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December 2016 Diocesan Newsletter
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A glitch kept some of you from receiving our November newsletter. Please click
here to read it in full.
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2016 Advent Meditations highlight call to embrace 'the refugee in our midst'
The Bishop and Canons have been offering a reflection each week during Advent, which will continue through Christmas and
the Feast of the Epiphany. This year, reflections call us to consider the Christian call to welcome and care for the refugee in our midst. To learn more about the work of Kentucky Refugee Ministries, and to make a gift to support their important work, click here.
Meditations are published to our newsletter subscribers, and to our
Facebook page.
The Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message can be found
here.
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December Sabbath marks 4th anniversary of Sandy Hook shooting
1. Observe a moment of silence, or include a hymn or prayer for those who have been affected by gun violence. You can find examples from many faith traditions on the website: http://www.decembersabbath.org/
2. Share this flyer, reassuring congregants that there are proven solutions working in 16 states and Washington, D.C.: http://bit.ly/1k92ceR
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SAVE THE DATE: Youth events in 2017
Bishop's Ball, Summer Camp and much more
Bishop's Ball & Lock-In * Christ Church Cathedral
Jan 21 *
7-10pm, with Lock-In following
Summer Camp Counselor applications will be available soon
Episcopal Youth Event applications will be available soon
Spring Gathering March 16-18 * All Saints
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
Episcopal Youth Event * University of Central Oklahoma * July 10-14
Limited spots are available! Applications (available Dec. 10) are due Jan. 8 2017.
for youth currently in grades 9-12 * $350 * Scholarships available
Mission Experience * late July 2017
more information coming soon
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SAVE THE DATE
Brennan Lecture series:
March 3-4, 2017
St. Andrew's Church, 2233 Woodbourne Ave.
 Meet documentarian and racial reconciliation facilitator, Katrina Browne, whose feature documentary "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North" explores the discovery that her New England ancestors were the largest slave-trading family in American history. She and nine cousins navigate the Triangle Trade and attain a medley of perspectives on the black/white divide.
* Friday, March 3: Screening of "Traces of the Trade"
* Saturday, March 4: Screening of "Repairing the Breach"
Following both screenings, Browne will host an interactive discussion.
Browne has produced and directed "Traces of the Trade" (Sundance, 2008; PBS/POV, 2008; Emmy Award nomination, 2009), and she founded the
Tracing Center on Histories and Legacies of Slavery
. She has an M.A. in Theology from the Pacific School of Religion, where she wrote a thesis on film and democratic dialogue.
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Advent and Christmas services around the Diocese
Many of you have shared the special seasonal services you are hosting in your churches. We have compiled the list
here so that we can share it on on our Facebook page and website so that those looking for a place to worship may find a home in one our congregations. Please send any additions or corrections to
sam@episcopalky.org.
Christ Church Cathedral hosted a service of Advent Lessons & Carols on the evening of Third Advent. The bishop officiated, assisted by the Dean and Canons. The Cathedral Choir led the congregation in Advent hymns and anthems by Palmer, Boris Ord, Paul Manz and Ola Gjeilo. The Lessons & Carols service is modeled after the historic service offered each Christmas at King's College, Cambridge, England.
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A word from the All Saints Board
By Warner Reynolds, Chair, All Saints Board
Friends in Christ,
As all of you are aware, this year has been a difficult year for All Saints Camp and Conference Center . The Trustees and Council have voted, and the convention last week confirmed funding not only the camp for next year but also to hire a full-time director to live on-site.
Bishop Terry White and Canon Amy Coultas will be beginning the search process immediately. To make the hiring easier and to do some things that we need done, I have attached the following note:
Jim Love , an All Saints board member, was one of the volunteers at the camp this past weekend. After Jim's visit and hard work this weekend, he had a very good suggestion. He feels and I agree that the campus needs some general, overall cleanup. I totally agree and now that we are closed, we can maybe get some of it done. As he pointed out, and I also agree, it will make the actual hiring of a director much easier when he or she sees a camp that is taken care of as much as possible.
Part of our responsibility as the board advising and reporting to the T and C is to try and do as much of this as possible considering the lack of funds to pay for it. Jim has graciously volunteered to take on the task of deciding what can and should be done in cleaning up the camp. He has some very good ideas but cannot and should not do it alone.
I am asking each of you as folks who have an interest in All Saints to volunteer for some days of physical labor, along with asking folks in your individual congregations to do the same to accomplish this.
I am also asking if you can volunteer and/or get someone to do so to please let Jim know in the next two weeks or sooner so it can be scheduled.
Thanks for all your consideration and for your help in volunteering.
