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Diocese of Kentucky News & Information
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April 8, 2011
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Lent: A Season
for Reflection
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to resources
A Place to Begin
 'Listening to God'
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Weekly Prayer Calendar
April 10: Pray for the Diocese of Nagpur (North India) in the Anglican Communion, and for Trinity Church, Owensboro, the Rev. Pat Connell, rector.
April 17: Pray for the Bishop of Jerusalem in the Anglican Communion, and for St. George's Community Center in the Diocese.
April 24: Pray for the Anglican Communion, and for the Diocese of Kentucky, the Rt. Rev. Terry White, bishop.
Diocesan Events
April 8-9: School of Ministry, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
April 9: Episcopal Church History, class by Dr. Robert Prichard, Virginia Theological Seminary, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (CDT).
April 9: All Saints Board Meeting, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
April 10: Bishop Visitation, Trinity Church, 720 Ford Ave. Owensboro.
April 10: Cathedral Arts Concert and Evensong, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 5 p.m. (EDT).
April 12: Clergy Renewal of Vows & Blessing of Oils, St. Mary's Church, 163 N. Main St., Madisonville. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CDT).
April 13: Clergy Renewal of Vows & Blessing of Oils, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT).
April 13: Bishop at Lenten Program, St. James Church, 401 LaGrange Rd., Pewee Valley. Stations of Cross, 5:30 p.m. (EDT); supper at 6; handbells at 6:15; program at 6:30.
April 15: Bishop at Lenten Program, Grace Church, 216 E. Sixth St., Hopkinsville. Noon (CDT).
April 15-16: Daughters of the King Spring Assembly, St. Luke's Church, 1206 Maple Lane, Anchorage. Board meeting and dinner, 5:45 p.m. (EDT) April 15. Full Assembly, 9-3 p.m. April 16 with registration 8:30 -9 a.m. (EDT). Bishop Terry White will present April 16 program, beginning at 9:45 a.m., on ""Model of Servant Ministry-Sister Emily Cooper."
April 17: Palm Sunday. Bishop will celebrate at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 10 a.m. (EDT).
April 17: Church of the Ascension, 211 N. Third St., Bardstown. Dick Sisto and his jazz quartet. 4 p.m. (EDT).
April 19: Trustees & Council Executive Committee Meeting, Diocesan Offices, 421 S. Second St., Suite 200, Louisville. Noon to 1:30 p.m. (EDT).
April 22: Good Friday, Diocesan Office Closed.
April 23: Great Easter Vigil, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. Lighting of Paschal Candle with Cathedral of the Assumption, Sixth and Ali, Louisville. 8 p.m. (EDT). Procession to Christ Church Cathedral, 8:15. Vigil, 8:30.
April 24: Easter Day. Bishop will celebrate at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 10 a.m. (EDT).
April 25: Choral Arts Society Concert, St. Francis in the Fields Church, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road, Harrods Creek. 8 p.m. (EDT).
April 26: Commission on Ministry, place to be determined. Looking Ahead May 1: Christian rocker Kristyn Leigh, St. Francis in the Fields, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road, Harrods Creek. 11:15 a.m. (EDT). May 3: Trustees and Council Meeting, Christ Church Cathedral, Bishops Hall, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 4-8 p.m. (CDT). May 21: Diaconal Discernment Day, St. Mary's Church, 163 North Main Street, Madisonville.
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Holy Week Service Calendar Online
Bishop will participate in cathedral services
For his first Holy Week with us in the Diocese of Kentucky, Bishop Terry White will participate in all liturgies at Christ Church Cathredral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville, beginning with the Liturgy of the Palms on April 17.
The Palm Sunday service will begin at 10 a.m. in the cathedral garden. Other cathedral services include the Maundy Thursday service on April 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (EDT); the Good Friday liturgy with choir, organ and strings from Noon to 1 p.m. April 22; a Holy Saturday Liturgy, beginning at 10 a.m. April 23, and the Great Vigil of Easter that night, beginning at 8:30 p.m.; and a Festival Eucharist with choir, organ and brass, beginning at 10 a.m. on Easter Day, April 24.
The cathedral has also scheduled other Holy Week services, including three hours of reflection and worship on Good Friday. For details about these services and others, visit the cathedral website.
