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Volume 6, Issue 45
November 8, 2012
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
"she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on." Mark-12:44

NEW DATE!

Trinity Institute's 42nd National Theological Conference, Radical Christian Life: Equipping Ourselves for Social Change, will be held December 7-9, 2012. The St. James Center for Spiritual Formation plans to host the conference on Friday, December 7 and Saturday, December 8. Other events on the St. James campus that weekend necessitate that we host the webcast and breakout sessions in the CSF Atrium and spaces on the third floor of the Ministries Center at 205 N. Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, and will need to limit registration to that which can be accommodated in that space.

If you can attend on Friday evening December 7 and Saturday, December 8, your registration remains in effect and your spot is reserved. If you will not be able to attend,  contact us so that a refund of your registration fee may be made.

If you know of others who were planning to attend the conference, please share this information with them, and if they can join us on the rescheduled date, encourage them to register as soon as possible, as our space is limited. Online registration is available, or phone the church office at 225-387-5141 to reserve a spot and Saturday lunch selection.

Trinity Conference Information and Registration Available Now!

The Diocese of Louisiana Youth & Young Adults are invited to Bowling with the Bishop Sat., November 10th.

 

Rock N Bowl Lanes 3016 S. Carrollton Ave New Orleans, LA 70118 7-9:30pm $10 per person. Email Amelia Arthur, with questions, aarthur@edola.org.

Church of the Transfiguration Training Inmate Chaplains
Seeking donations for RSV Lectionaries

To assist with an increase of nearly 1,000 new inmates at Angola (from the closed facility in DeRidder) and a hiring freeze which has reduced the chaplain's department to two full-time employees for the 6,000 inmates, Fr. Roldan is holding classes for inmate chaplains who will be trained to conduct weekly ecumenical liturgical services beginning with the new inmates at one of the out-camps, Camp C.

The class group will use the RSV Lectionary. Each student needs his own copy of the new Lectionary book to take to the dorm to study and prepare his lessons.

We are asking each church in the diocese to donate the $25, the cost of one book so that we can buy the books, in bulk, at cost. If your church is able to assist in this endeavor, please make your check to the Church of the Transfiguration and mail c/o Carolyn Douglas, P.O. Box 991, St. Francisville, La. 70775.
Trinity Artist Series
Trinity Church, New Orleans 

Sunday, November 11 @ 5 pm
The United States Naval Academy WOMEN'S GLEE Club to perform a diverse repertoire from Classical, to folk, patriotic, popular to Broadway music. Click here for more info.

Trinity Address: 1329 Jackson Avenue, NOLA
Fall ChurchWork 2012

James Coleman - Bishop 11/13
Stewart Cage - Priest 11/14

That they may faithfully fulfill the duties of their ministry, build up Your Church, and glorify Your Name, we pray to you, O Lord
The Addictions Recovery Ministry of the Diocese of Louisiana announces its annual retreat for women January 11-13, 2013. The theme of the weekend is "The 12 Steps and Christian Spirituality: Connecting the Dots".

This retreat is open to any women interested in 12 Step spirituality and enlarging their spiritual lives.  More information and registration details are  available here.
2013 Assessment and Program Asking by Congregation Information available here.
Health Plan Open Enrollment
Thru Nov. 21st: www.edola.org/insurance. Contact Jennifer Hirstius with questions.
 Mark your calendars for these... : 
Frances Gaudet Celebration December 30th, St. Luke's New Orleans

The annual celebration of the life and ministry of Blessed Frances Gaudet, the only person from Louisiana recognized as an Episcopal saint will be celebrated at St. Luke's, her church at 6:00 on Sunday, December 30.

St. Luke's is at 1222 North Dorgenois, near the corner of N. Broad and Esplanade.
Contemplative Living Seminar Coming this February

The Rev. Dr. Tilden Edwards, Episcopal priest and founding director of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and author of numerous books including Living in the Presence and Embracing the Call to Spiritual Depth, presents "Coming Home: Embracing the Call to Spiritual Depth". This well-known spiritual mentor will offer an experientially-based retreat experience, with several guided meditations. The seminar is sponsored by the School for Contemplative Living (thescl.net) and will take place February 22nd (6-9) and 23rd (10-3) in 2013, in New Orleans. The cost is $60.

For more information, contact Dr. William Thiele at 504.899.3431, William.thiele56@gmail.com, or Deacon Maggie Dawson at 504.837.0877, mgdrake@juno.com.

To Register: Make your check out to Parker UMC, write "SCL "on the memo line, and mail it to Parker UMC, 1130 Nashville Ave., New Orleans, LA 70115. Please include your e-mail address so that you can be notified when the location is known.