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Spreading the Word in Kentucky
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October 7, 2011
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Weekly
Prayer Calendar
Oct. 9: Pray for the Diocese of Swaziland (Southern Africa) in the Anglican Communion, and for St. John's Church, Murray, the Rev. Matt Bradley rector, in our diocese.
Oct. 16: Pray for the Diocese of Tasmania (Australia) in the Anglican Communion, and for St. Luke's Church, Anchorage, the Rev. Joe Smith, rector, in our diocese.
Oct. 23: Pray for the Diocese of The Murray (Australia) in the Anglican Communion, and for the Diocese of Kentucky's Department of Finance and Stewardship.
Oct. 30: Pray for the Diocese of Toronto (Canada) in the Anglican Communion, and for Grace Church, Paducah, the Rev. Libby Wade, rector, in our diocese.
In the Diocese
& Beyond
Oct. 6-8: Cursillo, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Oct. 8: Diocesan Budget Committee, Diocesan Office, 425 S. Second St., Suite 200, Louisville. 10 a.m. (EDT)
Oct. 9: Bishop Visitation: St. John's Church, 1620 W. Main St., Murray, KY.
Oct. 9: Cathedral Arts Conert and Evensong, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 5 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 11: Trustees & Council Meeting. Place to be announced. 4-8 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 14-16: Fall Gathering:
A Diocesan Retreat for 7-12 Graders, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Oct. 14-15: School of Ministry, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Oct. 14-15: School of Ministry, All Saints Episcopal Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Oct. 15: Mission Funding Committee Meeting, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. (CDT).
Oct. 16: Bishop Visitation at St. Luke's Church, 1206 Maple Lane, Anchorage.
Oct. 20: St. George's Community Center Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser, Brown & Williamson Room, U of L Papa John's Stadium, 2800 South Floyd Street, Louisville.
Oct. 21-23: Relax-Connect-Renew Retreat, All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield.
Oct. 21: Early Music concert, Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 7:30 p.m. (EDT).
Oct. 25: Commission on Ministry, place to be determined. 5 to 9 p.m.
Oct. 30: Bishop Visitation at Grace Episcopal Church, 820 Broadway, Paducah.
Looking Ahead
Nov. 11-12: 184th Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2233 Woodbourne Ave., Louisville.
Jan. 13-14: Godly Play Intermediate Training, Grace Church, 820 Broadway, Paducah.
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A Pastoral Teaching from our bishops
Quito, Ecuador
[Editor's Note: The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, which met September 2011 in Province IX, Quito, Ecuador, issued the following Pastoral Teaching]
We, your bishops, believe these words of Jeremiah describe these times and call us to repentance as we face the unfolding environmental crisis of the earth:
How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who live in it the animals and the birds are swept away, and because people said, "He is blind to our ways." (Jeremiah 12:4)
The mounting urgency of our environmental crisis challenges us at this time to confess "our self-indulgent appetites and ways," "our waste and pollution of God's creation," and "our lack of concern for those who come after us" (Ash Wednesday Liturgy, Book of Common Prayer, p. 268). It also challenges us to amend our lives and to work for environmental justice and for more environmentally sustainable practices.
Christians cannot be indifferent to global warming, pollution, natural resource depletion, species extinctions, and habitat destruction, all of which threaten life on our planet. Because so many of these threats are driven by greed, we must also actively seek to create more compassionate and sustainable economies that support the well-being of all God's creation.
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Online publication
Advance reports are due from departments, committees, commissions, other entities The Advance Reports, which are provided to all clergy and deputies prior to a diocesan convention, is now being prepared for publication and the Secretary of the Diocese reminds all department heads, committee chairs and others who annually report to the convention that their reports are due now. This year's second diocesan convention and the first to meet in the autumn, the 184th Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky will be November 11 and 12 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Louisville. The Secretary thanks those who have already submitted their reports, which have been received from the Historiographer of the Diocese, Department of Christian Formation, Western Kentucky University Chaplaincy, Safeguarding God's Children, Education for
Ministry, School of Ministry, Diocesan Youth Programs, Episcopal Housing Corporation, Mission Funding Committee, Commission on Ministry, Trustees of the Bishop Dudley Memorial, and University of the South. She said she looks forward to hearing from the other officers, departments, commissions, committees, and entities related to the diocese. Advance Reports' publication The Advance Reports will be published online on October 21 and not mailed to clergy and convention deputies. Those registering, however, may request - when they register - to have printed copies provided for them at convention.
