Service Jan. 25

E'town Episcopalians-Lutherans 'called to common ministry'
 The Rt. Rev. Terry A. White, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky,

Christ Episcopal Church

and the Rev. Dr. William O. Gafkjen, bishop of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will celebrate the establishment of a new ELCA worshiping community at Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabethtown with a service of healing and hope on Tuesday, January 25.

Held on the last day of the worldwide observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the service will begin at 6 p.m. (EST) at Christ Episcopal Church, 120 Poplar Ave., in downtown Elizabethtown.   Read more

Service to honor those affected by violence

The congregation of Christ Church Cathedral, which began a ministry of prayer for those affected by violence in metropolitan Louisville last year, will have a special service of remembrance at 4 p.m. Sunday, January 30.

"The cathedral wanted to bear witness to and pray for those affected by violence, especially homicides, in our city," cathedral Dean Mark Bourlakas said. "We keep track of murders that, unfortunately, happen almost every week. We had 62 murders last year, and three already this year."
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All Saints Camp staff applications

Beth Bojarski, Diocesan Youth Program Director

A newly updated camp staff application with updated descriptions of staff positions is now available on the diocese's youth website.  Please share the following links with anyone you think worthy of a camp staff position (including yourself, if applicable!):

Camp Staff Application 2011
http://youth.episcopalky.org/camp/staff-2011.html

Dates for summer camp are also available online at http://youth.episcopalky.org/camp/information.html.

Invitation to think about global-warming 
 

Mark your calendars! The Kentucky branch of Interfaith Power and Light (KIPL) is joining with the national organization in inviting faith leaders to give sermons, share reflections and host discussions or other events on global warming the weekend of February 11-13, 2011. Read more

St. Francis lecture series on forgiveness
 

Paula Huston

Spiritual author and retreat leader Paula Huston will present a series of lectures on forgiveness next month at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Harrods Creek.

Author of the book Forgiveness: Following Jesus into Radical Loving (Paraclete Press, 2008), Huston, a Camaldolese Benedictine oblate, will guide participants through the principals of forgiveness in three two-hour sessions and one one-hour workshop.  Read more

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd training
 St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is hosting a first-level course to train adults interested in the Montessori-based formation program for children Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.

The course, for teachers who work with children ages 3-6, will be offered on five weekends in February, March, May, June and August.

Additional information, including the dates and tuition costs, may be obtained by contacting Martha Holland, St. Andrew's children's minister, at mholland@mysaintandrews.org or by phone at 502-452-9581 (extension 224).

Godly Play core training available 

Christian educators, clergy members and volunteers will have an opportunity to receive Godly Play training at a weekend workshop hosted by Christ Episcopal Church in Bowling Green next month.   

The Rev. Lois Howard and Mary Gardener White, Godly Play trainers, will offer the foundation's core training Feb. 10-12, 2011. They will lead the group through a teacher accreditation for the Montessori-based curriculum. Read more

Robert Thompson to be ordained priest 

The Rev. Robert Thompson, a deacon at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Anchorage, will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer, the bishop of West Virginia, will preside over the service, which begins at 4 p.m. (EST)at St. Luke's, 1206 Maple Lane.  Clergy are to wear white stoles.

Interfaith Paths to Peace birthdays

Interfaith Paths to Peace and its executive director are celebrating birthdays next month.  The interfaith organization marks its 15th year; Executive Director Terry Taylor, his 60th birthday. 

Come celebrate with them at Diocesan House, 425 S. Second St., Louisville, between 2 and 5 p.m. (EST) Sunday, Feb. 6, and enjoy international foods, music, stories, pictures and a video of IPP events.