COMING EVENTS

 

Institution of Fr. Paul Rasmus as Rector - Apr. 6, 5 p.m., St. Andrew’s, Lake Worth

Spirit Quest-Youth Leader Training - Apr. 11-12, St. Martin’s, Pompano Beach

Presiding Bishop’s visit - Apr. 15, 6 p.m., Eucharist & conversation, Bethesda-by-the Sea, Palm Beach; April 16, 10:30 a.m.- 2 p.m. meeting with clergy, Duncan Center; Apr. 16, 6 p.m., Eucharist & conversation, Trinity Cathedral, Miami

Anti-racism Training - Apr. 18-19, Duncan Center

Diocesan Acolyte Festival - Apr. 19, St. Martin’s, Pompano Beach

Institution of Fr. Smith Milien  as priest-in-charge - Apr. 20, 5 p.m., St. Paul et les Martyrs d’Haiti, Miami

Institution of Fr. Burt Froehlich as rector - Apr. 20, 5 p.m, St. Christopher's-by-the-Sea, Key Biscayne

ECW Annual Meeting - Apr. 25-26, Embassy Suites, 3974 NW South River Drive, Miami

Deanery Spring Convocations NPB - Apr. 26, 9:30 a.m., Grace, West Palm Beach ; SPB - May 7. 5:30 p.m., St. Gregory's, Boca Raton ; Broward - May 14, 7 p.m., St. Marti's, Pompano Beach ; ND - May 15, 7 p.m., Holy Cross, Miami ; SD - May 8, 7 p.m., St. Andrew's, Miami ; Keys - May 17, 10 a.m., St. Paul's, Key West

Solemn Evensong & Installation of the Rev. Marta Weeks as Honorary Canon - April 27, 6pm, Trinity Cathedral, Miami

Institution of Fr. David Wilt as Rector - Apr. 27, 6 p.m., Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach

Diocesan 12-Step Retreat  - May 2-4, Duncan Center

Cursillo Sunday - May 4

Safeguarding God's Children - May 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach; May 17, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens; May 29, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach

Grant Application Workshop - May 22, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Annual Deacon’s Retreat - May 23-24, Duncan Center

Summer Camp at DaySpring - June 15-20--Elementary Camp; June 22–27--Youth Camp

Women’s Cursillo - Jul. 17-20, Duncan Center

Diocesan Youth Convention - Aug. 8-9, St. Benedict’s, Plantation

Men’s Cursillo - Sept. 25-28, Duncan Center

Happening #23 (Gr. 9-12) - Oct. 17-19, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Parochial Reports— As of Apr. 4, 15 of our congregations (click here for list) still had not filed their Parochial Reports for 2007. According to diocesan canons, Parochial Reports should have been filed by Jan. 31. If you have not already filed, go to http://www.diosef.org/LoginParochialRpt.php to do so. The deadline for submitting the Key Personnel form, found at https://www.amerisurf.com/diosef/keypersonnel.html, was Feb. 15. 

Social Justice Committee—Archdeacon Fritz Bazin is working to form a diocesan Social Justice Committee. He has asked each parish to identify persons who feel a particular call to help with social justice issues, so that they can not only form a parish-level committee, but can also represent the parish on a deanery social justice council. Interested persons are urged to contact their own rectors or their dean, or Archdeacon Bazin, jfritzbazin@gmail.com or 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881. Plans are underway for a first diocesan gathering in June to focus on immigration issues.

Follow-up to Bishop’s Spring Conference—The presentations made by Bill Wrenn, Missioner for Evangelism and Stewardship of the Diocese of North Carolina, at the Bishop’s Spring Conference are now posted at http://www.diosef.org/bill_wrenn.html, and are also available there in downloadable PDF format. He has given us permission to use any or all of his material. 

Next year’s BSC—Mark your calendars now for the next Bishop’s Spring Conference, Mar. 13-14, 2009. Our speaker will be Diana Butler Bass, scholar and author of six books, including the best-selling Christianity for the Rest of Us.

Prison Ministry film--Bridging the Gap, a documentary film about the ministry of Vicki Lopez Lukis, a member of St. Philip’s, Coral Gables, with women in prison and girls in detention, will be shown on Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m. at the Women's International Film Festival CineArt Lounge at 3606 Grand Avenue, Coconut Grove, FL. Tickets are available at the festival's website: www.wiffonline.org. The film can also be viewed in its entirety on the Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign's website, www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/gap.htm. 