The Advance Reports will be available on the Diocese of Kentucky website at "Convention 2011," where visitors may register as well as find convention news and information such as details about convention hotels and the tentative agenda. (A list of links to specific information may be found at the end of this article).
Registration Registration is being done entirely online at http://www.episcopalky.org/convention-registration.html. Those who have previously registered online for diocesan events may find the registration form and process familiar. For those who have not done so, the convention registration form includes detailed instructions. However, those having difficulties in completing the form may contact Mary Jane Cherry, the diocese's communications director, for assistance. She may be reached at the diocesan office (502-584-7148) or at maryjane@episcopalky.org [Note: She will be out of the office Oct. 10-17, but will return Tuesday, Oct. 18.]
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Renowned Jesus scholar to give lectures October 21-23
 Marcus J. Borg, internationally renowned Jesus scholar, Biblical expert and author, will speak Oct. 21-23 in St. Matthew's Episcopal Church's Dimensions of Faith series.
The New York Times has described Dr. Borg as a "leading figure in his generation of Jesus scholars." A fellow of the Jesus Seminar, he is canon theologian of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon, and Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University.
He is the author or co-author of 19 books, many of them best-sellers. Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994) is the single best-selling book by a contemporary Jesus scholar. He published his first novel, Putting Away Childish Things: A Tale of Modern Faith, last year. His most recent book, Speaking Christian, Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored, was published in April. Read more
Download and post flyer
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'Who is My Neighbor?'
Immigration policy, ministry will be focus of assembly
of Kentucky Council of Churches this month
The Kentucky Council of Churches will gather for its 64th annual assembly October 27-28, 2011, at Faith Baptist Church in Georgetown, Kentucky. Delegates from 12 member denominations, as well as observers and visitors from around the Commonwealth, will participate in two days of worship, workshops and fellowship around the theme, "Who Is My Neighbor?", with particular emphasis on immigration policy and ministry.
Keynoting the assembly will be Ms. Marilyn Daniel, an immigration attorney and Presbyterian church elder from Lexington, who will present the scope and impact of immigration issues and policies in Kentucky. Ms. Daniel is a graduate of the University of Kentucky School of Law, has practiced law for more than 30 years, and was a co-founder of the Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, which provides low cost legal assistance to the immigrant and refugee communities in central and eastern Kentucky.
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Blessing services bring animals of sorts and sizes
Bardstown
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The Rev. Karl Lusk, Ascension's rector, blesses one-year-old Lilly
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About a dozen dogs of all shapes and sizes, with their owners and friends, took part in the annual Blessing of the Animals at Episcopal Church of the Ascension Sunday afternoon, Oct. 2. The event marked St. Francis's Day in memory of Francis of Assisi, an Italian preacher and friar of the 12th century, who gave up family wealth to care for the poor. Francis was also known for his affection for animals.
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Beckie Henry, parish administrator with Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabethtown, shows off "Bildad," the office fish.
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Church members gathered with their pets for the brief service alongside the small brick church with the red doors at 211 N. Third St. in Bardstown. The Rev. Karl Lusk led the group in reciting "All Things Bright and Beautiful" and other prayers calling for kindness and protection of animals and those who care for them. He blessed each animal, gently placing his hand on the pet's head, praying that the animal and its human "enjoy life together and find joy with the God who created you."
Elizabethtown Christ Episcopal Church in Elizabethtown participated in a Blessing of the Animals that was held jointly on Sunday, October 2, with St. James Roman Catholic Church and Christ Lutheran Church.
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Another chance to have your pet blessed - and help Shamrock
On Saturday, October 22, St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Louisville will have a Blessing of the Animals service and benefit to help the Shamrock Pet Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending pet over population and rescuing our community's abandoned and neglected pets.
The blessing will begin at 10:30 a.m. (EDT) at the church, 9400 Beulah Church Road (at the caution light) in Fern Creek. Pet owners are requested to bring a donation for Shamrock. On the wish list are monetary donations, premium food for kittens and puppies, cats and dogs; beds and toys for cats and dogs, and postage.
