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[Church House News]

JANUARY 21, 2010

 

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

 

ABSALOM JONES SERVICE

The Washington Chapter of The Union of Black Episcopalians presents the 32nd Annual Absalom Jones Service and Celebration for the benefit of the historically black Episcopal colleges' scholarships and endowment funds at 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Calvary, D.C. (820 Sixth Street, NE). Snow Date is Feb. 21. Derrick Humphries will receive the annual Absalom Jones Award at the service of Holy Eucharist. All are welcome. For more information, contact Janice Wormack at 202/829-6445 or jwormack at washingtonube.org

 

ATTENTION CLERGY: TRANSITION MINISTRY CONFERENCE

A Transition Ministry Conference is set for March 8-12. TMC members from 42 dioceses in the Episcopal Church will be sharing  information about clergy who are interested in discerning a new ministry call in congregations as a rector, assistant and/or chaplain. If you are interested in being presented at this conference, please contact the Rev. Mary Sulerud, canon for deployment and vocational ministries, at msulerud at edow.org. You must complete a form and provide an updated CDO profile to participate. These materials must be received by March 1.

 

FRESH START PROGRAM EVALUATION

In an effort to improve their service, Fresh Start sponsors and staff have employed independent researchers at the University of Cincinnati to evaluate the Fresh Start program. Clergy who have been involved in Fresh Start from September 2007 to the present are being asked to participate in an anonymous and confidential survey. The data will be used to study trends nationally and in different dioceses. The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete and is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FreshStartAssessment_2010 It will remain open until Feb. 17.

 

ADMISSIONS OPEN HOUSE AT ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (K-8)

St. John's Episcopal School, Olney, will hold an Admissions Open House for grades K through eight from 9 a.m. to noon  Jan. 30. RSVP at www.stjes.com or call 301/774-6804.

 

JAZZ VESPERS AT CHRIST, ROCKVILLE

At 5 p.m. Jan. 31, the Rev. John McDuffie and the Jim Levy Trio will play jazz standards to accompany the liturgy of evening prayer. A free-will offering will be received to support Episcopal Relief and Development's work in Haiti. For further information visit www.christchurchrockville.org or call 301/762-2191.

 

LISTENING, HEARING AND LIVING 

The Community of Reconciliation at Washington National Cathedral presents the second in its Listening, Hearing and Living series on Feb. 13: The Practice of Recreation, with Tim Carrington, chairman of the Friends of St. Benedict, author, journalist and development specialist. For information on upcoming speakers or to register, visit http://www.nationalcathedral.org/events/COR20100109.shtml

 

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 

The Millennium Development Goals Committee of the Diocese of Washington urges individuals and congregations to continue to keep the MDGs in mind at this time when our attention has been drawn to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. The final four goals are (5) improve maternal health, (6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, (7) ensure environmental sustainability and (8) create a global partnership for development. To learn more about the MDGs and how you can support them, visit www.edow.org/MDGs.   

 

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

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

* John Dwyer - mother's health (Mary)

* Pegram Johnson - personal health

* Ted Karpf - personal health ( knee surgery)

* Allan Johnson-Taylor - mother's death (Mary)

* Louise Lusignan - personal health

* Susan Astarita - husband's health (Bruce)

* Meshack Mabuza (Bishop of Swaziland) - personal health

* Lucy Bremner - personal health

* David and Beth Black - personal health of both

* Kathy Corbett- Welch - prayers of thanksgiving for 95% recovery of personal health

* Erica Wood - personal health

* Mary Sulerud - sister's health (Chris )

* Claudia Tielking - son's health (Josh)

* Jake Beck - personal health

* Susan Blue - personal health 

* Roy Turner -  personal health

* Joan Beilstein - prayers for family health

* Martha Bonwitt - prayers of sympathy on the occasion of her sister's death (Rhoda)

 

>>> REMINDERS:

 

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF

Episcopal Relief & Development is providing critical emergency funds to Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday's earthquake and is accepting donations to its Haiti Relief Fund. ERD will post updates on the situation in Haiti as they become available at http://www.er-d.org/ and has complied inserts for parish bulletins which are available at 

http://www.er-d.org/BulletinInsertsCT/ 

Bishop John Bryson Chane joins Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori in her call for "concrete and immediate prayers in the form of contributions to ERD."

 

A LENTEN STUDY PLAN FOR CHURCH SCHOOL

The Southern Africa Partnership Committee still has Swazi Bears available from the Children to Children Advent Appeal. Lent is a time to recognize the needs of others, and the study guide and storybook about the bears help children understand the lives of children in far away Swaziland. The knitted bears sell for $25 ($30 with the storybook) - and sales support the families of the sewing ministry (mothers and grandmothers). Stop by the Southern Africa Partnership Committee exhibit table at Convention to learn more or visit www.edow.org/sapc

 

CELEBRATE THE ENVIRONMENT

The "Season of Creation" is a six Sunday liturgy that focuses on protecting God's creation. The liturgy, a gift from the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, is approved for use by Bishop John Bryson Chane and includes a study guide. The Southern Africa Partnership Committee has purchased a copy for each parish. Stop by the Southern Africa Partnership Committee's exhibit table at Convention to learn more or visit www.edow.org/sapc/creation

