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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.
May Advent be a time of many blessings for you!
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 Please Support Hospitality Center's OPEN HOUSE on December 7-8
The Hospitality Center, a ministry of the Diocese of Milwaukee at St. Luke's, Racine, is holding an open house from 8am on Saturday,December 7 to 8am Sunday, December 8, 2013. Walking tours (30 minutes in length) of the Center at 9am, 12 pm, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm will give visitors a chance to see and hear how the homeless survive in our midst.
This is the Center's primary fundraiser and Thrivent Federal Credit Union has generously agreed to match financial contributions received, dollar for dollar,up to $5,000. You can help by sending a check payable to Hospitality Center to The Hospitality Center, P. O. Bo | |
"Homelessness" wears this face - and too many others
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x 250972, Milwaukee, WI 53225. Checks may also be dropped off at the Center during the 24-hour fundraising event.
Donations of bottled water, ground coffee, non-perishable food items, hats, mittens, gloves, socks, coats, etc. are also needed and will be gratefully received.
Your support of the Hospitality Center's 24-hour fundraiser will allow the Hospitality center to continue caring for those who are hungry, thirsty, tired, cold, ignored, passed by and too often forgotten.
Questions? Contact the Center's director, The Rev. Kevin Stewart at clerickevin@me.com or (414) 405-5619.
The Hospitality Center's location is 614 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403.
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Bells for Newtown, One Year Later
On December 14, the one-year anniversary of the heartbreaking
Sandy Hook Elementary shootings, people across Wisconsin are coming
together to honor and remember the lives of the 20 innocent children
and six brave educators lost that horrific day.
At exactly 1:30 pm, churches, universities and community buildings in
every corner of the state will join together,
ringing their bells 26 times.
Please join this statewide memorial for Newtown by pledging to
ring your bell 26 times on December 14 at 1:30pm.
To confirm your participation and to be included in the full list that will
be sent to the press, please send the name of your church,
university or building, along with the city or town to:
Kristina Paris at Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE)
KP@WaveEdFund.org
414-351-9283
Share our flyer with any location with a bell, asking them to participate (reprinted from WI Council of Churches e-newsletter)
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These beautiful children with Sr. Ericka are AIDS orphans being educated at the elementary school run by the Sisters of St. Mary in Newala.
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If you have not yet had an opportunity to visit the new Friends of Newala website, you are encouraged to do so now! Learn about our companion diocese's work in an area of the world that is both uniquely challenged and uniquely blessed. View video's highlighting Bishop Miller's 2013 visit to Newala accompanied by other members of the diocese's Companion Diocese Committee! And, you may want to consider making an on-line donation to support Newala -- perhaps as a Christmas gift to to someone on your shopping list! Please hold the people of Newala in your prayers during this holy Season of Advent.
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 Read The Good Steward, Church Insurance Agency's e-newsletter for parishes The holidays are here - a time when churches and schools host a flurry of activities. The December issue of The Good Steward, Church Insurance Agency's e-newsletter, focuses on safety. The issue looks at keeping parish's physical space safe and keeping children safe. Also highlighted are accommodating outside groups visiting the parish during Advent and Christmas, as well as winter checklists to help prepare for colder weather.
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 Taize Prayer Service December 8th in Waukesha - all are welcome!
The next Taize prayer service will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waukesha.
The musicians of St. Matthias Episcopal, St. Joesph's Roman Catholic and other churches will combine to lead this service.
Sunday, December 8th at 6 p.m, St. Joseph's Catholic Church is located at 822 North East Ave in Waukesha.
Interested choir members or musicians who wish to assist in the musical leadership should be to the church by 5:00 p.m. for the musician rehearsal.
A light reception is planned after the service.
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 Episcopal Church, Waukesha. Phone: 414-460-3253 E-mail: timeman@earthlink.net
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Vestry Day 2014 announced
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Advent and Christmas Events in our Parishes
 Christmas Bazaar at St. Aidan's, Hartford Christmas Bazaar and Brat Fry at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, located at 670 East Monroe Street in Hartford.. The event will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 9am - 2pm. Lunch available 11am -- 1pm.
Brats, homemade soups, and dessert. Christmas cookies!- Holiday gifts! Knit items-jewelry-wooden crafts. Raffle - great prizes! All profits support St. Aidan's church and outreach missions.  Advent Day of Reflection at Trinity, Janesville We invite you to join us for our annual Advent Day of Reflection on Saturday, December 7th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. The theme is the passage from John, "I am the light of the world." In this advent time, we are preparing to receive this new light into ourselves and into the world. What / who is this light for us at this moment in our life journey? How do we find it in this Advent season? How do we receive it? What keeps us from receiving it? How does it change us? How does it change the world? Lunch is provided. A free-will offering will be taken. Trinity is located at 409 East Court Street, Janesville. Please RSVP to 608-754-3402.  | Trinity, Janesville choir
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The Festival of Nine Lessons
and Carols at Trinity, Janesville
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 22nd, 7pm at Trinity Episcopal Church at 409 East Court Street, Janesville. The Choir of Trinity Episcopal Church in Janesville, will present its annual service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 22, 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. |
You are invited to attend Madison area  Julian Gathering on December 11, 2013
Madison-Area Julian Gathering
Wednesday, December 11, 7:15 - 9:00 PM
St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church
6205 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
We welcome everyone who is interested in learning more about contemplative spirituality in the Christian tradition. We meet monthly for contemplative prayer for twenty-five minutes, after which we discuss a reading from Julian of Norwich, a 14th Century English mystic who has been called "a theologian for our time." These gatherings are supported by the Order of Julian of Norwich, a contemplative monastic order in the Episcopal Church. We would love to have you join us. If you have questions, call Susan Fiore, AOJN at (608) 845-2413 or e-mail at slfiore@mac.com
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 Wreaths, garlands offered to parishes
Parishes -- if you need Advent wreaths, Christmas-type garlands (approx. 9 ft. long) or palm branch decorations, please contact Ms. Patty Jaffke, Bishop's Assistant, at the diocesan office at patty@diomil.org. These items come from St. Nicholas parish in Racine. |
 St Francis, Menomonee Falls announces Clothing Drive
We are at it AGAIN!! Once again the St Francis Outreach Committee is sponsoring their annual Warm clothing Drive. It will last throughout the winter and into early spring. We will again support woman's and men's shelters in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties. It is a wonderful thing to See the Smiles on the Faces of the shelters volunteers when 20 bags of warm clothes are delivered. For more information, contact the parish at 262-251-7420.
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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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