For the fourth year on the Sunday closest to St. Patrick's day, JunkanooWorld performers worshiped with the locals at All Saints' Tybee. The group from the Bahamas participate in both the Tybee and Savannah St. Patrick's Day parades each year.  At the conclusion of the service, the Junkanoos got their special instruments and paraded back in the church with their special brand of music bringing everyone to their feet. The group then led the congregation to the Mission Hall to enjoy a great lunch together. 
 

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Raymond Hughes, former Metropolitan Opera Chorus Master and Artistic Director of Thomasville Music and Drama Troupe, will perform the role of the Maestro/"Old" Impresario in a performance of Mozart's sparkling and delightfully comic one-act opera, The Impresario, with the Valdosta State University Opera at the Thomasville Center for the Arts on Sunday, March 30th, at 4 p.m.

The Impresario, one of Mozart's early works, is a 'Singspiel', a spoken drama with music. Professor Tamara Hardesty of the VSU faculty has updated the opera's comic dialogue to South Georgia vernacular with many timely and temporal references.

This performance of The Impresario benefits the renovation and restoration of the historic Pilcher organ at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, the vintage instrument on which Hughes had his first lessons at the age of 12, which he insists was 'twenty' years ago. St. Thomas' organ is one of the significant pipe organs in Georgia in original condition, and requires extensive work if it is to thrive in the twenty-first century.

Tickets in three categories will go on sale on March 20th in downtown Thomasville at Hicks Clothing Company at 115 North Broad Street, and at The Gift Shop, 103 South Broad, and will be available in limited quantities at the door on the day of the performance. Premium/Sponsor tickets for $100 will include Premium Seating at the Center for the Arts. General Admission is $30, and student tickets are $5.

The Spring Clergy Conference will be held at Honey Creek from May 4 to 6. The main speaker will be Lauren Winner, Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality at Duke Divinity. Winner is the author of numerous books, including Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath. Her study A Cheerful & Comfortable Faith: Anglican Religious Practice in the Elite Households of Eighteenth-Century Virginia will be published in the fall of 2010 from Yale University Press. She has appeared on PBS's Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and has written for The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post Book World, Publishers Weekly, Books and Culture, and Christianity Today. 

  

The rates for the full conference program, meals and lodgings are $158 for lodge room (based on double occupancy), $240 for a Lodge room (single occupancy), $118 to stay in one of the cottages with other clergy, or in a dorm, and $100 for those tent camping or commuting. For those choosing double occupancy, please let Honey Creek know who you are sharing a room with. 

 

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If you have any questions about the variety of accommodations, call Carolyn Middleton at Honey Creek at (912) 265-9218, but remember to register online rather than over the phone. 

The Clergy Spouse Retreat will be held at Honey Creek from April 4 to 6. On this Lenten retreat, we will take intentional time to reflect on the various threads of our lives.  Before coming, we invite you to read, "Does this Church Make Me Look Fat" by Rhoda Janzen.  This humorous, thoughtful, and intentionally un-Episcopalian book will serve as a springboard for discussions, reflection and worship led by the Rev. Helen White with assistance from the spouses. Most of all, we will seek to take a short break from our various roles and remember who we really are:  children of God.   This is a wonderful opportunity for clergy spouses to listen, learn, ask questions; make new acquaintances, friends; and network. This is our only retreat scheduled for 2014, and it won't be the same if you're not there!  For those that have register make sure to look over the Clergy Spouse Conference "Don't Forget"  Checklist. 

 

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Bishop Benhase is again offering scholarships to any clergy spouse who needs financial assistance to attend. Please contact the Bishop directly to inquire about the scholarship. 

Columba House offers two residential programs for young adults who want to live intentionally and serve passionately. The first is a full-time residential internship and the second is a part-time residential fellowship. Interns and Fellows will live together intentionally in community through sharing a house, breaking bread, praying, and learning together. Interns and Fellows will support Columba House's mission to build spiritual community among young adults. There will be leadership opportunities and avenues to explore your gifts. Columba House's residential programs are 10 months from August to June with an option to extend for a 2 year.

 

The full-time residential internship program is well-suited for those individuals who want to immerse themselves in the life and work of faith, justice, community, and discipleship. Interns will serve in a local congregation and work in the community. The full-time Internship program strikes a balance with the needs of the congregation and the passion of the interns. This is an opportunities to purse your passions and expand your talents. Interns are given a modest stipend and provided housing, health Insurance and training.

 

The part-time residential fellowship program is tailored to those who wish to live intentionally and serve passionately while working or attending school. Fellows will serve a few hours each week at Columba House in a hospitality context. This is a unique opportunity to live in intentional community and put your faith into practice.

 

For more information, please contact Columba House Director Rudy Reyes at [email protected] or at 912-236-4279 and visit the Columba House website:

 

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