The Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Living Boldly
Connecting with each other, our communities and the world
Week of July 12, 2007
O God, the Holy Spirit,
come to us, and among us;
come as the wind, and cleanse us;
come as the fire, and burn;
come as the dew, and refresh:
convict, convert, and consecrate
many hearts and lives
to our great good
and your greater glory,
and this we ask for Jesus Christ's sake.
-- Eric Milner-White, 1884-1964
Dates & Deadlines
July 17-22, 2007: HELP make the Province VIII Youth Event (PYE), at Westminster College, SLC, a gift of grace and wisdom for 105 youth coming from most of the West. Diocesan Youth Coordinator Karen Cramer Van Winkle has a list of needs-- she still has a few to check off. If you can help, give her a call at 801-322-4131, Ext. 344 or send an email to Karen Van Winkle. Called "Choose the Better Part," the event is for youth completing grades 9-12. Cost: $295 per person (includes, room, board, and PYE '07 T- shirt). Some scholarship assistance available. Download registration materials, at Youth Ministry.
Tuesday, July 24: Episcopal Diocese in Days of '47 Parade! Celebrating 140 years of ministry in Utah with a decorative float. Best viewing spot? NE corner of 100 South and 200 East at the edge of the construction site for the Episcopal Church Center. Arrive early! Parade floats may be previewed on Saturday, July 21st at the South Towne Expo Center. Free and open to the public.
Tip for Overseas Travelers: Lay or clergy persons covered under Blue Cross Blue Shield may find out about their medical coverage overseas through the Episcopal Church Medical Trust. At the site go to Blue Card Doctor and Hospital Finder, enter your destination, and find information about doctors, hospitals, recommended preventative measures, and current health threats in the region.
This page also has the number people are to call COLLECT from overseas if they are in medical need. (Most overseas numbers won't dial a U.S. 800 number.) "The agent emphasized that the phone number listed at the site, is the number I will want to have with me at all times, as the number on the back of the insurance card is the 800 number. " (Courtesy of Mary June Nestler)
This information may also be accessed through Empire Blue. Go to Find a Physician, then to Across the World or a similar phrase.
August Events
Saturday, August 4, annual Diocesan Day of Discovery. Find out more about your baptismal call to serve Christ in all persons. This day- long exploration invites participants to begin a process of discernment to discover their vocation and ministry within the Church, and to find out more about the process toward ordained and certified ministries. For more information, email Vicki Evans or call 801-322-4131, Ext. 366.
Friday, August 10: Copy deadline for the September regular edition of the Diocesan Dialogue. Contact: Editor Dick Snyder.
Saturday, August 11 10 a.m.- 4:30 Church Management 102 at Ascension St. Matthew's in Price, UT. Lunch will be served. This workshop is a follow up to CM 101 that proved so popular about 18 months ago. Who should attend? Clergy, Wardens, Treasurers, Parish Administrators, Sextons, the Vestry, and anyone who may, in the future, hold a leadership position within the church. Some topics: Insurance/Risk Management, Facilities Management, Corporate/Legal/Canonical issues, Finances, Endowments, Fundraising, Trusts, Employment Practices, Conflict Management, and Communications/Marketing.
Lunch is included. Persons will leave feeling more competent and confident to exercise their leadership in a church setting. For details, email Angela Rogers or call 322-4131.
August 18 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Church Worker Conduct Training in Kanab, UT.
Schedule
8:30 a.m Coffee and breakfast snacks.
9:00 a.m SHARP! Session Begins
4:30 p.m. Approximate ending time.
Lunch will be provided. Please note: persons arriving late for or leaving early from the training session by more than 10 minutes will not receive credit for attending. For more information or questions, contact your parish's administrator.
Saturday, August 25: 9-4 p.m. Fresh Start for clergy new to a call or taking up their first call. Lively colleague group explores relationships and key areas of ministry. At Diocesan Offices. Contact Wim Ray.
Fridays through August 31: Diocesan Offices will be open half-day, from 8:30 a.m. until noon. In addition to regular business, diocesan staff will use Friday mornings to sort, sift and pack files and materials for "the Move" to the new Episcopal Church Center under construction at 100 S. and 300 East.
Care of Creation
July 22-28 Sally Bingham, a priest in the Diocese of California, currently Environmental Minister at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, will speak on Deepening the Connection Between Ecology and Faith at a conference at Ring Lake Ranch in Wyoming. Bingham, founder of The Regeneration Project, presently focuses on the Interfaith Power and Light Campaign which mobilizes an interfaith religious response to global warming in congregations through the promotion of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and conservation. For more information go to The Regeneration Project. There is room for additional registrants and scholarships are still available: contact carl@ringlake.org or call 307-455-2663.