Youth Leader Training—Spirit Quest, a renewal and training workshop for those who minister with youth, will be offered April 11 and 12 at St. Martin’s, Pompano Beach. The workshop sessions will be Friday evening from 6:30 to 10 p.m., and Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The cost is $40, which includes all workshop supplies, snacks on Friday night and Saturday morning and lunch on Saturday. For those who must travel too far to drive back on Friday night, overnight accommodations at a reduced rate are being arranged at a nearby hotel. Registration for the workshop will be available online. For additional information contact Krisan Lamberti, moonlightk@aol.com.

“Gathering” on youth problems—On April 12 Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw and the PB County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Chaplain’s Unit will sponsor an interfaith gathering of clergy and adults who work with youth, along with representatives of the Sheriff’s Office, the School Board Police and the Department of Juvenile Justice; the purpose is to exchange information and learn new ideas for dealing with the problems of gangs, drugs and violence confronting young people. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity International Auditorium, 7255 S. Military Trail, Lake Worth; it is free and includes a continental breakfast and a box lunch. Reservations are required; contact the Rev. Denise Hudspeth, 561-236-5599 or revdenise@stmargaretsepiscopal.org.

Anti-racism Training—Anti-racism training will be offered as part of the Apr. 16-19 meeting at the Duncan Center of the Anti-racism Committee of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church. The training, which was mandated for all clergy and lay leaders by resolution B049 passed at the 2000 General Convention, will be Friday, Apr. 18 from 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Saturday, Apr. 19 from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Attendance on both days is required. For information contact Fr. Chip Stokes, chipper141@aol.com. Registration is available online at www.diosef.org/register.html.

“Breakthrough” summit—On April 13-14 Washington National Cathedral will host Breakthrough: The Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty, a forum for international leaders from faith communities, governments, donors and NGOs to convene and announce new commitments to engender global poverty alleviation efforts. The Summit will also serve as a launching platform for the Women, Faith and Development Alliance's multi-year advocacy and action campaign for increasing investments in women's and girls' empowerment worldwide. For information or to register to attend, go to http://www.wfd-alliance.org/EVhome.htm. The summit will be webcast live at http://www.cathedral.org/cathedral/

Acolyte Festival—The annual Diocesan Acolyte Festival will be held April 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at St. Martin’s, Pompano Beach. The cost is $12, which includes lunch. Every five youth participating should be accompanied by one adult. Each participating congregation is asked to name one acolyte to be recognized by the bishop at the festival for outstanding service at the altar. Names of acolytes to be honored must be sent to Mary Cobiella, diocesan coordinator for youth ministry, at mary@diosef.org, no later than Mar. 31. Registration for the Acolyte Festival will be available online at www.diosef.org/register.html. 

ECW Annual Meeting--“Grow in Grace” will be the theme for the Annual Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW), to be hosted by the South Dade Deanery, April 25-26.  The site will be the Embassy Suites, 3974 NW South River Drive, near Miami International Airport. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. Patsy McGregor, missionary in Madagascar. All women of the diocese are invited to attend, regardless of whether they are active ECW members. Registration packets will be mailed to all congregations in the diocese. For more information, contact ECW Second Vice President Marjorie Ward at 954-722-5870.

Safeguarding God’s Children—Two Safeguarding God’s Children training sessions will be offered in the North Palm Beach Deanery in May: May 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach (click here for registration information) and May 17, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens (call 561-622-0956 for information); and May 29, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m . (call Kim Pyle, 561-655-4555, ext. 14, or e-mail Kim at pyle@bbts.org ) .

Cursillo Sunday—The date for Cursillo Sunday, formerly observed in October, has been moved to the first Sunday in May. Cursillistas should begin planning how they might use Sunday, May 4, to celebrate the Cursillo Movement in their parishes and encourage fellow parishioners who have not been part of Cursillo to experience a Cursillo weekend.

