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Leadership Newsletter May 2014
Tools & Resources for Leaders
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Gracious Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in any thing it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son our Savior. Amen.
- The Book of Common Prayer, p. 816
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ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BISHOP'S OFFICE
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Budget and Mission Funding Requests Due
Any 2015 diocesan budget requests and any Mission Funding applications are due to Becky Meyer by June 2nd. Please submit your requests or applications via email at beckym@episcopalky.org or via fax at (502) 587-8123. If you need to mail your request or application in, please mail it early enough, so it will arrive in the Diocesan Office by the deadline.
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Diocesan Office Closure
The Diocesan Office will be closed the week of May 26th in observance of Memorial Day and due to staff members' vacation and professional development leave.
The office will re-open with normal business hours on June 2nd.
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Would you like a printed copy of this newsletter?
An expanded printable version of the Leadership Newsletter may be found and downloaded at the bottom of each edition. Please consider the environment before printing.
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Diocese Offering Scholarships for Congregations to Webcast TENS
Walking the Way Stewardship Conference
 The Diocese of Kentucky and TENS invite your vestry and the members of your stewardship ministry team to gather for a "viewing party" of the TENS 2014 Walking the Way Stewardship Conference. Hosting a viewing party of the TENS 2014 Stewardship Conference will catalyze inspiration, ideas, and interest in how your congregation can align stewardship formation with discipleship formation. The Finance and Stewardship Committee has made 10 scholarships available for the individual and small group rate. If you, or a small group within your church, would like to apply for a scholarship please email Canon Jason Lewis at jason@episcopalky.org before registering to ensure availability of diocesan funds. This year, the webcast can be viewed in real time -- or at any time that is convenient for your congregation and or diocese-- from Friday, June 6th (the day the conference begins) to Sunday, June 29th. The conference will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, so all posted keynote and workshop times will be in the East Coast timezone. For all those who wish to view the presentation at a later time, the sessions will be recorded and uploaded for playback to a designated site two hours after the real-time live presentation, and will remain on the designated site through June 29th. Once you register, a link will be sent to you 48 hours prior to the conference, with instructions on how you can test your high speed Internet connection, monitor, and audio on Thursday, June 5th. It is recommended to view the webcast on a projector.
- Individual & Small Group Webcast Registration Rate is $75.00 (A small group is six or fewer viewers)
- Diocesan & Large Group Webcast Registration is $150.00 (A large group is seven or more viewers)
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 All Saints Art Project All Saints Center is creating a mural of the diocese in the reception area of Gulick Lodge to welcome guests as they check-in. They are asking each church to submit a digital image of their church building in the black and white pen and ink style. (see photo for reference) Images may be submitted to brian.kinnaman@gmail.com. If your church does not have a pen and ink style drawing, please send a photo you would like to be converted in its place. |
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Join the Diocese and TEC on #Episcopal Social Media Sunday
On June 29th dioceses and churches across the Episcopal Church are gathering digitally to be a part of making the Good News go viral. Participation is simple and quick: post a photo to Facebook, check-in at your church, tweet some sermon wisdom, or Instagram something beautiful from your church. Use the #Episcopal hashtag in your posts to help this trend go viral.
How many friends, family, and neighbors will learn something new about the Episcopal Church? What new connections and partnerships will form? Join us and find out together!
To learn more visit episcopalshare.org.
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The Rev. Georgine Buckwalter to Keynote at Conference on Ministry and with the Aging
The Rev. Georgine Buckwalter, Chaplain to the Retired Clergy, will be the keynote speaker at the Conference on Ministry with the Aging at the Four Seasons Retirement Center in Columbus, IN on Thursday, June 12, 2014.
This conference is held annually to provide education and inspiration for clergy, congregational care teams, chaplains, health care and retirement professionals, social workers, family caregivers, and all other interested persons involved in some other form of ministry of care with older adults.
Click here to find out more information and register.
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Whit Stodghill certified as ACPE Supervisor
The Rev. Whit Stodghill was certified as an ACPE Supervisor on May 6, 2014 in Austin, Tx. This completes a challenging 6 year training program. Whit has served as Episcopal Chaplain of The Norton Hospital, for 12 years, and is is also Manager of Clinical Pastoral Education for Norton Healthcare. This summer Whit will supervise six interns through a ten week summer intensive internship. Her students will learn basic pastoral skills as well as gain skills in crisis care and end of life care for both adults and children. Norton Healthcare is nationally known for their commitment to integrating chaplains into the care team and for providing for the emotional and spiritual needs of patients and families.
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Want to read more about what our youth are doing? Visit the Youth webpage and subscribe to the DioKY Youth News. It's chock-full of information about youth events, happenings throughout the diocese, and other exciting news. Sign up here.
