Weekend: San Diego Diocese to Elect New Bishop: Daybook
Episcopal News Service. November 10, 2004 [111004-1-A]
The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego will hold a special convention November 13 at St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, to elect its fourth bishop to succeed Bishop Gethin Hughes. November 20 is set aside should an additional day be needed for balloting.
The five initial candidates announced by the nominating committee are: Bishop Anthony Burton of the Diocese of Saskatchewan in Canada; the Rev. Jonathan B. Coffey Jr., rector of St. Anthony on the Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona; the Rev. Kent S. McNair, rector of Faith Episcopal Church in Cameron Park, near Sacramento, California; the Rev. James R. Mathes, canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Chicago; and the Rev. David A. Stenner, rector of All Saints' in Reisterstown, Maryland, near Baltimore.
A further three petition candidates were later added to the slate: the Rev. John Conrad, rector of St. Alban's Episcopal Church in El Cajon, California; the Venerable Dr. William Dopp, archdeacon and communications officer of the Diocese of San Diego; and the Rt. Rev. George Packard, bishop suffragan for chaplaincies in the Episcopal Church, a national ministry. Bishop Packard withdrew his name from the election last week.
Full information about nominees and petition candidates is posted online at http://www.edsd.org/.
Also meeting in convention...
The dioceses of Chicago, Long Island, New York, Northern California, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Southern Ohio, West Missouri, Western North Carolina and Utah will hold their annual diocesan conventions this weekend.
Coming up Thursday, November 11, 2004...
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Exploring the topic, "Christianity and Human Rights," the Fourth Annual Lilly Fellows Program National Research Conference will be held Nov. 11-14 at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.
Plenary Speakers will include: Robert E. Drinan, a law professor at Georgetown University; Jean Bethke Elshtain, Rockefeller professor of social and political ethics at the Divinity School, University of Chicago; John Witte Jr, the Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law and Ethics, Director of the Law and Religion Program, and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Religion at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; and James Waller, a professor of psychology and Edward Lindaman Chair at Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington.
Plenary addresses will be accompanied by 21 concurrent sessions in which academics, activists, policymakers, and religious representatives will present papers on a variety of human rights issues including: War, Forgiveness, and Human Rights; Slavery and Human Rights; Human Rights and Economics; Christianity and Discrimination; Human Rights and Education; Interreligious Dialogue and Human Rights; Christian and Secular Approaches to Human Rights.
For further information see the Samford University Web site
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas - The McMichael Lecture Series at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas, will hear Scott Richardson, Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, reflect on his experience as a church leader in a region where diverse and strongly-held opinions are legendary. His lecture -- open to the public -- will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 11 in the parish hall, 224 N. East Avenue at Dickson Street.
Richardson will address the question, "How can we live together when we believe different things?" arguing that "the process through which we move through conflicts and disagreements in the church is probably more important than the eventual outcome."
Earlier in his career, Richardson was the rector of an evangelical, charismatic congregation with rather traditional values in a small town. He was also on staff at a large parish that has 15 years of experience with the blessing of same-gender relationships. He sees himself as a participant and a pastor in the church's work about same-gender relationships. In his view, "part of the church is transfixed on the issue and part of the church is burned out on it." Richardson wants the church to "work hard to care for one another as we walk through conflict."
The lecture is free. For additional information, contact the Rev. Lowell Grisham at St. Paul's: 479.442.7373. Email: lgrisham@arkansasusa.com.
NEW YORK - Celebrating the 10th anniversary of service of the Rev. William McD. Tully as rector and in thanksgiving for his ministry and 30th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood, St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City invites you to a special "Sunday on Thursday" service on Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. The guest preacher will be Bishop William Swing of California. The service will be followed by a reception.
St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Avenue at 51st Street, New York City. http://www.stbarts.org/.
Coming up Friday, November 12, 2004...
NEW YORK - "Open Mic For Kids," which invites performances from middle and high school soloists, duos and bands -- both electric and acoustic acts -- will be held in the parish hall of Grace Episcopal Church located at North Main & Forest Avenue in Monroe, New York. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for musician sign up, and close 9:30 p.m.
