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The Episcopal Church
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June 26 - 29, 2014 National Happening Leadership Conference UCO, Edmond, OK
July 9 - 13, 2014 EYE14
Villanova University, near Philadelphia, PA
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Diocesan Events
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May 18, 2014
St. Crispin's Conference Center and Camp Open House
10 - 3
to register call St. Crispin's at
405 382 1619
July 15 - 29, 2014
A Journey to the Holy Land
Led by Bishop Konieczny
October 18-19
Education for Ministry Retreat
The Rev. Dr. Christopher Bryan
St. Crispin's Conference Center
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Diocesan Wide Events
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October 18 - 19
Education for Ministry Retreat
(Open to all)
The Rev. Dr. Christopher Bryan
St. Crispin's Conference Center
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Congregational Events
May 31
9:30 light breakfast - lunch
Blending Tea, Justice, and Social Enterprise
The Rev. Becca Stevens, Nashville TN
Guest Speaker at Trinity, Tulsa
June 25
Summertime Ignatian Spirituality
St. Paul's Cathedral
10:30 - noon
July 2
Summertime Ignatian Spirituality
St. Paul's Cathedral
10:30 - noon
July 9
Summertime Ignatian Spirituality
St. Paul's Cathedral
10:30 - noon
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Community Events
June 17
Ethical Implications of Guilt and Shame
1 - 2:30
Integris Baptist Medical Center
June 25 - 28
17th Annual Dallas Benedictine Experience
The Catholic Center
Dallas, TX
dallasbenedictine@yahoo.com to register
September 9
Saint Simeon's Western Days 2014
September 21
1 - 5 p.m.
Interfaith Youth Tour
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Bishop's Schedule
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May 18
St. John's, Tulsa
May 19
Ordination of Art Scrutchins
All Saints Chapel
Holland Hall School
Tulsa, OK
May 25
Trinity, Tulsa
June 1
St. John's, Woodward
120th Anniversary Celebration
June 6 - 18
Anglican Gathering
North Carolina
June 22
St. Mary's
Edmond
Bishop Ed is now on Twitter @ OKBishopEd.
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Companion
Diocese
Uruguay
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Bishop Pollesel
Holy God, source of healing and of peace, bless with your grace the companion dioceses of Oklahoma and Uruguay. Through our partnership one with another may we grow in mutual affection and communion, seek a more profound experience of truth, build up the Church in unity and give glory to Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.
New Web site:
http://uruguay.anglican.org/
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The Next Issue of this Newsletter will be on Friday,
May 23, 2014.
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We Are Epiok.org
May 16, 2014
Issue 19
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By the Grace of God
The Right Reverend Dr. Edward J. Konieczny
Bishop of Oklahoma
will ordain
Arthur Paul Scrutchins
to the Sacred Order of Priests
in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
Monday, the nineteenth of May, 2014
at four o'clock in the afternoon
All Saints Chapel
Holland Hall School
5666 East 81st Street
Tulsa, OK
Your Prayers and Presence are Requested
Clergy: Red Stoles
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Fresh Start Graduates New Class
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Fresh Start is a diocesan led, 18-month program to help incorporate new clergy to the diocese and newly ordained clergy as they navigate periods of transition in leadership. This program promotes collegial relationships within the diocese and between them and their bishop and his staff.
This year's graduates of Fresh Start include The Very Rev. Justin Lindstrom, St. Paul's Cathedral, Rev. Shelley Forrester, St. Andrew's Lawton, Rev. Tim Sean Youmans, St. Paul's Cathedral and Cassady School, and Rev. Bill Carroll, Emmanuel, Shawnee.
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Santa Maria Virgen, OKC, Welcomes New Vicar
We are pleased to announce the arrival of The Rev. Natividad "Naty" Menjivar as Vicar at Santa Maria.
