Coming events:

Diocesan Office closed Jan. 1

Bishop Ottley in NPB office Jan. 7-8

Diocesan School Spring Semester begins Jan. 12, St. Mark, Ft. Lauderdale

COPE (Parish Lay Staff) Workshop Jan. 15-16, Duncan Center

Bishop Frade’s day with clergy Jan. 17, 10-2, St. Martin’s in the Field, Pompano Beach

Diocesan Office closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Jan. 21

Annual Clergy Retreat Jan. 21-24 Dominican Retreat House, Miami

Coverage K Workshop (child protection) Jan. 23, St. Thomas School, Coral Gables

Diocesan Office closed for Presidents’ Day Feb. 18

Absalom Jones Service Feb. 23 (details TBA)

Bishop Frade in NPB office Feb. 26-27

Vision-Mission-Planning Day Feb. 28, Duncan Center

Happening Mar. 1-3

Child in Our Hands Workshop Mar. 8-9 (place TBA)

Bishop Frade in NPB office Mar. 20-21

Bishop Frade’s day with clergy Mar. 21, 10-2, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach

Holy Week Clergy Day, Blessing of the Oils Mar. 26, Trinity Cathedral

Bishop Frade in NPB office Apr. 9-11, May 7-8

Spring Clergy Conference May 21-23

Bishop Frade’s days with the clergy—The Clergy Days scheduled for Jan. 17 and Mar. 21 are the first in an ongoing series of opportunities for clergy to meet informally for conversation with Bishop Frade. Clergy Days will be scheduled in each deanery, but any diocesan clergy may attend any of the events. Reservations are required so that lunch can be provided; if you plan to attend the Jan. 17 Clergy Day, call diocesan registrar Estela Terrero, 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext.17, no later than Jan. 10.

COPE—Parish secretaries and administrators, please mark your calendars for the COPE (parish lay staff) conference, Jan. 15-16. You’ll be receiving your invitation and registration form in the next few days.

New database—Bear with us: The new database designed for the Diocesan Office by Bill Evans is up and running, but our information is still incomplete, and we know there are still some errors. If you receive mail from the office with an error on the label, please let us know, so we can make needed changes. Rectors and parish secretaries, remember that we need to have the most current information for your staff members and parish officers; committee chairs, we also need to have you and your members in our database. (Download the form for faxing information changes to the Diocesan Office.)

Email—Recently we’ve had several viruses and worms infect the computer network in the Diocesan Office through email attachments, and our computer consultants have warned us not to open email messages with addresses or subjects we don’t recognize. Please make the subject line in your email messages as specific as possible, so we won’t delete messages we need to receive. And please keep your own anti-virus software up to date, and don’t open messages you don’t recognize; we want to keep all of our computers running! Note: Please add Bishop James Ottley to your email address book; his email address is: jottley@aol.com.

Church Signs—One of the important ways we make our churches welcoming to visitors is by making them easy to find. The new Episcopal Church signs—the ones like the sample we displayed at Diocesan Convention—are now available from Episcopal Parish Services at 800-903-5544 or www.episcopalparishservices.org/signs.asp.

Extra copies--of many back issues of Grapevine (2001) and The Net (1999-2001) are taking up more space than we have at the Diocesan Office. If you’re missing an issue in your files, or would like extra copies of a particular one, call Mary Cox, 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext. 18, or email EpiscoRat@aol.com by Jan. 15, before the papers go to the recycling bin.

Bishop’s Discretionary Fund—If you’re wondering what’s become of Bishop Frade’s annual letter requesting support for his Discretionary Fund, it has encountered several delays at the printer. You should receive it within the next few days; it’s not too late to include in your year-end giving a donation for this fund, which enables our bishop to respond to urgent personal needs among the clergy and laypersons of the diocese, to assist seminarians and to enable special ministry opportunities.

Holy Week Clergy Day—Yes, we’re still in the season of Christmas, but Easter 2002 will be early (Mar. 31), so Bishop Frade would like all clergy to know that the guest speaker for the Holy Week Clergy Day and Blessing of the Oils, Mar. 26, will be the Rev. Lloyd A. ("Tony") Lewis, professor of New Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary. Mark your calendars for that date.

