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Barbara Klauber, Editor
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 Visitors to Nicholson House . . .
Guess who visited us at Nicholson House today? Pictured on the left is The Rev. Carla McCook, formerly Bishop's Assistant for Christian Formation in the Diocese of Milwaukee and now rector at St. Margaret of Scotland in Sarasota, Florida! Carla is back in Wisconsin for a few days to visit her family, who will be joining her in Florida once the children's school year ends.
On the right is the Diocese of Milwaukee's hard-working Executive Secretary, Deacon Marge Kiss, who also serves in a myriad of other roles in the diocese, as well as being the deacon assigned to both Nicholson House and the parish of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Greendale.
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 Growing Old in America - weekly discussion series offered
Growing Old in America is a weekly discussion series of the Richard Roller book, Falling Upward: A spirituality for the Two Halves of Life that will be presented by The Rev. Michelle Mooney and The Rev. Susan Clark. The series consists of five sessions on Wednesday afternoons, June 8 - July 6 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm at St. Mark's, Milwaukee, located at 2619 North Hackett Avenue. Enrollment is limited to ten to facilitate discussion; to enroll e-mail Michelle Mooney at michellemooney5@gmail.com or call (414) 964-3118.
See FLYER for more information on the series.
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 Camp Webb Update
This year we added an additional 20 beds to our regular camper count. We have maxed out Deback Lodge which is our usual haunt and have expanded into Milwaukee Cabin which is right next door. We still have some spots available, but they are filling up fast so if you are interested in getting your young people to camp please register soon HERE.  If you register and we have run out of available spots we will begin a waiting list and you will be alerted should a spot become available.
We are also still looking for counselors, so if you have any college age students returning home for the summer please encourage them to apply to Camp Webb! Application forms can be found HERE.
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 Haiti Project offers Garden Art for sale - wonderful Mother's Day gifts that benefit St. Marc's in Jeanette, Haiti
Pre-Mother's Day Haitian Garden Stakes and Sandhill Crane Art Sale
St. Matthew's Kenosha, St. Andrew's Madison, Holy Communion Lake Geneva, Trinity Wauwatosa and Grace Episcopal Madison will hold Haiti Project fundraising sales to benefit St. Marc's School and Health Clinic on May 1. Hand-hammered garden stakes make a lovely Mother's Day gift and support education in rural Haiti.
For questions or more information, contact Heidi Ropa, Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project Director, at haitiproject14@gmail.com or (608) 235-9393 More Haiti Project News can be found HERE on the recent trip to Haiti and upcoming 30th anniversary of Haiti Project's relationship with St. Marc's, Jeannette, Haiti.
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Youth Council gathers at All Saints' Cathedral in March
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Youth Council reports on first diocesan event
On March 11th and 12th 17 youth and 3 adults came together at All Saints' Cathedral for our first diocesan event. The youth council planned the whole weekend including choosing the theme: Stress - and how to deal with it. In addition to games and icebreakers the youth council also led a discussion on Friday evening identifying areas of stress that our young people encounter in their daily lives. We concluded the evening with compline before the youth engaged in a rip roarin' game of Sardines. While Friday was spent identifying areas of stress, Saturday was spent offering ways to deal with it.
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 St. James (Milwaukee) celebrates Anglo-Catholic heritage on Trinity Sunday
Holy Trinity Sunday at St. James Milwaukee
St. James Parish in Milwaukee will remember it's Anglo-Catholic heritage on the Festival of the Holy Trinity on May 22nd at 10am. The Eucharist will be a chanted service, with a chorale singing of the Te Deum with incense, and the use of our century old solemn vestments. After the Eucharist there will be a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the front doors of the Church, and on the outside steps of the Church the Service of the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be prayed. The Blessed Sacrament will then be returned to the tabernacle and we will have a reception for all who attend.
St. James is located at 833 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53233.