Each performer or group is allowed no more than 10 minutes or two songs. $3.00 cover. Food and beverages available for purchase to benefit the Grace Episcopal Church Youth Group. Further information: Grace Episcopal Church, 845.782.8535.
SAN FRANCISCO, California - The Veriditas Labyrinth Pilgrimage Retreat: "A Moment in Time - Meetings and Greetings on the spiritual Path" will be held Friday, Nov. 12 - Sunday, Nov. 14 at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco.
The retreat, which begins at 3:30 p.m. on Friday (registration opens at 2:30) and ends at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, explores the ancient practice of labyrinth walking. The Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress, creator of the Labyrinth Project and author of Walking a Sacred Path, will lead the weekend.
Included are dinners on Friday and Saturday evening, two labyrinth walks, massage (for extra cost), private retreat time for journaling, meditation and spiritual nourishment.
Further information: 415.561.2921. Email contact@veriditas.net. Web site: http://www.gracecathedral.org/calendar/detail.php?eid=269
Coming up Saturday, November 13, 2004...
LAUREL, Maryland - St. Philip's Episcopal Church and the Laurel Community will host a topical panel and roundtable discussion, "Speaking Truth to Power: How Our Religious Witness Affects the Political Process in Washington," on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Discussion Leaders: Warren Clark, Former career Foreign Service Officer and current board member of the Peace Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.; Maureen Shea, Director, Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations, and a grassroots peace educator.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church, Wyatt Ministry Center, 522 Main Street, Laurel, Maryland. Contact for information: Church Office 301.776.5151.
PRINCETON, New Jersey - Princeton Theological Seminary's fall concert on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in Miller Chapel will present "At the Lamb's High Feast," a choral concert featuring Benjamin Britten's choral cantata, "Rejoice in the Lamb," accompanied by organist Joan Lippincott.
The Cantate Domino Choir will also premiere a choral work by composer Vernon Williams. The concert is open to the public and free of charge. Further information, please call 609.497.7890.
Coming up Sunday, November 14, 2004...
SAN FRANCISCO, California - This week's Forum at Grace Cathedral welcomes Joanne Hayes-White, who makes it her duty to make San Francisco the safest city in America.
Since being appointed as Fire Chief in January of 2004, it's believed San Francisco is the largest urban fire department in the world with a female chief. Only until 1988 were women even allowed to join the fire department. What are the significant challenges she faces working in a male-dominated profession? And how is the position of fire chief different in a post 9/11 world?
The forum, moderated by the Very Rev. Alan Jones, Dean of Grace Cathedral, will be held in Gresham Hall, on the Crypt Level of the Cathedral, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14. Entrance is free, donations accepted. For more information about this event please call 415.749.6360 or email Larry Bisagni at larryb@gracecathedral.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Ohio 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 Eugene T. Sutton, preacher, 11 a.m.. Next Sunday, Nov. 21: State Day prayers will remember North Carolina.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION - Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (24 Pentecost) will give thanks for Bermuda, the Rt. Rev. Alexander Ewen Ratteray, Bishop. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.
Coming up Tuesday, November 16, 2004...
NEW YORK - "God Is Not a Republican. Or a Democrat," a special interfaith discussion presented by Trinity Church and Riverside Church, will be held at Trinity Church, Wall Street, at 7 p.m. on November 16 and webcast live on http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/ for those who are unable to attend.
The discussion, led by Sojourners magazine editor Jim Wallis, will explore "the extraordinary role played by religion in presidential politics this year and offer insights for faith communities in their conversations about healing and reconciliation." Other panel members include: the Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; the Rev. Wesley Granberg-Michaelson is General Secretary of the Reformed Church in America; the Rev. Dr. Jim Forbes, the fifth Senior Minister of The Riverside Church, an interdenominational, interracial, and international church built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. in 1927.
To attend in person, call 212.602.0871. Further information: http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/news/article_421.shtml.