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 July 19, 2011 |
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Be the change you want to see
Is God calling you to serve? Bishop Breidenthal announced at diocesan convention the formation of a task force on restructuring. Don't be fooled by the name: this is an invitation for innovation and creativity, an opportunity to be part of re-shaping the diocese for the 21st century.
The development of the task force was a key recommendation of one of the ministry priority teams. The goal is to put in place structures that support and expand the common ministry of the diocese.
If you feel called to this work, please complete the nomination form. The deadline is Nov. 30. The strategy five team will review the nominations and select a task force to be announced in December. |
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In honor of Bishop Ken and Mariann Price, the Diocese of Southern Ohio has launched a campaign to save lives: a gift of at least $18,000 to Episcopal Relief & Development's NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund. The goal is to raise at least $18,000 - one thousand for each year the Prices have been with us - which will be matched by the Procter Fund. Plus ERD recently announced a matching program until Dec. 31 -- that means your $25 donation could become $100.
Each net distributed by NetsforLife saves up to three lives -- and the nets cost about $12 each. For the matched amount of $100, that's 24 people whose lives could be forever, immeasurably changed.
A bulletin insert describing the NetsforLife® program and how members of your congregation can help is available for use this Sunday, Nov. 25. Our campaign will run through Avent and Epiphany, ending Sunday, Feb. 10. For more information or to download the bulletin insert, visit http://www.diosohio.org/honortheprices.html.
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Good times at Procter
There are two exciting upcoming retreats at the Procter Center. Register now to save your spot(s)!
The Young Adult Gathering is an opportunity for young adults to get together and share experiences, pray together, participate in workshops and have fun. It is Dec. 21-22 at the Procter Center. It is for people over 18 who are out of high school through age 35. Cost: Free, donations accepted.
Contact: Maggie Foster at ayouth@diosohio.org or Rob Konkol at youth@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712 ext. 160.
Winter Family Camp: Back by popular demand, this camp is Dec. 28-30 for families and friends of all ages.
Cost: $100 per adult, $50 per child
Starts: 4pm, December 28th
Ends: 11am, December 30th
Activities Include: Field Games, Fishing, Basketball, Arts & Crafts, Cornhole, Campfire, Bible Study, Worship, Kids Movie Night and Adult Euchre Tournament with Open Bar
Chaplain: The Rev. Gayle Hansen Browne
Staff: Your Favorite Summer Counselors!
Questions: ctokarz@diosohio.org or 903.267.6372
Register now: https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/2012-procter-winter-family-camp/
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Upcoming Events
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Click here to see the diocesan calendar |
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Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
The duty of all Christians is to follow Christ; to come together week by week for corporate worship; and to work, pray, and give for the spread of the kingdom of God.
Our Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is listed both in a perpetual calendar and a Word document on the diocesan website and is updated frequently.
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| Worship Leader training
Worship leader training will be held Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Procter Center.
A Worship Leader is a lay person who regularly leads public worship under the direction of the Member of the Clergy or other leader exercising oversight of the congregation or other community of faith. (Canon III.4.4)
Worship leaders are to be recommended for training by the Rector, Vicar or Priest-in-charge of their congregation. In communities of faith where there is no established regular clergy presence, the participant should be recommended for training by the senior/bishop's warden of the congregation.
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| Anti-Racism training
Anti-Racism training will be held at Procter Camp & Conference Center on Saturday, Dec. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This meets the requirements for newly elected and appointed lay and clergy leadership to complete Anti-Racism training within the first 12 months of their appointment.
Anti-racism training consists of two parts: the training day and a follow-up meeting that will be scheduled on training day. This is an anti-racism workshop and not a diversity or multi-cultural workshop. Cost is $10 for lunch.
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Advent events 
Look for Advent and Christmas events or add your own to our interactive Advent & Christmas calendar at our new Advent module http://www.diosohio.org/digital_faith/advent. In addition to the calendar, the module also features links to resources on Advent, St. Nick and much more!
Digital Faith users: Add your Advent and Christmas worship services to your event listing and tag with #dsoadventworship. Your service times will automatically populate the worship schedule on our site!
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Advent Festival of Lessons and Music featuring the choir of Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, will be held Sunday, Dec. 2 at 4 p.m. The choir, directed by Marsha Reilly, will be assisted by Jan Robison, organ, Christina Wince and Kyle Symons, flute. A free will offering will be taken to support the June Black Music fund of the church. A reception and Holiday House will be held in Nehls Hall following the program. Church of the Good Shepherd is located at 64 University Terrace in Athens. Call 740.593.6877 for more information.
An Advent Carol Service at Ascension and Holy Trinity, Wyoming, will be held on Sunday, Dec 2 at 5 p.m. Ascension and Holy Trinity is located at 334 Burns Avenue in Wyoming. Call 513.821.5341 for more information.
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Flickering Pixels
How does technology shape our faith, in ways seen and unseen? What is Facebook doing to our relationships, our brains, and our souls? What would Jesus tweet, or would he tweet at all? Is the medium really the message? What does Silicon Valley have to do with Jerusalem? Can you encounter the living God online? Is it necessary to gather in one place in order to experience community? What blessings and what dangers are involved when we share words and images far and wide in the blink of an eye? Shane Hipps will be offering a seminar entitled "Flickering Pixels" at the Church of the Redeemer on Saturday, December 8 from 1 to 4 p.m. Please join us, and bring a friend! (There is no charge.) Before ordination as a Mennonite pastor, Hipps was an advertising account planner (kind of a "consumer anthropologist") for Porsche cars. He later served as teaching pastor at Mars Hill Church near Grand Rapids (with Rob Bell). His book Flickering Pixels addresses basic yet essential questions like "Are we using technology, or is technology using us?" Together we'll grapple with the pressing issue of how to live faithfully in a digital age. We need voices like Shane's to awaken and reorient us to more careful thinking and more faithful practice, a conscious alternative to buying into the ubiquitous narrative of consumption, anxiety, polemics, fear, indifference and apathy. Church of the Redeemer is located at 2944 Erie Ave. in Cincinnati. Call 513.321.6700 for more information or visit www.shanehipps.com. |
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Headlines from Episcopal News Service |
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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 connected with Google Places. Several congregations and the Procter Center have been photographed and are online now--check them out at http://www.diosohio.org/google360tours.html.
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 Julie Murray at jmurray@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
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