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August 5
Holy Cross, Owasso
August 12
St. James', OKC
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To register or for more inforamtion please go onto the Dicoesan Web Site below or call the local congregation:
August 3 - 5
Happening - Youth who have completed 10th - 12th grade
Christ Church, Tulsa
August 11
Safeguarding God's Children
Diocsean Offices
10 - 1
August 24 - 26
Godly Play Training
St. Augustine of Canterbury, OKC
September 27-30
Co-Ed Spanish Speaking Cursillo
St. Crispin's
November 30
One-on-One with Dave Hagan from Digital Faith - helping to design, implement, and improve your congregational web site.
Diocesan Offices Starting at 1 p.m. with 30-minute appointments
December 1
Website Training Program
Diocesan Offices
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Learn tips for beginning, up-dating, or taking your website to the next level. Bring your computers!
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August 5
10:30 a.m.
Christ Memorial Church, El Reno
7th Annual Men's Choir
Reception to follow
October 5 - 7
St. Crispin's
ECW Fall Retreat
lead by The Rev Debora Jennings
more information to follow in the coming weeks.
October 6 (Saturday)
Michaelmas Country Fair
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
St. Michael's in Norman
www.stmichaelsnorman.org
October 27 (Saturday)
Health Fair
St. Christopher's Midwest City
9 a.m. Speaker - Bruce McIntyre of Quail Springs Church of Christ, speaking on "Graceful Transitions"
10 a.m. Booths open
Mary Mahoney nurses will be here to give flu shots
October 27 (Saturday)
St. Luke's, Tulsa
is sponsoring a fundraiser "Holiday Fair" 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Lunch will be served between 11 am & 2 pm; Booth Space available at $25 for a 6'X8' space; Contact: 918-834-4800 - church office |
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Companion Diocese Uruguay
Holy God, source of healing and of peace, bless with your grace the companion dioceses of Oklahoma and Uruguay. Through our partnership one with another may we grow in mutual affection and communion, seek a more profound experience of truth, build up the Church in unity and give glory to Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
New Web site:
http://uruguay.anglican.org/
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The Next Issue of this Newsletter will be on Friday,
August 10, 2012.
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We Are Epiok.org
August 3, 2012
Issue 31 |
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 News, Events, and Offerings |
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77th General Convention Forums 
This September, a series of forums will be held around the Diocese to help people understand what happened at General Convention. Bishop Ed will be present, as will members of the Oklahoma Deputation. They will make presentations, and there will be opportunity for questions. Please plan to attend a forum near you. Times will be finalized as September approaches.
Wednesday evening, 5 September
Southeast Region St. Philip's, Ardmore
Wednesday evening, 12 September
Southwest Region St Andrew's, Lawton
Sunday afternoon, 16 September
Oklahoma City Region St. Paul's Cathedral
Wednesday evening, 19 September
Northwest Region St. Matthew's, Enid
Sunday afternoon, 23 September
Northeast Region St. Andrew's, Grove
Wednesday evening, 26 September
Tulsa Region Trinity, Tulsa
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Episcopal Church Women UTO Grant Awarded to St. Crispin's
 During the Episcopal Church Women's (ECW) Triennial Gathering in Indianapolis, IN, the United Thank offering grants were awarded. St. Crispin's received a substantial grant of over $85,000 for the building of the challenge course!
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Episcopal Youth Leadership Academy (EYLA) Names 1st Class of Participants
We are please to announce the 2012-13 participants for the Youth Leadership Academy.
Jenna Elmer - St. Philip's Ardmore
Victoria Dina - St. Andrew's Stillwater
Haley King - St. Patrick's, Broken Arrow
Madison Crider - St. Mary's, Edmond
Lily Rain Cummings - Trinity, Tulsa
Sara Barr - Christ Church, Tulsa
John Zuk - Church of the Resurrection, OKC
Braxton Clarke - St. Michael's, Norman
Rachel Carroll - Emmanuel, Shawnee
Maggie Jones - St. Paul's Cathedral, OKC
This program has been designed to provide leadership skills and training to youth 6th grade through 10th, who will commit for one-year. Starting in September, and every other month thereafter, this group will meet at different locations throughout the diocese and will receive training in topics such as team building, communication and listening, leadership styles, community building, group facilitation, time management, money, creativity, professionalism, conflict management, diversity, forgiveness, and the Episcopal Church. On alternate months, they will work with their mentor to complete a project that relates to the previous month's training. They will then bring back their results and report to the committee.
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Happening #60 Begins Friday
This weekend, Happening #60 will be offered in the Diocese and held at Christ Church, Tulsa. Happening is a Christian experience presented by teenagers for senior high teenagers with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership. 
