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Spreading the Word in Kentucky
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December 16, 2011
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Prayer Calendar
Dec. 18: Pray for the Episcopal Church's Diocese of Wyoming as part of the Anglican Communion, and for Church of the Advent, the Rev. Tim Mitchell, rector, in our diocese.
Dec. 25: On this Christmas Day, pray for the Anglican Church of England, and for our diocese and bishop, the Rt. Rev. Terry White.
In the Diocese
& Beyond
Dec. 18: Bishop Visitation at Church of the Advent, Louisville.
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Services at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. Second St., Louisville. 6 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (EST).
Dec, 25: Christmas Day Service at Christ Church Cathedral, 425 S. Second St., Louisville. 10 a.m. (EST).
Looking Ahead
Jan. 13-14: Godly Play Intermediate Training, Grace Church, 820 Broadway, Paducah.
Jan. 20-21: Retreat into Compassion, sponsored by the Peace and Justice Division is organizing a Retreat at All Saints Conference Center, 833 Hickory Grove Road, Leitchfield. To register, or for more information, please visit All Saints facebook page.
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 Diocesan Offices
will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, 2011
to
Monday, Jan. 2, 2011
Staff will be checking their email and voice mail periodically that week.
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This E-newsletter is
published by the
Diocese of Kentucky Communications Office.
Send news
and photos to the editor
at
maryjane@episcopalky.org
at least two weeks before you'd like to have it published.
Diocese of Kentucky
502-584-7148
425 S. Second St.
Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202
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Dear Readers,
Christmas and the New Year holidays not only will bring staff vacations again this year but also the end of my tenure as your editor. To shorten the gap between newsletters during this time of vacations and transition, therefore, the next regular issue of EpiscoBlast (and my last), normally due out today, will be emailed next week on Wednesday, December 21. However, check below for announcements about a couple of events being held this weekend.
Church leaders: If you would like  to publish your congregation's Christmas and New Year services schedule, please send it to me by Monday afternoon by email in a format that can be easily copied and pasted (e.g., as a Word document, NOT a Constant Contact-type newsletter or PDF announcement). Items that have to be retyped may not be included in the newsletter. The information should be provided in this order: name of your church, street address and city, service title/day, date and time. Brief descriptive information of the service may also be included. Send to enews@episcopalky.org
Also, please feel free to send along a photo of an event, service or moment at your church that best illustrates this season of anticipation and preparation for your congregation as we enter this fourth week of Advent.
Have a blessed weekend,
Mary Jane
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Young Men United at Ascension's Lessons & Carols 
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 211 N. Third St., Bardstown will host the final Red Doors Concert on Sunday, Dec. 18.
A special service of Advent Lessons and Carols, beginning at 4 p.m. (EST), will include special music by "Young Men United," a local male quartet and students from the Music Institute of Bardstown, as well as offerings from Ascension vocalists and Music Director Hobert Humphrey.
The traditional service will include Scripture readings that foretell the birth of Christ, special music and congregational singing that announce His coming in song.
Light refreshments will be available after the formal concert, and all are invited to return to the sanctuary piano to join in caroling. "We want to provide a moment away from the hectic pace of the holiday season to simply enjoy singing Christmas carols with our friends," said Humphrey. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the free concert and caroling.
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Ethno-photographer to speak at cathedral this weekend
Interfaith Paths to Peace will host a gallery talk with photo-ethnographer Mari Mujica on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Louisville.
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Her talk will be at 3 p.m. in Bishops Hall at the cathedral's Diocesan House, 425 S. Second St. This event is free and open to the public.
Ms. Mujica will discuss her photo exhibit, "Women's Dreams; Immigrant's Barriers," which is on display in Bishops Hall through January 8, 2012.
According to Mujica, the exhibit consists of portraits and testimonies of Latina Immigrants who, like her, were born and raised in another country, and now call the United States of America home. As the title declares, and most of the testimonies corroborate, as women with dreams and as immigrants with barriers.
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Weekly Compline
During Advent, Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville will offer Compline each Wednesday, beginning at 8:45 p.m. (EST). The cathedral is located at 421 S. Second St. in downtown Louisville. |
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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 enews@episcopalky.org
enews@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.
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Contact
Mary Jane Cherry, Communications Director
Diocese of Kentucky
502-584-7148 maryjane@episcopalky.org
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