News from the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast August 20, 2010
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Greetings!
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This Coastline issue is the largest one we've published online thus far! Have a great and safe weekend. Thanks for reading. Peace.
Cindy McCrory
Director of Communications
Editor, The Coastline
coastline@diocgc.org
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Please note: The COASTLINE is bi-weekly through August.
Header image: The Rev. Lorraine Slaymaker (on left), Vicar of St. Matthews, Benton, Arkansas and The Rev. Martha Kreamer, Church of the Advent, Lillian toss water from Hot Springs, Arkansas into the gulf during a Litanry of Healing service on August 13th, 2010. Hot Springs water is known for its healing powers.
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The Revised Standard Lectionary
Year C
RCL
The Lessons Appointed for Use on
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 22, 2010
THE COLLECT
Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Readings
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The Lessons
Appointed for Use on
The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 29, 2010
THE COLLECT
Lord of all power and might, the author and giver of all good things: Graft in our hearts the love of your Name; increase in us true religion; nourish us with all goodness; and bring forth in us the fruit of good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.
The Readings
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Camp Beckwith 2010 |
Camp Beckwith 2010 is over. It was an outstanding summer with 673 children attending 8 sessions. Oil was never an issue in Week's Bay and the weather was outstanding most days!
Kellie Gentry, a rising junior at The University of Alabama and a journalism major, has written a short reflection on her summer with the campers. Read it here
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Church of the Advent, Lillian
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Submitted by the Rev. Martha Kreamer, Vicar
Church of the Advent, Lillian
Arkansas parishioners join Advent, Lillian parishioners at the Gulf of Mexico for a Litany of Healing
 Nineteen people, two priests, and one puppy gathered from two distant
churches for Eucharist on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico on August 13.
Parishioners of St. Matthew's, Benton, Arkansas joined with those of
Church of the Advent, Lillian, in a Litany for Healing using water from
Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is famous for its healing properties.
Click here for full story and slideshow
Church of the Advent celebrates Outreach Sunday
Lillian, AL - Representatives
of several diocesan-area charities joined parishioners of the Episcopal
Church of the Advent to celebrate a festive Outreach Sunday on August
15th. Each of these ministries received financial support during the
previous year from funds raised by Advent's parishioners through the
Twice upon a Time Thrift Shop and from the annual fundraiser held every 3rd Saturday in October.
Click here for full story and recipient list
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St. Monica's, Cantonment
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Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva
Photo by Pavel Mkrtchyan
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The people of Saint Monica's, Cantonment are pleased to welcome Dr. Kadisha Onalbayeva as their new Music Director. Dr. Onalbayeva was born in Kazakhstan and began her musical training at the age of five. She is on the faculties of Pensacola State College and the University of Mobile where she teaches piano and composition, as well as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Mobile where she recently received a commission to write a string quartet for the ensemble Vintage. To read about her accomplishments in the years leading to her arrival in Pensacola, click here!
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Holy Nativity, Panama City
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Submitted by Ed Richards, Coastline Communicator
Holy Nativity, Panama City
 Panama City, FL- The Mission and Outreach Committee of Holy Nativity, Panama City started a Food Bank this summer in the old Episcopal school building. The need for a Food Bank in Panama City was revealed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina when all the local pantries were quickly emptied. Although several groups have attempted to start a Food Bank since, the problem has always been finding space.
Full story here
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St. John's, Robertsdale
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Submitted by Sarah Creech, Coastline Communicator
Father George Gilbert presided at the Litany for the new Covered Church
Entrance at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Robertsdale, AL.
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St. Andrews, Panama City
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St. Andrew's, Panama City Observes Quiet Day
 "Authentic prayer is opening to God's gracious presence with all that we are...prayer also arises from our deepest hope: for the abundance of life
that comes when we abide our deepest home, our widest consciousness. Prayer is our bridge to Home." Tilden Edwards
The Centering Prayer Group at St. Andrew's, Panama City observed a quiet day Friday, August 13, beginning with words read from Joan Chittister, O.S.B.
The day concluded with a silent lunch where the following words were prayed from The Four Great Actions:
- With the first taste, I promise to offer you joy
- With the second taste, I promise to help relieve the sufferings of others
- With the third taste, I promise to see others' joy as my own
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With the fourth taste, I promise to learn the way of peace, presence, and equanimity.
