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<p class=MsoNormal>JULY 9, 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>*** The weekly bulletin for clergy, wardens, diocesan
committee members, convention delegates and church administrators in the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington ***<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>GENERAL CONVENTION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church is now
under way in Anaheim, Calif. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Daily bulletins, images, resources and more are available at
Episcopal Life Online at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/107145_ENG_HTM.htm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Jim Naughton, the diocese’s canon for communications
and advancement, is blogging about the convention with others from the
Episcopal Café at http://www.episcopalcafe.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>SURVEY OF PARISH YOUTH PROGRAMS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The diocese invites you to take part in a short survey on youth
ministry to help better support parish youth ministry. Just click on the link
below and the survey will open.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1o4nJ_2bUdjQcx5TKknlhiJA_3d_3d<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Contact Jessica Hitchcock at 202/537-6524 or
jhitchcock@edow.org for further information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ACOLYTE FESTIVAL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The 13th annual Acolyte Festival is set for 10 a.m. Oct. 10
at Washington National Cathedral and acolytes at parishes around the diocese
are invited to take part. The event, which draws acolytes from around the
nation, will include worship and workshops. Acolytes are invited to bring
processional crosses, banners, torches, thuribles, flags and streamers for a
festive procession. Liturgical dance groups are also welcome. Further
information can be found at www.nationalcathedral.org or by calling
202/537-2228. Deadline for registration is Sept. 25. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Clergy, wardens, convention delegates and vestry members
should plan to attend the fall Regional Assemblies. The Rev. Bob Gallagher will
make a presentation and lead discussion on issues concerning Congregational
Growth. Gallagher is the founder of the Church Development Institute, which
conducts intensive training programs on congregational leadership and
development. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Regions 1, 2, 3 & 4: Oct. 17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
at Washington Episcopal School, Bethesda<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Regions 5 & 6: Nov. 21, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at
Queen Anne School, Upper Marlboro<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>EMPOWERMENT TOUR COMES TO DC AREA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The “Empowerment Tour: Educate. Empower.
Employ.” will stop at two area locations July 14-15. The tour is stopping
at 40 cities across the country offering free career coaching sessions. Two
participating career coaches will be available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
reservations will be accepted online starting June 8 but also can be made on
location. There also will be an Education Station where people can apply for a
full-tuition scholarship. The tour will stop at the Pentagon City Mall (outside
the mall at the Hayes Street Entrance) on July 14; and on July 15 it will be on
the National Mall, in front of the Capitol Building on 3rd Street. For a
complete list of tour locations or to make a reservation with a career coach,
visit www.empowermenttour.com.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>FRIENDS OF SABEEL CONFERENCE – SAVE THE DATE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A Friends of Sabeel Conference is set for Oct. 1-3, at
Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The conference theme is, “Pursue Justice, Seek Peace!
Framing the Discourse - Mobilizing for Action.” Confirmed speakers
include the Rev. Naim Ateek (Director of Sabeel), Jeff Halper (Founder and
Coordinator, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions), Bernard Lafayette
(Civil Rights activist, co-founder of Student Nonviolence Coordinating
Committee, currently Distinguished Senior Scholar at Emory University in
Atlanta, Ga.), Phyllis Bennis (fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies in
Washington, D.C., and member of the steering committee of the U.S. Campaign to
End the Israeli Occupation), Nadia Hijab (Senior Fellow at the Institute of
Palestine Studies) and George Rishmawi (Coordinator for Siraj, Center for Holy
Land Studies). For information, contact Grace.Said@verizon.net<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please keep the following clergy and members of the diocese
in your prayers this week: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Michael Wyatt – sympathy to his family at the time
of his death (7/7) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Gwyneth Bohr – sympathy to her family at the time of
her death (7/1)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Nathan Humphrey – sympathy at the time of his
mother’s death (Lois)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Noreen Seiler-Dubay – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* John Lawrence – wife’s health (Jerri) –
father-in-law’s death (Jerome Leslie)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Margaret Guenther – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Mark Lewis – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Claudia Tielking – son’s health (Josh)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Vienna Anderson – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Jake Beck – personal health <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Nancy Lee Jose – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Bishop Ted Eastman - granddaughter's health (Shannon)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Susan Blue – personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Edward Brightman - personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Olivia Hilton - personal health<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>>>> REMINDERS:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>NEW GRANT AVAILABLE TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN IN NEED<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Pitts Emergency Grant was recently created by the Saint
Anna’s Home of the Diocese of Washington. The one-time grant of up to
$1,500 is designed to offer emergency assistance to women of at least 70 years
old of African descent who are members of the Diocese of Washington when there
is a critical, unexpected event which requires an immediate response. Funds