The Rev. Todd McGregor--and his family will be on furlough in Florida from their mission work in Madagascar from August 20-December 20 of this year. Any parish that would like to have the McGregors visit during that time to talk about their ministry should contact the Chapel of St. Andrew, (561) 483-8044, for further information and scheduling.

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Clergy Changes:

deMontmollin, the Rev. Dolores ("Dee") Ordained to the priesthood 12/15/01 at St. Thomas, Coral Gables

Johnson, The Rev. Keith Ordained to the priesthood 12/21/01 at St. Paul’s, Delray Beach

Keedy, The Rev. Susan Ordained to the priesthood 12/16/01 at Venerable Bede, Coral Gables

Parrish, The Rev. Judy Ordained to the priesthood 12/21/01 at St. Paul’s, Delray Beach

Congratulations —
to Fr. Frank Corbishley and his wife Deborah
on the birth of their son Caleb Joshua on Dec. 11!

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Status of Vacancies, Jan. 1, 2002:

La Divina Providencia, Hialeah -- Fr. Raul Blasco, Supply

St. John's, Lake Worth -- Using supply clergy

St. Christopher's, Ft. Lauderdale -- Interviewing candidates; Using supply clergy

St. John's, Homestead -- Interviewing candidates; Using supply clergy

St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale -- Interviewing candidates; Cn. SuzeAnne Silla, part-time Interim

St. Columba, Marathon -- Called the Rev. Michael Hartney as rector, effective 1/1/02.

Todos los Santos, Miami -- Vacant; Fr. Samuel Pinzon, supply

Holy Comforter, Miami -- Search continuing; Fr. Dwight Morgan, Bishop Emilio Hernandez, Fr. Lloyd Stennette, supply

St. George’s, Riviera Beach -- Vacant; Deacon Howarth "Hap" Lewis, Deacon-in-charge

Resurrection, Biscayne Park -- Vacant; Fr. Lucio Morales, Deacon Andy Taylor, supply

F.Y.I.—Information from our parishes and around the Church

St. Bernard de Clairvaux, North Miami Beach, will host a Martin Luther King holiday weekend celebration on Sunday, Jan. 20, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event will feature instrumental music, liturgical dance, college choirs, a precision drill team and "steppers". Refreshments will be available. Donations will benefit The College Fund/UNCF, which provides scholarship assistance to students in traditionally black colleges and universities.

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will host the 5^th Annual Morning of Dialogue and Prayer in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., on Sat., Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in the parish hall. The event will include prayer, group discussion of a videotape dealing with racism and stereotyping and a small group exercise on overcoming prejudice, and will conclude with a Eucharist for Forgiveness and Reconciliation.

St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, will host a concert by Christian musician Fran McKendree on Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Cost, $5 per person, $15 per family. Contact Stephanie Read, (561) 731-2500.

The ECW of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines will host a book-signing and complimentary brunch Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m-noon, in celebration of the release of Making the Best of Orders to Rest by Annabel Hobbs. This 200-page book is a collection of short anecdotes and reflections for the chronically ill, disabled or physically challenged persons. For further information or to reserve a seat call the church office at 954-432-8686, or contact Annabel at annabel@holysacrament.org, by Jan. 26. Seating is limited.

Jay Crouse, Director of Men's Ministry in the Diocese of SW Florida, will lead a workshop on "Developing and Sustaining a Men's Ministry for Your Congregation" at St. Mark's, Palm Beach Gardens, Saturday, Mar. 2, 2002, 9 a.m.-noon. The workshop will cover such subjects as the purpose of men's ministry, why a congregation needs men's ministry, how to develop a leadership team, the role of communications, development of specific programs and how to develop a vision and set goals. For details or to sign up, please call St. Mark's parish office at (561) 622-0956. There will be no charge for the workshop.

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will sponsor a Lenten Preaching Mission Feb. 25-Mar. 1. Preachers will include Bishops Frade, Said and Ottley, and special music will be provided by choirs and ensembles from the West Palm Beach parishes.

