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Welcome to E-NEWS, the diocese of Milwaukee's weeky electronic newsletter. If you are not already a subscriber or wish to add or change e-mail addresses, please click on the "Join Our Mailing List" icon. We invite you to send articles, photos, and news to info@diomil.org so that we may include them in the E-NEWS. Thank you!
Barbara Klauber, Editor |
 Parish Treasurer's Program We need you!! Please plan on joining the new FIT (Financial Information Team) for a treasurer's workshop being held in conjunction with Vestry Leadership Day. This session is being held on Feb. 23rd and March 16th from 8:30 until 2:00 pm at Zion Episcopal Church in Oconomowoc. This will be a great session to network with others, learn about FIT and what it can do for you as well as hear about outsourcing payroll, a service that is more economical than you think. More detail (and a registration form) about the Treasurer's Session of the Vestry Leadership Day can be found on the diocesan website, or you may go directly to the on-line registration form Hope to see you there!! |
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Outreach at St. John's, Portage
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St. John the Bapitst Episcopal Church in Portage has a long-standing tradition of identifying, coordinating, and collaborating with other community agencies to assist individuals and families in the Portage community. Past and current activities include the Portage Food Pantry, the Community Meal, the River Haven Family shelter, and now includes a men's shelter.
River Haven, the local family shelter in Portage, had been looking for a men's shelter site for several years. After numerous discussions and plans, we are happy to report in November 2012, the first men's shelter, in a five county area was opened, in the rectory of St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church. Several of our parishioners volunteer at both the family shelter as well as the men's shelter. 10 men have been served at the Men's shelter since mid -November.
Another new project we are excited about is the Sunrise Hospitality Center. Read more . . . |
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Presiding Bishop's testimony on gun violence  Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has submitted written testimony to the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, for the hearing on "Proposals to reduce gun violence: protecting our communities while respecting the Second Amendment."
"I urge lawmakers to press for comprehensive and universal background checks for firearm ownership, regardless of where and how a gun is purchased; for bans on the availability to civilians of assault rifles and high-capacity magazines; and for policies designed to better regulate the manufacture of guns," the Presiding Bishop states in her testimony. "The Episcopal Church also supports the highest level of accountability for violation of all existing laws pertaining to violence in our midst." Read more |
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An Evening of Arts at St. Michael's, Racine 
Saturday, February 23, 2013
7:00pm until 9:00pm
An Evening of Arts was conceived in 2011 as an event to celebrate who we are - how we create ourselves through God's gifts of the arts. We offer this evening as a way to thank God for the gifts of creativity, imagination, and hard work. Through the creation of art, we most reflect God's image and nature. Evening of Arts has a vision to bring local artists to St. Michael's Church to celebrate and expose art in our community. Many of the displayed pieces will be available for purchase.
Light refreshments, wine and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for a free will donation. Special performance by Time after Thyme, whose music is played with a bit of Irish. For the first time, we will have art with an international flair, with Haitian Art (and coffee) available for viewing and purchase.
There is no cost to attend. For further information, contact St. Michael's Church, info@stmichaelsracine.com or 262-639-2057. |
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Used Book Sale at St. Mary's, Dousman
 St. Mary's, Dousman is asking for donations of books for their Used Book Sale in June. Pick up service is available. Call (262) 965-3924 or (262) 470-8750 or (262) 965-4104. Books, DVD's and CD's all accepted! Tax deductible!
The sale runs from June 5-June 8, 2013. St. Mary's is located at the corner of Hwys 18-67 in Dousman, Wisconsin. |
 Candidates sought for diocesan finance position The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee is seeking a part-time (24hrs/wk) salaried Bishop's Assistant for Finance. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, day-to-day management of receipts and disbursements, preparation of audit materials, payroll, budget development; work with congregations on financial matters, and oversight of annual parish reviews.
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A Lenten resource from St. Mary's, Dousman St. Mary's, Dousman invites you to check out their Lenten Booklet available on our website www.stmarys-dousman.com . The booklet is titled, "Dialogues with the Divine: Reflections on the Gospel Passages of Lent". There is a Scripture passage noted for each day (taken from the daily lectionary shared by all Episcopal churches) so one should look up and read the passage that is listed along with reading the reflection for the day.
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Terry Barber |
The Art of the Countertenor
at All Saints' Cathedral Ensemble Musical Offering presents
The Art of the Countertenor
Sat., March 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Pre-concert talk at 7:00 pm
Countertenor Terry Barber, a former member of Chanticleer, sheds light on Bach's Cantata BWV54 and Vivaldi's rarely performed Nisi Dominus. This profound Lenten program includes readings from Bach's own notes on the cantata.
