Summer Schedule - The Diocesan House hours for July & August will be Monday - Thursday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, closed Fridays. We will also be closed on Monday, August 14th (VJ Day).

"Sabbath-by-the-Sea" for Clergy & Families
Where: Cape Cod
When: October 8th-10th
The Diocesan Counsil Leadership Committtee announces a 3-day retreat on Cape Cod from October 8th - 10th (Columbus Day Weekend) at the Ocean Edge Resort in Brewster, Mass. Event is scheduled to help build teamwork and wellness among Diocesan clergy and their families. Members of the Diocesan Council Leadership Committee will be happy to provide additional information: Mr. Ben West (Chair), The Rev. David Ames, the Rev. John Lawrence, the Rev. Daryl Stahl, the Rev. Jennifer Pedrick and the Rev. Bob Anthony.

Speaking the Truth in Love - Intensive Introduction to Courageous, Compassionate Communication.
When: August 7, 9, 14 and 16 from 8AM to Noon
Where: St. Paul’s Church, 55 Main Street. Wickford, RI
Cost: Suggested contribution: Sliding Scale $250 - $200, Financial assistance is available. NO ONE will be turned away because of inability to pay.
Contact: The Rev’d Maria DeCarvalho / e- mail maria@byanotherway.com or call 401-378- 0205.
More Info: Based on Non-Violent Communication, the work of Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D, this four-session intensive course will offer you tools that will enable you to: Express your own needs with clarity and effectiveness, Listen deeply to another person – even someone who is angry at you – without reacting to criticism or blame, Communicate with your partner, family members or colleagues about topics that have felt too dangerous to raise, Maintain an unconditional regard for every conversation partner, Identify strategies that will meet the needs of every party.

Journey to Adulthood Training
When: August 19, 2006, 10AM -4PM
Where: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 324 East Main Rd. - Portsmouth, RI 02871
Cost: $50
More Info: St. Mary's will provide refreshments and lunch. For more information or to sign up please contact St. Mary’s Church at 846-9700 or email The Rev. Ginny Dinsmore. Space is limited, so please contact as soon as possible. ginny@saintmarysepiscopalchurch.org.

Inspired Spaces: Reflections of Faith in Art & Architecture.
When: Saturday, August 19th. 10AM - 4PM. Rain or Shine.
Where: Bristol, RI. The walking tour tour begins at the historic Bristol Statehouse, located on the Town Common.
More Info: Tour includes St. Michael's Episcopal Church along with six other houses of worship in the Bristol community.
For tickets and information, please contact Elizabeth Evans at Mosaico CDC (401-253-4627). All proceeds benefit Mosaico CDC's Sense of Pride program, a non-profit educational program for 4th-grade children.

Register Now for the Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend.
When: November 3-5th
Where: Newport, RI
Website: www.episcopalme.com
More Info: Henry & Mary Champoux 739-4632 Episcopal Marriage Encounter invites you on a journey - a deepening of couple love. The Weekend format is especially designed to allow a husband and wife to pause awhile and focus on each other. Every now and then we all need to examine our lives and directions to determine if we are going where we want to go. An Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend offers a couple just such an opportunity.

What's Happening and When? October 20-22, 2006 at the LaSalette Retreat Center in Attleboro, MA for any teen in grade 10-12. Check out what's Happening! Deadline for applications will be October 4, 2006 The total cost of this weekend is $110 with a $25 non-refundable deposit.

Learn more about the Happening experience from their national website: www.happening.org.

The ONE Episcopalian campaign, which was endorsed at last month’s Convention, provides an important way to move this work forward. This new partnership between The Episcopal Church and ONE: The Campaign to Make Poverty History challenges Episcopalians at the diocesan, parish, and individual level to deepen their involvement in MDG advocacy and connect those efforts to the larger MDG movement in the U.S.

ONE is a large and growing movement of more than 2.3 million Americans (ironically the same size as The Episcopal Church), supported by a coalition of more than 70 leading advocacy and humanitarian organizations. It seeks to convince the U.S. government to spend an additional ONE percent of its budget each year on MDG-related programs. The ONE Episcopalian initiative unites this work with the Church’s ongoing MDG work. Parishes and dioceses are asked to become “ONE Congregations” and “ONE Dioceses” and make a series of commitments to MDG advocacy. Individuals, likewise, are asked to sign the ONE Declaration, wear a white wristband (the international symbol of the anti-poverty movement), and commit to regular MDG advocacy. Individuals, parishes, and dioceses will be supported in their efforts by materials and updates from The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations. To learn more about ONE Episcopalian, visit www.episcopalchurch.org/ONE.

[Episcopal News Service] In rites on November 4-5 at Washington National Cathedral, the Episcopal Church will welcome Katharine Jefferts Schori as its 26th Presiding Bishop.

The Cathedral's 11 a.m. All Saints' Sunday liturgy on November 5 will include the formal seating of Jefferts Schori -- elected to office June 18 during proceedings of the 75th General Convention -- in the Presiding Bishop's cathedra, or official chair. All are welcome to attend the service on a first-come, first- seated basis as capacity allows.

Jefferts Schori's Investiture as 26th Presiding Bishop will occur in the context of a Eucharistic celebration at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 4, when tickets are required due to seating constraints. General- admission tickets may be requested per procedures listed below and also posted online at www.episcopalchurch.org.

During the Investiture, Jefferts Schori will receive symbols of office, including the primatial staff to be presented by the 25th Presiding Bishop, Frank T. Griswold, whose nine-year tenure concludes as Jefferts Schori's begins on November 1.

General-admission tickets for the Saturday Investiture will be distributed on a first-come, first- served basis by the Office of the Presiding Bishop, which, in consultation with the Cathedral, has sought to achieve the fairest possible manner of ticket distribution. According to policy detailed below, tickets may be requested no earlier than August 15 and by postal mail only.

A webcast at http://www.episcopalchurch.org will carry the Investiture service live online for those viewing around the world. Applications for credentialing of media representatives wishing to cover the Investiture will be made available online on August 15.

As Presiding Bishop, Jefferts Schori, 52, will become chief pastor to the U.S.-based Episcopal Church, which includes more than 2.4 million members in some 7,600 congregations in 111 dioceses spanning 16 countries.

She will also join the Anglican Communion's Primates Meeting, a body of principal bishops who oversee the Communion's 38 member Provinces, of which the Episcopal Church is one.