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 | Embracing Christ, Engaging the World
September 16, 2010
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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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Sept. 19-Pray for the Anglican Church of the Province of Uganda, and pray for the Ordination and Consecration of the Eighth Bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky.Sept. 26-Pray for The Episcopal Church (based in the U.S.), and in our diocese pray for the new ministry of Bishop Terry Allen White.
Oct. 3-Pray for Church in Wales in the Anglican Communion, and in the diocese pray for St. Mary's Church, the Rev. Candyce Loescher, rector.
Oct. 10-Pray for Church of the Province of West Africa in the Anglican Communion, and in the diocese pray for the Four Rivers Deanery and its new dean, the Rev. Candyce Loescher.
Oct. 17-Pray for the
Church in the Province of the West Indies in the Anglican Communion, and in the diocese pray for the
Fall Youth Gathering.
Oct. 24-Pray for the office of the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, New York, and the Anglican UN Advisory team in Geneva, in the Anglican Communion, and in the diocese pray for Trinity Church, Fulton.
Oct. 31-Pray for the Church of Ceylon in the Anglican Communion, and in the diocese pray for Ascension Church, the Rev. Karl Lusk, rector.
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Diocesan Calendar
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Sept. 15-22-House of Bishops Meeting.
Sept. 16-19-Cursillo, All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield.
Sept. 24-Clergy meeting and luncheon with Presiding Bishop and Bishop-Elect, Galt House, Louisville. (10 a.m. EDT).
Sept. 25-Pre-consecration reception and dinner with Presiding Bishop and Bishop-Elect. 6 p.m. (EDT), Muhammad Ali Center.
Sept. 25-Service of Ordination and Consecration of Eighth Bishop of Kentucky. 11 a.m. (EDT), Galt House, Louisville.
Sept. 26-Seating of new bishop at Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville. 10 a.m. (EDT).
Sept. 28-Commission on Ministry. 5 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville.
Sept. 30-Budget requests and Mission Funding grant requests due.
Oct. 3-Bishop Visitation, St. Mary's Church, 163 N. Main St. Madisonville.
Oct. 5-Trustees & Council Executive Committee meeting, Diocesan House, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. Noon (EDT).
Oct. 9-Mission Funding Committee meeting, 10 a.m. (CDT), All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield.
Oct. 15-17-Fall Youth Gathering, All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield.
Oct. 16-Budget Committee, Diocesan House, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 19-Trustees & Council Meeting, Place TBD.
Oct. 24-Bishop Visitation, Trinity Church, 1100 Vine St, Fulton.
Oct. 26-Commission on Ministry, Place TBD. 5-9 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 28-Episcopal Church Home Corner Stone Celebration Night. 7504 Westport Rd Louisville, 5-8 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 31-Bishop Visitation,
Ascension Church, 211 N. Third St. Bardstown.
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Planning Ahead
| Nov. 5-6-Diocese of Kentucky Leadership Conference, All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield.
Dec. 15-16-Clergy Advent Retreat, All Saints Conference Center, Leitchfield.
Feb. 25-26-Diocesan Convention, St. Matthew's Church, Louisville.
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Events in our congregations and beyond
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Sept. 17-18-St. Francis MOPS/MOMS Consignment Sale. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT),St. Francis in the Fields Church. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,Sept.
Sept. 18-Church of the Advent Fall Feast. 7-10 p.m. (EDT).
Sept. 19-2010 Hunger Walk, Louisville. Begins at 2:15 (EDT), Waterfront Park.
Sept. 21-International Peace Day.
Sept. 26-Louisville HIV/AIDS walk, Waterfront Park, Louisville. Run begins at 2 p.m. (EDT).
Sept. 28-Commission on Ministry. 5 p.m. Christ Church Cathedral, Louisville.
Oct. 3-National Day of Prayer for healing in Gulf of Mexico.
Oct. 9-National Acolyte Festival, National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
Oct. 29-31-Lecture series by Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt professor and Jewish-Christian relations scholar, at Second Presbyterian, St. Matthew's Episcopal and Highland Baptist churches and The Temple, Louisville.
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Contact Us
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This E-newsletter is published by the Diocese 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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It's official!
