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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. We wish you all every blessing as we look to the start of Advent this Sunday.
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 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel . . .
O Come, O Come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lowly exile here until the Son of God appear.
Dear Friends in Christ,
The words of this advent hymn entered my mind as I watched the morning news and saw the scenes from Ferguson, Missouri and across the nation depicting anger and outrage over the Grand Jury findings in the case of the shooting of a young man of color Michael Brown by a white police officer. I suspect that underneath the anger is a deep mourning that justice has not been served, that white privilege continues, and there is a profound difference between the experience of the legal system and law enforcement depending on the color of one's skin and the size of one's bank account. The name of Michael Brown is now added to a long litany of others that includes Trayvon Martin and Rodney King. We join in the mourning and cry out in longing for God to come and heal, save, and comfort.
It is the call for God's intervention that is at the heart of Advent, the season we begin this Sunday. I have often said that Advent is the truest season of the liturgical year because it is the season that most reflects the 'already but not yet' of Christian faith. By and through faith we know that God has restored and redeemed creation. In life we see that restoration and redemption rarely and only glimpses.
As people of faith we know that our hope will be fulfilled. Emmanuel will come to us and God's reign will be established, the wolf and lamb will lie down together, people will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, and that judgment will be by a loving, forgiving, just, and gracious God. Amen. Come Lord Jesus.
The Rt. Rev. Steven Andrew Miller
Bishop of Milwaukee
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 Christ Church, Whitefish Bay seeks Part-time Children's Ministries Coordinator
Christ Church, an active Episcopal parish with many young families, is seeking a Children's Ministries Coordinator, to work as a member of a team that includes a Rector, Assistant Rector, and lay volunteers.
The Children's Ministries Coordinator will be someone who is has a passion for nurturing children into the full knowledge and stature of Christ. They will organize and facilitate lay involvement in a range of Children's formation activities, including Sunday School, intergenerational formation, annual events such as Blessing of the Backpacks and Christmas Pageant, as well as coordinate children's involvement in outreach and service opportunities.
This is a part-time position with a compensation of $15.00 per hour at an average of 10 hours per week, including presence at Sunday morning worship.
To express interest and to see a more detailed job description please contact The Rev. Seth A. Raymond at sethallen@christchurchwfb.org.
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 Please share your parish pictures with E-NEWS
Remember, E-NEWS loves to receive pictures of people and places around the diocese! So, please . . . don't let that smartphone camera go to waste! Take some pictures of life in your parish and send them to E-NEWS at info@diomil.org . You can take pictures of special events, such as the Bishop's Visitation or your Christmas eve service, or it can be everyday life in your parish and its ministries. THANK YOU!
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 Mission trips to Haiti . . .
The Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project is organizing mission trips to Jeannette, Haiti, for 2015. The dates for the trips will be March 13-22, tentatively April 17-26 and July 10-19. If there is enough interest, we will plan a fall trip. If you or someone you know is interested in going, please contact Mary Alice Eschweiler, sheppatch@aol.com. Application forms may be found at www.haitiproject.org and should be mailed to Mary Alice at 32022 W. Hwy. K, Hartland, WI. The 9 day trip will include a work program designed around the talents of team members, worshipping at St. Marc's Church. The cost of the trip is $800 plus airfare. More information may be found on the website or by calling 262-367-6564. |
 Prayers for Parishes
The following prayer is taken from the first installment of a cycle of prayers for the parishes and ministry clusters of the Diocese of Milwaukee. It was prepared by the diocesan Commission on Mission and Development. To view the complete first installment, including an introduction by the Commission, please click HERE.
November 30 - A Prayer for our Diocese
O God, by your grace you have called us in this Diocese to a godly fellowship of faith. Bless our Bishop Steven Miller, our clergy, and our people. Grant that your Word may be truly preached and truly heard, your Sacraments faithfully administered and faithfully received. By your Spirit, fashion our lives according to the power of your Son, and grant that we may show the power of your love to all among whom we live; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Note: The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer, compiled by the Order of Julian of Norwich, which includes both Diocese of Milwaukee and Diocese of Newala parishes and ministries, is also posted on the diocesan website, along with the Commission on Mission and Development's "Prayers for the Parishes of the Diocese of Milwaukee". Parishes are encouraged to make use of both these resources in their weekly prayers and Services.
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Around the Diocese . . .
 St. Thomas of Canterbury, Greendale participates in Thanksgiving eve ecumenical service in Hales Corners
The parish of St. Thomas of Canterbury is taking part in an ecumenical Thanksgiving service on Wednesday, November 26 at 7pm at Emanuel Church (UCC) in Hales Corners. Whitnall Park Lutheran Church, Hales Corners and St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Greendale, are also participating. All are welcome! Emanual UCC is located at 10627 West Forest Home Avenue Hales Corners, WI 53130; Phone: (414) 425-1515.
