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Beckwith Summer Camp is almost full!
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Events for Youth and Young Adults
Kanuga Youth Week 2010!
Junior Young People (JYP), Senior Young People (SYP), and Adults Who
Work With Youth (AWWWY) is right around the corner. Every year,
Kanuga holds a conference for the youth and youth workers in the
Episcopal Church. Our diocese has attended this event for years and this
year we have chartered a 45 person bus for travel to and from this
conference. If this is something you are interested in being a part of.
For more information CLICK HERE and please contact Vanessa Riutta,
Diocesan Coordinator for Youth and Young Adult Ministry.
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Employment Opportunities
__________________ Seeking Montessori Certified Director/Lead Teacher & Support Staff for New Preschool Christ the King Episcopal Church announces the foundation of The
Tree House, a Montessori preschool in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The
governing board is now seeking the founding director/lead teacher and
supporting staff for the school's August 2010 opening. For lead
teacher, a bachelor's degree, teaching experience, and Montessori
certification are required. To apply, please submit resume and to: thetreehouseatctk@gmail.com.
Please call with any questions.
Maureen Paine
The Tree House Board
Christ the King Episcopal Church
480 N. Hwy. 393
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
850-622-9771
www.ChristTheKingEpiscopal.org Posted February 28, 2010
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Musician, pianist or organist needed
Church of the Epiphany, Crestview, FL
Church of the Epiphany
in Crestview, Fl is in dire need of a musician, pianist or organist.
The current choir director/musician will be leaving as of February 28, 2010. Anyone interested please call the church office at 850-689-1410. Or
email Nancy Delierre at rossfelder@yahoo.com.
Posted February 24, 2010
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Guidelines for Submission to AROUND THE DIOCESE
Around the Diocese is an e-newsletter for clergy, lay leaders, members and friends of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. The newsletter takes the place of The COASTLINE, the former printed copy of the diocesan newspaper.
We welcome submissions that have a connection to the
ministry of parishes and ministries of the diocese and/or the approval of a diocesan commission, agency or department.
Please be sure to include:
WHAT: Headline
WHAT & WHY: Paragraph
WHEN: Day, Date,
Time
WHERE: Name of place
CONTACT: Name, Email, Telephone, Website
If your submission is an event announcement, don't forget COST and DEADLINE, if applicable.
Please submit your entry by email to
coastline@diocgc.org.
A photo or graphic may be included as an attachment (jpg format, please) Please state the name of the person who took the photo(s) so photo credit will be given.
Deadline
for submissions is Tuesday at noon.
Email Cindy McCrory at coastline@diocgc.org or call 251-279-8416 (Coastline office)
fax: 866-397-2246
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Greetings!
Our website now features a newly created webpage which includes the most recent US Coast Guard trajectory map (to be updated as recieved), links to volunteer resources for Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, and pastoral resources for clergy and parishioner use.  Simply click the small map found in the upper corner of the right sidebar. The Rev. Albert Kennington has prepared a Litany for the Gulf of Mexico in a time of crisis. Download it here (bulletin form) In addition, The Rev. Canon Beverly Gibson, Sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Mobile, wrote the following prayer for the Gulf of Mexico. The Cathedral will use the prayer indefinitely during the oil spill crisis and invites your parish to add it to your liturgy. (The last part is from the Prayer for the Conservation of Natural Resources, BCP, page 827.) Download it here
Prayer for the Gulf of Mexico
We pray today for the preservation of our natural environment, especially the Gulf of Mexico and the lands and waters it touches:
Guide those who labor to contain the oil that endangers the creatures of sea and land;
Strengthen those who work to protect them;
Have mercy on those whose livelihoods will suffer;
Forgive us for our carelessness in using the resources of nature, and give us wisdom and reverence so to manage them in the future, that no one may suffer from our abuse of them, and that generations yet to come may continue to praise you for your bounty; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
There is more news to report from around the diocese. Due to the time spent creating the oil spill page, a supplement to this issue will arrive later later today or Friday morning. Look for it! Thanks.
Peace.
Cindy McCrory, Editor
Around the Diocese
"The Coastline Online"
For corrections, additions and changes, please email
coastline@diocgc.org
Photo above: Sgt. Kenith Procter, Sgt. James Clemmons and Specialist Joseph Raines of the Alabama National Guard built a barrier Tuesday to protect Dauphin Island beaches. Photo by Dan Anderson/European Photo Agency |
Gulf Coast braces for oil spill to come ashore
Magnolia Springs firefighters unload booms to be used to protect Weeks Bay from the expected oil slick. Beckwith Camp and Conference Center, an agency of the diocese, is located on Weeks Bay.  |
As mentioned in the introduction, a webpage is now available as a resource for articles, links, supply lists and other resources to aid in the oil spill beach cleanup across the coast in our Diocese (as well as Mississippi). The page will be refreshed daily as the information is received. Please send any links you believe will be helpful, and let us know of any coordinated efforts by your church. Photos are also welcomed. Email your suggestions and photos to Cindy McCrory at coastline@diocgc.org
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Beckwith Board Management Committee to oversee Beckwith
May 5, 2010
Fairhope, Al The Board of Directors of Beckwith Camp and Conference Center announces the resignation of John Koch as Beckwith's Executive Director effective May 1, 2010. The Board thanks Mr. Koch for his service to Beckwith over the last twelve months and wishes him all the success in the future. Mr. Koch is returning to his home state of North Carolina.
