April 2017 Diocesan Newsletter
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Upcoming Events
Attend "Fellowship Coffee Hours" with Urban Partnership


You're invited to monthly Urban Partnership Open House Fellowship Coffee hours, which will continue on Sunday, April 30. Get to know fellow Episcopalians within our Partnership and see our places of ministry within the urban community.

For information,  view the flyer for this event.

Join '2x4 Fight for Refugees'

The executive order that reduces number of refugees admitted to the U.S. and suspends the resettlement program for 120 days will have lasting effects and will leave  hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people without safe options.

Over the next two months, the Episcopal Church invites you to join the 2x4 Fight for Refugees Campaign  in support of refugees.

Information Day scheduled for May 20

The Diocesan School of Ministry and the Commission on Ministry will co-sponsor an information day about the School and the diaconate on May 20. This event will be held at All Saints and will begin at 10 a.m. CT and end by 2 p.m. More information is available here, and a schedule with additional resources is available here.

Around the Diocese
Blessing of Oils, Renewal of Ordination Vows at Chrism Mass

The clergy of the   diocese  gathered at All Saints last Thursday for the annual  Chrism Mass , which included the Renewal of Ordination Vows and the Blessing of Oils. It was a day of fellowship, worship, and networking relationships to further our common mission and renewal of commitment to God.

Civil rights activist Ruby Sales visits St. Matthew's

Ruby Sales led a public lecture at St. Matthew's on March 26. Sales is a s ocial-justice activist and veteran of the civil rights struggle. She nearly died in August 1965, when a white supremacist fired a shotgun at her.

She was a 16-year-old college student, standing on a store porch in rural Hayneville, Alabama, and she was spared when 26-year-old Episcopal seminarian Jonathan Myrick Daniels pushed her aside. He died in her place. The gunman was acquitted by an all-white jury.  Sales has since devoted her life to the struggle for racial justice. Read more about Sales and her mission here. Listen to Sales' "On Being" interview with  Krista Tippet here.

Youth & Young Adults
SUMMA Debate Camp offers students in grades 9-12 chance to join summer program 
 
SUMMA Student Theological Debate Society is inviting high school students entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2017 to apply for SUMMA Debate Camp, held July 18-26 at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. SUMMA Camp is a unique opportunity for students to explore their faith through intellectual channels and meet lifelong friends.

At SUMMA Camp, students of all faiths learn valuable skills for debate, public speaking, and theological reflection.  No previous debate experience or formal theological study is necessary. Campers have a true collegiate experience with plenty of time left over to swim, play sports, watch movies, go bowling and much more.

SAVE THE DATE: Summer Camp 2017
 
   
Camp counselor applications are available here.

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Counselor-in-training spots are filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please register above.

Summer Camp * All Saints
Counselor Training Week: Jun 11-16
Sr. High Camp: Jun 18-23
Primary Camp: Jun 25-29
New Horizons Camp: Jul 2-7
Jr. High Camp: Jul 9-14

Camp Sessions

Senior High Camp, June 18-23
* For rising 9th-12th graders
* Price: $500
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 8
New Horizons Camp, July 2-7
* For rising 5th-6th graders
* Price $500
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 22
Primary Camp, June 25-29
* For rising 2nd-4th graders
* Price: $400
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 15
Counselor in Training 2 Camp, July 2-7
This camp is for youth who would like to be future counselors. A limited number of spaces is available.
* Price: $150
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 30
Counselor in Training 1 Camp, June 25-29
This camp is for youth who would like to be future counselors. A limited number of spaces is available.
* Price: $150
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 15
Junior High Camp, July 9-14
* For rising 7th-8th graders
* Price: $500
* Registration & Payment Deadline: June 30

For questions or more information, email youth@episcopalky.org.

The Episcopal Church
University of the South to offer stewardship conference

Sewanee is hosting a five-day course from May 22-26, entitled " Spirituality and Praxis of Church Resource Development."  Course participants will learn theories and proven practices in managing a year-round resource development system for financial development, along with stewardship formation in churches of all sizes.

Easter message from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

"Go forth to be people of the Resurrection," Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2017 message. "Follow in the way of Jesus. Don't be ashamed to love. Don't be ashamed to follow Jesus."

The full text of Bishop Curry's message is available here.

St. Andrew's seeking executive director

The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is accepting applications for an executive director in a part-time role. A press release with details is available here, and more information about the position is available here.


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