He is originally from Honduras, was ordained in 1991, and formerly served as a Roman Catholic priest in congregations in Honduras and Virginia. He has a BA in Philosophy and a Master's in Divinity. He received his the Anglican Studies diploma from Virginia Theological Seminary. His last parish was La Iglesia de San Marcos, Alexandria, Virginia.
Naty is married to Ana and has 2 children, Natian (age 3) and Ashley (age 6). His wife and children will join him in Oklahoma after school dismisses for the summer.
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Inasmuch Foundation Awards $250,000 To St. Crispin's
Earlier this week, Inasmuch Foundation of Oklahoma City announced a grant award of $250,000 to St. Crispin's Camp and Conference Center for the restoration and expansion of the camp facilities. "I'm thrilled by the grant from Inasmuch Foundation," said Bishop Ed. "Their support is tangible recognition of camp's excellence and the importance of our programs for children and youth. Everyone involved with St. Crispin's is very grateful."
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Education for Ministry (EfM) Graduates
Congratulations to the following individuals from Trinity, Tulsa, who have completed the 4-year EfM program:
Becky Moseman  Mark Shackelford
Joe Sizemore
Kate Smittle
Lee Williams
Pat Woodrum
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Cursillo Seeks to Locate Individuals Who Have Completed the Three-Day Weekend
 If you were a candidate at Cursillo in another State (not Oklahoma) the Oklahoma Cursillo is looking for you! Please send an email to CORRECTED EMAIL ADDRESS gghaas@aol.com with your name, preferred email address, what diocese/State you were in, and when (date or number). They are interested in putting together a good mailing list and hope to be able to share the news of upcoming events with everyone! |
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Up-Coming Events in the Diocese
We have several incredible events coming. Get these on your calendar now.
August 7 - Mind, Body, and Spirit in the 2nd Half of Life - This event is offered in conjunction with the Senior Ministries Committee and offers workshops, speakers, and a day of fun for all ages!
It will be held at St. Augustine's of Canterbury Episcopal Church, OKC.
August 14 - 16 - Education for Ministry Mentor Training and Formation Event - St. Crispin's. If you are a current mentor or would like to seek certification, or if you have been previously certified but not actively mentoring, this is your opportunity. Click here for information letter and registration form.
September 12 - 13 - Bishop's Lecture Series - This will be our inaugural event for an opportunity to hear some great thinkers of our church!
To be held at St. Paul's Cathedra on Friday night and Saturday, this year's speakers are Lisa Kimball and Patricia Lyons and will speak on Forming Faith as an Epic Adventure. Lisa and Patricia have spoken to the House of Bishops and offered the Plenary Session at the 2013 FORMA Conference.
Lisa serves as Director of the Center for Ministry of Teaching, and Professor of Christian Formation and Congregational Leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary.
Dr. Patricia Lyons is currently the JK-12 Director of Service Learning at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Episcopal) School in Alexandria, VA. In addition, she is in her 15th year of teaching ethics and religion at the Upper School. She is also an adjunct at the Virginia Theological Seminary, where she teaches evening and summer courses to masters and doctoral students. Patricia has taught courses in Systematic Theology, C.S. Lewis, Sigmund Freud, Theology and Fiction, and most recently, Christian Themes in Harry Potter.
October 18-19 - Education for Ministry Retreat - We are thrilled to announce that The Rev. Dr. Christopher Bryan, the C.K. Benedict Professor of New Testament at the School of Theology at the University of the South, and the editor of the Sewanee Theological Review. He is the author of two biblical commentaries, on the gospel of Mark and the letter to the Romans.
