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[Church House News]

DECEMBER 23, 2009

 

*** The weekly bulletin for clergy, wardens, diocesan committee members,
convention delegates and church administrators in the Episcopal Diocese
of Washington ***

 

A JOURNEY WITH ANGELS

Two St. Columba's parishioners created a Christmas story in July when
they took a disastrous RV trip to New Orleans and encountered angels
along the way. Check out this special Christmas column by the Window's
Family Matters columnist, Margaret M. Treadwell:

http://www.edow.org/news/window/2009/nov-dec/family_matters_online-extra
.html

 

CHURCH HOUSE CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS

Episcopal Church House will be closed from Dec. 24 through January 3. 

 

32ND ANNUAL ABSALOM JONES SERVICE

The Washington Chapter of The Union of Black Episcopalians presents the
32nd Annual Absalom Jones Service and Celebration for the benefit of the
historically black Episcopal colleges' scholarships and endowment funds.
The event is set for 3 p.m. Feb. 14 at Calvary, D.C. (820 Sixth Street,
NE, Washington, DC  20002). Snow Date is Feb. 21. Derrick Humphries will
receive the annual Absalom Jones Award at the service of Holy Eucharist.
All are welcome. For more information, contact Janice Wormack at
202/829-6445 or jwormack at washingtonube.org

 

DIRECTOR FOR HOMELESS MINISTRY

St. Columba's, D.C., seeks a part-time director for its Water Ministry,
which offers hospitality to homeless neighbors by providing laundry
services, showers, a meal and fellowship. The Water Ministry is open
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., September
through June, and receives between 25 and 50 guests per day, primarily
chronically homeless men. Leadership for the Water Ministry  is shared
among the director, volunteers and the clergy. The position of director
entails approximately 30 hours per week and the salary is in the mid
$20s plus benefits. The position demands an organized individual with an
Associates or Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience working with
the homeless population. Review of applications will begin in mid
January. Send inquiries or applications to jobs at columba.org.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Please keep the following clergy and members of the diocese in your
prayers this week: 

*Allan Johnson-Taylor - mother's health (Mary)

* Louise Lusignan - personal health

* Susan Astarita - husband's health (Bruce)

* Meshack Mabuza (Bishop of Swaziland) - personal health

* Lucy Bremner - personal health

* David and Beth Black - personal health of both

* Kathy Corbett-Welch - personal health 

* Erica Wood - personal health

* Mary Sulerud - sister's health (Chris)

* Claudia Tielking - son's health (Josh)

* Jake Beck - personal health

* Susan Blue - personal health 

* Roy Turner -  personal health

 

>>> REMINDERS:

 

PAPERWORK FOR DIOCESAN CONVENTION 

Clergy not employed in parishes or schools of the diocese and retired
clergy are asked to turn in their non-parochial reports to the diocese's
Governance Office immediately. Forms can be found at
http://governance.edow.org/article.php?id=7

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CONVENTION

Volunteers are needed to serve as registration assistants, tellers,
voting assistants, etc., at the annual Diocesan Convention, set for Jan.
29-30. If you are able to volunteer, please sign up by Jan. 15 by
visiting http://convention.edow.org and clicking on "volunteers."

 

2010 MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT RATES

2010 Mileage Reimbursement rates announced by IRS: Beginning on Jan. 1,
2010, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans,
pickups or panel trucks) will be:

* 50 cents per mile for business miles driven 

* 16.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes 

* 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations 

 

MISCONDUCT PREVENTION TRAINING

* Training in Prevention of Adult Sexual Misconduct (1:30 - 5:30 p.m.)
and Child Sexual Abuse (8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) is being offered on Jan.
11 at Virginia Theological Seminary. Cost is $10 per session. You can
register for one or both. Registration forms are available from Cheryl
Wilburn at cwilburn at edow.org or 202/537-6543. Deadline for registration
is Jan. 6.

* The diocesan cycle of Safeguarding God's Children trainings will
resume in February (dates and places TBA)

 

ST. MICHAEL'S CONFERENCE DIRECTOR TO VISIT ST. PAUL'S, K STREET

At 4:30 p.m. Jan. 17, the Rev. Jay James, rector of St. Timothy's,
Raleigh, N.C. will visit St. Paul's, K Street with youth from his parish
who have been involved with the St. Michael's Conference. Students
between the ages of 14 and 21 from any parish in the area are invited to
attend this presentation with their parents (and the 6 p.m. service).
The conference is set for Aug. 1-7 at the Holy Family Retreat Center in
West Hartford, Conn. Cost is $525. Limited financial aid is available
from the conference, and sponsoring rectors may be able to assist from
their discretionary funds. For more information on the conference, visit
www.saintmichaelsconference.com. For directions to St. Paul's visit
www.saintpaulskstreet.com. Contact the Rev. Nathan Humphrey at
Humphrey at stpauls-kst.com with any questions.

