COMING EVENTS:

Institution of Fr. Orlando Addison  as rector - Sept. 4, 2 p.m., St. James-in-the-Hills, Hollywood

Labor Day—Diocesan Offices closed - Sept. 5

Safeguarding God’s Children - Sept. 6, 1-4 p.m. (English and Spanish), Duncan Center

Clergy Conference  - Sept. 6-8, Duncan Center

Safeguarding God’s Children - Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines; Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Good Shepherd, Tequesta; Sept. 10, 10 a.m. (French), St. John the Apostle, Belle Glade; Sept. 14, 6-9 p.m., St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs; Sept. 17, 11 a.m. (French), Diocesan Office POSTPONED; Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen’s, Coconut Grove (Miami); Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., (French) St. Christopher’s, Ft. Lauderdale; Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-noon, Transfiguration, Opa-locka

Fall Deanery Convocations - Sept 14, SPB--St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, evensong, 5:30 p.m., dinner, 6 p.m., convocation, 6:30 p.m.; Bwd—St. Martin’s, Pompano Beach, 6:30 p.m.; Sept 17, ND--All Souls’, Miami Beach, 10 a.m.; SD--Venerable Bede, Coral Gables, 9 a.m.; Sept. 24, NPB—St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens, 9:30 a.m.-noon; Keys—St. Francis-in-the-Keys, Big Pine Key, Eucharist, 10 a.m., convocation, 10:30 a.m., lunch, noon

“House Blessing” of Expanded Facilities - Sept. 28, 3:30-6 p.m., Seafarers’ House. Port Everglades

Spirituality and Personality Weekend - Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Duncan Center

Women’s Cursillo - Oct. 6-9, Duncan Center

Happening #21 - Oct. 7-9, St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach

Men’s Cursillo - Oct. 13-16, Duncan Center

Diocesan Convention - Oct. 21-22, host parish St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton

Anti-Racism Training - Nov. 5, St. Paul’s, Delray Beach; Feb. 4, 2006, Christ Church, Coconut Grove (Miami)

Multicultural Ministry Training - Nov. 11 & 12, Duncan Center

Kenya Mission - Dec. 23, 2005-Jan. 10, 2006

Holy Comforter Nicaragua Mission - Jan. 16-26, 2006

Bishop Frade’s Sabbatical—Bishop Frade is on sabbatical this month, visiting holy sites in Great Britain and then studying at St. George’s College in Jerusalem. Meetings and other commitments in early October mean that he will not be back in the diocese until the week of Diocesan Convention. Please keep the bishop’s travel and his studies in your prayers. During his absence, Bishop Ottley and Archdeacons Hobbs and Gray-Reeves will be available in the event of any pastoral emergency.

New web address—The diocesan website can now be accessed through a new web address, which we will be using in our advertising campaign: www.episcopalsouthflorida.org. For the foreseeable future, you will still find our site at www.diosef.org, but we think the new address will be easier to remember, especially when we are telling seekers how to find us.

Diocesan Convention—will be Oct. 21-22 at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton. Please mark your calendar for these deadlines: Resolutions must be submitted by Sept. 6 and nominations by Oct. 3 (these go to the Secretary of Convention, Fr. Bernard Griffith, Christ Episcopal Church, PO Box 330006, Miami, FL 33133); material to be included in convention packets must be in the Diocesan Office by Oct. 12, and the deadline for convention registration is also Oct. 12. Online registration at www.diosef.org/register.html will be available within a few days. For hotel reservations at Embassy Suites, Boca Raton, call 1-800-EMBASSY, and say that you are attending the Diocese of Southeast Florida Convention; the special room rate is not guaranteed after Oct. 7. Childcare for children ages 4-12 will be available at St. Gregory’s during the convention sessions both Friday and Saturday, as well as during the Eucharist. A donation of $10 is requested, and registration is necessary; the deadline is Oct. 14. To register, call Reta at St. Greory’s, 561-395-8285 or email stgreg@bellsouth.net. Childcare for the banquet is available through Alexandra’s Sitting Service (licensed and bonded), 561-702-1011; the deadline is Oct. 5. To reserve an exhibit table please email your request, prior to October 12, 2005, to Walter Stuart, wstuartvgr@bellsouth.net

