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Take the Procter Center survey
The Hospitality Committee of the Procter Center Board of Directors would like your feedback on how to better serve and provide hospitality for those who visit the center. The survey should only take about 10 minutes of your time to complete.
Thank you!
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Certifying lay delegates to convention
Congregations are canonically required (Canon III, Section 5) to submit a Certificate of Election of Lay Delegates as soon as possible after they have been chosen at your annual meeting. This is simply to let the convention know who was elected to the position of convention delegate from your congregation for planning and communication purposes.
If your congregation has not yet reported your election, you can access the certification form here, or on the diocesan website in the convention section. Please submit these forms as soon as possible. If your lay delegates have changed since a certification form was submitted, you must complete a Change of Delegate form. A link to the form can also be found on the diocesan website in the convention section. Completed forms can be mailed, faxed or emailed to the diocesan office by Oct. 31.
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Tablet needed
Gabriel's Place is in desperate need of a used wifi-enabled tablet or iPad for use in the Market. If you have one to donate, please contact Canon Anne Reed at areed@diosohio.org or 800.582.1712.
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Annual Church Compensation Report
The Church Pension Group has published its annual Church Compensation Report. This report is the comparison guideline the Diocese of Southern Ohio's Advisory Committee on Compensation & Resources (ACCR) uses when making recommendations to the bishop and Diocesan Council about possible changes in the Salary Grade Ranges. These ranges were established by the 126th and 127th Annual Conventions and have been adjusted from time to time based on the ACCR's analysis of the Church Compensation Report's survey. The report states that "Dioceses should really focus on how they compare with other dioceses by looking at congregational size." While the CPG uses just Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) to delineate "size," our diocese uses a combination of the ASA, number of pledging units and "Normal Operating Income." All three are reported on a congregation's annual Parochial Report.
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 141st Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio
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Marketing Coordinator joins Procter staff
Procter Center is happy to announce that Cyndi Black Colburn has joined the Procter staff in July 2015 to work half time in marketing. Her goal is to enable more people to experience and enjoy all that Procter has to offer year-round.
Cyndi was part of the Diocese of Southern Ohio for eight years as the parish administrator at St. Alban's, Bexley. Most recently she served as a parish administrator in the Chicago area. After one very cold winter in Chicago, Cyndi and her husband Joe headed back home to Ohio.
As a sales and marketing manager for 10 years earlier in her career, she gained the background and experience necessary for her current position. Cyndi and Joe, a local attorney, live in Grove City and share three grown children and one grandchild.
For the past 30 years, Colburn has been the leader of the Cyndi Black Big Band, a 17-piece group playing the swing music of the big band era. She plays saxophone, clarinet, and flute and Joe is a trumpet player. They are also active in the music program at Trinity United Methodist Church in Grove City.
Cyndi can be contacted at ccolburn@diosohio.org. Next time you are at Procter Center, make sure to introduce yourself to Cyndi and welcome her to the Procter family!
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 Faith After #Ferguson Bexley Seabury invites you to participate in a long-overdue community dialogue. Alums, students, and neighboring church and community leaders will gather as learners and disciples to consider the urgent need for individuals and communities to confront the sin of racism and begin the arduous work ahead to repent and reconcile. Keynote by Mike Kinman, dean, Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, responses from a roundtable of local leaders including Bishop Breidenthal, and open dialogue.
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Sunday Streaming
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School for Ministry offerings in September and October
In September 2015, the newly forming diocesan School for Ministry will begin the opportunity for everyone in the Diocese of Southern Ohio to participate.
September Offerings:
The Deacon in Worship (Course 2015-01)
What is the deacon's role in worship? Learn the distinctive place the deacon has in leading worship and how that role invites the entire worshipping community into ministry beyond the walls of the church building.
Friday, September 11, 2015 9 - Noon
Theological Reflection: From Scripture to Theology (Course 2015-02)
The Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal
Learn the basics of theological reflection and how we move from Scripture to a theological understanding of our faith through the lens of our personal and collective experiences of God.
Friday, September 11, 2015 1 - 4 PM
Rule of Life and Beginning Prayer Practices (Course 2015-03)
The Rev. Douglas Argue
Students will create or revise a person Rule of Life. Additionally, students will practice some basic prayer techniques including using the Book of Common Prayer, extemporaneous prayer, silent meditation, and contemplation.