Yours in Service,
Warner Reynolds
The All Saints Board
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Brotherhood of St. Andrew's meets at Christ Church Cathedral
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew's national executive board met at Christ Church Cathedral in early December, "developing ministry plans to keep growing the Episcopal Church's longest-serving men's ministry." The bishop celebrated and preached at a Eucharist during the meeting, which included installation of officers and a "kirkin of the tartans" in commemoration of the Feast of St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland and the Brotherhood's namesake. You can read more about the Brotherhood and their meeting here.
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Episcopal Church Home announces new partnership with Episcopal Retirement Services
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Evensong celebrating the affiliation of The Episcopal Church Home and Episcopal Retirement Services.
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On December 1, Bishop White was joined by Bishop Tom Breidenthal of the Diocese of Southern Ohio at an Evensong celebrating the affiliation of the Episcopal Church Home with Episcopal Retirement Services based in Cincinnati. A statement released by the two organizations describes the new partnership: "
In the spirit of its tradition of serving the community through a caring ministry, the Episcopal Church Home is pleased to announce it has entered into a formal partnership with Cincinnati-based Episcopal Retirement Services. The partnership is designed to enhance ECH's mission-oriented service to the senior community in the Greater Louisville Metro area.
"This is a natural affiliation for both organizations as we share the same mission of improving the lives of older adults through innovative senior living communities and services," said The Right Reverend Terry A. White, Episcopal Bishop of Kentucky. "As the only two not-for-profit Episcopal-affiliated retirement organizations in the Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio corridor, our faith-based heritage will serve as the cornerstone as we work toward common goals."
For more information, read the full press release
here.
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The 189th Diocesan Convention
Click
here for a look at this year's 189th Diocesan Convention. Read Bishop Terry White's 2016 Convention Eucharist Homily and his 2016 Convention Address. See who was elected and appointed, learn more about the Department of Mission and Evangelism, and much more.
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Join 4-day spiritual discernment retreat at Monteagle, Tenn.
You're invited to a four-day, intensive training retreat in the art of facilitating and mentoring spiritual discernment groups, using the "Listening Hearts" approach, which will help participants learn to engage in discernment in their own lives. "The Art of Teaching Spiritual Discernment: A Listening Hearts Lenten Retreat" will be March 14-18, 2017, at the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, Tenn.
Silence, song, imaginative engagement with Scripture, creative meditation activities, and contemplative sharing of reflections will aim to combine drawing all participants into the flow of the Spirit while also teaching skills in group facilitation and guidance.
To find out more about the retreat, visit here.
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Grants for climate change, creation integrity offer up to $10,000 for applicants
Applications are now being accepted for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of creation.
The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation
approved at General Convention 2015 to make recommendations for grants up to $10,000.
Application information is available here.
Deadline for applications is Dec. 31.
For more information, contact Chris Sikkema, Mission Associate for Justice and Advocacy Ministries
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Apply for 2017-2018 placements in the Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps
 Young adults (21-30 years old) have an opportunity to transform their own lives while engaging mission and ministry in the Anglican Communion by joining the Young Adult Service Corps. Applications are available for 2017-2018 placements in the Young Adult Service Corps, commonly known as YASC.
Currently YASCers are serving throughout the Anglican Communion, working alongside partners in administration, agriculture, communication, development, and education.
The application for a 2017-2018 placement with additional information and instructions is available here. The application deadline is Friday, Jan. 6, 2017.
For more information, contact Grace Flint, Episcopal Church Staff Officer for YASC Programming.
YASC blogs are also available here,
and m
eet the 2016-2017 YASCers in this video
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Church Leadership Conference to explore theme of 'Finding Your Place' from Feb. 17-19
The Church Leadership Conference, sponsored by Kanuga and the Episcopal Church Foundation, will be held at Kanuga from Feb. 17-19, 2017. The conference will explore the theme of "Finding Your Place."
Join Rachel Held Evans, Canon Frank Logue, and a team of presenters as they discuss leadership skills that will enable churches to thrive. For more information and to register, click here.
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Diocese of Louisiana hosting prison ministry conference in late March
The Diocese of Louisiana is hosting a prison ministry conference at St. James Episcopal Church, Convention Street at North Fourth Street, in Baton Rouge from
March 27-29, 2017
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The conference is entitled "Proclaiming Hope in the Age of Mass Incarceration."
Speakers include the Rev. Deacon Charles deGravelles, Professor Jenny McBride, and others on such topics as restorative justice, advocacy, sentencing reform, re-entry initiatives, intervention, and societal disparities.
Visit
here
for more details.
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SUMMA Debate Camp offers students in grades 9-12 chance to join summer program
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Embracing Christ, Engaging the World
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