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Volume 7, Issue 2
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"You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
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I hope you all had a blessed holiday season and are settling into the New Year. As the new Executive Director of Episcopal Community Services of Louisiana (ECSLA), I would like to take the opportunity to share the amazing progress we have made. In the last two years, ECSLA has supported the Diocese of LA ministries by serving over 7,000 individuals with emergency direct assistance, educating children, housing and food.
In order to continue to better serve Diocesan ministries, we are consolidating services. ECSLA will begin offering capacity building opportunities for our parishes seeking to create sustainable ministries. We will continue Parish-Based Case Management, Living With Purpose Fellows and the Gaudet Fund.
In addition, ECSLA has had administrative changes that I would like to share. First, Amelia Arthur will be co-leading with ECSLA the Living With Purpose Fellows in 2013. Many of you already know her as Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministries for The Episcopal Diocese of LA. We are excited and looking forward to her leadership.
Secondly, ECSLA will consolidate the Volunteers Program under the direction of Connie Uddo, Executive Director of St. Paul's Homecoming Center. We are looking forward to continuing to support St. Paul's Homecoming Center with volunteers that help rebuild our beautiful city.
Lastly, don't forget to visit our website at www.ecsla.org for the new capacity building opportunities beginning at the end of January and continuing throughout the year. I look forward to a successful 2013.
Karla Sikaffy duPlantier, M.E.
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ACTIVITIES LEADING UP TO THE CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING , JR. -- January 12-21
The Diocesan Committee for Racial Reconciliation
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Christ Church (Slidell) joined St. Michael's (Mandeville) for this year's Festival of Lights Service on January 6. St. Michael's children and youth played a large role in the service, with the children bringing many gifts to the Christ Child.
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Senior High Youth Rally January 18-20
Solomon Episcopal Conference Center
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St. James Church, Center for Spiritual Formation presents:
205 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, La 70801
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Sign up for the Newsletter Today  The deadline for the first issue of ChurchWork for 2013 is Friday, February 1st . This issue will be released in time for Diocesan Convention at the beginning of March.
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Drew Rollins - Priest, Jan 13thDavid Deakle - Priest, Jan 18thMichael Kuhn - Priest, Jan 18thJean Meade - Priest, Jan 19th 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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 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.
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 Godly Play Training
will be offered March 7 - 9, 2013 at Christ Church Covington.
Core Training tuition fee: $295 early registration received on or before 1/31/13; and $360 standard registration received after 1/31/13.
To register click here. For more information contact Martha Smart Phone: 985-789-9873
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 Smart Discipline workshop at St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Jan 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! 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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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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The 176th Convention of the Diocese of Louisiana - 2013
Dates: March 1st and 2nd
St. Martin's School, Metairie
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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 |
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