Greetings!
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happy Thanksgiving!
Peace,
Jessica Gates
Editor of RISEN & eRISEN |
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| Around the Diocese |
U2 Eucharist
When: November 25, 2007 at 6pm
Where: ChristChurch in Lincoln, 1645 Lonsdale Ave. Lincoln
Info: Presider: Rev'd Scott Gunn, Preacher: Ms. Dee Tavolaro
Contact: Dee Tavolaro 1-401-954-0715 datavolaro@gmail.com
Come as you are Eucharist
When:Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
The St. Luke's Choirs will be the featured singers at the East Greenwich Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
When: Friday, November 30th at 5pm
Where: on the steps of the East Greenwich Courthouse, Main Street
The St. Luke's Jubilate Ringers will perform at the Smith's Castle Annual Christmas Open House
When: Saturday, December 1st from 12pm until 3:30pm.
Where: Smith's Castle, North Kingstown
Grace Church Advent Lessons and Carols will be sung by candlelight on Sunday, December 2nd , 5 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org
S. Stephen's Church Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 2, 5:30 pm
Music of Byrd, Distler, Esquivel, Gibbons, Maxwell Davies, Stachowicz Reception following
December party for children and teens
When:Friday, Dec. 7, 2007 from 5:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
Info: We will include dinner, choir rehearsal for Youth Choir members, and cookie baking and decorating. All children in the church school are welcome whether they are choir members or not.
Advent Spirituality Retreat
When: Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:00-1:00 p.m.
Where:St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
Info: Advent is not just about shopping and preparing food. Advent is a time
to reflect and to discover how God calls us to bring forth his Son in this
time and place. Advent is a time to explore what we are called to do as
co-creators with God. Join us for a morning of creativity and quiet reflection.
A free will offering for food and supplies will be accepted. Please RSVP or sign up
outside the church office.
Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus
When: Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church,24 Hamlet Ave. Woonsocket, RI stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222 Free will offering
FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
The Choirs of St. Paul's, Wickford present Works of Poulenc, Palestrina, Buxtehude and others
When: Sunday December 9th at 6:00 PM
Where:St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main Street, Wickford, R I
Info: Reception to Follow Mark Steinbach, Director of Music,
Philip J. Tierney, Rector. Works of Poulenc, Palestrina, Buxtehude and others
Contact: call 401-294-4357
Christmas Concert @ St. Luke's
When: Sunday, December 16th at 4pm
Where: St. Luke's East Greenwich
Info: Featuring our Choirs and Jubilate Ringers
Grace Church Advent Vespers will be sung by candlelight on Thursday, December 20th, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org
Christmas Service
Holy Eucharist with soloists and violinist and the Sermon Story
When: Monday, December 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church24 Hamlet Ave. Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org401-762-2222
St. Luke's East GreenwichHoliday Services:
Christmas Eve Services on 12/24 at 4pm, 7pm, and 1030pm
Christmas Morning Service on 12/25 at 10am
New Year's Day Service on 1/1/08 at 11am
The Grace Church Choir will sing Compline by candlelight on Thursday, January 17th, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org |
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For Rent...Church rectory
Coventry Wood Estates; 4 bedroom 2 full bath raised ranch on dead end street. 2 car garage. No Pets. $1500 a month. Ready for December 1st. 828-0366. Please leave a message.
Parish Prayer Partners (PPP) is a new program designed to support the Episcopal Ministry at the Adult Correctional Institution. We are seeking small teams of individuals from parish and church groups throughout the diocese who will commit to praying for the needs of a partner inmate who has recently completed a baptismal; or spirituality course. The team will encourage the spiritual growth of the inmate partner through correspondence and prayer, working as a team.
Requirements are simple - a willingness to keep a four month commitment, dependability and consistency, a non-judgmental attitude toward inmates, a daily discipline of prayer. Teams can be as small as 2 or 3 people; each team must have a designated leader who can attend a mandatory 2 hour training session with Chaplain Joyce Penfield and who will serve as a contact person for the group. The training session will hopefully occur within the next few weeks (late November, early December), depending on the interest and availability of groups and leaders, with the full program starting in the new year.
