By the time you read this, we’ll all be “fitter” missionaries after our day of Body-Building with Friends of the Groom at Beyond Telepathy.

Unfortunately, the next major diocesan event that had been scheduled is not going to happen: Archbishop Desmond Tutu has had to cancel his visit to our diocese, due to health concerns.

However, other activities in the coming months are still as scheduled:

COMING EVENTS:

Understanding Your Teenager   — Apr. 6, 1-4 p.m., St. Thomas, Miami

Spring Convocations — Apr. 12, NPB, Bethesda, Palm Beach, 9:30 a.m.; Apr. 26, SD, St. Andrew’s, Miami, 9 a.m.; Apr. 30, BWD, Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes, 6:30 pm; May 3, ND, St. Paul, Miami, 10 a.m.; Keys, St. Francis, Big Pine Key, 10 a.m.; May 4, SPB, Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton, 7 p.m.

Clergy Day/Blessing of the Oils — Apr. 15, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Diocesan Office closed—Good Friday and

Easter Monday  — Apr. 18 & 21

ECW Annual Meeting — Apr. 24-26

Holy Sacrament Women's Retreat (ALL women invited) — May 2-4, Lake Placid Retreat Cntr., Lake Placid, FL

Coverage K Workshops — May 31, St. Joseph's, Boynton Beach, 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Spring Clergy Conference — May 6-8, Duncan Center

Clergy and Spouse Event — May 16, 2 p.m.—May 17, 2 p.m., Clewiston Inn

COPE (Parish Lay Staff) workshop — May 23-24, Duncan Center

Diocesan Acolyte Festival  — May 31, 10 a.m., Historic St. Agnes, Miami

Clergy and Spouse Family Picnic — Sept. 6, place TBA

Diocesan School Fall Semester begins — Sept. 13 (Additional school dates for fall are: Sept 27; Oct. 11 & 25; Nov. 8 & 22; Dec. 6 & 13)

State of Florida Day at Washington National Cathedral  — Sept. 21

Diocesan Convention — Oct. 10-11, Key West

Child in Our Hands Workshop — Nov. 7-8, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Pompano

Clergy Spouse Wellness Day  — Nov. 15, St. Mark’s, Ft. Lauderdale

New Staff Member—We have a new member of the Diocesan Staff—Judith Alexis, a member of the Haitian congregation of St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, and a postulant for Holy Orders, joined us Mar. 24 as part-time accounting clerk, replacing Ligia Suarez, who left the position to take a fulltime job.

Understanding Your Teenager—St. Thomas, Miami, is hosting a seminar for parents—and anyone else who would like to have better relationships with the teenagers in their lives—on Sunday, Apr. 6, from 1-4 p.m. The speaker is Wayne Rice, co-founder of Youth Specialties, and author of books and materials for parents, teens and youth workers. Cost for the seminar is $8 per person or $12 for couples. For information, contact Phebe Hisbhman, youth ministry coordinator at St. Thomas, 305-661-3436, or email phebe@stepsmia.org. Pre-registration is necessary in order to insure that seminar materials (a 50-page book) will be available for every participant.

Holy Week Clergy Day/Blessing of the Oils—The annual Holy Week Clergy Day and Blessing of the Oils will be Tuesday, Apr. 15, beginning at 10 a.m., at Trinity Cathedral. The guest speaker will be the Very Rev. Titus L. Presler, dean and president of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Tex., and chair of the Standing Commission on World Mission.

Good Friday Offering—Please remember that the Good Friday offering in all Episcopal congregations is to be designated, as it has been for the past 61 years, for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East. (This is not to be confused with the Jerusalem 2000 appeal, which was designed to support specific institutions and projects within the Diocese of Jerusalem.) A bulletin shell and a poster, as well as other information on the Good Friday Offering, are available at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/agr/friday.html. If your parish does not take an offering on Good Friday, you are asked to designate the offering from another service during Holy Week for this purpose.

Clergy Conference—The Spring Clergy Conference will begin at 5 p.m. on May 6 and end after lunch on May 8. The speaker will be the Rev. David Schlafer, a professor of homiletics and an author of books on preaching. Conference registration will be available on the diocesan website, at www.diosef.org/register.

Women’s Retreat—This year, Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, is opening its Women’s Retreat to all women of the diocese. The retreat is May 2-4 at the Lake Placid Conference Center and Resort, site of the Diocesan Men’s Retreat. Speakers include the Rev. Denise Hudspeth, vicar of St. John’s, Belle Glade and Holy Nativity, Pahokee, Susan Beebe of Crossridge Church and Rose Williams of Holy Sacrament. Cost is $85. For more information, call the church office at 954-432-8686, and ask for the Women’s Retreat Coordinators.

