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Welcome to E-NEWS, the Diocese of Milwaukee's on-line newsletter. Please send articles, photos, and news to info@diomil.org so that we may include them in this publication. Thank you! |
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The ordination of a priest
 | | The top photo was taken during the service, as Kyle Olive was ordained by Bishop Miller. In the bottom photo, family and friends gathered with Bishop Miller and the new priest following the service. |
Las week, Bishop Miller traveled to Alexandria, Virginia to ordained one of the Diocese of Milwaukee's seminarians, Kyle Oliver, to the priesthood. The service took place on the 29th of November at Virginia Theological Seminary.
Kyle's home parish is Trinity, Wauwatosa; he was sponsored in the ordination process by St. Francis House, Madison, where he was a House Fellow and board member while studying engineering at the University of Wisconsin prior to beginning seminary. Following ordination, Kyle will continue working at VTS where he will be employed as the Digital Missioner and Learning Lab Coordinator for the Center for the Ministry of Teaching, assisting educators to incorporate technology into the work of lifelong faith formation. He also serve in a non-stipendiary capacity as Assistant for Pastoral Care at St. Paul's Parish on K Street in Washington DC.
Bishop Miller preached the sermon at St. Paul's the Sunday following the ordination, as Kyle celebrated the Eucharist for the first time. A copy of the sermon is posted on Bishop Miller's blog .
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 Hospitality Center to be featured in Ch.12 Christmas SpecialThe Hospitality Center (Racine) will be a highlighted in WISN Channel 12's "Season to Celebrate" program. This Christmas Special ,now in its 11th year, is one of the nation's Top Ten Christmas Specials. Channel 12's Sally Severson spent Thursday, December 6th at the Hospitality Center, which is located at St. Luke's, Racine, talking to people and she will present an interview with three guests on the special.
You can see Season to Celebrate on channel 12 which will air on Dec. 13th at 7 p.m. with an encore presentation on Christmas Eve at 11 p.m. and at 11 a.m. on Christmas Day. Thank you, Channel 12, for helping us share the ministry of theHospitality Center with the wider community!
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All Kinds of Family FUN Saturday!
Fun and family time for Parents, Grandparents, Teens and Children - Any ages, size, or shape of family! Take this day to spend some quality family time together, learn together, play, eat and make lasting memories together!
TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO ATTEND
Sat, Jan 19, 2013 9AM-3PM or Sat, Feb 16, 2013 9AM-3PM
Zion Episcopal Church St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
135 Rockwell Place 6205 University Avenue
Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Madison, WI 53705
Spend a day exploring how to live out our faith in one of the most familiar and most challenging contexts: our family life. During the day, kids, youth,and parents will explore central themes as separate groups; then come together as families to eat, share, play and create.
In the morning session, we'll explore the voices we use in our household: How do we talk to each other? How well are we connected? Who gets a say? How well do we listen?
In the afternoon session, we'll look at the concept of "discipline" and how it relates to "discipleship" - everyone in our family is learning and growing; how can we do it together, in love?
We hope you'll end the day with some new tools and new ideas for daily life!"
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Rest in peace . . .  Nan Morgan, for many years a member of the Diocese of Milwaukee, died this week in Arizona where she had been living in her later retirement years. Nan was a member of St. David's, New Berlin and a founding member of Resurrection, Mukwonago. She was active in both parishes, as well as serving in the diocesan level, including several terms on the diocesan Executive Council. After retiring from her position with the Brookfield police department, Nan worked for several years as as the parish secretary at St. John's, Milwaukee in the 1990's. Funeral service will be in Arizona. Please hold Nan and her family in your prayers. |
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Diocese of Newala needs our help
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When the tractor is not running, hoes like this one are the only means of cultivating the fields. |
During this season of Advent, please remember the Diocese of Milwaukee's companion diocese, Newala in your prayers. This financial stresses the diocese faces are many. At this time, they are struggling to raise funds to repair their tractor, which (when operational) is an important source of income for the diocese, as it is hired out to plow fields for local farmers. When the tractor is not running, not only must area farmers return to working their fields with hand tools (see photo) but there are also no funds to pay diocesan office workers. The Diocese of Newala is currently trying to raise approximately $4500 to fix the tractor.