We have a bishop-elect with consent; consecration plans still on track
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's office announced Sept. 16 that Bishop-elect Terry Allen White of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky has received the required number of consents from bishops with jurisdiction and diocesan standing committees to his ordination and consecration. Read more
Dinner reservations still being taken
The Very Rev. Terry White at Christ Church Cathedral. Photo by Don Vish | The deadline has officially passed but reservations are still being taken through this weekend for the dinner for the bishop-elect. If you wish to reserve tickets, contact Gibbs Reese at gibbs@reesedesign.com.
The dinner, open to all, will be held at the Muhammad Ali Center, 144 N. Sixth St., Louisville, on Friday, Sept. 24. Tickets cost $50 each. Read more
Alternative dinner for youth
While the bishop-elect and an older set of well wishers will be noshing at the Ali center, a pizza party will be underway a few blocks away for the diocese's 7th-12th graders. Sponsored by the Diocesan Youth Council, the gathering will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at the Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St. Youth should be dropped off at the cathedral, but they will be walked back (with a chaperon) to the Ali Center, weather permitting. Reservations should be made by Wednesday, Sept. 22, by calling Beth Bojarski at 270-202-0920.
Live webcast of consecration
The consecration begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in the Archibald Cochran Ballroom at the Galt House. All are invited, no advance reservations or tickets needed. Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
Can't make it to downtown Louisville? You can still attend "virtually" if you have a computer and Internet hookup. The full service will be webcast live at the Diocese of Kentucky website. Uncomfortable with webcasts?
Visit the site early to check it out in advance. We hope to have a test page with instructions in
place at least one day ahead.
Plan to attend? Dare to care, bring a can
At
Bishop-elect Terry White's request, canned goods will be collected at
the site of his consecration. The food will be distributed to Dare to Care in Louisville and
to various food banks in the rest of the diocese.
Collection
boxes will be placed at the doors to the Archibald Cochran Ballroom of
the Galt House, 140 N. Fourth St., Louisville. Some of the food will be brought to the
altar during the Offertory.
Protein-rich foods such as meaty soups and stews, peanut butter and tuna are especially needed. For a list, click here.
Official seating of bishop
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day after the consecration, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St.,
will officially seat the newly consecrated bishop during its 10 a.m.
(EDT) Sunday service at which the new bishop will preach. Seating will
be limited to about 350 and will be first come, first served. A casual
potluck meal will be served after the service.
A request to congregations
To make the Diocese's gift to the new bishop truly diocesan, the Transition Committee is asking that every congregation consider making a donation for the gifts (vestments, crozier, pectoral cross, etc.), using whatever method best suits the congregation. Please make checks out to Trustees and Council with "Bishop White's gift" in the memo line and send them to the Rev. Rose Bogal-Allbritten, Transition Committee chair, at St. John's Episcopal Church, 1620 W. Main St., Murray, KY 42071.
If you have questions, she notes in her request, do not hesitate to contact her at 270-293-9490 or rosebogal@gmail.com.
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Bishop Gulick chairs final Trustees meeting, bishop-elect welcomed to his first
Bishop Ted Gulick and Bishop-elect Terry White. Photo by Don Vish
 | Forty-nine minutes into the Trustees and Council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9, the Rev. Lucinda Laird, president of the Standing Committee, interrupted a discussion to ask for a "point of privilege" before she announced that "we put you over the top Terry White."
Laird, smiling broadly, was referring to the Standing Committee's vote that afternoon consenting to the diocese's June 5 election of the Very Rev. Terry White as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky. ... Her announcement was greeted with applause from the Trustees and Council members, who were meeting at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville for the first time with the Bishop-elect White and for the last time with Bishop Ted Gulick, whose retirement begins with White's consecration on Sept. 25. Read more
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Save the date for leadership conference
As he promised during the walkabouts this spring, Bishop-elect Terry Allen White is already making plans to host a conference with the clergy and lay leaders, including parish wardens and treasurers and diocesan officers and leaders. The purpose will be to discern the Diocese of Kentucky's top three mission priorities, the bishop-elect said at the recent Trustees and Council meeting.
The conference is scheduled Nov. 5-6 at All Saints' Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. The conference will begin at 5 p.m. (CT) Friday, Nov. 5, and end at 4 p.m. (CT) Saturday, Nov. 6. Additional information about the conference will be published online and in this newsletter as it becomes available.
