ECCT Discernment Day Approaches
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| "Before I can tell my life what I want to do with it I must listen to my life telling me who I am."
- Parker J. Palmer
Let Your Life Speak |
The Commission on Ministry will host a "Discernment Day" this Saturday for those interested in discerning God's voice in their lives and vocation. For those who are interested in resources for discernment, the Rev. Molly James, Ph.D., Dean of Formation for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut recommends the following books for your consideration:
Here if You Need Me, by Kate Braestrup
Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community, by Susan Farnham, et al.
Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, by Parker Palmer
The group 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. Those gathered will hear from the bishops on the call to be apostles and disciples as Episcopalians in Connecticut. There will also be a presentation from the Commission on Ministry on the ministry of the baptized and the ordination process in CT. The afternoon includes a panel discussion with a variety of lay and ordained ministers who live out their respective call as chaplains, business people, parish clergy, and mental health professionals. A handout for the day can be found here.
COM "Discernment Day"
Saturday, February 13
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
The Commons, Meriden
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Camp Washington's Winter Wonderland Weekend
& Middle School Retreat
Check out the message from Camp Washington regarding upcoming events:
Winter Wonderland Weekend
February 12-14
Only a few spaces remain for Camp Washington's annual Winter Wonderland Weekend. It is not too late to get your child registered for a weekend of winter fun at Camp Washington. There will be sledding, snow sculptures, cooking, campfires, hiking, and much more. Share in good food and great friends. And if we don't have snow, we'll still have a fantastic time in God's great creation!
Middle School Retreat
April 22-24
Registration has gone live for our Middle School Retreat, April 22-24.
We're inviting students in grade 6-8 to come for an excellent weekend of togetherness, worship, great food, and fun times.
Spring will be springing, and we are excited to host our first Middle School Retreat. Gather together with new friends and old for great food, good conversation, and time together!
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Contemplative Prayer Offering with Martin Laird
Christ Church Greenwich is hosting a special Lenten Retreat offering, "Into the Silent Land: the Practice of Contemplative Prayer" with Martin Laird, O.S.A.
Martin Laird, O.S.A, is Professor of Early Christian Studies at Villanova University. Among his writings are Into the Silent Land and A Sunlit Absence. He is currently completing volume three in this contemplation series, An Ocean of Light: Contemplation and the Ethics of Silence.
Saturday, February 20
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Parish House Loft Fee: $40* (coffee & lunch included)
9:00 am - 12 noon: Morning Session
12 noon - 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Afternoon Session
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The Rev. Absalom Jones was born and raised as a domestic slave on a plantation in Delaware. He went to night school and also studied theology under Bishop William White (see July 17), from whom he eventually received holy orders. He married, bought a house and land, and finally, at age thirty-seven,he was granted his freedom. Finding that Philadelphia's "white" churches were not truly open to him or his people, he founded the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas. He was an exemplary pastor and an able student of Holy Scripture and human nature. He had found Our Lord and in his Name had overcome seemingly insurmountable odds. Jones bore witness, with his life, to the truth that all people are bearers of God's image.
Collect
Set us free, heavenly Father, from every bond of prejudice and fear; that, honoring the steadfast courage of your servant Absalom Jones, we may show forth in our lives the reconciling love and true freedom of the children of God, which you have given us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
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Positions Open
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
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.
- Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Ordination of Nathan Ives to the Priesthood, Emmanuel, Killingworth
- Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday
- Feb 12-14, Winter Wonderland Weekend (ages 7-12) at Camp Washington
- Feb 13, 9 a.m. COM Discernment Day
- Feb 18, 8:30 a.m. Fresh Start
- Feb 18, 6:30 p.m. Installation of Miguelina Howell as Dean of Christ Church Cathedral
BISHOPS' SUNDAY SCHEDULE, FEBRUARY
- Feb. 14 - Bishop Douglas - St. Thomas, New Haven
- Feb. 14 - Bishop Ahrens - St. Paul's, Plainfield
- Feb. 21 - Bishop Ahrens - Trinity, New Haven (200th Anniversary!)
- 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.
Feb. 9, 5 p.m. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Grace, Newington
Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner, East Haven
Feb. 9, 6 p.m. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Christ Church, Oxford
Feb. 12, 7 p.m. Lenten/Easter Study Group, Christ Church, Oxford
Feb. 13, 5 p.m. One Table, St. Andrews, Milford
Feb. 15, 6 p.m. Love, Biblical Style, Holy Trinity, Enfield
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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