The Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Living Boldly
Connecting with each other, our communities and the world
September 7, 2007
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ
beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath
me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of
all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
-- attributed to
St. Patrick (372-466)
Dates & Deadlines
Today, Sept. 7: Deadline for October edition of the Diocesan Dialogue. Send
text and/or photos to Editor Richard Snyder.
Sat, Sept. 8: Church Worker Conduct
Training at St. Paul's Church (SLC), 261 South 900 East.
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.
Sat,
Sept. 8: Church Management 102 will be at Grace Church in St. George. Excellent
information for parish leadership about facilities management, non-profit standards
and practices, and church legal and tax issues. A great opportunity to ask
questions about building use, insurance, liability and taxes. Most appropriate
for clergy, wardens, treasurers, parish administrators and secretaries. Free.
Lunch provided. Email Angela Rogers to sign up, or show up but arrange to obtain
a binder full of information afterward. 801-322-4131.
Sun., Sept. 9 at 3 p.m: Celebration of Renewed Life and Ministry
of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Installation of Susan Beem-Beery as
Rector. 1579 S. State St., in Clearfield, UT. 801-825-0177. Fiesta reception
follows the Service. Clergy are invited to process and to wear a favorite stole.
Perennial, water-wise outdoor plants welcomed as gifts for the occasion to
assist St. Peter's complete its landscaping project.
Sun., Sept. 9, 4 p.m. Salt
Lake Theological Seminary Convocation features the installation of Dr. Jeffrey
Silliman as the seminary's third president. Keynote speaker is France Davis,
pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, SLC. Event location: First United Methodist
Church, 200 South and 200 East. All friends of the seminary are invited to
celebrate the occasion.
Mon., Sept. 10, Noon: The Monday Reading Group resumes
meeting at Diocesan Offices, 80 S. 300 E. This group of lay and clergy persons
has met for many years to discuss books on theology and spirituality. New members
are always welcome! The first book is The Great Transformation, a book about
the early history of some of the world's religions, written by Karen Armstrong.
Contact Kathy Horvat for further information.
Wed., Sept. 12, 7 p.m. The SLC Film Center's New
Face of Africa Film Series presents a celebration of music and song in a screening of We
Are Together (THINA SIMUNYE). The vocal group Voices United will also perform. Rose Wagner
Center for the Performing Arts, 138 West 300 South, SLC. Free. Suggested donation:
$5.
"Green" Volunteers Needed!
Thurs., Sept., 20 for the kick-off event of Interfaith Power and Light (IPL)
in Utah. Utah IPL is an initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of faith
communities in Utah. Help hand out information, collect names, addresses
and contact information from interested attendees. Volunteers should arrive
by 6:30 p.m. at the Salt Lake City Library at Main St. & 4th South. Underground
parking (fee) or free parking on the street after 6 p.m. Contact Dale for
more information at 801-294-8558.
Sat., Sept. 22: 10-3 p.m.: Affirmations
-- The Parish Expedition, at St. Mark's
Cathedral Center, 231 E. 100 S., SLC. The Parish Expedition likens parish leadership
today to that of the Endurance (Antarctic) expedition of 1914-1916 and focuses
on the leadership principles exercised by the ship's captain, Sir Ernest Shackleton.
Presenters suggest reading Leading at the Edge by Dennis N. T. Perkins, Margaret
P. Holtman, et.al. First offered as a full-day workshop to clergy in Wyoming,
the Rev'ds Ruth Eller and Michael Mayor have specially adapted its content
and process for the Affirmation series. Especially relevant for parish clergy
and lay leaders. Donation requested: $10 to cover lunch and materials. To register,
contact Angela Rogers or call 801-322-4131 by Wednesday, Sept. 19. Minimum class size is 10. Sign up asap!
Governance
Pre-Convention Meetings
What's at stake? Sept. 16, 22, 29: Pre-Convention Regional Meetings: Clergy
and lay delegates to Diocesan Convention meet within their respective regions
to review 25 nominations for diocesan and national positions, including 16
nominations to serve as Deputies to General Convention, 2009. At least one
resolution is to be considered.
Note: At this year's Diocesan Convention, Oct. 26-27, there will be no time
to conduct either a pre-vote forum on resolutions or candidates. Regional meetings
will be the time and place to consider both, and for nominees to introduce
themselves. These meetings are open to all, but are especially important for
parish wardens and parish delegates to attend.
Regional Meeting schedule as
of Fri., Sept. 7:
SUNDAY, SEPT 16, 4 p.m. Northern Region, at Good Shepherd, Ogden. Convener:
Jay Stretch. Church of the Good Shepherd, Church of the Resurrection, St. Barnabas,
St. John's, St. Michael's, and St. Peter's.
SATURDAY, SEPT 22, 10 a.m. Eastern and Southeastern Region, at St. Elizabeth's,
Whiterocks, Convener: Matthew Long. Ascension St. Matthew's, Church of the
Holy Spirit, St. Elizabeth's, St. Francis, and St. Paul's, Vernal.
SATURDAY, SEPT 29, 10 a.m. Salt Lake Region at All Saints, Salt Lake City.
Conveners: Nancy Lium & Kari Butler. All Saints, Cathedral Church of St.
Mark, St. James, St. Luke's, St .Mary's, St. Paul's, and St. Stephen's.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29 in Kanab, place and time to be announced, Southern Region
Convener: Leda Burr. Grace, Spirit of the Desert, St. David's and St. Jude's.
