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Spreading the Word in Kentucky
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May 27, 2011
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Weekly Prayer Calendar
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.
June 5: On this Ascension Sunday and World Environmental Day, pray for the Anglican Communion Environmental Network and for the Diocese of Nsukka in Nigeria in the Anglican Communion; pray for the synod meeting of Province IV General Convention deputies in the Episcopal Church; and pray for Calvary Church, the Rev. Jon Erdman, rector, and for the All Saints' summer camp staff training week.
June 12: On this Pentecost Whitsunday, pray for all those involved in mission in the Anglican Communion, and pray for the staff and campers at Senior High Camp at All Saints this week.
June 19: On this Trinity Sunday, pray for the Diocese of Okinawa in Japan in the Anglican Communion; pray for Trinity Church in Russellville, the Rev. Geoffrey Butcher, priest in charge; and pray for the primary and family camps and the counselor-in-training program at All Saints.
June 27: Pray for the Diocese On the Niger in Nigeria in the Anglican Communion; for Grace Church, Hopkinsville, and for the All Saints' Camp Staff Mission Week.
Diocesan Events
May 30: Memorial Day: Diocesan office closed.
May 30: Bishop at Interfaith Paths to Peace Memorial Day observance, Christ Church Cathedral, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 11:30 a.m. (EDT).
May 31: Trustees and Council meeting, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 4-8 p.m. (CDT).
June 2: Communications Committee Meeting, Diocesan House, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (EDT)
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.
Looking Ahead
June 6-8: 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. June 11: Service and program celebrating ministry of Sister Emily Cooper. 9-10 a.m. (EDT), Tour of Home of the Innocents, Louisville; 10:30 a.m., Eucharist, Advent Church, Louisville; 11:30 Refreshments at Cave Hill Cemetery with procession to gravesites forming at noon. June 11: School of Ministry Graduation, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 3 p.m. (CDT). 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 16: All Saints Board Meeting, All Saints Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 10 a.m. (CDT).
June 17: World Refugee Day Festival at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, 969 Cherokee Road, Louisville.
June 17: Meghan Holland's Ordination to the priesthood, Grace Church, 820 Broadway, Paducah. 6:30 to 8:30 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 22-26: Episcopal Youth Event.
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.
July 3-8: New Horizons Camp, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
July 10-15: Junior High Camp, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
July 16: Camp Staff Wrap-up.
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Make It An All Saints Summer
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
Senior High School Camp Family Weekend June 12 - 17 June 24 - 26 Counselor-in-Training Grades 5-6 Camp
June 19 - 23 July 3 - 8 Grades 2-4 Camp Grades 7-8 Camp
June 19 - 23 July 10 - 15 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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Kentucky's 'Florence Nightingale'
Plan to attend event commemorating Sister Emily Cooper
 An Episcopal deaconness, Sister Emily Cooper, the director of the Home of the Innocents from the 1880s to early 1900s, has been the focus of much activity in the Diocese of Kentucky, which is asking for her to be included in the Episcopal Church's Holy Women, Holy Men, and that activity is about to coalesce into her commemoration day on Saturday, June 11.
It's an event Episcopalians in our diocese won't want to miss, as they will learn about this woman's extraordinary ministry to hundreds of foundlings and sick and abandoned children left at the home, and they will see firsthand the ongoing ministry it has become and will hear about the ministry her story continues to inspire.
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Offering, service celebrates St. George's center for youth
 "One Night in May," a service of Celebration through Prayer, brought out about 50 supporters of St. George's Community Center for Evening Prayer on May 22.
The service was held at St. George's Episcopal Church, during which a brief homily was given by Bishop Terry White, who spoke about the center's important ministry to inner-city children and youth in western Louisville.