If you would like to make a donation, checks may be sent to the Diocese of Milwaukee at 804 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Please make checks payable to Diocese of Milwaukee and put "Newala Tractor" in the notation line. Questions? Contact Neil Radtke of the Companion Diocese Committee at njradtke@wi.rr.com .
THANK YOU!
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Epiphany Lessons & Carols at St. Paul's, Milwaukee 
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church warmly invites you to complete this Christmas Season by attending its Festival of Epiphany Lessons and Carols at 4:00pm on January 5th. The quiet beauty of Epiphany is celebrated through music, meditation, Scripture, poetry, and prayer as T. S. Eliot's poem The Journey of the Magi forms the core of this year's unique service. St. Paul's Choir performs the music of Praetorius, Poulenc, Warlock, Strauss, Cornelius, and others accompanied on St. Paul's magnificent new Schantz pipe organ by wonderful guest organist Michael Hey, who will also play selections by Litaize and Messiaen. All are welcome. The Christmas Season has this one last quiet gift to offer. Don't miss it! St. Paul's is located at 914 East Knapp Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. |
THE 2012 ST. FRANCIS HOUSE
ALUMNI REUNION CHRISTMAS GATHERING
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee,with the Chaplain and Board of St Francis House,cordially invite you to join us on TUESDAY, DEC. 18th, at 7:00 p.m. in the eveningfor a dessert buffet and alumni fellowship,at the Memorial Union on the campus of UW-Madison. Please join us as we recognize our invited and honored guests, The Reverend Art and Mrs. Sue Lloyd. Art served as chaplain to St Francis House from 1968-1977.
Please RSVP to Beth Miller Wroblewski at stfrancisuw@gmail.com by December 11th.
Note: Rides/Carpool available. Please let Beth know whether you can provide a ride or need a ride when you RSVP. Let us know your address and phone number so we can match you up with someone in your area. |
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Blankets and Blankets and Blankets!
 The Church of the Resurrection, Mukwonago has started a blanket ministry to support the Hospitality Center at St. Luke's, Racine. Using our miniature scale model of the church (a fixture of our Father's Day Parade float), we set up a blanket collection station on Highway 83, the main road between Mukwonago and Interstate 43.
The response has been incredible. The mini-church fills up all the time, bags of blankets appear on Sundays, and voicemails come in asking what other donations we accept. So far we've collected 163 blankets, and things show no sign of slowing down.
This new ministry reflects our learnings from CDI: assessing our existing resources (our mini-church, our location on a heavily-trafficked road) and seeking out ways to use them in the service of the Kingdom. We look forward to seeing this ministry grow at Resurrection, and to collaborating with other churches as it does.
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Columbarium at All Saints' Cathedral
The Columbarium at All Saints' Cathedral is available to members in good standing of any Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Milwaukee and their families. The current cost of a niche is $1,000. Further information may be found at www.ascathedral.org or by contacting the Dean, The Very Rev. Kevin Carroll, at 414-271-7719; kevin.carroll@ascathedral.org .
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Dinner With Dickens
Saturday, December 15 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Sunday, December 16 4:00 - 7:00 pm
St Barnabas Episcopal Church
297 North Main Street
Richland Center
Reservations are required to attend and seating is limited. Cost is $30 for adults and $15 for persons ages 6-18 years.
To make a reservation, please call (608) 649-6003 and leave a message indicating which night or you may also email this information to general@stbarnabasepiscopalchurch.org . For more information visit the parish website www.stbarnabas-episcopalchurch.org  |
 The 2013 Haiti Project Got Art? Calendar
The children of St. Marc's School in Jeannette created the art. Artists in Wisconsin donated their time and talents to turn this art into a beautiful 2013 calendar. Help us celebrate and support our partnership with St. Marc's through the purchase of a calendar for yourself or as a gift. The calendars are $18/each or 3/$45 and can be purchased online at www.haitiproject.org. The funds raised will help support education and trade school programming in the arts. |
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Lessons & Carols at Trinity, Janesville
 The Choir of Trinity Episcopal Church in Janesville, will present its annual service of Lessons and Carols on Saturday, December 15, at 7:00pm.