Thursday, Sept. 27 Deadline for earlybird registration discount
for Diocesan Convention. Please register for Convention through your parish
office. This includes visitors, alternates, members of Council, Standing Committee,
etc. For more information, visit the diocesan website.
Emerging Ministries
Latino Fiesta! and Youth Calendar
Sat., Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m.: Latino Fiesta! Fundraiser for the
Episcopal Church Center of Utah. Host: The Latino Ministry of the Diocese of
Utah, at St. Mark's Cathedral Center. The ticket per person is $25 in advance,
$30 at the door; this includes one popular Latino-inspired beverage, chips
and salsa, a bowl of pozole (hominy soup) and flan. Entertainment is also included
in the base ticket price. For a suggested donation of $10 patrons will be eligible
to acquire different pieces of Mexican art.
To purchase tickets, please reply
to the Rev. Isabel Gonzalez at 801-322-4131 or email to Isabel Gonzalez. Please
make checks payable to San Esteban with a memo: Fiesta, and mail to: San Esteban,
Attn: Rev. Isabel Gonzalez, P.O. Box 3090, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-3090;
credit cards will be accepted the day of the fiesta.
Episcopal Diocese of Utah
Office of Youth Ministry
2007-2008 Calendar
October 5-7, 2007: Fall Youth Event
Go Against the Flow
For Junior and Senior High Youth (grades 6-12)
At Camp Tuttle, $50 per person
January 26-27, 2008: Junior High Winter Retreat
Grades 6-8, at Camp Tuttle, $40 per person
February 23-24, 2008: High School Winter Retreat
Grades 9-12, at Camp Tuttle, $40 per person
April 18-19, 2008: Spring Weekend
at the NEW Episcopal Church Center, 75 South 200 East, Salt Lake City.
The Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori will be our special
guest at this event open to all in the diocese. While not exclusively a youth
event, youth are strongly encouraged to participate and get a chance to meet
the PB! More details will be available in the coming months.
May 2-4, 2008:
Spring Youth Event
For Junior and Senior High Youth (grades 6-12)
Location and Cost TBD
July 8-13, 2008: Episcopal Youth Event (E.Y.E.)
For youth completing grades 9, 10, 11 or 12 in Spring 2008
At Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
Cost: $480 + transportation (some limited scholarship assistance will be available)
. For more information about this event, visit www.eye2008.org
Note: Information
and registration materials will be updated on the diocesan website as they
become available: go to www.episcopal-ut.org and click on Youth Ministry.
Education & Spiritual Formation
Sept. 24-Nov. 11: The Diaconate, an online course presented
by Roderick Dugliss, Church Divinity School of the Pacific's CALL program.
What is the diaconate and how is it relevant to the Church's ministry? Beginning
with the diaconate as presented in the New Testament, this course will look
at how this office has changed over the years. Emphasis will be placed on how
the diaconate fits into the life of the Episcopal Church today, and the many
different ways by which people recognize and fulfill their calling to be deacons.;
$175; $135 for member of team of 3 or more, 2 CEUs; Center for Anglican Learning
and Leadership (CALL), 2451 Ridge Road Berkeley, CA 94709, (510)204-0720 ;
email CALL. or for more Info/Registration, go to CDSP. By the way, Dugliss
gets good reviews as a presenter by Deacon Steve Alder.
Wed., Oct. 3, 7 p.m.
Dogma and Doubt: Exploring Faith and Fundamentalism through Film is
the title of the 2007-2008 Westminster College Film and Lecture Series in partnership
with the SLC Film Center. Audience of One will be shown in the Gore Auditorium
in the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business.
Audience of One centers on a
Pentecostal pastor from San Francisco who receives a vision from God to spread
the Gospel through filmmaking. Using donations from his congregation, he slowly
transforms his church into a fully functioning movie studio. ... what transpires
is a story of obsession, faith and delusion. -- from movie blurb. Panel discussion
with Director Mike Jacobs and Producer Alec Farbman will follow. Free and open
to the Public. For more information, go to WMC film and lecture series.
Thurs-Sat.,
Sept. 27-29: Advanced Training for Mentors, Education for Ministry (EFM).
Send email to Meredith Simmons , or call 801-583-1248 for more information
about becoming a mentor or where/when you may join an EFM group.
Mon-Tues, Oct. 15-16: Salt Lake Theological Seminary's
Christian Leaders Conference features noted preacher, and United Methodist Bishop William Willimon. Willimon
will keynote the Conference to be held at Calvary Baptist Church in SLC. The
Conference, Servants of the Truth, includes a 1-credit preaching workshop to
explore methods presented by Willimon. For details and to register online go
to SLTS website . or call 801-581-1900.
Hungry for some Theological Reflection? Sat., Oct. 20, 9:30-3
p.m. Common Mission Amidst Diversity: A Day of Reflection features Phyllis
Anderson, President of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary (PLTS), Berkeley,
CA. Venue: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1070 Foothill Dr., SLC. Call Zion
to register the number of persons in your congregation who will attend, at
801-582-2321.
Some reasons to attend: 1) you are tired of feeling uneasy about
the differences in style, politics, religious expression, opinion and ideas,
theologies, hopes and dreams, interests and passions that exist within your
church, or the church at large, Episcopal or Lutheran; 2) You want to understand
how diversity might serve God's mission in our churches; 3) you are challenged
by the idea that we are to be a "sent" church, not a "settled" church.
An offering will be taken for PLTS. The event, sponsored by the Utah Conference
of the Rocky Mountain Synod, is open to all Episcopalians.
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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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