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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

April 13, 2005 -- Week on Wednesday

Coming up Thursday, April 14, 2005...

CHICAGO -- The Episcopal Community Services in America's sixth national
conference will be held April 14-16 in Chicago, Illinois. The theme of
the
Conference, "Uniting the Church through Service," will feature a series
of
workshops on critical issues and best practices.
	The conference is intended for directors and program managers of
social service agencies affiliated with the Episcopal Church and
incorporated as non-profit 501(c)3 organizations. Others may wish to
contact
conference coordinator, the Rev. Phil Rapp, at 703.266.3073 for
information.
	The conference begins with registration at noon, followed by ECS
Site Tours and newcomers reception.
	Episcopal Community Services in America, 6529 Clifton Rd., Clifton,
VA 20124. Tel: 703.266.3073. http://www.ecsamerica.org.

Coming up Friday, April 15, 2005...

BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Memorial Episcopal Church on Bolton Hill in
Baltimore
presents Fiddler on the Roof, April 15 and 16 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday
afternoon, April 17, at 2 p.m. The performance is free. Donations will
be
accepted to support the church's Music Program.
	Further information is available at http://www.memorialepiscopal.org
or by calling 410.669.0220.
	Memorial Episcopal Church, 1407 Bolton Street, Baltimore, Maryland
21217. http://www.memorialepiscopal.org.

PACIFIC PALISADES, California -- The Rev. Dr. Katherine Grieb will lead
a
seminar on the Gospel of Mark, "Parable Unlimited! Baptismal
Discernment!
Discipleship Catechumenate!" April 15-16 at St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church
in Pacific Palisades, California. Sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday,
April 15 and conclude Saturday afternoon, April 16.
	Grieb has taught New Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary and
Bangor Theological Seminary in Maine. She received a bachelor's in
philosophy and religion from Hollins University, J.D. from Columbus
School
of Law at Catholic University of America, M.Div. from Virginia Seminary
and
a Ph.D. with distinction in theology at Yale University. Ordained deacon
and
priest in 1983 in the Diocese of Washington D.C., she serves on the
clergy
leadership team of St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church (a lay-led
inner-city parish in the District of Columbia) and teaches at the
Servant
Leadership School connected with the Church of the Savior. She also
serves
on the Theology Committee of the House of Bishops and is presently part
of
the Church's Windsor Report Response Team. She is on the permanent staff
of
the Preaching Excellence Program and leads workshops on biblical
preaching
at the College of Preachers attached to the National Cathedral. Her book
on
Romans (The Story of Romans: A!
 Narrative Defense of God's Righteousness) was published in 2002 by
Westminster John Knox Press and has been reprinted twice.
	For information, contact the Parish of St. Matthew, PO Box 37,
Pacific Palisades, or telephone 310.454.1358. The church is located at
1031
Bienveneda Avenue, Pacific Palisades.

Coming up Saturday, April 16, 2005...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles diocesan Commission on AIDS Ministry and
the
Program Group on Youth Ministry are co-sponsoring an event from 9 a.m.
to 2
p.m. on Saturday, April 16 to introduce new AIDS and youth ministry
resources for HIV/AIDS education for youth in grades 6-12.
	The event will be held at the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in Los
Angeles and is open to all youth ministers, religious educators and
rectors.
Youth and young adult members are especially invited.
	Youth Ministry in the Age of AIDS offers information for adults
about the risks that adolescents face as well as easy-to-use lessons for
opening a dialogue with young people about AIDS and HIV. Free copies
will be
available to participants.
	"We are hoping for 100 percent attendances for this day so if you
can not attend, please send a representative from your congregation,"
says
the Rev. Michael Cooper, director of youth ministries for the diocese.
	The day will include presentations, talks, games, music and a free
lunch. For further information, contact Cooper at 213.482.2040, ext.281.
Cathedral Center of St. Paul, 840 Echo Park Ave, Los Angeles 90026.
http://www.ladiocese.org/congregations/cathedral.htm.