This lovely candlelight service has become a long-standing tradition at Trinity and always includes the familiar readings and prayers first established at King's College, Cambridge, in 1918. Christmas anthems will be performed by Trinity's twenty-voice choir, and the congregation will join them in singing beloved carols of the season. Strings, organ and keyboard will provide the accompaniment. Please come and join us as we welcome the birth of our Lord.
Trinity Episcopal Church is located at 409 E Court Street, Janesville, WI 53545 |
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The Rev. Kevin Stewart with a visitor to
the Hospitality Center. |
Hospitality Center Fundraiser set for December 8th
This year's Hospitality fundraiser - Homeless for the Holidays - will be held on Saturday, December 8 beginning at 6:00pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in downtown Racine.
Last year, Robert Roedema from Thrivent Financial Bank and I stayed outside one night in the frigid cold for (6:00 pm until 6:00am) for our first fundraiser. Robert and I will again be outside all night (12 hours) beginning at 6:00 pm on December 8, 2012. We invite "everyone and everybody" to join us for all or part of the night and to experience some of the emotions and to feel the cold that our homeless sisters and brothers experience and feel every cold night.
Our deep appreciation is extended to Thrivent Financial Bank and Racine County Chapter of Thrivent. More specifically, Thrivent Financial Bank has generously offered to match financial contributions received, dollar for dollar, up to five thousand dollars ($5,000). Racine County Chapter of Thrivent has generously offered to match contributions received, dollar for dollar, for up to four thousand dollars ($4,000), which is a grand total of nine thousand dollars ($9,000) in matching funds.
The Hospitality Center began in May of 2011 in direct response to a community need; providing a safe place for Racine's homeless, near homeless, alone and lonely to "drop in" for much needed rest, refreshments and relationship. Located at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in downtown Racine, the Hospitality Center provides hospitality without an agenda - no strings attached.
Please participate, contribute, and pass this along to "everyone and everybody." Please see our flyer for more info! Please use our poster to help publicize!
On behalf of our sisters and brothers who are homeless, near homeless, alone and lonely, thank you for your ever-present interest, encouragement, commitment, and support.
Finally, CALL ME should questions arise or for further information.
The Reverend Kevin P. Stewart (414) 405-5619
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Taize Style Worship Service
A blend of worship and meditation at Carroll University Humphrey Memorial Chapel (238 N. East Ave. Waukesha, WI 53186) on December 9, 2012 at 1 p.m.
The musicians of Carroll University, First Presbyterian, Southminster Presbyterian Church, St. Matthias Episcopal, St. Joesph's Roman Catholic and other churches will combine to lead this service. Interested choir members or musicians who wish to assist in the musical leadership should be to the church by 12:15 p.m. for the musician rehearsal. Taiz� is an international, ecumenical movement of prayer. Taiz� services are contemplative in nature and consist of music, readings, and periods of silence. See http://stmatthiasonline.org/taize.php for more information. The intention is to still the soul in order to invite the presence of God into our lives to bring peace and unity. Please help spread the word about this event.
Questions, please contact Craig Bodoh, Director of Music, St. Matthias
414-460-3253 timeman@earthlink.net |
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Quiet Day at St. Boniface, Mequon on Dec. 8th
led by The Rev. Marge Kiss
Last year's Quiet Day reflected on Mary's "Fiat"
This year we will reflect on Mary's Song: The Magnificat"
I ran the road from Nazareth
to share my news, Elizabeth:
I could not bear alone the flame
(my spirit sings God's sacred name!)
from Mary Song by Irene Zimmerman
Through the practices of three ancient spiritual disciplines:
listening, journaling and communing, we will enter into Mary's Song.
