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Daybook, Episcopal News Service August 25, 2004
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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service
August 25, 2004 - Weekend on Wednesday
PHOENIX, Arizona - A national conference and reunion celebration organized
by and for the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan will take place August 26-29 at
the Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The focus of
the four days will be to build a national coalition and to reunite for
peace in Sudan.
Earlier this year, Lost Boys members participated in the consecration
service of the Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith as Bishop Coadjutor of Arizona.
Highlights at the national conference will include: an opportunity to
meet
actor Chris Tucker, star of the films Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2; hearing
from Sudanese leaders on peace efforts in Sudan; creating a national
organization to represent the Lost Boys and Girls of America; meeting
producers from Outlaw Productions and the director of the Lost Boys movie;
reuniting with friends at the celebration party; and a tour of the Arizona
Lost Boys Center.
Further information and registration: www.lostboysevent2004.org
Coming up Friday, August 27, 2004...
NEW YORK - A service of Holy Eucharist honoring the lives of Thomas
Gallaudet & Henry Winter Syle, two pioneers of Ministry to the Deaf, will
be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 27, at St. John's Church in the
Village, New York. The service will be celebrated in American Sign Language
and voiced in English. Gallaudet was an Episcopal priest and founder of St.
Ann's Church for the Deaf, the first church for the deaf ever established
in the world; and the Rev. Henry Winter Syle was the first deaf man ever
ordained in any denomination. This service is jointly sponsored by St.
Ann's Church for the Deaf and St. John's in the Village.
St John's describes itself as "a vibrant parish in the heart of
Manhattan's Greenwich Village, known for its many worship and service
opportunities and its warm welcome to visitors from New York and around the
world, in the name of Jesus Christ."
St. John's in the Village, 224 Waverly Place, New York, NY
10014-2405,
212.243.6192. www.stjvny.org.
Coming up Saturday, August 28, 2004...
OAKLAND, California - A Musical Tribute to St. Augustine of Hippo titled
"Renewing the Spirit," will be celebrated this weekend at St Augustine's
Episcopal Church in Oakland, California, featuring Horace C. Boyer, a
Gospel performer, composer and scholar, and professor emeritus in music at
the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The tribute will begin with a
Gospel Workshop at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 28 with a Gospel concert,
performed by participants from the workshop, at 7 p.m. On Sunday, August
29, a Worship Service will begin at 9.30 a.m., featuring a performance of
an original play: "The Conversion of St. Augustine."
Further information can be found online at:
www.staugepiscopal.org/renew.
Coming up Sunday, August 29, 2004...
LOS ANGELES - Bishop J. Jon Bruno will preach at 10 a.m. at historic St.
John's Church, 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. The bishop's sermon will
follow recent days in which --from among the L.A. diocese's 147
congregations -- the vestries of three parishes long opposed to the
ministries of openly gay clergy have voted to affiliate with an Anglican
diocese in Uganda. Themes of reconciliation and justice are expected to
figure in the context of the bishop's sermon, according to diocesan staff.
NEW YORK - Many churches in the Diocese of New York are offering services,
hospitality and programs prior to and during the Republican National
Convention August 30 - September 2. Full information can be found online at
the Diocese of New York's website: www.dioceseny.org.
Church of the Holy Apostles
Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, the Anglican
Observer at the United Nations, is scheduled to preach at 11 a.m. at Church
of the Holy Apostles near Madison Square Garden -- site of the Republican
National Convention. Following the parish Eucharist, a forum will be led by
Archdeacon Tai on the church's witness on international concerns and issues.
Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 Ninth Avenue (at 28th Street), New
York,
NY 10001 - 212.807.6799. Email: info@holyapostlesnyc.org.
St. Bartholomew's Church
Summer Festival of Sacred Music continues with 11 a.m. Choral
Eucharist
and a Celebration of Music for Women's Voices at St. Bartholomew's Church,
109 East 50th St. (at Park Avenue), New York, NY 10022; 212.378.0200;
www.stbarts.org. St. Bartholomew's Choir, Preston Smith, conducting.