Concert at St. Luke's, Whitewater on December 13 aids Lutheran - Episcopal Campus Ministry (LECM)
All are welcome on Saturday December 13th at 12:00 pm at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Whitewater for a Christmas Concert by Mukwonago Community Choir. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Whitewater Food Pantry or a monetary donation to the Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry (LECM) Spaghetti meals in lieu of admission. Remember, December 13th at 12:00 pm at St. Luke's Whitewater, which is located at 146 South Church Street, Whitewater, WI 53190.
 Concert at St. Mark's, Milwaukee December 14 at 3pm
Music at St. Mark's Concert Series: Emma Koi, St. Mark's Artist in Residence, Flute, along with Stephen Wolff, piano, and Todd Domenget, bass, on December 14 at 3 p.m at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2618 N. Hackett Ave. The concert will feature works by Gieseking, Bach, Carter, and Wolff, including jazz renditions of carols of the season. Please join us.
 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at Trinity, Janesville on December 21 at 7pm
Trinity Episcopal Church, Janesville, will present its 20th Annual Festival of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 21 at 7:00 p.m. The service follows the traditional pattern established in 1918 with choral anthems, readings and carols sung by the congregation. Please join us in this lovely candlelight service as we await the coming of our Lord. Trinity Church, Janesville is located at 409 East Court Street, Janesville, WI 53545
 Christmas Bazaar at St. Aidan's, Hartford on December 6th
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Hartford will host a Christmas Bazaar and Brat Fry on December 6th from 9am - 2pm; lunch will be served from 10am - 1pm with brats, homemade soups and breads and dessert! Visit SANTA from 11am - 1pm. In addition to a bake sale/Christmas cookie sale, there will be for sale handcrafted gift items made by parishioners: jewelry, wooden crafts, ornaments, knit items, and all manner of children's and holiday gift items. St. Aidan's is located at 670 East Monroe Street in Hartford, WI 53027.
 Holidazzle Sweet Shoppe at St. Paul's, Beloit December 5-6
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 212 W. Grand Ave, Beloit invites one and all to the 20th annual Holidazzle Sweet Shoppe on Friday December 5, 2014 from 5 to 9 pm and Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 9 am to 1 pm at the church. Cookies, candies, jellies, baked goods of all kinds, and craft items will be on sale. Remember to buy raffle tickets for the red, green, and white Christmas lap quilt, the 27x43 inch quilted wall hanging of Father Christmas, a Gingerbread inspired gift basket with many items, and a beautiful 27 inch Christmas wreath all ready to use through the winter season.. Join us for lunch (only $5) featuring a sandwich and soup, and let us help you with your holiday baking and gift buying!
Parking is available in the City lot on W. Grand Avenue, or behind the Church (access from Garden Lane).
 Holiday Fair at Trinity, Mineral Point December 6th
All are welcome at Trinity, Mineral Point's Holiday Fair which begins at 9AM and runs until 3PM on Saturday, December 6th. The Fair will feature Needlework, Crafts, Baked Goods, Gourmet Food, Christmas Decorations and Gifts and a Raffle! Raffle features locally donated items; need not be present to win. A meal will be served from 10:30AM - 2:00PM; menu includes ham/barbecue/salads and homemade pies. Pie and coffee will be served all day. Fair will be held in Legate Hall at 403 High Street in Mineral Point (enter on Iowa Street). For more information please contact the parish at (608) 987-3019.
 St. Andrew's, Madison invites you to their Sung Compline December 9th
Sung Compline will be offered by members of the St. Andrew's Chancel Choir on Tuesday, December 9th at 8:15 p.m. Experience the beauty of ancient chants and a candlelit sanctuary in mid Advent.
 Guitar Concert Dec. 18 at St. Aidan's, Hartford features Kevin Sherwin
Kevin Sherwin is a guitarist and conductor rapidly becoming known throughout the country as one of the most promising classical musicians of his generation. The 2014-2015 season includes his New York solo recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, appointment as Assistant Conductor of the renowned Yale Russian Chorus, founding of the Yale-based chamber orchestra, The Academy Sinfonietta, of which he is Music Director, and concert tours to Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, and Milwaukee. As a soloist, Sherwin has received prizes from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts, Guitar
Foundation of America, the American String Teachers' Association, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. He has also been soloist with the Juilliard Pre-College String Ensemble and the NEMC Orchestra, as well as conducted the American Baroque Orchestra, the Nashua Chamber Orchestra, the Roslyn Chamber Orchestra, and the New Haven Summer Chorus. Kevin is in his third year at Yale University. This Concert is Free of Charge. Any free-will donations will be given to support St. Aidan's Capital Campaign.
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 Presiding Bishop calls for prayer for Liberia and the Province of West Africa on Second Sunday of Advent
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has urged Episcopalians to observe the Second Sunday in Advent, December 7, as a day of prayer for those in the Diocese of Liberia and the entire Anglican Church of the Province of West Africa, areas heavily affected by the current Ebola pandemic.
"The Diocese of Liberia was founded by Episcopalians in 1836, and was a diocese of The Episcopal Church until the early 1980s, when it joined the Province of West Africa," noted Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori. "Today we continue in a covenant relationship of mutual support and fellowship."