Friday, September 11, 2015 7 - 8:30 PM
Biblical Exegesis Meets the World Today (Course 2015-05)
The Rev. Dr. Lee Anne Reat & the Rev. Stephen Smith
This class will explore the importance of scholarly study of the Bible's historical and social settings as a precursor to application to pastoral and social issues within the context of the modern day.
Saturday, September 12, 2015 9 to noon
The Ministry of Listening: Compassionate Communication (Course 2015-04)
The Rev. William Sangrey
All ministry, lay or ordained, requires empathic listening skills which invite the other into open and honest relationship. This class will explore techniques of effective, compassionate communication and include practice of those skills.
Saturday, September 12, 2015 1 - 3.30 p.m.
October offerings:
Worship Leader Training [First of Two required sessions] (Course 2015-WL)
The Rev. Marjorie Menaul
"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 TEC] Licensing requires participation in both sessions.
Saturday, October 10, 2015 9 a.m.-3.30 p.m.
Register for any course electronically at https://diosohio.wufoo.com/forms/school-for-ministry-course-registration/
If you have questions, please contact the Rev. Canon Anne Reed at areed@diosohio.org.
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Dedication of
Baptismal Bowl & Labyrinth
Saturday, August 22
10:30 a.m.
Christ Chapel at your Procter Center
11235 SR 38 SE
London, Ohio
The Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal,
celebrant and preacher
Please bring bells! A light lunch will be served following the dedication.
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West Chester Chorale Summer Concert
The West Chester Chorale's seventh annual Summer Concert will be held on Sunday, August 23, at 4 p.m. at St. Anne's, West Chester. The concert will include Purcell's Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, and Schubert, spiritual, patriotic, and 1970s songs including Kermit the Frog's "Bein' Green" and four favorite Partridge Family songs. The audience will be invited to dance to a recording of "YMCA." Long hair and bell-bottoms are optional! Tickets at the door for the audience will be $10, pre-orders $8. St. Anne's is located at 6461 Tylersville Rd. in West Chester. For pre-ordered tickets, contact director, Dr. Randall Wolfe, faculty member at the University of Dayton, at westchesterchorale@embarqmail.com.This year's choir is composed of 45 college, high school and adult singers.
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Placement available for Confluence year
St. John's Confluence Year program just had a fifth and final placement open up for the 2015-16 Episcopal Service Corps year. If you are a recent college grad or young adult, or know one interested in a year long service corps experience that merges social justice with spiritual formation, vocational discernment, and intentional community, apply today!
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Apply now for Brendan's Crossing
 Do you know a young adult who is looking to experience a year of service and formation, intentional community or a way to explore their sense of calling and place in the world?
Brendan's Crossing (formerly "Floral House") is inviting young adults who desire to grow in faith, serve others, and to explore the questions that bring meaning to life to apply. Our 2015-16 program opens August 25 and ends June 30. You can apply online and learn more on our new website www.brendanscrossing.org
Participation in Brendan's Crossing involves 30-35 hours a week of voluntary service at one or more of partner churches or organizations. In exchange for this service, young adults receive room, board, a stipend, health insurance and participation in the programming and activities of the community. Whenever possible we place a fellow in a role where they are partnered with a church and a neighborhood agency or outreach and that allows them to explore an area of interest.
For more information visit the website or contact Program Director Aaron Wright at awright@diosohio.org
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Congregational Leadership
The diocese is preparing to undergo a complete upgrade/conversion of our database system. We don't know yet when the entire process will be finished, but we do know that we want our data to be current once the new system is in place!
The only way that we currently collect the information about the leadership in our congregations is via the Congregational Leadership List. If your congregation has not filled out the list for 2015 (and most have not), please fill out an updated form as soon as possible. A link to the form can be found at the forms and policies link of the diocesan website, or by clicking here. If you are unsure if your congregation has complied with submitting the list, please contact Julie Murray at jmurray@diosohio.org. |
Retirement savings made easy
Please join us for an informative webinar from the Church Pension Fund  As a cleric or lay employee of The Episcopal Church, you have the ability to increase your retirement security by saving your own dollars through The Episcopal Church Retirement Savings Plan (RSVP).
Find out why it's so important to begin saving through RSVP even though you have a pension plan. Learn how RSVP can help you maximize your savings, and how saving for retirement won't affect your paycheck as much as you might think.
We hope you'll attend this important presentation.
