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Fri Feb 19 13:32:06 EST 2010

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

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

THE RT. REV. SUHEIL DAWANI, BISHOP IN JERUSALEM VISITS VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY
The Rt. Rev. Suheil Dawani, Bishop in Jerusalem, will be speaking at a
luncheon at VTS on Saturday Feb. 27.

BISHOP CHANE TO STEP DOWN
The Right Rev. John Bryson Chane announced in his address to the 115th
Diocesan Convention Jan. 30 that he plans to retire as Bishop of Washington
in the fall of 2011. Read his address to the convention at
http://convention.edow.org/article.php?id=55 The Diocese of Washington¹s
Standing Committee is working on the next step in this process, and will
provide updates as necessary.

SAMARITAN MINISTRY BENEFIT CONCERT CANCELED
The benefit duo piano performance scheduled for Feb. 19 and 20 has been
canceled. Those who purchased tickets through PayPal will receive
refunds/credits for their payments. The organizers extend their sincere
apologies to those planning to attend. A possible rescheduling is in the
works. Please check http://www.st-albans-parish.org for updates.

GRANTS PROGRAM TARGETS PEOPLE IN NEED
Saint Anna¹s Home, Inc. a charitable program of the Diocese of Washington,
last year launched an emergency grants program to assist older women of
African descent with housing related and other emergencies that threaten
their quality of life. At-risk recipients must be at least 70 years old and
sponsored by a priest or deacon in the diocese. However, anyone can bring
the need to the attention of a clergy person. Saint Anna¹s Home has awarded
more than $1.5 million to charitable organizations in the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area. Grants support health, aging in place and social services
for older adults, with particular consideration to older women of color. For
more information, write to the Grants Committee, Saint Anna¹s Home, Inc.,
Church House, Mt. Saint Alban, Washington, D.C. 20016.

EARN REWARD POINTS FOR THE BISHOP WALKER SCHOOL
If you shop at Giant Stores, you can earn points for the Bishop Walker
School. Giant will round your total to the nearest dollar and give the
proceeds to BWS. Visit http://www.giantfood.com/aplus to learn more about
the program, and register your Giant card at
http://www.giantfood.com/our_stores/bonus_bucks/designate_school?execution=e
1s1.

KELLOGG LECTURES AT EDS
Episcopal Divinity School will hold its annual Kellogg Lectures at 10 a.m.
and 3 p.m. May 6, with the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Joe R. Engle Professor
of Preaching at Union Theological Seminary. Lundblad, a preacher on the
radio program ³Day 1² for more than 20 years, will deliver two lectures:
³Preaching Across the Divides in the Midst of Controversy² and ³Preaching
Particularity in the Midst of Pluralism.² Fee for the two lectures is $75
(non-alumni). Cost for three or more people registering together is $75 for
the first registrant and $25 for each additional registrant. All attendees
are asked to pre-register. Registration material will be available in March
at www.eds.edu.  For more information or to request registration materials,
contact events at eds.edu or 617/682-1506.

JUNE COURSES AT EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL
Episcopal Divinity School is offering five of its popular courses in
intensive formats this June. From June 718, June term courses will meet
five days a week for a minimum of two hours per day, allowing students to
earn full graduate course credit in an intense one or two-week period.
Short-term housing and meal plans are available. Courses include: Women and
the Hebrew Bible; Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels; Women Preachers and
Prophets in the History of Christianity; God and Creation asks: What does
Christian theology have to say to the present ecological crisis?;. and a
class on practical pastoral issues. Full course descriptions are available
at www.eds.edu; click on Academics. To register, contact Penny Kohn,
registrar, at 617/682-1525, or at registrar at eds.edu. For short-term housing,
contact Samaria Wilson at swilson at eds.edu or 617/682-1508 to reserve, as
housing is limited.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Please keep the following clergy and members of the diocese in your prayers
this week:

* Claudia Tielking  sympathy & condolences on the death of her   son (Josh)
-2/18 
* Marc Britt  sympathy & condolences on the death of his brother (Jeff)
* Kent Marcoux  sympathy & condolences on the death of his brother (Marc)
* Joan Beilstein  sympathy & condolences on the death of her aunt
(Elizabeth)
* Elizabeth Hall  sympathy & condolences to her family on the occasion of
her death (2/12)
* Meg Ingalls  personal health (broken ankle)
* Michael Baker  personal health
* John Dwyer  mother¹s health (Mary)
* Pegram Johnson  personal health
* Ted Karpf  personal health
* Louise Lusignan  personal health
* The Rt. Rev. Meshack Mabuza (Bishop of Swaziland)  personal health
* David and Beth Black  personal health of both
* Erica Wood  personal health
* Mary Sulerud   sister¹s (Chris) personal health
* Jake Beck  personal health
* Susan Blue  personal health
* Roy Turner -  personal health

>>> REMINDERS:

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 at 3
p.m. Feb. 14 at Calvary, D.C. (820 Sixth Street, NE). 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.