Latino Youth Event--The Office of Hispanic Ministry of the Episcopal Church is sponsoring Breaking Down Walls, an event for Latino youth ages 14-18, June 25-29 at Berea College, Lexington, Ky. Each person, youth or adult chaperone, is asked to contribute a $50 registration fee and the cost of the transportation; the National Office will pay for lodging and food for all the participants. The deadline for submitting an application, with registration fee, is May 15. Application forms can be downloaded here (English, Spanish). For further information, please contact the Rev. Ramon I. Aymerich at Episcopales@aol.com.

Coverage K Workshops--St. Joseph's, Boynton Beach, will host a Coverage K workshop on May 31; Adult Misconduct Prevention will be offered in the morning, beginning at 8:30 a.m., and Child Protection in the afternoon, beginning at 1:30 p.m. No lunch will be provided, and there is no cost for either workshop. Pre-registration is required by May 20; register online at www.diosef.org/register.

Graduating Seminarians—Our diocese has 10 seminarians who will graduate this spring! Archdeacon Paul Rasmus, our diocesan deployment officer, has asked rectors to contact him (561-656-0868 or paul@diosef.org) if they are looking for an assistant and would be interested in talking with any of these persons. We’re all asked to keep them in our prayers as they complete their studies and seek a call to begin their ordained ministry. Here are their names and their seminaries: Gail Abbott (General); Virginia Brewer (Sewanee); Thomas Bruttell (Berkeley at Yale); Thomas Dwyer (Berkeley at Yale); Darrell Laremore (Seminary of the Southwest); Scot McComas (General); Christopher Schuller (Episcopal Divinity School); Terrence Taylor (Berkeley at Yale); Regina Walsh-Minor (General); and Bruce Woodcock (General).

Youth at General Convention—Youth ages 14-18 are invited to participate in a youth gathering, “Count Me Faithful”, at General Convention in Minneapolis, Minn., July 30-Aug.3. For more information, go to: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/myp/countfaithful/index.htm, or contact Diocesan Youth Missioner Fr. Reggie Payne-Wiens at the Diocesan Office, 1-800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, or by email, reggie@diosef.org.

Florida Day at the National Cathedral—It’s time to begin making plans to participate in the quadrennial Florida Day at Washington National Cathedral, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003. The weekend will include a retreat on Friday, Sept. 19; tours of Cathedral and grounds on Saturday, Sept. 20; Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. Sunday, with clergy and acolytes in procession, and reception following; evensong at 4 p.m. Sunday; Healing Service at 6:30 p.m. We would like all congregations in the diocese to be represented; begin by contacting Joanna Wragg or Gail McShane at the Diocesan Office with the name of a volunteer coordinator from your parish for this event. For more information on Washington National Cathedral, go to www.nationalcathedral.org.

Episcopal Relief  & Development—Episcopal Relief and Development (formerly the Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief) has asked that we develop a network of people who can bring news of its work regularly to all congregations. Each rector or priest/deacon-in-charge of a parish is asked to appoint a representative who can assist in talking to the congregation monthly and encouraging donations to ER & D. This network of representatives would also be in place to help coordinate our response in times of emergencies. Please send names, phone numbers and email addresses to diocesan ER & D coordinator Deacon Vivian Hopkins at Christ Episcopal Church, 305-442-8542 or email chrepch.aol.com. Donations to Episcopal Relief & Development may be sent to Box 12043, Newark, NJ 07101. For a bulletin insert on specific ER & D responses to the conflict in Iraq, go to: http://www.er-d.org/iraq.htm.

"Jesus for Every Generation"--The Duncan Center will present a seminar June 9-11 led by Rev. Carl Eeman, author of Generations of Faith, on ministry with different generations. Cost is $250 for the conference and $175 for lodging and meals ($90 for commuter). Register by May 19 at duncanregister@earthlink.net or by fax at 561-496-1726. For more information or to request a brochure, call 561-496-4130.

Kanuga — Kanuga Conference Center in North Carolina has announced several new conferences for spring: A Lenten Retreat on Centering Prayer  Feb 24-28; a photography workshop May 4-9; a conference on Spirituality and the Environment May 29-June 2; and the Province IV Women’s Conference June 2-4, featuring Diana Frade as keynote speaker and Bishop Frade as chaplain. More information on all Kanuga conferences can be found at www.Kanuga.org.

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CLERGY CHANGE:

Silla, The Rev. SuzeAnne — Accepted a call to join the staff of the Diocese of Milwaukee, effective 3/31/03.