St. Andrew’s, Lake Worth, has begun weekly Saturday evening services at 6 p.m. Week 1 will be Rite I Eucharist; week 2, Rite II Eucharist; week 3, Evening Prayer; week 4, Evensong. On Sat., Jan. 12, the Eucharist will be followed by the monthly Integrity meeting with a potluck supper and a program on the topic "Do Gay People Have Moral Principles?" led by Canon Richard T. Nolan. (Integrity is the Episcopal Church's official national organization of gay and lesbian Christians, their families and friends. All are welcome; about half the people attending Integrity Palm Beach are heterosexual.) Call 561-586-1245 for further information.

EFM Mentor Training—is scheduled for May 24-26, 2002 at the Duncan Center. Both Basic Mentor and Mentor Formation seminars will be offered. If you’re interested in joining or forming an Education for Ministry group, or becoming an EFM mentor, please contact diocesan EFM Coordinator Bill Thorstad at 561-392-3417, or by email at mjollnir5@aol.com. For additional information on EFM, go to: http://www.sewanee.edu/EFM/EFMhome.html

 

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

The Faith-Seeking Journey - A New Member Ministry Presented by NetCast, Inc.

Friends of the Groom - January 12, 2002

Healing Mission - January 25th & 26th, 2002

The Rev. Dr. William H. Willimon at Bethesda-by-the-Sea, February 16, 2002

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Prayers are requested for--

Our country; for wisdom and guidance for our leaders and the leaders of all nations; for those who were injured and those who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 attacks; for all who are doing the dangerous work of recovery; for those in the armed forces; for our enemies; for peace, justice and reconciliation in the world;

Deacon Harold Miner, recovering from cancer surgery Dec. 31, 2001;

Jean O’Brien, retired secretary from Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, recovering from breast cancer surgery;

Steve Vinik, original creator of online Grapevine and husband of Executive Board member Char Vinik, broken shoulder;

Dalia Mesa, organist at San Francisco de Asis, Miami Lakes, will have hip surgery Jan. 14;

Jim Gray, father of Fr. Michael Gray and Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, continued healing;

Bishop Hugo Pina-Lopez, assistant bishop of Central Florida, recovering from kidney transplant;

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

Ana Maria Zacarias, sister of diocesan accounting clerk Gladis Zacarias, breast cancer;

Deacon Dick Long and his wife Beverly, healing;

Lisa Commette, niece of Gail McShane, diocesan staff coordinator of special projects, still recovering from severe injuries from auto accident;

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

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

Mary Hutchison, daughter of Kelly Hutchison, secretary at St. John’s, Homestead, severely injured in automobile accident;

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, scheduled for surgery Jan. 11;

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

Fr. Chauncey Shaw, Parkinson's;

Bp. Anselmo Carral, continued healing;

Cn. SuzeAnne Silla, continued healing;

Dede Lewis, wife of Deacon Hap Lewis, healing;

Cn. SuzeAnne Silla's family: Daughter Stephanie, continued healing of injured disks in neck; mother Iola Steeves, congestive heart failure, osteoporosis;

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

Cn. Max Salvador, continued healing;

and for comfort for Deacon Joanne Katon and her family in the death of her mother, Jo Catherine Nahlik, on Dec. 6.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

 

January 13--I Epiphany
The extra-provincial Lusitanian Church of Portugal

Duncan Center Board

Constitution & Canons Committee

January 20--II Epiphany
Anglican Communion Sunday—Pray for the Anglican Communion, the Anglican Consultative Council, and for Secretary General John L. Peterson and the Anglican Communion Office staff

Long Island, Bahamas

St. Paul, Clarence Town

Holy Cross, Hamilton

Holy Family, Mortimer

St. Andrew, Hollywood

St. Anne, Hallandale

January 27--III Epiphany

The Church of England

Long Island, Bahamas

St. Athanasius, Deadman's Cay

St. John, Buckley

St. Michael, Roses

St. Theresa, Grays

St. Gregory, Boca Raton

Church of the Advent, Palm City

February 3--IV Epiphany

The Chapels of the Anglican Communion

St. Gregory, Nassau

Holy Family, Miami

 

If you wish to review past issues:
January 2002 February 2002 March 2002 April 2002 May 2002 June 2002	July 2002 August 2002 September 2002

 

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