Week Ahead: Bishop in Jerusalem to Visit Minnesota
Episcopal News Service. November 3, 2004 [110304-2-A]
MINNESOTA - The Rt. Rev. Riah Abu El-Assal, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, will make a four-day visit to the Diocese of Minnesota Nov. 6 - 10. His visit comes at the invitation of St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis, and is the final component of a year-long commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the First World Anglican Congress, held at St. Mark's Cathedral in August, 1954.
"Bishop Riah's visit will be an opportunity to make the Anglican world a little smaller," said the Very Rev. Spenser D. Simrill, dean of St. Mark's Cathedral. "It will also highlight an area in the Anglican Communion where people are working together, across personal differences, to focus on mission and bring reconciliation and relief."
Highlights of Bishop Riah's schedule in Minnesota include:
Sunday, November 7
8:00, 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. - Bishop Riah preaches at Cathedral Worship Services
10:00 a.m. - Bishop Riah speaks at "Dean's Forum"
12:30 to 1:30 p.m. - Reception and Book Signing
5:00 p.m. - Bishop Riah speaks at Public Forum on Middle East Issues
Monday, November 8
7:00 p.m. - Bishop Riah presides at Interfaith "Evening of Reconciliation," which will include representatives of other faith traditions, including Judaism and Islam. St. Mark's Cathedral
Other components of the anniversary commemoration have included the Presiding Bishop's Forum on Global Reconciliation, held during the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in August, 2003 and a visit by the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Rev. Canon John Peterson, himself a native Minnesotan.
Coming up Thursday, November 4, 2004...
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - "Captured by the Crucified: A Conference and Spiritual Life Workshop Celebrating Austin Farrer's Lived Theology in the Centenary Year of His Birth" will be the theme of a conference and workshop at St. James Center for Spiritual Formation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 4-7.
Part of Farrer's lasting legacy -- and the part which this conference and workshop will celebrate in the centennial year of his birth -- is the practical spiritual direction into which his rigorous and faith-full theology was translated in sermons and books. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has called him "possibly the greatest Anglican mind of the 20th century."
Further information and registration: www.stjamescsf.org. St. James Center for Spiritual Formation, P.O. Box 126, Baton Rouge, LA 70821, or call Fr. Robert Odom (SJCSF Director) at 225.387.5141.
MONTEAGLE, Tennessee - The Rev. Anthony G. Pappas, area minister for the American Baptist Churches of Massachusetts and noted author of several books on small church ministry, will be the keynote speaker for the Center for Ministry in Small Churches (CMSC) Annual Gathering to be held at the DuBose Conference Center, Monteagle, Tennessee, Nov. 4-6. Workshops will address "Evangelization" and "Developing Lay Ministry," among other key small church issues.
Further information about the 2004 CMSC Annual Gathering, call the Rev. Dr. Susanna Metz, executive director, at 800.722.1974, e-mail: smetz@sewanee.edu, or write to CMSC, 335 Tennessee Ave., Sewanee, TN 37383-0001.
"The Center for Ministry in Small Churches (CMSC) was formed to offer clergy and laity a comprehensive and practical cooperative experience in small church ministry and management which will encourage and support them in their work and mission, and equip these saints of the Lord to grow in love and unity with God and one another in Christian community.
The CMSC is a joint program of the Episcopal dioceses of Tennessee, East Tennessee, West Tennessee, Lexington, and the University of the South at Sewanee, Tennessee."
Coming up Friday, November 5, 2004…
ROSEVILLE, Minnesota - Be transported to 1650 Mexico as the Gregorian Singers at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Roseville, Minnesota, perform Padilla's lavish and visceral setting for the Mass; Missa Ego Flos Campi at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5. Complete with period instruments, Hispanic poetry and a sherry reception, the concert is $10 advance, $14 at the door. For further information call 651.633.4589.
St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 2300 North Hamline Avenue, Roseville, Minnesota 55113
Coming up Saturday, November 6, 2004...
NEW YORK - The Spirituality Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New York will host a program, "The Peace of God, It is No Peace: The Gospel of God and Human Conflict," from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Church of the Intercession, New York, on Nov. 6. The keynote speaker will be Brother Douglas Brown OHC who will explore questions of conflict and disagreement as well as helping to identify ways in which to respond to differences in faith and spirituality.
$35 ($20 for students and religious) includes lunch. Reservations: Brenda Newman, 212.222.3855 or newmanbrenda@earthlink.net.
Church of the Intercession, 550 West 155th Street, New York.
