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June 12, 2015  
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In This Issue
Blessings On the Go!
Planned Giving Workshop set for September 26 at St. Mary's, Dousman
Employment Opportunities
The Ordination of Deacons.
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Now Hiring - St. Aidan's, Hartford seeking PT Nursery Attendant
Haiti Project offers classes in Haitian Creole
Prayers for Parishes
NOW MORE THAN EVER - Please Support Episcopal Relief & Development
Julian of Norwich Gathering
Follow the work of the Diocese of Milwaukee's deputation to the 2015 General Convention.
Applications for Financial Aid in 2016 available to congregations
Long Silent Retreat at DeKoven Center
HAITI PROJECT seeks Coordinator for Coffee project
Attention! Informational Meetings to be held by Commission on Ministry
Camp Webb - 2015
Planned Giving Conference set for September 26, 2015
"Surprised by Joy"...The 39th Miniweek for Women August 13-16
Safeguarding God's Children on-line training offered
 
 
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Barbara Klauber, Editor
Blessings  On-the-Go  in Racine
funded by Diocesan Mission & Development Grant 

 
Fr. Bob Lambert, Priest of St. Luke's (pictured en route to a store blessing at Copacetic on Main St.), has already discovered the outreach benefits of the "First Fridays" initiative sponsored by the Downtown Racine Corporation.  
A Mission and Development grant from the Diocese has allowed St. Luke's to serve as the sole church participant in the 2015-16 season and host church tours, diverse cultural offerings, and Evening Prayer each month from April through December.
The program theme of "Hospitality for All of Racine" echoes the four-year-strong diocesan ministry of the Hospitality Center, located in Simpson Hall at St. Luke's Church.
Planned Giving Workshop set for September 26 at St. Mary's, Dousman 

The Diocese of Milwaukee and the Trustees of Funds and Endowments invite parish leaders to join them for a workshop on planned giving.  

The two hour workshop will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 10:00  a.m. - 12:00 Noon at St. Mary's Dousman, located at 36014 Sunset Drive (Hwy. 18 & 67), Dousman, WI 53118. 

Both parishes with an existing Planned Giving ministry and/or an Endowment, as well as those without one, will benefit from this workshop. This workshop reviews best practices and empowers leadership to be able to take the best, next steps for their congregation!

To register for the September workshop, please contact Michael Hagon via e-mail at [email protected], or phone at (414) 232-7358 by Monday, August 31, 2015. There is no charge for the workshop. 

 

Employment Opportunities listed with Wisconsin Conference of Churches (WCC) 
The Wisconsin Council of Churches (WCC) encompasses 18 denominations - including the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee - with approximately 2,000 congregations and over one million church members.  If you are looking for a job and are interested in opportunities in the Church, you may want to check out the job openings that member churches have listed in the WCC's June issue of  Employment Opportunities .
 
The Ordination of Deacons  
On Saturday, 13 June 2015, God willing and the people of God consenting, The Rt. Rev. Steven Andrew Miller, Bishop of Milwaukee, will ordain to the Sacred Order of Deacons the following candidates:

William H. Dunlop
David John Matlak
Clifford Dean Perkins
Elisabeth A. Sinclair

The ordination service will take place at 1:00 p.m. at All Saints' Cathedral, followed by a reception in the Cathedral Guild Hall.  All members of the diocese are welcome!  Clergy of the diocese, especially deacons, are encouraged to attend to support these newest members of the ordained ministry.
AROUND THE DIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE

Concert at St. Matthias on June 27 features Janelle Lake, Harpist  

On June 27, 8:00 p.m. at St. Matthias Episcopal Church in Waukesha, Wisconsin presents:

The Shimmering Harp - Janelle Lake, Harpist
Janelle Lake is a professional harpist based in Chicago performing harp music from Debussy in Oak Brook, IL to jazz in Switzerland.  Liz Cifani, retired Lyric Opera harpist taught Janelle Lake at Northwestern University during her Bachelor and Master's degrees in Music Performance.   Janelle recently released her first CD of French and Czech harp music titled Moonlight in a Pool.  Music of Carlos Salzedo, Alphonse Hasselmans, Marcel Tournier, John Thomas, Claude Debussy and Nancy Gustavson will be performed.  

Come hear these amazing musicians 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 click HERE for online ticket sales. Tickets purchased at least a week in advance $5-$15; at the door tickets $10-$20.  
Questions, please contact Craig Bodoh, Director of Music, 414-460-3253

St. Matthias Episcopal Church is located at the Corner of Main Street & East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186.

