Meet
Mary Ann Semple
Interim Diocesan
Resource Center
Coordinator
 The Interim Diocesan Resource Center
Coordinator is Mary Ann Semple. Here is
her self-introduction. "I am from St.
Matthew's Brecksville, where I have been the Director of Youth Ministry for 5
years. I have 3 children, John (21), Anna (18) and Will (16). Married going on
24 years.
In the past I have been very active in scouts, having led girl scouts, cub
scouts and boy scouts for many years. Before children, I worked for the
Food and Drug Administration in the Center for Veterinary Medicine, where I
coded applications for new drugs, and helped to develop the software for
tracking both the location and status of applications through their review
process.
I would like to work over the next 6 months to clean up and organize the
current resource center as well as to electronically catalog the resources as
they come in, with the eventual goal to catalog all the resources. I will
be working on getting news about the resource library out to all congregations
via church mailings, email and through the blog. I will work toward
providing the diocese with options for future plan and goals regarding the
resources stored at Trinity Commons.
I look forward to meeting and working with people throughout the diocese."
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The
Festival of Liturgical Arts of the Western Reserve
Wednesday, June 16 through Sunday, June 20
The Festival of Liturgical
Arts of the Western Reserve (FLAWR) is a five-day synthesis of worship,
workshops, discussions and masterclasses for musicians and clergy devoted to
the continual development of their craft. FLAWR was created to bring
together preachers, teachers, musicians, and artists to share their unique
gifts in the creation of liturgies that reflect the beauty and splendor of God.
Worship at FLAWR will
feature a wide variety of liturgical expressions ranging from traditional
Anglican Morning Prayer to Jazz Vespers. Workshops, lectures, and
masterclasses are offered to provide small group sessions focused on specific
topics. Panel discussions are designed to allow Festival participants an
opportunity for open, honest discussion on liturgical issues.
Click on the link below to visit our
website and learn more about our roster of talented presenters:
www.flawr.org
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Save the Dates
April
10 @ 10am, Ordination of Vincent Edward Black and Paul Lee Gaston to the
priesthood at Trinity Cathedral
April
17 @10:30 Diocesan Confirmations at Trinity Cathedral April 23-25 Diocesan Youth Gathering, Washington D.C. May 15 Small Parish Conference, location TBD
June
24-27 Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon with Walter Brueggemann February 11 and 12, 2011 Winter Convocation, at Holiday Inn French Quarters, Perrysburg, OH, The Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, will be our guest and lead speaker
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Mark Your Calendars!
Presiding Bishop will lead
2011 Winter Convocation 
The Presiding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts
Schori, will be our
guest and lead speaker at the 2011 Winter Convocation. Many of you asked
to have
the dates published as soon as possible, so here they are: February 11
and 12,
2011. Location, Holiday Inn French Quarters, Perrysburg, Ohio.
Along Winter Convocation
lines, thanks for the helpful
feedback from so many of you about this year's Unbinding the
Gospel
Winter Convocation. Here's what we learned:
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Most people found the main speaker very
effective, especially the second half of the morning when we shared and
prayed
with each other.
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Almost everyone thought the facility was
excellent. Some asked for a more central location in the state, but
acknowledged
that the large open spaces and two pools are great in the middle of the
winter.
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People valued the fellowship time Friday night
around the pool with good eats and drinks. What a surprise!
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The afternoon workshops were well received. Some
of you asked for more variety in the offerings.
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People felt blessed within the worship, and
especially remarked about both the music and Bishop Bowman's sermon,
which is
available at http://www.dohio.org
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A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES ARE AVAILABLE for the
Diocesan Youth Gathering in Washington D.C. on April 23-25. Youth will
travel by bus and will be staying at St. Mary's Church in Arlington,
Virginia. There will be activities on the bus, a mission project,
sightseeing, and worship and a tour of the National Cathedral on April
25, as part of the State of Ohio Day. This event is just for the youth
in our diocese in grades 8-12. The cost is $35 and includes meals,
lodging, transportation, and sightseeing.
Space is limited to the first 45 youth registering and submitting all
the necessary forms. Download scholarship and consent forms here.
Registered youth will then have 14 days to submit payment or scholarship
assistance form and the signed parental consent. For updates please visit the Diocesan website: www.eventbrite.com |
Ohio Day at Washington National Cathedral
The bus is now full for the Ohio Day weekend at Washington National
Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on April 25. You can still be a part of
the weekend if you provide your own transportation, and you can still
sign up for a work project and lunch on Saturday. You can also be added
to the waitlist in case a spot opens up on the bus by clicking on the
registration button below. The bus (for adults) will be leaving from
Perrysburg, and stopping in Brecksville and Boardman starting at 10:00
a.m. and arriving in Washington at about 6:30 p.m, Friday evening. The
weekend will include mission projects, Sunday morning Eucharist with
well-known evangelist Brian McLaren preaching, and a meeting with
broadcast journalist and Episcopalian Judy Woodruff of PBS and CNN on Saturday morning.
There will be plenty of free time for sightseeing, as well.
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Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon Power and Truth:Great Moments int he History of God's People
Keynote
speaker for the 2010 Ohio Episcopal Celebration at Kenyon (OECAK) is Walter
Brueggemann, McPheeters Professor of Old Testament Emeritus at Columbia
Theological Seminary and author of over seventy books. Through his writing and
speaking he eloquently reaches deep to sharpen our awareness. In his book,
"Prayers for a Privileged People" he prays- You God, Lord and
Sovereign, you God, lover and partner. You are God of all our possibilities,
You preside over all our comings and goings, all our sickness and all our
health, all our despair and all our hope, all our living and all our dying. And
we are grateful. (p.173) So plan to attend the Ohio Episcopal Celebration as
Walter Brueggemann shares his insights.
The
conference theme is "Great Moments in the History of Power." Over the
course of the three-day conference he will discuss:
1. Truth Speaks to
Power: Moses
2. Power Overwhelms
Truth: Solomon
3. Truth Has Its Day:
Elisha
4. Truth Impacts
Power: Josiah
OECAK is an intergenerational
conference hosted jointly by the dioceses of Ohio and Southern Ohio, with
support from Bexley Hall Seminary. The conference will take place Thursday
evening, June 24 through Sunday, June 27 on the campus of Kenyon College in
Gambier, Ohio. Special programs for children and youth will be available.
Children 12 and younger are free when accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Visit the OECAK Web site:www.episcopalcelebration.diosohio.org/copalcelebration.diosohio.org
for more information and links to various resources regarding Walter
Brueggemann. Scholarships are available. To find scholarship information and
register for the conference go to: https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/ohio-episcopal-celebration-at-kenyon/
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Contact Information
The Diocese of Ohio, Office for Congregations and Christian Formation
The Rev. Brad Purdom, Canon for Congregations, bpurdom@dohio.org, 216.774.0452 or 800.551.4815 ext. 452
The Rev. Vincent Black, Canon for Christian Formation,
vblack@dohio.org, 216.774.0453 or 800.551.4815 ext. 453
Mary Ann Semple, Interim Resource Center Coordinator, resourcelibrary@dohio.org
216.774.0492 or 800-551-4815 ext. 492
Antoinette Taylor, Assistant for Congregations and Christian Formation, ataylor@dohio.org, 216-774-0476 or 800-551-4815 ext. 476 |
Recreating God, we pray that all members of the Diocese of Ohio
will grow in their relationships with Jesus Christ and in their
sharing of your love and building of your kingdom. We pray that you use the work of this office in that growth and in that sharing. Amen
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