[edow] Church House News

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MARCH 26, 2009

*** The weekly bulletin for clergy, wardens, diocesan committee members, convention delegates and church administrators in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington ***

RACIAL RECONCILIATION WORKSHOP

A Racial Reconciliation Workshop is set for 5 to 9 p.m. May 1 and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2

at Collington. Register now at edow.org/events  For further information, contact Marie Zackrie-Hall at 202/423-4300.

FUNERAL PLANNING SEMINAR

Epiphany, Forestville (3125 Ritchie Road, Forestville) is offering a free Funeral Planning Seminar from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 25. Topics include: choosing a licensed funeral director, pre-need vs. at need, estate planning, social security benefits, living wills, choosing a cemetery, power of attorney and probate. Call 301/735-7717 to register.

NEXT STEP EXPERIENCE

How do homeless people and others find stable housing and secure employment through Samaritan Ministry's Next Step program? Find out at a Next Step Experience, set for 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. April 28 at 1516 Hamilton St., NW. Hear from program participants, staff and board members and tour the program office. Refreshments at 1:15 p.m. RSVP to Mary Belknap at 202/722-2280 ext. 327 or mbelknap at samaritanministry.org 

NEXT STEP BREAKFAST AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB 

Samaritan Ministry's third annual Next Step Breakfast is set for 8 to 9 a.m. May 5 at the National Press Club (529 14th St., NW). NPR's Juan Williams will serve as MC and Next Step program participants will share true-life stories. Visit www.samaritanministry.org for more information. Contact Diane Aten daten at samaritanministry.org or 202/722-2280 x304 to RSVP.

RETREAT WITH J. PHILIP NEWELL, CELTIC THEOLOGIAN 

Celtic theologian John Philip Newell will lead a retreat from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 25 at St. John's, Lafayette Square. Newell previously served as warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland. He is acclaimed for his work in the field of Celtic spirituality, and for his books, "Listening for the Heartbeat of God," and "Christ of the Celts." If you would like to have lunch provided, send a $10 check to St. John's Church, 1525 H Street NW, Washington DC 20005, with 'Newell lunch' in the memo line and on the envelope. Newell also will preach at the 9 and 11 a.m. services on April 26 and will lead the 10 a.m. Sunday Forum. For more information or to RSVP, contact Jessica.Hitchcock at stjohns-dc.org or 202/347-8766.

HONDURAS TRIP

Members of the diocese are invited to join a summer trip to Honduras (July 26- August 5): Learn Spanish, work and worship with members of the local Episcopal communities. Plan to attend an organizational meeting At 5 p.m. March 29 at Episcopal Church House. Contact Tom Cooke at 202/686-0261 or thomasmcooke at Hotmail.com with questions.

DOCC AND TLB TRAINING AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL 

* Disciples of Christ in Community facilitator and presenter training is set for June 19-21 at Washington National Cathedral. Cost is $190 per person with most meals included. To take part, you must be recommended by your rector or priest-in-charge. Those who will be offering DOCC in prisons will participate in the regular program but will have special times together.

* The Cathedral Transforming Literature of the Bible training workshop is set for June 19-20. There is a fee of $100 for licensing and two commentaries. To register for either workshop, send a check or money order to Merry Toups, DOCC Administrator, 2219 Lowerline Street, New Orleans, LA. 70118. Make the check payable to Trinity Church. There is a $50 cancellation fee. For more information, contact Toups at 504/866-0157 or mtoups at trinitynola.com Course information can be found at www.trinitynola.com/docc and www.trinitynola.com/tlb

COMMUNICATIONS SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT SAMARITAN MINISTRY

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington has received a grant from Exxon Mobil to fund an eight-week summer internship for a communications specialist. The intern must be a returning undergraduate student. For a job description and information on the position, contact Dianne Lewis at 202/722-2280 x 319 or dlewis at samaritanministry.org 

SUMMER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT SAMARITAN MINISTRY

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington is looking for summer volunteers to help participants with computer applications, answer phones, sort mail, and more. It's an opportunity for students to fulfill community service requirements. Four-hour shifts are available Monday-Friday at three office locations. For more information, contact Dianne Lewis at dlewis at samaritanministry.org or 202/722-2280 x 319 or visit www.samaritanministry.org 

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Please keep the following clergy and members of the diocese in your prayers this week:

* Will Billow - personal health 

* Tom Andrews - personal health

*  Bishop Ted Eastman - granddaughter's health (Shannon)

* Vidal Rivas - personal health

*  Rose Duncan - personal health

*  Elizabeth Carpenter - personal health

*  Susan Blue - personal health

*  Donna Brown - personal health

*  Edward Brightman - personal health

*  Olivia Hilton - personal health

*  Sarah Duggin - personal health

*  John Ball - granddaughter's health (Alana)

*  Joe Clark - personal health

>>> REMINDERS:

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT DEADLINE

Registration packets for the Diocesan High School Retreat are due to Church House on April 3.  Further information is available at http://www.edow.org/youth/whatshappening.htm  Contact Jessica Hitchcock for more information at jhitchcock at edow.org or 202/352-2108.  

