The Episcopal Diocese of Utah
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Jan. 31, 2008
The Transfiguration, Sunday, Feb. 3
O wondrous type! O vision fair
of glory that the Church may share,
which Christ upon the mountain shows,
where brighter than the sun he glows!
With Moses and Elijah nigh
the incarnate Lord holds converse high;
and from the cloud, the Holy One,
bears record to the only Son.
And faithful hearts are raised on high
Christ deigns to manifest today
what glory shall be theirs above
who joy in God with perfect love.
-- Latin, 15th century, 136 vss. 1-3, Hymnal 1982
Updates & Deadlines
TODAY, Thurs., Jan. 31, 9 a.m.-Noon at USU, in Logan
A Day on Climate Change: Plenary Session features Bishop Irish as a presenter
on the moral implications of climate change. Other notables will address
business and economic challenges, and climate dynamics.
1:30-3 p.m. USU Faith Panel includes Bishop Irish, Dave Sakrison, who is mayor
of Moab and an Episcopal priest . Five other panels in the afternoon discuss
climate science, business and agriculture, energy and water, air quality and
health, and wildlife and outdoor recreationFor more information contact Dale
Ann Petersen.
Called to Common Mission
TODAY, Jan. 31, Deadline for Early Registration for "Come to the Waters," the
triennial gathering of women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
(ELCA) July 10-13, at the Salt Palace in SLC. There will be workshops, service,
worship, praise, music, fellowship and Bible study. Attendees will also want
to explore the exhibit hall, and take part in servant opportunities and efforts
to support Raising Up Healthy Women and Girls initiative. For complete details,
visit ELCA Women or call 800-638-3522 ext. 2730, or email Living Waters.
Affirmations 2008
Sat., Feb. 2, 10- 2 p.m., "The Last Days of His Life: The Passion Stories" led
by Mary June Nestler, Canon for Ministry Formation, will be held at the Episcopal
Church Center of Utah , 75 S. 200 E., . Sign-up asap. 801-322-4131, Ext 370.
If you telephone before Thurs., Jan. 31, at noon, you can be included in the
lunch count. Otherwise, please bring your own lunch. The cost of the program
is $10.00, payable at the door, which includes lunch and coffee or tea. Parking
is avallable on the north side of the ECCU; enter by the north door. The program
will be held in the Wasatch Conference Center on the second floor to the right
of the elevator or main stairs.
Click on Affirmations for a .pdf file of upcoming
events. To register, contact Angela Rogers at the Episcopal Church Center of
Utah at 801-322-4131 or toll-free 800-343-4756 by the stated deadline for each
offering.
Affirmations 2008: Next sign-up deadline is Feb. 2
Sat., Feb. 9, 10-2 p.m. "So When are You Going to Become a Priest?" is
the question most frequently asked of deacons. This conversation invites participants
to learn more about who deacons are, what they do and why, and how their ministry
differs from that of other ministries of the baptized. Suggested donation $10
to cover lunch. Minimum: 10 registrants. Registration deadline is Feb. 2. Location:
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 50 West 2nd North, Provo.
Sat., Sun., Mon. Feb. 2, 3, 4, 2008. Interfaith Weekend
of Film, in the Salt
Lake Public Library, Main Auditorium 210 E. 400 South, Salt Lake City. Triple
feature each day offers "an eclectic religious experience, a sampling
of faith traditions via cinematic vision. Nine film screenings engage spiritual
belief, practice, culture, or experience ~ from the ethereal to the serious
to the comedic. The series opens Interfaith Week 2008 and is sponsored by the
Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable, with support from the SLC Film Center and
Moonstone. Free to the public. For titles, descriptions and times, click on
Interfaith Week and select Interfaith Film Series from the Menu.. This weekend
opens INTERFAITH WEEK 2008 February 3-10.
Fri. Feb. 8. Deadline for text & photos for March issue of The Diocesan
Dialogue. Send all to Craig Wirth, Communications Director. 801-322- 4131.
Emerging Ministries - Youth and Young Adult
Sat.-Sun., Feb. 2-3: New Youth Event!
Diocesan-wide Senior High Shut-In and Souper Bowl starts at 5 p.m. on Saturday
at St. James' Episcopal Church in Midvale. $10 donation. All senior high
parish youth groups and their friends are invited to attend!
Sat.-Sun., Feb. 23-24, Junior High (Grades 6-8) AND Senior High School Winter
Retreat, (Grades 9- 12) will be combined at Camp Tuttle, $40 per person. All
details at the EDU website under Youth Ministry. Cost: $40 if registered
by Feb. 13; late registrations $50. Please click on Download PDFretreat flyer
.
Plan Now! Province VIII Campus Ministry Gathering
Mark your calendars for March 28-30 for the coming together of college students
from all over the western and coastal states (including Hawaii) to the new
Episcopal Church Center right here in Salt Lake! And yes, we will need some
help with the event! Get ready for a superb weekend of meeting new friends,
meals, great worship and workshops.
Lenten Resources
"Be reconciled to God ..." 2 Cor. 5.20
To discover times and places
for Ash Wednesday Services, please check the links to parish websites at EDU.
