In this edition: Festival of Nine Christmas Lessons and Carols; Advent, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day services; Justice Quilt; Message from IWC; Fun Fact; Did You Know?; Check it Out!; Upcoming events in our community: news from The Episcopal Church, and more
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Lessons and Carols
with Bishop Brown and the Choir School of Delaware
Sunday, December 18, 4:00 p.m. St. Peter's Church, Lewes
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What's Next?
An Advent Exploration
by the Rev. Canon Mark Harris
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In Advent with a New Year approaching, it's time to think about what we've been through and what's next. Read full article here.
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A Christmas Invitation
In this video Bishop Brown extends an invitation to all — inviting them to attend a Christmas service at one of our diocesan churches.
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The Racial Justice and
Reconciliation Commission
invites all parishes to participate
in the quilt project
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Project Goal: To engage every parish in the diocese to create a mini quilt that best represents a message of justice and hope of Becoming Beloved Community.
Parish Interest: Each parish is invited to participate in the Justice Quilt Project. Parishes may communicate their interest in participating in the Justice Quilt Project by contacting: Fran Karns at jfkarns@gmail.com.
Deadline: Quilts must be completed by September 15, 2023. Quilts will be displayed and blessed at the diocesan annual convention in November, 2023. After convention, each quilt will be returned to the parish of origin to be hung in a prominent place for all to see and admire.
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Conductors along the Underground Railroad are said to have used quilts with certain quilt blocks to indicate whether or not travelers should approach a safe house.
Today, the Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission in the Episcopal Church in Delaware focuses on a message of hope that, together and with hard work,
we can become a Beloved Community.
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“Spiritual listening leads to new understanding as we connect to each other at the heart level and discover common ground and new possibilities. To listen without judgment, open, expectant, eager to hear, we cannot be thinking about our response, or what we are going to do next.” https://www.globallisteningcentre.org/spiritual-listening/
“Given that the Deep Truth of CONNECT is the “Sacred Act of Listening” …do you offer any resources/classes for listening skills?”
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Fun Fact
Question: Which diocesan priest was the only child of a diocesan bishop?
Clue: He founded the St. Michael's Mission which still serves the community in Wilmington today.
Image: St. Michael's School and Nursery, Inc., Wilmington, logo
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Today in Christian History |
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On this date in 521, Irish monk Columba, also known as Columcille, missionary to Scotland and founder of Iona and many other monastic communities, was born in Donegal. More information
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On this date in 1965: Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras I simultaneously lifted mutual excommuniations in place since the Great Schism of 1054. More information
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Cycle of Prayer in the Episcopal Church in Delaware |
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This week (week of December 4), in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we hold up in prayer St. Peter’s Church, Smyrna, the Rev. Donna Jean Kiessling, rector. For the diocesan Cycle of Prayer, click here.
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Upcoming Events in Our Diocese and Community |
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Holiday Brown Bag Concerts, Fridays December 9 and 16, 12:15pm, Grace Church, Wilmington
Bring your lunch (we provide coffee and punch) and listen to the sounds of the season!
Concerts are free to the public!
December 9 - Concord High School Chorale and Madrigals
December 16 - The Brandywine Harps
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Keep Christ in Christmas Nativity Display, Saturday, December 10, 12-6pm, preceded by Christmas Caroling at 11am, and Sunday, December 11, 10am-4pm, Church of the Ascension, Claymont
A Christmas display not readily available anywhere else in the area — unique! Our “Keep Christ in Christmas” features nearly 150 Nativities from many countries and cultures, created from the materials available, and reflecting the traditions of Christian faiths around the world. More information
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Handel’s Messiah, Sunday, December 18, 4pm, Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
The Christ Church Choir and soloists will perform Handel’s Messiah with members of Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia’s Baroque Orchestra. Long an annual tradition at Christ Church, this performance marks the first of this monumental work since December 2018. The performance will be historically informed in terms of style and instruments, and we will perform the London version of Messiah, which is the version most frequently performed around the globe. Our soloists are nationally acclaimed Baroque vocalists: Nacole Palmer, soprano; Sylvia Leith, alto; Andrew Brown, tenor; and Edmund Milly; bass. Seats are $50 reserved and $30 general admission and may be purchased at www.christchurchde.org/concerts.
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Province III Upcoming Events
EYE and PEYE (Province 3 pre-EYE) are on for summer 2023; Province III News including Council 2022, UTO beyond little blue boxes, news from around the province, lifelong learning opportunities, and other news from around the church. More information
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News from The Episcopal Church |
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Washington National Cathedral unveiled a specially commissioned portrait of Matthew Shepard on December 1
Shepard, the gay college student whose 1998 murder sparked a national outcry against homophobic violence, would have been 46 on December 1. The portrait by Episcopal iconographer Kelly Latimore is on display in the cathedral’s crypt, where Shepard’s ashes were interred in 2018, 20 years after his death. Commissioned by LGBTQ+ members of the cathedral staff, it was dedicated with prayer services in the morning and evening that honored Shepard’s life and the transformative cultural legacy of his murder. Read full Episcopal News Service article here
Image: Kelly Latimore’s portrait of Matthew Shepard. Image: Kelly Latimore
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United Nations member states ended the recent COP27 climate summit with an agreement to offer financial assistance to countries and communities struggling against the greatest impacts of global warming. Since then, Episcopalians who participated at the summit have returned to their dioceses to share what they’ve learned from summit with their communities. More information
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The Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) invites young leaders ages 21 to 32 interested in a transformative outreach and discernment experience to apply online for the 2023-24 program year. To help young adults discern whether a year through ESC is right for them, ESC will host four virtual open houses to answer questions and give participants a chance to hear from current and former corps members. Potential applicants are also encouraged to take ESC’s online discernment quiz.
Those interested can register online to attend a virtual open house on the following days:
- Thursday, Jan. 5, 9 p.m. Eastern
- Wednesday, Jan. 11, 8 p.m. Eastern
- Sunday, Feb. 26, 5 p.m. Eastern
- Thursday, March 2, 8 p.m. Eastern
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News from the Anglican Communion |
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The Archbishop of Canterbury visited the site of a former mass grave in the outskirts of Kyiv to express his condolence and solidarity with those who suffered through Russia’s occupation earlier this year.
The Archbishop visited St. Andrew's Greek Catholic Church in Bucha where he prayed with its priest, Father Andriy Halavin, and prayed alone at the spot where 116 bodies were buried. He was shown photos of murdered civilians and the communities’ response in burying the dead in a deeply emotional photographic exhibition displayed at the church. Archbishop Justin also visited the so-called ‘Bridge of Hope’ in Irpin. There he heard accounts from local priests who were involved in efforts to help people escape under Russian fire, via the only route out of Russian-occupied Bucha and Irpin. Read full account here.
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