Ordinations in Wenatchee, Spokane (June 5 & June 27)
The Rev. Linda Mayer is to be ordained to the priesthood at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 5 at St. Luke’s, Wenatchee. Festival color is red. Linda serves at St. Andrew’s, Chelan. Two Spokane women are to be ordained to the Diaconate on Sunday, June 27 at St. John’s Cathedral. Ellen Loposer will serve at St. Stephen’s Church and Char Mills will serve at St. David’s Church. The ordination will begin at 3 p.m. and the festival color is red. All are welcome to attend.
Summer Hours at Paulsen House (June-August)
Paulsen House, the diocesan office, will observe summer hours between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The office will open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 4 p.m.
Celtic Celebration at St. David’s (June 10)
All are invited to a Celtic Celebration at St. David’s Episcopal Church, 7315 North Wall, (across the street from Holy Cross Cemetery, where Monroe and Wall streets intersect) on Thursday, June 10 at 7 p.m. The theme for this service is “In the Steps of St. Cuthbert” and will include a Christian service of communion, sung chants, Celtic prayers and music. A potluck reception follows. For more information visit www.stdavidspokane.org
Scott Hayashi Elected Bishop of Utah
The Rev. Canon Scott Hayashi, former vicar of St. John’s, Ephrata and St. Dunstan’s, Grand Coulee, has been elected bishop of Utah. He is currently Canon to the Ordinary and Transitions (Deployment) minister in the Diocese of Chicago. Hayashi also has served parishes in Utah and California. He is the third priest with Diocese of Spokane roots to be elected a bishop in the last eight months. Pending the required consents, he is to be ordained to the episcopate in November.
Diocese to send 10 to College for Congregational Development
Ten people from the Diocese of Spokane will participate in the Diocese of Olympia’s College for Congregational Development from June 7-14 at the Dumas Bay Center in Federal Way. Participants will learn the theory and practice of ‘planned intervention’ in the life of a congregation — helping communities to reflect intentionally on their life together and to develop strategic, proactive responses to help strengthen congregations’ life and ministry. They will join with about 50 others to learn, pray, share stories, and develop skills for guiding congregations through transition.
The goal in our diocese is to have teams working both in their own congregations and in their regions to strengthen our collective ability to be the church God calls us to be — and to discover strengths to build on and weaknesses to be addressed proactively and creatively. These teams will work in concert with the Rev. Paul J. Lebens-Englund, Canon for Congregational Development.
This is a two-year program with high demands of time and energy from each participant. Please give thanks for each participant’s commitment of time and talent and keep them in your prayers for safe travel and for fruitful learning. They include: Spokane/Pullman: Paul J. Lebens-Englund, Susan Cleveley; Coeur d’Alene: Pat Bell, Jamie Ziegler, Dave Parkinson; Wenatchee/Chelan: Doug Cockbill, Andrew Tudor, Jean Haskell; Lewiston: Anita Rognas, Rosemary Daubert
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer 2010
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is available on the diocesan website: www.spokanediocese.org. Click on the “Ministries” tab at the top of the page and use the pull- down menu to locate the prayer cycle or visit http://www.spokanediocese.org/ministries/prayer-cycles
For prayer cycle information, contact: The Rev. Lynn Yule, dlyule612@charter.net , 509-582-8635(O)
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Diocesan Calendar as of May 25, 2010
Jun 5 Ordination of Linda Mayer (St. Luke’s, Wenatchee)
Jun 6 Ultreya (St. Stephen’s, Spokane)
Jun 10 Celtic Celebration (St. David’s) www.stdavidspokane.org
Jun 11-13 Men’s Weekend, Camp Cross
Jun 12 “Understanding Spiritual Pain” hosted by Spiritus & Hospice of Spokane
Jun 18-20, 25-27 Preaching workshop (St. John’s Cathedral)
Jun 21-24 St. Stephen’s Basketball Camp Basketball Camp
Jun 27 Ordination to the Diaconate: Ellen Loposer & Charlotte Mills (St John’s Cathedral)
Aug 28 Yard Sale for Haiti Project (St. John’s Cathedral)
Oct 2 Bishop’s Golf Tournament