Bach Cantata, BWV 54 - Widerstehe doch der SundeCathedral Church of All Saints
818 E. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53202
Vivaldi - Nisi Dominus in G Minor, RV 608
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Apply NOW for a Meachem Grant . . . before time runs out!  Parishes have until March 1st to apply for a Meachem Grant. The application process is not difficult! Check it out by clicking on the link below. Application / more information is available by clicking HERE . |
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Lecture series on Racism, Immigration, and the Roots of Prejudice
The Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee is sponsoring a lecture series on "Why We Fear the Other: Theological Reflections on Racism, Immigration and the Roots of Prejudice" on four Tuesdays: February 26, and March 5, 12, 19.
Sessions will be held at the First Unitarian Society of Milwaukee at 1342 North Astor Street, Milwaukee 53202 from Noon - 1:30 pm with lunch included. Cost: $50 for series of four; $15 per individual session.
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 Lenten Meditations from St. James, West Bend
The members of St. James, West Bend, working with The Rev. Richard Craig, have written a series of Lenten Meditations centering on the theme, "Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk humbly with your God". The parish has compiled the mediations into a booklet that can be downloaded HERE .
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 Food Pack for Haiti hosted by St. Aidan'sSt. Aidan's, Hartford is once again hosting the 2013 Hartford Community Hands "For the Love of Haiti Food Pack" which returns on Saturday, February 16th, 2013 and runs through March 23. To date, Hartford Community Hands have packed 227,000+ meals that have been delivered to the people of Haiti. Our goal for 2013 is to pack 120,000 meals, the equivalent of 556 boxes.
Please, click here for flyer and to sign up to participate!
 St. Aidan's Fish Fry benefits Food Pack
On Friday, March 22 from 4-8pm, St. Aidan's is also hosting a Fish Fry to benefit the Food Pack and Worldwide Hunger Relief.
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church is located at 670 East Monroe Street, Hartford, WI 53027 |
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ECW of Province V meeting
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The dioceses of Province V |
Annual Province V Women's Gathering - April 4-7, 2013 outside of St.Louis. The theme this year is "Gather Us Together". The keynoter will be the Rev. Gay Jennings, President of the General Convention House of Deputies. Workshops include Self-Defense for Women, Meditation and Prayer, Making of a Gather Us Together bracelet and Cleaning with God. There is an opportunity to visit the Missouri Botanical Gardens on Friday morning. The meeting closes with Eucharist on Sunday morning.
Scholarships are available from the Diocese of Milwaukee ECW. For questions contact Connie Ott at cott@chorus.net. For scholarship help contact Val McAuliffe at vmcaul@gmail.com. Please note a correction for the registration blank. The cost of registration with a private room is $375.
more info - registration form
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Mark your Calendar!
The Wisconsin Conference of Churches has announced that its February 21-22, 2014 Winter Forum at the Dells will feature Dr. John Doninic Crossan. Dr. Corssan will speak on "The ABBA Prayer of Jesus: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord's Prayer".
Cost: $150 (includes two meals and four lectures). Registration opens August 1, 2013.
More information available closer to the event at www.wichurches.org .
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 Do Ya'll need a one day Family "Get-Away"?Join Us for the All Kinds of Family FUN Saturday!
Sat, Feb 16, 2013 - One Day Only!
9AM-3PM: St. Dunstan's, Madison,
University Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Register on-line at
http://dioceseofmilwaukee.wufoo.com/forms/family-fun-day/
Cost is $10 per person or $33.75 per family. Send check, payable to Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee, to 804 E Juneau Ave, Milwaukee, WI
53202, Attn: Rev. Carla McCook.
Fun and family time for Parents, Grandparents, Teens and Children - All ages and sizes of family! Take this day to spend some quality family time together, learn together, play, eat and make lasting memories together!
"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!" |
 A Pilgrim of the New Emergence: The Observant Christian
The DeKoven Center is proud to announce that cutting-edge author and prayerful mystic, Phyllis Tickle, will lead the 2013 Lenten Retreat which begins Friday, February 22 and ends on Sunday morning, February 24.
Her bestselling book, The Great Emergence, places her in the forefront of those who eagerly watch the Winds of the Spirit in this time of transition in church and society. Phyllis is widely known for her series of books, "The Divine Hours," which offer a rhythm of daily prayer during the many seasons of the church year, and which make daily prayer easily accessible to all people. Suggested Donation: Single Occupancy $300 Double Occupancy $250 per person. Commuter Rate $175.
Early registration is strongly suggested as space is limited to the first 100 registrants.
To register for either event, please e-mail jpeyton@dekovencenter.org or call 262-633-6401 ext.4.
