A few reminders about our Diocesan Convention: The deadline for hotel reservations at our reduced rate was extended to Oct. 1, so if your congregation’s delegates have not yet reserved their rooms, call the Radisson Mart Plaza (305-261-3800) today.  The deadline for nominations for various diocesan positions is Oct. 4; those should go to the secretary of Convention, Canon Kerry Robb (gkrobb@stmarkspbg.org). Any delegate unable to attend Convention should give all Convention materials, including the convocation packet, to the alternate who will attend in his or her place. The Convention Golf Tournament originally scheduled for Oct. 18 has been cancelled. Any updated Convention information will be posted at www.diosef.org/2002convention.html.

Coming events:

Vocational Deacons Meeting with Bishop Frade — Oct. 4 – 5, Duncan Center

Diocesan Ultreya — Oct. 5, 2 p.m., St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Cursillo Sunday — Oct. 6

National Episcopal Black Clergy Conference  — Oct. 6-13, Biscayne Bay Marriott

Parish Communicators’ Workshop — Oct. 12, 9:30-noon, St. Thomas, Coral Gables

Children’s Sunday Celebration — Oct. 13, Trinity Cathedral, 4 p.m.

 CANCELED Celebration of Bishop Frade’s 25^th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood — Oct. 17,  7 p.m., Holy Cross, Miami     CANCELED

Diocesan Convention — Oct. 18-19

Computer class for clergy — Oct. 22, 10 a.m.-noon, SW Broward Regional Library

Women’s Cursillo — Oct. 24-27, Duncan Center

Men’s Cursillo — Oct. 31-Nov. 3, Duncan Center

Ordination of Roger Allee to the priesthood — Nov. 3, 4 p.m., All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale

Happening — Nov. 8-10, St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach

Coverage K Workshop (Adult  & Child) — Nov. 23, St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens                     

Bishop’s Ball (for youth) — Dec. 14, Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach

 

And some important dates to add to your calendar for next year:

Harry Potter Festival (Grades 4-6) — Jan. 18, St. Stephen’s, Miami

Presiding Bishop’s Visit  — Jan. 25, St. Paul’s, Key West, 11 a.m.

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

Peer Counseling Training (for adults who work with youth) — Feb. 27-Mar.1, place TBA

Child in Our Hands workshop  — Feb. 28-Mar. 1, 2003, All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale

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

Beyond Telepathy events  — Mar. 28-29, 2003, St. Mark’s, Ft. Lauderdale

ECW Annual Meeting  — Apr. 24-26, 2003

Spring Clergy Conference  — May 13-15, 2003, Duncan Center

COPE (Parish Lay Staff) workshop — May 23-24, 2003, Duncan Center

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

State of Florida Day at Washington National Cathedral — Sept. 21, 2003

Journal—The Diocesan Journal for 2001 is posted on the diocesan website at http://diosef.org/journal/. It is password protected. The password was given out at the fall Clergy Conference and has been emailed to clergy whose email addresses we have; if you don’t have it, email Mary Cox at EpiscoRat@aol.com, or call the Diocesan Office. Please check your own information, and follow the instructions for making corrections. The complete diocesan database will soon be available on the website, and we’d like to start with that information as up-to-date as possible. With the updated information we receive from you, we should be able to post the 2002 Journal within a few weeks after Convention. We’ll notify you as soon as it is available.

Parochial Report graphs—Graphs of Parochial Report statistics (baptisms, attendance, pledging, etc.) for the diocese are in the online Journal. If you would like graphs of these statistics for your parish, contact Gail McShane at the Diocesan Office, gail@diosef.org. (Microsoft Excel 2000 is required to open these.)

Medical Insurance—Open enrollment for active clergy, retirees under 65 and lay employees covered by Church Insurance is this month; materials are to be mailed from New York the week of Oct. 7. There will be no change from last year in the plans offered, so if you are not making a change in your coverage, you will not need to make any change on your enrollment form (though you will need to return the form). Please complete your form as quickly as possible; all forms must be returned to Gail McShane in the Diocesan Office by Oct. 25. (Open enrollment will be next spring for retirees 65 and over covered by the Medicare supplement plan.)

Parish Communicators’ Workshop—A workshop for parish communicators is scheduled for Oct. 12, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at St. Thomas, Coral Gables. Presented by the team that led our successful first workshop at St. Joseph’s in May, the morning will offer strategies and techniques for public relations and internal communications, and information on developing a parish website—plus time to exchange ideas with others who are working in this ministry. Contact Mary Cox at the Diocesan Office, by phone, 1-800-268-9993 or email, EpiscoRat@aol.com, for further information

Computer class for clergy and parish staff--The diocesan Electronic Communications Committee is offering a "Basic Computer Class" for any interested clergy and/or parish staff on Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Southwest Broward Regional Library, 16835 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines. (For directions, go to http://www.broward.org/library/directions.htm#SWR.) The class will cover the basics of email and the Internet, and if time permits, some information on Microsoft Word. Space is limited to 25 participants, so reservations are on a first-come/first-served basis. Email Communications Convener Fr. Bryan Hobbs at dochobbs@holysacrament.org now to reserve your space.