The theme will be around the authority of the Bible, and there will be a fairly heavy emphasis on the new curriculum and on theological reflection. Current or graduate EfM participants, mentors (active and retired) and anyone interested in the program are invited. Registration Brochures will be available soon. October 25 - Our first Liturgy Worship Festival -
NOTE DATE CORRECTION -
St. Paul's Cathedral. In combination with our Annual Acolyte Festival, we will have workshops for every part of your worship service. Acolytes and Acolyte Masters, Vergers, Altar Guild (led by Katrina Packard, the National Altar Guild President), Making Eucharistic Bread, Altar Flower Arranging, Lay Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors, Ushers and Greeters and Thruifers will all have a chance to get together and brush up on their skills. Registration will begin at 8:45 with the first workshop to start at 9:15. Lunch will be available and then all groups will be commissioned during the Festival Eucharist, which will start at 12:45.
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Stewardship Conference
Invite your vestry and the members of your stewardship ministry team to gather for a "viewing party" of the TENS 2014 Walking the Way Stewardship Conference.
This year, the webcast can be viewed in real time -- or at any time that is convenient for your congregation and or diocese-from Friday, June 6th (the day the conference begins) to Sunday, June 29th. Once you register, a link will be sent to you 48 hours prior to the conference, with instructions on how you can test your high speed Internet connection, monitor, and audio on Thursday, June 5th.
The conference will take place at the Emory Campus in Atlanta, Georgia, in the East Coast timezone. For all those who wish to view the presentation at a later time, the sessions will be recorded and uploaded for playback to a designated site two hours after the real-time live presentation, and will remain on the designated site through June 29th.
Hosting a viewing party of the TENS 2014 Stewardship Conference will catalyze inspiration, ideas and interest in how your congregation can align stewardship formation with discipleship formation.
View Keynotes & Workshops That Will be Webcast
Click Here to Register
Individual & Small Group Webcast Registration Rate is $75.00
(A small group is six or fewer viewers)
Diocesan & Large Group Webcast Registration is $150.00
(A large group is seven or more viewers)
Click Here to Access Webcast Logo
See here for when the recorded sessions will be available in your time zone:
· Livestream Webcast Eastern Time Zone (Click here for PDF)
· Recorded Webcast Eastern Time Zone (Click here for PDF)
· Recorded Webcast Central Time Zone (Click here for PDF)
Once you register, a link will be sent to you 48 hours prior to the conference, with instructions on how you can test your high speed internet connection, monitor, and audio on Thursday, June 5th. |
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Church of the Resurrection, OKC, Celebrates Gayle Bridges
On Sunday, May 18, 2014, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection will host a reception following the 10:30 service in celebration of 27 years of ministry by our beloved deacon The Rev. Gayle Bridges. Please join us at Resurrection for lunch as Gayle's friends gather to thank her for her many years serving our church. Church of the Resurrection is located in Oklahoma City at 13112 N. Rockwell Ave. We look forward to seeing you there. |
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Outreach - St. Paul's, Holdenville
Hello Everyone!!
A while back I asked that people send in descriptions of their parish's Outreach programs, so that I might publish them and we could all share in some new ideas for helping others.
Yesterday, I received an amazing description from Kathy Radach
of St. Paul's Holdenville and St. Mark's Seminole. When you read her description what their Outreach programs consist of, you will be astonished that all of these efforts are being done by just a handful of people, and yet their effects are so far reaching!
Please take a moment and read Kathy's account. You will feel better for having done so, and you may even pick up a few ideas for your own parish! And don't forget.... send me your ideas for Outreach!
Be safe and be kind.
Anne
Monday April 21
Dear Anne:
Many months ago I asked for your address so I could send you an update on Outreach Ministries at St. Paul's Holdenville, and St. Mark's Seminole. Here are my musings at last.
Both St. Paul's Holdenville, and St. Mark's Seminole, are tiny rural parishes located about 75-100 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. Each of them has an average attendance of about 10 on a
Sunday morning. At St. Mark's outreach is often done as a group, whether it is shopping for Angel Tree gifts for Prison Fellowship ministries, or preparing for the annual Soup and Sermon series during Holy Week, or supporting Make, Bake and Grow, the annual winter bazaar that provides funding for all the ECW benevolence giving.