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The Rev. Brian Hastings
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The Rev. Brian Hastings to lead Long Summer Retreat at DeKoven Center
The Rev. Brian Hastings, Rector of Church of Our Saviour in Chicago, will lead the Long Summer Retreat at the DeKoven Center in Racine, June 19-23. The experience is described as "five days of retreat, celebrating God's original language, silence. There is no imposed silence, but there will be exercises and a variety of approaches to increase our own comfort with this challenging but essential Christian language." For pricing and further information, please contact DeKoven at 262-633-6401 x105 or visit:
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AROUND THE DIOCESE
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 Spring Tea at All Saints' Cathedral on May 7th The Spring Tea on May 7th at 2:00 pm at the Cathedral Church of All Saints' in Milwaukee celebrates both Spring and the Kentucky Derby. $12 with reservations or $15 at the door; $6 for children under 12. Besides assorted teas, this lovely event includes pastries, sandwiches, music, and a silent auction! Reservations can be made by phone 414-271-7719 or by email at hungerbooksale@gmail.com. All Saints' Cathedral is located at 818 East Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
 St Mary's Gigantic Book Sale June 1-4
St. Mary's, Dousman is located at the corner of Hwys 18 and 67. Our gigantic and HUGELY popular Annual Book Sale takes place June 1 - 4, 2016. The hours of this year's sale are:
Wed. June 1: Noon -7pm
Thurs. June 2 : 8am-7pm
Fri. June 3: 8am-7pm
Sat. June 4: 8am -Noon ($3 bag sale)
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 Book Talk - June 4 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Sun Prairie features "Yankee Bishops" by Charles R. Henery
On June 4th from 10am - 12 Noon, "BOOK TALK" will feature a discussion of the book, "Yankee Bishops: Apostles in the New Republic 1783-1873" led by the book's author, The Rev. Dr. Charles R. Henery. BOOK TALK will meet at Church of the Good Shepherd, Sun Prairie. Light lunch included.BOOK TALK is sponsored by the diocese's Lifelong Christian Formation Committee.
Please see FLYER for more information and to publicize in your parish - thank you!
Questions? contact Deacon Marge Kiss at margex1@netzero.com or Deacon Cliff Perkins at perkins_clifford@hotmail.com .
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 The Bard in Spring - May 1st at St. Christopher's, River Hills The Bach Chamber Choir presents The Bard in Spring: Music set to words by Shakespeare and other English poets (on the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death). There will be a concert on April 24 at 3pm at Pius XI Catholic High School in Milwaukee and another on May 1st at 3pm at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church at 7845 North River Road, River Hills, WI 53217. Tickets: $17 in advance; $18 at the door. $10 for students; $1 senior discount. To reserve tickets call 414-319-9816.
See FLYER for details on concert.
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 Ordination to the Diaconate - June 11 at All Saints' Cathedral (10AM)
At 10AM on Saturday, June 11, 2016 The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller will ordain four candidates from the Diocese of Milwaukee to the diaconate. Those to be ordained are: Esther Kramer, Nancy Hills, Daniel Spors, and Lars Skoglund.
All members of the diocese are invited and welcomed to take part in this beautiful service and welcome our new deacons to the ordained ministry.
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 DCDI Graduates invited to participate in gatherings on May 1st
In April, an initial gathering for DCDI (Diocesan Church Development Institute) graduates was held in the Diocese of Milwaukee. To further the formation of the DCDI (Diocesan Church Development Institute) graduates' community in the diocese, two additional gatherings have been arranged, both on May 1,
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DCDI grads at the April gathering
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2016. One is in Wauwatosa, one is in Watertown. All DCDI graduates are welcome to attend the gathering of their choice:
- St. Paul's, Watertown - May 1st at 2pm ( lunch served at 1:15pm)
- Trinity, Wauwatosa - May 1st at 2pm
Please click HERE for additional information on these two gatherings!
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Concert at All Saints' Cathedral on May 1st benefits Choral Scholars 2016-2017 Scholarship fund
Announcing: A concert at All Saints' Cathedral for the 2016 - 2017 Choral Scholars scholarship Fund Appeal - Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 3:00 pm.
