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Embracing Christ, Engaging the World
Feb. 5, 2010 Issue 2.1
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The Diocese of Kentucky is called to engage the world as a witness to
Christ
through worship, study, fellowship, evangelism, social justice
and service.
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How to Help Haiti
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DONATE to Episcopal Relief & Development
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Diocesan Events
This Month
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Feb. 6 - Communications Committee, All Saints' Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Feb. 12-13 - School of Ministry, All Saints' Episcopal Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Feb. 14 - Bishop Visitation at Christ Church, 206 W. Poplar St. Elizabethtown.
Feb. 19 - Fresh Start, All Saints' Episcopal Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Feb. 21 - Bishop Visitation at St. George's Church, Louisville.
Feb. 23 - Commission on Ministry. Place to be determined.
Feb. 26-27-182nd Diocesan Convention, Grace Church, Paducah.
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Upcoming
All Saints' Events
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Feb. 6 - Diocesan communications committee meeting.
Feb. 12-13 - School of Ministry.
Feb. 13 - Youth Council meeting
Feb. 19-20 - Fresh Start.
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More February Events
in our churches
and beyond
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Feb. 7- Organ recital and choral evensong at St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek. Begins at 5 p.m. (ET).
Feb. 12-13 - "Become an Apprentice to Jesus" seminar, St. Francis in the Fields, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road, Harrods Creek.
Feb. 13-21 - Jewish Film Festival in Louisville.
Feb. 16 - Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Benefit for cathedral choir. Seatings at 5:30 and 7 (ET).
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| February's weekly prayer calendar
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Feb. 7 - Pray for The Church of the Province of Central Africa and for diocesan officers.
Feb. 14 - Pray for the Anglican Church of Central America and for Christ Episcopal Church, Elizabethtown, the Rev. Alice Nichols, rector.
Feb. 21 - Pray for the Anglican Church of the Congo and for St. George's Church, Louisville, the Rev. Ben Sanders, priest-in-charge.
Feb. 28 - Pray for the Church of England and for the Christian Formation Department.
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| Contact Us
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This E-newsletter is published by the Dicoese of Kentucky Communications Office.
Send news and photos to
the editor at
maryjane@episcopalky.org
by Monday morning of the week you'd like to have it published.
Diocese of Kentucky
502-584-7148
425 S. Second St.
Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202
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When the weather outside is frightful
The Diocesan Office follows the Jefferson County public schools' policy for inclement weather closings.
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 Convention 2010: workshops galore!
News is now available about workshops that are sure to be of interest to Episcopalians and will be offered at the 182nd Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky on the first day later this month. The workshops will explore topics ranging from the
poetry of George Herbert to the issues of homelessness in rural and
small towns. Read more
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 Reception will have you "rolling on the river"
Have you ever wondered if you could pilot a riverboat and barge on
the Ohio River? Members of the diocese's Trustees and Council had a
chance to learn that firsthand a few years ago when they visited Paducah,
and you can have that experience too - if you attend diocesan
convention.
Read more
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'Become an Apprentice to Jesus' seminar
St. Francis in the Fields will offer a free seminar entitled "Become an Apprentice to Jesus" on Friday, Feb. 12, 7 - 9 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (ET).
James Bryan Smith, author of The Good and Beautiful God, will help participants change their lives and renew their souls by sharing four steps to transformation: change your perspective on your world, change old habits, change from self-reliance and change your spiritual outlook.
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Enjoy Shrove Tuesday pancakes and help
cathedral choir
Christ Church Cathedral will have a Benefit Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. Planned as a benefit for the choir, the supper will feature, of course, a meal of pancakes, healthy oatmeal, delicious toppings,
sausages (plus a vegan option!) and colorful fruit salad, but it also includes "a musical
dessert of television favorites." Read more
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Daring to care about the hungry
By Robin Garr, St. Matthew's Church
Inspired by author Sara Miles's visit last fall, when members of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church heard of her charismatic ministry to feed people as we feed our spirits at the Communion rail, they began moving rapidly to turn a long-term dream into reality.
On Saturday, March 21, if all goes as planned, parish volunteers will staff the church's first monthly Dare to Care Food Pantry, dispensing boxes of food from a station in Saints Hall to as many hungry people as we can accommodate.
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Presiding Bishop will speak at conference
Kanuga Conferences and The Episcopal Preaching Foundation have invited the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, to participate in the National Episcopal Preaching Conference in April.
Jefferts Schori joins an impressive group of speakers aiming to inspire, inform and empower clergy and seminarians during this inaugural event.
Kanuga, affiliated with the Episcopal Church, is a 1,400-acre camp and conference center in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Hendersonville, N.C. For more information, visit www.kanuga.org or call 828-692-9136.
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News from The Hill at All Saints'
Conference offered educational experience
Greg Premo, executive director of All Saints' Episcopal Conference Center recently returned from the annual Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers Conference, which he says is, "is the best educational experience I attend yearly."
The organization has 104 members representing nearly every state, and its national council, which includes 17 bishops, is dedicated to providing wisdom, vision and financial support to the organization.
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Places to go, things to do
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Music in our churches
St. Francis organ recital & choral evensong
St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Harrods Creek will host an organ recital and choral evensong at 5 p.m. (ET) this Sunday (Feb. 7).
Organist Robert Lee, the assistant organist at St. Francis in the Fields, will perform works by Bach (Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532), Sowerby, (Adagio from Sonatina), and an improvisation on Epiphany themes.
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Jewish film festival begins Feb. 13
 This year's Jewish Film Festival
in Louisville will run Feb. 13-21, and organizers say the nine films
selected by the festival committee will appeal to avid film lovers.
Read more
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Explore the spiritual side of fly-fishing
Fly-fishing national champion to teach at annual retreat
Step into a stream and discover the spiritual side of fly-fishing in Western North Carolina this April 25-28 during the fourth annual Kanuga Fly-fishing Retreat.
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Have a blessed weekend,
Mary Jane Cherry
Editor
maryjane@episcopalky.org
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