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON:  NEW CLASS FORMING
Registration is now open for new participants in the Church Development
Institute, Washington.  The first weekend in the 2010 cycle is March 5-6.
CDI is a comprehensive program in congregational development serving lay and
clergy leaders of the Episcopal Church. The program is a leadership training
program focused on developing the community and organizational life of
congregations. Learn more about CDI by clicking on the CDI link on the
diocesan Web site, www.edow.org or contact Paul Cooney at pcooney at edow.org
or the Rev. Susan Burns, revsusanburns at verizon.net at 301/229-3770.

CHANGE IN 2010 CATHEDRAL CONFIRMATION DATES
Please note the Cathedral Confirmation dates are now as follows: May 1 (*new
date), June 26 and November 6. All services are at 10 a.m.  For more
information go to www.edow.org/confirmation.

GUIDED TOUR OF GREECE
There is still space on a Guided Tour of Greece ³Following the Footsteps of
Paul,² May 6-14. The Rev. Carol Flett, rector of St. Bartholomew¹s,
Laytonsville and the Rev. Susan Pinkerton, assistant rector of St. Mark¹s,
Capitol Hill are coordinating this tour with Journeys-Unlimited.com.
Fourteen people have signed up; there is space for six more. Cost: $2,398
(double occupancy) plus $350 airline fuel  surcharge includes roundtrip
airfare from JFK-NY to Thessaloniki, 7 nights hotel and meals, ground
transportation and professional tour guide and admission to all sites in
Thessaloniki, Athens, Corinth and more. Contact revflett at yahoo.com or
susan.pinkerton at stmarks.net. Deposits are due March 6.

EPISCOPAL DIVINITY SCHOOL VISITING DAY
Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., will hold a visiting day on
March 18 for anyone who is seeking more information about theological
education. Visitors will have the chance to attend chapel, visit classes,
tour the campus and listen to student and faculty during question and answer
panels. EDS will be able to provide some limited overnight accommodations
for visitors who are coming from long distances. A Visiting Day form and
other information about is available at
http://www.eds.edu/sec.asp?pageID=42.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Trinity, D.C. is seeking a full-time (40 hours/week) administrative
assistant. Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, or Publisher required.
Responsible for weekly bulletins, monthly newsletter and maintenance of
office files, supplies and membership records. Other duties include the
following: create and maintain archival documents and data; provide support
to lay ministry leaders; maintain master calendar; maintain basic components
of parish website; prepare for and keep records of parish leadership
meetings; help maintain financial records. Familiarity with the Episcopal
Church a plus. Salary based on experience, with benefits package, paid
annual and sick leave, plus Federal holidays available. Please submit
resume, cover letter and three professional references to Kathy DeJesus at
kahdj at hotmail.com. 

UPCOMING RETREATS AT DAYSPRING
The Dayspring Center in Germantown, Md. has a number of upcoming open
weekend retreats, including A Pilgrimage of Peace, set for March 19-21; and
The Mystery of Christ In Us, May 21-23. Upcoming day retreats include: Ash
Wednesday Quiet Day, Feb. 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Ember Day, Feb. 23, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m.; Hindu Multifaith Day, March 14, 3:30 to 8 p.m. To register or to
get more information, visit www.dayspringretreat.org.

ATTENTION CLERGY: TRANSITION MINISTRY CONFERENCE
A Transition Ministry Conference is set for March 8-12. TMC members from 42
dioceses in the Episcopal Church will be sharing  information about clergy
who are interested in discerning a new ministry call in congregations as a
rector, assistant and/or chaplain. If you are interested in being presented
at this conference, please contact the Rev. Mary Sulerud, canon for
deployment and vocational ministries, at msulerud at edow.org. You must
complete a form and provide an updated CDO profile to participate. These
materials must be received by March 1.

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
Episcopal Relief & Development is providing critical emergency funds to
Haiti in the aftermath of Tuesday¹s earthquake and is accepting donations to
its Haiti Relief Fund. ERD will post updates on the situation in Haiti as
they become available at http://www.er-d.org/ and has complied inserts for
parish bulletins which are available at
http://www.er-d.org/BulletinInsertsCT/

A LENTEN STUDY PLAN FOR CHURCH SCHOOL
The Southern Africa Partnership Committee still has Swazi Bears available
from the Children to Children Advent Appeal. Lent is a time to recognize the
needs of others, and the study guide and storybook about the bears help
children understand the lives of children in far away Swaziland. The knitted
bears sell for $25 ($30 with the storybook)  and sales support the families
of the sewing ministry (mothers and grandmothers). Stop by the Southern
Africa Partnership Committee exhibit table at Convention to learn more or
visit www.edow.org/sapc.

CELEBRATE THE ENVIRONMENT
The ³Season of Creation² is a six Sunday liturgy that focuses on protecting
God¹s creation. The liturgy, a gift from the Anglican Church of Southern
Africa, is approved for use by Bishop John Bryson Chane and includes a study
guide. The Southern Africa Partnership Committee has purchased a copy for
each parish. Stop by the Southern Africa Partnership Committee¹s exhibit
table at Convention to learn more or visit www.edow.org/sapc/creation.

IT¹S TIME TO ORDER PALM CROSSES
Palm Sunday is March 28, and African Palms USA, an outreach  ministry of St.
John¹s, 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.

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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