If you would like to be a part of this ministry or have questions please contact Rev. Dcn. Dorothy 'Ricky" Brightman, at St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich, 401-884-4116, stlukeseg.deacon@verizon.net.
ECC - I am accepting applications for the following positions at the Episcopal Conference Center for the summer of 2008. Some positions will require part-time work prior to June 1st.
Summer Program Manager
City Camp Director
City Camp Coordinator
Musician
Tenor & Bass Choral Section Leader/Intern Positions at
Emmanuel Church, Newport
These are paid section leader/intern positions. Positions are available 1 September. Please E-mail resume to John Totter, Dir. Of Music @ music@emmanuelnewport.org
ORGANIST-CHOIRMASTER seeks fulltime position in 2008, in musically active parish where tradition and imagination work together. Lifelong Episcopalian with strengths in choir training/conductor (adults and children, RSCM programs), liturgical organist, teacher, singer, workshop leader. Highly organized, engaging, collegial working style. Master's degree, extensive knowledge of repertoire, liturgical and spiritual role of fine music. Part-time post considered if area school teaching job available. Continue and celebrate the vital ministry of the Anglican choral tradition, and enrich the life of your congregation in your program to resource-sized parish! Replies to J. W. Brooks, 9523 Treyford Terrace, Gaithersburg, MD20886. Phone 301-987-0487. E-mail: jbrooks9523@comcast.net.
Parish Administrator. St. John'sChurch in Barrington is seeking a full-time parish administrator. We are a corporate/resource-sized congregation with over 1500 members, an average Sunday attendance of around 300 at four services, and an annual budget of $700,000.00. The parish administrator will serve on a collegial ministry team of nine paid staff. Strong organizational, computer and interpersonal skills are required. Benefits include health care, pension, and continuing education. For more information, please contact the Rev'd Neal Goldsborough at 401-245-4065; or Neal_stjbar@att.net.
Organist/Choir Director. St. John'sChurch in Barrington is seeking an Organist and Choir Director. This is a half-time (20 hours a week) position with two Sunday services (9 and 11 a.m.), a five member adult choir and a twenty member children's choir. St. John's has an average of fifteen funerals and three weddings a year. We have a Rogers 955 Classic, three manual electronic organ. Health insurance for one person and annual funding for continuing education are included with this position. The organist will be provided with his/her own office and computer. We are looking for someone who is comfortable with traditional Anglican music as found in "The Hymnal 1982" and "Wonder, Love and Praise". For more information please contact the Rev'd C. Neal Goldsborough: 401-245-4065; Neal_stjbar@att.net
The Summer Collegium, a project in support of small congregations, is now accepting applications for the Summer 2008 event, which will take place from June 25-July 3, 2008. This nine-day, all expenses paid conference for clergy and their spouses or partners is open to those who pastor small congregations (100 or fewer average Sunday attendance) and are committed to small church ministry. Singles and non-ordained pastors are welcome to apply for the one of the 25 openings. The conference consists of keynotes and workshops on all aspects of small church ministry, with a special emphasis on worship and preaching. Keynotes include Tony Pappas, who has written extensively on small church life, and Peter Bush and Christine O'Reilly, authors of the new book Where 20 or 30 are Gathered: Leading Worship in the SmallChurch. John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland will be our music leader. This is an ecumenical project sponsored by the Lilly Endowment Inc. Applications may be downloaded from our website, www.vts.edu/education/collegium, or contact Marilyn Johns (mjohns@vts.edu or 703-461-1760); applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2007
St. Luke's East Greenwich is Recruiting Singers for Choirs and Nationally-recognized RSCM Music program.
St. Luke's Episcopal Church East Greenwich is seeking new singers for its choirs. Three choirs span ages 3 through adult. Choirs sing Sunday services and Thursday evening (adults) or Friday afternoon (children) rehearsals September through June, with additional seasonal concerts, a special Taizé and Evensong services, and shared musical events with other area choirs. The group also holds choir dinners, seasonal parties, retreats, and promises lasting friendships among its musicians. St. Luke's is Located at Pierce & Church Streets, East Greenwich. Please contact Priscilla Adams Rigg, Music Director, at 401-884-4116, stlukeseg.music@verizon.net, or visit www.stlukeseg.org.