Presiding Bishop's Visit--Mark your calendars now for the visit of Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold to our diocese next January 25! Bishop Griswold will be at St. Paul's, Key West, for that congregation's 170th observance of its patronal festival--a celebration for the whole diocese of 170 years of Episcopal presence in South Florida. Plan to spend the day (or the weekend), but make your reservations soon-it will be the height of "the season". St. Paul's has made arrangements with the Hotel La Concha (just across Duval Street) for group rates of $179 per night-until the rooms are filled, and if reservations are made by Jan. 4; call 305-296-2991, be sure to mention that you're part of St. Paul's group. For additional lodging information, go to www.keywest.com and click on "accommodations".

Websites--We need to link all parish websites to the diocesan site. If you have a website that is not linked (check www.diosef.org/sites.htm), please let us know!

Net mailing list—Don’t forget to keep your congregation’s mailing list for The Net up to date. If you don’t know who’s on your list, contact US Data (305-256-0293 or data@usdps.com) for a printout and instructions for submitting a new list.

Spanish radio ministry—Our Hispanic Commission produces a weekly half-hour radio program, broadcast Sundays at 8:30 a.m. on WQBA, 1140 AM in Miami. Clergy featured in October will be Canon Luis Quiroga (Oct. 6 and 13) and Fr. Ramon Aymerich (Oct. 20 and 27); Bishop Frade will be the speaker on November’s programs.

Congratulations--to two members of our Diocesan Staff: Receptionist Jessy Cajina, who married Guillermo Soria on Sept. 28, and Administrative Asst. for Mission Development and Support Mary Cobiella, whose first grandchild, Brandon Anthony Rodriguez, was born Sept. 20 to daughter Kimberly and Anthony Rodriguez!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS

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Clergy Changes:

Jarrett, The Rev. John  — Supplying at St. Anne’s, Hallandale and St. Andrew’s, Hollywood.

Ortez, The Rev. Leonel — From Diocese of Honduras; new rector at Holy Cross, Miami, effective 9/8/02.

Taylor, The Rev. Williamson Resigned as rector of St. Anne’s, Hallandale and St. Andrew’s, Hollywood, effective 10/1/02, to accept a call to be Canon for Congregational Development, Diocese of New York.

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Six Parishes Searching for Leadership:

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

All Souls’, Miami Beach—supply clergy

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

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

St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach—supply clergy

St. Anne’s, Hallandale & St. Andrew’s, Hollywood—Rector resigned effective 10/1/02 to accept a call to the Diocese of New York; Fr. John Jarrett III, supply.

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

The choirs of Trinity Cathedral and Historic St. Agnes, Miami, will join with choirs and musicians from other faith and community groups in an Interfaith/Intercommunity Concert at Temple Israel of Greater Miami, 137 NE 19 St., on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. Admission is free. For additional information call Temple Israel at 305-573-5900.

On Oct. 5, Historic St. Agnes, Miami, and the Urban League of Greater Miami will sponsor a workshop for youth in grades 6-11 on preparing for the FCAT. The workshop will be held in Blackett Hall at St. Agnes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For additional information, call Janelle Hall (305-573-0559) or Malvern Mathis (305-573-6822).

Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, will offer a seminar on loss and grieving, Wednesday evenings, beginning Oct. 16, from 7-9 p.m. For additional details, call the Rev. Kate Gibson, (561) 655-4555, ext. 19, or Pamela Holley, ext. 21.

On October 19, Integrity/Ft. Lauderdale invites members and friends to join in celebrating its second birthday by taking a two-hour cruise on the New River and the Intracoastal Waterway. Following worship at All Saints, 333 Tarpon Drive, Ft. Lauderdale, at 6 p.m., car pools will leave for the Sea Monster. The two-hour cruise begins at 7:15 p.m. The cost is $15 a person and includes supper, one free drink and dancing with DJ music. For reservations call Fr. Tom Shepherd at 954-938-7219.

On Oct. 19, Artistic Photos will be at St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes, to take informal family portraits. For a donation of $19.95 (part of the proceeds go to the church), a family will receive a free 10” x 13” portrait and a $19.95 credit toward any additional package of portraits purchased. For information on scheduling an appointment for your portrait, call the church office, 305-558-3961.

Meditations for Church Staff, a book by Susan Beebe, a recent graduate of Yale Divinity School, will be released by Morehouse Publishing on Oct. 1. Mrs. Beebe will discuss her book with Bishop Frade and autograph copies at the Beacon Bookstore at Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton, on Nov. 2, beginning at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call the church office, 561-483-8044, or email srb8355@aol.com.

Church of the Resurrection, Biscayne Park, is sponsoring an evening on the Jungle Queen Cruise, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002.  The boat sails from Ft. Lauderdale at 7 p.m. Call the church office, 305-893-8523, for details.  

