COMING EVENTS:

ECW Sunday  — Feb. 2, 4 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Dialogue on Parish Assessments  — Feb. 6, 9:30-2, Chapel of St. Andrew

YECW Organizational Meeting Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Christ Church, Miami

Ordination of Holly Ostlund to the Diaconate — Feb. 8, 4 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Clergy Retreat — Feb. 10-13, Our Lady of Florida

Game Day for grades 7-8  — Feb. 15, noon-6 p.m., Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines

Institution of Alejandro Hernandez as rector  — Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Todos los Santos, Miami

Absalom Jones Service — Feb. 22, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral, Miami

Men's Spanish Cursillo — Feb. 27-Mar. 2, Manresa Retreat House, Miami

Youth Mardi Gras Dinner, Dance and Lock-in (Grades 9-12) — Mar. 1, 6-11 p.m., Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton Youth Mardi Gras Lock-in (Grades 9-12) — Mar. 1, 11:30 p.m.-Mar. 2, 8:30 a.m, St. Gregory's, Boca Raton

Diocesan Men’s Retreat  — Mar. 7-9, Lake Placid Retreat Cntr., Lake Placid, FL (Speaker, Bishop Frade)

Happening (Grades 9-12) — Mar. 21-23, St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach

Wardens’ & Treasurers’ Conference  — Mar. 22, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Beyond Telepathy events — Mar. 28-29, St. Mark’s, Ft. Lauderdale

ECW Annual Meeting  — Apr. 24-26

Spring Clergy Conference  — May 6-8, Duncan Center

Visit of Archbishop Desmond Tutu — May 10-11 (Events, places, times TBA)

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, 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

Parochial Reports and Key Personnel Lists—Parochial Reports were due Jan. 31. The National Church requests that reports be filed online, but please remember that the canons of our diocese still require that a hard copy of the report be sent to the Diocesan Office by Jan. 31. The Key Personnel Form can be downloaded from the diocesan website; go to http://www.diosef.org/forms/key.pdf. This form is due in the Diocesan Office by Feb. 15. Congratulations to rector Fr. Dwight Morgan and parish administrator Malcolm Briggs of Holy Comforter, Miami, who were the first to submit both their Parochial Report (on Jan. 9) and their Key Personnel List, which arrived by email on Jan. 28!

YECW--An organizational meeting for the YECW, a diocesan ECW group for young women ages 14-25, will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, from 9:30-noon at Christ Church, Miami. Contact your parish ECW president for carpool information for this meeting. For additional information, call Jenny Wagner at 561-374-9692.

Clergy Retreat—All clergy should have received information about the Clergy Retreat, to be held at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Retreat Center in North Palm Beach, from 4 p.m. on Feb. 10 through lunch on Feb. 13. The retreat leader will be the Rev. Dr. Minka Sprague, deacon, professor and author. Online registration is now closed.

Absalom Jones Service—The annual Absalom Jones Service will be held Feb. 22, 10 a.m., at Trinity Cathedral. This year’s speaker will be the Rev. Sandra Wilson, national president of the Union of Black Episcopalians. The service will be followed by a luncheon and fashion show at the Biscayne Bay Marriott. For luncheon tickets, call Joan Hudson at 305-235-3127.

Men’s Spanish Cursillo--A mens’s cursillo weekend in Spanish is planned for Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2003, at the Manresa Retreat House, Miller Dr. at 122 Ave. in Miami.The team is actively seeking candidates, not only from Spanish-speaking congregations, but also among members of predominantly English-speaking congregations who might prefer a weekend in Spanish. Call Saulo Salvador, 305-264-8932, for more information.