RIVERDALE, New York - Vocal Artist Rachelle Fleming will kick-off the 2004-2005 Christ Church Riverdale concert series at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6 with a concert featuring Jazz standards from the American vernacular. Tickets are $15, $10 for students and seniors. Rachelle Fleming has performed all over the United States in a wide range of musical theater and theater roles.
Christ Church has offered a concert series, presenting talented local and international artists for over 15 years. Artist talent ranging from winners of the Bronx Arts Ensemble Young Artists Competition, to Anonymous Four have presented exciting concerts in a recently restored landmark John Upjohn Gothic church. With a commitment of bringing music to its community, Christ Church has distinguished itself as a musical center in Riverdale and is known for the quality of performances it presents.
Further information: Christ Church office at 718.543.1011.
WHITEMARSH, Pennsylvania - St. Thomas' Church in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania, will continue its Fall 2004 conference program with "The DaVinci Code: Historical Fact or Fiction or Both?" from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6. The conference will be held in The MacColl Hall Auditorium, Cost: $15.
General Theological Seminary in New York City's Professor of New Testament Deirdre J. Good, author of numerous publications, will lead an exciting program on "Decoding DaVinci." Dan Brown's DaVinci Code is a publishing phenomenon. Using the book as a spring board three issues will be considered in three separate discussions: What difference does it make to your faith if Jesus and Mary Magdalene did have a sexual relationship? Does historical fiction uncover truths that historical reconstructions might not? Given ancient sources, what is the particular perspective of Dan Brown on the period of Christian origins?
Further information: http://www.stthomaswhitemarsh.org.
Coming up Sunday, November 7, 2004...
PORTLAND, Oregon - A Festal Choral Eucharist will be celebrated on All Saints' Sunday, Nov. 7, 10:00 a.m., at St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in the Gresham district of Portland, Oregon.
Music from San Marco, Venice, and Westminster Abbey, two of the great centers of Christian worship in Europe will be sung by the choir.
Beatus vir, Psalm 112, prepared for San Marco, Venice, will be sung at the offertory, accompanied by strings and members of the Oregon Renaissance Band performing on recorders and sackbuts, the forerunner of the trombone.
The Oregon Renaissance Band is an ensemble dedicated to performing and recording music of the Renaissance, played on faithful reproductions of historical instruments, many of which were built by the performers. The Oregon Renaissance Band has presented concerts and workshops since 1991 and has been featured on NPR's "Performance Today". In 1998, ORB performed at the early music festival in Regensburg, Germany. ORB is directed by Philip Neuman and Gayle Neuman.
St. Aidan's Episcopal Church, N.E. 174th and Glisan St., in the Gresham district of Portland, Oregon.
SULPHUR, Louisiana - Concert and Chili at Trinity Episcopal Church
Laura Boosinger, an award-winning performer and recording artist from Asheville, North Carolina, whose primary focus is the interpretation of traditional music from the Southern Appalachian Mountain region, will perform a concert on Friday, Nov. 5 in the Jubilee Center of Trinity Episcopal Church, Sulphur. Laura's concerts offer a step back to a simpler time, awakening memories for the old and gently instilling important cultural lessons for the young. Through an introduction to several traditional instruments and vocal styles found throughout the region, Laura invites audiences to participate in the richness of the region's musical heritage, from ballads to play-parties, and old-time banjo to finger-style Autoharp.
Join Trinity Episcopal church members for this family-friendly event and Concert and Chili Dinner. Come early for the chili dinner with fixin's, beginning at 5:00 pm and stay for the concert, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The cost is $6 for the chili dinner plus $7 donation at the door for the concert.
For additional information contact: Jubilee Center, Trinity Episcopal Church, 1700 Maplewood Drive, Sulphur, LA 70663. Phone: 337.625.4288.
WILTON, Maine - A silent auction to benefit the Haitian victims of Hurricane Jeanne is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 7 in the North Dining Hall on the University of Maine at Farmington campus. Sponsored by St. Luke's, Wilton, this community-wide event involves churches in the Farmington-Wilton area. The auction will be held from 2 to 4 pm. Entertainment and refreshments also will be provided. Proceeds from this community event will go to the 2004 Haiti Hurricane Relief Fund, which is providing emergency assistance to Haiti through Episcopal Relief and Development of the national church.
Further information: Corey Walmer 778-5752 or St. Luke's, Wilton 645-2639. stlukes@mainewest.com
WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Tennessee 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 Rev. Canon Michael Wyatt, preacher. Next Sunday, Nov. 14: State Day prayers will remember Ohio.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION - Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (23 Pentecost) will give thanks for the Most Rev. Drexel Wellington Gomez, Archbishop, Church in the Province of the West Indies & Bishop of Nassau & The Bahamas & The Turks & Caicos Islands.
The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.