ATTENTION CLERGY: RENEWAL OF VOWS LUNCHEON

Clergy are invited to a light luncheon in the Pilgrim Observation Gallery of the Washington National Cathedral following the Holy Eucharist with Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Chrism at noon on April 9. There is no charge, but if you plan to attend, please register at  http://www.edow.org/news/calendar/events.html  "Maundy Thursday Clergy Luncheon"

SHOPPING NIGHT AND WINE & CHEESE PARTY

All Hallows Guild will hold a shopping night and wine & cheese party to benefit the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys from 5 to 7 p.m. March 31 at the Herb Cottage shop on the grounds of Washington National Cathedral. RSVP: 202/299-6521.

INFORMATION AND RESOURCE FAIR FOR OLDER ADULTS

A free Information and Resource Fair for older adults and their families is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 28 at Friendship Terrace Retirement Community (4201 Butterworth Place, NW). For more information, contact Mary Ann Buckley at 202/364-0020 or MBuckley at esm.org or visit www.ESM.org

ECVA CHESAPEAKE CHAPTER FORMING

Attention all artists and art lovers: A new chapter of the Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts is forming. This national network  www.ecva.org exists to support people interested in the intersection of art and spirituality. An organizing meeting is set for 7 p.m. April 28 at the UMD Episcopal Student Center, 4508 College Avenue, College Park (next to St. Andrew's Church). RSVP to the Rev. Peter Antoci: pantoci at umd.edu

FACILITATING FILM-BASED COMMUNITY DIALOGUES

Unity Productions Foundation and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs  

will offer an interactive workshop on facilitating dialogue using award-winning PBS films about Islam and Muslims from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8 at Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, 3307 M St NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. For further information, please visit www.20000dialogues.org 

"U2-CHARIST" TO BENEFIT HAITIAN CHILDREN

Young people and clergy from St. Timothy's, D.C., St. Paul's Episcopal Church of King George County, Va., and Virginia Theological Seminary will join together for a special worship service featuring songs by U2 from 5 to 6 p.m. March 29. Proceeds from the offering will benefit the Haiti Micah Project. A reception will follow the service. All are welcome to attend.

MEET RECTOR OF SOUTH AFRICA'S COLLEGE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION

Join the Rev. Bill Domeris, rector of the College of the Transfiguration in Grahamstown, South Africa, at 7:30 p.m. April 22 at St. Dunstan's, Bethesda (5450 Massachusetts Ave.) for an evening of discussion about biblical perspectives on poverty and the work that CoTT is doing to train priests to work in the context of present day poverty, HIV/AIDS and great social change. Contact Ray Donnelly at 301/320-6146 or 43raydon at gmail.com for further information. 

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMEMORATION AT VTS

On April 2 and 3, Virginia Theological Seminary will host its third annual day of remembrance in celebration of the life and ministry of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. All are invited to attend. Register at www.vts.edu or through Joy Warburton 703/461-1735.

ORGAN RESTORATION INFORMATION

St. Mary's Foggy Bottom is considering an organ restoration/replacement project and is interested in hearing from parishes who have recently undertaken similar projects. If you have information to share, contact Lionel Gloster at 202/333-3985.

EVANGELISM SERIES: TERRY MARTIN

The diocese's Thursday night evangelism series continues at 7 p.m. May 7 with the Rev. Terry Martin, the new evangelism officer for the Episcopal Church, also known as "Father Jake." Martin will speak in Washington National Cathedral's Perry Auditorium. For further information, contact Jim Naughton at jnaughton at edow.org.

STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE 2009 

Nathan Dungan, author, speaker, national expert on family finances and founder of Save Share Spend LLC, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Stewardship Conference, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 at Washington National Cathedral. Dungan also will offer a workshop at the conference. Laura Bachmann, Cheryl Meyer and Paul Cooney also will offer workshops and opportunities for discussion. Cost of $30 includes lunch. Sign up at www.edow.org/events Contact jsamilio at edow.org for more information. 

SPRING CLERGY CONFERENCE: SAVE THE DATE    

This year's Spring Clergy Conference is set for May 12-14 at Shrine Mont. Keynote speaker will be Phyllis Tickle, an authority on religion in America and author of more than two dozen books on religion and spirituality. Tickle is currently a senior fellow of the Cathedral College and is a founding member of The Canterbury Roundtable. Registration will open soon. 

