Gabriel's Place is hosting a plant sale in the Gateway Quarter of Over-The-Rhine (Cincinnati) on Monday, May 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be many annual plant starts to choose from that will be seeking a home in your summer vegetable garden! All of the starts come straight from the Gabriel's Place greenhouse. 

Proceeds from the plant sale will benefit programs at Gabriel's Place. Gabriel's Place is a non-profit organization that serves the Avondale neighborhood by way of food education and creating a safe, positive environment. We have a variety of programs and resources to engage the community around food and health, such as an urban garden, community kitchen, and marketplace. Gabriel's Place also employs teens and young adults for 8 weeks through the Summer Youth Employment Program to work in the garden. 

The sale will take place at Segway of Cincinnati, located at 1150 Vine Street (Corner of Central Ave. and Vine) Gabriel's Place is located at 3618 Reading Rd in Cincinnati. Call 513.221.2306 for more information.

Premiere of commissioned work for organ and choir

 

Holy Trinity, Oxford, has commissioned composer Adolphus Hailstork to write a work for organ and choir in honor of Dr. Frank Jordan, who served as organist at Holy Trinity from 1969 to 2013.  

 

Jordan and the Holy Trinity Choir, conducted by William Bausano, will present the new work. "Earth Child, Look Up," a setting of a poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar, at the 10:30 am Eucharistic Service on Sunday morning, May 10.  The commission was made possible with support from the Stanley P. Ferch Memorial Fund. 

 

Holy Trinity is located at 25 E Walnut Street in Oxford. Call 513.523.7550 for more information.

 

St. John's Music Series to feature New World Singers 

 

St. John's Worthington, invites you to hear the New World Singers of the Columbus Children's Choir on Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m.

 

The Columbus Children's Choir is comprised of the finest young singers in Columbus and central Ohio. CCC's premier touring ensemble, the New World Singers, is made up of fifth- through twelfth-grade students. This group has toured throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, including performances at the White House and the prestigious International Festival of Music and Dance of Grenada, Spain. 

 

We invite you to enjoy excellent music in a beautiful and historic space. There is no charge for admission to the concert; a freewill offering will be taken to support the Music Series. St. John's is located at 700 High Street in Worthington, on the southeast corner of the Olde Worthington Village Green (High Street at SR 161). Visit www.StJohnsWorthington.org for more information.

Coming in June: Team EpiscoPALS Vacation Bible School

 

The families of St. John's, Worthington, are extending a special invitation to kids in all other Columbus-area congregations to join in the fun as we learn about our tradition together at "Team EpiscoPALS" Vacation Bible School!

"Team EpiscoPALS" VBS will be held on four consecutive Monday evenings in June (the 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th) from 6 to 8 p.m.  We'll begin by sharing a meal together, and then we'll have our large group gathering time, where we'll learn about the things that make our Episcopal tradition so unique. Over the course of our four sessions, kids will gain an understanding of their identity as Episcopal Christians, and they'll learn why it's so cool to be an Episcopalian!

After large group time each evening, we'll divide up into smaller groups (according to age) and experience different activities that connect to the evening's theme through art, science, games, drama, crafts and more! Each session will end with a time of joyous singing and dancing and a closing prayer.

Register your child(ren) online at www.StJohnsWorthington.org/vbs-sign-up/. If you have questions, please email Maggie Leidheiser-Stoddard, Coordinator of Children's & Youth Ministries at MaggieLS@StJohnsWorthington.org. All who register will receive an email with important details sometime during the last week of May. St. John's is located at 700 High Street in Worthington.

How is Greater Cincinnati's economic recovery affecting the enormous income disparity in the city? Agenda 360 Executive Director Mary Stagaman will give an overview of the 2014 Regional Indicators Report, discuss strategies to tackle persistent poverty, and take questions at the May Delegates Council of the Metropolitan Area Religious Coalition of Cincinnati on Monday, May 13 at noon. The meeting is open to the public.  Bishop Breidenthal will give the opening prayer and a short talk about the Episcopal Church.  All are welcome!  Bring your own lunch.  The meeting's in the undercroft of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral on 325 West 8th street in Cincinnati.  There's plenty of on-street parking with meters that accept credit cards.  Enter by the door closest to Central Avenue.

