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Welcome to E-NEWS, the diocese of Milwaukee's weekly 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.
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Safeguarding God's Children & People: Fall Classes and Online Training
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 Pie Jesu Tour: music by Monstrance & Pig Roast in Richland Center to raise funds for homeless
The Fearsome Tonal Power of Monstrance -- the Rectors of Rock -- will be unleashed to address the issue of Homelessness in the Diocese of Milwaukee. On September 22, 2013 beginning at 4pm, Monstrance will be playing a benefit at St. Barnabas Church in Richland Center for Lydia's House, a collaborative ministry of the Richland County Ministerial Association. St. Barnabas is located at 297 North Main Street, Richland Center, WI 53581.
In addition to the music by Monstrance, there will be a pig roast and a Pie Auction.
Cost: 16 years old and up - $12; Under 16 - $6; Under 5 - Free; Families - $30
For more information see Monstrance website . For Pie Jesu poster click HERE .
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Check out the Church Insurance Agency's e-newsletter,
"The Good Steward"
 The Church Insurance Agency Corporation has a very helpful electronic newsletter called, appropriately enough, "The Good Steward". It features both property insurance and risk management information and updates.
To check out the current issue of "The Good Steward" click HERE .
If you would like to add your name to the e-mail list, click HERE .
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 Debt Reduction Workshop Reminder
We will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00. The goals of the workshop are: - Resources to reduce debt
- Open space for parishes to meet each other and share stories
- Formal market presentation: Capital campaigns
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Church Development Institute begins Nov. 16
by Peggy Bean, Bishop's Assistant for Congregational Development & Transitional Ministry
Our Diocesan Church Development Institute is beginning on November 16, 2013. This will be our first Saturday - Sunday weekend to accommodate more schedules.
- This cycle we will be studying culture and how our own church culture as well as the wider culture (including generational issues) impact who we are, how we serve and minister. We will be looking at ways to assess our impact, gain a better understand of ourselves and look at leadership and how we can transform our communities.
- As in every cycle our aim is to equip leaders to facilitate a process of transformation, and to build up the capacities and skills of leaders through self-awareness of one's personal impact on others and the organization; to increase knowledge of theories, methods and processes as a way to assess and understand the behavior and development of the congregation; and to give a safe learning environment where one can practice skills in facilitation, feedback, listening and presenting.
Seats are limited so please take a look at the registration form , put your team together and email by Oct. 1st. Questions contact Peggy Bean at bean@diomil.org or 414-272-3028/ ext. 158.
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 Important Fall Meeting Dates with the Commission on Ministry
September 5th, 7-9 pm - St. Dunstan's, Middleton AND Trinity, Wauwatosa: Informational meetings for anybody sensing a call to ordination or desiring to learn more about the ministry discernment process in the Diocese of Milwaukee. Attending this mandatory meeting is the first step in the process. Please reserve your spot by emailing Fr. Scott Seefeldt at skotallen@yahoo.com.
October 3rd, 7-9 pm - St. Dunstan's, Middleton AND Trinity, Wauwatosa: Parish Ministry Discernment Committee (PMDC) training. All sponsoring clergy, discernment committee members, and aspirants are invited and expected to attend.
November 8-9, Durward's Glen Retreat Center (www.durwardsglen.org ): Ministry Discernment Weekend & postulancy interviews.
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 VORTEX Weekend for youth November 23-24
Vortex is a weekend for 8-12th grade students. It is led by youth for youth.
During this weekend experience, participants examine and explore their
relationship with God and each other through singing, discussions, and mini
sermons from people who have experienced the weekend themselves.
Vortex will take place at St. Boniface Episcopal Church (3906 W. Mequon Road, Mequon, WI 53092).
Activities begin at 10:00 a.m. on November 23rd, and
conclude on Sunday, November 24th, with a church service at 10:00 a.m.
Participants must attend the entire event. Cost $40 scholarships available. For more info see St. Boniface website or call parish at (262) 242-2994.
