2015 Diocesan Convention


Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who attended and helped plan this year's Diocesan Convention! For everyone who attended, please remember to fill out a quick survey to tell us more about your experience.

Bishop Rob Wright's Address
Read the keynote address from the Rt. Rev. Rob Wright, bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta, entitled "Daring Greatly." 

Bishop Mariann's Address

Read Bishop Mariann's Convention address highlighting work throughout the diocese to grow Christian community, connect spirituality to everyday life, and strive for justice.


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Bishop's Blog: The Two Most Powerful Words

"Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do." -Mark 1:38

The two most powerful words for Christians leaders, writes Pastor Tom Berlin, author of Bearing Fruit: Ministry with Real Results, are these: so that.Those who learn to use these words well find that virtually everything they attempt begins with a focus on fruitfulness, the reason why we do what we do. These two words can also help us reclaim the purpose behind the tasks of ministry that have lost their fruitfulness. Read more...

 

Taking Issue

My Facebook newsfeed makes me want to throw my smartphone across the room. No, it's not the creepy ads that somehow know I've been online shopping for navy blue curtains. No, it's not the eternal invitations to play CandyCrush Saga. It's not even the posts from the people who I went to high school with, or the entirely non sequitur comments from older relatives that read something like, "LOVE YOU RAN INTO YOUR MOM THE OTHER DAY AT THE GROCERY STORE!!!!!"

 

Nope. Those, for some reason, are tolerable.

 

What makes me crazy is us. Read more...
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In the Diocese and the Nation

Convention Evaluation
For those who attended Convention, please remember to fill out the quick survey.

Task Force on Study of Marriage Presents Final Report
The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage has presented its final report to the 78th General Convention and to the Church, and for inclusion in Reports to General Convention, commonly referred to as The Blue Book. Read more...

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!
Upcoming Diocesan Events

February 18
Ashes to Go
Is your congregation participating in Ashes to Go? Each year, churches visit Metro stations, train stations, and other public places to share ashes and prayers with passersby. Let us know when and where you will be on February 18.
Parish Events

Ebola Relief Effort
The Sierra Leone Episcopal/Anglican Community Ministry is collecting food items, toiletries, and other essentials through February 28 to support ebola relief efforts in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Items can be dropped off at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Aspen Hill. A list of suggested items is available on the website.

February 8
10am: St. Mary's, Foggy Bottom hosts Dr. Gwendolyn Mikel, Professor of Anthropology and Foreign Service at Georgetown University, in celebration of Black History Month

2pm: St. Columba's hosts The Mighty Flentrop, an organ concert featuring music from Germany, Spain, France, and the United States

4:30pm: St. Anne's, Damascus hosts the Ben Redwine Jazz Trio

5pm: Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda hosts an old-fashioned evening at the movies, featuring two silent films accompanied by internationally acclaimed theater organist Jonathan Ortloff

February 9
10am: Shalem Institute hosts a Nurturing Day for Clergy led by Carole Crumley

February 14
6pm: Church of the Ascension, Silver Spring hosts its annual dinner and auction. Tickets sold at the door.
Prayer List
We ask your prayers of condolence for:
James R. Anderson on the death of his mother (Rosalind) on January 30
The family of Sherrill Page at the time of her death (January 29)

We ask your prayers of healing for:
Joseph Lund 
Debbie Kirk 
Noreen Seiler-Dubay's husband (Charlie)
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)
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2015 EDOW Diocesan Convention
2015 EDOW Diocesan Convention