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August 07, 2015  
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Nominations Needed for Diocesan Leadership Positions!
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Prayers for Parishes
Madison Area Julian Gathering August 12th
Conference on ministry to persons affected by mental illness offered by Aurora Health Care
Parishes - check your neighborhood demographics!.
SAVE THE DATE...October 10th - Inaugural Pikipiki Ride!
Parishes - Apply for a Ministry Development Grant
Safeguarding God's Children session offered at St. Christopher's, River Hills
Safeguarding God's Children on-line training offered
Haiti Project offers classes in Haitian Creole
Catechesis of the Holy Spirit Retreat on August 22nd
Planned Giving Workshop set for September 26 at St. Mary's, Dousman
"Surprised by Joy"...The 39th Miniweek for Women August 13-16
 
 
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Barbara Klauber, Editor

Thinking about attending Diocesan Church Development Institute?  Registration is now open! 
Who attends DCDI?Active church members are invited to attend DCDI. Many wardens choose to enroll, and committee leaders, social leaders, education leaders, worship leaders, clergy and other church staff choose to attend. Several churches identify and invite future leaders to participate, in preparation for future leadership roles. The DCDI experience is richer and more productive when participants enroll as part of a parish team. It is strongly recommended that you enroll with a group of 3-5 people from your own parish. The people who attend are curious about how to exercise their unique, God-given gifts to support a healthy and vibrant parish.
It is also important to remember the learning doesn't stop when the Program ends. The key to success and continued learning is in practice. Graduated members should always check in with new participants to see what they are learning and to work on projects together. Our goal is to help you create new and healthy ways of working. The way to do that is by doing!  READ MORE . . .  
Nominations Needed for Diocesan Leadership Positions! 

Bishop Miller has communicated to the clergy, parishes, and lay members of the diocese the need for strong leadership as we move ahead as a diocese and a Church.  Please consider how YOU or someone you know could serve in one of the positions that will be elected at this Fall's diocesan convention

Click HERE for a nomination form with a list of positions being elected, which contains job descriptions for each position.
Thank you for giving this your prayerful consideration . . . NOW is the time for our Church to make a difference in our communities and in the world.  How can you help?

Nomination deadline:  August 17th.
AROUND THE DIOCESE OF MILWAUKEE

Rummage Sale at Trinity, Wauwatosa on August 14th
Trinity Episcopal Church in Wauwatosa is having a rummage sale on Friday, August 14 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm and Saturday, August 15 from 9:00 am to Noon.  Come and see what treasures YOU can find and help the many outreach
ministries that we help. Trinity is located at 1717 Church Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53213.   
 
August 28-29 St. Luke's, Madison Rummage and Bake Sale
SAVE THE DATE!   St. Luke's Madison will be holding their annual LOTSA LOOT Rummage and Bake Sale on August 28 & 29.  Our 'church basement ladies' are busy sorting, pricing and marking donations in anticipation of a HUGE turnout.  We have many collectibles this year from estate donations.  More details to come.
Prayers for Parishes
The  diocesan Commission on Mission and Development has prepared a cycle of prayers for the congregations of the Diocese of Milwaukee. 
To view the current installment of the cycle, which runs from July  through November 2015, please click HERE.  This week's prayer appears immediately below. 
 
August 02, 2015 - St. Matthias, Waukesha
Loving God, we thank you for forming St. Matthias, Waukesha, as an inclusive community of faith united in worship and service. Support and empower them to continue lifting the needs of the world to God in prayer, forming people of all ages into a joyful household of God, and serving their neighbors through the hospitality of Hebron House. We ask all this with confidence in Your gracious purposes. Amen. 
 
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. 
Madison Area Julian Gathering August 12th
YOU ARE INVITED! 

 

Madison-Area Julian Gathering

Wednesday, August 12, 7:15 - 9:00 PM

St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church

6205 University Avenue

Madison, WI  535705

 

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, ObJN at (608) 845-2413 or e-mail at  [email protected].

Conference on ministry to persons affected by mental illness offered by Aurora Health Care 
 
The Spiritual Care and Behavioral Health Departments of Aurora Health Care are joining forces to offer "Extending the Embrace: Ministry to Persons affected by Mental Illness" a daylong conference on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 to be held at St. Mark AME Church,1616 W Atkinson Ave, Milwaukee, WI. The day will be filled with experts in caring for the mentally ill and their families, including persons affected by trauma. It is designed with local parish ministry in mind. See FLYER for more information. 
Parishes - check your neighborhood demographics!
by Peggy Bean, Canon for Congregations 

Time to look at your neighborhood demographics.  You may have gotten this information a couple of years ago, but things change.  Do you know the trends of your city, village or town? Who is moving out and who is moving in?  Contact your local schools to see how they are preparing for demographic changes.  You can start by reviewing and digesting the information found by our National Church.    

