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Barbara Klauber, Editor
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 Is there a phone call you need to make?
by The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller
Dear Friends in Christ,
This year Bishops United is participating in the Wear Orange Movement. You can learn more about it by reading this article by Bishop Ian Douglas one of the co-founders of Bishops United.
Please join me in wearing orange tomorrow. God wants to use each of us to build a better world. Is there a phone call you need to make to invite someone to join us in our witness?
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The GIGANTIC Book Sale at St. Mary's, Dousman is underway!! (June 1-4)
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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 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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Rest in peace . . . 
Word has come that The Rev. Dr. Sybil Robinson, retired deacon and long-time beloved member of St. Dunstan's, Madison died peacefully while in hospice care the morning of May 20th.
Sybil's life and ministry will be honored with a service at St. Dunstan's on Sunday, June 12th at 4 pm. St. Dunstan's is located at 6205 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705.
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Celebrating 40 years of Women's Miniweek on Sunday, August 14th at Camp Lakotah
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The group that gathered for Women's Miniweek in 2015!
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Anyone who has ever attended a Women's Miniweek is welcome to attend the 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday, August 14th at Camp Lakotah. The day will offer a chance to greet old friends, a picnic lunch, historic displays and beach / lake time. Schedule:
11:30-12:00 - registration 
12:00 - Eucharist
1:00 - Picnic Lunch
1:30-3:45 - crafts, tours, displays, beach time
3:45- 4:00 - Farewells at the Chapel
RSVP to cott@chorus.net with 40th in the subject line indicating number of adults and children who will attend.
Click HERE for Registration Form / Information
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 Office Coordinator
Office Coordinator Position:
The Episcopal Student Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, St. Francis House, seeks a part-time Office Coordinator. 16 hours/week (4 hours/day, 4 days/week), $17-18/hour. See complete job description at HERE. Associate's degree or equivalent work experience preferred. Excellent communication, people, and organizational skills essential.
Send cover letter and resume to personnel@stfrancisuw.org .
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AROUND THE DIOCESE
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 Barks at St. Mark's on June 12th Everyone is invited to bring their friendly-social dog to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1314 E. Rawson Avenue on Sunday, June 12th from 8:30-11:00AM. Meet new friends in a great environment of food, fellowship and fun! Everything is Free. The Rev. Steve Kuhl will be conducting an outdoor service and Dog Blessing at 9:00AM. After the Dog Blessing, the Congregation of St. Mark's Episcopal Church invites you to enjoy complimentary picnic style food and share the morning with the friendly folks of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and our Bark's Buddies-local pet-friendly businesses and organizations.
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 Cincinnati, Ohio Youth Choir performs at St. Anskar's, Hartland on June 16th
St. Anskar's, Hartland presents the Celebration Singers and Ringers from Cincinnati, Ohio in concert on Thursday, June 16 at 7pm. The worship concert will be held in the church with NO admission fee. Marking their 15th summer tour, thse choirs from Church of the Saviour United Methodist will present the worship concert Chosen, based on John 15:16. The program features choral anthems, exciting hand-bell pieces, and dramatic sketches. Teens participating in these choirs are committed to sharing their faith through music that delivers inspiring and uplifting messages of hope and assurance.
Young people of the Diocese of Milwaukee (Jr. & Sr. High) are especially invited to attend the concert and are welcome to join the Ohio youth for social time/pizza before the concert -- just contact the parish in advance to give them a head count so enough pizza is on hand!
St. Anskar's is located at 31340 Hill Street, Hartland, WI 53029. ____________________________________________________________
 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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 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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Esther de Waal to lecture at Nashotah House
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Esther de Waal
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Noted Benedictine scholar and author Esther de Waal, will be lecturing on Benedictine Spirituality at Nashotah House on Monday, June 13, 2016.
Dr. de Waal's books and lectures offer wisdom and insight into the Rule of St. Benedict's direction on stability, fidelity, and obedience. For over fifteen hundred years St. Benedict's Rule continues as a source of guidance, support, inspiration, challenge, and comfort.