For details, download Blessing of Animals flyer (and post it as well)
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The Rev. Carolyn West
We mourn with Joe West the death of his wife, the Rev. Carolyn West last weekend.
Carolyn was the rector of St. John's Church in Murray from 1997-2002, and in addition to being one of the founders of Angel's Attic, she was instrumental in helping the Rev. Rose Bogal-Allbritten discern a call to diaconal ministry. Joe West is a former editor of Episcopal News.
Funeral services will be held in Greensboro, S.C., at 11 a.m. Saturday. Joe can be reached at 120 Glenbrooke Way, Greenville, SC 29615.
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Steve Wilson at Denver parish
The Rev. Steve Wilson, a former rector of St. Andrew's Church in Louisville, has been called to be rector of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in Denver, Colo.
His parents, Jim and Colleen, were in Denver for the celebration of renewal and welcome this past weekend at Holy Redeemer.
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Worship, workshops, music
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 Cathedral Arts Concert
and Evensong this Sunday
The Cathedral Arts Concerts and Evensong continues Sunday, October 9, with pianist Agnes Wan of Nashville, Tenn., at ChristChurch Cathedral in downtown Louisville.
Wan will present a program, beginning at 5 p.m. (EDT), that includes Rondo in A minor, K. 511 by Mozart; two pieces by Chopin, Etude in F minor, OP. 25, no. 2, and Nocturne in C-sharp minor; and Kinderszenen, Op 15 by Schumann . Read more
Another October concert
Later this month, the cathedral will host an Early Music concert at 7:30 p.m. (EDT) Friday, October 21. The program, "Concerts royaux: Music for the Bourbon Kings," will feature pieces for viola da gamba and harpsichord performed by Brent Wissick, viola da gamba (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Jack Ashworth (University of Louisville). A bourbon themed reception will follow.
For tickets, call 502-587-1354. The cost is $10 for students with ID and Seniors 65+ and $15 for all others. Tickets can also be reserved on-line at www.christchurchlouky.org
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Cable Baptist youth minister to speak at St. Francis
The Rev. Ben Trowell, youth minister at Cable Baptist Church, Louisville, will be the guest speaker on Sunday, October 9, at St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church, a ministry partner of Cable.
Trowell will speak at 10:00 a.m. (EDT) during the adult education program, which is focused on the theme "Living in the Kingdom." St. Francis in the Fields is located at U.S. 42 and Wolf Pen Branch Road.
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Programs offered on community organizing, outreach
The Diocese of Kentucky's School of Ministry will be bringing two speakers this fall who will present sessions on community organizing and community outreach.
On Saturday, October 15, Dr. Sharon Moore, a professor at the Kent School of Social Work at the University of Louisville, will lead the session on community organizing. On November 19, the Rev. Deacon Elaine Clements from the Diocese of Louisiana will present a session on outreach from an "Asset-Based Community Development Model."
Registration for each session is $20 for those who attend Saturday's session only; $85 for overnighters (private bath).
The School of Ministry meets monthly from August through June at All Saints Episcopal Conference Center. If you are interested in attending the two fall sessions, call the Rev. Dr. Rose Bogal-Allbritten, the school's director, at rosebogal@gmail.com
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 Yeager awards announced Join host Darrell Griffith Oct. 20
to celebrate center, service
St. George's Community Center in Louisville is pleased to announce its upcoming Celebration of Success & Lillian Yeager Community Service Awards.This year's Honorary Chair is Darrell Griffith.
The celebration will take place at the Brown & Williamson Club on Thursday, October 20, from 6 to 8 p.m. (EDT).
Tickets cost $40. Come enjoy live music by the Jerry Tolson Quartet featuring Robin Shaw, a silent auction, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a brief awards presentation.
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 Let the experts help you relax, connect and renew at All Saints
Take a weekend of true retreat Oct. 21-23 by attending the Relax-Connect-Renew retreat at All Saints' Episcopal Conference Center.
Presented by the Paducah Yoga Center, the retreat will give participants a chance to work with experienced teachers on subjects of meditation, tai chi, yoga and sacred space. It will begin at 7 p.m. (CDT) Friday, Oct. 21, and end at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23.