Grant application Workshop--Episcopal Charities will offer a Grants Application and Information Workshop on Thursday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale. Lunch will be provided. The Basic Human Needs Grants Application for 2008-2009 has been sent to all rectors and can also be downloaded from the Episcopal Charities website, www.ecsefl.org. The deadline for submitting applications is Aug. 15 at 5 p.m. Participants should obtain and review the application before the workshop and bring it that day for advice about filling out the form.

January 2009 Pilgrimages—In January of 2009 Bishop Frade and Diana will lead two pilgrimages: a 15-day trip to Egypt and Rome, departing Jan. 2, and a 10-day Holy Land pilgrimage, departing Jan. 27. Click here for complete information on the Egypt/Rome trip and here for the Holy Land pilgrimage. Space is very limited for both trips, and reservations will be honored on a first-come first-served basis. A $300 per person tax-deductible donation to Our Little Roses Ministries is included in the cost of the tickets for each trip.

Episcopal Motorcycle Riders—Mark Andrew Jones of Chapel of St. Andrews, Boca Raton, would like to hear from other Episcopalians who are motorcycle enthusiasts and would be interested in forming an Episcopal Motorcycle Riders group in our diocese. This was a project started by Mark and his fellow cyclist Doug Drouin of St. Paul’s, Delray Beach, shortly before Doug’s sudden death last month. If you’re interested in fellowship and some community outreach ministry with fellow Episcopalians on motorcycles, contact Mark at brmarkandrew@bellsouth.net or jonesmar@nova.edu.

Sanctus Bell wanted--Holy Comforter, Miami, has had a ministry relationship for several years with Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and school in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, and Fr. Dwight Morgan and members of his congregation are planning another mission trip next month to this sister congregation. Holy Trinity needs a Sanctus bell—something that’s simply not in their budget--and Fr. Morgan would like to take them one. If your church has a Sanctus bell (not the heavy gong-type, but the kind with two or three small bells) that you no longer use and would like to donate, please contact Fr. Morgan at revdmorgan7@yahoo.com or (305) 643-2711.

Sermon resource-- Fr. Ron Johnson, rector of St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada, has developed a sermon resource website, including both subscription and free material, as a www.rclsermons.comhomiletic resource for clergy. The site, Revised Common Lectionary Gospel Sermons, is at .

Episcopal Church Archives Black History exhibit--The Archives of the Episcopal Church has launched anelectronic publication and online exhibit titled "The Church Awakens: African Americans and the Struggle forJustice." The multimedia exhibit, available here, covers the period of enslavement to the present, with emphasis on the Civil Rights era. As an educational resource for Church settings, the exhibit is designed to expand on the strength of reader input and future research.

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CLERGY CHANGES

Barron, The Rev. Carol - Named rector of St. Luke’s, Port Salerno, effective 1/1/-08.

Minshew, The Rev. James -Named rector emeritus of St. Luke’s, Port Salerno, effective 1/1/-08

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Parishes in Transition:

St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale—Fr. Gary Hamp, interim; receiving names

St. Andrew’s, Miami—Fr. Gary Verell, interim; search process continuing,

Guardian Angels, Lantana—Fr. David Kennedy, interim; search process continuing

Transfiguration, Miami Gardens—Fr. Tom Shepherd, interim

St. Anne’s, Hallandale—Search committee formed; Fr. Keithly Warner, supply.

St. Paul’s, Key West—Search committee formed; Canon Kerry Robb, interim

St. Philip’s, Pompano Beach—Fr. Ornoldo Surgeon, supply

Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines—Fr. Wilson Brown announced resignation as rector, effective 5/18, to accept a call to the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia.

St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada—Rector announced retirement, effective 5/31; search committee formed.

Meadow Park, Parkland—Priest-in-charge on extended sabbatical; Fr. George Price, supply

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F.Y.I.—Information from our Parishes and Around the Church

On Friday, Apr. 4, St. Andrew’s, Lake Worth, will host the last in a series of four lectures with the overall theme, “Beyond the Da Vinci Code: Can Recent Scholarly Discoveries Help Us Interpret Sacred Texts?”  The topic of the Apr. 4 lecture  is “The Impact of the Dead Sea Scrolls on Judaism and Christianity,” and the speaker will be David Graf, Professor of

Religious Studies at the University of Miami. The 50 minute lecture will take place at 7 pm and will be preceded by a community potluck supper at 6. Both the supper and the lecture are free and open to the public. For more information, call St. Andrew’s Church at 561-582-6609.