Click on the link below or go to the Episcopal Church website - then click on What We Do - The Development Office - Evangelism Tools and Marketing Support  -  Studying your Congregation for information on your Church.

 

http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/studying-your-congregation-and-community  

SAVE THE DATE
October 10th - Inaugural Pikipiki Ride! 
Saturday, October 10 (10am - 1pm)  
All are welcome for a short, fun group bike-ride on the beautiful Oak Leaf Trail to Milwaukee's Lakefront.  The ride seeks to raise money for a "pikipiki" (the Swahili word for motorcycle) for priests in the Diocese of Milwaukee's companion diocese of Newala.   "Training-wheelers" and strollers will be able to participate in the LittlePiki Ride/Walk.  Post-ride food and fellowship in Estabrook Park afterward.  Watch for more details, and save the date.  NOTE: Most residents of rural Tanzania live without access to motorized transportation of any kind.   Pikipiki's are used by priests to tend to their congregations and the local community, both spiritually and physically.  For more information, please contact Tim Kobussen of Christ Church, Whitefish Bay.

Parishes - Apply for a Ministry Development Grant (Applications due October 15, 2015)

Mission and Development is interested in helping support Parish projects that meet one of the following criteria:

  • strengthens the congregation's identity and purpose
  • deepens the congregation's engagement with the local community, or
  • fosters healthy and effective organizational dynamics within the parish

For more information and for an application form to apply for a 2015 Fall Ministry Development Grant, click HERE.

 

Questions?  Please contact Peggy Bean, Canon for Congregations, at [email protected] or by calling (414) 272-3028 / ext. 158.  

Safeguarding God's Children session offered Aug. 22 at St. Christopher's, River Hills 
St. Christopher's, River Hills is holding an in-house Safeguarding God's Children training session on August 22 from 9am - 12Noon.  Members of other parishes may register to attend by contacting  St. Christopher's at [email protected] or (414) 352-0380 AND they are asked to inform the diocesan office by e-mailing [email protected].  THANK YOU!
 
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 Fall dates for classes with a trainer below.

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.


Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project
NEWS

 

Haiti Project Matching Campaign for Water and Electricity

by Heidi Ropa, Haiti Project Exec. Director 

There is a proverb in Haiti that goes like this..."The rocks in the water do not know the pain of the rocks in the sun."  This saying was made real to me in March when I visited Jeannette, Haiti, a community this Diocese has had a partnership with for 28 years.  All water in this community comes from water catchment and is held in cisterns  -- large holding tanks of rainwater. People walk with their buckets for long distances to fill them and return to their homes with their water supply for the day.  Currently, there is no purification system for the water at St. Marc's School, therefore, there is no access to safe drinking water.  The parish priest, Pere Jean Lenord Quatorze reported to me that after each rain, at least 20 students come down with water-born illnesses like diarrhea or intestinal worms.  The way of Christ, invites us to respond to such needs.  All children deserve to grow up with safe water to drink.

Through Labor Day Weekend, the Haiti Project is seeking to match the $35,000 given by two generous donors who seek to address issues of water and electricity at St. Marc's School and Health Clinic.  We, the rocks in the water, may not understand the pain of the rocks in the sun -- what it is like to walk for a bucket of water each day hoping our children will not become ill from drinking it.  We can, having learned of this problem, respond with generous hearts.  Please follow this link to make a contribution to the Matching Campaign for Water and Electricity:  http://haitiproject.org/?page_id=290 .  Questions?  contact Heidi Ropa at (608)235-9393 or email [email protected].

 

Join a Haiti Project trip to Jeannette

Fall Haiti Project trip is being planned Oct. 23-Nov. 1.  Please contact Mary Alice Eschweiler at [email protected] for an application.

Contact Heidi Ropa at (608)235-9393 or email [email protected].

 

Participants in Haiti Project's March 2015 trip 
Catechesis of the Holy Spirit retreat Aug. 22 at St. Bartholomew's, Pewaukee 
There will be a Catechesis of the Holy Spirit retreat on August 22, 2015 (10am - 3pm) at St. Bartholomew's
Pewaukee.   Clergy and lay persons interested in learning more about CGS are welcome, as are those already working with CGS!  Registration fee $20.  Please see FLYER for details and registration information.
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. 

 

 

"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].  


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