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Spring Cleanup Day
 Calling all youth groups, youth, and families that fondly call All Saints home. There will be an event to give back to All Saints to get the grounds ready for camp. The event will take place Saturday, May 31st from 10:00 am to 4:00pm central time. Lunch will be provided. Items needed include: rakes, shovels, gardening gloves, flowers (marigolds, pansies, and geraniums) clippers, brooms, mulch, and potting soil. Please bring along what you can to help us spruce up the campus in time for summer camp. This event will be free, but so we know how many volunteers to expect please register your group on the All Saints website. |
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Summer Camp Registration is Open
Join us for adventure, fun, and Christian community at All Saints Camp as we live out this year's theme, World Cup. Together we will explore what it means to be on God's team, what kind of setbacks God's followers have endured, and how faithful people have been able to overcome the obstacles they've faced.
In addition, we will live in community in a beautiful outdoor setting with new friends and old, and partake in activities such as: music, art, swimming, canoeing, outdoor education, sports and games.
Camp is also a great place for personal development. Campers are able to try new things and to be challenged by new opportunities. Our camp programming helps young people deepen their relationship with Jesus and strengthen their voice as leaders in the community.
To register, visit the Summer Camp webpage. Register soon as spots are going fast!
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Financial Hardship Scholarship for Camp
The Diocese of Kentucky is committed to ensuring every young person in the diocese the opportunity to attend camp regardless of financial resources. If parents indicate in their camper's registration that they have a financial hardship or that they are able to only pay the deposit, the Diocesan Office will be contacting their churches to notify them of the request for financial hardship scholarship and what the next steps in the process. Our hope is in such situations that the family can contribute 1/3, the congregation can contribute 1/3, and the diocese can contribute 1/3. Other arrangements will be considered if you are not able to meet that formula.
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Medical Staff Needed for Camp June 26-27
Camp Director Kendall Badgett is still looking for volunteer medical staff for the final 2 days of Senior High Camp, June 26-27. Please contact her (kendall@episcopalky.org ) if you have medical training and would be interested in serving.
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The Rev. Libby Wade to Retire
The Rev. Libby Wade will retire as Rector of Grace Church, Paducah at the end of May, when she and husband Jim will move to Lee, Massachusetts. Her last Sunday at Grace will be May 18, with a congregational reception following the service. The Bishop honored the Wade's service to the diocese during his recent visitation, presenting them with the Diocesan Cross crafted by Louisville Stoneware.
The Rev. Wade has served the diocese since 1990--as lay staff at St. Francis in the Fields, Christ Church Cathedral, and the Diocesan Office, as well as serving as a priest at St. Mark's, Christ Church Cathedral, and the Church of Our Merciful Saviour before being called as Rector of Grace. Libby held many leadership roles in the diocese, including serving as Chair of the Christian Formation Department, two terms on T&C (including 3 years as Vice-President), and serving as Chair of the General Convention Deputation in 2006 and 2009. Her husband Jim served as Chair of the All Saints Board for several years and for served as volunteer Director of All Saints Center for over 18 months.
The Wades look forward to spending more time with their sons and their families, as well as exploring the cultural and outdoor riches of the Berkshire Mountain Region as they settle into Western Massachusetts.
Libby shares this goodbye: "It has been my pleasure and a great blessing to have served in this diocese...We will always hold the people of this diocese close to our hearts." Their contact information will be available from the Diocesan Office after June 1.
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Save the Date: Benjamin Hart's Ordination to the Priesthood
Following the successful fulfillment of all canonical requirements, Bishop White will ordain the Rev. Benjamin Hart to the priesthood on Friday, May 30th, at 6:00 p.m. CT, on the eve of the feast of the Visitation, at St. John's, 1620 Main Street, Murray, KY. All are invited to attend; clergy should vest in white stoles.
If you would like to join and share this event on Facebook, you may visit the Benjamin Hart's Ordination to the Priesthood event page.
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Save the Date: Barbara Merrick, Dan Dykstra & Michael Vollman's Ordination to the Diaconate
Following the successful fulfillment of all canonical requirements, Bishop White will ordain Barbara Merrick, Dan Dykstra & Michael Vollman to the diaconate on Tuesday, June 24th, at 7:00 p.m. ET, on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, at Christ Church Cathedral, 421 South 2nd Street, Louisville, KY. All are invited to attend; clergy should vest in red stoles.
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Other Transition Notes
The Rev. Benjamin Hart will graduate from the Virginia Theological Seminary on May 22nd, and will serve as Assistant Rector at Grace Church, Hopkinsville following his ordination to the priesthood on May 30.
The Rev. John Allen has resigned from Messiah-Trinity Lutheran-Episcopal Church, Louisville. His last Sunday was April 27th.
The Rev. John Hines has resigned from St. Peter's, Louisville. His last Sunday was April 27th.
The Rev. Suzanne Warner resigned on May 1 from the staff of St. Mark's, Louisville.
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Visit our Positions Open webpage for more information and additional opportunities. Have an open position to share? Visit the Submit A News Article webpage to have your position listed in the Diocesan News.
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Organ Player
St. George's, Louisville is seeking a part-time piano/organ player for their Sunday services. Read more...
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CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
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TENS Stewardship Conference
Following Jesus is a lifelong journey. Stewardship is a path of discipleship.
Are you ready to take the next step in stewardship? Are you looking for ways to help your congregation and diocese discover the joyful path of generosity and giving? Join guides and meet companions who will walk along side in following the Way.