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Hymn festival celebrates life of Walter R. Bouman
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The public is warmly invited to join family, friends and former students of the late Rev. Dr. Walter R. Bouman for Alleluia! Jesus is Risen!, a hymn festival honoring his life, teaching and writings to be held on the tenth anniversary of Bouman's death. The event will take place at Trinity Lutheran Seminary on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m. Music to be sung will include a variety of beloved hymns in festive settings, as well as Bach's Cantata Erhalt uns, Herr, von deinem Wort, BWV 126, performed by the Muskingum University Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Zebulon Highben, and the premiere of a new motet by Carl Schalk on Psalm 118:17 dedicated to Bouman ("I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord"). Featured organists are James Gladstone of Saginaw, Michigan; Linda Kempke of Rocky River, Ohio; and May Schwarz, of Trinity Lutheran Seminary. All are former Bouman students. Walter R. Bouman was the Edward C. Fendt Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at Trinity Lutheran Seminary from 1971 until his death 10 years ago. He was thoroughly devoted to the church, its people and especially to his students. His curriculum vitae featured a long list of lectures, presentations and sermons he delivered throughout his career. He taught and preached the Word of God around the globe - from Holden Village in the North Range of the Cascade Mountains of Washington to New York City, from small towns in Australia to tiny villages in Africa and on to cities of Europe. Face-to-face interaction always energized him. Bouman's theology was grounded in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. "The resurrection of Jesus was and is the starting point for Christianity, for its faith and witness, for its mission and calling," he wrote in a popular handbook on discernment handed to every entering student at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. The hymn festival "Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen!" not only honors Bouman's legacy but also heralds two new publications - Jesus Is Risen: Theology for the Church, Bouman's two-volume systematic theology edited posthumously by Dr. Ann Lee Haut, and Alleluia!, a commemorative volume of essays on topics of lifelong concern to Bouman, written by leading scholars, pastors and theologians who knew him. Both will be published this summer by Lutheran University Press. The freewill offering will go to the Walter R. and Janet A. Bouman Chair in Church Music at Trinity Seminary. For more information, contact Nancy Raabe at 614.214.2639 or nancy@nancyraabe.com, or visit www.walterbouman.com. |
Episcopal Community Services Foundation 2016 grant deadline
 The deadline for applications to the Episcopal Community Services Foundation (ECSF) for 2016 grants is September 15, 2015. Episcopal congregations are encouraged to apply for grants to support their ministries and programs that address human need within the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
New this year is a simplified application for ministries requesting $1,000 or less. To see ECSF's funding criteria, grant application instructions and to download a copy of the grant applications, visit www.ECSFsouthernohio.org. When your application is complete, please send to administrator@ecsfsouthernohio.org. (If it is easier to mail it, address to Juliette Stuard, ECSF Administrator, 412 Sycamore St, Cincinnati, OH 45202.)
Assistance is available for any congregation needing help with the application process. If you need help or have questions, please email the Rev. Terri J. Thornton, Ministry Leader, at ministryleader@ecsfsouthernohio.org.
ECSF is a self-governing, supporting foundation of the Diocese of Southern Ohio whose mission is to encourage and support congregational ministry. Through education and grant programs, ECSF encourages, supports and creates opportunities for Episcopalians to help other Episcopalians to "do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God."
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Apply for 2016 MDG Grants
The Diocese of Southern Ohio has a strong commitment to furthering the Millennium Development Goals and once again has designated .07% of its convention budget for MDG mission grants. These grants are designed to help organizations and groups with connections in our diocese to do national and world mission that support one or more of the MDG's. (http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/)
Have an ongoing mission? Have a new mission project in mind? The National and World Mission Commission of the diocese encourages you to apply for a grant. Grant applications are being accepted through September 20, 2015 and can be found on the diocesan website. They can be found in the "Grants and Loans" link under Finance.
Grants will be determined in October to be awarded for use in 2016.
If you have any questions, please contact the Rev. Tom Fehr, Chair of N&WM Commission at tjfehr@gmail.com or 513.312.2614.
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Youth Director
The Indian Hill Episcopal Presbyterian Church is seeking a Youth Director to continue and grow our existing youth program. We are seeking someone who is passionate about youth and the issues that they face, being able to relate to them whether in the classroom, on a mission trip, in times of struggle as well as celebration. We are seeking someone who can engage them, who can encourage them to participate in the life of the church, and who can walk with them in their journey of faith. This is a part-time job which pays competitively.