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WANTED: Workers for the ICE House
 St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church's Habitat team, working with teams from the Jewish and Presbyterian communities, is looking for volunteers from other Episcopal churches to join with them in building a new home, a project they refer to as the ICE house (Interfaith Community Effort). Read more
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Rwandan Bishop Rawje elected archbishop
Bishop Onesphore Rwaje.
2005 diocesan photo
 | The Rt. Rev. Onesphore Rwaje, bishop of our companion
Diocese of Byumba who has visited Kentucky several times, has been elected
Archbishop of the Rwanda Province, we have just learned from a contact with our
other companion diocese in Glasgow and Calloway, Scotland. No details have been available through
the Anglican Communion News Service at this point.
Prayers are asked for the Diocese of Byumba as they begin to
undertake a search for a new bishop and for Bishop Rwaje as he prepares to
answer this new call in his ministry.
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Paducah student Named Claiborne Scholar
Sherri Bergman, St. Andrew's-Sewanee School
[ Sewanee, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2010] Sabel Overlin, daughter of Stacey and Kathleen Overlin of Paducah, was recently named a Claiborne Scholar at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School. The Claiborne Scholarship is a merit award for boarding students entering the ninth or tenth grade and provides significant tuition support.
Sabel attended Paducah Middle School, where she played soccer, and served as Student Council representative and a member of the National Honor Society. Among her academic classes at St. Andrew's, Sabel is taking Chinese and is playing varsity soccer. A member of Grace Episcopal Church, she served as a four-year acolyte, a reading camp volunteer, and a Project Hope Animal Shelter volunteer.
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Lager to celebrate new ministry
The Rev. Mike Lager, former rector of St. Thomas Church in Louisville, will be officially installed as the new rector at St. John's Episcopal Church at a service celebrating his new ministry on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
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'...a time for everything, a season for every activity'
Fall Feast is that time for Advent
This Saturday, the Church of the Advent, the 'village church in the heart of it all' in Louisville's Highlands neighborhood, is hosting its annual fundraiser.
The "F all Feast" will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. (EDT) at the church at 901 Baxter Ave., in Louisville. For the second year in a row, the church reports, the fundraiser is sponsored by Atria, who will be catering the event
with a fabulous selection of hors d'oeuvres. Musical entertainment
will be provided by Swing 39, an energetic jazz trio.
To attend, purchase your tickets via http://advent.episcopalky.org/fall-feast.html
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Consignment sale at St. Francis
for children, moms (& moms to be)
Need kids' clothing and shoes? books and toys? maternity clothes? nursery furniture? Don't want to spend top dollar?
MOPS/MOMSnext at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal is having its Fall/Winter Consignment Sale at the Harrods Creek church at 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road in eastern Jefferson County.
MOPS/MOMS is an international organization that offers mothers of preschoolers and mothers of all school-age children an opportunity to meet as a community, where they may find fellowship and resources to help equip them for each phase of mothering.
Hours for the Fall/Winter Sale are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday (Sept. 17) and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday (Sept. 18). For more information, visit http://sites.google.com/site/mopsstfrancisinfields/.
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Sisto to play Coltrane at Ascension
Vibraphonist Dick Sisto | Louisville musician Dick Sisto, who hosts two public radio shows, including The Inner Ear, will perform the spiritual music of John Coltrane with his jazz quartet at 4 p.m. (EDT) on Sept. 19 at the Church of the Ascension, 211 N. Third St., Bardstown. Admission is free.
Sisto and his quartet will be performing again at Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville this Fall, he reported, and they are available to perform various kinds of music at other churches. Contact him at dicksisto@aol.com or 812-923-7297.
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18th Annual Louisville AIDS Walk Sunday, Sept. 26
Cathedral Parish Notes
The Louisville AIDS Walk unites the community, heightens awareness of HIV/AIDS and raises money to address the
needs of those in our community affected by the disease. This year, a team of walkers representing Louisville-area Episcopal parishes is being assembled. Before the event, the team will meet at 1:30 p.m. (EDT) at the cathedral at 421 S. Second St.
The 5K Run begins at 2 p.m.; the Pet Walk and the walk, at 3.
If you are interested in joining the team, either by walking or running (5k), of if you wish to donate, visit their team page.
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News from the Wider Church
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Resources prepared to Pray, Study, ActLetter from Presiding Bishop calls for A Season of Prayer for Sudan
[Episcopal News Service, Sept. 15, 2010] Calling for a Season of Prayer for Sudan, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a letter that details the importance of Sudan and its upcoming referendum on Jan. 9, 2011 and urges three steps - prayer, study, and action.