Registration Main Conference:
The cost of registration covers participation in opening worship, three keynote addresses, four workshops, social hour and dinner on Friday, June 6th, and breakfast and lunch on Saturday, June 7th.
Registration Pre-Conference:
The cost of registration covers a full day of presentation and all meals on Thursday and a half day of presentations and breakfast and lunch on Friday, June 6th.
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Keep the Well from Running Dry
Nourishing the Spirit While Serving Others
Spend three days immersed in conversation and reflection about the spirituality of outreach and service, in the context of Christian traditions and Biblical teachings. We will discuss how to keep the Spirit grounded and nourished as we consider the various ways God calls us into service. The retreat will offer time for learning and discussion, opportunities to participate in service projects, and periods of contemplation and worship. This retreat is designed for people who are involved in ministries and outreach programs and want to learn more about God's deep desire for us to care for others and also care for ourselves.
When: Sunday 05:00 pm - Wednesday 01:00 pm
Fee: St. Mary's Hall: $500.00 (Single), New Building: $600.00 (Single), Commuter: $275.00 (Single)
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WIDER CHURCH NEWS & RESOURCES
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ECF Vital Practices Vestry Papers
Lessons from a Rookie Treasurer
Life as a church treasurer is tough - I know this. After serving as treasurer for St. Anne's in Ankeny, Iowa from 2002 through 2011, I have an appreciation for the difficulties of the role. During that time, I tried a number of things to make the job easier - mostly because I didn't know what I was doing (my only previous experience before becoming treasurer was balancing my personal checkbook), but also because I knew there had to be easier method.
I'm sharing some of my experience in hopes that it might help other novice treasurers. Read more...
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ECF Vital Practices Vestry Papers
Pledging: Should Clergy Know?
My first capital campaign client was a small parish with a beloved rector who had a remarkable "can do" attitude. That is, until I asked him to review the previous year's list of pledges and talk with me about potential ways for improving this parish's giving. He refused; he didn't want to know.
Recently I asked my fellow consulting colleagues at the Episcopal Church Foundation about how much a clergy should know about pledging to both annual and capital campaigns. They responded quickly, offering varying opinions and experiences.
Frankly, what I wanted was a textbook solution to write a pithy article. What emerged was a nuanced conversation---moving away from easy black and white answers. Read more...
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Missional leadership development offered to Episcopal clergy
Leaders across churches today face massive challenges on two fronts: understanding a pluralist culture that no longer supports Christian identity and practice; and leading faith communities through processes of learning, adaptation and innovation in mission. Meaningful engagement with complex challenges like these functions best in communities of peers who mutually encourage, support, challenge and deepen one another, while being held accountable to a disciplined structure of action/reflection under the guidance of experienced mentors and coaches.
Thanks to a generous grant from the Mildred Kellogg Trust, Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, is launching a new Missional Leadership Cohort for Episcopal clergy. The Missional Leadership Cohort is a structured learning community that offers teaching, mentorship and accountability for Episcopal church leaders in partnership with committed peers and faculty and staff. It offers the promise of intensive, transformational leadership development for a missionary church with flexibility and accommodation for the demands facing full-time, working clergy. Read more...
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Presiding Bishop calls the church to prayer for South Sudan
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has called the Episcopal Church to prayer and action for South Sudan.
During the past five months, South Sudan has faced its greatest challenge since becoming the world's newest nation in July 2011, when it seceded from the north in a referendum on independence following almost half a century of civil war.
A separate conflict erupted last December after South Sudan President Salva Kiir accused his sacked former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup.
But even as hope emerged on May 9 when the two leaders agreed to a truce and to forming a transitional government ahead of fresh elections, fighting has continued in parts of South Sudan. The humanitarian crisis is vast and the South Sudanese are desperately in need of the world's support. The conflict has left thousands dead and more than 1.2 million people have fled their homes. Read more...
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ECF's Web Conference Series
As part of the Episcopal Church Foundation's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing their leadership and financial resources, they are offering a wide range of web conferences for clergy and lay parish leaders. There is no cost to participate in ECF's web conferences and all lay and clergy leaders are welcome to participate.
Upcoming topics include:
- Invite*Welcome*Connect: Building Vital Ministry (5/27/2014)
- Overcoming the Conflict Myth: Engaging Science, Technology, & Faith at the Grassroots (6/3/2014)
- Planning & Recruiting for Stewardship (6/4/2014)
See a complete list of upcoming web conferences and their descriptions here.
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Toolkit from Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs
Working in advance, topics have been posted on The Toolkit, located on the Public Affairs pages of the Episcopal Church website. Items are presented to provide ample lead time for your communications initiatives.
Topics of interest for May and June include:
- May 17 - Thurgood Marshall
- May 26 - Memorial Day
- Graduation Season
- June 5 - World Environment Day
- June 12 - John Enmegahbowh
- June 15 - Evelyn Underhill
- June 20 - U.N. World Refugee Day
- June - LGBT Pride Month
Read the full list and see their suggestions here.
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Would you like a printed copy of this newsletter? An expanded printable version of this edition of the Leadership Newsletter may be downloaded here. Please consider the environment before printing.
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