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Parishes in Transition:

Holy Redeemer, Lake Worth—Fr. Randall Nolan, visiting priest

All Souls’, Miami Beach—Fr. Richard Maholm, supply

St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs—Fr. Geoff Evans, interim

St. Peter’s, Key West—Fr. Ralph Johnson, supply

St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach—Deacon Charles Cannon, interim

Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines—Canon Kenneth MacDonald, Fr. Bill Eaton, supply

St. Paul’s, Key West—Fr. Thomas Shepherd, interim

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

Two upcoming musical events at Trinity Cathedral, Miami—The cathedral will host a concert by Pianist Jeffrey Biegel with the Ars Flores Symphony Orchestra, Saturday, Apr. 5, 4 p.m.; tickets are $25 for preferred seating, $10 for general admission and $5 for students and teachers. Call 954-764-4455 or email info@arsflores.com for information. On Sunday, May 4, at 4 p.m., the cathedral will sponsor a recital by organist Frederick James Kent, assisted by bass Jim Carlton (yes, that Jim Carlton—staff accountant in the Diocesan Office!); freewill donations will benefit the cathedral’s organ fund.

Select music students from the University of Miami, Florida International University and the New World School of the Arts will perform in concert at St. Thomas, Coral Gables, on Friday, Apr. 11, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For tickets and information about this and other concerts in the parish’s Eisenhart Concert Series, call the church office, 305-661-3436, or email concertseries@stepsmia.org.

Two special events at St. Joseph's, Boynton Beach, on April 12: Youth Outreach Spring Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. All proceeds will help fund outreach programs conducted as part of the Youth Ministry program at Saint Joseph's. S.D. Spady Elementary School Choir Concert, 7-8:30 p.m. Proceeds will go toward funding for the choir's trip later this month to New York, where they will be at Carnegie Hall to give the same concert they are performing at St. Joseph's. Cost is $5; tickets are available at the door, from Saint Joseph's parish office, and from S.D. Spady Elementary School in Delray Beach. Call 561-732-3060 for more information.

Holy Cross, Miami (3635 NE 1 Ave.) invites everyone to an Easter Festival on Apr. 20, Easter Day, beginning with Festival Eucharist at noon. After worship there will be Latin American food, music and other entertainment for the entire family until 8 p.m. Proceeds will go to fund the parish's ministries. Call 305-576-0852 for more information.

Grace Church, West Palm Beach, will hold its Shades of Spring Dinner, Dance and Raffle on Saturday, Apr. 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the PGA National Resort and Spa. The donation is $100 per person. The raffle is for a trip for two to Jamaica; raffle tickets are $10 per ticket or 6 tickets for $50. All proceeds go toward the new church building now under construction. For information, call the church office, 561-845-6060.

The month of April has been designated by the Department of Heath and Human Services as National Donate Life Month. The Southeast Tissue Alliance is asking churches to become involved in education and efforts to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. For more information about the Alliance’s programs and ways to help, contact Charles White at 877-733-3700.

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will hold its "Grand Yard Sale" on May 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Furniture, appliances, art, books, games and toys, sports equipment, tools and boutique clothing are among the variety of merchandise that will be available. Proceeds will go toward needed improvements in the parish's facilities and equipment. There will be a "Gala Preview Evening" from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9, for members of any congregation in the diocese; this event will feature music, refreshments and a silent auction. Tickets for the silent auction are $15; call Cheryl Grantham, 561-655-8932, for information.

Trinity Cathedral presents  "Art at the Cathedral 2003", Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Come and see a free exhibition of local artists’ work--painting, photography, sculpture, lithographs and much more.

As part of their 50^th anniversary celebration this year, parishioners at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, invite others in the diocese to join them on a two-week European riverboat cruise, July 4-16, 2003, from Vienna to Amsterdam along the Danube, Main and Rhine Rivers. The cost, including airfare from Miami, ranges from $3297 to $3959 per person.  There will also be opportunities for a pre-cruise stay in Vienna and a post-cruise stay in Amsterdam at additional cost.  For more information about this trip, call (561) 395-8285.

An interfaith luncheon to benefit the ministry of Seafarers’ House will be held Jun. 1 at Port Everglades, on board Royal Caribbean’s Enchantment of the Seas. General tickets are $30 per person. For additional details, call Seafarers’ House, 954-467-7330, or Fr. Bob Deshaies at St. Benedict’s, Plantation, 954-473-6578.