 

In the early centuries of the Church, congregations would gather together at Easter for the rite of initiation administered by the bishop. There was something - there is something - about sharing those significant and transformative moments with the rest of the Church.

 

As such, we offer opportunities in multiple locations around the diocese to celebrate together the rites of Holy Baptism and Confirmation, Reception or Reaffirmation. The renewal of our commitment as followers of Jesus is no small thing. "Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at their Baptism," the bishop prays. "Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perfrom the service you set before them....Let your Holy Spirit be with them; and so lead them in the knowledge and obedience of your Word, that they may serve you in this life, and dwell with you in the life to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

Remaining 2015 dates

Saturday, May 16: St. Stephen's, Columbus; 11 a.m.

 

We hope this Easter season that many throughout the diocese will take advantage of these opportunities to be blessed by one another's presence and support that extend beyond our own local communities of faith.

 

Please use the online registration form if you plan to present people from your congregation or community of faith for Baptism, Confirmation, Reception or Reaffirmation at one of the Eastertide Area Confirmations. Registrations should be submitted two weeks prior to the date of the celebration so host congregations may plan appropriately.

 

For questions or for more information, contact Amanda Bower, Executive Assistant to Bishop Breidenthal at abower@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712 ext. 103.

 

 

Spring Tea at Good Samaritan

 

Put on your best big hat and come prepared to sip from fine china cups as the ladies of the Church of the Good Samaritan, Amelia, host an elegant Spring Tea on Saturday, May 16 from 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets to the event are $20. 

 

For tickets or more information, contact Rita Buhler at 513.732.3743. The Church of the Good Samaritan is located at 25 Amelia Olive Branch Rd. in Amelia.

From jazz to hip hop, to rock and roll, soul, and gospel, music impacts our lives. Come join us and enjoy a variety of music and fill your ears and your hearts with sounds of joy from soloists, school jazz bands, church choirs and women's ensembles from across the city.

St. Andrew's is located at 1809 Rutland Ave. in Evanston (Cincinnati). Call 513.531.4337 for more information.

1. Believe that the churches of the Anglican Communion are part of the one holy and catholic and apostolic church;
2. Are members of The Episcopal Church or the Anglican Church of Canada;
3. Embrace as colleagues all those admitted to Holy Orders in the same;
4. Believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist;
5. Embrace the sacramental life of the Church as means of God's grace;
6. And keep the Rule of Life of the Society.

In the Rule of Life, Society Members will commit themselves namely to:

*center their spiritual life on the Eucharist;
*say the daily office;
*consult regularly a spiritual director;
*make use of the sacrament of reconciliation;
*pray for their sisters and brothers in the Society
*offer confidential pastoral care to fellow members of the Society; and
*attend all meetings of their local Chapter unless prevented by good reason.

The work of the Society is to knit together its members in fellowship and support, to share the resources that strengthen our vocations and our spiritual progress in Christ, and to encourage the continuation and growth of the Anglo-catholic expression of our faith in the Episcopal Church. It is a lot more than just "smells and bells." This new group wishes to rise above the "lace equals grace" mentality to really sink our teeth into clergy community building, orthodox theology and catholic evangelization.

Several clergy from the Diocese of Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and Indianapolis are interested in founding a new chapter of the Society. The first meeting will be on Thursday, May 21 at Christ Cathedral in Cincinnati from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Bishop Thomas Breidenthal will be the celebrant for Eucharist followed by lunch, a teaching opportunity by our bishop, and discussion on the chapter's by laws and local development. Lunch will be provided. 

If you are interested in attending the opening session, please contact Fr. Jason Prati at frjasonprati@gmail.com no later than May 18. If you are interested in learning about the Society, more information may be found on their website at http://www.thescp.org/ or contact Jason directly. The Society is not only a great way to engage in fellowship with other clergy, but a strong way to deepen your own spirituality and ordination vows. Looking forward to seeing you there!

 

If this doesn't make you smile, nothing will! Happy Tuesday everyone!