Men's Retreat--The first diocesan Men's Retreat, open to men of all ages and faiths, will be Mar. 7-9 at Lake Placid Retreat Center in Lake Placid, Fl. The theme is: "To all things there is a season", and the keynote speaker will be Bishop Frade. Cost is $85. Register and pay online at www.diosef.org/register, or for a registration form, contact the Broward office of the diocese, 954-450-7247, or one of the following: George Booth (St. Joseph's, Boynton Beach), 561-738-0554; Ray Talbird (St. John's, Homestead), 305-389-1058; Carlos Belgrave (St. Christopher's, West Palm Beach), 561-668-1960; or Wilton Gray (Holy Sacrament, Hollywood), 954-450-7147. Click here for information on what to bring to the retreat.

Wardens’ & Treasurers’ Conference—Rectors will soon receive information about the annual Wardens’ & Treasurers’ Conference, Mar. 22 at Trinity Cathedral. The cost is $9.00 for lunch (note change from previously announced $8.50); register (and pay, too) online. Copies of the Manual of Business Methods will not be distributed this year. Each parish should now have as many as seven copies from previous workshops. If cannot find a copy in your parish office, call Episcopal Parish Services at (800) 903-5544 to order one.

Beyond Telepathy— Mark your calendars for Mar. 28-29, when Friends of the Groom will be with us again for Beyond Telepathy II, with the theme "Body Building Basics"--techniques for building up the Body of Christ. Friday, Mar. 28, there will be a youth lock-in, beginning at 8 p.m., and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (registration begins at 9 a.m.), there will be presentations by FOG for everyone-laity and clergy, youth and adults. All events will be at St. Mark the Evangelist, 1750 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale. The cost will be $5 per person, including program and lunch. Childcare will be available.

Building appraisals--Church Insurance has hired American Appraisal (Milwaukee, WI) to appraise church buildings in our diocese, beginning the week of Feb. 2.  They’ll start in the northern end of the diocese and work south over a period of about three weeks. They have begun to contact the parishes, so if you get a call from Eric Weitzer of American Appraisal about appraising your property, this is a legitimate request.

Background Checks—Background investigation requests for parish employees, as well as candidates for clergy positions, are now handled through Archdeacon Rasmus’s office: 8895 North Military Trail, 205C, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410; phone, 561-656-0868; fax, 561-799-0474; email, paul@diosef.org.

Archbishop Tutu’s visit—The tentative schedule for Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s visit to our diocese May 10-11 includes a large revival on Saturday, May 10 (time and location TBA), and the archbishop’s participation in regular services at Trinity Cathedral on Sunday, May 11. Save those dates, and watch for more information as soon as details are available! Meanwhile, you can prepare for this event by reading Archbishop Tutu’s books, which are available at Trinity Cathedral bookstore and other parish bookshops.

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).

Summer Discernment Institute at Sewanee—The University of the South at Sewanee is offering a funded summer internship program of vocational exploration for college students who feel they may be called to ministry in the church or in service organizations. Thirty-two internships are available. Complete information on the program, as well as application forms, are available at http://www.sewanee.edu/lillyproj/lsdi.html. Applications are due by Feb. 17, so please share this information as soon as possible with students you think may be interested.

Faith Alive— St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens, had its Faith Alive weekend Jan. 10-12, and three other parishes in the diocese are also planning weekends this year: Holy Spirit, West Palm Beach, Jan. 31-Feb. 2; St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale, Feb. 21-23; and All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale, Aug. 22-24. For more information on these prayer-driven renewal weekends for the whole family, contact diocesan Faith Alive coordinators Graham and Carolyn Ernest-Jones, 954-755-2823, gracaxedro@aol.com.

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.

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.

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 representative 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.

 

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CLERGY CHANGE:

Beebe, The Rev. Jeffrey  — Ordained to the priesthood 12/21/02; priest-in-charge, Crossridge Church, Parkland.

Gay, The Rev. Jean Ricot  — Ordained to the priesthood 12/21/02; rector, Church of the Resurrection, Biscayne Park.

Jarrett, The Rev. John  — Priest-in-charge, St. Anne’s, Hallandale and St. Andrew’s, Hollywood

Todd, The Rev. Christopher — Ordained to the priesthood 12/21/02; rector, St. Francis-in-the-Keys, Big Pine Key.