All Saints is located on Rough River Lake at 833 Hickory Grove Road near Leitchfield. For more information and to register, visit
http://allsaints.episcopalky.org/event1.html
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Seminar offered on end-of-life ministries
The Norton Healthcare Office of Church and Health Ministries is sponsoring a one-day seminar on Saturday, Oct. 22, for faith community nurses, health ministers and others who care for church members at the end of life and are often called to facilitate meaningful and peaceful transitions.
The seminar, "End-of-Life Care: A Health Ministries Perspective," will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EDT) at the Norton Healthcare Pavillion, 315 E. Broadway, Louisville. Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Norton's Cranmer Auditorium.
During this seminar, experienced clinicians, faith community nurses, and clergy will share their experiences learned while serving the dying. Nursing contact hours are available. To register or to find out more information, visit NortonHealthcare.com/CHM
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Activist Julia Butterfly Hill will speak in Louisville
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Julia Butterfly Hill
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Environmentalist Julia Butterfly Hill, who lived 160 feet up in an ancient redwood tree, will be the featured speaker at programs Oct. 24 and 25 in Louisville and Lexington.
Her presentations are part of the Kentucky Interfaith Power and Light's program, "Where Spirit Meets Action: Working Together in Response to Climate Change," an initiative designed to inspire responses to climate dchange.
In an email about the program, the Rev. Marian McClure Taylor, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, noted that Julia Butterfly Hill "seems to exemplify the way young adults today develop their spirituality through action -- in this case bold action to care for creation on the part of a preacher's daughter." The activist is the author of the best-seller "The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods" and the subject of the PBS Documentary "Butterfly," both of which chronicle her story. Read more |
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Workshop to introduce health ministries in faith communities Norton Healthcare Office of Church and Health Ministries
To clergy, nurses, health committee members, health care professionals, lay leaders and others interested in the promotion of health and wellness in a faith community: The Norton Healthcare Office of Church and Health Ministries is offering a course just for you.
Introduction to Health Ministries and Faith Community Nursing will be held from 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. (ET) Friday, Nov. 4, and Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Norton Healthcare Pavilion, 315 E. Broadway Louisville. Registration and continental breakfast (both days) will be available 8. The program will meet in the Fourth-floor Interactive Classroom.
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Workshop for church leaders
Equip yourself to oppose the death penalty
Kentucky Council of Churches
If you are a pastor or congregational leader opposed to the death penalty, you may wish you were better equipped to be effective through words and actions. If so, please become a participant in one of these two training sessions:
- November 16 at the Home of the Innocents, 1100 E. Market St., Louisville.
- November 17 at the Berea Friends Meeting House, 300 Harrison Road, Berea.
The training program is sponsored by the Kentucky Coalition for the Abolition of the Death Penalty (KCADP) in conjunction with the Kentucky Council of Churches (KCC) and the Catholic Conference of Kentucky (CCK).
Presentations will be given on the following topics: "Overview of death penalty situation in Kentucky" by Don Vish of KCADP, "What to say" by Anne Holsinger of the Death Penalty Information Center, and "How to contact public officials" by Pat Delahanty of the CCK.
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Godly Play Foundation
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Godly Play training offered in January
Grace Episcopal Church in Paducah will be offering two days of accredited intermediate training in Godly Play this January.
Godly Play is a Christian Formation approach to teaching youngsters about Christian religion in ways that will provide them with a foundation that centers them in their faith yet keep them "open to others and the future in creative ways."
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Resources for consideration
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Free webinars on endowments, planned giving offered
The Episcopal Church Foundation
The Episcopal Church Foundation regularly offers free webinars on endowment and planned giving basics to the leaders of Episcopal congregations.
All that is needed to attend is a computer (PC or Mac) with an internet connection and a telephone. Those who have a headset and microphone can also participate over VOiP from your computer without the need to call in on the phone. There is no charge to participate.
The next webinar, "The Basics of Planned Giving for Congregational Leaders," will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (Eastern) Oct. 19. For a description, visit
http://episcopalfoundation.org/news-and-events/events-detail?newsID=07c93868-678c-4eca-b5c3-354556cb553e
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The Rev. Bill Brosend, one of the 17
New Common English Bible translation draws
on expertise of 17 Anglican, Episcopal scholars
By Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service
The hardest problems in biblical translation aren't about the English, they're about the Greek or the Hebrew, according to one Episcopalian involved in production of the new Common English Bible.