Friends Reaching Friends, the mission outreach ministry of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, is having a Gala Dinner & Dance on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at the Signature Grand in Davie.  All proceeds will go to support the 2008 mission trips.

The second annual public lecture series at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, “Exploring Spirituality” concludes April 23, with “Water: The Next Oil?  Are We Running Out?" with Bob King, environmental reporter, Palm Beach Post. All lectures begin at 7 p.m. in St. Gregory's Harris Hall. The public is invited, and there is no charge.  A reception will follow the lecture.

A special concert will be held at St. Gregory's on Sunday, April 13, at 4 p.m., to benefit the new school built recently as a cooperative project with the church’s companion parish, Sainte Marie Madeleine in Bondeau, Haiti. The school is now up and running with more than 200 students, and a kitchen is being added to the school building. The concert is part of St. Gregory's annual concert series, under the direction of Organist and Choirmaster Brian Wm. Davey. Following the concert, the Rev. Ameriold Lazard, rector of Sainte Marie Madeleine will speak briefly and answer questions. Père Lazard will also be at a reception in Harris Hall after the concert, where there will be a slide show of photos from a January trip to Haiti by St. Gregory’s team, as well as photos from earlier trips. Traditional Haitian foods, prepared by Père Lazard's sister-in-law, Marie Gerald Pierre, will be served. The concert and reception are free, and the public is invited to attend.  A love offering will be taken. For more information, call the church office, 561-395-8285.

The Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry will hold its third annual fund-raising golf tournament April 26, beginning at 11 a.m., at Pompano Municipal Golf Course, 1101 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach. The fee is $100 ($400 for a foursome); checks should be made payable to Marafiki and mailed to: Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry, Inc., P.O. Box 667645, Pompano Beach, FL  33066. Click here for complete details and a downloadable registration form, which must be submitted with your check by Apr. 2.For additional information on the golf tournament call 954-657-1706. For more information on the work of Marafiki Global AIDS Ministry, go to www.marafikiglobalaidsministry.com.

The Episcopal Church Center at the University of Miami (Chapel of the Venerable Bede) is seeking a Business Manager/Chapel Administrator for mid-May.  This full-time position includes benefits.  Knowledge of basic accounting plus familiarity with Quikbooks and other computerized financial programs  is necessary.  Because of the small full-time staff (two!), the position is multi-faceted and includes administrative, financial, secretarial and other duties.  For more information, contact The Rev. Frank J. Corbishley at 305-284-2333 or fcorbishley@miami.edu.

St. Thomas, Coral Gables, is renovating its chapel and has 12 oak pews in excellent condition to give away. The pews are nine feet long and 24 inches deep, but could be cut to other sizes. If you have—or know of—a need for these pews, call the office at St. Thomas, 305-661-3436.

Church of the Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes, is seeking a part-time organist/choir director. Call the church office at 954-731-6100 for information, or send resume to Church of the Atonement, 4401 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL  33313.

Youth Ministry kicks! Change lives every day! St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach needs a Youth Minister to lead: Beach Services, Mission Trips, Wednesday Night Madness, Bonding Experiences, Outreach, Music…among other activities. For details or to apply, go to http://www.stjoesweb.org/html/YouthMinisterWanted.html.

Episcopal Charities of Southeast Florida would like to contract with two persons with very specific skills for limited part-time assistance, perhaps two half-days per month: (1) A “techie” to act as liaison between the EC staff and the web designer on website updates and maintenance; and (2) someone with grant-writing experience to assist staff with preparing and writing grant requests. For further information contact Episcopal Charities President Charlie Ring, 561-799-6424 or Charlie@ecsefl.org.

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Additional Events and Opportunities
(click on links below for more information!)

• Faith Formation Summit 2008
• The Summer Collegium 2008 (conference on small church ministry) - at Virginia
  Theological Seminary
• "Everyone Everywhere" World Mission Conference, June 5-8, 2008
• Personal Spiritual Deepening Program from Shalem Institute
• DMin Program at Sewanee
• Duncan Center Programs--Spring 2008
• Sewanee Church Music Conference--July 14-20, 2008

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