The Cathedral invites you to join them for a Requiem by Gabriel Faure which will be followed by a festive reception. The concert takes place at All Saints' Cathedral, located 818 E. Juneau Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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Spiritual Directors
A listing for both clergy and laypeople
 The Diocese of Milwaukee's Commission on Ministry has compiled a list of Spiritual Directors that are available to both clergy and lay people in the diocese.
If you are looking for a spiritual director, this resource may be helpful to you. Click HERE to access the list. |
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Resources sought by Diocesan Anti-Racism Task Force
Call for resources: Last diocesan convention denounced racism and committed to collect resources churches could use towards reconciliation and anti-racism. We would add to build cultural competency, diversity, and inclusion.
Consider...
-trainings
-speakers (local and national)
-social justice networks and organizations (in your area, and national)
-self-evaluation check lists
-websites, blogs
-visual media: animated series, graphic novels, art pieces and installations, info-graphics
-reports and data information (particularly in your area)
-videos, movies
-books, articles, magazines
-age appropriate children's materials to be used in conversations about race and culture
For more information, see resolution 2 HERE.
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 WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?
Since 2006 our diocese has allocated 0.7% of the diocesan budget to support work done to achieve the MDGs. Last year, contributions from our diocese were sent to 2 projects that are supported by our diocese:
- The Diocesan Haiti Project : $2400 to initiate a microloan program at St. Marc's parish in Jeannette.
- Companion Diocese of Tanzania: $3614 to contribute toward the construction of a cistern in Newala utilizing collected rainwater from the roof of St. Mary's Cathedral.
In 2016 the MDGs were replaced by the Susutainable Development Goals which extend and build on the achievments of the MDGs. For a list of the SDGs, please see our Letter to Parishes at diomil.org.
It's time again to consider distribution of the 0.7% ($5752 this year) to projects that work toward the achievement of the SDGs. If your parish or a group within your parish is supporting a a project that extends help to "the poorest on earth" you can apply for a grant from the SDG funds.
For more information, please see our Letter to Parishes on the Diocesan website or contact:
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Altar Guild Adventure 2016 set for May 18th in Chicago
The Diocese of Milwaukee Altar Guild and their friends venture south this year for a day of art, architecture, and camaraderie with docent-led tours. Please join us on a luxury bus as we travel to North Shore Congregation Israel, Uncommon Ground Restaurant, Loyola University Chapel, and St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church.
All are welcome - you need not be an altar guild member nor and Episcopalian to join the Adventure!
See FLYER for registration.
Tours and Lunch - $55
Questions? Contact Micki Hoffmann (Diocese of Milwaukee Altar Guild) at 262-673-2903 or mphoffmann70@gmail.com
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 Safeguarding God's Children/Safeguarding God's People - Classes with Trainer at Wisconsin Dells and Dousman on May 21st
The next Safeguarding God's Children trainings with a Certified Trainer takes place on May 21 from 9am - Noon at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, Wisconsin Dells and at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dousman. To register click HERE. If your parish wants to host a training in 2016 contact Deacon Terry Garner very soon at dcnterry.g@gmail.com . |
 Regional Confirmation set for June 18 at St. Luke's, Racine
The South Convocation will host a Regional Confirmation at St. Luke's, Racine on 1:00 pm on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Bishop Miller will officiate. (note date change)
The Rev. Matthew Buterbaugh, rector of St. Matthew's, Kenosha, is coordinator for the Regional Confirmation. Parishes wishing to participate are asked to contact him at rector.stmatts@gmail.com
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 Prayers for Parishes
The diocesan Commission on Mission and Development has prepared a cycle of prayers for the congregations of the Diocese of Milwaukee.
May 01, 2016 - St. Mark's, South Milwaukee
Dear Lord, you watch over us and guide us with your love; continue to guide the people of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in South Milwaukee during this time of transitional ministry. We give thanks for their commitment to youth ministries and dedication to making life better across the local community through their outreach missions. We pray for these things in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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CYCLE OF PRAYER for NOV 2015 - NOV 2016
The new cycle of prayer for the Diocese of Milwaukee, prepared by the Commission on Mission and Development (for the period November 29, 2015 - November 20, 2016) is available HERE.
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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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