 

SUPPORT FOR THE DIOCESE IN 2010

Rectors, vicars and priests-in-charge are asked to give prayerful
consideration to the annual parish pledge to support the work of the
diocese in 2010, and to make every effort to return this commitment to
the diocese by Jan. 15, ahead of the annual convention. Financial
support from congregations constitutes the major portion of funding for
the operating budget of the diocese. 

A pledge form and further information can be found under "Parish Giving"
at http://www.edow.org/diocese/giving/index.html

 

UPCOMING ORDINATIONS

During a 10 a.m. Jan. 16 service at Washington National Cathedral,
Bishop John Bryson Chane will ordain Sarah Helene Duggin, Greta Getlein,
Emily Jo Guthrie, Shell Kimble, Timothy J. Malone, Elizabeth Putnam
O'Callaghan, Christopher I. Wilkins and, on behalf of the Bishop of
North Carolina, Robert William Black, Jr. to the priesthood. All are
invited to attend. Please bring a non-perishable food donation for the
food pantries of the churches of the diocese.

Clergy: red stoles.

 

GUIDED TOUR OF GREECE - INFORMATIONAL MEETING 

An informational meeting on an upcoming guided tour of Greece,
"Following the Footsteps of Paul," set for May 6-15, is set for 6 to 8
p.m. Jan. 24 in the Cathedral College dining room. Potluck supper, video
on St. Paul's journeys and information about the trip, organized by the
Rev. Carol Flett of St. Bartholomew's, Laytonsville and the Rev. Susan
Pinkerton of St. Mark's, Capitol Hill. Cost is $2,298 plus roundtrip
airfare to JFK, $395 fuel surcharge, travel insurance and money for
lunches, tips and personal purchases. Price includes roundtrip airfare
to Greece, six nights in hotels (double occupancy) two meals a day,
admission to museums and professional guide. To attend the supper
meeting and for more information, contact Carol Flett at
revflett at yahoo.com or Susan Pinkerton susan.pinkerton at stmarks.net

 

MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS 

The Millenium Development Goals committee of the diocese urges
individuals and congregations to keep the MDGs in their thoughts and
prayers this season. The first two goals are (1) eradicate extreme
poverty and hunger and (2) achieve universal primary education. The
intent of the first goal is to reduce the proportion of people living on
less than $1 per day those who suffer from hunger by half by 2015. The
intent of the second goal is to assure all children can complete a full
course of primary education. To learn more about the MDGs, please visit
www.edow.org/MDGs

 

IT'S TIME TO ORDER PALM CROSSES

Palm Sunday is March 28, and African Palms USA, an outreach  ministry of
St. John's, Olney is now accepting orders for palms woven by families in
nine villages in Tanzania. Earnings are used to purchase food, medicine,
clothing and pay school fees, and net proceeds from the sale of crosses
and all other donations are returned to Africa in the form of self-help
grants. To place an order, visit www.africanpalmsusa.org or call
301/774-2832.

 

SAVE THE DATE: 2010 MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION  

Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington's 2010 Mardi Gras Celebration
is set for Jan. 30 at the NRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington Va. Tickets: $65/person. Visit samaritanministry.org or
contact Mary Belknap at 202/722-2280 x305 or
mbelknap at samaritanministry.org 

 

HUMAN INTERACTION LAB TRAINING

Human Interaction Lab training, set for Feb.12-15 at St. Alban's, D.C.,
is an opportunity to learn more about yourself, how your behavior
impacts others, and how you can function more effectively in a group and
interpersonal situations. Participants will learn about their own
patterns of behavior as they accept responsibility for a group's life
and work. For further information or to register, visit
http://www.congregationaldevelopment.com/LTI_programs.htm

 

CONTRIBUTING TO THE BISHOP JOHN T. WALKER SCHOOL

Contributions for the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys can be sent
to: The Bishop John T. Walker School, Episcopal Church House, Mount St.
Alban Washington, D.C. 20016 or visit www.bishopwalkerschool.org

 

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