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 July 19, 2011 |
The 138th Annual Convention
of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
Nov. 9-10, Crowne Plaza Columbus North HOTEL Reservations: The Crowne Plaza has extended the deadline for the convention rate to Monday, OCT. 29. This is the final deadline to secure the lower rate. If you haven't made your reservation, please do so today! Accommodation informationThe deadline for registration is quickly approaching. Are you registered? If you're not sure, check this list to see all registrations by congregation (as of 10/22/12)
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The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati is joined by the Diocese of Southern Ohio, Archdiocese of Cincinnati, SC Ministry Foundation, University of Cincinnati and Xavier University as sponsors of Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times, an exhibit opening Nov. 16 at the Cincinnati Museum Center.
Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times features the most comprehensive collection of ancient artifacts from Israel ever organized, including one of the largest collections of the priceless 2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls. The exhibition was created by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) from the collections of the Israel National Treasures and produced by Discovery Times Square and The Franklin Institute.
For information about exhibit times, tickets, lectures and programs, visit www.cincymuseum.org/dead-sea-scrolls. |
Concert at Christ Church Cathedral 
Mass in B Minor - Johann Sebastian Bach
Sunday, October 28, 5 p.m.
Christ Church Cathedral
Featuring the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Chamber Choir and Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra.
This performance is part of the Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts concert series; Earl Rivers, conductor. Tickets: $15 general admission; $10 students (no charge for UC students). Tickets available by phone (513.556.4183) or online ( www.ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice). Cash only at the door day of the concert. Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 E. 4th Street (4th and Sycamore) in downtown Cincinnati. Call 513.621.1817 for more information. |
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Memorial concert to honor long-time music director
 | | Richard Wesp |
All Soul's Day will be especially meaningful and musical this year at St. James, Westwood. The church will host the first annual Richard Wesp Memorial concert on Friday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.
The concert will feature the Cincinnati Children's Choir, the Cincinnati Collaborative Ringing Project and some of Richard Wesp's closest friends and colleagues. Tickets are $20 and all proceeds will benefit the Cincinnati Children's Choir, one of Dick's dearest causes. A memorial service and reception will precede the concert at 4 p.m.
Wesp, the organist at St. James for over 60 years and a music teacher at Anderson High School in Cincinnati for over 50 years, died September 18 of West Nile Virus. A funeral was held Sept. 24 at Christ Church Cathedral in Cincinnati. Over 100 former students, choir members, colleagues and friends came together to sing in the choir for the Eucharist.
Tickets for the concert are available through the church office. The office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays as well as 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays. Contact Deb Pitel, parish administrator at 513.661.1154 or admin@stjamescincy.org.
St. James is located at 3207 Montana Avenue in Cincinnati.. |
| Take a chance and you could see the Buckeyes take on the Wolverines
The Fresh Expressions team at St. Luke, Sayler Park's Chapel of the Resurrection is raffling off 2 tickets (and a parking pass) to the Ohio State v. Michigan football game on Saturday, Nov. 24.
The tickets to these premium seats were generously provided to St. Luke's by the diocese to use for a fundraising event. A maximum of 500 raffle tickets will be sold..
Raffle tickets are $10 each, and the proceeds benefit Fresh Expressions Ministries at St. Luke's. You can purchase tickets by sending a check payable to St. Luke's Episcopal Church to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 7340 Kirkwood Lane, Cincinnati 45233 by Nov. 10. Please include your name, phone number and email address for each ticket purchased. The drawing will be held Nov. 11. For more information, contact John Murray at jkmurray312@gmail.com or Andrea Bardelmeier at abardelmeier@diosohio.org. |
| Christmas boxes feature Fair Trade, organic coffee and chocolate
 Episcopal Relief & Development and its coffee partner, Pura Vida Create Good, are pleased to present two Bishops Blend Christmas Box options for the 2012 holiday season.
The Coffee Box includes three of the most popular Bishops Blend coffee roasts: smooth and rich Bishops Blend Regular Roast, extra-dark Kaldi's Roast, and Café de la Paz, a blend of Latin American beans roasted to perfection. The Coffee and Chocolate Box delights with two classic Bishops Blend coffee roasts: Bishops Blend Regular Roast and Bishops Blend Decaf. Three bars of Single Origin Guatemalan chocolate complete this popular package.
The boxes are $29 each, and are shipped with a personalized gift message. A portion of Bishops Blend sales helps to sustain Episcopal Relief & Development's work worldwide.
Bishops Blend coffee is certified fair trade, organic and shade grown, reflecting Episcopal Relief & Development's commitment to strengthening communities through creating economic opportunities and promoting sustainable agriculture. Fair trade practices ensure that farmers are paid a fair living wage, and organic farming keeps chemical fertilizers and pesticides off of food and out of the soil. Shade-growing coffee protects crops from intense heat and sunlight, and also protects local ecosystems from disruptive agricultural practices like land-clearing and burning.
In countries like Honduras, Nicaragua and Zambia, Episcopal Relief & Development works with local partners to find ways to boost harvests and income while protecting the environment. The organization's programs empower farmers with skills and equipment to process their goods into higher-value products, and help provide direct access to local markets. Increased income allows participants to better their families' diets, improve their homes and invest in community infrastructure like water systems.
Bishops Blend gift boxes should be purchased by December 11 in order to ensure delivery before Christmas, though expedited shipping may be requested. Orders can be placed online via http://www.er-d.org/BishopsBlend/ or by phone at 877.469.1431.
Christmas is the most popular time of the year for Bishops Blend gift boxes, but the coffee products are available year-round. Churches are invited to purchase coffee for fellowship hour or as a fundraiser by contacting Pura Vida Create Good.
Episcopal Relief & Development is the international relief and development agency of the Episcopal Church and an independent 501(c)(3) organization. The agency takes its mandate from Jesus' words found in Matthew 25. Its programs work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Episcopal Relief & Development works closely with the worldwide Church and ecumenical partners to help rebuild after disasters and to empower local communities to find lasting solutions that fight poverty, hunger and disease, including HIV/AIDS and malaria.
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Take a virtual tour around the diocese
The Diocese of Southern Ohio has launched an innovative, web-based tool for evangelism - a virtual, 360-degree tour of the nave/sanctuary of each of our congregations that will be connected with Google Places. Sixteen congregations have been photographed and are online now--check them out! Coming soon:
Trinity, Troy
St. Mark's, Columbus
Procter Center
Tour shoots are completed for 2012, but to get your congregation on the list for 2013 or for more information about Google virtual 360-degree tours, contact Richelle Thompson at rthompson@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
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