For those traveling to Chillicothe on Thursday, a pre-convention Italian dinner will be served at St. Paul's, Chillicothe, on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. Cost is $17.50 per person and includes salad, entree, dessert and drinks.

 

Reservations are required. Visit https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/preconvention-spaghetti-dinner/ to make your reservation.

 St. Paul's is located at 33 E. Main Street in Chillicothe. Call 740.772.4105 for more information.

Evening prayer will follow the Italian dinner at Paul's, Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m.

 

Gather Thursday evening at 8 p.m. at the Crosskeys Tavern (next to St. Paul's) for your favorite adult beverage and a hymn sing.

8:30 a.m.      Check-in (on-site registration) opens

9:30 a.m.      Nominee forum

11 a.m.         Convention opens

 

Saturday, Nov. 15

9 a.m.          Convention Eucharist with Bishop's Address

 

Apply now for Procter Center board 

 

The Procter Center Case Study Team announced in the August-September Connections that a new board will be formed to direct the operations of the Center and set future direction, beginning in 2015. Several members of our diocese have expressed initial interest in the positions.  

 

Since that article was released it has been determined there will be one board member each appointed by Diocesan Council, the Trustees of the Church Foundation, and the Trustees of the Diocese.  Three additional members will be elected by diocesan convention in 2015, and six more will be appointed by the bishop this fall.  This will leave a board of twelve members, plus Bishop Breidenthal as chairperson.

 

We have set up an application process for the six members to be appointed by the bishop. If you are interested in helping Procter Center continue to grow into its mission to "...provide a safe, inviting, and spacious rural setting that cultivates spiritual formation, models sustainable living, and celebrates God's love and reconciliation through hospitality, prayer, study, work and play", then please complete this application by Nov. 18, 2014.

 

https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/procter-center-board-of-directors-survey/

 

The Case Study team will review the applications and recommend the appointees to Bishop Breidenthal. The invitations to be on the board will be issued by mid-December and an initial meeting will be set for the month of January.  Please direct any questions about this process to Jon Boss at jbboss@fuse.net.

 

Finish all of your holiday shopping without ever going to the mall! 

On Saturday, November 15, from 10 am until 2 pm, the Great Hall at the Church of the Redeemer (2944 Erie Avenue, Hyde Park) will be transformed into a bustling holiday market. Proceeds from the Holiday Sale benefit our ministry in El Hogar. In addition to 10,000 Villages and Forward Movement Publications, a number of outside vendors will be on hand. Make your shopping list, check it twice, and invite a friend!

Christ Church Cathedral is proud to host the inspirational Episcopal Relief and Development's 75^th anniversary photography exhibit from November 7- November 23. Christ Church is only one of six venues selected for this exhibit.

 

Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park, invites all to our second concert in the Music in the Chapel series on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. This concert features opera singer and University of Tennessee professor Cecily Nall in a return to Redeemer to present gems from the repertory of American Art Song. As always our concerts are free and open to the public.

Church of the Redeemer is located at 2944 Erie Ave. in Hyde Park. Call 513.321.6700 or visit www.redeemer-cincy.org for more information.

Music at St. Mary's

 

The Music at St. Mary's Concert Series continues on Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. with a concert of Early Music presented by Collegium Musicum and My Musical Friends, both Early Music performance ensembles of Wilmington College. Students join faculty and alumni to play music ranging from the Middle Ages in Europe to the 19th Century in America on reproductions of historical wind and string instruments as well as acoustic guitars and violins.

 

Collegium Musicum

These groups reach out to their campus community as well as the Wilmington community by giving benefit concerts and performing for schools, churches and senior citizen facilities. Established in 1971 by Emeritus Professor of Music, Robert J. Haskins, Collegium Musicum has been directed by Assistant Professor Elizabeth Haskins since 1978.

 

My Musical Friends is an instrumental ensemble specializing in the performance of early music (music of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries) on period instruments. Its members are graduates of Wilmington College. Elizabeth Haskins, '73, Deborah Inlow, '95 and Lori Scott, '90, formed My Musical Friends in 1996. Cheryl Bucholtz joined the ensemble upon graduation in 2002, and Angelica Zugg, 2013, became a member in 2014. This group performs at festivals, churches, libraries and schools throughout Southwestern Ohio, as well as at Wilmington College, the former Antioch University and the Ohio Renaissance Festival.

 

This concert, as is every concert in the series, is free and open to the public. St. Mary's is located at 234 N. High Street in Hillsboro. Call 937.393.2043 for more information.

Lifeline Screening at Church of the Good Samaritan

 

November is National Diabetes Month. Every 17 seconds someone is diagnosed with diabetes, a disease which kills more people each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined. The American Diabetes Association's website states that as many as 1 in 3 American adults will have diabetes in 2050 unless steps are taken to stop this disease.

 

Early detection is critical

Church of the Good Samaritan will host Life Line Screening (the nation's leading provider of preventive health screenings) on Friday, Nov. 21. One of the tests is a simple blood test for glucose (sugar) which can determine if a person is at-risk of developing diabetes. Other screenings include tests to check for blocked carotid arteries, atrial fibrillation and high blood pressure, which are the three leading risk factors for stroke. Nearly 800,000 strokes will occur this year, taking a life approximately every four minutes. There are also tests to check for abdominal aortic aneurysms and PAD, also called "hardening of the arteries" in the legs.

Diabetes is a major risk factor for stroke and is directly related to Peripheral Arterial Disease; recommendations for people with diabetes include a PAD test starting at age 50.

 

Screening packages start at $139. Single tests cost around $70. For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, call 888.653.6441. Pre-registration is required. Church of the Good Samaritan is located at 25 Amelia-Olive Branch Road in Amelia. 

 

The Director of Communications will report to the Rector and the Administrative Committee and is responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordinating all church communications within and outside the church. Duties include overseeing and facilitating church communications through written, verbal, and electronic media. The Director of Communications will develop and work in collaboration with Redeemer staff, ministry champions, and volunteers to achieve communications goals.

Contact : The Rev. Bruce A. Freeman at bruce@redeemer-cincy.org or 513.321.6700

Director, Indian Hill Church Nursery School

The director of the Indian Hill Church Nursery School is a member of the church staff and creates policies, manages staff and oversees daily operations of the school. The director ensures the school is in compliance with licensing standards set forth by Ohio's Dept. of Job and Family Services.   See more 

Organist/Music Director 

Candidates should send resumes and contact information to Randy Young at rcykettering@gmail.com or call him at 937.271.3150

St. Thomas, Terrace Parks, seeks a staff accountant (20-24 hrs/week) to serve the church and its direct subsidiary ministries by providing responsibility for all financial facets and transactions of the parish and the respective reports.  This includes but is not limited to maintaining financial records, handling accounts payable and accounts receivable, preparing financial reports for the parish and assisting the Rector, staff, finance committee and parishioners with all fiscal related matters and membership records. Incumbent supervises volunteers who assist in performing money counting.This position is hired by and is accountable to the Rector. Resumes should be sent to the Rev. Darren Elin at darren@stthomasepiscopal.org by Oct. 15. See full position description

*convention issue. Deadline may be changed in order to have all convention materials available for pre-convention meetings.

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