Saturday, December 8th
8:30 Registration and coffee
9:00-11:30 Reflection
11:30 Eucharist
12:00-1:00 Lunch
For more information and to register please contact:
Mary Metz at: mejmetz@gmail.com
St. Boniface Episcopal Church
3906 West Mequon Road, Mequon, WI 53092 |
 Earn $1,000 for your congregation! Want to earn $1,000 for your congregation? For this year's Challenge Grant, congregations can choose a project you want to work on! The most important thing is to try something new, evaluate how it goes, and then adjust. All you need to do is to develop a new project that falls under any one of the four ministry areas listed below . . . continue
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Note: Challenge Grants are offered through and administered by the Diocese of Milwaukee Department of Congregational Development |
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St. Francis House alumni, let's keep in touch
 | | Bishop Miller, St. Francis House Chaplain Jonathan Melton and staff at SFH construction site. |
Have you ever been a member of the St. Francis House community? If so, please take a second, click on this link, and send us your
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 FIT for the Diocese
Does your parish have questions in regards to the operational end of finances? Would it aid you if there was a resource committee at the Diocesan level you could go to with questions on finance? Well we can provide the FIT (Financial Information Team).
This new diocesan committee, which shall be referred to as FIT, has been formed. Committee members are: Diocesan staff members; Diane Blank, Financial Officer, Peggy Bean, Assistant to the Bishop, Clergy; Michael Caldwell, Zion Episcopal Church, Oconomowoc and Parish Treasurers; Jim Knaak, St. James, West Bend and Tammy Wyman, St. Thomas of Canterbury, Greendale.
This committee has just begun to explore what our responsibility will be but can tell you that we are here to help treasurers; vestry and clergy understand the financial piece of congregational life. This not only includes making sure everyone understands how to read financial reports but the technology available to produce those reports. We also want to be a resource you can go to when you need assistance in regards to financial operations (job descriptions, procedures, forms, software, etc). We even see ourselves coming out to your parish to provide whatever kind of assistance you may need.
We look forward to being your FIT and will provide more information as it becomes available. Questions can be directed to the convener of the committee, Tammy Wyman. Tammy can be reached at 414-581-2987 or via e-mail at tamwym@aol.com . |
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Community of Hope Training
 Sign up now!
A new session of the Community of Hope training program for lay pastoral caregivers will begin on February 3rd at St. Bartholomew Church in Pewaukee. The 12-week training session includes an annual retreat and continued support for caregivers. Winter/spring classes will be held on Sunday afternoons (1:30 to 3:30).
For more information about Community of call Barb Lentz at St. Bartholomew Church. 262-691-0836
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Matching Gift Challenge 2012: Double Your Impact!
Donors making end-of-year gifts to Episcopal Relief & Development will be able to double the impact of their contributions, thanks to a group of very generous supporters who have pledged $300,000 in matching funds toward the 2012 Matching Gift Challenge. Between November 1 and December 31, gifts of any size - online, via mail or by phone - will be matched dollar-for-dollar as long as matching funds are available.
For information on how Episcopal Relief & Development is helping those impacted by Hurricane Sandy, visit the website at
www.er-d.org/Hurricane-Sandy |
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Advent Quiet Day at St. Dunstan's
Advent Quiet Day: "Inviting Jesus In"
Saturday, December 8, 2012, 2-5pm
St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
"If in your heart you make a manger for his birth, then God will once again become a child on earth."
-- Angelus Silesius
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock."
-- Revelation 3:20
Please join us for an afternoon of shared silence, guided reflection on images of Christ's coming, and exploration of how we might make space for Christ's coming into our lives. Our Quiet Day will be led by the Rev. Jonathan Melton, the new Chaplain at St. Francis House, the Episcopal campus ministry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. This event is free and open to all. Please RSVP by Monday, December 3, by contacting the church office at office@stdunstans.com or by calling 238-2781. Child care will be provided; please let us know if you are bringing kids, and their ages. |
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Ensemble Musical Offering presents
REJOICE!
EMO's much-anticipated Christmas concert!
Who are some of the composers Bach admired most? Vivaldi, Buxtehude, Biber and Bach are featured in this joyous Advent concert, featuring two baroque trumpets, strings and continuo. Add in the first transcription of a Johann Melchior Molter concerto for two trumpets (a coup in the historic brass world!) and you have an exciting and beautiful introduction to the season
Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 8:00 pm
(Pre-concert talk 7 PM)
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
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
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One more time . . . THANK YOU for forwarding this newsletter to parishioners and others who may be interested and for sending YOUR news/events / photos to info@diomil.org ! See you next week! Sincerely, Barb
Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee
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