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{Diocese of Los Angeles via ENS] A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ruled July 3 that the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles are entitled to the property of St. Luke's of the Mountains Parish in La Crescenta, California. The decision comes on the heels of the landmark opinion last week from the California Court of Appeal which unanimously upheld claims by the Diocese of Los Angeles and the national office of the Episcopal Church to the property of three separate parishes whose leaders and members left the Episcopal Church in 2004.
St. Francis, Greenville, has received a grant from the United Thank Offering (UTO) Grant Committee in the amount of $15,000, which will be used to help pay the salary of a bilingual coordinator of an English as a Second Language (ESL) after school program that will target children in the Hispanic community.
There were 31 UTO grant applications submitted from Province IV. The UTO committee, during their recent granting session, was able to fund 21 of those grants for a total of $393,222.00. A grand total of 202 grant requests were received by the UTO committee for consideration, amounting to more than 8 million dollars. The committee funded 104 of those grants totaling $2,439,342.46.
The 2007 UTO grants booklet, detailing these grants, is now being prepared for publication and will be mailed to each Episcopal congregation in August. Grant application forms for 2008 will be available from the diocesan office in October. Grants are awarded to churches and organizations providing services that address human needs within the community. The end results of daily prayers and offerings of thanks collected from the UTO BLUE BOXES are truly astounding!
For more information, contact Clara Gillentine, UTO Diocesan Coordinator: gillentinelc803@aol.com, 803.796.3106.
God Willing,
The Right Reverend Dorsey F. Henderson, Jr.,
Bishop of Upper South Carolina,
will ordain
Alfredo Pedro Gonzalez to the sacred order of Deacons,
Thursday, the 26th of July,
Two Thousand and Seven,
The Feast of the Parents of the
Blessed Virgin Mary,
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Columbia , South Carolina,
7:00 p.m.
Your prayers and presence are requested.
Clergy: White Stoles.
In the mid 1990s, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas, began a program to train pastoral care workers for churches and institutions. Called the Community of Hope, this program is based upon Benedictine spirituality. Over a period of 14 Saturdays, candidates become part of a circle of prayer, concern, and worship as they receive training in various aspects of pastoral care. This Christian community continues after their commissioning as lay chaplains. In this “Circle of Hope” they share in complete confidentiality events from ministry in their own congregations in order to improve their abilities as caregivers, as well as to continue in regular worship together.
On April 22, 2007 Bishop Henderson commissioned the first Community of Hope class for our diocese in a service at St. John’s in Columbia. Planning is under way for the 2007-2008 class to begin in September 2007. Classes will be held at three different locations: in Columbia, Greenville, and Rock Hill.
For information and application materials contact: Columbia Group: Margaret Jennings Todd, maggiejenn@aol.com; Greenville Group: The Rev. Kathryn Tiede Hottinger, 864.271.8773 ex.155 or Peggy Parham, 864.242.5403, mkparham@charter.net; Rock Hill Group: Jim Welsh, jimwelsh_2000@yahoo.com, Gene and Sarah Meyer, Meyere@asme.org.
St. David's, Columbia, will sponsor a Safe Church training on
Sunday, July 22. All welcome.
For more information or to register, please contact the church, 803.736.0866, or the rector, the Rev.
Bob Chiles, frchiles@aol.com.
Education for Ministry (EFM) mentor training will be held August 9-11, 2007, at Trinity Cathedral, Columbia. Both Basic In-Service and Formation Training will be offered.
Basic training enables the mentor to facilitate and guide a seminar group in all aspects of the program, including its administration. In addition, first time participants engage in a process of discernment regarding their call to be a mentor in the program.This training is for: persons who have never been mentors; mentors who have been out of the program for 3 or more years and who wish to mentor again; experienced mentors who want a basic refresher. Enrollment is limited to 8.
Formation training: Choose between "Equipping for Ministry" (enrollment limited to 14) or "Spirituality of Mentoring" (enrollment limited to 18).
Registration begins at noon and training begins at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 9, and concludes on Saturday, August 11. Attendance is required at the entire training to be eligible for certification.
Cost is $125.00 for mentors in Upper SC; $135.00 for mentors from other dioceses. Fee includes all meals and materials. Lodging is not included. Participants are expected to make their own arrangements for lodging. A suggested list of nearby hotels is included.
Registration deadline is July 20. Register early as space is limited. For more information call or email Betty Hudgens: 803.771.7300 or hudgens@trinitysc.org
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Thomas Portney, MA / RM |
Of all the inner and outer forces that disrupt our lives and prevent spiritual peace, our shadow is the most powerful. Defined by Carl Jung as the repository of all our denied emotions, fears and gifts, the shadow becomes to us an imagined Pandora's box from which we spend our life fleeing. In the end we become defeated by the leaks that emerge from shadow, attacking self and others and sabotaging our best efforts.
