flynn (bottom photo).
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Tour de DioMil
Gary Manning, the rector of Trinity Church has been busily preparing for his sabbatical after seven years of service in this Diocese. The centerpiece of his sabbatical planning is a project to ride his bicycle around the "perimeter" of our Diocese beginning on Tuesday, August 30 and concluding on Friday, September 9. "Tour de DioMil" goals include raising awareness of the faithful parishes in this diocese and raising $50,000 to be shared by the Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project, the clean water initiatives of Episcopal Relief and Development, and World Bicycle Relief's bike-building efforts.
You may read more about the tour (including the schedule of stops and parishes to be visited along the way) at the Tour's website: http://tourdediomil.weebly.com . |
St. Martin's, Brown Deer
Old-Fashioned Family Festival
Saturday, July 16th from 11 am - 6 pm St. Martin's Old Fashioned Family Festival takes place and all members of the diocese and community are invited! There will be live music, children's games, face painting, moonwalk, sweet corn, caribbean chicken wings, fire engine, ice cream, african donuts. Alcohol free. Come and bring the family! St. Martin's is located at 8401 N. 60th Street, Brown Deer, WI 53223. For more information call 414-354-4249 or visit www.stmartinsbrowndeer.org
Children's Games ~ Fire Engine ~ Prizes ~ Live Music ~ Ice Cream |
St. Aidan's, Hartford seeks PT Parish Administrator
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Hartford has a 10-15 hr./week position available for a positive, organized individual with clerical experience, as a Parish Administrator. Competency in Microsoft Microsoft Excel, Word, and/or Publisher is required, as is competency in QuickBooks. For questions, to receive a job description or to submit your resume, please e-mail pastoranna@staidans-hartford.org.
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Julian of Norwich retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery
On July 16, 2011 "New Self and True Life: Re-imagining Ourselves and Lives in the Mysticism of Julian of Norwich" will be offered as a one-day retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton, Wisconsin. The Rev. Robert Gregory Fruehwirth, an Episcopal priest who lived for 20 years in The Order of Julian of Norwich, a comtemplative monastic community in the Episcopal Church, will lead the retreat. Now married and pursuing a vocation as a writer and speaker, he has ofered retreats on spirituality and prayer in venues across the U.S. and U.K.
For registration and additional information, please go to www.benedictinewomen.org . Registrations are due July 8th. |
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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