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Episcopal News Service. April 27, 2005 [042705-1-A]
Coming up Saturday, April 30, 2005...
DALLAS, Texas -- Via Media Dallas will present the Rev. Dr. Michael Battle from Virginia Theological Seminary from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Dallas, Texas.
Battle will lead a discussion of the Windsor Report, scheduled to be the topic of the Diocese of Dallas' special convention on May 14. Delegates to the Convention are especially urged to attend the meeting which is open to all who are interested in a broader understanding of the Report. Battle has worked closely with Bishop Mark Dyer, the Episcopal Church representative on the committee which wrote the Windsor Report.
Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 8787 Greenville Ave., Dallas, Texas 75243. http://www.ascensiondallas.org/main/index.htm.
KENT, Washington -- Daughters of the King invites girls to "See Yourself as God Sees You" from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at St. James Episcopal Church in Kent, Washington.
This interactive, intergenerational day of discovery for girls aged 7-17 and women who love them was born out of a desire to help and support the girls and women of the Diocese of Olympia. In a fast-paced, high-pressure world where activities separate generations, the day will offer an opportunity to discover and experience God's love, care and delight through poetry, liturgical dance, art, story and song.
Nationally acclaimed poet and presenter Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer will deliver the luncheon address and lead the poetry sessions. Kate Russell, dance instructor and member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Lakewood, will lead the liturgical dance discovery sessions using Psalm 139. Darrell Powell, educator, St. Mary's ministries coordinator and former diocesan Episcopal Church Women (ECW) president, will guide the art discovery sessions and lead the closing worship.
The Order of the Daughters of the King was founded in an Episcopal Church in New York City in 1885. Today, it is an international order in the Anglican Communion and other churches with an historic episcopate. The purpose of the order is to spread Christ's Kingdom, especially among women and girls.
Thanks in part to a gift from ECW, the registration fee is only $5 per person. To register, contact Julie Wahtola at juliedok@msn.com.
St. James Episcopal Church, 24447 94th Ave S, Kent, WA 98030. Tel: 253.852.4450. http://www.stjameskent.org.
NATION -- The Episcopal Diocese of Texas and the Parish of Trinity Church-St. Paul's Chapel in New York City are co-sponsoring a unique webcast on Saturday, April 30, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time focusing on the Episcopal Church and evangelism.
"Episcopal Fear Factor: A Webcast on Evangelism," will feature the 2005 recipient of the Bishop Hines Preaching Award, the Rev. James W. Nutter of Palmer Episcopal Church, Houston. Portions of the award-winning video, The Discovery Series: A Christian Journey, produced by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, will also be shown.
The webcast event, geared for participants gathered in local churches throughout the country, is designed to provide a safe environment where people will be guided to define and share their personal stories of faith in a small group setting.
At its conclusion, local conveners will help participants answer questions designed to build their confidence and ability in sharing faith stories.
To watch the live webcast, please visit http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/news/webcasttest.shtml. The webcast will also be available for on-demand viewing after its conclusion.
SEATTLE, Washington -- Celebrating the accomplishments of its Refugee Resettlement Office, St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in West Seattle will host staff, participants, volunteers, funders and collaborative partners for a potluck, music and community at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Please bring some food to share, your appetite and your charm to this casual event to celebrate the accomplishments of the Refugee Office. For more information call Laura Thompson at 206.323.3152 ext 105.
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church, 4210 SW Hanford, Seattle,
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida -- Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, general editor of the Lift Every Voice hymnal and professor emeritus of music at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will lead a workshop titled "Lift Every Voice -- A Celebration of African-American Sacred Music" from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, at Grace Church in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Boyer, who is known throughout the Episcopal Church as a compelling teacher and storyteller, as well as a gospel singer, grew up immersed in gospel music as an intimate, passionate expression of faith. His parents, both ministers in the Church of God in Christ, opposed any study of secular music, but Boyer went on to earn master's and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, New York, and to teach in colleges and universities. The cost is $8 and includes lunch.
Grace Episcopal Church, 3600 N Australian Ave, West Palm Beach, Florida 33407. Tel: 561.845.6060.
Coming up Sunday, May 1, 2005...
