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| May 11 area confirmation cancelled
Due to a lack of response and registration, the May 11 area confirmation liturgy at St James Church, Zanesville, has been cancelled.
Area confirmations will still take place at All Saints', New Albany, this Saturday, May 4 at 11 a.m. and at St George's, Dayton, on May 19 at 3 p.m. Registrations for the May 19 service should be submitted no later than this Friday, May 3. ( Register here)
Please direct any questions about area confirmations to the Rev. Canon Lynn Carter-Edmands, canon for formation, at lcarter-edmands@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712. |
| Camper Scamper and Spring Fling cancelled
The Procter Center is sorry to announce that there are so many great things going on May 18 around central Ohio that we were not able to get enough runners for the Camper Scamper, so the run/walk, along with the Spring Fling activities, has been cancelled. Thank you for your continued support of the Summer Camping Program at Procter Center and hopefully we can bring this event back in the future.
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| Campus Ministry grants available
The Campus Ministry Collaborative is offering year long program grants to parishes and free-standing ministries in support of work with college and university students. Grants will be awarded to those parishes and ministries that can demonstrate that their ministry to campus meets the Hallmarks of Health that were defined by the diocesan strategic plan. Grants are due June 3.
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Episcopal young adults join Taize Pilgrimage of Trust
On May 24-27, a new stage in the Taizé community's "pilgrimage of trust on earth" will be held in the "Far West" of the United States. It will take place in Red Shirt, South Dakota, a tiny village at the edge of the Badlands on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
The outdoor gathering will include meditative prayer together three times a day, Bible study, workshops, small group sharing, and meals together, provided by the local Lakota people. The event is meant for young people aged 18-35, a voice rarely heard in the church or in society. We are encouraging young adults from across the Episcopal Church to make this pilgrimage and show support for the Episcopalian young adults who have been a major force behind this event. Fresh Expressions is coordinating a local contingent of young adults from Southern Ohio who would like to be part of this amazing event. We hope to also visit the Cheyenne River reservation as well while we are there. If you are interested in joining us please contact the Rev. Jane Gerdsen at freshexpressions@diosohio.org.
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Anti-Racism training May 11
Anti-Racism training will be held on Saturday, May 11 at Procter Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This training is open to anyone interested in the diocese and is especially important to those who have been recently elected or appointed to diocesan committees, commissions or boards and have not had the training prior to their election or appointment. This is a reminder that the training should occur within the first year of appointment.
Register at http://diosohio.org/digital_faith/events/3155709 or contact Debby Stokes at 614.933.8715 or dstokes1@live.com.
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| New resource for Celtic liturgy
Are you interested in all things Celtic? Would you like to explore a Celtic service for your parish? Elizabeth Grover, staff member at the Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park, and crafter of the Celtic liturgy there, has just published A Celtic Liturgy for Every Season, which offers eight complete liturgies with different themes for each season.
Compiled from original texts as well as the work of such Celtic scholars as David Adam and J. Philip Newell, this book can be used for congregations as a worship book for innovative worship. The book is available from www.bbotw.com or from amazon.com. |
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Upcoming Events
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Ride-Thru Blessing of the Bikes event to benefit Interparish Ministry Food Pantries
 Bike enthusiasts of all types are asked to stop by the first annual "Ride-Thru Blessing of the Bikes' event on Saturday, May 11 from noon to 3 p.m. at Holy Trinity, Kenwood. An event in support of InterParish Ministries (IPM), Holy Trinity will be accepting donations of food and personal care items for the IPM Food Pantry. IPM represents more than 35 congregations from diverse denominations, as well as businesses, schools and community groups. IPM has been serving low income, needy families in eastern Hamilton County and all of Clermont County for 48 years. All non-perishable, canned and boxed foods, along with personal care items and toiletries are welcome. The Blessing of the Bikes, also the Blessing of the Bicycles, is an annual tradition in which riders of motorcycles or bicycles are blessed by a priest in the hope that it will bring safety for the coming season. Many towns hold annual ceremonies to bless cyclists at the start of the summer. Since its beginning the ceremony has been ostensibly non-denominational, focusing more on rider safety than religion. However, the service does include prayers and reading of biblical passages, and bicycles are sprinkled with holy water. "The Blessing of the Bikes is meant to provide blessing at the start the spring riding season for motorcyclist and non-motorcyclist riders to have a safe year, to promote a sense of community and fellowship among riders and to support local charities," said The Rev. Theresa J. Thornton, priest-in-charge of Holy Trinity, "and while we will be celebrating safety and fellowship we will be helping those in need in our community." Thornton will be giving the blessings and added that, in addition to the more common bikes, such as motor and non motorbikes, other wheeled vehicles such as mopeds, tricycles, tandem bikes and scooters are welcome to experience the prayer and holy water. Everyone is welcome across ALL denominations and do not need to exit their vehicle to receive the blessing. Bike photos may be blessed, if it is difficult to transport the vehicle. Safety Personnel will receive special blessings. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church is located at 7190 Euclid Avenue (at the corner of Hosbrook) in Kenwood. For more information about Holy Trinity Church and the Blessing of the Bikes, please visit Holy Trinity's web site, www.holytrinitykenwood.org. For information about IPM, visit their web site, www.interparish.org. |
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A Celebratory Program of Music for Voice and Organ
Dr. R. Alan Kimbrough (Organist) and Jill-Ann Bryant (Soprano) will perform at Trinity, Troy, on May 19, 2 at 3 p.m. A reception in the Parish Hall will follow the program. A free-will offering received will be used for the Torrence Medical Fund, which is administered through Partners in Hope, to provide short-term assistance for unmanageable medical costs.