The purpose of the Happening - A Christian Experience program is to be one of the instruments within the Anglican Tradition to renew the Christian Church in the power of the Holy Spirit, in order that the Church may respond more readily to its call to spread the Kingdom of God throughout the world.
Happening - A Christian Experience seeks to achieve this purpose by bringing young persons and adults to a fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship.
- from Standards and Guidelines for conducting the weekend
During the Happening weekend (beginning Friday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon) there are activities designed for fun and Christian community building among participants.
Throughout the weekend a series of talks are presented by youth and clergy to logically present the elements that define a mature profession of faith and the catechism process. The presentation of key talks by youth using personal life experiences is intended to offer Christ's message to attending Happeners on a level they can understand, and to answer many of the faith questions youth struggle with daily. Talks about church teachings and their importance in the lives of youth attending the weekend are presented by clergy in a fair and friendly manner. Each talk is a critical building block in the creation of the Happening message. The entire series of talks is given in a sequence that is intended to guide Happeners by opening an avenue of discussions to help them verbalize and internalize their faith questions in a safe environment and hopefully lead to a renewed or new relationship with Christ.
Please keep the Happening Staff and these Happeners in your prayers:
Will Berntson
Henry Bibelheimer
Haley Engle
Sydney Hinds
Jacob Rhinehart
Kirsten Rysted
John Tygret
Alexis Wilcox |
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Vacation Bible School
St. Mary's, Edmond, held their Bible School  this week, using the SKY curriculum. 
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Retired Clergy/Spouse/Widows Gathering
The Fall Retired Clergy/Spouse/Widows gathering at St. Crispin's. Our time will begin at 3:00 pm on Monday October 8th and conclude following Lunch on October 9th. Check -in can begin at 1:00 pm on the 8th.
Our program for this gathering will be led by John and Alma Belzer for the Monday presentation and is entitled "Spirituality & Aging". The Tuesday morning program will consist of any new or changed aspects of the Retired Clergy insurance programs offered by the Church Pension Group, and presented by someone from the Comptroller's Office.
Retired Clergy, their Spouses, or Widows of Clergy will soon receive letters regarding this event with registration forms to be filled out and returned to us. Due to the up-dated registration procedures at St. Crispin's, Georgia and I respectfully request that registrations, e-mails, or phone calls be forwarded to us as soon as possible so that we can inform St.Crispin's Staff of correct numbers for dining purposes, and numbers of rooms to be allocated to this group. |
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Training Opportunity for Parents and Professionals
 No More Meltdowns is a 3-part series based on Dr. Jed Baker's book to help parents and caregivers understand and manage challenging behavior. This training is offered in collaboration with Garfield County Sooner Success and free child care is available. To make child care arrangements you must contact Amy at Christ United Methodist Church at 580-237-3938 .
Part I
Understanding Your Child and Yourself
September, 6th 2012
6:00-7:30 pm
Enid, OK
Part II
De-escalating the Meltdown and Understanding Behavior
October 4th, 2012
6:00-7:30 pm
Enid, OK
Part III
Creating a Plan to Prevent, Replace, and Respond to Your Child's Behavior
November 15th , 2012
6:00-7:30 pm
Enid, OK
Please register at least 7 days prior to the course. You may register by:
E-mail: okautism@ouhsc.edu
Fax: 405.271.2630
Mail: 1200 N. Stonewall, OKC, OK 73117
Please include the following information: Name, whether parent or professional, address, phone, and e-mail.
Training location will be confirmed once registration is received.
Web: www.okautism.org
Phone: 405.271.7476
Fax: 405.271.2630
E-mail: okautism@ouhsc.edu
Oklahoma Autism Network
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
1200 North Stonewall Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Funding by:
Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Developmental Disabilities Services Division and Oklahoma State Department of Education, Special Education Services |
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Bullying Prevention Workshop
Sooner SUCCESS Invites you to attend a FREE training
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Check In/Networking: 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Workshop: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Lunch On Site: Provided by The Health Occupations Students of America, benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Cost $7.00. Exact change requested.
Chisholm Trail Technology Center, Seminar Room
Hwy. 33, between Kingfisher and Watonga
For parents, teachers, & professionals
In the morning, learn how words can escalate into
discrimination and violence, how to identify bullies and victims, how to develop an action plan to reduce bullying and which intervention strategies will help reduce bullying and create safer schools. In the afternoon, get a crash course on Cyber Bullying! Be sure to bring your child or student along as we will have a special activity track just for him/her!