Dr. de Waal is the author of several books on this topic: Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict; Seeking Life: The Baptismal Invitation of the Rule of St. Benedict; and Lost in Wonder: Rediscovering the Spiritual Art of Attentiveness.
Read more - see details of June 13 lecture
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Stay in touch with St. Francis House this Summer!
Click on this LINK to read the current issue of the St. Francis House (SFH) newsletter!
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 DIOCESAN CONVENTION 2016 will have something for everyone!
This year's diocesan convention will take place October 7-8 (Friday & Saturday) at the Madison Marriott West Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin.
Not a deputy? The good news is that you do NOT have to be a deputy to attend Diocesan Convention; visitors are encouraged and they will be made WELCOME!! Please mark these dates in your calendar and check out the flyer with an overview of this year's Convention. Registration materials will be available soon.
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 Catechesis of the Good Shepherd: a formation program for Children
For several years, St. Bartholomew's has offered the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd as its Sunday School program. In this article by Shelly Buchan, Director of St. Bartholomew's program, the program and its goals are explained.
As baptized Christians, God invites us from the time we are very young and throughout our lives to continue to learn about Jesus and the Christian faith. One way of spiritual formation for children is Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS). CGS, a Montessori-based religious formation program, is dedicated to life-long learning around the celebration of the Word and sacraments, with spiritual formation for the child as its focus, helping them know God personally through Scripture, prayer and Holy Eucharist.
We believe God knows his creation intimately and personally, long before his creation knows and acknowledges him. Since a relationship between God and his creation exists, we begin to know and hear God's voice from a very young age. For this reason, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd has a 'first step', inviting the children at the age of three into the atrium (classroom). continue reading
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 NO meeting in June of Madison area Julian Gathering
The Madison-Area Julian Gathering will not meet in June due to conflicting dates with JulianFest. Our next Gathering will be Wednesday, July 13, 7:15 - 9:00 PM at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 6205 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53705.
For questions, email Susan Fiore, ObJN at slfiore@mac.com
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Diocese of Milwaukee Haiti Project celebrates 30th anniversary of partnership with St. Marc's on July 17
SAVE THE DATE! The Haiti Project will celebrate its 30th Anniversary of partnership with St. Marc's School, Parish and Health Clinic at St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (SJNMA) on Sunday July 17. We will be welcoming Norly Germain, a former student of St. Marc's School who is teaching in the United States. We hope to also host Eloi Rodolph, long-time administrator of St. Marc's School. Sponsors, donors, former trip participants, friends of the Project, please plan to join us on this joyous occasion.
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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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 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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Safeguarding God's Children / Safeguarding God's People - Classes with Trainer at St. Michael's, Racine and Grace, Madison on Sept. 24
The next Safeguarding God's Children trainings with a Certified Trainer take place on September 24 from 9am - Noon at St. Michael's, Racine and at Grace Church, Madison. To register, please click HERE. If your parish wants to host a training in 2016 contact Deacon Terry Garner very soon at dcnterry.g@gmail.com . |
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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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 Prayers for Parishes
The diocesan Commission on Mission and Development has prepared a cycle of prayers for the congregations of the Diocese of Milwaukee.
June 05, 2016 - St. Boniface, Mequon
Gracious Father, we thank you for the congregation of St. Boniface, Mequon, and for building them into a community that knows and cares about each other. Help them to continue to grow in Christ as they live for the people beyond their walls, share the hospitality of their community, and feed the lives of those who come. Grant them the power of your Spirit to accomplish that which can only be done with your help: to increase their membership as a Body of Christ that lives, grows, and is renewed by God, through Christ our Lord. 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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n a walk "Claiming Common ground Against Gun Violence." We heard powerful witness from victims, former law enforcement officers, and our Presiding Bishop-elect Michael Curry. Together we are building a core of people committed to doing all we can to end this scourge through the passage of reasonable and sane gun laws that protect the rights of gun owners while restricting access to those who should not. 
