In this edition: Bishop joins IWC Advisory Board; Sermon by the Presiding Bishop; Youth Trivia with Bishop Brown; Delaware women who made scientific history; Did You Know?; Check it Out!; Fun Fact; news from the diocese, Episcopal Church, and Anglican Church.
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Christ Beside Me, Christ Before Me, Christ Behind Me,
Christ Within Me, Christ Beneath Me, Christ Above Me.
— Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland)
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Bishop Brown Joins Invite Welcome Connect Advisory Board
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Each month the diocesan Invite Welcome Connect support team will provide articles and/or helpful suggestions to assist parishes in their evangelism work. Visit our diocesan webpage to read this month’s article, “If I Don’t, Who Will?”, an inviting story that contains comments from Bishop Brown on his recent appointment to the Invite Welcome Connect Advisory Board.
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"On the Cusp of Hope"
A sermon to the
Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
by the Presiding Bishop
delivered March 11
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Fun Fact
Question: Who was the organist at two Wilmington churches who was also resident organist at Longwood Gardens for 22 years?
Clue: He served in WWII.
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Reminder for
Senior High Youth!
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Come for a fun Zoom time of
Trivia with the Bishop
Saturday, March 20, 10 - 11 a.m.
Register by clicking the register here link
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Two Delaware women who made history,
connected by their scientific pursuits
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Annie Jump Cannon,
the creator of the Harvard Classification Scheme to organize and classify stars was from Delaware
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Annie Jump Cannon was born in 1863, in Dover, Delaware. She was interested in astronomy from a young age, as she and her mother referenced an old astronomy textbook to identify stars seen from their attic. She attended Wilmington Conference Academy, today known as Wesley College, located in Dover. Cannon later attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts, one of the top academic schools for women. She was a student under Sarah Frances Whiting, one of the few women physicists in the United States at the time. She graduated as valedictorian with a degree in physics in 1884. In 1896, Cannon became a member of “Pickering’s Women”, a group of women hired by Harvard observatory. She created the Harvard Classification Scheme, the first serious attempt to organize and classify stars based on their temperatures and spectral types. In 1925 she became the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate of science from Oxford University. In 1935, she created the Annie J. Cannon Prize for “the woman of any country, whose contributions to the science of astronomy are the most distinguished.” More information
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Margaret Irving Handy,
Delaware's first female doctor & pediatrician, was a winner of
the Annie Jump Cannon Medal
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Margaret Irving Handy was born in Smyrna, Delaware and was the daughter of L. Irving Handy, a U.S. Representative. After graduating from medical school, she was the first female native-born Delawarean to become a doctor and was also the state’s first pediatrician. She established a pediatric clinic. She became Assistant Chief at Delaware Hospital, and later in 1921 she became Chief of Pediatrics where she set up a nursery for premature babies. In 1945, she established the first mothers’ milk bank at Delaware Hospital (now Wilmington Hospital) in Wilmington, Delaware, after a hospital board member whose baby son died because she was unable to nurse him. The bank supplied breast milk to mothers throughout the United States as well as for research purposes, for 40 years. She received multiple awards including New York Eye and Ear Infirmary’s Elizabeth Blackwell Citation and the Annie Jump Cannon medal from Wesley College. In 1953, she was awarded the Josiah Marvel Cup for outstanding contributions to the state and to society in the field of children’s medicine. More information
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Cycle of Prayer in the Episcopal Church in Delaware |
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This week (week of March 14), in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we hold up in prayer St. Peter's, Lewes, the Rev. Jeffrey A. Ross, rector; the Rev. Canon Mark Harris, priest associate; the Rev. Carlyle Gill, priest associate; and the Rev. Ray Michener, priest associate. For the 2020-2021 diocesan Cycle of Prayer click here.
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Positions open in our parishes and community |
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Trinity Parish, Wilmington, is seeking an organist/choir director
Seeking a faithful, gifted, and experienced full-time organist and choir director to build on the solid tradition of musical and liturgical excellence that is our legacy of more than 300 years. We highly value the ministry of music in the worship life of our parish and in the community we serve. We have traditionally offered a rich variety of music that spans the breadth of the Anglican tradition and draws on other musical traditions as well. We worship in two languages (English and Spanish) and in two locations (Trinity Church and Old Swedes Church). Our ideal candidate will enrich our life in faith by developing the musical gifts of our parishioners, and helping us share the power and beauty of music with the greater Wilmington community. Read full job description here.