St. Andrews VBS sets focus on MDGs and the Diocesan Five Year Plan
St. Andrew's, Panama City held an inter-generational, inter-denominational Bible School this past week which focused on the Millenium Development Goal of helping to eliminate poverty by 1015, and on the diocesan Five Year Plan. The children focused on Africa and the poverty that exists. They found out what it was like living in 5 x 7 huts, bargaining in the market place, and eating African food. Director, Malinda Hall, helped them to  understand that God is everywhere, not just in a land where there are so many advantages. The children learned to dress in African garb, go to the market place, sing African songs Many adults attended, helped in the kitchen, and enjoyed eating with the kids. The older youth wrote Prayers of the People to be used on Sunday in the worship service, where they will be recognized and sing Syahumba. The week ended on Saturday when a Beads for Life party was held. The 90% of the proceeds from beads for life go to the Ugandan women who make the beads from paper.
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew past president speaks at St. James, Fairhope
Submitted by Jim Merrihew, St. James, Fairhope
 Ron Warfuel, immediate National Past
President of the Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, was the featured speaker at the August breakfast meeting for the St. James, Fairhope chapter.
More about the Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Neal Applegate Seminary Fund dispersed by Christ Church, Pensacola ChapterSubmitted by Dick Hooper, Province IV President and Chapter Member, Christ Church, Pensacola  The Christ Church Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew maintains a
fund to support seminarians from the parish which was begun by Neal
Applegate, a long time brother and former director of the chapter. After his demise this spring the chapter members voted unanimously to
name the fund in his honor. Robert Dennis, the National President
posthumously awarded Brother Applegate a Presidential Award in
recognition of his meritorious service. Full story hereBrotherhood of St. Andrew National Council Meeting Report Submitted by Dick Hooper, Province IV President and Chapter Member, Christ Church, Pensacola  Dick Hooper, Province IV President and Christ Church parishioner, read Albert Kennington's Litany for the Gulf in the Time of Crisis in
place of the traditional Prayers of the People for the opening
Eucharist for the National Council Meeting held in Pittsburgh, PA July
7-11. Additional prayers for our Gulf Coast were held privately and in
the services throughout the meeting. This meeting held near the
national office in Ambridge PA saw the council members approve a
historic expanded budget for evangelism which will support new
ministries and revitalize older ones appropriate to its 127 year history
as one of the evangelical arms of the Episcopal Church. Full story here |
Scholarships available through The Episcopal Church
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[August 17, 2010] Applications are now being accepted for the Fall
awarding of more than 60 scholarships from The Episcopal Church.
Specific scholarships are available for ethnic communities along with
other particular wide-ranging eligibility for education and training.
For details of the application process, a list of scholarships available, and eligibility requirements of a candidate, click here.
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Episcopal Relief & Development Supports Three Gulf Dioceses Caring for Communities Affected by Oil Spill
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 St. Andrews By-the-Sea, Destin is highlighted in this article
Even though the oil well has been capped and clean-up measures are
moving into a new phase, the economic and emotional impact of the April
2010 oil spill is still devastating the Gulf Coast. With the help of
Episcopal Relief & Development, Episcopalians from Louisiana to the
Florida panhandle are responding to the needs of their communities.
Episcopal Relief & Development's USA Disaster Response Program is
helping to equip these dioceses and parishes to meet both the immediate
and longer-term needs of people struggling to put their lives back
together after the spill.
The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast is responding to the crisis by
transforming existing parish ministries to meet new community needs. St. Andrew's By-the-Sea in Destin, Florida, has expanded its feeding and homeless ministries to
serve individuals and families who have been hurt by the collapse of
the local fishing and tourism industries.
Click here for full article
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| Emergency Preparedness Plans....does your parish have one in place? |
The following article is the first in a series of
articles that highlight what parishes and institutions are doing in our
diocese to prepare for disaster, especially hurricanes. Thank you to Sally Green
of Wilmer Hall, David Owens of St Paul's, Daphne, the Rev. Ken Cumbie of
St Luke's, Mobile and the Rev. Greg Hein of St Judes, Niceville.