At St. Paul's, on the other hand, Outreach is more likely to take the form of supporting enthusiastically the individual ministries of other parishioners. For example, we have a recycling enthusiast in the congregation, so we bring items such as plastics, glass paper, styrofoam, and aluminum to the parish hall where he collects them, takes them to his sorting station in his
garage and then transports them to recycling points in or near OKC.
Another member has been active in the Boy Scouts. The dentist in our congregation has done dental checks so the Scouts could achieve their Personal Health merit badge. Two of our artistic
members provide entries for the Art Society events. We all make it a point to get to their showings. Two of our members are Native-American. They are active in that ministry... for Kairos, we bake cookies and attend Closing Ceremonies at Davis Correctional Center, near Holdenville. One member is part of a team that provides weekly worship services at the prison.
We have rolled cutlery napkins for Open Gate. We have held monthly community dinners to increase fellowship in the community. We still actively seek opportunities to serve in our
community. As a full group, our focus recently has been on Prison Ministry. The Angel Tree program is being coordinated through St. Paul's this last year for all the children of incarcerated parents who live in Hughes and Seminole Counties. St. Paul's held a Party that was so much fun we plan to do it again next year. Our next goal is to send the kids to summer camp!
So, you see we are small but active. the Holy Spirit provides us with plenty of opportunities to make a difference in the communities where we have been planted.
Blessing,
The Rev. Kathy Radach
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Diocesan Events and Information
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Safeguarding God's People
There are four videos in these series - 2 on Safeguarding God's People - Sexual Harassment and 2 on Exploitation.
Those required to take Harassment include:
Clergy
Finance Committee
Vestries
Supervisors of employees of volunteers
Standing Committee members
Diocesan Council members
Those who are required to take Exploitation include:
Clergy Youth Ministers Members of Vestries and Bishop Committees Stephens Ministers Community of Hope Spiritual Directors (those trained by FIND or any other licensing group Ministers of any sacraments outside of public worship Life leadership/peer coaches Leaders/facilitators of: Bible studies, Cursillo (serving on teams) Christian Formation (EfM mentors, Catechumenate sponsors) Small group/ministries (New Member ministries, prayer ministry) Licensed Worship leaders Licensed preachers Licensed catechists Lay Congregational Leaders Lay Chaplains Interns Persons who do field work
Saturday, May 17
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
$10 for lunch
St. Paul's Cathedral
Register by contacting Kate Huston at katehuston@stpaulsokc.org.
Saturday, May 17
9 a.m
St. Michael's, Norman
Contact church to register
405 321 8951
Thursday, May 22
6 p.m.
St. Michael's, Norman
Contact church to register
405 321 8951
Friday, June 6 NEW EVENT
10 - 1:30 (bring a sack lunch or snack if you wish)
Diocesan Offices, 924 N. Robinson, OKC.
Contact Sabrina Evans sevans@epiok.org, or call 405 232 4820 to register. |
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Community Events and News
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Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma - A Four-Concert Special Event!
SPRING CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL:
"THE MUSIC OF FRANCE"
Thursday evening, June 12 at 7:30 pm
Saturday evening, June 14 at 7:30 pm
Sunday afternoon, June 15 at 4:00 pm
Tuesday evening, June 17 at 7:30 pm
All four concerts will be performed at St. Paul's Cathedral 127 NW 7th Street (at Robinson)
On June 12, 14, 15 and 17, Oklahoma City's own Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble will present a four-concert Spring Music Festival - "The Music of France" - the third festival that Brightmusic has hosted in our city. It will feature music of Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, Oliver Messiaen, Gabriel Fauré and Francis Poulenc, among others.