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St. Thomas's Parish, Newark, is seeking a part-time sexton
The sexton maintains all interior spaces of the parish’s buildings and is responsible for monitoring appliances and systems, performing periodic inspections, making repairs as appropriate, and notifying the property committee when the services of outside contractors are needed. The sexton reports to the rector and collaborates with the parish’s property committee, but must be able to work with minimal supervision. S/he must also be flexible in scheduling maintenance activities around the parish and outside events, as well as in periods of heavier use of the parish’s buildings (eg. Christmas and Holy Week/Easter). Read the full position description here. Interested applicants, please contact the rector, the Rev. Dr. Howell J. Sasser here.
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News from our parishes and community |
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Governor Carney announces updates to Covid-19 Vaccination Program
From today, March 17, pharmacies can begin vaccinations for people 50+ and patients 16+ with high- and moderate-risk medical conditions. More information.
On Tuesday, March 23, the State of Delaware will open its COVID-19 vaccination waiting list to any Delawarean, 50+. Register here.
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Province III, Q&A with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to be an Antiracist", Wednesday, March 24, 8-9pm
As the capstone of the Province III Anti-Racism and Racial Justice discussion of his book, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi will be joining us for a question and answer session. And everyone in Province III is invited to join us! The event will take place via Zoom. Register here
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Virtual Organ Concert featuring Paul Byssainthe, Jr., Friday, March 26, 7pm
Saint Anne’s is pleased to welcome Paul Byssainthe, Jr. as a guest musician who will perform on both the new Viscount Organ and Yamaha Piano. Mr. Byssainthe is an accomplished, award-winning organist, pianist, conductor, and composer. He will offer a variety of selections by Joseph Jongen, Louis Vierne, J. S. Bach, Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt and others. You may view the concert on the Saint Anne’s website here or Facebook page here.
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Episcopal Church Women of Delaware, Book of Remembrance
Your help is requested!
One of the most iconic and revered record books for the ECW is the Book of Remembrance. Started in the early 1950s, it documents the names of our Episcopal sisters who have died each year, organized by the name of the parish where their death was recorded. The book, purchased with donations from families of early presidents of the Episcopal Women’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church, the forerunner of ECW, has run out of room. An artisan has been found who will custom-make a leather bound binder to use as a second Book of Remembrance, which will enable pages to be added and keep the Book of Remembrance going for another 70 years or more. The new book will be ready in time to be blessed and dedicated at next fall’s Annual Meeting. Your donations would be greatly appreciated. More information and how to make a donation here.
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Episcopal Church in Delaware (ECD) is now a member
of the Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS)
This organization supports giving efforts across the board for The Episcopal Church. They have a relatively new director, David Gearheart, who is doing very good work. Because the ECD is a member, each parish now has access to their content information. There is now a link to their website on the diocesan webpage, under Stewardship Resources here where you can find content which might be useful for your parish. AND – be on the lookout for new content from our Stewardship Resource Team for the upcoming year. More information
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News from the Episcopal Church |
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Episcopal delegation advocates gender justice at 65th UN conference on women’s rights
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Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course, August 9-13, 2021
Registration is now open for the next session of the Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course (VELMC), an innovative five-day intensive course designed for diocesan staff, clergy, lay leaders, and seminarians to gain practical knowledge and cultural competency for Latino/Hispanic ministry. More information
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The Episcopal Church focuses on Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention
Since the onset of the pandemic, the CDC reports an increase in symptoms of anxiety disorder, and suicide. If you are in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, help is available: 800-273-8255. Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. This National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. (Note: the national 988 hotline is not anticipated to be completed until July 2022). You can also text, 741741 or click here for immediate confidential support. More information
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Applications accepted for the Julia Chester Emery 2021-2022 internship
In 2015, the United Thank Offering (UTO) Board launched the Julia Chester Emery internship program for young adults in honor of the countless women who served as UTO missionaries. The 2021-2022 internship will be a collaborative effort between the Episcopal Church’s Reconciliation, Justice, and Creation Care team (RJCC) and the Johnson Service Corp House (JSC), a part of Episcopal Service Corps, located in Chapel Hill or Durham, North Carolina. More information
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Crying to God: Preaching Good Friday. Prophetic Voices is a podcast series hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, Episcopal Church staff officer for Racial Reconciliation.
In this episode of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, guest speakers are:
• Lelanda Lee, former lay member of Executive Council representing Province VI and parishioner at St. Stephen’s, Longmont, CO. She has worked in ABCD trainings and racial reconciliation for many years.
• Fr. Jerry Maynard, “The People’s Priest”. Working at the intersection of Church & society, Fr. Jerry seeks to embody radical solidarity through protest, praise, and community organizing in Houston, TX.