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| Webinars offered by Interfaith Power and Light
Energy Stewards Navigation Webinar
Thursday, May 2
7:30-8:30pm
If your house of worship is already using the Energy Stewards tool to track your energy use, or if you are interested in learning more about how this tool can be used to help cut down on the energy use in your congregation, join this webinar on Thursday, May 2, 7:30-8:30pm. This is an introductory webinar about how to navigate the Energy Stewards tool. All are welcome! To register, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/24863606347543040
Connecting with Creation through Worship
May 23, 2013
7 to 8 p.m.
How can the worship experience help us to more fully connect to our commitment to care for creation? We will explore the resources that are available in our various worship traditions that can nourish our ecological values, commitment and action. In addition, we'll look at ways the worship experience can spark our ecological imaginations through the lectionary, use of space, liturgy, and sacrament. The webinar is free. Please register by May 20, 2013. To register, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8786980619785386496. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with log-in information. Presenter: Lisa E. Dahill, M.Div., Ph.D. Dr. Lisa E. Dahill is Associate Professor of Worship and Christian Spirituality at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, OH. She is a member of the Ecology and Liturgy Seminar of the North American Academy of Liturgy and has written and taught widely in the areas of liturgy, spirituality, and ecology. She is also a scholar and translator of the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, curious about how this theologian teaches us to pray in this-worldly ways and to discern God's will in complex times. A native Californian, she loves swimming, hiking, and long-distance biking, and says that Columbus is even better than Berkeley for biking, because you can get on a bike trail and out of the city right from home! She lives near Alum Creek and loves to watch its life from one day and season to the next.
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St. James Summer Music Camp  Do you know a child who loves music? Are you looking for opportunities to continue that child's musical education during the summer? Then the St. James Summer Music Camp is just the right place for you. From July 22-26, St. James, Westwood, is hosting a new weeklong summer music camp devoted to private musical study and fellowship. This camp is offered to students ages 9-14, and there are only 24 spots available; 8 for each discipline of voice, piano and guitar. A typical day will be divided into two parts: (1) instrument study and (2) general music appreciation. The instrument study portion will consist of private, one-on-one instruction with a highly qualified music teacher, solo practice time, and a group lesson on a secondary instrument that is brand new to the student. The music appreciation portion will consist of learning how music works in various different ways, as well as attending special presentations on various enticing musical topics by local music specialists. Participants will engage in daily Bible Study on the role of music in the Bible and in worship, as well as many other activities. Lunch will be provided daily. The week will culminate in a Friday night recital and dinner for participants and their families. The faculty consists of several locally respected and renown music teachers of the Cincinnati area. The cost of the camp is $97 for the entire week, which includes 5 daily private lessons, 5 daily group lessons, 2 daily music workshops, daily meals, a Wednesday afternoon excursion, a camp t-shirt, and a post-recital meal. Financial aid is available, and information on how to apply can be found on the St. James website at www.stjamescincy.org. For more information about this exciting musical offering on the west side of Cincinnati, contact Alex Gartner, camp director and director of music at St. James, at 513.661-1154. |
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Time for Phase 2 of virtual tour project
Spring has sprung, and scheduling for Phase 2 of our project to offer 360-degree virtual tours of all our congregations on Google+ has begun.
In 2012, 19 congregations from all around the diocese and the Procter Center were able to add a 360-degree virtual tour to their online presence at no cost to the congregation. These tours are a great way to invite someone to check out your space from the comfort of their own computer - and remove just one more barrier that may be stopping them from becoming a part of your community.
A new, exciting additional benefit is that the tours are now available on mobile Google Maps. That means when someone finds your location on a mobile Google Map, they can view the virtual tour directly from their smartphone!
Several congregations are already in line for this year, and routes are being established to more efficiently photograph each geographic area of the diocese. Are you interested in being one of them? Check out more information at http://www.diosohio.org/google360tours.html to see links to all the existing tours and find out more information about how your church can get on the list. The diocese is committed to finishing this project by 2014, so even if you aren't ready this year, be thinking about scheduling for next year.
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