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Spreading the Word in Kentucky
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April 29, 2011
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Weekly Prayer Calendar
May 1: Pray for the Diocese of the New Guinea Islands in the Anglican Communion, and pray for St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, the Rev. Ben Maas, rector, in the diocese.
May 8: Pray for the Diocese of Newcastle (Australia) in the Anglican Communion, and pray for St. Luke's Chapel, the Rev. Georgine Buckwalter, chaplain, in the diocese.
May 15: Pray for the Dioceses of North Carolina and South Carolina in the Anglican Communion, and pray for St. Matthew's Church, the Rev. Lucinda Laird, rector, in the diocese.
May 22: Pray for the Diocese of Northern Argentina in the Anglican Communion, and pray for St. Francis in the Fields Church, the Rev. Robin Jennings, rector, in the diocese.
May 29: Pray for the Diocese of Northern Michigan in the Anglican Communion, and pray for Norton Healthcare Office of Church and Health Ministries in the diocese.
Diocesan Events
May 1: Bishop Visitation, St. Andrew's Church, 2233 Woodbourne Ave., Louisville.
May 1: 160th Anniversary Celebration, Christ Episcopal Church, 206 W. Poplar St., Elizabethtown. Festival Eucharist, 10 a.m. (EDT). Parish meal, noon. History Presentation, 1:30. Organ Concert, 4, and choral evensong, 4:30.
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. (EDT).
May 5: Diocesan Office Closed. Kentucky Oaks Day.
May 8: Bishop Visitation, St. Luke's Chapel, 7504 Westport Road Louisville, KY 40222.
May 10: Commission on Ministry meeting, St. Francis in the Fields Church, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road, Louisville. 5-8 p.m. (EDT).
May 11: Celebration of new ministry of the Rev. Anne Vouga at St. Thomas Church, 9616 Westport Road, Louisville. 6:30 p.m. (EDT).
May 14: Urban-Suburban Partners Seminar, Simmons College of Kentucky, 1018 S. Seventh St., Louisville. 9 a.m. to noon (EDT).
May 15: Bishop Visitation, St. Matthew's Church, 330 N. Hubbards Lane, Louisville.
May 19: Peace and Justice Division Monthly WebEx Meeting. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT).
May 21: Diaconal Discernment Day, St. Mary's Church, 163 North Main Street, Madisonville.
May 22: Bishop Visitation, St. Francis in the Fields Church, 6710 Wolf Pen Branch Road, Harrods Creek.
May 23-27: College of Bishops Meeting, Lake Logan, Campton, N.C.
May 30: Memorial Day: Office closed. May 30: Bishop at Interfaith Paths to Peace Memorial Day observance, Christ Church Cathedral, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 11 a.m. (EDT). Looking Ahead June 2: Bishop Visitation: Ascension, 211 N. Third St., Bardstown. 5 p.m. (EDT).
June 5: Bishop Visitation, Calvary Church, 821 S. Fourth St. Louisville. June 5-10: All Saints Staff Camp Training.
June 5-8: Provincial Synod Meeting, Province IV General Convention deputies. Kanuga Conference Center, North Carolina. June 10-11: Diocese of Kentucky School of Ministry, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. Graduation, 3 p.m. (CDT). June 11: Service and program celebrating ministry of Sister Emily Cooper. June 12-17: Senior High Camp, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. June 15: Clergy Ember Day, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (CDT). June 19: Bishop Visitation, Trinity Church, 326 S. Main St. Russellville. June 19-23: Primary Camp and Counselor in Training Program, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. June 24-26: Family Camp, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
June 27-July 1: Camp Staff Mission Week.
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 Churches asked to participate in May
offering for center's youth ministry Information from St. George's Community Center Board
Formed in response more than 40 years ago to a break-in one May night by youths wanting to play basketball, St. George's Community Center continues to respond to the needs of African-American children and teens in western Louisville, and this year Sunday, May 22, will be the day for supporting this critical youth ministry through a commemorative offering.
According to an old issue of Episcopal Christ Cathedral Notes, the community center was born after the 1964 break-in of the long-closed gymnasium at St. George's Episcopal Church. The break-in was seen by the diocese's Urban Mission Council as a sign from the Holy Spirit for the Episcopal Church to address particular challenges faced by the surrounding community. They began holding Friday night events, and by the time school began in September, up to 600 community teens were attending.
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Meeting for urban-suburban church partnerships
Urban-Suburban Partnerships, a Louisville-based initiative to link urban and suburban congregations in ministry, will have a four-hour meeting, "Moving from Vision to Mission," on Saturday, May 14. Among the participants and an advocate of the program, St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church in Harrods Creek has had a three-year partnership with Cable Baptist Church, a western Louisville congregation. Their relationship has been considered a model within the Urban-Suburban Partnerships program, which is sponsored by Simmons College and the Gheens Foundation. Read more |
 Faith, friendship, fun on Spring Break
While many Kentuckians headed south during spring break to seek a deeper sun tan and the soothing sounds of the waves on the beach, a group of 32 from Louisville headed to southern Mississippi with an additional goal: Find a way to help heal the wounds of Katrina.
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St. John's youth spend Spring Break in Murray
- serving their community
The St. John's Episcopal Youth group (grades 5-12) were busy at work during their 2011 spring break.
On Tuesday, April 5, Jaclyn Feezor, a graduate of Murray State University, and Deacon Rose Bogal-Albritten took 13 youth to the Murray-Calloway animal shelter. There, the youth walked dogs, petted cats and donated supplies that help keep the shelter open. After working hard they returned to St. John's for lunch and noon Eucharist. Read more |
Congratulations and good wishes are due
- The new ministry of Rev. Anne Vouga will be celebrated Wednesday, May 11 when she is installed as the rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Louisville. The service will begin at 6:30 p.m. (EDT). St. Thomas is located at 9616 Westport Road.