Submitted by Eugene Johnston, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator for the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
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Hurricane Emergency Management
By Sally Greene, Executive Director, Wilmer Hall Children's Home
The oil spill has been at the forefront of the news this summer on
the gulf coast. This has been a devastating disaster for our area and
everyone is working to respond as effectively as possible. Even though
we do not want to think about another catastrophic event, coastal
residents have to be vigilant with regard to hurricane season. Individuals, as well as parishes, businesses and corporations need to
have a plan in place in case a hurricane hits their area.
Wilmer Hall has a specific policy and procedure document for hurricane emergency management. Read the highlights here
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Trinity, Atmore honoring Atmore's First Responders
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ATMORE, AL  - On September 12, which is the Sunday closest to 9/11,
Trinity/Atmore will honor Atmore's First Responders. In thanksgiving
for local emergency professionals, a specially written prayer will be
offered at the 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist service. The term "Blue Sunday"
refers to the color uniforms worn by many fire fighters, police
officers and Emergency Medical Technicians.
Full story here
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St. Augustine's, Navarre
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St. Augustine's of Canterbury in Navarre will hold
an Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday,
September 18, 2010 at 6:30 in the evening. The Reverend Anthony E.
MacWhinnie, II will officiate and the public is encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact the church office at 850-939-2261.
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St. Luke's, Marianna
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Michelle Tabor and Alfonso Lopez will perform Sunday, September 24th at St. Luke's, Marianna  | The seventh
season of the Fine Arts Concert Series at St. Luke's, Marianna, begins
on September 26th at 4 pm (CST) with Lopez-Tabor Violin-Piano Duo. Alfonso Lopez, concertmaster of the Venezuela Symphony Orchestra and Michelle Tabor, concert pianist will perform violin-piano duets in the nave of St. Luke's. Read more about this duo here: www.lopeztaborduo.embarqspace.comA "Meet the
Artists" Reception will follow the concert. Donations will be accepted for the
Fine Arts Series. Everyone is welcome! For more information, please contact: Lois Jones / lcjones@wfeca.net/ 850-482-7671 The Season
lineup includes:
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24th, 2010- Capital Chordsmen (Barbershop) Mar.
20th, 2011 - Troy State Univ. Vocalists & Professional Pianist May TBA
, 2011 - FSU School of Music Instrumental Quartet & Pianist
Concerts
begin at 4:00 CST / "Meet the Artists" Reception Follows
Donations
accepted for the Fine Arts Series
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ECW and Altar Guild combined Fall Conference: "Blue Lake at Beckwith"
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 The Diocesan Episcopal Church Women (ECW) and Altar Guild will hold the Fall Conference on October 8 - 10, 2010 at Beckwith Camp and Conference Center.
Our speaker will be The Rt. Rev. Charles Duvall. More details to come!
Please contact Dorothy Moore for more information. ddmoore83931@bellsouth.net
Download the poster
Beckwith Camp and Conference Center website
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St. John the Evangelist, Robertsdale
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St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church will hold its annual $5,000
Draw Down, Raffle and Silent Auction on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 6
pm at the Loxley Civic Center. $100 donation per ticket. One ticket
admits 2 adults (21 minimum age). You do not have to be present to win
the $5,000. There will be food and entertainment. The Loxley Civic Center is located at 4198 Municipal Park Drive in Loxley, Alabama. To Purchase Tickets: call St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church at
251-947-6011 or Martha Anderson, Fundraiser Chairperson at 251-962-3276
or 850-384-7394. Download the poster for your bulletin board
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Beckwith Retreat: Art of Contemplative Parenting
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An Art of Contemplative Parenting Retreat will be at Camp Beckwith on
October 22-24, 2010. This retreat offers encouragement, guidance,
insight and practical wisdom to all parents and grandparents who desire
to become more aware of and responsive to their children's spiritual
needs and gifts! Grounded in a rhythm of prayer, teaching, and Sabbath
rest, participants will learn about and experience the importance of
parenting from their spiritual heart.
Sessions include: - Sharing
Prayer Space with Children
- Help for Bringing Children Up in the Faith
- Experiencing God through the Eyes of Children
- When our Children
Depart from our Vision
Facilitators, for this retreat are Dawn Peck, MD, and The Rev. Marshall Craver. Dr.
Peck is a Developmental Pediatrician and mother of four. Her passion
within Pediatrics has been to help parents enjoy their children, no
matter what their medical developmental problems may be, throughout all
the stages of life. Fr. Marshall Craver is the Associate Rector of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Mobile. Both Dr. Peck and Fr. Craver are
graduates of the Shalem Institute for Leading Contemplative Retreats and
have been facilitating retreats for the past ten years.