Ad Campaign—The national Episcopal television ad targeted specifically at “GenX” persons (early 20s-early 40s) ran the weekend of Aug. 27-28 on a number of networks, and is scheduled to be shown again this month. If you missed it, you can see it online at www.episcopalchurch.org/adcollaborative; click on “Monitors”, in either English or Spanish. Please encourage friends you would like to invite to church to view it, too—it might be a good conversation-starter! Our diocesan advertising, also planned for this month, includes using the ad, and its audio and print versions, in public service announcements on local radio and television and in hometown newspapers throughout the diocese, from Key West up through Martin County, as well as ads in bus shelters. The cost of this advertising will be close to $15,000, so Bishop Frade has asked for donations to make sure the ad is seen and heard in our diocese during the time it’s shown nationwide. Donate online by clicking on "donations” on our website, www.diosef.org. Of course you can also mail a check payable to the Diocese of Southeast Florida, marked for "diocesan ad campaign", to: Diocese of Southeast Florida, 525 NE 15 St., Miami, FL  33132.

"Safeguarding God’s Children" training—Upcoming “Safeguarding God’s Children” classes are: Sept. 6, 1-4 p.m., Duncan Center (registration now closed); Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Good Shepherd, Tequesta—call 561-746-4674 to register; Sept. 10, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines (for teachers, clergy, church leaders, parents, anyone working with children)--contact Herma Mowatt, Parish Administrator at Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, 954-432-8686 to register; Sept. 10, 10 a.m. (French) at St. John the Apostle, Belle Glade—call 561-996-3662 to register; Sept 14, 6-9 p.m., St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs—contact Parish Administrator Margie Read, 954-753-1400, to register; Oct. 1, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen’s, Miami—contact Fr. Drew Bunting, dbunting@sseds.org or 305-448-2601; Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-noon, Church of the Transfiguration, Opa-locka, 305-681-1660. There will also be an additional training offered in French, Sept. 17, 11 a.m., at the Diocesan Office; contact Fr. Frantz Casseus, fcasseus@gbronline.com, or 305-305-769-4783. If your parish or school is offering a training session that will be open to those outside the parish, please contact Gail McShane, gail@diosef.org. All clergy officiating in this diocese, either canonically resident or licensed to officiate, must be certified as having completed this training by Dec. 31 of this year.

Duncan Center update—The Duncan Center has recently updated its website, www.duncancenter.org, with more information on programs and facilities. The Center would like its site to be linked to the websites of all parishes in the diocese—and to have all parish websites listed in its links. The Center is also asking for a person to be appointed in each parish to act as a Duncan Center liaison, to be sure parishioners know about programs and opportunities for spiritual development offered by the Center. For information on being a parish liaison, linking with the website or for the details of any Duncan Center program, contact Program Director Veneta Lorraine, at 561-496-4130 or vlorraine@adlephia.net 

Staff positions open at Duncan Center—The Duncan Center needs to fill the following positions: Conference Coordinator (full time); Assistant Conference Coordinator (full time/part time); Bookkeeper/Accounting (part time 10 hours/per week); Housekeeper/ Kitchen Assistant (full time/part time);Grounds Keeper (part time 12 hours/week); On-Call Chef (part time). Call Fr. Steve Fregeau or Veneta Lorraine at 561-496-4130, or email safregeau@aol.com for information.

Taize worship and labyrinth walks—The Duncan Center now offers regular weekly services of Taize prayer and chant, led by the Rev. Nancy Wynen, on Monday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Schofield Chapel.  On Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30, Program Director Veneta Lorraine leads walking prayer and meditation on one of the Center’s two labyrinths.