Interfaith Power and Light: Celebrate Energy Independence with a new "green" film from New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman for congregations. It's called Green: The New Red, White and Blue. The documentary focuses on energy alternatives and solutions to global warming. FREE.
Click here and scroll to a link below the flag to get a free copy to show to your congregation. -- The Rev. Sally Bingham
Peacemaking
Learning Peace There are several substantial programs offered this summer at Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center in Bangor, PA:
July 27-29:
Teaching Peace - The Art of Peace Education. A weekend with veteran peace educators on how to help students find their own power and gain peacemaking skills. Practical methods of nonviolent conflict resolution, how to teach peace and why, and strategies for giving peace a place in the classroom. CEUs.
August 16-19
Nonviolence Training - Creating a Culture of Peace (CCP). Discover your own power for peacemaking on issues you care about with this interactive, skill-building retreat. Learn about active nonviolence, social change, how to build community, and then plan your own projects. CEUs.
September 14-16
Walking with Sorrow: Suffering Servant Songs. Sorrow is a human response to an inhuman time. Through all the Songs there breathes hope - faith in ultimate justice. This is a weekend of scriptural study at its best. -- with Daniel Berrigan.
September 21-23
Nonviolent Communication. Learn techniques for a language of compassion for others and yourself, based on the international teaching of Marshall Rosenberg. CEUs.
For registration information, go to Kirkridge Programs and click on the program name. For more about the Center's commitment, go to Peacemaking. (Notice courtesy of Nancy Appleby, Chair of diocesan Peace and Justice Committee and the Utah chapter of Episcopal Peace Fellowship).
Education & Spiritual Formation
Building Inclusive Community: The Kaleidoscope Institute for Competent Leadership in a Diverse Changing World offers training and support for "building faithful inclusive community" by clergy and lay leaders. Leader: the Rev. Eric H. F. Law, former Missioner for Congregational Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles
Summer Training Institute offerings:
August 9-11
Fundamental Skills for Building Inclusive Community
August 13-15
Model and Processes for Community Transformation
August 16-18
Advance Design Work in Facilitating Inclusive Gatherings
Each course is limited to 25 participants. Courses and overnight accommodations will be available at the Cathedral Center in Los Angeles. For more detail and a registration form, go to Kaleidoscope or call 760-409-2635.
LB Editor's comment: Based on my participation in Eric Law's work, these courses can be eye-openers and potentially life-changing. The work opens one's eyes to difference, and how to cultivate not only an awareness and sensitivity to others, but a profound appreciation for the mystery that is each of us. Like peacemaking, learning to be authentically inclusive is important and timely. A visit to the website is rewarding, whether or not you sign up for the courses. Newsletter posted there and some guidelines for respectful dialogue.
Becoming a Missional Church: A Survival Guide: This downloadable, 33-page resource offers direction for congregations committed but struggling to "be the Church" today. Go to Missional Church to order. Cost: $14.95.
Bill Moyers Says it All: Keynote address by Bill Moyers delivered at the General Synod meeting of the United Church of Christ (UCC) is a stunning call to witness against the principalities and powers undermining our humanity today. Make the time to view this 57-minute video clip. Copy and paste the following into your internet browser to go directly to the video. (windows media player works) Check the pasted line in your browser to make sure the entire line shows. Eliminate any spaces between letters and symbols.
mms://win.1.c2.audiovideoweb.com/1c2win1504/ moyers.wmv
Evangelism
From The Renewal of Anglicanism by Alistair McGrath:
There is something intrinsically attractive about the Christian faith and, supremely, about the person of Jesus Christ. It is like a "pearl of great price," -- something that is recognized to be worth seeking and possessing, and whose possession overshadows everything else. The fundamental motivation for evangelism is generosity -- the basic human concern to share the good things of life with those whom we love." p. 53
Not-so-trivial quiz question:
Who said, "The Church is the only cooperative society on earth that exists for the benefit of non-members." ?
Answer: Attributed to William Temple, 98th Archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-1944
Evangelism Resources:
Huge amount of excellent material available. For Evangelism 101, consider a downloadable 5-week, 2- hours per session mini-course entitled, How to Share Your Faith Without Losing Your Friends by Harold Percy. To download the leader's guide, go to the Episcopal Network for Evangelism and scroll down the first page of resources. Percy's helpful book on which the course is based, called Good News People is available through Amazon.
Evangelism in Action: Take a look at what some churches are doing to reach audiences -- could be uncomfortable -- but thought-provoking. Go to Outreach & Evangelism.
Look for the next issue of Living Boldly July 26-27.
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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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