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Spreading the Word in Kentucky
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May 13, 2011
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Weekly Prayer Calendar
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 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 17: Trustees and Council Executive Meeting, Diocesan Office, 425 S. Second St., Suite 200, Louisville. 12 p.m. (EDT) 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). May 31: Trustees and Council meeting, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 4-8 p.m. (CDT) 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: Bishop to celebrate and preach at Day of Pentecost services, Christ Church Cathedral, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 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 26: Bishop's Visitation, Grace Church, 216 E. Sixth St., Hopkinsville.
June 27-July 1: Camp Staff Mission Week.
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Faithful Episcopalians, Hickman county leader express thanks for aid from diocese and Episcopal Relief and Development
 Last week a handful of Episcopalians and community leaders in a small Kentucky river town, facing a mighty challenge, the Mississippi River, were undaunted by their dire and dangerous situation and, instead, were inspired to take time to give thanks.
The river was at its highest levels since the 1937 flood, and Hickman's earthen levees were showing signs that they were in danger of breaking down. Since the prev ious weekend, residents and businesses in west Hickman and the bottomlands had been evacuated. The town's residents were anxiously awaiting the outcome of an unprecedented initiative by the Corp of Engineers to lower the river level by blasting three levees on the Missouri side to prevent the river from flooding Cairo, Illinois. The impact on Hickman and nearby Tiptonville, located in the far western corner of Kentucky, was unknown.
Read more View Video 'You Are Not Alone'
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 Summering at All Saints'
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Senior High School Camp: $300/camper
Sunday, June 12 - Friday, June 17 -
- Counselor-in-Training: $99/camper
Sunday, June 19 - Thursday, June 23 -
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Grades 2-4 Camp: $270/camper
Sunday, June 19 - Thursday, June 23 -
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Family Weekend: $99-$150/participant (lodging varies)
Friday, June 24 - Sunday, June 26 -
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Grades 5-6 Camp: $300/camper
Sunday, July 3 - Friday, July 8 -
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Grades 7-8 Camp: $300/camper
Sunday, July 10 - Friday, July 15
Camp Registration and Counselor Application Forms and information for Junior and Senior Counselors are available from the youth section of the Diocesan web page (www.youth.episcopalky.org). For the first time ever, registration for campers will be available online. Parents can choose to pay in full using a credit card, can send in a check, or pay with cash at the event if they choose. All campers requiring scholarship funds from either their church or the diocese or both must print a form after registering online to send in with payment. The online registration payment system only accepts full payment. Paper forms can be downloaded at www.youth.episcopalky.org now for anyone who prefers snail mail. |
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Churches asked to participate in May 22 offering; Celebration through Prayer also set
Information from St. George's Community Center Board
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Formed more than 40 years ago in response to a break-in one May night by youths wantingto play basketball, St. George's CommunityCenter 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.
A Celebration through Prayer is also planned for May 22 at St. George's Church, 1205 S. 26th St., from 5 to 6 p.m. (EDT).
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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Clergy peer learning groups being recruited
Kentucky Council of Churches
The Lilly Endowment's Religion Division has found that the experience of meeting regularly with peers to pursue some goals together can be refreshing, enriching and even redemptive for clergy members, with positive impacts for more fruitful ministry.
With this end in mind, the Kentucky Council of Churches has received a grant from the Lilly Endowment to help Kentucky clergy members build community across denominational lines while exploring the deep connections between health and hospitality in "clergy peer learning groups." The council has budgeted to provide supports for a total of 70 participants, and expect there will be 10-14 peer learning groups in all. Read more
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Congratulations and good wishes are due
- St. Matthew's Episcopal and Holy Trinity Catholic churches in Louisville. On Sunday, June 12, 2011, the parishes will celebrate the 35th anniversary of their covenant relationship. Read more
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The Rev. Anne Vouga, far left, at reception with (l-r) Kelly Stevenson, Frank Parks and Heni Owen.
