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e-Pistle
LOVING + LIBERATING + LIFE-GIVING
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Download the App before the Convention
Below are the links for the Diocesan App. If you haven't downloaded it, please do so. You will need this app at the Diocesan Convention in a month, so please be sure to familiarize yourself with the app before you arrive.
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57th Convention Updates
Senior Wardens, Delegates, and Clergy, please pay attention to your emails from Carrol Keller, Convention Secretary. She is sending out information regarding the Diocesan Convention and please open the emails and respond if needed. If you are a delegate you may be appointed to a committee to serve on at the Convention. Also you can find the details at the Dioceasn Convention page on the website.
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Eleanor Roosevelt of the United States, the first lady who served the longest said, "To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." She served as the first lady from 1933 to 1945. Her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, served four terms as president. Maybe that's why he served for four years as one of the greatest presidents of all time.
Someone who can think with their head and bring heart into it to execute policies and laws is a leader. No matter what the decision is for any leader, in the end, if the heart is missing in their decision, it will not be the best for anyone.
Often, people ask me if I am a conservative or a liberal. I always respond that I am conservative for myself and liberal for others. That means that I will strive to live the values of the Gospel as best as possible, and I will respect you for your freedom to interpret and live your life based on the values of the Scriptures you believe in. I will not impose my beliefs on anyone, but I will always teach them as I see it, with freedom for you to choose the best. I will respect and value such freedom. Because, in the end, every single human being is God's child.
There is not a place in the Scripture that says, thou shall not love thy neighbor! There is not a place in the Scripture that says, thou shall not welcome the stranger. Nowhere does it say we need to control, intimidate, or belittle someone. Scripture is very clear about how one should live but does not say how others should live. If all of us lived the Scriptures personally, there is no reason to thump the bible on someone else!
So, as we approach the election, choose your heart. Kindness and love towards other human beings is the way to go. A person who can help us be good human beings is the person who is our leader.
Your brother in Christ
+Jos | XIV Bishop of Idaho
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Oh God of love and compassion, we are approaching a double transition this year as a church and nation. In November, we will elect new leaders to guide our nation. Be with us as we make our choice on who should lead us into the next phase of our nation. We ask your blessings upon our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as he leaves office in the capable hands of Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe. May we be guided by wisdom in our choices and may our actions be guided by love and compassion. Amen. | |
Presiding Bishop Elect Sean Rowe | |
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, together with the planning committees for his transition and installation, announced today that they will forego the traditional installation service in Washington National Cathedral in favor of a smaller, simpler ceremony in the chapel at the church’s New York headquarters.
This service will be livestreamed...
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Ember Days 2024
Special Days of Prayer
December 18, 20, 21
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Compline: 9 pm / Every night on Facebook / Youtube Live
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Submit News & Forms
If the bishop is scheduled to visit your parish, the clergy or senior warden must submit the Bishop's Visitation form, the first on the list here, no later than Monday before his visit to your church. It's also on the website under resources
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Minda Cox: Keynote Presenter 57th Diocesan Convention
Learn More about her on YouTube
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I have known Ms. Cox for over eight years. She is an amazing person with gifts that I am envious of but grateful for. Here below is what she says about herself.
"My name is Minda Cox. I’m an ordinary, energetic, and engaged Episcopalian living in
Bolivar, MO. I was born in India without arms or legs and adopted as a toddler. My Mother is a retired Episcopal priest, and I’m the youngest of 5 adopted sisters. Some of my loves include traveling, spending time with friends and family, and enjoying autumn weather. I’m a watercolorist, speaker, and writer; all of these are ideal gifts for this happy introvert. As an introvert, I’m content to lose myself in a black-and-white pencil drawing or a watercolor painting. What makes me excited?? Reflecting on scripture, the situations of the world around me, encouraging others with my paintings, teaching watercolor classes, advocating for accessibility for the disabled, and knitting together words to create something that may open the love of God to others."
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Deacon Mary Ellen Gallaghar Speaking | |
Schedules, Meetings, Events & Calendar | | |
- October 6: All Saints, Boise Visitation
- October 7-11: Icon Writing Workshop
- October 13: Trinity, Pocatello Visitation
- October 18: Site Visit: Pocatello
- October 19: Preachers Retreat, Idaho Falls
- October 20: St. Luke's, Idaho Falls
- October 24-27: Bishop in Florida
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Upcoming Meetings & Events |
- October 3: Regional Missioners Meeting
- October 3: Diocesan Council Finance Meeting
- October 5: DC, SC, and COM
- October 7: Deanery Meeting (Central and Eastern)
- October 8: Deanery Meeting (Western & Southwestern)
- October 12: Blue Plate Banquet, Pocatello
- October 19: Preacher's Retreat, Idaho Falls
- October 24: Paradise Point Committee Meeting
- November 2: Investiture of Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe
- November 8-10: Diocesan Convention
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Paradise Point Announcements | | |
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Registration for 2025 is scheduled to open November 15th! Mark your calendars to register for camp on 11/15/2024. We sold out several of our camps last year so be sure to register early!