Labyrinth programs with Lauren Artress—The Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress, founder of Veriditas, the organization that has reintroduced the labyrinth and walking meditation as spiritual tools, will be in residence at the Duncan Center for a series of labyrinth-related programs May 26-30, 2006. In addition to leading a labyrinth retreat May 26 and 27, Artress will offer a day with clergy, spiritual directors and retreat leaders on May 28 and labyrinth facilitator training May 29-30.

Anti-Racism Training—The Diocesan Anti-Racism Commission has announced an Anti-Racism Training workshop for Nov. 5 at St. Paul’s, Delray Beach. This training, which was mandated by General Convention for all clergy and lay leaders, was first offered in this diocese last November for diocesan staff, Executive Board and Standing Committee. The Commission intends to make these training workshops ongoing throughout the diocese and to involve as many people as possible. Watch for more details on the November workshop and future dates and locations for the training.

Follow-up on Multicultural Ministry—The theme of the Bishop’s Spring Conference, “One Body--Many Members” will be the focus of a two-day follow-up workshop Nov. 11 and 12 at the Duncan Center. (The workshop previously planned for Sept. 10 and 24 at St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale, has been canceled due to schedule conflicts.) Watch for additional information on these. If you didn’t get one of the bright orange (for racial unity and social justice) wristbands with the E-Church logo and the words “Embrace Everyone”, or if you’d like to share the message, these can be ordered for $2 apiece from the diocesan office. Call 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, or email gail@diosef.org.

Movie preview--The Barna organization is beginning a series of quarterly movie preview nights for groups of 50 or more. The first of these will be an advance screening on Dec. 8 of Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media's production of the classic C.S. Lewis Story, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Seating in selected theaters will be on a first-come, first-served basis, so you will need to reserve tickets soon if you plan to take a group from your parish. For information and to request tickets, go to www.barnapreview.com.

Missions—The registration deadline for the Dec. 23-Jan. 10 mission to Kenya has been extended to Oct. 1. Contact Cheryl Harman, cmh103@aol.com for information about the trip and an Oct. 22 fund-raiser for Todd and Patsy McGregor’s ministries in Kenya. Holy Comforter, Miami, is planning a mission to their sister congregation, Holy Trinity, in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, Jan. 16-26, 2006. They are inviting others to join their team or to offer financial support for the mission. Details are at www.diosef.org/missions/HolyComfortermissionFlyer2005.pdf

Chapel furnishings needed—The Rev. Cruz Zenaida Cardona and the Spanish congregation at Church of the Resurrection, Biscayne Park, want to provide a chapel there, and are asking for donations of pews or chairs and other furnishings. If you have anything to offer, please call the diocesan receptionist, Jessy Soria, 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881.

PLSE--The PLSE ("pulse") program is an interdenominational effort with the dual purpose of nurturing young persons who want to explore a possible call to vocational church leadership, and developing a mentoring-guiding-shepherding process that encourages and lifts up those who explore or discern a call. PLSE maintains an interactive website, www.theplse.org, for young persons exploring a call to ministry and the people (including congregations) who support them. Diocesan youth ministry encourages high school and college students to visit the site and sign up online to become part of the conversation. Young persons who enroll in the site earn the title “PLSE Leader”—a good addition to college and job applications.

Ecumenical Youth Event—“Faith in 3-D”, an event for youth in grades 6-12 co-sponsored by the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church USA and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, will be held at Disney World, Jan. 13-16, 2006.  Faith in 3-D will explore what we have in common as Christians and how we celebrate our differences. There will also be time to participate in the Disney Youth Education Series, in which young people can experience life issues, world cultures and future opportunities. For more information, go to www.faithin3d.org.

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CLERGY CHANGES

Martin, The Rev. Derrick “Tony” - Temporarily inhibited from performance of sacerdotal duties.