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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

The 2003 Eisenhart Concert Series at St. Thomas, Coral Gables, will begin with a concert by the Vienna Choir Boys on Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. For information or to purchase tickets for this or other concerts in the series, call the parish office at 305-661-3436.

St. Paul's, 188 South Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach, will hold a Valentine's Day Dinner and Renewal of Wedding Vows, Friday, Feb 14, at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Tickets are $40 per couple, with proceeds to benefit the J2A (Journey to Adulthood) Pilgrimage to Canterbury. Come and share in Caring Conversation with other couples, renew your wedding vows and enjoy a fine dining experience especially prepared for you by St. Paul's rector, the Rev. William "Chip" Stokes and his wife, Susan Stokes. Call the church office, 561-276-4541, for tickets and additional information.

Contemplative Outreach of South Florida will sponsor a workshop on Welcoming Prayer, on   Sat., Feb. 8, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Martin Hall, All Angels, 1801 Ludlam Rd., Miami Springs.  Bring your lunch, drinks will be provided.  A $15 donation is suggested, but not required. For more information, see http://www.geocities.com/barbriet/#events. Contemplative Outreach is also sponsoring a talk by Fr. Thomas Keating, Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m., at St. John Neumann Church, 12125 SW 107 Ave., Miami.

St. Stephen’s, Miami, will hold the 15^th Annual St. Stephen’s Coconut Grove Art Show on the church grounds, Feb. 15, 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days. The show will feature 150 juried artists and craftspeople, an international food court, and music and entertainment. For more information, email info@artshow.com, or call Wanda Hammon, 305-558-1758 or 305-448-2601.

St. Simon's, Miami, together with the University of Miami Classical Guitar Program presents "A Night of Guitar" featuring The University of Miami Guitar Ensemble and the students of Rene Gonzalez, performing works from Brazil, Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States. On Saturday, Feb. 22 at 5:00 PM, at St. Simon's Church, 10950 SW 34th St., Miami. An offering will be taken for the School of Music Guitar fund. Click here for a flyer--in English or Spanish.

In celebration of Black History month, the "Singing Spartans" from Parkway Middle School will be performing at Saint James, Hollywood, on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 10:30 a.m.

The Duncan Center and its next-door neighbor, Emmanuel Catholic Church, are again sponsoring a pre-St. Patrick’s Day performance by the Noel Henry Irish Show Band, Feb. 23, 1-4 p.m., at Emmanuel, which is just north of the Duncan Center on Military Trail. Tickets are $15.  Call the Duncan Center, 561-496-4130, for information.

Noel Henry’s Irish Show Band One Performance Only Sunday, February 23, 2003, beginning at 1:00 pm at the Emmanuel Catholic Church, Delray Beach for the benefit of the Duncan Conference Center & Emmanuel Catholic Church, Donation $15.00.

On Sunday, Mar. 2, the Very Reverend Nathan D. Baxter, Dean of Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., will speak at the 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. services at St. Paul's, 188 South Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. St. Paul's invites everyone to hear this nationally renowned preacher and speaker, and to meet him at special coffee hours following services. For more information, please call the parish office at 276-4541.

St. Andrew's, Lake Worth, will offer a Lenten education series called, "A Journey Through The World's Religions", beginning Wednesday, Mar. 12. Each program begins with a potluck supper at 6:30 p.m., followed by a guest speaker at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call the church office at (561) 582-6609, or click here for detailed schedule and list of speakers.

On Thursday, Mar. 13, St. Patrick's, 418 North Sapodilla Avenue, West Palm Beach, will begin its celebration of the parish's 90th anniversary, with a Eucharist at 7 p.m.. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Canon Richard L. Marquess-Barry, rector of The Historic St. Agnes, Miami. The celebration will continue with a 90th Anniversary Dedication Service and Patronal Festival at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 16. For information on these and other events throughout the parish's anniversary year, call the church office at 561-833-1903.