Lay the Floor: You've heard of raising the roof- but what about laying the floors?! Paradise Point Camp had asbestos abatement completed in the Bishop Foote Recreation Hall with unexpected consequences. The Foote Recreation Hall is now asbestos free... and has no floor. Your donations today will assist Paradise Point Camp in getting a sub-floor installed before camp is closed for winter and install new durable flooring before campers arrive. Many thanks to the team at Pacific Technologies and Abatement Pro for the excellent work and generous discount on abatement. Donations to "lay the floor" can be made online at ParadisePointCamp.org at any time.
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Parish Events, Retreats, and More | | |
Election Day
We are just a few weeks away from one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime. I would like to encourage everyone eligible by law to vote, please vote. Check to see if you are registered to vote. If not please register. www.canivote.org is established by the National Association of the Secretaries of State. Click on the link and check your status and avoid confusion, misinformation, and disinformation to contribute to healthy democracy.
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Join the Franciscan Community
Is God calling you to practice Franciscan Spirituality, where you love God, love your people, love the world, care for creation, and be an example by living simply? St. Francis of Assisi is still relevant in our world because he transcended the trappings of the world around him. Maybe you and I can live the same way, without the rigorous lifestyle of Francis, but by the simple, intentional, and prayerful lives we lead today in our context.
Perhaps you need prayerful support in your life. Perhaps you have gifts God is calling you to share. Perhaps you feel called to work on behalf of the poor and marginalized. Perhaps God is leading you to follow the little poor man of Assisi so that your love for God and creation may grow. Anyone is welcome to join: men, women, lay, clergy, married, single, young and old, to join as Companions in a diverse Franciscan family.
I invite you to become a Companion of The Society of Saint Francis, an international religious community of men and women within the Anglican Communion inspired by the 13th-century mystic Saint Francis of Assisi. Click and register to learn more and join the International group, The Third Order of the Society of St. Francis companions.
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'A Case for Love' on Streaming Platforms
Tuesday, October 1
‘A Case for Love’ to be released Oct. 1 on streaming platforms “A Case for Love,” a feature-length documentary inspired by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s message of love, will be released Oct. 1 on all cable, satellite, and digital platforms where films can be rented or purchased.
Produced by Episcopalian-led Grace-Based Films, “A Case for Love” premiered in theaters on Jan. 23. Two free screenings were offered during the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, this summer.
The film includes interviews with Curry and other public figures. Well-timed for this election season, “A Case for Love” also features individual stories on the importance of acting out of love for one another instead of indifference, hate, and ignorance.
Learn more about the film—and its accompanying free materials for Christian formation classes—by visiting www.acaseforlovemovie.com.
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Seeking Education For Ministry or EFM Trained People
Bishop Jos would like to compile a list of those who have taken the training.
Education for Ministry is a wonderful program to prepare people with interest in any sort of Christian ministry within the church. I have learned there are several of you who have completed EfM training. If you have completed EfM training, could you please register yourself here, so that I know who you are and would love to visit with you to strengthen EfM in Idaho and gather for a conversation over Zoom. Please Register by clicking here
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Preachers Conference 2024
St. Luke's, Idaho Falls| Saturday, October 19
The 2024 Preacher's Conference will be held at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Idaho Falls. The program starts at 10 am and will end at 3 pm with lunch provided. The guest speaker will be announced in the October E-Pistle.
Please register before October 12th. Licensed preachers are required to attend this event. All clergy are invited to join this day and fulfill the Continuing Education requirement. This is a free event.
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The Rev. Kathleen Bean Blesses the Sheep
Ketchum | Sunday, October 6 at Noon
Join an authentic trailing of the sheep down Ketchum's Main Street as part of their annual migration to winter pastures. A band of 1,500 sheep parade down Main Street with sheep ranching family members and herders headed south. The parade includes historic sheep wagons and participants from the Folklife Fair, each identified by sign-bearing dancers from the Footlight Dance Centre. Blessing the flock this year is The Rev. Kathleen Bean, Associate Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum. After the parade passes, you are invited to walk with the families herding the animals to their resting place south of town. Read More
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Icon Class
Boise | Cost: $500
Fr. Matthew Garrett is teaching an icon class October 7 - 11, 2024 in Boise, ID. The icon will be of St. John the Theologian. The cost is $500, with a deposit of $250 due Sept 10. Please contact us for more information.
Lisa Garrett | 208-859-9698
lisa@holy-icons.com
3900 N. Patton St. | Boise, ID 83704
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Events From Outside the Diocese | | |
Free Helmets from St. Luke's Hospital
Interested in a free helmet for your children? email injuryprevention@slhs.org to get yours!
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