For youth age 12 & up-Training with Michael Ellison & Jenifer Randle designed just for them! They will:
Role-play bullying situations & how they can respond.
Learn the "Stop & Walk" technique for diffusing and escaping bully attempts.
Learn how to help if they see someone else being bullied.
Learn practical tips for keeping friends & making themselves less likely to be victimized.
Participate in confidence and self-esteem building activities.
Discuss how to be assertive in a positive way.
Develop their own Personal Student Action Plan.
Registration Information:
Seating is limited! Don't delay!! Contact your local Sooner SUCCESS Coordinator to register today. Registration ends October 24th, 2012.
Blaine Co.- Jona Arthur
580-614-1043
jona-authur@ouhsc.edu
Canadian Co.- Billie Linam:
405-249-6064
billie-linam@ouhsc.edu
Cleveland Co.- Diana Ketchum
405-626-5428
diana-ketchum@ouhsc.edu
Garfield Co.-Lisa Simmons
580-603-1580
lisa-simmons@ouhsc.edu
Kingfisher Co.-Lisa Copeland
405-368-7348
lisa-Copeland@ouhsc.edu
Logan Co.-Amanda Fortney
405-990-1491
amanda-Fortney@ouhsc.edu
Major Co.-Denice Haworth
580-227-0199
denice-Haworth@ouhsc.edu
Oklahoma Co.-Lori Wathen
405-271-5700 ext 45180
lori-wathen@ouhsc.edu
Pottawatomie Co.-Crystal Duggins
405-481-5254
Crystal-duggins@ouhsc.edu
All other counties call toll free at 877-441-0434
Certificates of participation available to all attendees. Conference room temperatures vary, please dress for your comfort!
"Bully Free is the Way To Be!"
Do you know what to do if your child or student tells you he or she is the victim of a bully? |
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Circle of Friends
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Labor Day Episcopal Peace Fellowship Young Adult Retreat
Living as Peacemakers in Un-peaceful Places
A Retreat for Young Adult Activists
August 31-September 3 - Please register before August 16th. Space is limited.
Join us Labor Day Weekend 2012 in Chicago for a peacemaking  retreat sponsored by the Episcopal Peace Fellowship. The retreat weekend is led by the Rev. Becca Stevens, executive director of Magdalene & Thistle Farms and Episcopal chaplain at St. Augustine's Chapel, Vanderbilt University.
Participation priority will be given to all past and current participants of EPF's Young Adult Programs (Young Adult Presence at GC + Urban Pilgrimages), Episcopal Service Corps, Young Adult Service Corps and the Association of Episcopal Deacon's SEVEN program. Participants should be between the ages of 18 and 35.
The retreat will allow participants to deepen in spiritual growth and to reflect on their "journey with justice." The gathering will include time for visioning, conversation in an intimate group setting, prayer and social justice related "field trips" in the Chicago area. The goal is to provide a space in which we can hold one another accountable in living up to our dreams and ideals that are so ample when in a group but so daunting when on our own. We want to strengthen the leadership development that was nurtured in all of these Episcopal programs.
The participation fee of $100 includes accommodations and meals. The retreat begins Friday evening and ends Monday at noon. Funds are available to support those for whom costs are a barrier to participation. Please inquire as soon as possible if you are in need! The retreat will be held at the Cenacle Retreat Center, located in Chicago's vibrant Lincoln Park neighborhood.
The deadline to register is August 16th. Please e-mail your completed downloadable application to epfyaretreat@gmail.com. The $100 registration fee may be submitted online or via snail mail (check subject line: EPF YA Retreat) to Episcopal Peace Fellowship, 637 S. Dearborn St. , Chicago, IL 60605-1839. http://epfnational.org/labor-day-epf-young-adult-retreat/ |
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 Camp Sunday Scheduled
Camp Sunday is Sunday August 12th at St. Paul's. Because school starts for many of the kids the next day (the 13th) we decided to move the time up. The service will begin at 3:00 and the picnic at 4:00. Please make a note of the time change! Come and join in the fun and wear your favorite camp t-shirt!
Camp Wish List
Even though camp is over, we are still accepting miscellaneous supplies to re-stock the craft closet. Crafts are used for all activities and it is helpful to have the craft closet filled with a wide variety of items. Check in those miscellaneous drawers and closets around your house and see if you have any of the items requested from camp! If you do and would like to donate to the supply closet, we'd love to have them. Donations can be dropped off at the Diocesan Offices for delivery to camp.