The Festival will be performed in St. Paul's Cathedral, the finest acoustical facility for chamber music in OKC. The evening concerts will be given at 7:30 pm, and the Sunday afternoon concert will be given at 4:00 pm. Admission is $15 per concert for adults; students with ID and Brightmusic's 2013-14 Season Members are free of charge. A Festival Pass for all four concerts is now available online for $45/person. Festival Passes will also be sold at the door to the first night's concert. |
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James Finley Returns to Tulsa
August 16, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Monte Cassino School. Deisenroth PAC
JF Conference
2200 S Lewis, Tulsa 74114
There is limited seating. Get your registration in by June 30 for $45.00. After June 30: $55 and at the door: $65. Register online at JFCTULSA.COM
"The Mystical Dimension of the 12 Steps For Us All"
The 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are not just for addicts. We all struggle with hindrances that keep us from exp eriencing our own tur nature and God's oneness with us in all things.
James Finley, PhD, is a retreat leader and practitioner of contemplative spirituality. A clinical psychologist and presenter on mystrical sobriety at the Betty Ford Center. He was once a Trappist monk and spiritual directeR of Thomas Merton. Author of several books on contemplative prayer and living.
LIMITED SEATING, SO REGISTER NOW!
Registration is not complete without payment. LUNCH IS NOT INCLUDED, BUT PLENTY OF RESTAURANTS NEARBY. |
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Enneagram Workshop Offered
The Enneagram is "a geometric figure that delineates the nine basic personality types of human nature and their complex interrelationships." While the Enneagram suggests that there are nine basic personality types of human nature, there are, of course, many subtypes and variations within the nine fundamental categories. Nevertheless, the assertion of Enneagram theory is that these nine adequately map out the territory of "personality types."
The Enneagram is also a symbol that maps out the ways in which the nine types are related to each other. This is the aspect of the Enneagram most people are familiar with because it offers them a framework for understanding themselves and everyone they deal with. As a psychospiritual typology, the Enneagram helps people to recognize and understand an overall pattern in human behavior. External behaviors, underlying attitudes, one's characteristic sense of self, conscious and unconscious motivations, emotional reactions, defense mechanisms, object relations, what we pay attention to, our spiritual potentials and much more-are all parts of a complex pattern that forms each personality type. Therapists, business counselors, human resource directors, and spiritual seekers from around the world are all finding the Enneagram to be immensely useful for self-understanding and personal growth. Always remember however, that the Enneagram does not put you in a box - it shows you the box you are in and the way out!
The Enneagram as a Tool for Personal Transformation will be offered:
Friday, September 5, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 9:30 PM to 3:00 PM
(Sign-In Begins 30 minutes before Program Start)
St Monica Catholic Church
Family Center, Room 201
9933 Midway Road
Dallas, TX 75220
featuring
Fr William Meninger, OCSO
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Happening Scheduled for August 1 - 3
 Happening is a Christian experience presented by teenagers who are in or have completed grades 10,11, or 12 and is led by other teenagers with the help of clergy and lay adult leadership.
The purpose of the Happening - A Christian Experiencesm program is to be one of the instruments within the Anglican Tradition to renew the Christian Church in the power of the Holy Spirit, in order that the Church may respond more readily to its call to spread the Kingdom of God throughout the world.
Happening - A Christian Experiencesm seeks to achieve this purpose by bringing young persons and adults to a fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship.
- from Standards and Guidelines for conducting the weekend
What can I expect at a Happening weekend? During the Happening weekend (usually beginning Friday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon) there are activities designed for fun and Christian community building among participants.
Throughout the weekend a series of talks are presented by youth and clergy to logically present the elements that define a mature profession of faith and the catechism process. The presentation of key talks by youth using personal life experiences is intended to offer Christ's message to attending Happeners on a level they can understand, and to answer many of the faith questions youth struggle with daily. Talks about church teachings and their importance in the lives of youth attending the weekend are presented by clergy in a fair and friendly manner. Each talk is a critical building block in the creation of the Happening message. The entire series of talks is given in a sequence that is intended to guide Happeners by opening an avenue of discussions to help them verbalize and internalize their faith questions in a safe environment and hopefully lead to a renewed or new relationship with Christ.
