The Nominations Committee if currently seeking nominations for election at the Diocesan Convention October 12 - 13. 

Is there someone that you feel would be a good candidate for any of the following offices: Executive Council, Standing Committee, Title IV Disciplinary Board, or Trustees of Funds and Endowments? Do you feel called yourself? To submit nominations or pose questions, please contact Valerie McAuliffe, committee chairperson, at vmcaul@gmail.com / (608) 963-7630 or Barbara Klauber at info@diomil.org / (414) 272-3028 ext. 111.  Click here for a Nomination Form!  Deadline for submitting Nominations is August 13th.

Resolutitons may be submitted electronically or in writing to the diocesan office by close of business on August 13.  Electronic submissions should be sent to info@diomil.org .

In addition to clergy and elected lay deputies, all members of the diocese are invited and welcomed to participate in the convention -- especially on Friday, which will feature workshops, exhibits, and the convention banquet.  Please see the Convention Information  on the diocesan website www.diomil.org .

All Saints' Cathedral

818 East Juneau Avenue

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

(414) 272-7719

     www.ascathedral.org 

As I watch the 2012 summer Olympics there is a lot of talk about team and the importance of team in success. The women's coach on the swimming team gave each athlete a tag with one side indicating the London 2012 Olympics and on the flip side their individual event.

This is not that different from Diocesan Church Development Institute (DCDI). We train parish teams in leadership development. We are all working toward bringing people to know God through Jesus, yet we have our own individual and community ways of doing that. Our goal is to help people ask questions, look at things in new ways and to be intentional in their planning. If you would like to be a part of our next training cycle the time is now to sign up. We have 20 seats available.

This next cycle will be the Friday - Saturday format but cycle 2 will be a Saturday - Sunday format. This new format gives us the opportunity to invite people who cannot take a Friday off and lets us experience Morning Prayer not only at DCDI but also at our home parishes if we choose. We will have training opportunities this coming year on leading Morning Prayer.

• Our DCDI dates are: Cycle 1 begins on Nov. 1- 2, 2012; Feb. 8 - 9; April 12 - 13; June 7 - 8.  
• Cycle 2 begins on November 16 - 17, 2013; Feb. 8 - 9; April 5 - 6; May 17 - 18, 2014.

 Another new opportunity will be for all those we have graduated from Diocesan CDI to meet on Saturdays from 10 until 2 to share with one another what they been working on and to practice as well as learn new theories, methods and skills. We will meet at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Madison while DCDI is in session and preregistration will be required.

To register for our next Cycle:

Email Peggy Bean at bean@diomil.org with the following information: Name, contact information, who you will be attending with you or who has attended from your congregation, and in 25 words or less why you want to participate in this training and what you hope to learn.

Reconnect with what is truly important to you as you explore with others how the Rule of Benedict and Benedictine Spirituality can give you tools to meet life's challenges with grace, joy and hope. Learn ways to center your heart in Christ through your day-to-day routines. Take a break from the normal fray of daily responsibilities to refresh and renew. You will receive practical tools that will help you to live in the present moment, create a healthier balance of activities in your daily life, let go of thoughts that frazzle, and connect with God through creative ways during the day.

See the retreat flyer for more information and registration information or contact the monastery at info@benedictinewomen.org or 608-836-1631.