With Deep Sadness

It is with deep sadness that we announce the January 29th death of Rev. Sherrill Page. Sherrill became unexpectedly ill last night and died at the hospital early this morning. Rector of Church of the Ascension in Lexington Park, MD at the time of her death, Sherrill had previously served in this Diocese at St. Barnabas, Temple Hills; St. Mary Magdalene, Aspen Hill; on the 8th Bishop's Search Committee; on the Camp EDOW staff; and on the COM. Sherrill was a lively spirit and spread God's love in the most joyous of ways. She was adored and will be missed. Please pray for her husband, Bill; their children, Rebecca, Mary Catherine, and Daniel; their grandchildren, Madelyn, Charlotte, and Sammy; and her parish family. Funeral arrangements are pending as family is still gathering.

Ministry in Focus: Latino Ministries

"... to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine..."

-Ephesians 3:20

Members of the congregations of Misa Alegria of St. Stephen and the Incarnation and Church of the Redeemer have been meeting for bilingual conversation around a book called Enrique's Journey-the harrowing adventure of a young boy's coming north from Honduras in search of his mother. The book has served as a springboard for sharing the stories of our lives. One evening the group of 25 or so listened in rapt silence as Santos told his story- the arduous desert crossing in the black of night, hovering helicopters with searchlights and men with dogs, a fearful scattering and then suddenly before him...a cleft in the rock. Read more...

Guest Blog:

Spur, Arouse, Excite, and Provoke

It was usually around Erie, Pennsylvania that we "got it." At about five and-a-half hours in, we had exhausted practically every level of restraint. Then came that look that only a parent can give a child that wordlessly expresses such displeasure as to interrupt interrogation, silence complaint, or return hands to oneself with blistering speed. Or, most usually in the case of my siblings-on the drive from Cincinnati, Ohio to Hamburg, New York for the annual summer trek to our grandparents-upending the attempts by two of us at provoking the third to the point of meltdown. Read more...

In the Diocese

Camp EDOW Staff Positions

We are now accepting applications for the 2015 summer staff. If you know a mature, responsible, team player who loves God and kids please send them our way. For a summer of service, adventure, growth, and Christian community join this team! Thanks for sharing this post with others! If you have any questions please drop us an email. Apply today!

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Upcoming Diocesan Events

January 30-31

2015 Diocesan Convention

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DIRECTIONS

Directions, maps, and information on shuttles from Metro are available on the Convention website.

Parish Events

January 31

9am: Building a Possible Future: Hope and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change offers an opportunity to help us touch the sources of our personal resilience, our ability to act in the face of uncertainty, and will include mindfulness meditation, prayer, and ceremonies and practices to evoke our deep, heartfelt love of life and our planet home. The one day event will be held at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

Februrary 1

10am: St. Mary's, Foggy Bottom hosts Colbert I. King, Pulitzer Prize winning Washington Post journalist, in celebration of Black History Month

Prayer List

We ask your prayers of condolence for:

The family of Sherrill Page at the time of her sudden death (January 29)

Ronald "Robbie" Robison - belated condolences on the death of his wife (Margaret) on January 5

Jeff MacKnight on the death of his mother (Barbara) on January 18

Paul Abernathy on the death of his mother (Clara) on January 13

We ask your prayers of healing for:

Joseph Lund

Debbie Kirk

Noreen Seiler-Dubay's husband (Charlie)

Sally Slater

Joan Beilstein's nephew (Brian)

Fr. Richard C. Martin

Robert Tomlinson

Lane Davenport

We ask your prayers of comfort for:

Connie Reinhardt's father (Jim)

Lane Davenport's father (Charles)