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This week’s E-pistle is excepted from Bishop Reddall’s presentation earlier this week at Adult Camp at Chapel Rock.
Twenty years ago this fall, I started seminary, and one of the requirements of our first semester was to go out and visit different churches’ worship services (I really wish I had done more of this!). I was with a group that went to St. Paul’s Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn, a thriving several-thousand-member African American church pastored by the Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood, a mover and shaker in NYC for equality and bringing people up out of poverty.
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| ITEMS OF INTEREST THIS WEEK |
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Planning Your Work, Working Your Plan
[ECF] Because of my business background, I realize how important strategic visioning is for any organization – churches included. Plan your work and work your plan. However, in my first year as rector of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, there could be no heavy lifting with strategic visioning until we learned about each other and our parish – who we are and where we are. We knew whose we were! Any process to discern vision and mission first and foremost requires all engaged parties to trust one another completely. And trust is not built overnight in any organization, especially religious institutions. Read more. Stay Prepared: Five Easy Steps for Running Drills
[CPG] Most leaders of Episcopal institutions understand the importance of disaster preparation-for natural disasters and extreme weather events, violence and criminal activity, illness breakout, and more. And, many leaders have acted by creating written plans for responding to catastrophic events. Don’t let those written plans sit on a shelf and gather dust! Read more.
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| NEWS AROUND THE DIOCESE |
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The Art of the Women of Perryville
On Saturday, September 1 from 4:00-6:00 p.m., All Saints’ (Phoenix) will host an opening reception in the Saint Barbara Gallery of artwork in different styles and mediums created by inmates at Perryville Prison. All are invited to attend. Pieces are on display and available for purchase. The exhibit runs from September 1-30. Enneagram Retreat: Why We React The Way We Do
All are invited to attend an Enneagram Retreat from September 13 at 6:00 p.m. to September 14 at 3:30 p.m. at St. Augustine’s (Tempe). The Enneagram is a map of a powerful and dynamic personality system that describes nine distinct and fundamentally different patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting. The retreat will be facilitated by Robin Cameron, certified Enneagram Teacher in the Narrative Tradition and trained spiritual director with a strong background in 12-Step spirituality and scripture. Robin presents the Enneagram in a highly interactive setting where people discover themselves with understanding that is life-changing. Get more information and register.
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| CLERGY NEWS |
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The Rev. Cheryl Fox…
is the new Vicar of St. John’s Episcopal-Lutheran Congregation (Williams).
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| DIOCESAN CONVENTION INFORMATION |
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Call for Nominations
Any member of the Clergy who is canonically resident or any lay communicant in good standing may submit to the Chair of the Nominating Committee no later than Tuesday, September 3, a completed nomination form for one or more persons to fill an open position. Please allow time before the deadline for the chair of the committee to review and respond to submissions.
Exhibit Tables
Spaces for exhibitors at Convention are available, however they are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. The participation fee is dependent on the type of exhibit you are planning. If you, your congregation, or your ministry are interested in an exhibit space, don’t wait!
Children’s Program
The Diocesan Convention Children’s Program will be offered again this year all day on Friday and Saturday of convention. Children’s and Nursery programs are offered for infant through 6th grade on Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday, from 8:00 a.m. to close of Convention. Children will enjoy music, arts and crafts, stories, swimming (kindergarten and older) and lots of fun! Pre-registration is required.
Details and forms for all of the above can be found on the Diocesan Convention webpage.
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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, August 17
- Native Ministry Retreat
@ The Franciscan Renewal Center, Scottsdale
- Bargains Galore and Book Shelf Bookstore
@ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Contemplative Group Prayer
@ St. Michael & All Angels, Tucson
- Omega Service @ Christ the King, Tucson
- Taizé @ St. Andrew’s, Sedona
Sunday, August 18
- Bishop’s Visitation @ St Peter’s, Casa Grande
Monday, August 19
- Living with Loss Group @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Men’s Bible Work Bench @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
Tuesday, August 20
- Living with Loss Grief Support Group
@ St. Raphael in the Valley, Benson
- Taizé @ St. Michael & All Angels, Tucson
Wednesday, August 21
- Intercessory Prayers @ St. Stephen’s, Sierra Vista
- Eucharist & Healing Service @ St. Christopher’s, Sun City
- Healing Service & Eucharist @ St. Matthew’s, Chandler
- Contemplative Eucharist @ St. Stephen’s, Sierra Vista
- Centering Prayer & Lectio Divina
@ Church of the Apostles, Oro Valley
Friday, August 23
- Deacons Embracing Creation on Sabbath Time
@ Redemptorist Renewal Center, Tucson
- Mark Down’s Thrift Store @ St. Mark’s, Mesa
- Centering Prayer @ St. Luke’s, Prescott
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| PRAYERS |
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[click on the link above for the complete calendar]
August
18 St. Mark’s, Mesa
25 SS Philip & James, Morenci
September
1 St. Andrew’s, Nogales
8 Church of the Apostles, Oro Valley
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
- All those affected by incarceration
- All those affected by recent weather, natural disasters, and
civil unrest
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