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Embracing Christ, Engaging the World
Feb. 25, 2010 Issue 2.4
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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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Has your church or diocesan organization undertaken fundraising or assisted in other ways with Haitian relief efforts since the devastating earthquake struck?
If you answered yes, then we want to hear from you for a story being prepared for the Spring issue of the new Diocese of Kentucky Quarterly magazine. Please send information about your relief work to maryjane@episcopalky.org by March 5.
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Feb. 28 - Pray for the Church of England and for the diocesan Department of Christian Formation.
March 7 - Pray for the Diocese of Hong Kong and for the diocesan Department of Finance and Stewardship.
March 14 - Pray for the Church of the Province of the Indian Ocean; for the House of Bishops meeting in Texas March 18-25; and for St. Thomas Church, Louisville, the Rev. Mike Lager, rector.
March 21 - Pray for the Ligurgical Consulation of the Anglican Communion and for the diocesan Department of Justice and Jubilee.
March 28 - Pray for the Bishop of Jerusalem and for the Department of Mission and Evangelism.
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Diocesan Calendar
This Month & Next
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Feb. 26-27-182nd Diocesan Convention, Grace Church, Paducah.
March 5 - Province IV Youth Event Design Team Planning, Townsend, Tenn.
March 9 - Celebration of new ministry of the Rev. Mitch Bojarski at St. Thomas Church, Campbellsville. Begins at 7 p.m. (ET).
March 12-13 - School of Ministry, All Saints' Conference Center, Leitchfield.
March 9 - Trustees and Council Executive Committee meeting, Diocesan Offices, Louisville. noon to 1 p.m. (ET).
March 14 - Bishop visitation at St. Thomas Church, 9616 Westport Road, Louisville.
March 18-25 - Bishop at the House of Bishops Meeting, Camp Allen, Texas.
March 19 - Fresh Start, All Saints' Episcopal Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
March 19-21 - Tentative: Youth Council Trip.
March 23 - Commission on Ministry, Place TBA. 5 to 9 p.m. (ET).
March 26-27 - Trustees & Council Overnight, All Saints' Conference Center, Leitchfield.
March 29 - Bishop Dudley Trustees Meeting, Place TBA.
March 30 - Clergy Renewal of Ordination Vows Service and Ember Day Meeting, Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (ET).
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More Events
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Feb. 27 - ''Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream" seminar at St. Matthew's Church, Louisville. Begins at 10 a.m. (ET).
Feb. 27 - Screening of film "The History of the Future" at St. Matthew's Church, Louisville. Begins at 6:15 p.m. (ET).
March 5 - Opening reception for Don Vish's photo exhibit at Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville. 6-9 p.m. (ET).
March 7-9 - Lenten retreat, Church of the Advent, St. Mark's and St. Andrew's, Louisville. First retreat session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (ET) Sunday, March 7, at Advent, 901 Baxter Ave.
March 19 - ParenTeen seminar at St. Francis in the Fields, Harrods Creek.
6-9 p.m. (ET).
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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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Diocesan convention meets
this weekend in Paducah
The 182nd Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky, the last annual meeting to be chaired by Bishop Ted Gulick, will meet Friday and Saturday at Grace Episcopal Church in Paducah.
Slightly more than 200 have registered to attend this convention, which is devoted to the theme, "Generation to Generation" and will feature a panel discussion with the bishop and several leaders involved in young adults ministries.
The worship services, workshops and all business meetings will be at Grace Church at 820 Broadway St. Friday night's reception will be at the Seamen's Institute, 111 Kentucky Ave., and the dinner will be nearby at the Four Rivers Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave. A Paducah trolley will ferry passengers from the reception to the convention center.
Unlike prior conventions, 10 workshops are scheduled to meet the opening afternoon between 1:30 and 4 p.m. (CT). In addition, three sessions addressing convention business matters -- the budget, resolutions and credentials -- will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. First-time adult deputies and all youth deputies are expected to attend their respective orientation sessions, which begin at 4.
The convention will convene for its first business session after Holy Eucharist, which will begin at 5 p.m. Friday. For copies of the convention agenda, directions, hotel and other information, visit the convention Web site.
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 Another reminder, if you haven't done this already:
Email your workshop preferences to Grace
If you are planning to attend a convention workshop, please email your preferences to libby_wade@yahoo.com as soon as possible. Doing so will enable your convention hosts to assign workshop rooms best suited to the anticipated participation. Not doing so, may mean sitting hunched up in a crowded room, if you can find a place to sit. The convention has several workshop offerings, any one of which could generate a crowd. A copy of the workshop schedule and descriptions may be found here.