will be paid directly to an entity, not an individual. The request must come
from or be endorsed by a clergy member in the diocese. The process is confidential,
and requests can be submitted at any time to: Pitts Emergency Grant of Saint
Anna’s Home, Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Episcopal Church House,
Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C. 20016. For further information, contact Irene
V. Jackson-Brown at ivjb@aol.com <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>THRIFT SHOP YARD SALE TO BENEFIT BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All Saints, Chevy Chase will hold a Thrift Shop Yard Sale
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 11, at the church. All proceeds will benefit the
Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. Contact Sally Griffin at 301/654-2735 or
dmgrig@erols.com for further information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>HATE CRIME: WHERE IT COMES FROM, WHAT IT MEANS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Howard J. Ehrlich, director of The Prejudice Institute, a
Baltimore-based think tank dedicated to comprehending and combating the growing
problem of hate crime will speak at St. Alban's, D.C. as part of the Ideas
Alive summer forum series at 11:15 a.m. July 12. Ehrlich will discuss how to
respond to violence that flows from political extremism and how to educate
children and young people about it. Copies of his new book, “Hate Crimes
and Ethnoviolence: The History, Current Affairs, and Future of Discrimination
in America,” will be available. For more information contact Andrew
Ramsey-Moor at arm2k@earthlink.net or 443/538-1550. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>SUMMER EVENINGS OF PRAYER<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>If you desire time for silence and prayer, but a busy life
puts obstacles in the way, then come to Summer Evenings of Prayer. Learn ways
to pray that can be incorporated into your daily routine. Each evening, learn a
contemplative prayer, practice it, and review the experience. You may attend
any, or all sessions. Meet Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Epiphany, D.C. (1317
G St, NW) through Aug. 5. RSVP to swalker@epiphanydc.org, or call 202/347-2635
ext 20.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>FALL PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Join Bishop John Bryson Chane and members of the Diocese of
Washington on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land from Oct. 22 to Nov. 4. The
itinerary includes Jerusalem, Galilee, Jordan, Ramallah and Nazareth. The trip
costs $3,425, which includes roundtrip airfare from Dulles, all accommodation,
meals and transportation, tour guide and entrance fees. Travelers must have a
passport that is valid until at least May 4, 2010 and must obtain a visa to
Jordan before leaving the United States. Deposit of $350 is due by July 10.
Please contact Tracy Dieter at tdieter@edow.org or 202/537-6545 to reserve a
place or for further information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* If you are interested in serving on the Diocese of
Jerusalem Committee, please e-mail Bishop Chane at jchane@edow.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>MANAGING STRESS SPIRITUALLY IN DIVERSE SERVICE WORK<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Washington National Cathedral’s Interfaith Program
will host a Greenleaf Integrative Strategies event led by Swami Adhyatmananda
from 5 to 8 p.m. July 11 in the Perry Auditorium. Adhyatmananda is one of the
most sought-after Indian speakers and is the spiritual head of the Shivananda
Order located in Ahmedabad, India. The order is a non-sectarian tradition of
Hinduism. The topic is, “Sustaining Service: Managing Stress Spiritually
in Diverse Service Work,” and is intended to be a gift for those who work
on behalf of others. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.; no entry will be allowed after 6
p.m. RSVP to drshah@greenleaf-is.com. Visit
http://www.divyajivan.org/adhyatmananda/index.htm for further information.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ICON PAINTING WORKSHOP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Rev. Peter Pearson will lead an icon writing (painting)
retreat/workshop on Labor Day weekend at Trinity, St. Mary’s. Classes are
set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 5 and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 6. Participants
will receive step-by-step instructions to start and complete an icon. All
materials will be provided. The cost is $225. For more information or to
register, call the Rev. John Ball at 301/862-4597 or e-mail
trinitysmcmd@olg.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>DIOCESAN YOUTH MINISTRY – TENTATIVE DATES FOR
2009/2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The following dates have been put forward for Youth Ministry
activities in 2009/2010. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Youth Lock In at the Cathedral: Nov.13, 2009<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* High School Retreat: Feb. 19-21, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>* Middle School Retreat: March 19-21, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>For further information about any of these events, please
contact Jessica Hitchcock, interim youth missioner, at 202/537-6524 or
jhitchcock@edow.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys is seeking
volunteers to assist with administrative projects. The school office is open
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and is currently located at Episcopal
Church House. In September, it will move to the new school building in SE
Washington. Call Randy O’Donoghue at 202/299-6521 if you are interested
in volunteering.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>HOSTING 11TH STEP RETREATS <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Samaritan Ministry is launching a new retreat program for
Next Step program participants in recovery from substance abuse. Called 11th
Step Retreats, the day-long retreat is designed for people who are working the
11th step in a 12-step recovery program of any kind. It is designed to help
people find a method of prayer and/or meditation that enables them to draw closer
to the God of their understanding. If your parish is interested in hosting a
retreat for people in recovery, contact Kathy Doxsee at 202/722-2280 x315 or
kdoxsee@samaritanministry.org <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>LATINO MINISTRY CELEBRATION – SAVE THE DATE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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@edow.org<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>CONTRIBUTING TO THE BISHOP JOHN T. WALKER SCHOOL<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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<o:p></o:p></p>
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