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July 16th, 2008
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SUPPLY CLERGY
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Learning &
Formation
Opportunities |
JULY 2008
13th - 18th
Older Boys Camp
Grades 5-6
Episcopal Conference
Center, Pascoag
16th-August 4th
The Lambeth Conference
Canterbury, England
20th - 25th
Older Girls Camp
Grades 5-6
Episcopal Conference
Center, Pascoag
27th - August 1
Conference
Grades 9-12
Episcopal Conference
Center, Pascoag
AUGUST 2008
4th - 8th
Younger Children's Camp
Grades 2-4
Episcopal Conference Center
10th-15th
Summersend
Grades 7-12
Episcopal Conference Center
16th
Safe Church/Healthy Church
Practices Training
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Emmanuel Church, Newport
19th
"I don't Know the Answer
to That, Let's Find it Out
Together"
Navigating the J2A
Curriculum Leader's
Training and Support
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: TBA
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Greetings!
Bishop Wolf invites all Members of the Diocese to a Lambeth Briefing
on Saturday, August 9th from 9:00-11:30am in the Annex (275 North Main Street Providence RI 02903)
Come and hear Bishop Wolf share her thoughts and insights on the
Lambeth Conference.
Please post in your Sunday bulletins as appropriate, newsletters if timely and pass the word that ALL are welcome to attend this Lambeth Briefing. The Episcopal Church has posted a "Bishop's Blog" covering the Lambeth Conference.
The next eRISEN deadline is Tuesday July 29th.
Peace,
Jessica Gates
Editor of RISEN & eRISEN |
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FROM THE DIOCESAN HOUSE |
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CONGRAGATIONAL DEVELOPMENT / TRANSITIONS / DEPLOYMENT:
The Rev. Dr. Michael Tessman has been appointed Priest-in-Charge of Church of the Holy Spirit in Charlestown. Fr. Tessman and his wife, Carol, live in Wakefield. He will begin his ministry at Holy Spirit on August 1st.
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The IRS has increased the mileage reimbursement rate to .585 as of July 1, 2008.
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RESOURCE CENTER:
Diocesan Leaders:
Please send any information to be included in the Catalog of Learning and Formation Opportunities in The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island Late Summer/Fall 2008
to Mary Ann Kolakowski maryann@episcopalri.org by July 25th. Thanks!
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Safe Church Training Dates - 2008!
Who should attend Safe Church Training and full details about the training as well as the Policies for the Protection of Children and Youth are both available in pdf format.
For those who cannot attend a full-day on Saturdays, we now offer the classes at night in 3 1/2hr sessions. Note: You must attend BOTH evening classes to be certified!
2008 Schedule for Safe Church Training:
Saturday, August 16th
9:00am to 4:00pm (lunch included)
Emmanuel, Newport
Registrations for these classes are now being taken by calling the Registration Line at 274-4500 ext 111. The Cost is $8.00 per person, payable in advance
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ECC RETREATS & CAMP
For detailed information on all Retreats / Conferences or to register for a retreat you can always call the Conference Center at (401) 568-4055.
Summer has started at ECC! Everyone worked HARD at Summerstart to make camp spic and span for everyone arriving for Music and Creative Arts Camp. Now we are into creative workshops of Musical Theatre, Rock Band, Photography, Acappella, Creative Writing, Drama and Art. There is still time to join the fun with friends at ECC. Call 568-4055.
Education for Ministry (EFM) Mentor Training and Formation at the Episcopal Conference Center (ECC), September 18-20, 2008. Open to current mentors, those interested in mentoring an EFM group, and those curious about the program. For more information call Sue Hurn at 568-4055.
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The '08 Confirmation Schedule is as follows:
Saturday, December 6th:
Advent Confirmations at the Cathedral of St. John, Providence
Rehearsal Please plan to have the candidates arrive one hour prior to the service for a walk-through of the liturgy. The candidates should have a 3x5 card on which are printed their first and middle names (no last names, please) in type large enough for the Bishop to read. It is also helpful to indicate in smaller print, somewhere on the card, which rite the candidate will be receiving, i.e. confirmation, reception, or re-affirmation.
Vestments Clergy will vest (white) and process and should be prepared to assist with the distribution of communion.
Parish Register Be sure to bring your parish register for the Bishop's signature.
Lectors and Collection The deaneries or host parish will need to provide ushers, and someone to take the collection and may provide lectors. It is especially appropriate to ask confirmands to present the gifts. Candidates should not, however, be asked to serve as lectors.
Reception The reception is the responsibility of the deanery and host parish.
Certificates Will be available at the event.
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The Continuing Education Committee has reviewed and revised the Guidelines effective July, 2007 for Continuing Ed Grants. Please call the Canon Betsy Fornal if you have additional questions or concerns at 274-4500 ext. 225
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AROUND THE DIOCESE |
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St. Lukes Episcopal Church, East Greenwich Summer Services and Events!