Part-time Assistant to Handle Full Wedding Schedule: St. Peter's-by-the-Sea, Narragansett, RI.
Our historic stone church, within walking distance to the beach in beautiful Narragansett Pier, is a highly sought-after wedding destination throughout the year.
We're looking for a Episcopal Priest who would enjoy taking charge of this ministry of welcoming couples to be married at St. Peter's. The candidate must be able to work evenings and weekends while helping couples navigate the entire wedding process, from pre-marital counseling, through rehearsals, to the wedding ceremony itself. THE PRIEST MUST BE CANONICALLY RESIDENT OR LICENSED IN THE DIOCESE OF RHODE ISLAND.
The position pays $720 per wedding, with a typical schedule of around 20 weddings annually. Please send your resume to St. Peter's-by-the-Sea, 72 Central Street, Narragansett, RI 02882. For more information you may call us at 401-783-4623 or visit our website at www.stpetersbythesea.com.
Sunday School Coordinator: Church of the Ascension, Wakefield, has an opportunity as a Sunday school coordinator for an enthusiastic person of faith who loves children and is interested in providing them with a loving, enjoyable and challenging Christian education program. Administrative and communications skills, as well as the ability to nurture and coordinate adult and youth volunteers are a must. A stipend is available. Please send a resume and statement indicating your interest in the position to: Sunday School Coordinator Search, P.O. Box 5248, Wakefield, RI 02880.
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| Conflict in the Holy Land |
Conflict in the Holy Land
What: Meeting to brainstorm about policy proposals for Diocesan involvement in the search for a just peace
When: Thursday, November 29, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Diocesan Annex next to Diocesan Offices at 275 N. Main St. in Providence
The Resolution on the Holy Land approved at Annual Convention 2006 called for a year of study of the conflict with a view to developing concrete policies for involvement in the search for a just peace. We are now discussing what form this involvement should take. Interested members of the Diocese are invited to join in this meeting with three people from beyond the Diocese who will talk about their engagement and make recommendations about how we might contribute constructively. Howard Lenow of Jewish Voice for Peace in Boston, Susanne Hoder who has been instrumental in the Methodist campaign concerning investment in the Occupied Territories, and Martha Yager, director of the Southeastern New England office of the American Friends Service Committee, will join us to stimulate the flow of ideas. If you wish to participate, please call or email Priscilla Read (401 272 4003 / priscillaread@cox.net) no later than Monday, November 26 so that we can plan space in function of numbers.
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| Around the Diocese |
U2 Eucharist
When: November 25, 2007 at 6pm
Where: ChristChurch in Lincoln, 1645 Lonsdale Ave. Lincoln
Info: Presider: Rev'd Scott Gunn, Preacher: Ms. Dee Tavolaro
Contact: Dee Tavolaro 1-401-954-0715 datavolaro@gmail.com
Come as you are Eucharist
When:Sunday, November 25, 2007 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
The St. Luke's Choirs will be the featured singers at the East Greenwich Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
When: Friday, November 30th at 5pm
Where: on the steps of the East Greenwich Courthouse, Main Street
The St. Luke's Jubilate Ringers will perform at the Smith's Castle Annual Christmas Open House
When: Saturday, December 1st from 12pm until 3:30pm.
Where: Smith's Castle, North Kingstown
Grace Church Advent Lessons and Carols will be sung by candlelight on Sunday, December 2nd , 5 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org
S. Stephen's Church Advent Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 2, 5:30 pm
Music of Byrd, Distler, Esquivel, Gibbons, Maxwell Davies, Stachowicz Reception following
December party for children and teens
When:Friday, Dec. 7, 2007 from 5:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
Info: We will include dinner, choir rehearsal for Youth Choir members, and cookie baking and decorating. All children in the church school are welcome whether they are choir members or not.