• The Rev. Dr. Dessordi Leite, originally from Brazil, has been working with liturgical inculturation and multicultural ministries in The Episcopal Church. His passion has been helping communities to identify their social and cultural identities and express them through worship and popular devotions.
Join Brokenleg and invited guests for this six-episode series as they share prophetic voices and explore the readings for Ash Wednesday and each day of Holy Week and Easter through the lens of social justice. Learn more about this podcast and listen to past episodes here.
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The Episcopal Women's History Project Celebration of Women's History Month
This month the EWHP is featuring stories of Episcopal Women who have done something for their church, congregation, community, state, country, or in the wider world. A woman has many ways to serve the church. These are amazing stories of women all over the world. Perhaps you will be encouraged to undertake something you have been thinking about. In the meantime, enjoy meeting the latest of these Women Worth Knowing here. To become a member join here!
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry calls for the Good Friday Offering to support ministry in the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
The 1922 initial Good Friday Offering was an intentional call to support Anglican ministries in the Jerusalem and the Middle East that were impacted by the devastation of World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic, and social and political unrest throughout that region. The Good Friday Offering continues to support churches, medical programs and schools today. In Curry's Good Friday letter he asks each bishop and congregation to consider providing assistance for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. Read more in English, Spanish, French, and Mandarin here.
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Upcoming Deadlines!
Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps, the application deadline for 2021-2022 extended to
April 9
Applications for 2021-2022 placements with the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC), the international missionary program of The Episcopal Church, will now be accepted through Friday, April 9, 2021. YASC offers Episcopalians ages 21-30 the opportunity to follow the Way of Love into a deeper relationship with God and the global Anglican Church while spending a year living and working with communities around the world. More information in English and Spanish here.
Episcopal Church scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year, application deadline April 11
Applications are now being accepted for educational scholarships from the Episcopal Church for the 2021-2022 academic year. More information in English and Spanish here.
Becoming Beloved Community grants available for local/regional efforts, applications due April 12
The Presiding Officers' Advisory Group on Beloved Community Implementation is pleased to announce the availability of grants to catalyze the church’s work of racial healing, reconciliation and justice. Allocated by the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, the intent for this funding is to build capacity and increase Episcopal engagement in four primary fields: telling the truth about our churches and race, proclaiming the dream of Beloved Community, practicing Jesus’ way of healing and reconciliation, and repairing the breach in institutions and society. More information in English and Spanish here.
Care of Creation Grants now available, application deadline extended to April 16
The Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is now accepting applications for its 2021 Grant Cycle. An informational webinar for those interested in learning more about the grants and the application process is scheduled for February 18th at 3 pm. More information in English and Spanish here.
Project Resource Offers Spring Stewardship Training, 6 consecutive Sundays, April 18 to May 23 (begins two weeks after Easter) 5 - 6:30pm, via Zoom
Project Resource is the stewardship formation offering of the College for Bishops. At a time when many of our resources, both denominational and ecumenical, in this area are contracting, Project Resource has proven success in being an effective and enduring set of practices for changing the culture of giving in congregations. Being good stewards of the bounty God has placed in our hands has been our struggle from the earliest days of the Church. But if we have learned anything from the past year, it is that we cannot continue to do what we have done before. We must learn contextually appropriate strategies that reflect the diversity of our beloved community. We must learn to do a new thing. Project Resource is that new thing. More information here.
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News from the Anglican Communion |
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UN Commission 65 on the Status of Women (CSW) began March 15. Mothers’ Union webinar, "What has faith got to do with it?" official parallel event, Thursday, March 18, 11.30am EDT
Last year’s session was postponed in light of the pandemic and this year’s session is mainly online, allowing wider participation. Full details of the webinar and more information about the Anglican Communion’s involvement in CSW as well as a list of other parallel events recommended by the Anglican Communion Office (ACO) at the United Nations team can be found on the ACO website here.
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Archbishop of Canterbury to address UN Security Council, in a debate entitled “Religion, Belief and Conflict: Advancing the protection of members of religious and belief groups in conflict and the role of religious actors in conflict resolution”, Friday, March 19, 10am EDT
The invitation to Archbishop Justin to take part in the debate was extended by the UK Government, which is organising the debate. Archbishop Justin is a member of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. The event will be streamed on UNTV and may be watched here.
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Statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding comments by the Primate of Nigeria which referred to 'the deadly "virus" of homosexuality'.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, issued a statement on Friday, March 5, in response to statements by the Archbishop of Nigeria, His Grace Archbishop Henry C. Ndukuba. The statement was based on the full text of 1998 Lambeth Conference Resolution I.10. The Archbishop’s statement can be read here.
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