Summer Worship Services:
Holy Eucharist Services on Sundays at 8am and 10am, Saturdays at 530pm
Cookouts and Concerts Returns:
Coordinating with the Town of East Greenwich's annual summer concert series at nearby Academy Field, St. Luke's is offering a preconcert cookout on Thursday, July 24th. We will gather @ St. Luke's, rain or shine beginning@ 5:30 on Thursday July 24 for grilled hamburgers & hotdogs. At 6:30, we will walk across the parking lot ( with desserts) to Academy Field to hear the music of Mel-Tones (oldies) on July 24th. The concert will be held inside @ Swift Gym in case it rains. All are welcome, members and non-memebers of St. Luke's. So mark your calendar!
If you have any questions, please visit our website at www.stlukes.org or call us at 885-4116
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Saint John's Summer Fair
When: Saturday, July 19, 10am - 2pm
Where: Washington and Willow Streets, Newport, RI
Event: Browse among the White Elephant sale (opens early at 9am), and tables for gifts and crafts, baked goods, plants, children's games, and others. The cooking team will dish up clam fritters and chorizo along with the grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. Small vendors will be on hand with a selection of items for sale.
New this year is a full-fledged auction of donated new and vintage items. Check out the online auction catalogue. The auction will begin at noon, with viewing from the fair's opening.
More info: See http://www.saintjohns-newport.org for more information.
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St. Augustine's 3rd Annual Chicken BBQ - UPDATED
When: Saturday, August 9th, 2008 - Noon to 5PM
Where: St. Augustines, Kingston (URI) Lower College Road
Eat in or take out!
Cost: Tickets are NOW on sale. Ticket prices are $9 at the door for dinners and $5 for half-chickens. There is a $0.50 discount for early orders.
Info: Call Nancy R. Brown @ 789-1728 for more information.
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OPPORTUNITIES |
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For all future submissions, please add an end-date for your opportunity or contact the editor when a position has been filled.
### Position Description for Director of Music Ministries Emmanuel Church, Cumberland 120 Nate Whipple Highway, RI www.emmanuelri.org Contact: The Rev. Peter Mayer, Rector p.mayer@cox.net, 401-658-1506 Deadline for application: June 27, 2008 We are currently seeking a director of music ministries to oversee our music program, select hymns and musical pieces for Sunday worship (one service) and rehearse and direct the choir. This quarter-time position will earn offering between $2,667 and $4,000 for the final four months of 2008. 2009 Salary would be approximately set between $8,000 and $12,000, meeting AGO guidelines. For more information, please contact the Rev. Peter Mayer at p.mayer@cox.net or (401)658-1506. .
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OF INTEREST |
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
You can make a difference in the world. Help homeless or formerly incarcerated persons overcome the many challenges they face in finding, getting and keeping employment. The Blessing Way, a non-denominational, faith-based, social service organization in Providence, needs your help with "Operation Get Started" -- our jobs assistance program. Help unemployed homeless or formerly incarcerated persons who seek work to make a positive change in their lives. Volunteer to work with one person for 4 months as a mentor and coach OR serve as a tutor for adults in our job readiness classes. Training and supervision are included in both volunteer positions. Our current volunteers come from various churches. This is also a great opportunity for college internships or field education. For more information or application, please write or call: Rev. Dr. Joyce Penfield, Executive Director Email: blessingwayinfo@yahoo.com Phone: 861-0441 Website: www.theblessingway.org
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Choir Camp
for young singers grades 4-12
at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, Greenfield, N.H.
August 3-9, 2008
Our 16th summer!
In one short week of Choir Camp, strangers become friends and start to sing a shared song. Music and friendship bring young singers back year after year-over half of Choir Campers come back the next year.
We travel the world in a single week!
Choir Camp brings young singers in contact with music from around the globe and across the centuries, featuring Anglican chant, canticles and anthems from many traditions. Each day begins with Morning Prayer, while the week wraps up with a Festival Lessons and Carols service on Saturday morning. Young singers from parishes with large or small music programs are welcome. Scholarship funds are available.
Choir Camp is led by a volunteer staff of trained music professionals. While at camp, singers are also under the guidance of a well-trained camp staff focused on the needs of campers.
Choir Camp is a specialty camp program held at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, set among towering pines on beautiful Otter Lake in the scenic Monadnock region of southwest New Hampshire. Accredited by the American Camp Association, the facility is owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and offers an active, fun and challenging program in a healthy and safe camp environment.
Every day:
Make church music come alive and learn about church music traditions.
Sing with friends.
Learn chant, canticles and anthems, ancient and new.
Have summer camp fun: swimming, arts and crafts, campfires, and more.
"It's like cramming a lifetime into a week," says a Choir Camper.
Join us!