At the reception afterwards, leaders with the Brotherhood of St. Andrew's at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Louisville presented Arthur Cox, the center's executive director, with a $1,000 check. Read more
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New, scripture-based children's center to open at St. Alban's
By the Rev. Paul Collins, St. Alban's Church Rector
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Patricia Mitchell receives the key from St. Alban's vestry clerk
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Amazing Kids Christian Academy is a dream come true for a young college graduate in education who wanted to be a child care provider and start her own school, and it may, in turn, help St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Fern Creek fulfill one of its mission dreams.
The new academy is the dream of Patricia MItchell, who has a Bachelor of Science in elementary education (1-8) and a proven record of being an outstanding teacher. She is not a total stranger to St. Alban's. She was on the staff of St. Alban's Child Care Center in the 1990's.
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Churches plant trees to honor their covenant
The members of the Covenant Committee of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church and St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Louisville planted a tree at Holy Trinity on May 8 in celebration of the 35th anniversary of their covenant relationship. Holy Trinity's priest, the Rev. Charles Thompson, now the newly appointed Bishop of Evansville, presided over the dedication service.
The two churches have participated various joint projects, including the construction of Habitat houses, and they have been involved in the Jefferson County Public Schools' "Every One Reads" program.
A similar ceremony will be held June 12 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. The trees were donated by the City of St. Matthew's. |
Clergy peer learning groups are 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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Bishop receives honorary doctorate, then goes to college
 At Seabury-Western Theological Seminary's commencement on Friday, May 13, Bishop Terry White received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree honoris causa. He is a 1985 graduate of Seabury-Western, where he received a Master of Divinity.
About 10 days later, Bishop White then joined some 35 Episcopal bishops and other Anglican Communion bishops at Lake Logan Episcopal Center in North Carolina to participate in a three-year formation program sponsored by the College for Bishops. Also at that meeting was Bishop Jay Magness, former canon to the ordinary in our diocese.
Congratulations and good wishes are also due
- Postulant Katherine Doyle, a recent graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, received the "Dr. George D. Carter, Jr. Pastoral Ministry Award" for the "graduating Master of Divinity student who has demonstrated outstanding promise for pastoral leadership." She is the director of communications at St. Mark's Church in Louisville.
- Nancy Gary, a member of St. Luke's Church in Anchorage, has accepted the honor of serving as one of Bishop Terry White's lay appointees to Trustees and Council, with her term ending in 2013
- Matt Jaeger, parish administrator of Grace Episcopal Church in Paducah, for more than 10 years, has announced his plans to leave that position to pursue his writing goals. He received a Master's Degree in Creative Writing several years ago and reports he feels it is time to focus his energy and time on that career. He will leave the position (but not Grace) at the end of July.
- The Rev. Meghan Ryan Holland, who was ordained a transitional deacon in December, will be ordained to the priesthood on Friday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. (CDT) at Grace Episcopal Church in Paducah, where has been a member. Grace Church's newsletter recently announced she will serve as a part-time assistant rector at the parish, following her graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary on May 19.
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School of Ministry graduation June 11
Graduation for the School of Ministry's class of 2011 will be at 3 p.m. (CDT) Saturday, June 11 at All Saints Conference Center, located at 833 Hickory Grove Road on Rough River Lake near Leitchfield.
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Save the date
Dioceses plan joint Christian Formation conference
The Dioceses of Kentucky and Lexington will host a joint conference in Lexington on August 13, 2011 for Christian educators involved in programs for children, youth and adults.
The keynote speaker for the full-day conference will be Sharon Eli Pearson, Christian formation specialist for Church Publishing who has had 10 years experience in children's ministries and served as the Christian education coordinator for the Diocese of Connecticut.
Look for more details in upcoming newsletters and on our website as well as the publication of the conference brochure and registration information. Read more
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Interfaith Memorial Day service will be held at cathedral
From Interfaith Paths to Peace Facebook Page
Interfaith Paths to Peace will host its 27th annual Interfaith Memorial Day Service this Monday at Christ Episcopal Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. Bishop Terry White will welcome the congregants and offer the opening prayer.