Stewardship workshop details now available
The workshop, "Living our Faith: Stewardship in the 21st Century," will be an interactive dialogue with the Rev. Dr. Tim Mitchell, focusing on "best practices" for stewardship in your congregation. The topics covered will be those presented in this past year's TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship) Conference, in which Mitchell participated. Topics will range from the general, "Stewardship & Giving: Increasing Financial Support in Your Church," to the specific, "Checklists for Your Pledge Committee." The workshop will be offered 1:30-2:45 p.m. (CT) Friday, Feb. 26 at Grace Church.
Information about the other nine workshops offered Friday afternoon may be found here.
Clergy vestments for Holy Eucharist
For Friday's 5 p.m. Eucharist, the bishop requests that clergy wear the following vestments: those who are in procession should wear cassock, surplice and purple stole. Those who have been assigned to specific roles in the Eucharist are to wear an alb and purple stole.
Clergy are not expected to vest for the liturgy of morning prayer on Saturday.
Convention-Paducah connections
Get connected to the convention by visiting the Diocesan Convention Web page, where you can find links to the proposed agenda, profiles of the nominees, resolutions, workshops and exhibits and much more.
Get connected to Paducah and discover why this city is an exciting art center in our state and region; visit the visitors information page at http://www.paducah.travel/
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Author/specialist in adolescense & society
will lead seminar March 19 at St. Francis
A nationally recognized specialist in adolescent development, Dr. Chap Clark, author of Hurt: Inside the World of Today's Teenagers and Disconnected: Parenting Teens in a MySpace World, will lead a free ParenTeen seminar from 6 to 9 p.m. (ET) Friday, March 19, at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Harrods Creek.
The vice provost and professor of youth, family and culture at Fuller Theological Seminary, Clark has specialized in studying how society affects adolescent development and family relationships and is the senior editor of Youthworker Journal. He is known as the co-author of the book Deep Justice, is a contributing writer for Sojourners and is listed by Sojourners among several scholars and writers such as Diana Butler Bass, Tony Campola and Michael Battle identified as "Red Letter Christians."
The ParenTeen seminar is being offered for parents and other caring adults as a way to draw generations together with the goal of making a difference in the life of a teen. During the seminar, Clark will give strategies to help parents develop a more authentic, effective relationship with their teen.
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New ministry to be celebrated
A service celebrating the new ministry of the Rev. Mitch Bojarski will be at 7 p.m. (ET) March 9 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 116 S. Columbia Ave., Campbellsville.
Bojarski became St. Thomas's new vicar in January after serving for about two years at Christ Episcopal Church in Bowling Green, where he was assistant rector and the college chaplain for Western Kentucky University students.
Clergy planning to attend are requested to take note that the liturgical color will be purple.
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Places to go, things to do
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Film screening Saturday at St. Matthew's
Interfaith Paths to Peace will have a screening of local filmmaker Michael Kessler's movie "The History of the Future" on Saturday, Feb. 27 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Louisville. The screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and a Hootenany (sing-a-long).
The screening will begin at 6:15 p.m. (ET). St. Matthew's is located at 330 N. Hubbards Lane. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Donations to cover the cost of the refreshments are welcome.
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'Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream' symposium this Saturday
Connecting environmental sustainability, social
justice and spiritual fulfillment, an all-day symposium entitled
"Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream" will be held Saturday,
February 27 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Louisville.
The symposium, sponsored by Cultivating Connections and St.
Matthew's Green Team, will meet from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (ET) at
the church at 330 N. Hubbards Lane. Donations are requested. You may
reserve a place by sending an email to cultivatingconnections@insightbb.com or by calling 502-897-2721.
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Don Vish photo exhibit to open March 5
"Poetry in the Landscape," a photographic exhibit of works by
Louisville attorney, photographer and writer Donald Vish, will open at
Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville for the popular First Friday
Trolley Hop on March 5. Just as the exhibit's announcement promises,
no longer will "the familiar scenes and landmarks of our routine lives
blur into the background" when seen in Vish's photographs.
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News from the wider Church
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House of Deputies president outlines needs
of Haitian people & diocese in ENS bulletin
In the Feb. 28 Episcopal News Service weekly bulletin, Bonnie Anderson, president of the Episcopal
Church's House of Deputies, outlines the immediate and possible
long-term needs faced by the nation and the diocese of Haiti in the
wake of the Jan. 12 magnitude-7 earthquake that demolished
infrastructure, killed some 250,000 people and left millions homeless. Read more
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Please let us know what you would like to see included in future E-newsletters and send us news that you believe will be of interest to our readers.
Have a blessed weekend,
Mary Jane Cherry
Editor
maryjane@episcopalky.org
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