A Management Committee appointed by the Beckwith Board will serve with the Beckwith staff to continue the operation of Beckwith in the interim until a new Executive Director is engaged. In the meantime, the Beckwith board and staff are committed to continue full, extraordinary service to its many conferees and campers.
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Christ Church Cathedral celebrates 5th Anniversary as our cathedral of the diocese
April 25, 2010
Mobile, AL Bishop Sam Hulsey, retired Bishop of Northwest Texas, and his wife Isabelle traveled from their home in Fort Worth, Texas and baptized, confirmed, and help celebrate the 5th anniversary of Christ Church being named the Cathedral church of the Diocese.
See photos here
Baptisms and Confirmations are listed in the May issue of The Messenger
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Bishop Duncan featured in April 24th issue of the Mobile Press-Register
Photo by Bill Starling/Mobile Press-Register Staff Photographer  | MOBILE - Bishop Philip Duncan was featured in the Religion section of
Saturday's (April 24, 2010) issue of the Mobile Press-Register. In an interview with Press-Register
news reporter, Roy Hoffman, Bishop Duncan says, "My position is not
only to serve in the diocese but also in the church and ultimately in
the worldwide Anglican community." At diocese headquarters in
Pensacola, Duncan, reflects on God, belief, and "the way forward" in
the Episcopal church and worldwide Anglican community. Full story here
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Haiti trip postponed
Submitted by Jane Shoultz, St. Paul's, Daphne
The Medical/Dental Mission to Haiti organized by St. Paul's in Daphne is
being postponed indefinitely. Not enough medically trained volunteers were able
to make the trip in June. We will try again later, hopefully with more
notice next time. Thanks to those who responded. We will keep you in
the loop for any future mission.
To be added to the list of potential volunteers, please contact Jane Shoultz:
jtshoultz@gmail.com
cell phone number: 251-689-0301
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The Revised Standard Lectionary
Year C
RCL
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
May 9, 2010
 The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Sixth Sunday of Easter
THE COLLECT
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Bulletin Inserts
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Retreats and Pilgrimages....outside our Diocese
Spiritual Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Fr. Ray Waldon, Canonically resident in the central Gulf Coast but currently the Priest In Charge of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Talladega is leading a spiritual pilgrimage to the Holy Land December 1-9. The trip is open to the public and will run about $2800 per person all inclusive from Pensacola or Mobile. Father Waldon says the pilgrimage will include stops at the major Christian sites of Israel including Bethlehem, Cana, the Garden, and a boat ride on the Dead Sea. Pilgrims will also visit major Jewish historical sites like Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and Megiddo. The Muslim Dome of the Rock will also be visited and is the site of where Abraham was the sacrifice Isaac. Limited seating is still available by calling St. Peter's at 256-362-2505. During the fall, pilgrims will meet with Father Waldon to learn a few key phrases in Hebrew and to see videos of the Holy Land. This is a non denominational pilgrimage arranged by Friendship Tours.
How to Calm the Storm
The Addictions Recovery Ministry of the Diocese of Louisiana
announces its 27th annual weekend for women and men who are or wish to be in recovery. The weekend will take place at the Conference Center
in Robert, Louisiana, August 6-8, 2010.
When life happens -
tough economic times, health issues, relationship challenges, job loss, legal
problems - even near death experiences - there is a way to deal with it
gracefully! Come and find out how to use a 12 step program of recovery
to, "Deal with Life on Life's Terms" using the "Wonder Key" to live a
life in Grace as a Christian in recovery. Download the brochure
Leadership Marks for Creating and Growing Vital Congregations
The Steering Committee from Province IV has assembled speakers and workshop presenters for this congregational development conference. For more information and registration, please go to www.marksofleadership.org
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"Pay It Forward" Campaign Continues
The Commission on Cursillo Ministry of the Episcopal Gary Moore presents campaign to Cursillistas at recent Ultreya  | Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast continues its campaign to strengthen the 4th Day experience of all Cursillistas and to support those who wish to participate in future weekend retreats. Join with your support helping Cursillo become, with God's help, a self-sustaining ministry in our Diocese-yes, as we "Pay-It-Forward". With Time, Talent and/or Treasure, or Tł as we call it, there's a way for everyone to invest in this highly successful ministry. While we may have different individual gifts, we all have time, talent, or treasure to invest in Cursillo.
More information here!
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Upcoming events around the diocese
Please go to the online calendar for all Diocesan events
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St. Christopher's, Pensacola announces Summer Serenade 2010 Concert Schedule
Submitted by Norman Vickers, St. Christopher's, Pensacola
The Al Martin Group plays June 23rd  | The fourth season of St. Christopher's Summer Serenade will begin on Wednesday June 2
and continue each Wednesday through July 28, 2010. This fun jazz-oriented summer concert series is an outreach function of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
Read more about this rain or shine event!
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Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Cindy McCrory
E-Communications Director
Coastline/Around the Diocese Editor
Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
coastline@diocgc.org
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