- Kellie Mysinger, a member of Christ Church, Bowling Green, has been elected as chair of the Bishop Dudley Memorial Trust Fund. She was chosen at the most recent quarterly meeting of the group, which manages the funds supporting the bishop's office.
- Michael Risley, a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Louisville, was elected president of the diocese's Ecclesiastical Court/Disciplinary Board.
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Rock, alternative and pop-punk singer is guest soloist
St. Francis in the Fields Church, Harrods Creek St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, Harrods Creek, welcomes guest soloist Kristyn Leigh at 11:15 a.m. (EDT) Sunday, May 1. Her music explores relevant issues with a mix of rock, alternative and pop-punk. Read more |
Adult forums in May announced
St. Francis in the Fields Church, Harrods Creek
St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church announces plans for two adult forum classes that will be offered on Sunday mornings in May: a May 1 program about the Congressional Medal of Honor and the 85 living recipients, and a May 8 presentation about St. Timothy's Outreach Center at Barnes Mountain in eastern Kentucky.
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Feeling a call to diaconal ministry?
The final Diaconal Discernment Day, cosponsored by the Diocese of Kentucky's Commission on Ministry and the Diocesan School of Ministry, will be 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 online application form and have it signed by your rector/vicar. Return it one week prior to the discernment day that you plan to attend. |
 Organ-izing church music
Dedication, concert, seminar The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 211 N. Third St., Bardstown, is celebrating the recent renovation of its organ with two special events in May: a rededication service and concert and a four-hour seminar for church musicians and worship leaders. The rededication of the 1964/2000 Ward organ will take place at 7 p.m. (EDT) Friday, May 20. After the brief service, guest organist Martin Ellis of Indianapolis will perform a program of sacred and secular music to demonstrate the expanded capabilities of the organ. The workshop, "The Organ for the Novice Church Organist - A Seminar for Church Musicians," will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21. Seminar leaders are Ellis and Thad Reynolds, president of Reynolds Associates Pipe Organ Builders. Read more |
Meet me at Kanuga!
Debbi Rodahaffer, Christian Formation Co-chair
The Christian Formation Conference, "Christ to Comfort and Restore Me," at Kanuga will take place June 13-17 with an optional networking day scheduled for June 12. The conference is for those involved in Christian formation programs who welcome new ideas, inspiration from continuing education and a time of respite.
Conference speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, who presented a fantastic meditation day to a packed room at St. Matthew's a few years ago.
If you have any questions about the week, please contact me at 502-895-3485, extension 105, or at drodahaf@stmatt-ky.org. I hope you will attend or send someone from your parish. Here's a link to the conference: http://www.kanuga.org/conferences/2011/cform.shtml
Download the conference flyer here.
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Mississippi LGBT ministry to host retreat
The Diocese of Mississippi's Committee on Ministry with LGBT Persons will host the Sixth Annual Spiritual Renewal Retreat, "A Spiritual Journey through the Psalms, with Harp & Song," August 26-28, 2011. The retreat will meet at the Duncan M. Gray Episcopal Center, in Canton, MS 39046.
For additional information and registration forms, visit: http://www.dioms.org/digital_faith/events/568
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ERD assists storm-damaged South and Southeast
More than 200 people have died throughout the South and Southeast, as severe storms and tornadoes continue to batter the region, causing widespread damage to homes and civic infrastructure. This new wave of storms comes shortly after an earlier cluster of storms that barreled through the Southeast over the weekend of April 16. Episcopal Relief & Development has been in contact with impacted dioceses, and is working with local churches to respond in a number of locations. Read more |
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Anglicans play central role in historic royal wedding
By Matthew Davies, April 29, 2011
[Episcopal News Service] An estimated 2 billion people around the world tuned in on April 29 to watch the historic royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey, a ceremony infused with British pageantry and steeped in elements of Anglicanism - past, present and future. Read more
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Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's
Easter Day message
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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A Pastoral Letter on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion
The Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Episcopal Church
Grace to you and peace.
Ten years ago, when Lutherans and Anglicans in Canada and in the United States embarked on journeys of full communion with one another, we pledged our commitment to unity in Christ for the sake of the mission of Christ's church. On this anniversary, we rejoice and give thanks for those places of cooperation and ministry that our agreements have enabled. We are mindful that our commemorations in Buffalo and Fort Erie this day take place during the great Fifty Days of Easter. As the Resurrected Lord breathed his Spirit onto his disciples and commanded them to preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth, we continue to ask for God's Holy Spirit to empower us continually to live together into that call. Read more
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Help wanted
Episcopal Church accepting applications
Applications are being accepted for the position of Episcopal Church Officer for Intercultural Ministries. The job posting states that the Officer for Intercultural Ministries "will lead the church in promoting interaction of various cultural groups through listening and responding to cultural voices. The incumbent would support the Church's vision of an inclusive community that reflects the Baptismal vow of respect for the dignity of every human being." The deadline for submitting applications is May 20. For full job description, qualifications, requirements, and instructions for applying: https://www7.ultirecruit.com/EPI1003/JobBoard/ListJobs.aspx?__vt=ExtCan No telephone inquiries will be accepted for this position. |
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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.Something new: We have a media center where you may submit videos, audio files and images that you believe may be of interest to Kentucky Episcopalians and visitors to our website. Please give me a call at 502-584-7148 or send an email if you would like to learn more about the media center and ways it may be used to spotlight your congregation's people and ministries. I hope your Easter season has been (and will be) blessed with the peace of God's love. Faithfully, Mary Jane |
Contact
Mary Jane Cherry, Communications Director
Diocese of Kentucky
502-584-7148 maryjane@episcopalky.org
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