The ECW of Church of the Advent, 4885 SW Honey Terr., Palm City, will hold its Annual Holiday Bazaar, “A Fair for All Reasons” on Nov. 2, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Featured items will include Christmas crafts, holiday gift baskets, baked goods, crafts and collectibles.  Santa’s Boutique will be open for children to shop for family and friends. The gourmet lunchroom opens from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For additional information and directions please call 772-283-6223

Contemplative Outreach of South Florida will offer a Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop at St. David's in the Pines, Wellington, Saturday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A donation of $15 is suggested, but not required. For more information, registration and directions, call Millo at 561-793-1976.
 

Fr. Ramón Aymerich will lead a 12-day pilgrimage to Turkey, Feb. 17-28, 2003. The pilgrimage will visit "The Seven Churches of Revelation"--the churches founded by St. Paul--as well as ancient Ephesus, Cappadocia, the Frozen Waterfalls of Pamukkale and Istanbul. The cost, which includes roundtrip airfare from Miami, hotels, breakfast and dinner daily, tour guide and bus, is only $1,683. Brochures and application forms are available from parish secretary Barbara Becker at St. James-in-the-Hills, Hollywood, at (954) 987-2203.

Free computers! The Diocesan Office has been given some old computer equipment: four PCs (Packard Bell 133 mHz Pentium 55, Alton Plus Pentium 150 mHz Clone, Tiger GT200 150 mHz Pentium Clone, PCS 166 mHz Clone); two monitors (Panasonic Pana Sync E15 15" Monitor, GoldStar 1460DL 15" Monitor); one scanner, an Acer Scan Prisa 620P; and some miscellaneous components (HP Media Selector & Speakers). These cannot be expected to support Microsoft Office 2000 or Windows XP, but they may be of use to someone. Call the Diocesan Office if you could use any of these.

As part of their 50th anniversary celebration next 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. To receive a packet of information about this trip, call (561) 395-8285 and leave your name and address.

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

• The Faith-Seeking Journey - A New Member Ministry Presented by NetCast, Inc.
  
  
• Multicultural Orientation Workshop, Sept. 30-Oct. 4
  
   

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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;

Mary McComas, mother of seminarian Scot McComas, healing;

Fr. George Price, recovering from surgery;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, recovering from surgery;

Bishop Ervine Swift, hospitalized;

Deacon Virginia Landwer, recovering well from surgeries; pray for continued healing;

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

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

Fr. Fred Pratley, recovering from coronary bypass surgery;

Brenda Liberti, wife of Deacon Ray Liberti, continued healing;

Yolanda Pina, sister of Bishop Frade, continued healing;

Carrie Brumbaugh, daughter of Property & Loan Committee member Jack Brumbaugh and former Commission on Ministry Chair Caroline Brumbaugh—continued healing;

Doris Dillenberger, sister of Diana Frade, healing;

Canon Verneka Silva, healing;

Dede Lewis, wife of Deacon Hap Lewis, continued healing;

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

Bishop Hugo Pina-Lopez, assistant bishop of Central Florida, continued healing;

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

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

David Range, brother-in-law of Fr. David Francoeur, healing;

Mary Hutchison, daughter of Kelly Hutchison, secretary at St. John’s, Homestead, healing;

Fr. Philip Bentley, continued healing;

Fr. Sherod Mallow, healing;

Fr. Samuel Frock, serious eye condition;

Deacon Lois Noetzel, pray for full recovery from stroke;

Genie Gunn, wife of Diocesan Chancellor Bob Gunn, healing;

Hope Hughes, wife of Disaster Committee Chairman Burnie Hughes, healing;

Toni Northcutt, mother of Deacon Patricia Masterman, healing;

Bob Katon, husband of Deacon Joanne Katon, continued healing;

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

Cn. SuzeAnne Silla's family: Daughter Stephanie, may need additional jaw surgery; mother Iola Steeves, abdominal aortic aneurysm and many other health problems;

Deborah Deshaies, wife of Fr. Bob Deshaies, continued healing of herniated disks;

Cn. Max Salvador, continued healing;

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, and for comfort for the Rev. Barbara Baptiste-Williams, whose brother, Edwin Baptiste, died Sept. 11; for Wendy Williams, secretary at St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale, whose sister died September 11; for Executive Board member Gwen Sims, whose father, Edgrett Tynes, died Sept. 12; for Fr. Tim Thomas and his wife Marguerite, in the death of Marguerite’s son, Michael Chalfant, in the crash of a Navy plane Sept. 10; and for Bishop James Ottley's wife Lillian, in the death of her sister, Miriam Garcia, on Oct. 12.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

October 13—XXI Pentecost

Continued prayers for the Anglican Church of Tanzania

St. Anne, Nassau

All Souls', Miami Beach

St. Bernard de Clairvaux, North Miami Beach

October 20--XXII Pentecost

Province II of the Church of Nigeria

Ascension, Lucaya, Bahamas

Ascension, Miami

Clergy & Lay Compensation & Insurance Committee

Episcopal Church Women

October 27--XXIII Pentecost

The Church of Nigeria

St. Mary Magdalene, West End, Grand Bahama

Good Shepherd, Tequesta

November 4--XXII Pentecost

Continued prayers for Province II of the Church of Nigeria

Our Lady and St. Stephen, Bimini

St. Thomas, Miami

Todos los Santos, Miami

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Last updated 10/16/02