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- The Rev. Anne Vouga. On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, she was officially installed as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Louisville by Bishop Terry White during a Service of Renewal and Welcoming of a New Rector. The Rev. Lucinda Laird, rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Louisville, gave the homily.
A reception was held in the parish hall afterwards.
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Southwest River Ramble for community Ministries
By St. Peter's Net Works
Southwest Community Ministries is hosting a River Ramble Walk on Saturday, May 14, at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moreman Landing Park. The Southwest River Ramble is a fund-raising project to help the ministries programs, which are essential to the community.
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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 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 |
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 Saturday, 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 |
JustFaith: a justice program for the faithful
Do you have a passion for justice and/or a thirst for learning how we can become agents of God's compassion and healing in a wounded world?
If you do, then you may want to sign up for JustFaith, a study program that has been used in more than 1,000 parishes and churches involving 20,000 people. A 30-week process of workshops and programs, JustFaith empowers ordinary people and their faith communities to act on God's invitation and undertake the work of social ministry.
Come to a meeting at 7 p.m. (EDT) Monday, May 23, at Church of the Advent, 901 Baxter Ave., Louisville, to learn about the JustFaith program.
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A retreat to talk about the biblical call to creation care
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 hosting an overnight retreat May 27 and 28 to have a "conversation" about local and church initiatives to fulfill God's mandate to care for creation.
The "conversation" will take place on Saturday, May 28, at All Saints' Episcopal Conference Center near Leitchfield. 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. Register online Read more
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Registration deadline has been extended for Episcopal young adults of color to explore lay, ordained ministry!
The registration deadline has been extended to May 15 for young adults of color to examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a June Episcopal Church retreat, "Why Serve 2011: Discerning God's Call."
Designed for those who feel a call to serve God, but aren't sure how or in what way, "Why Serve 2011" will be Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5 at the School of Theology, University of the South, Sewanee, Tenn. Read more
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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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Youth director wanted at Atlanta cathedral
The Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, home to one of the largest parishes of the Episcopal Church, seeks a director of youth ministries. The cathedral has almost 7000 active members and associates. Situated prominently in Buckhead, one of Atlanta's classic neighborhoods, the cathedral is called to minister to a faithful and complex parish community, to the energetic city of Atlanta, and to the world outside city, state and country borders. The cathedral family represents a wide variety of personalities, backgrounds, and theological perspectives. The cathedral proclaims itself a church for all people; we seek to shine the light of Christ in the world. Read more |
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College For Bishops announces endowment campaign
From Episcopal Church Office of Public AffairsThe College for Bishops has announced the formation of a $15 million endowment campaign to insure the future of the organization, which is designed to provide education and formation for Episcopal bishops in all stages of their ministry. The campaign, Endowing a Sustainable Future, is chaired by the Rt. Rev. F. Clayton Matthews, Bishop for Pastoral Development and Managing Director of the College for Bishops. He is joined by a group of 30+ other bishops from throughout the United States. Read more
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Episcopal Youth Event is planned to be transformative
By Joe Bjordal[Episcopal News Service -- Saint Paul, Minnesota] When 1,300 Episcopal youth and their adult sponsors converge on Saint Paul, Minnesota, this summer, they will be welcomed to an event planned to deepen personal faith, build Christian community and create a greater awareness of and commitment to God's mission in the world. The triennial Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will take place on the campus of Bethel University June 22-26. The event's design team -- made up of youth and adults -- spent April 30 on the Bethel campus fitting 12 months of conceptual planning into actual physical spaces. It was another in a series of event planning meetings that are also changing the lives of the team members in the process. Read more
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Episcopalians contemplate Osama bin Laden's death
Celebratory mood viewed with understanding, concern
By Mary Frances Schjonberg[Episcopal News Service] As some people in the United States and elsewhere in the world took to the streets to celebrate the killing of Osama bin Laden May 1, Episcopalians began offering notes of caution and reflection to those reactions. "I am not sorry that Osama bin Laden is dead ... But I don't celebrate his death, either," the Rev. Jay Emerson Johnson wrote on his blog. Read more
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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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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. Faithfully, Mary Jane |
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