The DeKoven Center, 600 21st Street, Racine, WI 53403 www.dekovencenter.org
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 Join the Diocesan Mission Trip to Irvine, Kentucky, St. Timothy's Appalachian Ministries June 30-July 6
This summer the diocese is offering its first ever Diocesan Mission Trip. We are going to the Appalachian community of Irvine, Kentucky in the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington. We will be working through St. Timothy's Episcopal Ministries and staying in St. Timothy's Ministry Housing.
We will be working on two separate projects while there. The first is roof and home repairs. The second is providing Vacation Bible School for the children of the community. The trip is open to all adults and youth who will be age 13 at time of the trip, entering 7th grade in the fall of 2013.
In addition to team members, we need Diocesan Prayer Partners, people who will promise to pray for team members and for the community we are going to serve. We are also collecting school supplies to take to the community of Irvine. Many tornadoes last spring meant that many schools and families did not have all the things they needed to start the 2012 school year. We want to make sure that this won't happen again in 2013. more info - application
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 Sign up now for Vestry Leadership Day!
Vestry leadership Day is scheduled for February 23rd and March 16th from 8:30 until 4:00 at Zion in Oconomowoc. Seating is limited and we have a cap of 3 from each congregation. The reason for the cap per session (you can send 3 to each one) is because what we heard you say is that it was in the conversation with others where you learned, and you wanted more time to share. Now you will have it. You will also have more specifics on roles and responsiblities of vestry; a vestry manual and how to use it; effective meetings; and building community. We look forward to seeing you so sign up now .
For Treasurer's we have a session for you too. On Feb. 23rd and March 16th from 8:30 until 2 at Zion in Oconomowoc. This will be a great session to network with others, learn about financial programs as well as reports, and payroll - using a service is more economical than you think. Patricia Tucker from Church Pension Group will be with us to discuss pension and payroll options. She will stay longer and answer specific question if you like. Sign up now .
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PRAYING AS THOUGH YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT...
A Women's Retreat
Exploring the impact of women's prayers, answered prayer & unanswered prayer, through the example of Hannah.
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
9AM - 3:30PM
Cost $45 (includes lunch)
Held at the Redemptorist Retreat Center 1800 North Timber Trail Lane, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-4897
Join us for a one day retreat. We will study and pray together as women, discovering how we pray as women. How do we expect to receive answers to prayers, how do we respond to unanswered prayer and sharing our prayer experiences with one another. Space is limited so register early. Click for registration form .
Hosted by St. Mary's, Dousman and the Diocesan Office of Christian Formation Retreat Leaders: Rev. Carla McCook, Bishop's Assistant for Christian Formation, and Mrs. Sandi Smith, Masters of Theology, Sacred Heart Theological Seminary.
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 Safeguarding God's Children and Safeguarding God's People
Safeguarding God's Children: New classes being offered this 2013! This training is mandatory for all who have never attended a class with a trainer in the past. All Clergy, vestry members and all who work with children & youth are required to have their certificate updated every 5 years.
- St. Matthew's, Kenosha - Sat, Feb 23rd, 9am-Noon
- Grace Church, Madison - Sat, Mar 9th, 9am-Noon
To register go to http://www.diomil.org/ministries/christian-formation/safeguarding-gods-people/ . Or go directly to the form at http://dioceseofmilwaukee.wufoo.com/forms/safeguarding-gods-children-registration/ .
Safeguarding God's People is the training program which is for protection of adults with regard to sexual exploitation and sexual harassment. This training is required for all Clergy, vestry members and all who work with adults, such as Lay Eucharistic Visitors. Certification must be updated every 5 years. This training is only available on-line at http://dioceseofmilwaukee.wufoo.com/forms/safeguarding-gods-children-and-people-online/ .
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 United Thank Offering Applications Available
This year the United Thank Offering Applications have a different time schedule and a somewhat different format. The information is on a new website www.utochange.org. You will find the application there along with the criteria and the 2 marks of mission which are being addressed with this year's grants. Much of the information needed is quite straight forward, but if questions arise, please ask. Each diocese is allowed to put in one application for the diocese, a program that has some connection to the diocese or to a particular parish. Each diocese can also put in an application for a companion diocese or project abroad with which they are involved. Two years ago the diocese received a grant for $11,000 plus for materials to reopen a maternity unit and clinic in the Diocese of Newala. This past year the diocese received $4,000 plus for computers for the after school program of Our Next Generation in Milwaukee.
Our time schedule is to have all the applications in hand at the diocesan office by Friday February 15th. They are then reviewed by a diocesan selection committee. Their recommendations are sent on to the Bishop who will act on their recommendations and the application will be sent to the national church no later than Thursday, February 28th.
Please share this information with groups who might be interested in applying for a grant. If you have any questions, please contact Connie Ott, diocesan UTO coordinator at cott@chorus.net or 608-798-3688. |
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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