Events and Announcements
Brian Prior Elected Bishop of Minnesota
The Rev. Brian Prior, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Spokane Valley since 1996 was elected the IX Bishop of Minnesota on Saturday. He was elected on the fifth ballot. The Diocese of Minnesota comprises the entire state and has 106 congregations and has 22,000 baptized members and 303 clergy. Once consents are received from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction bishops and standing committees, he is to be ordained and consecrated on Feb. 13 at the Minneapolis Convention Center with Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts-Schori presiding. Congratulations Brian!
Condolences to Elizabeth Hasen and Family
George Hasen, father of the Rev. Elizabeth Hasen, died Oct. 31 in Burlington, VT. He was 87. Please remember Elizabeth and her family in your prayers as they grieve his loss. If you would like to send a note of condolence, Elizabeth’s address is 4111 S. Lee St., Spokane, WA 99203. May George’s soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
TEC Planning Retreat (Nov. 20-21)
Youth who have attended a Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) weekend and would like to help with TEC in 2010 are invited to a planning retreat Nov. 20-21 at the Cathedral Youth Center in Spokane. The event begins at 7 p.m. Friday and ends at 5 p.m. Saturday. Registration fee is $10 and registration deadline is Nov. 15. Contact Michelle Klippert at 509.838.4277 for information or visit http://www.spokanediocese.org/ministries/youth. TEC 2010 will be held January15-17.
Night Light in Walla Walla (Dec. 4-6)
Night Light, a weekend retreat for youth, is scheduled Dec. 4-6 at St. Paul’s, Walla Walla. The event is from 7 p.m. Friday until noon Sunday. A bus will run from Spokane to Walla Walla, leaving the Cathedral at 4 p.m. Bus riders are asked to bring a “sack lunch dinner” and snack to share. For details on Night Light visit http://www.spokanediocese.org/ministries/youth.
Camp Cross Schedule Redux
Your editor was fighting a virus while compiling the digest last week and a couple of dates were reversed or missing. Here, with apologies, is the corrected schedule:
Labor of Love, May 20-23; Leaders-in-Training, June 5-6; Men’s Weekend, June 11-13; Alumni Reunion, June 25-27; Mini Camp, June 28-30; 4th of July Family Camp, July 2-5; Days at the Lake, July 6-9; Junior High, July 11-16; Mid High, July 18-24; Intermediate, August 1-6; Sr. High, August 8-14; Women’s Weekend, August 20-22; Young Adult Weekend, August 27-29; Labor Day Family Camp, September 3-6; Closing Weekend, October 1-3.
How to Share Your Faith Without Spooking Your Friends (Nov. 14)
The Rev. Canon Victoria Heard, canon for church planting in the Diocese of Dallas, will present a daylong workshop Nov. 14 at St. Paul’s Walla Walla, on “How to Share Your Faith Without Spooking Your Friends.” The workshop will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and registration fee (which includes snacks and lunch) is $15. Please register by Nov. 9 by contacting Tanya at 509.529.1083. Some scholarship assistance is available.
Ultreya in Walla Walla (Nov. 22)
All are invited to an Ultreya gathering Nov. 22 at St. Paul’s Church, 323 Catherine St., Walla Walla. Singing and fellowship will begin at 2:30 p.m., followed by a supper. Chicken will be provided and participants are asked to bring a dish to share. Those who would like to come a day early and worship at St. Paul’s on Sunday can arrange free lodging with Cheryl Hair, chair@bmi.net or 509.527.3734. Ultreya is offered by the Cursillo community. For more information please visit http://www.ststephens-spokane.com/?p=1846.
Reflection from Bishop Waggoner
This past Sunday I was at All Saints’, Richland during the morning for a festive reception in honor of the Rev. Jan Griffin on her last Sunday before entering retirement. In the afternoon, I was at Holy Trinity, Sunnyside where I presided at the ordination of Linda Mosier Hale to the Diaconate. Both events took place in a spirit of celebration and were joyous, even though we had to acknowledge the bittersweet reality of All Saints and Jan saying goodbye to each other.
Both events were also about the known and the unknown. We celebrated enthusiastically in community what we knew, that Jan and All Saints had shared holy years together and that Linda was indeed called to be a Deacon. Yet at both there was the unknown: What will the future hold for Jan (I have some ideas) and for the congregation? What will Linda’s diaconal ministry emerge to be in her partnership with the faithful, committed congregations of the Lower Yakima Valley (I have some ideas about that, too)?
Looking back on the two events, I am reminded of two things: (1) That ministry does not go away, it goes on – in new and different ways, often expanding us in ways we could not predict; and (2) That the God who has brought us to where we are doesn’t go away either, but leads us onward – still present still speaking. Somehow in the midst of the unknown, it is what is known that matters most. And we continue to celebrate that truth best by being open to the future.
+Jim
Diocesan Cycle of Prayer 2009
The Diocesan Cycle of Prayer is now 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 November 3, 2009
Nov 6-7 Commission on Ministry (Paulsen House)
Nov 6 Fig Tree Auction (St. John’s Cathedral)
Nov 7 Toasting and Tasting (St. Stephen’s) Read more
Nov 14 How to Share Your Faith (St. Paul’s, Walla Walla)
Nov 14 Songs in Waiting book signing (St. John’s Cathedral)
Nov 14 Faith and Food Forum (St. Mark’s Lutheran, Spokane) faithandenvironment@gmail.com
Nov 20-21 TEC Planning Retreat (St. John’s Cathedral) http://www.spokanediocese.org/ministries/youth
Nov 22 Ultreya (Walla Walla) http://www.ststephens-spokane.com/?p=1846
Dec 4-5 Diocesan Council (St John’s Cathedral)
Dec 4-6 Night Light (St. Paul’s, Walla Walla) http://www.spokanediocese.org/ministries/youth
Jan 15-17 Teens Encounter Christ (St. John’s Cathedral)
Feb 1-4 Clergy Retreat (Immaculate Heart, Spokane)
Feb 12-13 Commission on Ministry (Paulsen House)
Mar 12-13 Commission on Ministry (Paulsen House)
Apr 19-21 Clergy Conference (Immaculate Heart, Spokane)
Apr 23-24 Commission on Ministry (Paulsen House)
Jun 18-19 Commission on Ministry (Paulsen House)
June 21-26 Ride the Palouse Bike Tour
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