The service with a reception following will be held form 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EDT) Monday, May 31.
About the service, the facebook page states: "this interfaith gathering is unique in that it honors civilian as well as military casualties in all wars that have involved the US. The service will include prayers, readings, reflections and music and will feature a welcome by Louisville's recently installed Episcopal Bishop, chanting for peace by a Tibetan monk,reciting of the International Peace Prayer by children representing the world's great religions, candle lighting for the fallen, and the traditional Litany of Battles read by Mitzi Friedlander with musical accompaniment by Nancy, Sam and Micah Harris."
The Memorial Day Service will be followed by a reception featuring international foods and an opportunity to meet the presenters.
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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. Interested in joining a group that will begin meeting in September? Contact the Rev. Mary Abrams at meabrams@bellsouth.net |
Creation Care conference at All Saints canceled
Louisville gathering set tonight and tomorrow
The environmental conference, "Deep and Wide: The Biblical Call to Creation Care," a retreat scheduled this weekend at All Saints, has been cancelled due to low enrollment. However, there will be gathering of folks in the Louisville area Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. Contact the Rev. Jerry Cappel at jjcappel@hotmail.com for more information.
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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 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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Relief help wanted for West Missouri, South
Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentDonations are need to help fund relief Episcopal efforts in Missouri and the southern U.S. Please share the information in the following letter and distribute this bulletin insert to your congregations. Dear Friend in Christ, Severe storms and flooding have been battering the U.S. since April. Most recently, a massive tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, killing at least 117 people. The storm damaged over 2,000 buildings, or as much as 30% of the city. Rescue crews are still working to locate survivors. Episcopal Relief & Development is responding through the Episcopal Diocese of West Missouri to meet immediate needs with food, gas cards and temporary shelter, and is standing by to assist as the rescue phase shifts into recovery. ... We are also continuing to support the Episcopal Dioceses of East Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama and Atlanta, among others, in ministering to impacted people in the wake of storms and tornadoes in April and major flooding from the Mississippi River this month. Read more
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Pilot program nurtures Episcopal Young Adults leaders
Episocpal Church Office of Public Affairs
Young adults have an opportunity to participate in an innovative pilot program, the Episcopal Leadership Institute for Young Adults, which centers on leadership and advocacy training. Presented by the Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Leadership Institute for Young Adults is designed for those 18-30 year olds who wish to develop their skills and knowledge while conversing with Episcopal leaders and connecting with existing networks and structures of the church. Applications are now being accepted for the next session, an Eco-Justice Immersion Experience, to be held August 27-September 1 in Seattle, WA. This session will focus on the themes of sustainable economy, climate justice, and eco-theology.... The August program is limited to 20. Applications are due June 15. For details and registration: www.episcopalchurch.org/eliya Read more
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Sudan's disputed Abyei region descends into chaos amid calls for ongoing advocacy
By Matthew Davies, Episcopal News Service
As Sudan's wanted President Omar al-Bashir said that he would not remove his Khartoum troops from the disputed oil-producing Abyei region, church and world leaders are insisting that advocacy for the war-torn south and for a lasting peace must continue. "It seems only a little while ago that we were ratcheting up our advocacy with our government and other friends of the international community to ensure a safe and timely referendum," said Richard Parkins, executive director of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church of Sudan (AFRECS), referring to the historic January plebiscite when southerners voted almost unanimously to secede from the Islamic north. Read more
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Prayer, fellowship unite Episcopal women in new organization
By Sharon Sheridan[Episcopal News Service] Members of a new churchwide Episcopal women's organization are working to build a community of prayer and mutual support as they seek to live out the Baptismal Covenant. The Episcopal Community, incorporated in Atlanta in February 2010, will gather May 27-29 in Fairhope, Alabama, for a retreat and installation of new members and "circles," or local chapters. To join, women complete a six-month study of Benedictine spirituality and vow to observe the community's rule of life, committing to daily prayer and service and regular spiritual and Bible study. 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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