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| It was fascinating to experience Holy Week and Easter as a bishop for the first time. It brought home to me how little of parish priesthood is the actual liturgies for those days, and how much is the planning and preparation for those liturgies and the surrounding activities. As bishop, I planned almost nothing except my sermons. I dropped in to parishes to preach and preside, greeted people warmly, and was the beneficiary of hospitality and prayers and good will.
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| ITEMS OF INTEREST THIS WEEK |
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Building Begins on Lego Replica of National Cathedral
[ENS] Eight years after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake toppled parts of Washington National Cathedral as if they were toy blocks, people of all ages are spending $2 a brick to construct the world’s largest Lego cathedral to help pay for the building’s remaining repairs. Read more. 7 Steps Toward Intergenerational Discipleship
[ECF] When someone in the church speaks of “formation,” many think of the traditional Sunday school classroom, the glories of glitter and glue with small children and goodies-to-go bags on the first Sunday of Lent. Youth, however, are more likely to cringe at the prospect of a visit from parish clergy to their otherwise fun meetings. And adults recall enduring yet another adult forum on the physics of the crucifixion or on the details of this year’s new, improved program to recruit young families and save the congregation. Read more. Summer Camp Update
The W.I.L.D. program at Chapel Rock for week one (June 2-8) is FULL! There are still spaces available in the other two W.I.L.D. sessions (June 16-22 and June 23-29), as well as all other summer camp sessions. If you haven’t registered your camper(s) yet, visit the camp website and get them signed up today!
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| NEWS AROUND THE DIOCESE |
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Urban Nocturnes Spring Concert
On Sunday, May 5 at 4:00 p.m., Trinity Cathedral (Phoenix) will host a concert featuring Violinist Karen Sinclair and violist Christopher McKay with Cellist Melita Hunsinger, Clarinetist Erin Finkelstein. They’ll be joined with violinist Leah Latorroca, a member of The Phoenix Symphony. The program will include Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 76 No. 3 “Emperor”, Guillame Connesson’s Disco Toccata for clarinet and cello, and Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet in b minor, Op. 115. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased online.
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| DEACON BEACON |
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This is a monthly feature of our deacons & their ministry.
I Am Asking You to Give Hope
In December, I was privileged to join Archdeacon Sarah Getts, Deacon Ruth Hooper and Rev. Henry Hoffman on a journey to Nogales, Mexico, to tour two of five shelters that offer temporary living for refugees mostly from South America. The five shelters are sponsored heavily by Episcopal churches and house approximately 1,200 beds. Read more.
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| WEEKLY CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS |
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Please go to the Diocesan Calendar for more detailed information about these events and others including services such as Taizé and Compline. Use our Find a Church feature to locate a church listed below.
Saturday, April 27
- Bargains Galore and Book Shelf Bookstore
@ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Episcopal/Lutheran Disaster Preparedness Workshop
@ Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Tucson
- Contemplative Group Prayer
@ St. Michael & All Angels, Tucson
- Free Food Mobile Pantry
@ St. Luke’s at the Mountain, Phoenix
- Omega Service @ Christ the King, Tucson
- Taizé @ St. Andrew’s, Sedona
Sunday, April 28
- Bishop’s Visitation @ St Philip’s In The Hills, Tucson
- Compline with the Men’s & Women’s Schola
@ All Saints’, Phoenix
- Greatness Circle @ St. Peter’s, Litchfield Park
- Jazz at Twilight Concert @ St. John the Baptist, Glendale
Monday, April 29
- Living with Loss Group @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Men’s Bible Work Bench @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
Tuesday, April 30
- Living with Loss Grief Support Group
@ St. Raphael in the Valley, Benson
Wednesday, May 1
- Intercessory Prayers @ St. Stephen’s, Sierra Vista
- Eucharist & Healing Service @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Healing Service & Eucharist @ St. Matthew’s, Chandler
- Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina
@ Church of the Apostles, Oro Valley
Thursday, May 2
- Bishop Reddall on the Road
- Taizé @ Grace St. Paul’s, Tucson
- AZ Welcomes Refugees Meeting @ Grace St. Paul’s, Tucson
Friday, May 3
- Mark Down’s Thrift Store @ St. Mark’s, Mesa
- First Fridays @ Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix
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| PRAYERS |
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[click on the link above for the complete calendar]
April
28 St. Thomas, Clarkdale
May
5 St. Michael’s, Coolidge
12 St. Stephen’s, Douglas
19 Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, Flagstaff
Remember in your Prayers of the People:
Our companion Diocese:
And those who have asked for our prayers:
- All first responders
- All members of the Armed Forces,
especially those who are serving overseas
- Those affected by recent weather, natural disasters, and
civil unrest
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