Weeks Ahead
Episcopal News Service. August 24, 2005 [082405-1-A]
LOS ANGELES: Memorial service at Cathedral to honor Brother Roger of Taizé
NEW YORK CITY: Latin American Cultural Nights celebrates its second summer
CHARLESTON, S. Carolina: Couples conference to help strengthen relationships
MUNDELEIN, Illinois: Christian formation focus of two-day workshop
SHORELINE, Washington: Desert spirituality is focus of afternoon workshop
WASHINGTON, D.C: State Day prayers to honor Virginia
ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Anglican Cycle of Prayer -- Diocese of Rumbek, Sudan
LEXINGTON, Virginia: Eucharist to celebrate life of Episcopal missionary, peace-maker Nikkel
LOS ANGELES: Canon to be among presenters at interfaith liturgy conference
BRIGHTON, Utah: Women's retreat considers "What Would Jesus Ask?"
Coming up Thursday, August 25, 2005...
LOS ANGELES: Memorial service at Cathedral to honor Brother Roger of Taizé
Brother Roger, the founder of the Taizé community in France, will be remembered at a memorial service at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 25 at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul.
Roger Schutz-Marsauche was murdered on August 16 as he participated in worship at the Church of Reconciliation at Taizé, the ecumenical monastery he founded in 1940 when he was 25 years old. He was 90 at his death. French police say that the accused murderer is a 35-year-old Romanian woman who has a history of mental illness.
The diocesan community is invited to attend and participate in Thursday night's service, which will be conducted in the Taizé style, with readings from Brother Roger's writings. Musicians are invited to arrive at 6 p.m. with their instruments to rehearse. Leaders from many denominations have been invited to attend the service, which is being arranged by representatives from several congregations of the Diocese of Los Angeles that hold regular Taizé-style worship.
A reception will follow the service.
The Cathedral Center is located at 840 Echo Park Avenue, Los Angeles. For information, contact Canon Lydia Lopez at 213.482.2040, ext.245, or by e-mail at lydialopez@ladiocese.org.
NEW YORK CITY: Latin American Cultural Nights celebrates its second summer
The Episcopal Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy at 26 West 84th Street concludes its second summer of Cultural Nights full of celebration, tradition and culture. Order of Celebrations: Puerto Rico, Brazil and Cuba, Colombia and Venezuela, Argentina and Chile, Latino Jazz, Perú and Ecuador, Central América, México, Dominican Republic, All Cultures. 6:30pm; Praise and thanksgiving 7:30pm; Music, food and entertainment. Further information: 212.362.6750 or email: croland@smstny.org.
LA IGLESIA EPISCOPAL DE SAN MATEO Y SAN TIMOTEO Presenta su segundo verano de Noches Culturales llenas de celebración, tradición y cultura LOS JUEVES-al 25 de agosto. Orden de Celebraciones: Puerto Rico, Brasil y Cuba, Colombia y Venezuela, Argentina y Chile, Jazz Latino, Perú y Ecuador, Centro América, México, República Dominicana, Todas las Culturas 6:30pm. Alabanza y acción de gracias 7:30pm: Música, comida y entretenimiento. 26 West 84th Street. Para más información 212.362.6750 x 305 croland@smstny.org.
Coming up Friday, August 26, 2005...
CHARLESTON, South Carolina: Couples conference to help strengthen relationships
The seventh annual diocesan couples conference will take place August 26-28 at Camp St. Christopher in Charleston, South Carolina. This conference features the Marriage Course, which focuses on seven specific topic areas, explained and developed in a video presentation designed to help couples strengthen their marriage. The total course for the weekend is $285 per couple. For information and registration call Mike or Debbie Kollar at 843.769.5310 or 843.571.3460.
MUNDELEIN, Illinois: Christian formation focus of two-day workshop
The Diocese of Chicago, in conjunction with Province V is offering a unique learning opportunity for those working with adults, youth and children in lifelong Christian formation, called "Whose Church is it Anyway?"
This two-day event, held August 26-27 at the conference center of the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois, is geared towards adult formation leaders, church school teachers, catechists, clergy, youth ministry coordinators, youth group leaders, religious education directors, youth ministers, Journey to Adulthood (JTA) leaders, and others.
Those in attendance will participate in interactive workshops, hands-on use of resources, and brainstorming sessions for exploring questions and exchanging ideas and experiences. The Rev. Linda Grenz, director of LeaderResources, will conduct the plenary sessions and serve as the event's narrator.