The diocesan website has published an online calendar of Holy Week services at for visitors who may be searching online for a service to attend in our communities. If your church is not listed, please consider sending its Holy Week schedule to maryjane@episcopalky.org
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Camp cabin moms and dads, other volunteers wanted for All Saints summer camps The All Saints Summer Camp Program has a positive dilemma. It's growing and, therefore, in need of more volunteers. Summer Camp Director Beth Bojarski says two types of volunteers are most needed (those willing to serve as Cabin Moms and Dads and health professionals qualified to serve as the camp nurse) but other opportunities are also available for volunteers. Interested? Click here for more information from the camp director. Read more |
Wanted: names of people involved or interested
in environmental ministries
By the Rev. Jerry Cappel, Province IV Environmental CoordinatorBeth Bojarski, who specialized in environmental theology while working on a master's degree at Virginia Theological Seminary, and I are working to create a current list of people in the diocese who are leading a "Creation Care" team in a parish or are in some way interested in environmental ministry. We would like to coordinate a network for creation care in the diocese, and assist in providing resources and assistance as needed. While we have several names already, we are working to expand the list and keep it current. If you, or someone you know, is in a leadership position or is interested in this type of ministry in the diocese, please provide that contact information to myself or Beth, so we can follow up. Send your information to Jerry at jjcappel@hotmail.com or Beth at bettybojarski@gmail.com
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St. Peter's of the Lakes breaks ground for labyrinth By Nancy McKinneySt. Peter's of the Lakes Episcopal Church near Gilbertsville took a major step toward building a labyrinth, first proposed five years ago, with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, March 27. Inspired by the labyrinth at New Harmony, Ind., the 45-foot-diameter labyrinth will have only one path that winds throughout. "It becomes a mirror for where we are in our lives," The Rev. Nick Jaeger, priest associate, said. "It is our hope that our community and visitors to the Lakes area will visit the site and find rest and renewal. They would be welcome to visit the church, too, but the labyrinth will be a separate area on the church grounds." Read more |
Full-time youth director wanted
 Christ Episcopal Church in Bowling Green is seeking a full-time youth director. The youth director will develop relationships with all youth members and families, recruit & train volunteers, infuse energy and creativity into youth ministry, meet with the Youth Ministry Renovation Team, and manage the annual youth ministry budget. The youth director is supported by a part-time youth program coordinator. The successful candidate will have a college degree. Theological training and youth ministry experience is preferred but not required. Read more
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Parish partners wanted to help with ICE project
By Scott Calvert, St. Francis in the Fields Habitat Coordinator Dear Episcopal brother/ sister, I am a member of St. Francis in the Fields and our parish coordinator for Habitat outreach. In past years, we have partnered with Episcopal churches and others in the community to build Habitat houses here in Louisville. It has been an experience that goes far beyond helping one family to achieve home ownership and we plan to do it again this year as part of Habitat's Interfaith Community Effort (ICE). If you are already a partner, thank you. If not, we want to invite you, and others in your church, to be part of our outreach team. Read more |
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Worship, music, workshops and more
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 At the cathedral
Last concert this season The Cathedral Arts' concluding concert for the season will be Sunday, April 10 at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. Beginning at 5 p.m. (EDT), Melissa Spalding, flute, will perform music by Mozart, Fauré, Bloch and Sadowski. Read more |
Bishop to speak at DOK assembly
 Registration is underway for the Daughters of the King Spring Assembly, which will be held April 15 and 16, 2011, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Anchorage. Presentations will be given by Bishop Terry Allen White and the Rev. Ellen Morrell, rector of St. Peter's Church in Louisville. Read more |
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Jazz artist brings "Spirit in Nature" to Bardstown
By Shaun Abell, Ascension Church, Bardstown
Dick Sisto, nationally known jazz musician from Louisville and a former Nelson County resident, will return to Bardstown on April 17, as he and his quartet will present "Spirit in Nature," the second in the Spring season of the "Red Door Concert Series" at the Church of the Ascension, 211 North Third Street. The concert will begin at 4 p.m. (EDT) and is free to the public.
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Christian rocker Kristyn Leigh at May 1 service
St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church welcomes guest soloist Kristyn Leigh on Sunday, May 1, at the 11:15 a.m. (EDT) service. Her music explores relevant issues with a mix of rock, alternative and pop-punk. Working with veteran producer Eric Copeland of Creative Soul Records, she recorded her first CD, Glimpse. Leigh has appeared in more than 100 concerts at churches and conferences throughout the U.S. Her recent release, The Heavy and the Holy, is available at http://kristynleigh.com/ (also on iTunes). St. Francis in the Fields is located at 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Rd., at the northwest corner of U.S. 42 and Wolf Pen Branch Road. It offers services at 8, 9, 11 and 11:15, with classes for all ages at 10 a.m. (EDT). |
 Feeling a call to be a deacon?
You have one last chance to attend a Diaconal Discernment Day, cosponsored by the Diocese of Kentucky's Commission on Ministry and the Diocesan School of Ministry. It will take place May 21 in Madisonville.
Discernment days are intended to provide information for individuals discerning a call to the diaconate and for spouses/partners to learn more about ordained ministry.
There is no cost for the conference. Fill out the application form, found online, and have it signed by your rector/vicar. Return it one week prior to May 21.