Firstly, said the Rev. Dr. William F. Brosend II, translators have to agree on which Hebrew or Greek text to use, and even after that choice is made, questions arise because scholars disagree on some of the words in those manuscripts.
"That's probably where most conversation happens, not which English word to use," Brosend said of translation work in a recent interview. Read more
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Episcopal Church Foundation offers parish-life training for seminarians, new clergy and lay leaders
By Crossroads,the Rural Ministries Network newsletter
The Episcopal Church Foundation has announced a new pilot program, "The Barnabas Project: Parish Life Education for Seminarians, New Clergy, and Lay Leaders," offering our congregations' new leaders the chance to learn the practical skills and best practices for leading a parish.
While seminarians receive excellent theological education, changing realities throughout the Episcopal Church have resulted in fewer curacies and assistants: positions that formerly provided new clergy with the opportunity to learn the practical skills needed to navigate the day-to-day challenges of leading a parish, under the supervision of a more experienced priest or rector.
The Barnabas Project will support the ministry of seminarians and newly ordained priests by providing them with training, skills development, best practices, and other resources in the area of parish finance and administration, as well as working with lay leadership.
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YASC volunteers share their experiences
By Lynette Wilson, October 04, 2011
After spending a year as a Young Adult Service Corps volunteer teaching Xhosa children in Grahamstown, South Africa, Travis Shields, 23, has decided to change the course of his life.
Rather than pursue a Ph.D. in medical physics, he's decided to study medicine with the hope of one day again serving in a missionary capacity, he said.
Shields was one of 12 YASC volunteers, each recently returned from an overseas assignment, who gathered at the Episcopal Church Center in New York last week for a "re-entry retreat" -- a time to share their experiences, joys and challenges.
YASC offers Episcopalians ages 21-30 an opportunity to spend a year abroad working as mission partners with a local church, monastery, seminary or other Anglican Communion program. The program requires volunteers to raise $10,000 to help cover airfare, living expenses, medical insurance, a $500 monthly stipend and other related costs. Volunteers often receive support from their dioceses and congregations.
There are eight YASC volunteers in the field today; the deadline is Jan. 9, 2012, for new volunteers. Read more
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Join Province IV mailing list
The Rev. Jerry Cappel, Province IV Environmental Network Coordinator
I would like to extend a invitation to join the mailing list the of the Province IV Environmental Network. Also, if you know of someone who would like to join the list, please forward this email to them.
To add your name to the list, click on this link: http://eepurl.com/f2eQT
If you have gifts or services to share with others, I would love to help you make connections with others. Please let me know the extent to which you would like me to connect you to others, or others to you.
In the same way, if you have connections to resources, people or any other sources that could be of service to others in this work, I would welcome your letting me know. On our EM4 website, we try to collect and distribute that kind of information.
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'If I die before you do'
By David H. Shenk
[Episcopal News Service] Despite a warm, sunny afternoon in Colombia's Valle de Cauca region, the words of Juan's poem, titled "If I die before you do," sent chills down my spine and tears to my eyes.
Juan's eloquent poetry, written with only a third-grade education, portrays the nightmare that he and his family have been living ever since paramilitary groups began occupying their small town in southwestern Colombia. When Juan was forced to flee his home and leave his wife and two children alone in the house because of direct threats against his life, paramilitaries took advantage of Juan's absence to occupy his home with his wife and kids and wait for his return.
After members of the paramilitary began to show torture videos to Juan's 5-year-old son, his wife, in desperation, escaped with their children. Currently living in hiding in the safe house where I met Juan and his family, they are struggling to get by as they live in fear of being found, yet haven't lost hope of returning to their village someday. Read more
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Dear Readers,
If you noticed, this newsletter is breaking our alternating week publication schedule. The reason: I will be out of the office next week for a few days of vacation and will return Tuesday, Oct. 18. The next newsletter, a short work week permitting, will come out Friday, Oct. 21.
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.
Video Buffs, Photogs and Audiophiles: 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.
Have a blessed week,
Mary Jane
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Diocese of Kentucky
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