Additional Events and Opportunities
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• Christian Yoga and Centering Prayer for Lent--St. Mark's, Ft. Lauderdale, Wednesdays 3/12-4/16
  
  
• Seminar on conflict in the Episcopal Church, May 7th, 2003
  
  
• Day Cruise May 17 with Church of the Resurrection, Biscayne Park
  
  
• Ultreya at Church of the Ascension, Miami, May 24
  
  
• Doctor of Ministry summer program at Sewanee
  
  
• Sewanee Church Music Conference, July 14-20
  
  
  

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Prayers are requested for--

Our country; for wisdom and guidance for our leaders and the leaders of all nations; for our armed forces, especially those now in combat; for our enemies; for peace, justice and reconciliation in all places where there is conflict;

Aspirant Peter Wallace, hospitalized after serious heart attacks;

Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs, continued recovery from hernia surgery;

Chancellor Emeritus Fred Stanton, healing;

Arthur Schlepp, father of Archdeacon Hobbs' assistant Linda Schlepp-Gray, healing;

Dorothy Wilbur, widow of Fr. Newton Wilbur, cancer:

COPE Chairperson Missy Rovinelli, breast cancer;

Fr. Ralph Evans, continued recovery from successful angioplasty;

Fr. Gammon Jarrell, continued healing;

Cora Ferguson, sister of Executive Board member Al Ferguson and aunt of Executive Board member Jacquelyn Anthony, continued healing;

Fay Hobbs, mother of Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs, recovering from carotid artery surgery;

Edith Woodcock, mother of seminarian Bruce Woodcock, in hospice care;

Mary McComas, mother of seminarian Scot McComas, healing;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

Florence Gray, mother of Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves continued healing;

Jim Gibson, husband of Mother Kate Gibson, continued healing;

Doris Dillenberger, sister of Diana Frade, healing;

Christie Hudspeth, daughter of Mother Denise Hudspeth, pray for complete healing;

Bridget Seward, sister of Deacon Jane Calderin, multiple myeloma;

Lisa Commette, niece of Gail McShane, diocesan coordinator, continued healing;

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

The Rev. SuzeAnne Silla's family: Daughter Stephanie, still in pain, will need additional jaw surgery; mother Iola Steeves, abdominal aortic aneurysm and many other health problems;

Cn. Max Salvador, continued healing;

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, and for comfort for Gail Krickbaum, wife of Dean Donald Krickbaum, in the death of her brother, Wilson Wallace, on Mar. 17, and for all those who have lost loved ones in the war in Iraq.

Give thanks for the birth on April 15 of a son, Christopher Anthony, to Diocesan Office receptionist Jessy Cajina and her husband Guillermo Soria.

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Some opportunities to pray for peace

As Bishop Frade has requested, all parishes are incorporating special prayers and/or times of silence for peace into regularly scheduled services. In addition, here are some extra opportunities to pray for the leaders of our nation and the world, for those serving in the military, for all those suffering or endangered in the conflict in Iraq, and for peace. Please email Mary Cox at episcorat@aol.com, or call her at the Diocesan Office if you have other opportunities for prayer to add to this list.

Good Shepherd, Tequesta

• Weekly candlelight prayers for peace on Sundays at 7:00 p.m. Bring a candle and meet in the courtyard behind the church for music, quiet times and prayer. The labyrinth will be open after prayers, for those who wish to walk.
• St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton
• Church open Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. for private prayer for peace

All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale

• Prayer service for peace, each Wednesday, 5:30 p.m.

All Souls’, Miami Beach

• A Prayer Banner hangs in the church, and anyone may write a prayer on a paper cross provided and pin it to the banner. These are private prayers and will not be read aloud.

St. Luke the Physician, Miami

• Will participate in an Ecumenical Christian Prayer Service for the Conflict in the Middle East, Wednesday April 2, 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 11291 SW 142 Ave. Fr. Bob Burton, rector of St. Luke’s, will give the homily. 

St. Columba, Marathon

• Monday mornings from 7:30 to 8 a.m., a prayer vigil is kept in the Prayer Garden adjacent to the church.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

April 13—Palm Sunday

The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

Christ the King, Nassau

St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Pompano Beach

St. Paul et les Martyrs d'Haiti, Miami

April 20—Easter

Holy Cross, Nassau

Holy Sacrament, Hollywood

La Divina Providencia, Hialeah

Growth and Evangelism Ministry

Human Needs Ministry

April 27—II Easter

The Scottish Episcopal Church

Eleuthera, Bahamas:

        St. Patrick, Governor's Harbour

        St. Agnes, Gregory Town

        St. Columba, Tarpon Bay

        St. Margaret, Savannah Sound

St. Simon's, Miami

St. Stephen's, Miami

May 4--III Easter

Seminaries and schools of theology

Commission on Ministry

Hispanic Commission

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Last updated 04/18/03