 

GUIDED TOUR OF GREECE - INFORMATIONAL MEETING 

An informational meeting on an upcoming guided tour of Greece, "Following the Footsteps of Paul," set for May 6-15, is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 24 in the Cathedral College dining room. Potluck supper, video on St. Paul's journeys and information about the trip, organized by the Rev. Carol Flett of St. Bartholomew's, Laytonsville and the Rev. Susan Pinkerton of St. Mark's, Capitol Hill. To attend the supper meeting and for more information, contact Carol Flett at revflett at yahoo.com or Susan Pinkerton susan.pinkerton at stmarks.net

 

HIGH SCHOOL RETREAT

High School Retreat information and registration forms are now available online. The retreat is set for Feb 19-21 and is open to students in grades 9-12. The theme is EpiscoFAITH and offers teenagers a chance to have fun, make new friends and reconnect with old friends and strengthen their relationship with our Creator. Register at www.edow.org/youth by Feb 5. Middle School Retreat information is coming soon!  

 

EARN REWARD POINTS FOR THE BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL

If you shop at Giant Stores, you can earn points for the Bishop Walker School. Giant will round your total to the nearest dollar and give the proceeds to BWS. Visit http://www.giantfood.com/aplus to learn more about the A+ Bonus Bucks Program, and click here to register your Giant card: http://www.giantfood.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/designate_school?execution=e1s1

 

TUPPER'S TASTING TO BENEFIT SAMARITAN MINISTRY

After a two-year hiatus, Tupper's Hop Pocket Ale is back with the first pouring to benefit Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. Join Bob and Ellie Tupper, creators of this award-winning brew, at Hard Times Café in downtown Bethesda (4920 Delray Ave) from 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Hard Times is donating 25 percent of the evening's gross proceeds to Samaritan Ministry. 

 

PIANO DUO SPECTACULAR TO BENEFIT SAMARITAN MINISTRY 

At 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 20 (with a Feb. 19 "Sneak Preview"), pianists Sophia Vastek and Eric Gustafson will present the classic music of George Gershwin in a duo piano extravaganza titled "Two by Two by Gershwin" at St. Patrick's, D.C. The program will include the dazzling Cuban Overture, the beloved Rhapsody in Blue, and Gershwin's most ambitious instrumental work, the virtuosic Concerto in F. Proceeds from this concert will benefit Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington. To purchase tickets, visit http://www.st-albans-parish.org/worship_music/gershwin.html

 

MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION  

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington's 2010 Mardi Gras Celebration is set for Jan. 30 at the NRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.  Arlington Va. Tickets: $65/person.  Visit samaritanministry.org or contact Mary Belknap at 202/722-2280 x305 or mbelknap at samaritanministry.org 

 

WINTER EVENINGS OF PRAYER

Winter is a time when nature is silent and resting, yet quiet growth is taking place out of sight. If you desire time for prayer that is still and quiet, you are invited to attend Epiphany, D.C.'s winter series on contemplative prayer. Participants will listen to a teaching, practice a contemplative prayer form and review the prayer. The series is set for Wednesdays through Feb. 10 at Epiphany, D.C., 1317 G St, NW. To attend any or all sessions, contact swalker at epiphanydc.org or call 202/347-2635, ext. 20. There is no charge, but reservations are requested.

 

LENTEN SILENT RETREAT 

The Diocesan Retreat Committee will hold a Lenten Silent Retreat at the Bon Secours Spiritual Center (www.bonsecoursspiritualcenter.org) in Marriottsville on March 5-7. The theme will be, "Behold, I Make All Things New." Retreat director will be the Rev. Margaret Guenther, associate rector of St. Columba's, D.C., and professor emerita of the General Theological Seminary. The fee is $195. Scholarships are available. To reserve a space, applications and a deposit of $100 must be received by Feb. 12. Visit www.edow.org/retreat for information and application instructions, or contact Joan Shelton at 202/232-1667 or joanshelton at verizon.net.

 

2010 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATES

2010 Mileage Reimbursement rates announced by IRS: Beginning on Jan. 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

* 50 cents per mile for business miles driven 

* 16.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 

* 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations 

 

IT'S TIME TO ORDER PALM CROSSES

Palm Sunday is March 28, and African Palms USA, an outreach  ministry of St. John's, Olney is now accepting orders for palms woven by families in nine villages in Tanzania. Earnings are used to purchase food, medicine, clothing and pay school fees, and net proceeds from the sale of crosses and all other donations are returned to Africa in the form of self-help grants. To place an order, visit www.africanpalmsusa.org or call 301/774-2832.

 

HUMAN INTERACTION LAB TRAINING

Human Interaction Lab training, set for Feb.12-15 at St. Alban's, D.C.,  is an opportunity to learn more about yourself, how your behavior impacts others, and how you can function more effectively in a group and interpersonal situations. Participants will learn about their own patterns of behavior as they accept responsibility for a group's life and work. For further information or to register, visit http://www.congregationaldevelopment.com/LTI_programs.htm

 

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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