Commission on Ministry Discernment Day
 Are you feeling a pull to do something new and
different? Are you discerning a new vocation? Are you wondering about how you might be called to help others live more faithfully? Would you like to deepen your participation in God's Mission?
ECCT's Commission on Ministry (COM) has organized a Day of Discernment for all the baptized.
Come join us for a day of reflection and learning about call and discernment! We will gather for worship, fellowship, learning and conversation around what it means to be a follower of Jesus, to be called by God to serve God's mission in the world. We will hear from our bishops on how we as Episcopalians in CT are called to be apostles and disciples. In the afternoon we will have a panel discussion with a variety of lay and ordained ministers who live out their calls as chaplains, business people, parish clergy, and mental health professionals. We hope you will join us for this day of discernment!
COM Discernment Day
Saturday February 13
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m
The Commons
290 Pratt Street, Meriden
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 Ordination of Florence Li Tim-Oi
Florence Li Tim-Oi is the first woman ordained a priest in the Anglican Communion. Her ordination took place 71 years ago this week. She served Japanese-occupied Hong Kong in World War II. Learn more about her story and legacy here.
Gracious God, we thank you for calling Florence Li Tim-Oi, much-beloved daughter, to be the first woman to exercise the office of a priest in our Communion: By grace of your Spirit inspire us to follow her example, serving your people with patience and happiness all our days, and witnessing in every circumstance to our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the same Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen.
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What's going on with the Anglican Communion?
If you heard some buzz about The Episcopal Church (TEC) and Anglican Communion this week, but are not sure what is going on, here are three recommended pieces to quickly get you up to speed.
The bishops' letter on the January 2016 Primates Meeting provides a pastoral response to the decisions and news, linked here.
The above bishops' letter responds to the news from the Primates Meeting, which includes a Communiqué, the full text and details of which are linked here. If you are concerned about The Episcopal Church's relationship with the Anglican Communion, you may want to read this article from the Dean of Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. He responds to somewhat irresponsible, sensationalist headlines drawing attention from media coverage, linked here.
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Parochial reports due March 1
Parishes must file a report every year - the "parochial report" - with The Episcopal Church (TEC), with a copy to the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT). TEC sent forms to each parish last December. Complete these (online is preferable) and submit online, or mail by March 1, 2016.
Make two copies! Keep one for your records and send the other to Karolyn Nicolaides at The Commons in Meriden, also by March 1, 2016. The bishops and staff need, and appreciate, the information.
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Join the Convention Planning Network
Are you interested in helping shape this year's Annual Convention gathering in Hartford? We're looking for individuals with interests in worship & liturgy, logistics, communications, session planning, or just simply thinking outside of the box! If you want to learn more, please contact Adam Yates, Secretary of Convention (ayates@episcopalct.org) for more information.
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Positions Open
St. Michael's Parish, Litchfield, seeks a Director of Church School, part time. This position requires being at church on Sunday. It involves teaching and recruiting and deploying volunteer teachers. For additional information and to apply, see the parish website. The application deadline is January 31. For more information contact: The Rev. Dr. E. Bevan Stanley, 860-491-5024, rector@stmichaels-litchfield.org
To submit a job opening to be included here, please fill out this form. Jobs will be reviewed and then posted once in the weekly enews and posted on the website for four weeks.
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Coming up soon
REGIONAL & DIOCESAN OFFERINGS - January
The ECCT calendar is located here. It allows you to filter events by category and includes a subscribe link at the bottom of the page. Events at The Commons in Meriden unless otherwise noted.
- Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. Celebration of New Ministry for Jack Gilpin, at St. John's, New Milford
- Jan. 20, 5:30 p.m. Commission on Ministry meeting
- Jan. 21, 9 a.m. Fresh Start
- Jan. 21, Deconsecration of Christ Church, Canaan
- Jan. 21, 1:30 p.m. Christian Formation Ministry Network
- Jan. 21-23, Trinity Institute 2016: Hartford, Meriden, Mystic, Vernon, Waterbury
- Jan. 23, 3 p.m. Union of Black Episcopalians, MLK Jr. Service, Church of the Holy Spirit, West Haven
- Jan. 28, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Standing Committee Meeting
BISHOPS' SUNDAY SCHEDULE - January & February
- Jan. 24 - Bishop Douglas - St. Andrew's, Stamford
- Jan. 31 - Bishop Douglas - Christ Church Cathedral Annual Meeting
- Jan. 31 - Bishop Ahrens - St. Andrew's, New Haven
- Feb. 7 - Bishop Douglas - St. Andrew's, Kent
- Feb. 7 - Bishop Ahrens - St. Andrew's, Northford
- Feb. 14 - Bishop Douglas - Christ Church, Norwich
- Feb. 14 - Bishop Ahrens - St. Paul's, Plainfield
- Feb. 21 - Bishop Douglas - Christ Church, Watertown
- Feb. 21 - Bishop Ahrens - Trinity, Portland
- Feb. 28 - Bishop Douglas - St. John's, Washington
- Feb. 28 - Bishop Ahrens - St. John's, Salisbury
complete list of events is available on the website, for your consideration.
Jan. 18, 6 p.m., Party Like It's 539 B.C., Holy Trinity, Enfield
Jan. 30, 8 p.m. The American Boychoir, Christ & Holy Trinity, Westport
Feb 7, 4 p.m. Organ Recital by Sumner Jenkins, St. Michael's Parish, Litchfield
Feb 7, 4 p.m. Pipes Alive! Natasha Ulyanovsky, Organ, St. John's, West Hartford
2016 SPRING CLERICUS MEETINGS
Clergy are invited to attend whichever of these meetings that best fits their schedule and location. Each line provides a link to the respective Eventbrite page. From there, you can find more details and register for the event. Each event is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., and you are invited to bring your own lunch.
SAFE CHURCH TRAINING FOR LAITY
- Mar. 5, 2016, 9 a.m., St. James's, West Hartford
- Apr. 16, 2016, 9 a.m., Trinity, Collinsville
- Apr. 30, 2016, 9 a.m., St. Peter's, Cheshire
- May 7, 2016, 9 a.m., St. John's, Vernon
- May 14, 2016, 9 a.m, St. Paul's, Brookfield
- June 4, 2016, 9 a.m., Christ Church, East Norwalk
- June 25, 2016, 9 a.m , St. John's, Niantic
Safe Church Recertification - for Laity
- Feb. 3, 2016, 6:30 p.m., St. Andrew's, Madison
- March 7, 2016, 6:30 p.m. The Commons, Meriden
- April 9, 2016, 9 a.m. St. Mark's, New Canaan
- April 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m., Trinity, Tariffville
- May 21, 2016, 9 a.m., St. Paul's, Shelton
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