Brochures with
registration forms are available upon request through St. Paul's, Mobile
(251-342-8521), the Diocesan Office (850-434-7337) and Camp Beckwith
(251-928-7844) or download it here.
Sign up early! Space is limited.
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Cursillo News
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The next Cursillo will take place November 4-7, 2010 at Beckwith Camp and Conference Center.
Pilgrim application
Coastal Pilgrims website
The 2010 National Cursillo Conference will be in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, October 28-31. The Keynote speaker is the Rev. Frank E. Wismer
III, a priest serving in the Diocese of Connecticut and author
of two published meditation guides for the Cursillo community.
Brochure and registration.
National Episcopal Cursillo website
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Kanuga News
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Holy Land Pilgrimage
On Saturday, July 31st, more than 40 young people and adults began a
two-week pilgrimage through the Holy Land, a
trip sponsored by Kanuga and Province IV Youth Ministries.
Read about the journey here..... http://blog.kanuga.org/intotheholyland
and Twitter feed:http://twitter.com/intotheholyland.
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Commission and Board Meetings; Clergy Conference; Webinars
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Commission Chairs, please email both Carmen Kimmons and the Coastline Editor with your meeting dates, times, and locations. Thanks.
(All times are listed in Central Standard Time)
ECW and Altar Guild Commission Meeting
August 21, 2010
10am - 3 pm
Beckwith Camp and Conference Center
Commission on Communications
First week of September - specific date to be confirmed
5 - 7 pm
Christ Church Cathedral, Mobile
Clergy Conference
September 12-14, 2010
Beckwith Camp and Conference Center
Planned Giving Webinar
September 8 & October 6, 2010
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Watch on your computer (PC or MAC)
Please call Jim Murphy at 800-697-2858 for materials and instructions.
Commission on World Mission
September 13, 2010
10:30 am
Duvall Center (Diocesan Office)
Pensacola
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Events Around the Diocese - August/September/October
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August 27
Fashion Show, Luncheon and Silent Auction
St. Andrew's By-the-Sea
11 am
St. Andrew's By-the-Sea will again this year be holding a fashion show,
luncheon and silent auction on Friday, August 27. Tickets are $30.
The social hour will begin at 11:00 am in the old church building and
lunch will be served at 11:45 am in the parish hall.
Contact St. Andrews for more information and tickets: 850-650-273
August 29
Handbell Performance and Workshop
St. Christophers, Pensacola
Performance at both services: 8 am & 10:30 am
Workshop in the afternoon: 2 - 5:30 pm $10 participation fee
Click here for more information
September 2
Famous Fish Fry
St. Peter's, Bon Secour
5- 7 pm
An $8 donation per plate for a wonderful dinner of fried fish and all the trimmings! This will be the last fish fry of the season until 2011. Don't miss it!
September 12
First Responders Service and Lunch
Trinity, Atmore
11 am, lunch following
September 18
Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Gulf of Mexico
St. Augustine of Canterbury, Navarre
6 pm
Join St. Augustine's, Navarre for an Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday evening, September 18th at 6 pm. The public is invited!
September 19
St. Matthew's Day Celebration
St. Matthew's, Chipley
9 am Service
10 am Feast and Entertainment
Come and join us as we celebrate Saint Matthews's Day at Saint Matthew's Church located on Highway 90 in Chipley, Florida.
September 26Fine Arts Series ConcertSt. Luke's, Marianna4 pm The 2010-2011 Fine Arts Series kicks off on this date with the Lopez-Tabor Violin-Piano due. Reception will follow. Click here for details
October 8-10
ECW / Altar Guild Fall Conference
Beckwith Camp and Conference Center
The annual ECW Fall Conference will be co-sponsored by the Diocesan Altar Guild and will be held at Beckwith this year. Click here for more information
October 16
BBQ & Blues
Church of the Advent, Lillian
October 22-24
Art of Contemplative Parenting Retreat
Beckwith Camp and Conference Center
The Rev. Marshall Craver and pediatrician Dr. Dawn Beck are facilitators. More information here.
