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Daybook -- Today is Monday, October 9, 2006. The Church calendar remembers Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln (1175-1253)
* Today in Scripture: Daily Office meditation: http://www.forwardmovement.org/todaysreading.cfm * Today in Prayer: Anglican Cycle of Prayer: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/index.cfm * Today in History: On this day in 1993, Claude E. Payne became bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas. http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/ENS/ENSpress_release.pl?pr_number=93183K
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People
C. Boone Sadler Jr. dies at 92
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/3577_78462_ENG_HTM.htm
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Monday Mission
Building the Kingdom: endowments and stewardship for Episcopal congregations
[ENS] -- The Episcopal Church Foundation and the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes are joining forces to offer a collaborative one-day seminar November 11 focusing on endowments and stewardship for Episcopal congregations.
A unique pilot program, "Building the Kingdom" will provide practical information and advice on structuring, marketing and growing endowments, as well as maximizing the relationship between stewardship programs and endowments.
Presentations will include "Structuring and Governing Your Endowment," "Growing & Marketing Your Endowment," "The Spiritual Seasons of Stewardship," and "The Positive Impact of Endowments on Your Stewardship Program"
The seminar will begin on Saturday, November 11 with a continental breakfast and welcome from the Rev. Donald Fishburne, rector of St. Michael's & All Angels. During the day, all participants will have the opportunity to participate in each session.
Further information is available at
http://www.episcopalfoundation.org/events/Building%20the%20Kingdom or contact Natalie Guthrie, Giving Services Manager, at 800-697-2858.
The Episcopal Church Foundation is an independent, lay-led organization that serves the church by providing innovative resources and tools for leadership formation and resource development in service to God's mission. The core mandate of the Foundation is to enable Episcopalians to fulfill their mission of doing the work of the Gospel.
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Monday Music
Music will honor Presiding Bishop and his wife
[ENS] -- On October 22 at 5 p.m., Church of the Heavenly Rest will host a Festive Choral Evensong to celebrate the ministries of Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and his wife, Phoebe.
The evensong will feature two anthems with texts by the Presiding Bishop set to music by composer Bruce Saylor, and the offering from this service will be donated to Anglican Women's Empowerment (AWE), of which Phoebe is a founding member.
Featured works to be performed include:
* Anthem: "Welcome the Morning Star," scored for a cappella choir, for the University Choir, Harvard University, Edward Jones, organist and director of Music
* Anthem: "The Power of Your Love," scored for three treble voices and a cappella mixed choir, commissioned by Summerfest, St. James Cathedral, Chicago, in honor of the 10th Anniversary of Griswold's consecration as Bishop of Chicago
* "Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in G" by Bruce Saylor. Composed in memory of Giovanni Conticello
* "Let All the World in Every Corner Sing" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, from "Five Mystical Songs." Performers are the Choir and Choristers of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Mollie Nichols, director of music, Steven Lawson, assisting organist, Arthur Murray, trumpet
For more information call 212-289-3400 or visit: http://www.heavenlyrest.org.
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Catalyst: "The Geranium Farm Cookbook" from Church Publishing, Inc., by Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, 137 pages, paperback, $18
[Source: Church Publishing, Inc.] -- The Geranium Farm Cookbook is a collection of recipes and lore offered by The Geranium Farmers, the 10,000+ members of the worldwide virtual community of spiritual seekers created by Episcopal priest, author, lecturer, and spiritual director Barbara Cawthorne Crafton. As "farmers" began sharing recipes with each other via the email list and the Geranium Farm website (www.geraniumfarm.org), the idea for a cookbook was born.
Because Crafton devoutly believes in the "life is short/eat dessert first" school of theology, the desserts section is first and longest. Each recipe in the book includes a description of how the recipe came to be part of the writer's family or what traditions surround its use. Each of the main dish recipes has a wine suggestion accompanying it, recommended by the executive chef at a noted restaurant in North Carolina's Smoky Mountains. Interspersed among the recipes are meditations by Crafton on food, cooking, and community.
To order: Episcopal Books and Resources online at http://www.episcopalbookstore.org or call 800-903-5544.
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