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E-NEWS

  August 25, 2011

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In This Issue
Nominees sought for positions to be elected at October 14-15, 2011 Diocesan Convention
Reaching Out: Connecting Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health...Thursday, October 6, 2011
Our Next Generation (ONG)...Backpack & School Supplies Drive...August 11 - September 15
Condella's Coats for Kids at All Saints' Cathedral
Adam's Rib Cook-Off &...Dinner...at Christ Church, Delavan
Chalice Bearer & Reader/Greeter Assistance Opportunities at St. John's on the Lake
Greetings from the Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry (LECM) in Whitewater!
Quiet Garden at DeKoven August 28
Vestry Leadership Day
Register for Fall EFM Classes

 
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Nominees sought for positions to be elected at October 14-15, 2011 Diocesan Convention

 

Are there fellow Episcopalians that you would like to see involved in Diocesan leadership?  Is that someone you?  Nominations are open for this fall's Convention, October 14-15th, in Racine.  The deadline is fast approaching.  

 

Information about the open opportunities and theNomination Form can be found on the Diocesan web site www.diomil.org  under "2011 Diocesan Convention" For further assistance please contact Valerie McAuliffe, (608) 963-7630 or [email protected] .

 

Deadline for submitting nominations in August 30th! 

 

 

rogers hospital treesReaching Out: Connecting Religion, Spirituality and Mental Health 

 

Thursday, October 6, 2011

8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Radisson Hotel

Milwaukee West

2303 N. Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa

The day-long program is offered through Rogers Center for Research and Training and is funded through a grant received by the Rogers Memorial Hospital Foundation from the

Charles E. Kubly Foundation.

 

 

The cost is $35 if you register by August 31; it increases to $50 if you register after that date. Registration closes September 22 at 3 p.m. or when capacity is reached.

Online registration is recommended. Visit RogersMemorialFoundation.org to securely register and pay online with your MasterCard or Visa. If you prefer to pay by check, download the printable registration form and return it by mail.

 

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Our Next Generation (ONG)

Backpack & School Supplies Drive

August 11 - September 15  

 Supplies needed are as follows:

 600 Notebooks

600 Pocket Folders

100 pencil boxes

Pens (red, blue, black) and pencils

Crayons and colored pencils

100 Glue sticks

100 8 oz. glue bottles

200 Large pink erasers

100 Rulers

50 Calculators

50 Flash drives

Markers and Highlighters

Notebook Paper

100 Backpacks (new or very gently used) 

Help send ONG Kids and Teens back to school with the supplies they need to succeed!

Drop off supplies at

Our Next Generation's Center at

3421 West Lisbon Avenue, Milwaukee, WI

or contact us to arrange a pick up!

414-344-2111   www.ongkids.org   [email protected]

 

 


 

Condella's Coats for Kids

at All Saints' Cathedral

 

All Saints' Cathedral Church of Milwaukee is encouraging parents to go through their closets and pull out any winter coats that no longer fit their children to donate to the Condella's Coats for Kids campaign. The slightly used children's coats will be cleaned by ITU and distributed by The Salvation Army through MPS schools to children who need them. Children's coats in good condition can be donated September 1st through October 17th. All Saints' Cathedral Church is at 818 E. Juneau Avenue. Office hours for donations are Tuesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Donations can also be brought in at mass on Sunday. For information call 271-7719.

 

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Adam's Rib Cook-Off & Dinner

at Christ Church, Delavan 

Adam's Rib - Rib Cook-Off & Dinner Features Competion in Women's, Men's & Kids under 18 Categories

$200 Grand Prize for overall best ribs! Other Prizes & Awards too in each Category.