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St. Paul's will host the Convention's business meeting
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Diocesan Convention takes place Oct. 19th
This year's diocesan convention takes place October 19th at St. Paul's and All Saints' Cathedral in Milwaukee.
This one-day convention will conclude with a Eucharist and a garden party celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Bishop Miller's consecration as Bishop of Milwaukee.
All members of the diocese are invited and welcomed to attend the Eucharist and Garden party. Registrations are due October 7th. Please see the diocesan website for full CONVENTION INFORMATION & FORMS including registration forms.
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Please collect sundries for St. James' to distribute to Milwaukee's homeless
 Please begin collecting sundries for St. James' Episcopal Church (Milwaukee ) to distribute to the homeless. The samples provided at hotels are perfect, but small-sized containers from grocery stores are also very valued. Items sought are shampoo, conditioner, lotion, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, sewing kits, laundry detergent, laundry soap, bath soap. There will be a container to collect these contributions at the registration table at Diocesan Convention. Thanks so much for contributing, and for helping our less-fortunate neighbors. |
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Second Tuesday at The DeKoven Center - Sept. 10th
 The September 10th Second Tuesday session features Mrs. Barbara Brown Lee and The Milwaukee Art Museum's Religious Art Collection. Join DeKoven friend and national treasure Barbara Brown Lee as she talks about the Milwaukee Are Museum's Religious Art Collection. Barbara celebrates her 50th anniversary as the museum's Chief Educator in 2013. Coffee and Conversation begins at 10:00 AM. Speaker's presentation begins at 10:30 AM. The session takes place in DeKoven's Taylor Hall.
DeKoven Center is located at 600 - 21st Street, Racine, WI 53403 Phone: 262-633-6401 |
Concert at St. Matthias, Waukesha features Organist
September 28 at 7:00 pm 
St. Matthias Episcopal Church
Corner of Main St. and East Ave.
Waukesha, WI, 53186
Will Schlueter, Organist
High school Senior, Will Schlueter is a young organist on the path of great accomplishment.
He has already competed at the Regional Young Artist's competition placing 3rd. No small feat for someone who has only been studying the organ since 2011!
During this concert works by Bach, Vierne, Manz, Verschagen and Franck will be performed.
Come hear this amazing young talent on a historic pipe organ in wonderful acoustics.
This concert is a fund raising event for the music department of St. Matthias. A post concert reception will be included with your admission.
To purchase tickets contact the church office at 262-547-4838 or go to
http://stmatthiasonline.org/ for online ticket sales.
 Sri Lankan Dinner at St. Andrew's Episcopal to support the Appalachia Service Project 2014 Trip St. Andrew's Episcopal on Regent Street in Madison has a strong tradition of sending youth work crews with adult leaders to Appalachia each summer to serve families whose homes are in need of repair. You're invited to share in a delectable fundraiser for the 2014 ASP trip! Two generous members of the parish and a group of their friends, are preparing an authentic Sri Lankan Dinner on Saturday, September 14 at 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall at St. Andrew's (1833 Regent St., Madison). Tickets are $25. Only 50 tickets (total) are available. Come share in the dinner! To reserve your tickets please call Laura Conners (608-467-7561) or Susan Elder (608-497-0117) ASAP.
 Spaghetti Gala September 7th at St. Peter's, Fort Atkinson . . . live music, dinner, auction and raffle
St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Fort Atkinson is hosting a "Spaghetti Gala" on Saturday, September 7, 2013. The event will take place at the church, located at 302 Merchants Avenue, Fort Atkinson. The parish will serve a four-course sit-down gala Italian dinner to benefit the church. Local businesses and local artists have generously donated prizes to raffle and auction off to those in attendance. The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. to view all prizes. There will be live music and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m, with the prizes awarded after the last course is served. Tickets are $25.00 and seats must be reserved in advance. For tickets, call St. Peter's at 920- 563-3889
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You are invited to attend the next Madison area  Julian Gathering on September 11th
Madison-Area Julian Gathering
Wednesday, September 11, 7:15 - 9:00 PM
St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
6205 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
Julian's era was one of turmoil and crisis. Contemporary reports indicate that at least half the population of Norwich died from the Plague; the clergy and undertakers could not keep up with the dead bodies. Meanwhile, disease killed the cattle, and harvests failed. In 1381, when Julian was thirty-nine, people became so desperate they rose up in a revolt, looting the churches and monasteries.