Box Fans
Bibles (New, Hardcover, all versions)
Embroidery Thread (for friendship bracelets)
Clean Glass Jars (with or without lids)
Scrabble Letters
Large Fake Jewels
Dominoes
Magnetic Tape (self-adhesive)
Children's Fishing Poles, fishing line, hooks, bobbers
Children's and Young Adult's Toothbrushes
Mini Toothpastes
Scissors
Single Hole Punches
Sidewalk Chalk
Jewelry Clasps
Jewelry Wire
Sharpies (Black and Colors, Fine Point)
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Safeguarding God's Children Training
Safeguarding is required every 4 years for clergy, vestry, treasurers, bishop's committee members, those who work with children - Sunday School teachers, youth ministers, choir directors, and sextons, those who serve on vestry or Bishop's Committees, and anyone with a key to a congregation. This would be a great time to get trained before the beginning of your program year.
August 11 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Diocesan Offices, OKC
Contact Sabrina Evans christianformation@epiok.org to register or go on-line to the diocesan web site: http://www.epiok.org/resources/safeguarding_god_s_children.html
August 22 6:30 p.m.
Grace, Ponca City
Contact Sabrina Evans christianformation@epiok.org to register or go on-line to the diocesan web site: http://www.epiok.org/resources/safeguarding_god_s_children.html
August 25 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Trinity, Guthrie
Contact Sabrina Evans christianformation@epiok.org to register or go on-line to the diocesan web site: http://www.epiok.org/resources/safeguarding_god_s_children.html
August 25 from 9 am - noon
All Saints', Duncan
Contact the church 580 255 6165 to register
September 22 from 10 am - 1 pm, bring a lunch
All Saints', Duncan
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Oklahoma Episcopal Youth
MIQRA - Save the date. Next January 19-21, as we offer our first MIQRA. What is MIQRA? It is an event to youth and adults who want to participate in reading the Bible from beginning to end! That's right - three days of non-stop Bible reading - but wait! There's more! There will be games, movies, activities, quite time, and much more going on at the same time! This will be held at St. Mary's Church, Edmond.
Next Youth Commission Meeting is September 29, at the Diocesan Offices, Noon. Planning for Convention and Miqra. Come join the fun. Please note the change of date. |
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Christian Formation Resources |
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Godly Play Training Coming Back to OKC
We are pleased to be offering a Godly Play Training here in OKC for August 24 - 26. NOTE WE CHANGED THE DATE TO BEGIN ON FRIDAY, 3 P.M. AND END ON SUNDAY AT 4:30 P.M. Registration is now on line. If this is something you are interested in attending, please let me know. Training is limited to 12 people. Click here for information and registration
WE HAVE 7 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT. WE CAN TAKE A MAXIMUM OF 12. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, PLEASE REGISTER NOW!
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EfM Prepares for Fall
Adults, are you looking for a special place where you can study Bible, review the history of the people of Israel, Cover the Roman Empire, Judaism and the Second Temple, Galilee, Biblical "Criticism" and the Gospels, study Church History: The Early Church Fathers, Theological choices: Nineteenth Century Anglicanism to Twenty-first Century Challenges, discover the use of Theological Reflections - a way of looking at situations, a way of thinking, a way of being an effective minister in the world, AND, seeing how you already have a ministry in your life and possibly take it further, then EfM is for you!
Groups are forming now. For a list of all current mentors, their e-mails, and congregations, click here. |
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New Resources Available for Check-Out
Created by God (Tweens, Faith, and Human Sexuality) Leader's CD-Rom, copy of parent's guide and book for Tweens.
Amazing Gifts - Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion by Mark I. Pinsky
Esau's Blessing - How the Bible embraces those with Special Needs by Ora Horn Prouser |
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Adult Curriculum Offerings
The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See by Fr. Richard Rohr. Other Fr. Rohr materials area available at Center for Action and Contemplation Bookstore
Lifelong Faith - Living Well Series http://lifelongfaith.mybigcommerce.com/categories/Living-Well-Book/
The Thoughtful Christian http://www.thethoughtfulchristian.com/ |
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Closing Prayer for August and Beginning of School Year
Dear Lord, as we begin this new school year, we gather
once again as your community of believers.
We thank you for the energy and the spirit that you renewed
in us through the summer months.
We thank you for the time to enjoy our family and
friends and to reflect on what is important in our lives.
Let this year be marked by enthusiasm and love so that,
with the inspiration of your Spirit, we may continue
to grow in our faith.
Help us to fulfill Your hope for us with honest intentions
and works of faith.
Let us be gentle with ourselves and bring laughter, joy
and love to others.
We ask this in your name. Amen. |
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Contact Information
Sabrina Evans
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