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Connecting with our missionaries
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Diocesan missionaries Anita and Michael Dohn have worked in the Dominican Republic since 2000. They make parish visits around the Diocese of Southern Ohio from time to time.
The Dohns will give Sunday service homilies, address coffee hours, participate in Church School and talk to Outreach/Mission committees or other church groups. They can present about their mission, health ministry in general, the Millennium Development Goals (approaching their end in 2015), or the principle of equity as it relates health ministry, among others. If your congregation or group is interested in a missionary visit in the next few years, contact the Dohns at DohnFamily@sams-usa.org. Knowing who and when people are interested in visits helps them plan their travel schedule.
 The Dohns also host short-term mission teams in the Dominican Republic. Past teams have held vacation Bible schools, done painting or light construction projects and assisted in the community health program. If your congregation is interested in organizing a short-term mission team to work with la Iglesia Episcopal Dominicana and the Dohns in San Pedro de Macorís, send them an e-mail at DohnFamily@sams-usa.org.
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| Memorial service for Gordon and Ruth Price
A memorial service for the Rev. Gordon Price, rector emeritus of Christ Church, Dayton, and his wife Ruth Price, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. at Christ Church. The Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal, presiding.
Gordon Price died on Sept. 24, 2012 at the age of 96. His wife Ruth died on Dec. 5, 2012. Both Gordon and Ruth donated their bodies to the Wright State Medical Center.
Clergy are invited to vest and process for the funeral liturgy, color is white.
Christ Church is located at 20 W. 1st Street in downtown Dayton. Please call 937.223.2239 for more information. |
 NetsforLife® campaign continues, new bulletin insert for Epiphany now online
In honor of the ministry of Bishop Ken and Mariann Price, the Diocese of Southern Ohio 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 of the Prices' ministry among us - which will be matched by the Procter Fund.
Our campaign continues through Christmas and Epiphany, ending Sunday, Feb. 10. A series of monthly bulletin inserts is available on the diocesan website on the Honor the Prices page. The latest bulletin, for use on Epiphany, can be downloaded here, or on the Honor the Prices page of our website: www.diosohio.org/honortheprices.html. |
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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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| Presiding Bishop calls for prayers for President, US Congress, elected officials January 3 - 21
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has joined other religious leaders from the National Council of Churches in calling for a commitment of daily prayers for the President, Vice-President, United States Congress and elected officials beginning January 3 until January 21. January 3 is the first day of the new Congress; January 21 is the inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori has offered the following prayer:
O Lord our Governor, bless the leaders of our land, that we may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to other nations of the earth. To the President and members of the Cabinet, to Governors of States, Mayors of Cities, and to all in administrative authority, grant wisdom and grace in the exercise of their duties. To Senators and Representatives, and those who make our laws in States, Cities, and Towns, give courage, wisdom, and foresight to provide for the needs of all our people, and to fulfill our obligations in the community of nations. To the Judges and officers of our Courts give understanding and integrity that human rights may be safeguarded and justice served. And finally, teach our people to rely on your strength and to accept their responsibilities to their fellow citizens, that they may elect trustworthy leaders and make wise decisions for the well-being of our society; that we may serve you faithfully in our generation and honor your holy Name. For yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. Amen.
The Book of Common Prayer 1979, pp 821-822
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photo by Faith Lang |
Journey of the Magi
'A cold coming we had of it,
Just the worst time of the year
For a journey, and such a journey:
The ways deep and the weather sharp,
The very dead of winter.'
And the camels galled, sore-footed,
refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow...
~ T.S. Eliot
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News from around the diocese |
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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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