 

For a complete list of rules and information, along with an entry form call Christ Church at 262-728-5292, or email us at [email protected] Or check our website too under Special Events at www.christepiscopalchurchofdelavanwi.org

 

 

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Chalice Bearer & Reader/Greeter Assistance Opportunities

at St. John's on the Lake

 

Chalice Bearer and Reader/Greeter Assistance Opportunities

St. John's on the Lake, the retirement community on Milwaukee's east side connected with our Diocese, is in need of a number of new volunteers to assist with Sunday chapel services. Volunteers are typically scheduled about two times per year and the work is simple. Both chalice bearers and reader/greeters are needed. This is a wonderful way to serve a part of our faith community, and you just might see a few folks you haven't seen in a while. If you are interested, contact John W. Curtis, 1840 N. Prospect Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202, phone 414-298-0097, email [email protected] that can get you "in the rotation". The commitment is light, but the impact on the residents is very great. Please consider serving in this very vital ministry.

 

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Greetings from the Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry (LECM) in Whitewater! It's that time again-the students are already starting to trickle back onto campus and the start of classes is just a few weeks away. If you have college students coming to the UW-Whitewater, we would love to greet them and introduce them to the LECM! Amongst a number of other events, we offer a free student meal the second and fourth Mondays of each month during the academic year, from 5-6:30pm, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In my experience (as a former student and campus minister) there is nothing that attracts students like free food.

 

We also have a scholarship available as I write this. It pays $300 per semester and is renewable to the following academic year. For details and/or an application, the student can contact me at 262.749.1168 or at [email protected].

 

Rev. Dave Huxley (LECM Campus Minister)

 

 

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Quiet Garden at DeKoven

August 28 (2:00 - 4:00 pm) 

The DeKoven Center, 21st Street and Wisconsin Avenue in Racine, once more invites its many friends to enjoy a leisurely Sunday afternoon walking DeKoven's wooded campus and visiting its fabled gardens which a dedicated group of Master Gardeners has brought to full summer array.

 

For five years, the DeKoven Center has been a member of England's Quiet Garden Movement, with a growing membership on both sides of the Atlantic. The goal of the Movement is simply to open beautiful and historic gardens for an afternoon of leisure in busy lives, and DeKoven is proud to share its vision. Guests are invited to bring musical instruments, materials for drawing, notebooks for poetry. "Bring your children," invites Director Max Dershem. "This is a family afternoon."

 

The Rt. Rev. Roger White, Tenth Bishop of Milwaukee (retired) and a beloved DeKoven gardener, will offer a gathering meditation at 2:15 in the Bishop's Garden beside Taylor Hall on the east side of the campus.   Lemonade and cookies will be served throughout the afternoon. There is no charge for these hours of leisure, though a free will offering is always welcome.


 

 

 

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Vestry Leadership Day  

Here is the opportunity to spend time strengthening vestry leadership both today and into the future. Designed for vestry members, wardens including anyone thinking about this ministry, and clergy.

Saturday, November 5 at Trinity, Wauwatosa

Saturday February 25 at St. Luke's Madison

Same program offered on both sides of the diocese

Cost: $10

8:30 a.m.              Registration

9:00 a.m.              Welcome, Bishop's remarks

                              Leading: Building the church as it faces the future

10:15 a.m.             Leading: Vestry Essentials for Leadership Ministry

Noon                   Lunch provided

12:45 p.m.            Stewardship: Discovering and using the bountiful    

                              gifts God has given

2:45 p.m.              Next steps: a time for exploring with others where

                              God might be inviting you to lead your parish

4:00 p.m.              Vestry Leadership Day ends

 

Contact Peggy Bean, Diocesan Officer for Congregational Development, at 414-291-2880 ext 158

Click for Registration form -- also available  at  www.diomil.org 

  

 

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Register for Fall EFM Classes

 

EFM groups throughout the diocese are in the process of registering for the fall classes, 2011-2012. If you are interested and need information about a group near your home , please contact Ellie Moseley, Diocesan Coordinator, at [email protected] or call (414) 967-0736.

 

EFM operates with a group of six to twelve participants lead by a trained mentor. Through study, theological reflection, and worship, participants gain a fuller understanding of what it means to respond to God's call and to make a connection between Christian faith and daily life. EFM is a four year program, but participants sign up for one year at a time. Most group meet September through May.

 

 

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See you next week!
 
Sincerely,
 
Barb

Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee

[email protected] .