Caritas, or signs of God's love through letters, messages and small tokens are distributed at times over the weekend to deepen fellowship, and to demonstrate the knowledge and support that comes to each weekend from the "wider church."
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Applications for 2014-15 Class of Episcopal Youth Leadership Academy Available
If you were at Convention, you helped us recognize the group of youth who graduated from our pilot program of the Episcopal Youth Leadership Academy (EYLA). We are now taking applications for our next group. Our first meeting will be in September, 2014. We will have complete details on meeting locations and dates soon. But you need to apply now.
This program is open to youth 6th - 9th grade, who want to learn to be leaders. It is a one-year program and requires a large commitment on your part and that of your parents in transporting you to and from these meeting locations. Youth will also work with a mentor in their parish.
There is no limit on the number that can apply from any congregation and we welcome participants from congregations of all sizes.
For a copy of the application, click here.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Sabrina Evans at sevans@epiok.org. |
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St. Crispin's Summer Camp Registration Now Open!
 We are thrilled to announce that Summer Camp Registration is now open. In a previous newsletter, we indicated we were working to get an on-line program, CampWise, into our system that has many of the forms necessary for registration. We have now completed our testing and ready for reservations.
You will be able to pay on line, order merchandise, receive automatic confirmation on payments, and much more in a timely manner.
Go to http://www.episcopaloklahoma.org/camps/stcrispins.html and register today. |
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Summer Camp
ABCamp (A Beginner's Camp), for 5 year olds thru 2nd Grade May 30 and 31
Sabrina Evans, St. Augustine of Canterbury, OKC
Senior High Camp, June 1-7
Kate Huston and Ian Bass, St. Paul's Cathedral OKC
8th and 9th Grade, June 8-14
Laura Beth Woods, OU Canterbury and Terry Prather, All Souls OKC
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Session I, June 15 - 21
Beth and Michael Canaday, Nancy Reese Barrett, Emmanuel Shawnee
6th and 7th Grade Session I, June 22 - 28
Alana Woodliff, OSU Canterbury and Karen Langley, St. Dunstan's Tulsa
8th and 9th Grade Session II, June 29 - July 5
Becky Moseman and Melissa Sterling, Trinity Tulsa
3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Session II, July 6 - 12
HL Watson and Rev. Dana Orwig, St. John's OKC
6th and 7th Grade Session II
Andrew Scott and Fr. Everett Lees, Christ Church Tulsa
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May 30 - 31
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Mini Camp (Formerly ABC) $100 child and 1 adult
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June 1 - 7
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Senior Camp
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June 8 - 14
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8th - 9th Grade Camp
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June 15 - 21
| 3rd - 5th Grade Camp | | June 22 - 28 | 6th - 7th Grade Camp | | June 29 - July 5 | 8th - 9th Grade Camp | | July 6 - 12 | 3rd - 5th Grade Camp |
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July 13 - 19
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6th - 7th Grade Camp
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New Education for Ministry (Efm) After Graduation Program
Essential Practices of Christian Disciples is a new program
for EfM graduates offered by The Beecken Center at The School of Theology in Sewanee, TN. Building on what they have absorbed and practiced about community and ministry in EfM, mentors will be equipped to help groups discover and practice new skills needed to carry that ministry into the world as part of a team.
Essential Practices will be a 36 week program that includes the theological reflection and group formation components of EfM,
the ministry discernment and design practices drawn from VocationCARE, and the team development and community organizing practices of the Leadership Development Initiative from the Diocese of Massachusetts.
Training for mentors of Essential Practices of Christian Disciples is offered this year for those interested in piloting this new curriculum.
This training is open to EfM mentors with at least 2 years mentoring experience.
Beecken Center, June 20 - 22, 2014 Sewanee, TN $150
For registration:
https://education4ministry.wufoo.com/forms/essential-practices-of-christian-disciples/ |
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Contact Information
Sabrina Evans
(405) 232-4820 sevans@epiok.org |
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