NEW YORK CITY - The General Theological Seminary (GTS) and its Students
of
Color organization will sponsor a vocations day for students of color
from
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the Seminary's Manhattan
campus.
	Presenters at the seminar include the Rev. Eddie Alleyne,
priest-in-charge, Holy Apostles Episcopal Church, Brooklyn; the Rev.
Steve
Foster, curate, St. George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, New York; the
Rev.
Preston Hannibal, Canon for Academic Ministries in the Diocese of
Washington; and the Rev. Angela Ifill, missioner, Episcopal Church's
Office
of Black Ministries.	The speakers will describe opportunities for
ministry within the church and address such questions as what it means
to be
called, what the seminary experience is like, how the admissions process
works, and how the church can better address the need for increased
representation from within the ethnic communities it serves. Current GTS
students will be on hand to discuss their individual journeys to
seminary
and their experiences.
	The Very Rev. Ward B. Ewing, dean, will be on hand to greet the
participants. There will be tours of the Seminary's grounds and a
Eucharist
will be celebrated in Spanish at midday. All college undergraduates and
adult congregants interested in exploring vocations are most welcome to
attend. The seminar is provided to participants without cost, including
lunch, but reservations are necessary.
	Registration can be made at the General Seminary website,
http://www.gts.edu. Further information: Antoinette (Toni) Daniels,
executive director of Enrollment Management, 212.243.5150 ext. 280.
	General Theological Seminary, 175 Ninth Avenue, New York City, NY
10011. http://www.gts.edu.

Coming up Sunday, April 17, 2005...

BOSTON -- This week's Trinity Forum, "The Artists' Vision," will be
presented by Kathy Acerbo-Bachman, director of Art & Architecture
Programs,
Trinity Church, at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 17, in the church. The
forum
will feature a gallery talk and exploration of the new glass art by
Alexander Beleschenko and Raffaela Sirtoli, and its place in the design
of
the new Trinity Church Undercroft.
	This week's Sunday Afternoon Forum, "Radical Welcome" Series:
"Encountering the God of Transformation," will be held from 4:30-5:45
p.m.
on April 17, in the Commons of Trinity Church, Boston, and presented by
Stephanie Spellers, a Candidate for Holy Orders in the Diocese of
Massachusetts. In this six-week journey, author and consultant Spellers
will
introduce the theology of radical welcome and Christian hospitality, and
help participants to imagine God's radical dream for our community,
anticipate and sit with fear of change, and create and identify the
resources we need to move through fear to transformation and welcome.
This
series is open to all, and is offered particularly with Trinity
Connection
groups in mind.
	Trinity Church, 206 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116.
Tel: 617.536.0944. http://www.trinityboston.org/default.asp.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- At the invitation of St. Mark's Cathedral,
Minneapolis, the Rt. Rev. Riah Abu Al-Assal, Anglican Bishop in
Jerusalem,
will make an exclusive U.S. visit to the Diocese of Minnesota. On
Sunday,
April 17 Al-Assal will be the preacher at the 8, 9, and 11 a.m. worship
services, and presenter at the Dean's Forum at 10 a.m. and at the 5 p.m.
public forum.
	On Monday, April 18, at 7 p.m. Al-Assal will offer an Interfaith
"Gathering for Peace" with St. Mark's clergy and clergy from other faith
traditions participating.
	St. Mark's Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove St., Minneapolis, Minnesota
55403. Tel: 612.870.7800. http://www.st-marks-cathedral.org.

