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Volume 7, Issue 1
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They shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praise of the LORD.
Lectionary Readings
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St. George's, New Orleans Welcomes Fr. Richard Easterling as Priest in Charge
 Beginning January 6th, Fr. Easterling joins St. George's Church, New Orleans, as priest in charge. He served as Chaplin of Trinity Episcopal School, New Orleans for the past 7 years. 
Fr. Easterling graduated from Seabury-Western Seminary in 2003.
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THE DIOCESAN COMMITTEE FOR RACIAL RECONCILIATION
ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO THE CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING , JR. -- January 12-21
January 12 @10:30am
Mass at St. Luke's New Orleans
1222 N. Dorgenois Street, 70119
(504) 821-0529
January 13 @4pm
Potluck hosted by Lauren Anderson for members of the Committee and guests
3313 Constance Street
NOLA 70115
January 15 @7pm
1st Traces of the Trade film screening & workshop
Christ Church Covington
120 S. New Hampshire Street, 70433
(985) 892-3177
January 16 @6pm
Feast of Absalom Jones
Trinity New Orleans
1329 Jackson Avenue, 70130
(504) 522-0276
January 17 @6pm
2nd Traces of the Trade film screening & workshop
St. John's Thibodaux
718 Jackson Street, 70301
(985) 447-2910
January 19 @1:30pm (lunch at 12:30pm)
3rd Traces of the Trade film screening & workshop
St. James Baton Rouge
205 N. 4th Street, 70801
(225) 387-5141
January 20 @10:30am
Mass at St. George's New Orleans
4600 St. Charles Avenue, 70115
(504) 899-2811
January 21- (Martin Luther King Day)
St. Paul's New Orleans
6249 Canal Boulevard, 70124
(504) 488-3749
8:30am- Racial Reconciliation Committee meeting
10am- Holy Eucharist
11am- Brunch
12pm- 4th Traces of the Trade film screening & workshop
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St. James Church, Center for Spiritual Formation presents:
205 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, La 70801
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 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.
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Daniel Hanna - Priest 6th
John Senette - Priest 6th
Anne Maxwell - Priest 11th
Steven Roberts - Priest 12th
That they may faithfully fulfill the duties of their ministry, build up Your Church, and glorify Your Name, we pray to you, O Lord
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The Right Reverend Morris K. Thompson, Jr.
Bishop of Louisiana
along with
The Wardens, Vestry, and Parishioners of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge
Request your prayers and presence for
The Celebration of a New Ministry and
the Institution as Rector
of
The Reverend Charles Bryan Owen
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 6:30pm
8833 Goodwood Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Reception following the service
Clergy: White Stoles
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ECSLA Diocesan Trainings
Coming in January 2013 ECSLA will provide professional development and capacity building trainings for the Diocese.
Diocesan Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Meeting
January 14, 2013
ABCD Training
January 29, 2013
February 5, 2013
Parish-Based Case Management Training
February 19 - 21
February 26-28
March 5-7
March 12-14
March 19-21
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John Rosemond presentation at Trinity, New Orleans: The Parents' Group of Trinity School is bringing nationally syndicated columnist and parenting speaker John Rosemond to Trinity for a special presentation on the evening of Wednesday, January 9. For our part, the church will take advantage of this offering for our regularly scheduled Wednesday night programming. Following Eucharist at 5:30pm, and a brief dinner at 6pm, Mr. Rosemond will speak in the Church at 6:30pm. He is known for his commonsense approach to parenting and his relaxed, engaging style of speaking. Following the presentation, he will be signing his book The New Six-Point Plan for Raising Happy, Healthy Children. Trinity is located at 1329 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans.
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A Silent Comedy Trifecta featuring silent films of Laurel & Hardy, Chaplin, and Keaton with live accompaniment by organist Gene Traas, Friday, January 11, at 7:00 p.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church 718 Jackson Street Thibodaux.