"As a fellow member of the Anglican Communion, Sudan's fragile state is a matter for our own concern," she states. "Many of us know about, and have even met, some of the so-called 'Lost Boys' of Sudan, who immigrated to the United States as refugees beginning in 2001. The Episcopal Church now has a number of Sudanese congregations and communities of faith as a result."
"I want to challenge us as a Church to pray for the people of Sudan, to learn more about the forces driving the violence, and to advocate for a peaceful referendum, and whatever the outcome, a peaceful future," she charged. Read more
Full letter from Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori
"A Season of Prayer for Sudan" resources: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sudan
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Bishops to consider immigration, evangelism during Phoenix gathering By Pat McCaughan, Sept. 13, 2010
[Episcopal News Service] Issues of immigration and evangelism will top the agenda as more than 100 bishops of the Episcopal Church gather Sept. 16-21 in Phoenix for their annual fall meeting, themed "Changing Contexts for God's Mission: What is the New Invitation?"
The bishops also are expected to discuss congregational development and mission, all within a context of prayer, Bible study and worship.
Read more
Bishops, spouses visit U.S.-Mexico border
Organizers show complexity of immigration issueBy Pat McCaughan, Sept. 15, 2010
[Episcopal News Service - Douglas, Arizona] The names of those who died trying to cross the desert rang out against the hum of rush hour traffic Sept. 14 as a procession of 60 bishops of the Episcopal Church, their spouses and others moved along the Pan American Highway here toward the Mexican border. Read moreEpiscopal Church joins national council's call for day of prayer for healing in GulfThe Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs [Sept. 9, 2010] The Episcopal Church is joining other religious denominations and groups in calling for a national day of prayer and action for the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 3.
Called "Seeking God's Grace for the Gulf: A Day of Worship, Reflection and Healing," the effort is led by the National Council of Churches (NCC) Eco-Justice Working Group. Read more
Environmental resources from the Episcopal Church |
Timely bulletins available
Sept. 21 International Peace Day
"On September 21, the Peace Bell will ring out at United Nations Headquarters in New York to mark the yearly celebration of the International Day of Peace. The bell, cast from coins donated by children from every continent, was a gift from the government of Japan, to remind the world of the human cost of war. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has proclaimed a 24-hour global cease fire and a minute of silence to be observed around the world at noon local time. ..."
The above excerpt comes from the Episcopal Peace Fellowship's bulletin announcing and explaining that the world will be observing Sept. 21 as International Day of Peace. The EPF has prepared a bulletin and prayer for inclusion in Prayers of the People that are read this Sunday (Sept. 19). Visit their website at epfnational.org for more information or download the bulletin (full size version) directly here.
Anglican Covenant conversations
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson and Executive Council member Rosalie Simmonds Ballentine are calling on all Episcopal congregations
to engage in discussion of the proposed Anglican Covenant at some time during the next two years. ENS Weekly bulletin inserts for Sept. 19 explain the timelines for these conversations and how they may inform the church's official response at General Convention 2012.
Inserts may be downloaded here.
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Pick books & other resources
"Hildegard of Bingen - Selections from Her Writings" 
from HarperCollins Publishers, by Hildegard of Bingen, foreword by Homer Hickam, 145 pages, paperback, c. 2005, $11.95
[HarperCollins Publishers] Excerpts from the writings of the twelfth-century German nun and mystic lends insight into the visions she recorded in her major work, Scivias, convey her beliefs about a
feminine and creative incarnation of the divine, and offer counsel on how to know the ways of God.
"Love God, Heal Earth"
from St. Lynn's Press, by the Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham, 227 pages, paperback, c. 2009, $17.99
[St. Lynn's Press] Foremost religious leaders from diverse faith communities respond to the most controversial question of our time: Can we save the earth? The answer could hinge on the phenomenon of the fast-growing interfaith religious environmental movement. The author makes the case for environmental stewardship that cuts across old divisions of faith and politics. She presents 20 fellow religious leaders and eminent scholars (from rabbis to evangelicals to Catholics, Muslims and Buddhists), each contributing an original essay-chapter with personal stories of awakening to the urgent need for environmental awareness and action.
Copies may be ordered through Episcopal Books and Resources online.
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