Please
send your Lenten program offerings to Living Boldly editor for publication
Feb. 6 as a supplement to this issue.
Feb. 6, Ash Wednesday. - Lumen Campus Ministry will mark the first day of
Lent with a joint Ash Wednesday service with the Newman Center in the Olpin
Student Union. "This will be a great opportunity to celebrate Christian
unity as well as serve as the ''visible church'. " For details or If you
would like a role in the service, please contact Joel Nau or call: 597-5602.
Some Parish Offerings: All are welcome.
Living Forgiven
Wednesdays in Lent , Feb. 13-March 12, 6:30 pm to 8 pm at St. Paul's Church,
SLC: This study will explore our ideas about sin and repentance and the NEW
life to which forgiveness leads us. Let's examine our lives and discover anew
the gift of forgiveness we've been given and the forgiveness we are called
to offer. Please e-mail Lyn Briggs to sign up and purchase the book Forgiving
and Forgiven by L. William Countryman for $12.
Lent On Line
During Lent, if you would like to receive a prayer, a meditation online each
day, you are encouraged to join Lenten Reflections OnLine. Email Lyn to sign
up. Meditations begin Ash Wednesday (Feb 6) and continue through Easter Sunday
(March 23).
Got SOAP?
Lyn Briggs also writes, "I invite any and all on a Lenten journey which
will involve a little discipline, some reflection and writing, and prayer.
For 40 days, I plan to read Morning Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer,
briefly record my observations of the scripture readings and intentionally
carry that scripture through the day with me in prayer. Here's an idea to make
this Lenten discipline fun and easy to share. The letters S-O-A-P will help
me remember the format I intend to follow. To discover what S-O-A-P means or
to sign up, email Lyn.
Understanding and Interpreting the Parables
Wednesdays, Feb. 13-March 19
This study is an ecumenical undertaking between
Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 1131 S Main St. in Centerville, and
Bountiful Community Church.at 100 N. 400 East in Bountiful. 801-295-9439.
Each
week's parable study and discussion takes place twice each Wednesday -- at
10 a.m. at Resurrection and again following a 6 p.m. Soup Supper at Bountiful
Community Church, with the actual Bible study to start around 6:45ish. The
first parable to be studied is tthe Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
(Matt 20:1-16). For more information, email Stacey Paget, M-F, 9-Noon,or call
801-295-1360.
"Lord, Teach us to pray"
Sundays, Feb 3-March 9: 9:15 a.m. Adult Forum at All Saints, 1701 Foothill,
SLC will explore "the transforming power of this prayer." The class
is experiential and dependent upon concentration and meditation. Arrive a
few minutes early. Participants are asked not to enter the room after the
class begins in the undercroft in St. John Hall. For more information email
Becky Ball, or call 801-581-0380.
Resources for Lenten Worship & Devotion
Some websites with wide-ranging materials for Lenten study in all areas of
faith and devotion The editor welcomes learning of your favorite sites:
The Geranium Farm published by Episcopal priest Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
offers rich food and thought for deepening life and love any time of year.
Browsing the home page topics may be rewarding indeed.
Anglicans Online features
numerous websites contributed by readers, ranging from commentaries, devotions,
stations of the cross, daily prayer and meditatons. Comprehensive.
Liturgy Training Publications offers sourcebooks for Lent (2 vols) full of
poetry, psalmody and commentary from classical and contemporary writers. Also
offer excellent material on the theology and history of Christian practice
of Lent.
Congregation of the Passion provides a clear explanation of the season and
features many resources for Lenten practice including commentaries on each
Sunday's gospel, centering Prayer and the Stations of the Cross for children.
Beautiful art. Prayerful and educational.
For students of liturgy, see Lutheran Sites for a huge listing of document
sources, suppliers, articles and essays on everything from vestments to recipes
for communion bread! Appropriate for the universal Church catholic. Also includes
sources for Orthodox liturgies and study.
The Thoughtful Christian seeks to help Christians wrestle with difficult questions
by stimulating informed conversation and reflection about living faithfully
in a complex world. Site provides resources for small group adult study on
contemporary issues and faith. Coming soon is a Thoughtful Christian for Teens.
See Icon Cards for free eCards from the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.
At the site, click on the "about" tab at the top first . "Visitors
to the site can begin customizing their messages by selecting an icon from
a database made up of hundreds of holy images. Each Iconogram functions as
both an e-card and a teaching tool. Along with your personalized message to
your loved one, ICONOGRAMS.org provides a description of the saint or feast
depicted in the icon along with the appropriate hymn for the feast."
New Contact Information
Our new physical address:
Episcopal Church Center of Utah (ECCU)
75 South 200 East
Salt Lake City UT 84111
Our mailing address:
PO Box 3090
SLC UT 84110-3090
Our telephone and fax numbers remain the same:
801-322-4131
800-343-4756
Fax: 801-322-5096
Office hours: M-F, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
ECCU parking is located immediately north
of the building off 200 East.
To find
out about meeting space availability or housing accommodations, email Karen
Pena or call Karen at ECCU (see above).
Living Boldly will be published week of Feb. 11, 2007
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The Rev. Jessica Hatch
Education and Resource Office
801-322-4131 Ext. 362 jhatch@episcopal-ut.org
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