Weeks Ahead
Episcopal News Service. August 31, 2005 [083105-3-A]
* LEXINGTON, Virginia: Eucharist to celebrate life of Episcopal missionary, peace-maker Nikkel
* WASHINGTON, DC: State Day prayers to honor New York
* ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Anglican Cycle of Prayer -- Diocese of Salisbury, England
* BOSTON: Book Launch - "What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World"
* BRIGHTON, Utah: Women's retreat considers "What Would Jesus Ask?"
* LOS ANGELES: 'Africa Day' to enliven worship at Holy Faith, Inglewood
* WASHINGTON, DC: Global poverty, MDGs, focus of National Cathedral service
* WASHINGTON, DC: Christianity in the 21st century is focus of workshop
* SEATTLE, Washington: St. Mark's Cathedral presents organ concert series
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 at 11am on Saturday, September 3, at R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Virginia.
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 Nikkel, will preach at the event. For more information, visit http://www.dioswva.org/.
Coming up Sunday, September 4, 2005...
WASHINGTON, D.C: State Day prayers to honor New York
State Day prayers will honor New York on Sunday, September 4, at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200; http://www.cathedral.org/. Next Sunday, September 11: State Day prayers will honor North Carolina.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION: Anglican Cycle of Prayer -- Diocese of Salisbury, England
Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (16 Pentecost) will give thanks for the Diocese of Salisbury - Ramsbury - (Canterbury, England). The Rt. Rev. Peter Fearnley Hullah, bishop. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.
Coming up Thursday, September 8, 2005...
BOSTON: Book Launch - "What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World"
A reception to celebrate the publication of "What Can One Person Do? Faith to Heal a Broken World" by the Rev. Dr. Sabina Alkire and the Rev. Dr. Edmund Newell will be held on Thursday, September 8, at Emmanuel Church in Boston, from 5 – 7pm. The evening will include an opportunity to meet the authors and contributors, and enjoy good food, wine, and conversation.
Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston.
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 http://www.episcopal-ut.org/ or call Julia Packard, 800.343.4756 or 801.322.4131.
Coming up Sunday, September 11, 2005...
LOS ANGELES: 'Africa Day' to enliven worship at Holy Faith, Inglewood
Holy Faith Church in Inglewood, Los Angeles, will celebrate its 13th annual Africa Day on Sunday, September 11 at 11am. Music and a post-worship reception will highlight the cultures of its African members, some of whom come from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Ghana.
Guest speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Edward Mackenzie, bishop-in-charge of Christ the Good Shepherd Church in Los Angeles, and native of South Africa.
The congregation will offer a moment of silent prayer for victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
Political and community leaders, including members of the Inglewood City Council, the mayor of Inglewood, and leaders from Los Angeles are scheduled to be present.
For information, call 310.674.7700. Holy Faith Church is located at 260 N. Locust Street, Inglewood.
WASHINGTON, DC: Global poverty, MDGs, focus of National Cathedral service
More than 30 leaders of Christian denominations worldwide will gather at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, September 11, to affirm the UN plan to halve extreme poverty by 2015 and propose stepped up action to eradicate poverty throughout the world. Participants will call for a recommitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals as laid out by UN members in 2000.
The event, "Consultation of Religious Leaders on Global Poverty," will open with a series of worship services and lectures in the Cathedral nave, including a 2pm speech by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and special advisor to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
During a 4pm interfaith service of music and prayer, featured speakers will include Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape Town, South Africa; and former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright.
All events in the Cathedral nave on Sunday, September 11 are open to the public and free of charge. Media coverage is welcome.
Beginning Sunday evening, the faith leaders will enter closed consultative sessions that will extend into Tuesday, September 13, after which a delegation will travel to New York to present the group's communiqué to the U.N.
"On Global Poverty" is the inaugural event of the Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, a new initiative of the Cathedral College of Washington National Cathedral. Prior to the September 11 convocation's start, the Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, director of the Center, will be available for interviews and background briefings.
For a complete press kit, please click on the following link, http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/news/050911index.shtml.
Looking Ahead:
Coming up Saturday, September 17, 2005...
WASHINGTON, DC: Christianity in the 21st century is focus of workshop
St. Alban's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, presents a workshop, "North American Christianity in the 21st Century," with Phyllis Tickle from 9am - 1pm on Saturday, September 17.
Tickle will focus on "the Church being in the midst of the final throes of a second Reformation, and the effect this reformation is having on individuals, parishes, and the national church." The day will be divided into three sessions, with plenty of time for questions, answers and snacks.
RSVP at 202.363.8286, $10 suggested donation at the door.
St. Alban's Parish 3001 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016. http://www.albansdc.org/.
Coming up Sunday, September 18, 2005...
SEATTLE, Washington: St. Mark's Cathedral presents organ concert series
Arts at St. Mark's Cathedral presents September organ concerts beginning at 3pm on Sunday, September 18, with an opportunity to hear 18-year-old organist Daniel Goltz.
Goltz currently is studying in Walla Walla with Kraig Scott who played last season's all-Bach concert. Program will include organ masterpieces from the past five centuries, with works by Bruhns, Bach and Bolcom, and Vierne's Second Symphony.
Goltz will give a pre-concert lecture at 2pm. Reception following the concert is co-sponsored by the Puget Sound Theatre Organ Society, the Pipe Organ Foundation and the Seattle Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Tickets are $10 adults, $5 students & seniors. Charge by phone at Ticket Window, 206.325.6500 or http://www.ticketwindowonline.com/, or in person at the Cathedral Shop, 1245 10th Ave. E, Seattle.