 

Open House - St. James' Episcopal Church Milwaukee June 14 (11:30am-1:30pm) 

The people of St. James' Episcopal Church Milwaukee - located at 833 W. Wisconsin Ave., in downtown Milwaukee - cordially invite all our friends to an Open House on JUNE14, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided, and we can't wait to see you.

Anyone who would like to join us for worship at 10:00 a.m. is also cordially invited to do so.  read more  

 
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Strawberry Fest June 28 at St. Mary's, Dousman benefits Haiti Project
St. Mary's, Dousman Strawberry Festival will take place on June 28th from 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM.  Please help publicize the date of this popular annual event, a major fundraiser for the Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project.     
 

Sophie Parker paintings on display at  

St. Mark's, Milwaukee Art Gallery 

An exhibition of paintings by Sophie Parker will be featured in the Art Gallery of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee from May 10 through June 28, 2015.  An opening reception will be held on Sunday, May 10th from Noon - 2pm.  Public is welcome!  St. Mark's address is 2618 North Hackett Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53211.    

 

Now Hiring:  St. Aidan's, Hartford seeking  Nursery Attendant 
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Hartford, WI is seeking an attendant for their Church Nursery.  This is a part-time (8-12 hours/month) paid position.  Click for details.  St. Aidan's is located at 670 East Monroe Avenue, Hartford, WI 53072.  Phone: 262-673-7273.  E-mail:  [email protected] .    

Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project announces upcoming mission trips to Haiti 

 

The Next Haiti Project trip: July 24- Aug 2.  An October trip is also being planned.  Contact Mary Alice Eschweiler for information (414) 614-6564

 

Participants in Haiti Project's March 2015 trip 
        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 current installment, as well as previous ones, please click HERE

June 14- St. Barnabas, Richland Center 

Loving God, we give thanks that you have blessed the church of St. Barnabas, Richland Center, with over a century of shared song and prayer, fellowship and service. Help them continue to live into partnership with other communities of faith, bless them with a lively sense of mission, and make them a light for their community. We pray all this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

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. 
 
  NOW MORE THAN EVER - Please Support Episcopal Relief &  Development 
With the people of the Nepal still barely beginning to recover from a devastating series of earthquakes and our own western United States continuing to be struck with tornadoes and  flash flooding on the heels of years of drought, we more than ever need to live out our faith by remembering in prayer and financially supporting Episcopal Relief & Development .  THANK YOU!

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Madison area Julian of Norwich Gathering resumes 
meeting July 8th (7:15-9:00 pm) at St. Dunstan's 
 

Madison-Area Julian Gathering

Wednesday, July 8, 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, ObJN at [email protected] or (608) 845-2413.

 
Follow the work of the Diocese of Milwaukee's deputation to the 2015 General Convention  

The General Convention is the governing body of the Episcopal Church. The Convention is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies, which has more than 800 members, and the House of Bishops, which is comprised of nearly 300 active and retired bishops. The Convention meets every three years and has the authority to amend the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church; adopt the budget for the church for the next three years; authorize liturgical texts and amend the Book of Common Prayer; adopt communions and covenants with other churches; set qualifications for orders of ministry and office-holders; elect officers of the General Convention, the Executive Council, and members of boards; and delegate responsibilities to the committees, commissions, agencies, and boards of the Episcopal Church.

Follow the work of the Diocese of Milwaukee's deputation to the 2015 General Convention at the deputation WEBSITE  and  FACEBOOK page.  If you have questions, concerns, or ideas you wish to communicate to the deputation, you may do so on their website's  Contact page.  

In addition, members of the diocese are invited to attend two information sessions that the Milwaukee Deputation and Bishop Miller will conduct in the diocese in June to present topics, potential legislation and events scheduled for the convention. Come to meet some of the deputies and to learn what they and the Bishop will be working on this summer in Salt Lake City. Note, information sessions are identical, so there is no need to attend both.  The two sessions are set for:

 