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Save the date!
Respond to a call to creation care this May 28
The Rev. Dr. Jerry Cappel, coordinator of the Province IV Environmental Ministries, and Beth Bojarski, the diocese's youth director and author of "To Serve and Guard the Earth: God's Creation Story and Our Environmental Concern," are planning to host a "conversation" next month with others in the diocese to talk about local and church initiatives to fulfill God's mandate to care for creation.
As its title suggests, "Deep and Wide: The Biblical Call to Creation Care" will explore God's mandate as found in scripture. The Christian faith, rather than the environmental crisis will be their focus. Read more
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Episcopal Network Stewardship Conference will focus on 'Inspiring Generations in Generosity'
The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs
Exploring avenues of generosity will be the major focus of the 2011 Conference of The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) on June 3 and 4 at Camp Allen in Navasota, TX.
With the theme Inspiring Generations in Generosity, the 2011 TENS conference is a stewardship conference designed for clergy and lay leaders. Plenary sessions, workshops and resources will explore challenges and gifts of inspiring multi-generations in generosity and stewardship. Read more
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Registration underway for Province IV congregational development conference
By Gene Willard, Province IV AdministratorThe Episcopal Church' Province IV Congregational Development & Evangelism ministry network will be hosting a conference May 12-14 at Dubose Conference Center at Monteagle, Tenn. The conference, "Leadership Marks to Create and Grow Vital Congregations," is aimed at representatives from small parishes (those under 100 members). Visit http://www.prov4cde.org/Content/Marks_of_Leadership.asp for additional information and a registration form. Conference planners need to know by March 31 whether you and/or your colleagues will be attending. Read more |
Registration being taken for July music conference
The 61st Sewanee Church Music Conference will be held Monday, July 11,
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DuBose Conference Center
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through Sunday, July 17, 2011. Featured lecturers include Episcopal priest and author the Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton and the Rev. Dr. Susanna Metz, director of the Center for Ministry in Small Churches at the University of the South's School of Theology. The conference annually brings 150 musicians and clergy from across the country to the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, Tenn., and the University of the South in nearby Sewanee, Tenn. Read more |
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Resources for y/our consideration
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Basics of planned giving webinars begin April 13
The Episcopal Church Foundation
As part of the Episcopal Church Foundation's (ECF) on-going effort to educate Episcopal leaders about planned giving, ECF is offering several webinars on the basics of planned giving. The first webinar will take place Wednesday, April 13. "Setting Up a Planned Giving Program for Your Parish" takes the mystery out of planned giving. Learn how planned giving differs from annual stewardship and capital campaigns, and how your parish can build endowment through wills and life income gifts. You will learn about the different types of planned gifts, as well as about the importance of parish vision, protecting and growing your endowment, and how to invite others to remember your parish through estate and financial planning. You will leave the webinar with a plan of action. Read more
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News from the wider church
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Presiding bishop publishes Easter message
By The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs [April 7, 2011] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says in her 2011 Easter Message, "We give thanks for the Resurrection, and we become part of Jesus' ongoing work, as we become aware of its power in our own lives." The following is the Presiding Bishop's Easter Message: Easter 2011 The Resurrection must be understood in significantly different images and metaphors in the southern hemisphere, when Easter always arrives in the transition from summer to winter. Even as a hard, hard winter lingers on in northern climes, with unaccustomed April snow in many places, we yearn for the new life we know is waiting around the corner. As Christians, we're meant to have the same hunger for the new creation emerging all around us. Read more |
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World Malaria Day April 25
Joint statement asks the Church to pray for those with malaria, support prevention efforts
By The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal ChurchDr. Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal ChurchDr. Robert W. Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development[April 7, 2011] One of the most important initiatives in which the Episcopal Church has participated over the last five years is NetsforLife®, a program partnership for malaria prevention in 17 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. As the world prepares to commemorate World Malaria Day on April 25, we call on the Church to pray for those suffering from this deadly disease and take stock of those things done and those things left undone. For the current triennium, NetsforLife® is the centerpiece of our Church's prophetic response to the Millennium Development Goals.
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Dear Readers,
If you or your church or organization have news of interest to Episcopalians, please send us your stories and, if possible, photos for possible publication online and in the E-blast. Preferably, the articles will be sent as Word documents by email to maryjane@episcopalky.org.
 A special request
With Easter just days away, we want to make it easy for people searching online for Holy Week services to find them in our diocese. It's still not too late to include your church on the online calendar we have compiled. Please send us the times and dates of your Holy Week services and include your church's street address, city and zip code.
Faithfully,
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Mary Jane Cherry
Communications Director
Diocese of Kentucky
502-584-7148 or 1-800-222-DIOC(3462)
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