The music recognizes the unique contribution of women composers and
singers to the musical life of the church. The central work, Fauri's "Messe
basse" (1881) is a touching setting of the ordinary of the Mass. The choir
also will sing a sublime setting of George Herbert's mystical poem "Let all
the world in every corner sing" by the New York City composer and singer
Nancy Wertsch, and "Magnificat" by American composer Gwyneth Walker.
Dedicated to the memory of Hope Douglas Hope.
The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations in Washington, D.C.,
sent invitations to all Episcopal members of the House and Senate which
included information about the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the
historic Trinity Church on Wall Street, and St. Paul's Chapel in downtown
Manhattan.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is the official seat of
the
Diocese of New York. It boasts a stunning collection of artistic and
architectural masterpieces as well as an active congregation that continues
its century-long tradition of reaching out to people of all nations and
faith traditions.
The historic Trinity Church on Wall Street has served Episcopalians
since its founding in 1697. Its current building, consecrated in 1846, is
the third Trinity Church built on the lower Manhattan site that is the
final resting-place for many prominent Americans including Alexander
Hamilton. For more than three centuries, Trinity has been a parish in
mission, financially underwriting the creation of more than 1,700 churches,
including St. Paul's Chapel. George Washington prayed in St. Paul's after
being inaugurated as our first President, and the Chapel made headlines
again in 2001 by providing a place of refuge and comfort for rescue workers
at the site of the World Trade Center.
The Cathedral, Trinity Church and St. Paul's, "the little chapel that
stood" after September 11th, will be opening their doors to those who seek
a place of prayer and scriptural reflection during the Republican National
Convention. Please join them for worship at any of the following times on
Sunday, August 29th:
9 or 11 a.m.: The Cathedral, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (at 112th Street)
9 or 11:15 a.m.: Trinity Church, Wall Street and Broadway
8 a.m.: St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway (at Fulton St.)
PASADENA, California - "Embracing our True Selves," the Rector's Adult
Education Forum at All Saints Church, Pasadena, will welcome acclaimed
author Paul Loeb this Sunday at 10.15 a.m to speak on the subject: Hope in
a Time of Fear. Loeb will explore how ordinary citizens can make their
voices heard and actions count in a time when we're told neither matter. He
will describe how people get involved in larger community issues and what
stops them from getting involved; and how commitment can give a powerful
sense of connection and purpose. Sponsored by parish Communications
Committee.
All Saints Church, 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasedena, California
91101-1796 - 626.796.1172. www.allsaints-pas.org
SANTA BARBARA, California - A Sunday Afternoon Concert for Organ & Brass,
featuring Jim Labertew, Trumpet, Julie Callahan, French Horn, and David A.
Gell, Organ, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500
State at Micheltorena Streets, Santa Barbara. 805.965.7419.
www.trinitysb.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Maryland in
liturgies at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin
Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200;
www.cathedral.org. Preacher will be the Rev. Canon Preston Hannibal,
Diocesan Canon for Academic Ministries. Next Sunday, September 5: State Day
prayers will remember South Carolina; the Rev. Canon Eugene T. Sutton,
Canon Pastor & Director of the Center for Prayer & Pilgrimage, preacher.
Washington National Cathedral also continues to honor "the Greatest
Generation" with Veterans' Tours of War Memorial Chapel and other
military-related features, now through Labor Day, and with the exhibit
"Faith & Courage: U.S. Chaplains' Service in World War II," now through
September 26, (Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
Sunday 1-4 p.m.) Rare Book Library Exhibit Room.
Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (13 Pentecost) will
give thanks for the Diocese of East Kerala (South India) and its bishop,
the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kunnumpurathu Joseph Samuel. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer
can be accessed online at: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.
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