October 24
Fine Arts Series Concert
St. Luke's, Marianna
4 pm
This fine arts series continues with the Chordsmen, a barbershop group. Reception will follow. Click here for details
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SOLO FLIGHT: "One is a Whole Number"
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 As Solo Flight
gathers for its 20th consecutive year, the coordinators
are discerning the future and looking to conduct visioning sessions
centering on being single in The Episcopal Church.
"Solo Flight Episcopalians - single, divorced and widowed of all ages
- have been gathering for a weekend of personal and spiritual growth,
fellowship, networking, worship, outreach, evangelism, and fun for two
decades," noted Dr. Kay Collier McLaughlin, founder of Solo Flight
Ministries With Single Adults and Solo Flight Conferences. "This year,
we are discerning together where God is calling The Episcopal Church in
general and Solo Flight in particular in terms of ministry with single
adults, and if the Solo Flight ministry for single adults continues."
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2010 Solo Flight National Conference for Single Adults will be
September 3-6 at the Roslyn Retreat Center, Richmond, Virginia.
Full details here
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Some reading for you.....
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FORWARD MOVEMENT'S RED DOOR SERIES
 This affordable $7 package brings together five (5) copies each of our seven classic "Red Door" Series
pamphlets on the Episcopal Church. These pamphlets, many bestsellers
for over fifty years, have been regularly revised to present the most
relevant and accurate information about the Episcopal Church, its
teachings, history, and traditions.
Includes five (5) copies each of:
We
have recently reprinted these titles in large quantities so as to offer
them at a very low cost so that all parishes--especially very small
ones--are able to afford them to use for evangelism and to provide to
newcomers.
Click here to order!
(The Red Doors photo is used courtesy of the Wardens and Vestry of St. James Episcopal Church, New London, CT.)
EPISCOPAL BOOKS & RESOURCES PICK
"2011 Episcopal Church Lesson Calendar RCL" November 28, 2010 -
November 26, 2011, saddle-stitched, $12.
[Church Publishing] A comprehensive calendar of the readings for the
Episcopal Lectionary Year A and for the Daily Office Year One. Also
includes suggested hymn selections. Based on the Revised Common
Lectionary.
To order, please visit Episcopal Books and Resources online at
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org, call 800-903-5544, or visit your
local Episcopal bookstore.
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Episcopal Newsline
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United Thank Offering awards $2 million for mission and ministry in The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion
[August 16, 2010] The United Thank Offering of The Episcopal Church has
awarded 69 grants for 2010 for a total of $2,163,740.93 for the
mission and ministry of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican
Communion. The grants were awarded to projects in 43 Episcopal Church
dioceses, 11 companion diocese relationships and 15 international
provinces. Editor's note: Grant funds awarded to our diocese for Ivan recovery is mentioned in this story. Read it here
Remembering Jonathan M. Daniels 45 years after Selma
Hundreds gather for commemorations in Alabama, Wyoming
By Pat McCaughan, August 16, 2010
[Episcopal News Service] The 45th anniversary of the death of Jonathan
Myrick Daniels, an Episcopal seminarian-activist killed in Alabama
during the civil rights movement, was commemorated in congregations
during the Aug. 14-15 weekend.
 Bishop Todd Ousley of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan was a
featured speaker at an Aug. 14 pilgrimage that drew hundreds to
Hayneville, a predominantly African American town of about 1,000
residents, where Daniels was killed in 1965.
Ousley, a descendant of slaveholders and an
adoptive parent of two African American children, said that while the
Episcopal Church has made great strides in dealing with racism "this
will be a perpetual struggle for us."
"There's a big part of me right now that feels that some of the
General Convention mandates and some of the programs we've attempted
make it easy for us to check off a box, to feel that we've dealt with
the racism issue and to convince ourselves that we can move on to the
next thing," he said. "But look at the existing segregation within our
congregations, at the limited numbers of African Americans and persons
of color who are involved in the broader life of our church," he added. "We have a
long, long way to go."
Full story here
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From Anglicans Online
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"Those who came before us saw the value and importance
of maintaining a place where people gather to worship God.
Through their generosity,
they made certain that our church could be passed down for
our use and benefit.
But we wonder whether funds established through
the years have made us lazy."
Read this blog entry from Anglicans Online
Thank you to Ray Hester, Parishioner of All Saints, Mobile for this article suggestion
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Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks
be to God.
Cindy
McCrory
Editor, The Coastline
Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
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