Soto, Bishop Onell - Interim at St. Luke the Physician, Miami, effective 9/4/05.

Sutcliffe, The Rev.  David - Resigned as priest-in-charge, St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach, effective 9/18/05.

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Parishes in Transition:

Trinity Cathedral—Fr. Bob Libby, interim dean; new dean selected, not yet announced.

St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens—Fr. Hugh Bell, interim; receiving names

All Saints’, Jensen Beach—Fr. Frisby Hendricks, interim

St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes—Fr. Thomas Shepherd, interim; receiving names

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

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach—Fr. Ken Ornell, interim

St. Luke the Physician, Miami—Bishop Onell Soto, interim

St. Matthew the Apostle, Miami—Fr. Perry Fuller, interim

 

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

The Hispanic ministry at Trinity Cathedral, Miami, will hold a dinner and dance at the cathedral Sept. 16, from 7:30 p.m. t0 12:30 a.m. There will be typical foods from many Latino cultures and a variety of Latin music. Proceeds will be benefit the cathedral’s ministries in the Hispanic community. Call 786-487-7157 for information.

Trinity Cathedral plans an art show for the weekend of Sept. 23-25, with an artist reception and preview (tickets $5) on Friday evening and on Saturday a guided historic tour of the cathedral and an organ recital, in addition to the art exhibit. The exhibit will close at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25. For information, call the cathedral office, 305-374-3372.

St. Patrick's, West Palm Beach, will hold its annual International Food Fest on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Patrick's Parish Hall, 418 North Sapodilla Avenue, West Palm Beach. The event features Caribbean culinary delights from the Bahamas, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Kitts and Antigua. The Caribbean steelband Steel Away will provide entertainment. Call the church office, (561) 833-1903, for information and tickets.

Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton, will hold a “Celebration of Healing” service on Sept. 24, at 5:45 p.m.

The ECW of St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale, will hold its annual rummage sale on Oct. 8, beginning at 9 am.  Sale of “pre-owned” treasures, homemade baked goods and a light lunch will benefit local charities and the parish’s Navajoland Mission project. The church address is 1750 E. Oakland Park Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.  For more information call Elaine Millspaugh at 954-776-7336 or the church office at 954-563-5155.

The choir of St. Thomas, Coral Gables, will present a Hurricane Relief Concert on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. at the church, 5690 N. Kendall Dr., Coral Gables. The concert is free, but generous donations are requested to support hurricane relief and recovery efforts of the Red Cross.

St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens, is looking for a singer (male or female) for a Contemporary Christian Rock Band that has been together for a year. The band meets Thursday nights at 6:30PM and/or Sunday mornings at 9AM. This is a volunteer position. If interested please contact Shirley Henn, (561) 622-0956 x224.

Integrity Fort Lauderdale, an Episcopal ministry to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, has been given exclusive rights by the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to offer individual advance reservations and tickets to the King Tut Exhibit (weekdays only), coming to Fort Lauderdale from December 19 through March 31.  Tickets go on sale to the general public in October. Reservations may be made for as many tickets as you need, and reservation times are every hour on the hour, Monday through Friday, Dec 19 through Mar 31. Click here to download a ticket reservation form. For additional information, please contact Dr. Lebron Cooper, Co-Convener, Integrity Fort Lauderdale at integrityftl@yahoo.com, or by phone at 954-816-8270.

As part of its ongoing capital improvements, the Duncan Center is renovating its dining room. With the renovations, the eight benches in the dining room no longer match the new décor, so the Center is looking for a volunteer with skill in upholstering. The Center would pay for all
the materials and might be able to offer a small gratuity. 

A 10-day pilgrimage to holy sites in Israel is being organized by Dr. Lorraine Diston, a member of St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes; the departure date is Feb. 19, 2006. For details, contact Dr. Diston at 305-829-2284.

