Bishop Miller asks diocese to remember Hurricane Sandy victims

Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean

 

Flooding on the Jersey shore

Bishop Miller asks that in addition to remembering Hurricane Sandy's victims in our prayers, we donate as generously as possible to one of the relief agencies working on their behalf. Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) is the Episcopal Church's disaster relief agency and they are already at work assisting storm victims in our eastern states and in the Caribbean, including Haiti. You may donate to ERD by clicking the link below:

http://www.er-d.org/donate-select.phpp  

A bulletin insert that parishes may wish to use is available from Episcopal Relief and Development at this link:

http://www.er-d.org/userfiles/bulletin-insert-sandy-half-page.pdff  

Evensong

A classical choral concert presenting selections that might be heard in a traditional Anglican Evensong, including a Herbert Howells Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, and works of Ralph Vaughn Williams, Thomas Tallis, Orlando Gibbons and others  

7:30 p.m., Friday, November 2, 2012

Christ Church, 5655 North Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay

7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012

St. Mary's Visitation Parish, 1260 Church St., Elm Grove

Tickets: $18 at the door, $17 advance, Students: $10, Seniors: $1 discount

(cash or check please)

The Bach Chamber Choir directed by Brian McLinden

www.bachchoirmilwaukee.com   (414) 319-9816

 
 

Buxtehude Cantata - Das neugebor'ne Kinderlein

Biber - Rosary Sonata I in D Minor, The Annunciation

Biber- Balletti a 6, featuring Rick Murrell and Barry Bauguess, baroque trumpets

Bach - Advent Cantata

(Pre-concert talk 7 PM)
Cathedral Church of All Saints
818 E. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee 53202

Tickets/more information at http://www.ensemblemusicaloffering.org/current.htm   or 414-258-6133

November 22, 2012 (Noon - 2pm)

St. John the Divine Episcopal Church

hosts 20th Annual (free) Thanksgiving Dinner

216 East Chandler Blulevard

Burlington, WI 53105

Come enjoy a great and free Thanksgiving dinner for the community on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, with all the trimmings or have it delivered to you (within 15 miles of Burlington ).  Enjoy a home-cooked meal that includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, vegetable, gravy, rolls, breads, cranberry sauce and dessert. 

Dinner is served from 12 noon-2 p.m. at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 216 E. Chandler Blvd, Burlington which is on the triangle of Chandler, Perkins and Edward.  The delivery of meals is between 11a.m. and 1 p.m.  A short prayer service is offered at noon for those who would like to attend.  To reserve your place, have meals delivered or sign up to volunteer please call the church office at 262-763-7482 ext. 21 and leave your name and phone number and we will return your call.  Hope to see you at the best turkey dinner in town! 

Embracing and Living the Love of God in Advent: An Advent Program and Resource from Living Compass

Advent is often said to be the favorite season in the church by many people. It is a time when we begin to think and plan for gatherings of family and friends, and ways we will show our love for those we love in many ways: preparing special food, decorating, buying or making gifts, singing certain songs, and eating together just to name a few. This beautiful season can also be a time when we prepare ourselves for Christmas, for welcoming in our hearts once again, the Love of God in Christ. We may wonder how we can do this, or perhaps how to do this better. After all, it isn't necessarily easy with all the other things we have to do to prepare for our Christmas celebrations. Jesus himself reminds us that we can welcome him and love him with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength (Luke 7:27). It is Jesus' own words we will be exploring in this 4 session program about how this Advent we can love God with our whole heart, mind, soul, and strength and in so doing welcome God's love into our busy world especially at Christmas, and every day.

This Advent program is a resource of Living Compass. In addition to the 4 sessions which can be used individually for small or large groups or Bible Studies, or for a retreat, Living Compass offers a companion book of readings for each day of Advent. This booklet can also stand alone as a personal daily devotional and makes a great gift.   You can order the Advent program and/or the companion book Living Love: Daily Readings for the Season of Advent by emailing Edith Braeger at edith@livingcompass.org.

DeKoven Center presents

The DeKoven Center Presents

Voices of Advent with Katerina Katsarka Whitely

Friday 6 pm, 12/7/2012  -  Sunday noon, 12/9/2012

beginning with The 36th Annual High Rennaisance Feast

A native of Thessaloniki, Greece, Katerina Whitely is a much sought-after retreat leader and the author of numerous books about Women, the Bible, and Advent, including: "Speaking for Ourselves: Voices of Biblical Women," "Light to the Darkness: Lessons and Carols, Public and Private," and "Waiting for the Wonder: Voices of Advent." Her most recent book is titled "Around a Greek Table." A beautiful and colorful cookbook, it follows the seasons of the church year as observed in Greece including recipes and stories about Greek family and culture. This will be a profoundly rewarding and centering experience of the season of Advent. Suggested donation: $225 (commuter rate available)

To register: jpeyton@dekovencenter.org  or call 262-633-6401, ext 4

The DeKoven Center, 600 21st Street, Racine, WI 53403 www.dekovencenter.com   

Old Fashioned Pipe Organ Hymn-Sing

You are invited to attend an old fashioned pipe organ hymn sing at Trinity Episcopal Church in Janesville on Sunday, November 18 from 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Featured musicians include Jane Syme, organist; TJ Wilcox at piano and Pat Tobin on dulcimer.

There is no charge but offerings of NP-food item for ECHO pantry & donations for facilities will be appreciated!  

For more information call 608-757-9161.

Julian Gathering at

Wednesday, November 14 from 

7:15 - 9:00 PM at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in Madison, Wisconsin

Julian of Norwich was a 15th Century English mystic and anchoress.  [What's an anchoress?  In the Middle Ages, certain women and men chose to live a life intensely devoted to prayer permanently enclosed in a small room, called an anchorhold, attached to a parish church.]  Little is known about Julian's life, but she wrote a book, as far as we know the first in English written by a woman, about a series of revelations which opened her to the depths of God's unconditional love for us in Jesus Christ.  Nearly forgotten for 600 years, Julian's insights and gentle wisdom are becoming ever more widely known and appreciated.  Thomas Merton called her "the greatest theologian for our time."

Julian prayed often in silence, and at a Julian Gathering we support each other in the practice of contemplative prayer and contemplative spirituality.  These gatherings are initiated and supported by the Order of Julian of Norwich (www.orderofjulian.org).  They are open to all who want to deepen their life of faith through the practice of contemplative prayer, for beginners as well as those already practicing.  Each meeting includes time for contemplative prayer, fellowship, and reading/discussion of Julian's book.  At the beginning of each meeting, brief instruction on the practice of contemplative prayer is offered.   We meet the second Wednesday of each month from 7:15 to 9 PM at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 6205 University Ave., Madison, WI.  Our next meeting is Wednesday, November 14.  For additional information, contact Susan Fiore at (608) 845-2413 or slfiore@mac.com.