"Whose Church is it Anyway?" will offer more than 50 learning experiences on topics related to adult learning, youth and young adults, children, technology and stewardship. Participants will leave with a notebook of handouts from each of the learning experiences.
Registration fee includes lodging, meals, and materials: single $150; double $125; commuter $40 per person, per day (fee includes meals and materials.) Scholarship assistance is available.
For information call Anne Cothran in the Office of Christian Formation, Diocese of Chicago, at 312.751.4206 or email acothran@epischicago.org. The registration brochure and form are also available online at http://www.epischicago.org.
Coming up Sunday, August 28, 2005...
SHORELINE, Washington: Desert spirituality is focus of afternoon workshop
An afternoon of desert spirituality will be held from 3-7pm on Sunday, August 28 at St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands in Shoreline, Washington.
Prophets encountered God in the desert. Jesus prayed in the desert. Early Christians sought God's voice in the desert. Be guided in desert spirituality by the Rev. Beverly Hosea, a Seattle-based Episcopal priest and director of the Community of the Lamb. Hosea recently studied desert spirituality in Jerusalem and traveled through the Judean Desert.
Sponsored by the ongoing Prayer of the Lamb group at St. Dunstan's, a freewill offering will be gathered to support the ministry of the Community of the Lamb. Bring a small salad, dessert or other dish to share.
For more information contact St. Dunstan's, 206.363.4319 or email: prayerlamb@st-dunstan-episcopal.us. To contact Beverly Hosea email: prayerofthelamb@mac.com.
St. Dunstan's Church of the Highlands, 722 North 145th Street, Shoreline, WA 98133. www.st-dunstans-episcopal.us.
WASHINGTON, D.C: State Day prayers to honor Virginia
State Day prayers this Sunday will honor Virginia on Sunday, August 28, at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200; www.cathedral.org. Next Sunday, June 26: State Day prayers will remember New York.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Anglican Cycle of Prayer -- Diocese of Rumbek, Sudan
Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (15 Pentecost) will give thanks for the Diocese of Rumbek in Sudan, the Rt. Rev. Alapayo Manyang Kuctiel, bishop. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.
Coming up Saturday, September 3, 2005...
LEXINGTON, Virginia: Eucharist to celebrate life of Episcopal missionary, peace-maker Nikkel
The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia will celebrate the life of the late Rev. Marc Nikkel, the first Episcopal missionary to Sudan, with a festival Eucharist. Nikkel is remembered by the Sudanese as an evangelist and peace-maker who helped bring together more than 2,000 feuding tribes in Southern Sudan for peace talks. The Rev. Bartholomayo Bol Deng, protégé of Marc Nikkel, will preach at the event to be held at R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church at 11:00am. For more information, visit www.dioswva.org.
Coming up Wednesday, September 7, 2005...
LOS ANGELES: Canon to be among presenters at interfaith liturgy conference
The Rev. Canon Mark Kowalewski, diocesan canon for theology, formation and deployment, will be among the presenters at Hebrew Union College September 7-8, for "Prayer after the Tower of Babel."
This interreligious exploration of liturgy and its languages, and how religious ideas are translated into words and music, is sponsored by Hebrew Union College, the Institute for Liturgical Studies of the University of Vienna, the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Board of Rabbis of Southern California, the United University Church, and others.
The Conference will include worship in the Episcopal, Roman Catholic and Jewish traditions and will feature a concert of Jewish liturgical music.
To register (deadline is Sept. 1), send a check for $25 ($10 for enrolled students) made out to HUC (Liturgical Conference) to Hebrew Union College, 3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles 90007, attn: Jessica Maxwell.
Coming up Friday, September 9, 2005...
BRIGHTON, Utah: Women's retreat considers "What Would Jesus Ask?"
A retreat for women will be held at Camp Tuttle near Brighton, Utah, from dinner Friday Sept. 9 through dinner Saturday, Sept. 10 and will continue the dialogue begun two-thousand years ago.
Throughout his ministry, Jesus asked thought-provoking, soul-searching questions of his friends and followers, enemies and adversaries. This retreat, led by the Rev. Gwyneth MacKenzie Murphy, will enter the Gospel through prayer, silence, reflection and worship.
Part of the Affirmation education series of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, this retreat is open to all women. The camp is near the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Registration deadline is Friday, September 2. Forms and information available at www.episcopal-ut.org or call Julia Packard, 800.343.4756 or 801.322.4131.