She continued, "Liberia is at the epicenter of the recent Ebola outbreak, and Episcopalians have turned Cuttington University (Suakoku) into a center for response in rural northern Liberia. The Anglican Province of West Africa includes all three nations (Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone) where the pandemic continues to develop. The suffering and death is enormous, the economy is devastated, schools are closed, yet the caring and compassionate response continues."
The Presiding Bishop concluded, "I ask your prayers for the people of West Africa in the midst of this plague. Please include this in your intentions on the Second Sundayof Advent. With Isaiah, pray for comfort and strength for all God's children; seek out the builder of straight roads and giver of healing balm for all on this difficult journey. Learn about this crisis, and instead of fear, let your hearts be moved to respond in generosity of spirit and of purse." read full article
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Free Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner at St. John the Divine, Burlington (Nov. 27)
Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner at St. John the Divine, Burlington
St John the Divine Episcopal, 216 E. Chandler Blvd. in Burlington will once again sponsor a Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner on November 27. Dinner will be served from Noon until 2pm, with home delivery available between 11am to 1pm. Please come join St John the Divine in celebrating this great American day of giving thanks. For reservations or delivery or to volunteer please call 262-763-7482, extension 21 or email stjohn53105@sbcglobal.net. Please leave your name, address, phone number, - your call will be returned as soon as possible.
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The installation of The Rev. Joel Allen Prather
You are invited to celebrate the installation of
The Rev. Joel Allen Prather
by The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller
as The thirty-first Rector of
Christ Episcopal Church of Delavan, Wisconsin
on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 6:30 pm
A dessert reception will follow the service
Dress for clergy is red stoles, cassock & Surplice
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Holiday Concert at St. Christopher's, River Hills
on December 14th benefits Sojourner Truth House
Holiday Concert -- December 14, 2014-4:30PM
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
7845 North River Road, River Hills, WI 53217
Questions? Please call the Church Office at 414-352-0380
St. Christopher's is delighted to host a benefit concert for the
Sojourner Family Peace Center featuring the Collegium Ladyes singing a capella seasonal music.
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Please join us for a chance to hear music that is well suited to our church season, sung by outstanding choral singers - and provide a freewill donation to benefit the Sojourner Family Peace Center. A reception will follow the hour long concert.
The mission of the Sojourner Family Peace Center, established in 1975, is to transform lives impacted by domestic violence. If you would like to make an online donation as part of this benefit concert click here and you will be routed to the proper donation site.
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Alternative to shopping at the mall . . . November 28
Black Friday Craft-In at St. Dunstan's, Madison
 Black Friday Craft-In, Friday, November 28, 12 - 4pm, St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, Madison: Tired of the mall? Make stuff. Give it away. At this drop-in event, which is free and open to the public, we will have a number of craft stations where people can do a simple make-and-take craft, and/or learn a skill or technique that they can use at home in making gifts. We'll have a knitting consultant if you're looking for a project, or struggling with a project you've already started. There will also be a "free play" area with assorted craft materials. All ages are welcome. Invite a friend! Questions? Call 238-2781. St. Dunstan's is located on the west side of Madison, at 6205 University Ave.
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Employment Opportunities
Wisconsin Conference of Churches
"Employment Opportunities"
is published on the second Friday of each month. To view the current edition, click HERE.
To list a position in "Employment Opportunities" send the information to wcoc@wichurches.org before the second Wednesday of the month.
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 You are invited to the next Julian
Gathering . . .
Madison-Area Julian Gathering
Wednesday, December 10
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, 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, please contact Susan Fiore, ObJN: (608) 845-2413 or slfiore@mac.com |
Upcoming Diocesan Convention dates & locations!
October 17, 2015
at St. John's Northwestern Military Academy
Delafield, Wisconsin
October 7-8, 2016
at Madison Marriott West Hotel
Middleton, Wisconsin
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 EFM Mentor Training at DeKoven Center in March
The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee is pleased to announce an Education for Ministry Mentor Training at DeKoven Center in Racine. The training workshop is scheduled to begin on March 12, 2015 at Noon and conclude on March 14 at 1:00 PM.
All sessions will take place at the DeKoven Center located at 600 21st Street in Racine, Wisconsin. Double-occupancy rooms are available for $190 and Single-occupancy rooms for $210. The price of the workshop includes Thursday dinner, all Friday meals, and Saturday breakfast and a bag lunch.
Anyone who has completed the four-year EfM program is eligible to take Mentor Training. All Diocesan Coordinators and current Mentors can be recertified at this training. To register please contact William Stotts at (414) 350-6305 or by e-mail at wmnmex@aol.com
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 Safeguarding God's Children on-line training offered
Click HERE to register online to take the Safeguarding God's Children, Safeguarding God's People and A Day at Camp online training programs.
A Day at Camp is strongly recommended for all parishes leading a Vacation Bible School or other summer program with minors. This online training video is geared to safeguarding guidelines specific to leading a day camp (not an overnight camp) program. Our next class with a trainer is scheduled for February 2015. See our website for details.
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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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