11TH ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS

The 11th Annual Showcase of Episcopal Schools is set for 4 p.m. April 19 at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church and Day School (doors open at 3 p.m.). Master of Ceremonies is D.C. council member Jack Evans. Music selections will be performed by Christ Episcopal School, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, National Cathedral School, St. John's Episcopal School, St. Albans School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School and Washington Episcopal School. Reception for students and parents in Upper School Common Room; patrons reception in the church library following the concert. Tickets: $10; patrons, $25; patrons reception, seating and program listing, $100 and above. Proceeds benefit the Episcopal Center for Children, www.eccofdc.org Call Mary Brown, 202/882-7968 or Sharon Whitehouse, 301/229-3203, with questions.

HOW IN THE WORLD DID THEY BUILD THE CATHEDRAL?

Washington National Cathedral was built with the creativity, energy, skill and generosity of generations of artisans, donors and workers. Learn how it was built on Thursdays, 2:30 p.m., March through June in the Perry Auditorium, 7th floor of the Cathedral. The 30 minute presentation is free, and no reservations are necessary. 

THE LIFE AND RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Explore Abraham Lincoln's knowledge of the Bible as skeptic and believer using art in Washington National Cathedral. The docent-led tour is titled "Abraham Lincoln: Whose Lonely Soul God Kindled," and is set for 2:30 p.m. April 15. Free. No reservations required. The tour is offered as part of the Lincoln Bicentennial, www.lincoln.indc.com

BOOK FAIR TO BENEFIT THE BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL 

A book fair to benefit the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys is set for 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. May 9 at the Politics & Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW. The school will receive 20 percent of all purchases that day, and there also will be a "wish list" of books that can be purchased as a donation to the school library. For further information, call 202/299-6521.

VOCATIONAL MINISTRY RETREAT

"Discerning God's Call In Your Life," the next vocational ministry retreat, is set for April 24-25 at Priestfield Pastoral Center in Kearneysville, WV. The retreat will be led by Marjory Bankson, author of "The Call to the Soul" and recent workshop leader at the Diocesan Convention. The retreat will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday and conclude at 4 p.m. Saturday. The cost is $120. Register at http://www.edow.org/news/calendar/events.html Space is limited to 20 participants.

MESSAGE FROM THE MDG COMMITTEE 

* The MDG committee is accepting applications for funds to launch or expand parish ministries that reflect one or more of the Millennium Development Goals. Visit www.edow.org/MDGs or contact Elton King eking0734 at yahoo.com or Janeschubert at aol.com for further information. * Stories of existing MDG ministries in the diocese are here: www.edow.org/MDGs Parishes are encouraged to add their stories. 

GOOD FRIDAY OFFERING FOR THE HOLY LAND

Bishop John Bryson Chane urges all congregations in the diocese to support the Good Friday Offering, a special offering sent to the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East. The diocese operates hospitals, schools and orphanages for the benefit of people of all faiths. Offering materials, including a poster, bulletin shell and offering envelopes are available at www.episcopalchurch.org/gfo or by calling 800/903-5544.

SAFEGUARDING GOD'S CHILDREN: CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION TRAINING 

New dates for Safeguarding God's Children, child abuse prevention training for paid full-time staff and all who work with children and youth, have been set for:

* April 18: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Our Saviour, Hillandale (Region 4) 

* May 9: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. Mark's, D.C. (Region 1)

* June 6: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. George's, Valley Lee (Region 6)

* June 27: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at St. John's, Norwood (Region 3)

Register online at www.edow.org/prevention

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT THE PENNYWORTH SHOP

In celebration of Earth Day, The Pennyworth Thrift Shop in downtown Silver Spring (955 Bonifant Street) will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. April 19 and April 26. For more information contact Lisa Summers at 301/587-0880 or Summers-Ryder at starpower.net

LATINO MINISTRY CELEBRATION -  SAVE THE DATE

The annual Latino Ministry Celebration is set for 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at Washington National Cathedral. Bishop Chane will preside at the Eucharist. Bishop Julio Cesar Holguín, bishop of the Episcopal Church in the Dominican Republic, will be the preacher. A fiesta and dinner will follow. More details to come. For more information, contact the Rev. Simón Bautista, diocesan Latino Missioner, at  202/537-6441 or sbautista at edow.org

CONTRIBUTING TO THE BISHOP JOHN T. WALKER SCHOOL

Contributions for the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys can be sent to: The Bishop John T. Walker School, Episcopal Church House, Mount St. Alban Washington, D.C. 20016 or visit www.bishopwalkerschool.org

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