Or via standard mail at:
Youth Director Search Committee
Indian Hill Church
6000 Drake Rd.
Cincinnati, OH. 45243
Parish SecretaryPart-Time Help Wanted: Parish Secretary at St. Anne, West Chester. Overseeing all administrative duties at a very busy and lively church, including, but not limited to greeting visitors; creating various digital and printed publications; maintaining several databases; overseeing parish calendar; editing the website; working with staff of 6 and dozens of volunteers. Knowledge of standard church practices preferred. 22 hours a week, 9 am-2:30 pm Tues - Friday. Please send an inquiry to SAECrector@saintanne-wc.org and a full description will be sent to you. Hiring for immediate start.
Child Care
Child Care needed at Grace Church, College Hill. Position available for a warm and loving person to care for our children during 10 a.m. Sunday Service. Compensation available. 5501 Hamilton Ave Cincinnati Ohio 45224. To express interest please call 513.541.2415.
Director of Development
Applications are now being accepted for the Director of Development on the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. The Development Office is the major gifts ministry of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. As such, it identifies, cultivates, and solicits major donors to support ministries at all levels. The Director is responsible for developing, establishing and executing a robust, dynamic fundraising strategy, particularly through major gifts. See more
Executive Director
Episcopal City Mission (ECM) is a faith-based ministry that promotes social and economic justice working through partnerships with congregations, community-based organizations and people within the Diocese of Massachusetts, with special emphasis on the urban poor and oppressed. See more
Part-time Children and Youth Formation Director
Trinity Episcopal Church, Hamilton, is seeking someone to create and coordinate programs to develop and grow the faith of our children and youth. This person will nurture our children and teach us to nurture our children as they grow in faith. See more
Director of Music/Organist
St. Andrew's, Cincinnati is hiring a part-time (10-15 hrs/wk) permanent or interim Director of Music/Organist. Responsibilities include directing and rehearsing the Chancel Choir, meeting with the rector to select music for Sunday services, playing organ for Sunday services (1 weekly) and other special services as needed (Christmas Eve, etc.)
To apply or for more information, please contact Fr. John Agbaje at 513.531.4337 or via email at standrewcin@fuse.net
Youth Minister
Part-time Youth Minister opening at St Mary's Episcopal Church in Hillsboro OH. Prefer someone who is familiar with the Episcopal Church and loves kids! Training for Youth activities available. Apartment available as part of the package. Contact the Rev. Judi Wiley at revjudi.wiley@gmail.com or 937.205.4292. Director of Children's Formation and Family Ministries
St. Barnabas, Montgomery, is experiencing exciting new growth in the area of children and families and now seeking a candidate to direct our Christian Education and Family Ministries' programming, ages 3-12. The successful candidate will provide leadership in recruitment, training, and oversight to the work of teachers and other volunteers. In addition, in the area of family ministry, responsibilities will include the development and organization of seasonal programming, parenting and family events. Requirements: Proven experience working with children; good communication skills and the ability to work with parents, volunteers, and children; knowledge of the Episcopal Church and nurturing children of faith. Position Available: August 15 Flexible Hours: 12 - 15 per week Please send resume to The Rev. Nancy Turner Jones at clergy@st-barnabas.org
Parish Accountant
St. Timothy's, Cincinnati, seeks a part-time accountant (20-30 hours per week based on workload, with benefits) The Parish Accountant is responsible for all accounting functions of St. Timothy's, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, preparation of financial statements, payroll preparation, budget preparation, annual reporting. and account analysis and reconciliation. The Parish Accountant will report to the Parish Administrator. Qualifications: Associates Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 5 years fund accounting OR Bachelor's Degree in Accounting with a minimum of 2 year of fund accounting. Send resumes and cover letter to the HR Committee at brwildman@zoomtown.com.
Director of Music/Organist
St. Philip's, Columbus, is seeking a part-time Director of Music/Organist. Responsibilities include directing and rehearsing Chancel Choir (15 members), selecting music for Sunday services, playing organ for one Sunday service and other service as required/necessary. The music program includes traditional and gospel music.
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Didn't see any news about your congregation here? Submit your news! The deadline for each weekly e-Connections is every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.
The deadline for Connections, the bi-monthy publication of the diocese, is every other month on the last day of the month:
Jan 31 (Feb/Mar issue)
Mar 31 (Apr/May)
May 31 (Jun/Jul)
July 31 (Aug/Sep)
Sept 30* (Oct/Nov)
Nov 30 (Dec/Jan)
*convention issue. Deadline may be changed in order to have all convention materials available for pre-convention meetings.
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