NATION -- The Children of Abraham Project, an innovative youth theater
program in Detroit, explores relationships among Jews, Christians and
Muslims and is being featured in a 30-minute CBS documentary, "Abraham's
children: reuniting an old family," set to air beginning April 17 --
check
your local affiliate for broadcast information.
	The broadcast visits the Children of Abraham Project, an effort by
individuals and interfaith organizations in the Detroit Metro area to
educate Jews, Christians and Muslims as to their common ancestry, and
encourages them to work together for tolerance, peace and civic
betterment.
The process involves watching a play in which teenage actors, some who
helped write the play, act out scenes from the Biblical story. This is
interspersed with contemporary accounts of religious and ethnic
prejudice
based on personal recollections.
	The broadcast will include Rick Sperling, founder of Mosaic Youth
Theater of Detroit, which helped create and produce the play; the Rev.
Dan
Krichbaum, executive director of the National Conference for Community
and
Justice (NCCJ) in Detroit; the Rev. Dan Appleyard, rector of Christ
Church
Dearborn; Victor Ghalib Begg, vice chair of the Council of Islamic
Organizations of Michigan and the founding chair of the Interfaith
Partners
of NCCJ; and many of the teenage actors, writers and audience members
who
have made the project successful.
	John P. Blessington is the executive producer and director of the
special; Ted Holmes is the producer. It is being produced with the
cooperation of the National Council of Churches, the United States
Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Jewish Theological Seminary and the
Southern Baptist Broadcast Communication Group.
	Further information: http://www.nccj-mi.org/children.html.

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- "A Journey towards the Compassionate Life"
will
be this week's Forum at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, featuring
author,
musician and composer Marc Ian Barasch, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on
Sunday,
April 17, at Gresham Hall, on the Crypt Level of the Cathedral.
	"In his latest book, Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search
for the Soul of Kindness, Barasch takes a sweeping look at how our
actions
affect those we come into contact with in world around us. As a society,
how
much have we lost touch with compassion and empathy? And how can we
begin to
regain the personal strength and growth that these virtues nurture in
us?"
	Barasch is former editor-in-chief of New Age Journal and recipient
of the National Magazine Award.
	For more information about this event please call 415.749.6360 or
email Larry Bisagni at larryb@gracecathedral.org. Grace Cathedral, 1100
California St. (at Taylor St.), San Francisco, California 94108. Tel:
415.749.6300. http://www.gracecathedral.org.

TOPEKA, Kansas -- Grace Episcopal Cathedral in Topeka, Kansas, will
offer
"Tea for Tu-ba" on Sunday, April 17, featuring high tea and a recital of
tuba music by Dr. Edward Higgins, low brass instructor and associate
director of bands at Washburn University in Topeka.
	Higgins will perform G.F. Handel's "Sonata #6" in G Major
(originally scored for recorder and continuo), Alec Wilder's "Suite #1"
(The
Effie Suite), "Sonata for Tuba and Piano" by artistic director and
principal
conductor of the Sinfonia of London Bruce Broughton, and a newly
arranged
piece especially for this recital -- "Tea for Two" in a rumba style.
	High tea will be served at 5 p.m., with the concert following. The
free event is part of Grace Cathedral's Great Spaces music and arts
series.
	Grace Episcopal Cathedral, 8th Avenue at Polk Street, Topeka,
Kansas. Tel: 785.235.3457. http://www.gracecathedraltopeka.org/home.cfm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember South
Dakota
in liturgies at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and
Wisconsin
Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016;
202.537.6200;
http://www.cathedral.org. The Very Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III will be the
preacher at the 11 a.m. service. Next Sunday, April 24: State Day
prayers
will remember Montana.

ANGLICAN COMMUNION - Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday
(Easter 4) will give thanks for the Diocese of Mumbai in North India;
the
Rt. Rev. Baiju F Gavit, bishop. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be
accessed
online at:  www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.

Coming up Tuesday, April 19, 2005...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Virginia Theological Seminary's Faith, Work and
Vocation
Breakfast series will welcome special guest Dr. Richard Jung, headmaster
emeritus of the Bullis School, the SEED School in Washington, D.C., from
8 -
9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, at the National Press Club in
Washington,
D.C.
	Since 1994, Virginia Theological Seminary has offered a series of
forums for laypersons living or working in the Washington area, and
gathers
these persons together with speakers whose insights into Faith, Work, &
vocation may help inform people's lives. For more information, contact
Eliza
Saunders at 703.461.1715 or email esaunders@vts.edu.
	National Press Club, 14th & F Streets, NW, 13th Floor, Washington,
D.C.

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