This workshop presents the idea that the "beasties" of our shadow are, in reality, most usable energy that can contribute to strength, creativity, and unitive experience with God. Through redefining and re-owning our most primal forces, we befriend an almost limitless energy source which is central to our soul.
"Illuminating
Darkness" will challenge
participants through experiential exercises and deep learning to
come back into true balance with self.
Thomas Portney
combines 34 years as a psychotherapist, spiritual director, and
alternative healer into a form of experience designed to return each
person with whom he works to their original self and their intimate
relationship with God. His workshops combine a lively mix of
first-hand learning and deep experiential exercises that yield great
personal change.
$160 including lodging, meals and program; $80 commuters.
Contact Laura Ann Whitaker, Office Manager, Convent of St. Helena, 3042 Eagle Dr., Augusta, GA 30906, 706.798.5201 ext. 1 for more information.
Themed "Flying Solo on pilgrimage," the conference will offer opportunities for those who are single in the Episcopal Church and their single friends from other traditions – to grow spiritually, learn, and network with those who share similar values.
Participants will hear from keynote speaker the Rev. Dr. Brett Webb-Mitchell, founder and director of the School of the Pilgrim and author of "Follow Me: Christian Growth on Pilgrimage," and listen to musician the Rev. J. Bruce Stewart, teacher, performer, and catalyst for creativity at the Center for Liturgy and the Arts in Annandale, Virginia.
These gatherings offer a form of institutional support, guidelines, and guided participation in making maps in the world of singleness, rituals and traditions for the journey, all based in the Eucharist celebration, and the belief that the only relationship that will not fail is the relationship through Jesus Christ.
Attendees will also join in workshops, presentations, evening fun and Episcopal worship, including the "Liturgy of Healing and Wholeness and Blessing of Singularity."
Cost of the conference is $415/double occupancy, and $495/single occupancy (both include meals and program materials.) To register, call 828.692.9136 or e-mail info@kanuga.org. For more information e-mail Dr. Kay Collier McLaughlin, founder and coordinator of Solo Flight, at kcollierm@diolex.org or David Perk at davidwperk@aol.com.
The annual meeting in support of Partnership Cange and
diocesan mission work in Haiti will be Friday evening and
Saturday September 21-22nd at Christ Church, Greenville. Father Fritz Lafontant, his wife Yolanda, and daughter Marie-Flore will be here to tell us about the new and exciting developments at Cange.
Partnership Cange is a partnership among us to further His Kingdom. This meeting is to share knowledge and information, to coordinate efforts, and to inspire and involve new people in the mission field. By doing this we support and encourage Father Lafontant in his vision for the church and community at Cange.
For additional information please contact Reggie Brooker at 864.271.0520 or by e-mail to pbroo10157@aol.com.
Clay and Jane Turner to lead marriage enrichment retreats at Kanuga, September, November
Want to make your good marriage great? Your
great marriage even better?
Kanuga Conferences is sponsoring two fall Marriage Enrichment retreats to provide opportunities for committed married couples to enhance their lives together. One will be held September 30-Octtober 3 and another November 16-18.
Led by the Rev. Clay Turner and Mrs. Jane Turner of Spartanburg, S.C., certified marriage enrichment specialists, each retreat will enable couples to nurture their invaluable yet constantly changing relationships.
Married in 1961, the Turners have been involved in marriage enrichment since 1974. They currently serve on the training and certification committee for the national board of the Association for Couples in Marriage Enrichment. Clay Turner is a former rector of Church of the Advent, Spartanburg.
For more information on Marriage Enrichment retreats, visit www.kanuga.org or call 828.692-9136.
Job Board
Bishop Gravatt Center seeks executive director
Qualifications: College degree; experience in conference center management and outdoor education or in related hospitality industry. Responsible to: Board of Directors. A complete job description is available via the diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org.
[Church Publishing via ENS] Church Publishing Incorporated (CPI), official publisher of the worship materials of the Episcopal Church, is introducing a complete line of Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) resources this fall. The lectionary books, gospel books, music, and electronic titles, all updated with the RCL, are already in wide use throughout the Episcopal Church. After several years of trial use, the 2006 General Convention authorized a transition to the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) for Sunday use, effective the first Sunday of Advent 2007 (December 2, 2007). After a three-year transition period, use of the RCL becomes binding on the entire church in December 2010.
Visit our diocesan Web site, www.edusc.org, for information and suggested resources from Bishop Henderson.
All individuals in the ordination process are required to attend this conference along with their sponsoring priest and a potential and/or current member of their local discernment committee. Contact Deacon d'Rue Hazel for details, 803.771.7800, ext. 24, dhazel@edusc.org.