Fifty-one singers from National Cathedral School for Girls and St. Albans School for Boys in Washington, DC, will sing a concert and two services at St. Stephen’s, on Sunday, Mar. 16. The high school singers, from the schools at Washington National Cathedral, will sing a Eucharist at 10:00 a.m. and a concert at 4:00 p.m., followed by Choral Evensong at 4:30 p.m. The services and the concert are open to the public. For more information on the chorale, contact Willard Stewart at 202-537-6420, or wstewart@cathedral.org. For more information on the chorale’s performances at St. Stephen’s, email robbiebell@mindspring.com.

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.

FREE—an “aging white”, eight-year-old, perfectly running Whirlpool dishwasher. Must be picked up by Wednesday, Feb. 5, at our home in River Bridge, Jog and Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach. Call Canon Dick Nolan, 561-642-0015.

On Mar.15, Trinity-by-the-Cove Episcopal Church in Naples, FL, will hold a liturgical flower festival in the Anglican tradition, featuring floral arrangements depicting the liturgical seasons and festivals of the church. The flower festival will be part of the 22nd annual Naples Antiques Show and Sale, March 13-15. Lunch and tea will be served daily.  For information on the flower festival, the antiques show and special group rates for these events, call 239-262-0353.       

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

• Episcopal Peace Fellowship facilitator training
  
  
• Health Fair at St. Joseph's, Boynton Beach--Feb. 16
  
  
• Contemplative Prayer--Talk by Fr. Thomas Keating. Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m.
  
  
• First Annual Miami-Dade Interfaith Conference for Worker Justice--Mar. 8-9
  
  
• Christian Yoga and Centering Prayer for Lent--St. Mark's, Ft. Lauderdale, Wednesdays 3/12-4/16
  
  
• The Faith-Seeking Journey - A New Member Ministry Presented by NetCast, Inc.
  
  
• Doctor of Ministry summer program at Sewanee
  
  

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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; for our enemies; for peace, justice and reconciliation in all places where there is conflict;

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

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

COPE Chairperson Missy McArdle, breast cancer;

Gladys Payne, mother of Fr. Reggie Payne-Wiens, healing;

Fr. Ralph Evans, continued recovery from successful angioplasty;

Bishop Calvin O. Schofield, continued recovery from successful angioplasty;

Fr. Gammon Jarrell, hospitalized for tests following a fall;

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

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

Jonathan Gray, son of Fr. Michael Gray and nephew of the Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, recovering from meningitis;

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;

Cn. 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 Virla Barry, wife of Canon Richard Marquess-Barry, in the death of her sisters, Yvonne Rolle and Laura Motes; for Diocesan Coordinator Gail McShane and her family, in the death of her aunt, Rosemary Commette, on Jan. 18; for Gloria Normann, parish secretary at St. Faith's, Miami, in the death of her husband, Barney Normann, on Jan. 20: for the family of Fr. Norman Spicer, who died Jan. 25; for seminarian Christina Encinosa and her family in the death of her grandfather, Cpt. Manuel Martinez-Illa, on Feb. 3; and for the families of the crew of the space shuttle Columbia.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

February 9--V Epiphany

The Church of the Province of Burundi

St. Matthew, Nassau

Incarnation, Miami

St. George’s, Riviera Beach

February 16—VI Epiphany

The Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui

Andros Island, Bahamas:

St. Stephen's, Fresh Creek

St. Bartholomew, Behring Point

St. Faith, Staniard Creek

Youth Commission

Daughters of the King

Commission on Christian Formation and Education

February 23—VII Epiphany

The Church of the Province of Central Africa

Andros Island, Bahamas:

St. Paul, Calabash Bay

St. Peter, Bowen Sound

St. Andrew's, Miami

St. Faith, Miami

March 2–Last Epiphany

The Anglican Church in Mexico

Abaco Island, Bahamas:

St. Ann, Crown Haven

St. Chad, Fox Town

St. George, Cedar Harbor

St. Columba, Marathon

St. Francis, Big Pine Key

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Last updated 02/21/03