BOSTON -- This week's Trinity Forum, "Be Not Afraid," will be presented by Stephanie Spellers at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, in the church. Stephanie Spellers, a candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Massachusetts, shares with us the message of her forthcoming book on how to become God's radically welcoming people. Radical welcome is the dream of being truly, profoundly open to the presence, voice and power of people who've been on the margins of our church. It's the way God already welcomes us, and the way Jesus calls us, as his disciples, to welcome others.
This week's Sunday Afternoon Forum, "Radical Welcome" Series: "The Story of Our Fear" will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. on May 1, in the Commons of Trinity Church, Boston, and presented by Stephanie Spellers, a Candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Massachusetts. In this six-week journey, author and consultant Spellers will introduce the theology of radical welcome and Christian hospitality, and help participants to imagine God's radical dream for our community, anticipate and sit with fear of change, and create and identify the resources we need to move through fear to transformation and welcome. This series is open to all, and is offered particularly with Trinity Connection groups in mind.
Please contact Barbara Green, 617.536.0944, or Bill Franklin, 617.536.0944, for more information.
Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116. Tel: 617.536.0944. http://www.trinityboston.org/default.asp.
FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania -- St. Thomas' Church in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, will hold a Celtic worship service at 5:30 p.m. on May 1. The combination of candlelight, music, Word and reflection will offer a unique liturgical opportunity for personal contemplation amid the warmth of community.
St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh, Bethlehem Pike and Camp Hill Rd., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania 19034. Tel: 215.233.3970. http://www.stthomaswhitemarsh.org.
SAN FRANCISCO, California -- "The Legacy of 'The People's Pope' and the Future of the Papacy" will be this week's Forum at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, featuring Father Stephen Privett, S.J., president, University of San Francisco, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, at Gresham Hall, on the Crypt Level of the Cathedral.
"After a quarter century of extraordinary guidance from Pope John Paul II, the Roman Catholic church has a new leader: Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany. Why did the College of Cardinals come to this selection and how will Benedict XVI be able to fill the shoes of his dynamic predecessor? As president of one of the most prominent Catholic Universities in the country, Father Stephen Privett will offer his insight into the new pope and how the Catholic Church will embrace its new spiritual leader."
For more information about this event please call 415.749.6360 or email Larry Bisagni at larryb@gracecathedral.org. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St. (at Taylor St.), San Francisco, California 94108. Tel: 415.749.6300. http://www.gracecathedral.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Washington in liturgies at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200; http://www.cathedral.org. The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III will be the preacher at the 11 a.m. service. Next Sunday, May 8: State Day prayers will remember Idaho.
An Ecumenical Evensong in thanksgiving for the life and witness of Pope John Paul II and in celebration of the election and enthronement of His Holiness Benedict XVI will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, at Washington National Cathedral.
The Very Reverend Dr. David O'Connell, president of the Catholic University of America, will be the guest preacher and Bishop John Chane of Washington will officiate. The Reverend Canon Eugene T. Sutton, cantor; closing prayers by the Very Reverend Samuel T. Lloyd III, dean of the Cathedral, and the Most Rev. Gabriel Montalvo, Papal Nuncio; The service will also feature the Choir of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception with the Cathedral Choir of Men and Girls.
YONKERS, New York -- The Westchester Chapter of the United Nations Association of the USA will hold a public forum on "Eight Ways to Change the World: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)," from 2 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, in the Community Room of Yonkers Riverfront Library, New York.
The MDGs are a set of clear, measurable development goals set by the United Nations Millennium Summit in September 2000, when world leaders gathered to focus attention on some of the most pressing global concerns. The Library is located at One Larkin Plaza, across from the MetroNorth Train Station. Speakers will include Dr. Roberto Lenton, coordinator of the U.N. MDG Task Force on Water and Sanitation, and the Rev. Chloe Breyer of the Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation (EGR).
For further information, contact Phil Reynolds at philreynolds60@hotline.com. Tel: 914.472.5490 or http://www.stratdev.com/UNA-USA. Other useful information can be found online at: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals or http://www.unmillenniumproject.org or http://www.episcopalglobalreconciliation.org.
Yonkers Public Library, Riverfront Library, 1 Larkin Center, Yonkers, New York 10701. http://www.ypl.org.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION -- Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (Easter 6) will give thanks for the Navajoland Area Mission in Province VIII of the Episcopal Church, USA. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.