During Julian's lifetime, John Wyclif was also preaching against the corruption in the Church; his translation of the Bible into the common language of English brought down on him papal accusations of heresy. Wyclif and his followers, the Lollards, believed God should be made directly available to ordinary people, without the intercession of the clergy. The clerical hierarchy was so incensed that the Bishop of Norwich received permission from Rome to execute any Lollards he captured. Wyclif's followers were burned alive in a pit less than a mile from Julian's cell.Meanwhile, the larger world beyond Norfolk and England was also in a state of upheaval. Five years before Julian was born, in 1337, the Hundred Years War between England and France had begun, and it would continue throughout her lifetime. The Great Schism split the Church in 1377, with one pope in France, the other in Rome.
And in the midst of all this, Julian came to believe unshakably that "all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well."
For more information, contact Susan Fiore at slfiore@mac.com or
(608) 845-2413.
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Clergy shirts needed for Newala's new priests & deacons
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Nine of the newly ordained clergy are pictured with visitors from the Diocese of Milwaukee
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Do you know of clergy shirts which are going unused? The Bishop of Newala would gladly receive them for the dozen new priests and deacons (including the first African woman in his diocese!) whom he will ordain this winter. Although cloth and tailoring is available, both cost money and so people cannot always obtain them.
Bring clergy shirts, collars and buttons to the pre-convention hearings or to Diocesan Convention on October 19.
Address questions to Paula Harris, Chairperson of Newala Companion Diocese Committee. at stlukesmadisonrector@gmail.com .
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All Souls' Youth Event
Saturday, Nov. 2, 9am to Sunday, Nov. 3 noon
This Diocesan Youth Event is an opportunity to deepen teens' understanding of and engagement with one of the great feasts of the church! We'll gather at Zion Church in Oconomowoc, WI, to explore the connection between Halloween and All Souls', learn the dramatic and scary stories of the lives of some saints of the church, prepare life-size puppets and write a script to dramatize one saint's story, enjoy a fancy-dress dinner, and share our saintly puppet story as part of Zion's Sunday worship.
Registration fee is $25 per youth (7th to 12th grade).
For information, contact the Rev. Carla McCook at mccook@diomil.org. To Register, http://www.diomil.org/ministries/christian-formation/youth/
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 St. Paul's Church 175th Anniversary "Homecoming Sunday"
You and yours are invited! On Sunday, September 8, 2013, the people of St. Paul's Church, 914 E. Knapp, Milwaukee will host Homecoming Sunday as part of our year-long celebration of the Church's 175th Anniversary. We have a wonderful Eucharist planned at 10:15AM, with a special Festive Reception to follow in the Great Hall including collages of historical pictures and a new History of St. Paul's Church.
- Were you a former Clergy person at St. Paul's?
- Were you baptized at St. Paul's?
- Were you confirmed at St. Paul's?
- Were you married at St. Paul's?
- Are you a present or former member of St. Paul's?
- Have you participated in St. Paul's music program?*
- Are you a former or present staff member of St. Paul's?
Whatever your past affiliation has been with St. Paul's Church we certainly hope you will want to be a part of this event!!!
*If you were a member of one of St. Paul's choirs and would like to take part in the service on September 8, please contact Tim Benson the Music Ministry Director at: Timothy_Benson@mac.com or St. Paul's Church 414-276-2677. He will supply you with music and you will be robed.
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You are invited to a Celebration of Ministry
at St. Francis House, Madison Sept. 14-15
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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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