   June 1 at St. Dunstan's Madison at 6:30 PM  

June 3 at Trinity Wauwatosa at 6:30 PM  

Applications for Financial Aid in 2016 available to congregations
Congregations in need of financial help that are ready to put a development plan in place with the support of Mission and Development will want to check out the Financial Aid for 2016 Application.  We work with the leadership of the congregation to provide support, training and networking as a way to strengthen your development plan.  If you would like the application in a Word document,  please email Peggy Bean, Canon for Congregations, at [email protected] .
Long Silent Retreat at DeKoven Center
One of the DeKoven Center's beautiful Gothic style buildings
The Rev. Brian Hastings, Rector of Church of Our Saviour in Chicago, will lead a 5-day silent retreat at the DeKoven Center in Racine from June 22-26. Rev. Hastings is a respected retreat leader and spiritual director who invites us to immerse ourselves in silence--"the language that God most prefers to speak." This year's summer retreat will center on the Ten Commandments, including corporate prayer, guided meditation, and individual conferences. The retreat begins Monday evening at 5:00 with a gathering reception and closes after Holy Eucharist and brunch on Friday morning. To inquire about residential and commuter rates, please contact Julia Peyton, 262-633-6401, x100. www.dekovencenter.org
HAITI PROJECT seeks Coordinator for Coffee project 

Singing Rooster Coffee is looking for a Coffee Coordinator for the Diocese assisting parishes with coffee purchases for parish use or coffee sales to individuals in each parish. This person would also help get the word out to all churches in the Diocese about supporting the economy of Haiti through coffee sales.  Each bag of this delicious coffee pays Haitian farmers at greater than Fair Trade rates and a portion of the sale goes to the Haiti Project to help fund St. Marc's School in Jeannette, Haiti.

Interested?  Contact Heidi Ropa, Haiti Project director, at:

[email protected]  

Attention!  Informational Meetings to be held by Commission on Ministry  

Attention!  Informational Meetings for those interested in discerning a call to ordained ministry, professional chaplaincy, or to clarify a call to lay ministry. 

These meetings are the required first step for individuals and their parish priest.

Meetings will be held on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 pm at Trinity, Wauwatosa and St. Dunstan's, Madison.

Please notify The Rev. Martha Berger, President of the Commission on Ministry at [email protected] if you would like to sign up to attend.

Camp Webb - Summer 2015 Session 

Please keep staff and campers in your prayers during this summer's camping sessions.  We are looking forward to another terrific experience! 

Parishes and individuals - thank you for your scholarship gifts. Many of our campers depend on camp scholarships and you help make that possible!  

Click HERE for info on donating to Camp Webb.  THANK YOU! 

Planned Giving Conference set for September 26, 2015  
The Diocese of Milwaukee's Trustees of Funds and Endowment  have announced a Planned Giving Conference to be held at St Mary's Dousman on September 26. The conference will feature Jim Murphy from the National Church Endowment Board.  More details will be forthcoming a bit later but those who work with planned giving in their parishes will want to put this date on their calendar now!

 

"Surprised by Joy"  

The 39th Miniweek for Women August 13-16

The 39th annual Miniweek for Women will be held at Camp Lakotah, Wautoma (center of the state) from evening meal Thursday, August 13 through brunch Sunday, August 16. 

This event is open to all women with the theme this year being "Surprised by Joy". The weekend contains presentations, workshops, entertainment, good food, beach time, worship, naps, conversation, laughter. The participants can go to everything - or nothing - it is your weekend. There are a variety of housing choices from rustic cabins to inside facilities with amenities. Scholarships are available.

The chaplain will be The Rev. Anna Doherty from St. Aidan's, Hartford. The keynoter is Mary Fran Crist, Province V health ministry committee member speaking on the theme. There will be some new workshops including opportunity to learn how to play bells, making fingerless mittens, overview of General Convention, and archery. The labyrinth will return, along with choir, book study, exercise to music, Taize and talent show. And much much more.

Go to www.womensminiweek.org, for registration and other info.

THE EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2015. Gift certificates in any amount for Mother's Day available from Barb McFadden at  [email protected].  

 
Safeguarding God's Children/Safeguarding God's People  

Click HERE  to register online to take a class or any of our online trainings offered by our diocese in Safeguarding God's Children (SGC) and Safeguarding God's People (SGP).sgclogo

Our next class with a trainer will be in the fall - see dates below.

ONLINE CLASSES - registration due on or before June 30th. There will be on online registrations accepted in the month of July. Registration begins again in August.

FALL CLASSES with Trainer:

Saturday, Sept 19th, 9am-Noon at 2 locations: St. Luke's, Madison and St. John the Divine, Burlington.  

L.E.V. are required to complete SGP and anyone who is in ministry with children and youth are required to complete SGC. All certificates need to be renewed every 5 years.  See our website for details on trainings, to register for trainings and to see the Master List of all who have completed trainings since 2003.


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 [email protected] !
  
See you next week!
 
Sincerely,
 
Barb

Barbara Klauber
Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee