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The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island
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Greetings!
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In this issue, you will find stories of hope and expectation to carry you into the season of Advent. We hope they are an inspiration to you, your church, and your neighborhood. Thanks for reading!
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Highlights of 2013 Diocesan Convention
Bishop's Address
In his keynote address, Bishop Nicholas Knisely offered his vision for our diocese, emphasizing the many new ministries and opportunities for expanding the Church's mission in our communities, the state, and beyond. If you missed his stirring talk, watch it here.
Anchor of Hope Award
This award, unveiled at last year's diocesan convention, is given annually to a person who has done extraordinary service to the whole diocese. This year's recipient is the Honorable Scott Avedisian, Mayor of Warwick and lifelong member of Trinity Church in Pawtuxet Village. Read local coverage here.
Bishop Knisely commissioned silver pendants and lapel pins to be given to Anchor of Hope honorees, made from an imprint of the Diocesan seal on his ring. Fashioned locally by Sue Gray Jewelry in Newport, the pendants are a particularly fitting symbol of service to the diocese. Learn more about the making of the pins and pendants.
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Who says you can't go home again?
The Rev. Patrick Greene, a native Rhode Islander raised in Barrington, is returning to his roots as he accepts a call to join Saints Matthew and Mark Church in Barrington as their priest-in-charge. Patrick (pictured above) has served at St. Paul's Church in Wickford since 2010. His new ministry will begin Jan. 1, 2014, and he and his wife, Carmen, will be formally welcomed to the parish on Sun., Jan. 5. Read more here.
The Rev. Jim Bocchino has been called back from a recent stint as transitional priest-in-charge at St. Peter's Church in Rockland, Maine, to serve as the interim at St. Barnabas Church in Warwick. Jim is a native Rhode Islander with a long tenure in the diocese. Read more here.
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One step closer to opening its doors
The Diocese of Rhode Island's Jonathan Daniels House (JDH) project has cleared an exciting hurdle on its way to becoming a service-oriented intentional community for young adults. After three years of planning, JDH recently received official membership into the Episcopal Service Corps and hopes to welcome its first group of four young adults next August.
Echoing a theme from the diocesan convention, Bishop Knisely says, " We recognize that young people's lives are formed by their experience in young adulthood... They will bring energy, vision, and ideas to us, and new hope to the people they serve."
Learn more about JDH, its mission, and next steps toward opening its doors.
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If you feed them, they will come
Everyone knows the way to a young person's heart is through their stomach, but St. Augustine's Church in Kingston has turned this idea into a thriving ministry.
Located on the University of Rhode Island (URI) campus, the church started "Feed a Friend" dinners last Shrove Tuesday when parishioners volunteered to make students their favorite home-cooked meal if they brought along a friend. Since that first dinner, when five students were served, the meals have swelled to 80 diners (among them 40 or more current URI students) and helped fend off both hunger and homesickness.
And that's not the only way the church is tending to the students in its midst.
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