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

• 2005 Programs at the Duncan Center
• Help requested for Anglican church in Baghdad
• "Solo Flight"--annual conference for single adults
• All Saints' preaching competition
• Programs at Kanuga--Aug. 2005-Jan. 2006
• Conference on Faith, Values and Politics, Oct. 13-15, Washington National Cathedral
• Online courses from Seminary of the Southwest

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

For all who suffer from the effects of hurricanes and other natural disasters;

Anita Edwards, wife of Canon Paul Edwards, who led our Fall Clergy Conference, recovering from cancer surgery;

Fr. Monte Tiller, seriously ill, hospitalized with diverticulitis;

Fr. Winston Wright, recovering from hernia surgery;

Canon Hap Lewis, recovering from carotid artery surgery;

Fr. Jim Minshew, recovering from prostate cancer surgery;

Property & Loan Committee member Paul Thomson, recovering from a heart attack;

Diocesan accounting Administrative Assistant Jim Carlton, painful herniated spinal disk;

Fr. Hobart Jude Gary, healing;

Fr. Bill Hamilton, healing;

Fr. Geoff Evans, healing;

Fr. Harold Elsner, chemotherapy for lung cancer;

Fr. Howard Stowe, healing;

Janice Ronkowitz, wife of Fr. George Ronkowitz, healing;

Charlotte Hamilton, wife of Fr. Bill Hamilton, healing;

Bob Katon, husband of Deacon Joanne Katon, healing;

Deacon Beverly Jones, continued healing of detached retina;

Warren Preece, father-in-law of Fr. Bruce Woodcock, healing;

Erika Frade, daughter of Bishop Leo Frade and part-time accounting clerk in the Diocesan Office, continued healing;

Chris Williams, senior warden at St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale, continued healing;

Bishop Leo Frade, pray for successful treatment of torn tendon in ankle—without surgery;

Irma N. Rodriguez, daughter of former Hispanic Commission member Irma M. Rodriguez and sister of Youth Commission members Luis and Gladys Rodriguez, healing;

Fr. Phil Bentley, healing;

Suzy Watters, daughter of former Trinity Cathedral Bookstore manager Harriet Norman, healing;

Claudia Monroe, retired secretary at Trinity Cathedral, continued healing;

Fr. Tom Ryan, continued healing;

Lee Parker, brother-in-law of Canon Jim Rasnick, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma;

For safety for Deacon Gigi Sharp’s son, Spc. Tim Reed, serving in Iraq;

Fr. Sam Frock, continued healing;

Annabel Hobbs, wife of Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs, continued healing;

Ben Brown, cousin of Deacon Holly Ostlund, continued healing;

Deborah Deshaies, wife of Fr. Bob Deshaies, healing;

Aspirant Peter Wallace, continued healing;

Chancellor Emeritus Fred Stanton, healing;

Fr. Gammon Jarrell, continued healing;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

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

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, and for comfort for their families; for comfort for Fr. Darrell Laremore’s wife Karyn, whose father, Maurice B. Schwartz, died recently; for diocesan General Convention deputy Richard Miller, whose father, Theodore Z. Miller, died Sept. 2; and for all those who have lost loved ones in Hurricane Katrina and in the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

 

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

The Diocese of Saskatoon, Rupert’s Land, Canada

Andros Island,

Bahamas:

     All Saints’, Mangrove Cay; St. Alban, Drigg’s Hill;

     St. Barnabas, Long Bay Cay

Transfiguration, Miami Gardens

The Diocese of Shyira, Rwanda

Andros Island,Bahamas

St. David, Lisbon Creek; St. Mary, Mars Bay

All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale

The Diocese of Soroti, Uganda

Executive Board

The Southeast Florida Episcopal Foundation

Ecumenical Commission

The Diocese of Southeast Florida

All Saints, Nassau

All Angels, Miami Springs

Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes

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Last updated 09/23/05