Advent Spirituality Retreat
When: Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9:00-1:00 p.m.
Where:St. James Episcopal Church 24 Hamlet Ave.Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222
Info: Advent is not just about shopping and preparing food. Advent is a time
to reflect and to discover how God calls us to bring forth his Son in this
time and place. Advent is a time to explore what we are called to do as
co-creators with God. Join us for a morning of creativity and quiet reflection.
A free will offering for food and supplies will be accepted. Please RSVP or sign up
outside the church office.
Cumberland-Lincoln Community Chorus
When: Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church,24 Hamlet Ave. Woonsocket, RI stjameswoonsocket.org 401-762-2222 Free will offering
FESTIVAL OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
The Choirs of St. Paul's, Wickford present Works of Poulenc, Palestrina, Buxtehude and others
When: Sunday December 9th at 6:00 PM
Where:St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 55 Main Street, Wickford, R I
Info: Reception to Follow Mark Steinbach, Director of Music,
Philip J. Tierney, Rector. Works of Poulenc, Palestrina, Buxtehude and others
Contact: call 401-294-4357
Christmas Concert @ St. Luke's
When: Sunday, December 16th at 4pm
Where: St. Luke's East Greenwich
Info: Featuring our Choirs and Jubilate Ringers
A CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
When: Sunday afternoon, December 16th,
Where: St. Mark's Episcopal Church 10 Turner Ave.Riverside.
Info: We will have our annual service of Lessons and Carols here at the church at 4:00 in the afternoon. It will be a candlelight service as part of our Advent preparation for the coming of Christmas.
Grace Church Advent Vespers will be sung by candlelight on Thursday, December 20th, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org
Christmas Service
Holy Eucharist with soloists and violinist and the Sermon Story
When: Monday, December 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: St. James Episcopal Church24 Hamlet Ave. Woonsocket, RI
stjameswoonsocket.org401-762-2222
St. Luke's East GreenwichHoliday Services:
Christmas Eve Services on 12/24 at 4pm, 7pm, and 1030pm
Christmas Morning Service on 12/25 at 10am
New Year's Day Service on 1/1/08 at 11am
The Grace Church Choir will sing Compline by candlelight on Thursday, January 17th, at 7 p.m. at Grace Church. A reception will follow. Grace Church is located at Westminster & Mathewson Streets. Call 401-331-3225 for information. Our website is www.gracechurchprovidence.org |
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St. Margaret's Convent
A SERVICE OF ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS
Will be held on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 4:00 p.m.
The program features congregational participation.
Supper will follow.
Please join us at St. Margaret's Convent
17 Highland Park Street
Roxbury, MA 02119-1436
617-445-8961 x127
Email: resbostonssm@yahoo.com
www.ssmbos.com
Please let us know that you are coming by November 25th
so that we may make adequate preparations.
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An Advent Day of Prayer
Led by the Sr. Emily Louise, SSM
December 8, 2007 from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Join the Sisters for a Day of Prayer as we anticipate the coming of Christ into
the world. Luncheon is included. The suggested donation is $35.
For more information or to make your reservation:
St. Margaret's Convent
617-445-8961 x 127
resbostonssm@yahoo.com
www.ssmbos.com
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The George Hunt HELP Center |
The George Hunt HELP Center was founded in 1990 as a daytime adjunct to services for the homeless provided by shelters, soup kitchens, and other agencies in Providence. Our mission is hospitality and we work to build community among the homeless to strengthen them individually and empower them collectively. We provide clean, seasonal clothing, toiletries, coffee and a place where an individual can rest and talk.
The Center will hold it's Annual Holiday Open House on Thursday, December 13, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM. All are invited to come, meet the people we serve, and see the Center. Questions - call the Center at 861-9733 on weekday mornings. We are located at 121 Matthewson Street, across from the Mathewson Street Methodist Church, and right down the street from Grace Church and Hotel Providence. Deacons Buck Close and Ricky Brightman are Executive Director and Board Chair, respectively.
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