Diocesan Digest
Episcopal News Service. April 14, 2005 [041405-2-A]
CONNECTICUT: Bishop urges congregations to accept oversight, remain in communion
NEW YORK: Trinity Church grants reach out to unchurched Gen X'ers and Latino immigrants
SAN FRANCISCO: Grace Cathedral's media ministry wins two summit creative awards
CONNECTICUT: Bishop urges congregations to accept oversight, remain in communion
The Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, recently mailed letters to the clergy, wardens and vestry of six congregations in the diocese that requested Delegated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight last spring. In response to a number of inquiries he has received for comment, the bishop has released the following statement:
"The six parishes asked for Delegated Episcopal Pastoral Oversight (DEPO) last May. When it was offered, the expectations they had were different from what the church can allow. In the time since then, we've made no progress in the understanding that DEPO is what the church can offer. My clear desire is for the clergy and parishes to remain in communion and for us to continue to serve Christ together."
http://www.ctdiocese.org/news/press.shtml
NEW YORK: Trinity Church grants reach out to unchurched Gen X'ers and Latino immigrants
The Reverend Dr. James H. Cooper, rector of the Parish of Trinity Church-St. Paul's Chapel, announced today $823,990 in grants, including support for attracting Gen X'ers -- young people in their 20s and 30s -- to the church, as well as immigrants seeking communities of faith.
"Connecting with new populations is a particular challenge for mainline Protestant churches," said Dr. Cooper, Trinity's seventeenth rector. "The average age of Episcopalians is 60, but the average American is 32. Yet many Christians under 35 who leave mainstream churches yearn for a larger purpose to their lives. With these grants we're reaching out to those who are seeking new spiritual connections."
Full story http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_61251_ENG_HTM.htm
SAN FRANCISCO (Diocese of California): Grace Cathedral's media ministry wins two summit creative awards
GraceCom, Grace Cathedral's media ministry, has been awarded a silver and a bronze Summit Creative Award for its holiday special Songs of the Season and for LightWorks, the long-standing monthly topical interview program broadcast locally on KRON 4. The Summit Creative Awards was established more than ten years ago to celebrate the creative accomplishments of smaller creative companies throughout the world. In that last decade, the competition has established itself as one of the premier arbiters of creative excellence. The Summit Creative Awards is the only competition of its kind and receives entries from countries around the globe, including Australia, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, England, Estonia, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Ukraine and United States. GraceCom previously earned a Summit Creative Award in 2000 for its television ad Campaign, "The Episcopal Church Welcomes You."
Full story: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_61214_ENG_HTM.htm