Holiday Closure (July 5)
The Diocesan Office at Paulsen House will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of the July 4 holiday.
Nominations Deadline July 31
Deadline for nominations for diocesan positions that will be filled through elections at the Oct. 15-17 Diocesan Convention is July 31. Visit Nominations for more information.
Ultreya! at St. Stephen’s (Aug. 
An Inland Northwest Cursillo Ultreya! is scheduled in the parish hall of St. Stephen’s, Spokane, from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8. See friends, make new friends, and build Christian community. Bring a potluck dish to share for dinner, bring a friend, and come have fun! All are invited to share this time of food, fellowship, singing and an after-dinner Ultreya program. Questions? Call Rick Devenport at 509.443.6160.
ER-D Website Features Partnerships
The Episcopal Relief and Development website is featuring partnerships in the US and around the world on its website at www.er-d.org. The current postings include work in Myanmar/Burma using an integrated approach to community development to improve lives and a program at Christ Church in Winnetka, IL, who held an innovative Lenten Talent Challenge to raise money.
COR Summer Seminar Series (July 12-16, 19-23)
The Center for Organizational Reform (COR) in Spokane is offering a series of one-day workshops on “Thriving in Difficult Times.” Participants may register for one or more courses. The workshops will focus on issues of organizational health and leadership and will be held at the Clare Center just south of Spokane. Some topics include: “Emotionally Intelligent Communication Under Pressure;” “Moving Entrenched Organizational Cultures;” “Growing Tougher Hide,” and “Managing Multiple Generations in the Workplace.” Visit the COR website for a complete list and registration information www.corhome.org.
Provincial Youth Event Cancelled (July 20-25)
The Provincial Youth Event (PYE) in Salt Lake City, scheduled July 20 – 25 has been cancelled because of a low number of registrations. The Rev. Earl Gibson, Province VIII interim youth coordinator, explained that to run the event would have created a large loss for the province. The province will use money budgeted for PYE to support dioceses who want to take youth to the Episcopal Youth Event June 22 – 26, 2011 in St. Paul, MN. Each diocese may take up to 32 youth and 8 advisors to EYE in 2011. More information regarding EYE 2011 will be available in the next few months.
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 June 29, 2010
Jun 30 Faith and Environment Garden Party (All Saints Lutheran, Spokane)
July 5 Diocesan Office closed for July 4 holiday
July 20-25 Provincial Youth Conference (Salt Lake City) (Cancelled)
July 31 Deadline for nominations for diocesan elections www.spokanediocese.org
Aug 8 Ultreya (St. Stephen’s, Spokane)
Aug 13-15 Anti-Racism Training (Moses Lake)
Aug 28 Yard Sale for Haiti Project (St. John’s Cathedral)
Oct 2 Bishop’s Golf Tournament
Oct 15-17 Diocesan Convention (St. John’s Cathedral)
To submit Digest items: E-mail copy to Kristi Philip at kristip@spokanediocese.org by the Monday before the Tuesday distribution date.