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EPISCOPAL CHARITIES
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2008 Episcopal Charities Annual Campaign Update
Many thanks to our dedicated volunteers who are working hard to encourage people in their parishes to participate in the important and wonderful work of Episcopal Charities. Congratulations to our donors for their support and commitment to helping so many of our fellow Rhode Islanders who are in fragile situations and living on the edge. We are all feeling the pinch in our economy and the problems it has brought, but none more than the most marginalized across our state.
Here's the Campaign update.
As of July 14, we have $384,275 in pledges - 77% of our $500,000 goal.
Individual contact challenge is at 59%. Our goal is to contact every household in every parish.
The mission of Episcopal Charities began with a desire and sense of responsibility to help those in need. This tradition continues today. Funds from Episcopal Charities assist battered women and abused children seeking a safe haven, with the education and counseling that will help them achieve a better life. Thousands will have food, hear, shelter, healthcare and other basic needs. With Episcopal Charities funds the elderly and terminally ill receive comfort and a sense of dignity through their last days. Those who suffer from drug addiction receive help toward recovery. Immigrants will be able to read and speak English. Children find fellowship and learn team-building skills at summer camps. This year, social service grants are being distributed to 105 agencies and programs throughout Rhode Island.
Have you made your contribution to Episcopal Charities this year?
If you have not participated yet, just think of all the good your gift will do for so many. Please join with others across our diocese to help Christ in healing the gaps, hurts, and brokenness in thousands of lives. YOU can be a BRIDGE between their aspirations and accomplishments!
Here's how you can help:
· PRAY DAILY.
Pray daily for our sisters and brothers in their situations of adversity, misfortune, poverty, despair, or loss. Ask Jesus to lead your heart to a faithful, joyful, responsive and generous response.
· GIVE GENEROUSLY.
Send your gift or pledge today through your parish representative or online at http://www.episcopalri.org/charities/ (web-site soon to be updated.) You can give to honor someone who is special to you, someone who has done something nice for you, as a memorial remembrance, and anniversary or birthday.
· ENCOURAGE FELLOW PARISHIONERS TO PARTICIPATE.
If you have not supported Episcopal Charities before, consider being a NEW PLEDGER by joining with over 6,000 households across Rhode Island.
· BE JOYFUL AND THANKFUL!
Praise God for the healing work and ministries of Charities, for His blessings, miracles, and love that shine through our hands, our gifts, and our work together.
Any questions? Contact the Episcopal Charities Office at 275 North Main Street, Providence, RI 02903, 274-4500, ext. 234 for Peggy and 233 for Jack.
YOUR EPISCOPAL CHARITIES DOLLARS AT WORK
Family Action Community Resources through its Woonsocket Shelter for the Homeless has a goal to help individuals and families move from the shelter into decent, affordable, stable housing at the earliest opportunity. Adult shelter residents work with their staff to develop a plan of action to obtain income, health care and housing. While most enter the shelter feeling they have hit the bottom, with help they regain their self-esteem, increase their family management skills and prepare for a new life. An after school program for children in the shelter supports them academically and allows them to relax with their peers.
Most of those served by the Woonsocket Shelter are very low income, on public assistance or working at low wage jobs and have less than a high school education. They may be coming from a family break-up or seeking temporary shelter because of a domestic violence situation. An unexpected medical issue, a lay-off or a natural disaster, such as a fire, can create a need for shelter. Families with children on the Family Independence Program (welfare) do not receive enough cash assistance to pay for an apartment in a private setting, and as a result many are evicted for non-payment. The amount of cash public assistance for families with children has not been increased in 18 years, even though the housing has become more and more expensive.
This project serves two segments of the homeless population: single women and families with children. Approximately 80% of beneficiaries will be families and most will be headed by a single (female) parent. About 50% will be members of ethnic minority groups. Many will have disabilities related to mental illness or other medical conditions. In age they will range quite literally from birth to elderly and come from a variety of educational and economic backgrounds. Many will come from broken homes, dysfunctional families, or domestic violence situations. All have a common denominator: they are homeless and need a place to stay.
New shelter residents receive the following standard services: assessment, provision of emergency supplies and hygiene products, food, bed linens, blankets, baby items if needed, etc. Other non-emergency but important issues are addressed as soon as possible with the highest priority assigned to registering children in school. Residents are assigned a case manager within 72 hours whom they work with to identify issues that contributed to the household's homelessness and to develop an action plan addressing the specific needs of the family and its members.
Referrals are made to other FRCA programs and other agencies to obtain needed services, including food, income, health care, employment training, etc. All residents participate in a Life Skills Program of workshops on financial literacy, parenting, interpersonal skills and employment. Families are assisted to transition from the shelter to permanent housing. This service may involve assistance with appeals for subsidized housing, training on housing search, providing assistance with security deposit and/or helping to set up a new household - providing the basic supplies and equipment for the family to function without setting them back financially. The costs of moving to permanent housing with the basics of furniture, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, beds and bedding, etc. would be prohibitive without help.
For more information, please contact Ben Lessing, Executive Director, 245 Main Street, Woonsocket, RI 02895, 766-0900.
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