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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

March 1, 2005 - Tuesday to Note & To Read

Presiding Bishop to speak at Colloquium of Professional and Vocational
Associations; June conference set for Atlanta

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and Carolina
Westerhoff, lay canon and pastoral theologian in the Episcopal Church,
are
the featured speakers at the Colloquium of Episcopal Professional and
Vocational Association's (CEPVA) conference set for June 22-25 in
Atlanta.

Conference theme is "Ministry for the Future: Discover the Energy of
Vocation." Participants are invited to attend workshops, discussion
groups
and listen to a variety of speakers. They will focus on deepening
spiritual
awareness; recognizing the value of all ministries; discerning and using
gifts; and wellness throughout all levels of the life of the Church.

A panel discussion, "The Future of Ministry" will examine future
opportunities for growth in the Episcopal Church including increased
outreach through technology to African-American, Latin-American and
other
ethnic groups.

To register online visit http://www.episcopalmn.org/cepva.htm

Further information may be obtained from the Rev. Phil McNairy at
651.388.8830 or philmcnairy@hotmail.com.

Founded in 1996, CEPVA is an umbrella organization representing a
variety of
groups called to vocational ministry in the Episcopal Church. Member
groups
represent deacons, musicians, educators, priests, executive secretaries,
bishops, communicators and others. CEPVA was initiated to unite these
groups
and promote an understanding of our common goals and our individual
roles in
the ministry of the church.

Note: The following titles are available from the Episcopal
Book/Resource
Center, 815 Second Avenue, New York, NY  10017; 800-334-7626 or
212-716-6118
http://www.episcopalbookstore.org/

To Read: A HIDDEN WHOLENESS: The Journey Toward An Undivided Life by
Parker
J. Palmer (San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2004; 208 pages;
$22.95)

In A Hidden Wholeness, Parker J. Palmer reveals the same compassionate
intelligence and informed heart that shaped his best-selling books Let
Your
Life Speak and The Courage to Teach. Here he speaks to our yearning to
live
undivided lives-lives that are congruent with our inner truth-in a world
filled with the forces of fragmentation.

Parker J. Palmer is a writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist. His work
speaks deeply to people from many walks of life, including public
schools,
college and universities, religious institutions, corporations,
foundations,
and grass-roots organizations.

To Read: GOOD FENCES: The Boundaries of Hospitality by Caroline
Westerhoff
(Cambridge, MA: Cowley Publications, 1999; 172 pages; $11.95)

Drawing on her training as a biologist and church consultant, Westerhoff
explores the theological questions raised by boundaries. She uses
stories of
families, individuals, neighborhoods, communities, and churches to show
us
what happens when boundaries are too rigidly maintained-or when they
erode,
shift, or are deliberately moved, when the old ways and the old
definitions
no longer work. Good Fences will help both individuals and congregations
as
they make complex decisions about the identity of the church, the
defining
of social outreach ministries, and the practice of true hospitality.

Caroline Westerhoff is also the author of Calling: A Song for the
Baptized.

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