Tickets are $15 ($5 for students) and are available at St. John's. Proceeds will go to the reinstallation and maintenance of our soon-to-be-refurbished organ. Call 985-447-2910 for more information or visit our website.
You may call me at the number above or my cell phone (985-803-0652) or email me at ladonna_alexande@bellsouth.net for more information or to set up an interview.
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Youth & Young Adults Update
Senior High Youth Rally is right around the corner. Please make sure that the youth from your parish have registered for Senior High Rally. The cost goes up on January 7th, so please encourage them to register before the price goes up! I've attached the flyer with information about the weekend and registration. Registration is ONLINE at the Solomon Center website.
2013 Youth and Young Adult Program Brochures are being sent to all churches next week. Here is the pdf file if you want to print it out and display it or distribute it to the youth and young adults in your parish. Each parish will also receive applications for youth to be on the Diocesan Youth Leadership Committee (DYLC), and for youth to serve as part of the youth delegation at Diocesan Convention in March.
Upcoming events for Youth and Young Adults are online at the EDOLA website.
Please contact me with questions about any of our programs or to get involved with Youth and Young Adult Ministries in the Diocese of Louisiana. Thanks and Peace,
Amelia Arthur
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Mark your calendars for these... :
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United Thank Offering applications to be available Beginning January 1, 2013 
The United Thank Offering Board announced a change in the timeline for grant applications for 2013. Grant applications will be accepted only online from January 1 through February 28, 2013.
Interested applicants may review the grant criteria and changes online at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/uto .
Grant applications will be reviewed in March for compliance followed by review by UTO Board members. The UTO Board Granting Session and Board Meeting will be held in May; grant awards and declinations will be announced in June.
For further information: Barbi Tinder, UTO Board Grant Committee Convener, utoprov1@gmail.com; Sarita Redd, UTO President, jana.redd@att.net; or Michelle Jobson, UTO Grant Associate, mjobson@episcopalchurch.org, 1-800-334-7626, extension 6022 |
Episcopal Church Women Get Away - January 13-15
ECW retreat will be held at our beautiful Solomon Episcopal Conference Center on January 13, 14 and 15. Because of the huge success of last year's event and due to the request of many of the participants, we have added another day to our retreat. Registration for those attending the entire retreat will begin at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 13; the cost is $160 a person for double occupancy, which includes your lodging for two nights, six meals and special treats around the fire in the evenings. For those who wish to attend one night only, registration is at 9:30 on Monday morning. The cost is $95 for double occupancy and this includes your lodging, four meals and evening treats. Please let the conference center know of any dietary restrictions. Register Now! If you have any questions, please contact Janie Rainey at 225-936-8956 or JJRainey@aol.com
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Smart Discipline Program at St. Martin's, Metairie  We're bringing the nationally acclaimed Smart Discipline workshop to St. Martin's Episcopal Church, January 12, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Learn guaranteed ways to sky-rocket self-esteem (even in negative kids) and proven techniques to get your kids to cooperate! Sounds absolutely wonderful, doesn't it? We hope you will treat yourself and join the fun. Visit www.smartdiscipline.org; click "Tickets" under the "Shop" tab to register. Cost is $12 per person. For more information, call 504-835-7357
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PREA TRAINING AT ANGOLA
A "Prison Rape Elimination Act" (PREA) training has been mandated for all volunteers engaged in Prison Ministry in the State of Louisiana. This training will be held at Angola State Penitentiary on Saturday, January 12th, 2013 from 8:30-10:30AM. Please arrive at the prison by no later than 8:00AM, so that security may have enough time to process everyone. This training is required for all Kairos, Church of the Transfiguration (Clergy and Lay), and Volunteer Chaplains.
Please make arrangements to attend. If you have any difficulties, please e-mail the Diocesan Coordinator for LSP ministry, Fr. Roman D. Roldan at frroldan@gmail.com
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