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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

September 8, 2004 - Weekend on Wednesday


Presiding Bishop to preach at St. Paul's Cathedral, London

LONDON, England - Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold will preach at the 11:30 
a.m. Eucharist on Sunday, September 12, at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, 
having some months ago accepted an invitation from the Very Rev. John 
Moses, dean of St. Paul's.
	In a statement released today, Moses said: "We value tremendously at St 
Paul's our links with the people of the United States. We receive large 
numbers of American visitors in the course of every year and they are 
always most welcome.
	"I am glad to be able to serve with Bishop Frank Griswold on the Joint 
Standing Committee of the Primates and the Anglican Consultative Council. 
It is because of our connection on this Committee that I have invited 
Bishop Griswold to preach at our Sung Eucharist at St Paul's on Sunday 12 
September at 11:30 a.m.
	"I hope that his visit will underscore the greatly valued links between 
ourselves and all American visitors who make their way to us in the course 
of every year."
	The presence of the American Chapel in St. Paul's Cathedral is a sign of 
the close historical relationship of St. Paul's with the people of the 
United States. The cathedral welcomes huge numbers of American pilgrims and 
tourists day by day and has a great American Thanksgiving Day service each 
November that attracts thousands of Americans. [www.stpauls.co.uk]


Coming up Friday, September 10, 2004...

COLUMBUS, Mississippi - St. Paul's Episcopal Church will host weekend 
celebrations in honor of American playwright Tennessee Williams, who was 
born in Columbus, Mississippi, and lived at St. Paul's rectory with his 
grandfather, the Rev. Walter Dakin (rector from 1905-1913), during the 
first years of his life.
	Friday, Sept. 10, 11:30 a.m. The National Friends of the Library will 
designate the Tennessee Williams home as a Literary Landmark. During the 
evening, Columbus Community Theater presents Summer in Smoke in Parkinson 
Hall at the Mississippi University for Women; $10.
	Saturday, Sept. 11, 12:30 p.m. Movie in Parkinson Hall: Suddenly Last 
Summer; no cost. Evening: Moon Lake Party, 6:30 p.m. at Plymouth Bluff 
catered by Southern Flair, music by Jubilee, Joe Bonelli will present 
Confession of a Nightingale. $35 for dinner.
  	Sunday, Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist. Lunch at St. Paul's, 
catered by Market Street Grill, $15; Tours of Lincoln House & the Tennessee 
Williams Home, 2-5 p.m.; $10. For a full schedule call Mrs. Pat Kaye at 
662.327.5071, e-mail: spatkaye@ebicom.net.
	St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 318 College Street, Columbus, MS 39701, 
662.328.6673.

NEW YORK - St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Manhattan will dedicate a 
memorial at St. Michael's Cemetery to Queens firefighters who died on 
September 11, 2001.
	St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 225 W 99th Street, New York, NY 10025. 
www.saintmichaelschurch.org.

St. Mary the Virgin, Manhattan, will hold a Solemn Requiem Mass at noon and 
a Said Requiem Mass at 6:20 p.m.
	The Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 West 46th Street, New York, NY 
10036-8591. www.stmvirgin.org.

The Seamen's Church Institute's September 11 Memorial Service, a service of 
reflection, will be held at 10 a.m. in the St. Nicholas Chapel at 241 Water 
St., Manhattan. www.seamenschurch.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. Theodore Guerrant, organist-choirmaster at St. 
Margaret's Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave., NW, will present his third annual 
organ recital, In Memoriam, in loving memory of all who died in the 
terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The concert, which begins at 8 
p.m., will benefit the ongoing work of Charlie's Place/La Casa de Carlos, 
the homeless breakfast and social services ministry of the church.
	The recital is open to the public with a suggested donation of $25, all of 
which is tax-deductable and goes to fund direct services to the homeless 
community of the Adams-Morgan, Dupont Circle and Mount Pleasant 
neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.'s Ward 1.
	St. Margaret's Church, 1830 Connecticut Ave., NW, 202.232.2995. 
www.stmargaretsdc.org.


Coming up Saturday, September 11, 2004...

LOS ANGELES - The third anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist 
attacks on New York and Washington will be marked on Saturday with "9/11: 
Healing Journeys for Local & Global Justice," a coordinated series of 
marches from four points in Los Angeles, converging at MacArthur Park in 
the historic Westlake area of the city for music, art and sacred ritual.
	The event will be sponsored by ICUJP (Interfaith Communities United for 
Justice and Peace), of which the Diocese of Los Angeles is a member. Other 
sponsoring organizations include All Saints Church, Pasadena; the Institute 
for Urban Renewal & Development (IURD), a diocesan institution; Mama's Hot 
Tamales Cafi, a restaurant and training facility established by IURD in the 
MacArthur Park area; the Regas Institute, founded by former All Saints 
rector George Regas; and many other religious and community groups.
	For information, call 626.683.9004 or visit www.icujp.org.

NEW YORK - Episcopal (Anglican) Franciscans from across the United States 
will gather in Union Square September 11-17, 2004 for a Franciscan Witness 
for Peace on the third anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center.
	Members of the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis, and friends will 
come every day to Union Square, site of historic actions for peace and 
social justice for more than a century, in a nonviolent action for peace in 
a world at war.
	For several hours each day, Episcopal Franciscans will gather to witness, 
pray, talk with fellow citizens, and offer "another way of living" in the 
war-torn world. The Witness for Peace will begin with a blessing of the 
site of the week-long action with holy water, and conclude a week later, on 
the feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis, with a celebration of the Holy 
Eucharist, presided over by Assistant Bishop Don Taylor of New York.
	For further information, contact the Rev. Emmett Jarrett, TSSF, at 
860.437.8890, email stfrancishouse@mindspring.com.

The 9/11 commemoration at Trinity, Manhattan, will include a silent 
overnight prayer vigil at St. Paul's Chapel from 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10 
to 8 a.m. the next day; the ringing of the "Bell of Hope," presented from 
the City of London to New York, in the St. Paul's churchyard at 8:46 a.m. 
to coincide with the time the first aircraft hit Tower 1 of the World Trade 
Center; and a Taize service at 8:30 a.m.

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine will hold a special tour, "I Love New 
York: Spotlight on This Great City," that focuses on New York stories. At 2 
p.m. there will be a Labyrinth Peace Walk.
	St. John the Divine is hosting an ecumenical memorial vespers service at 6 
p.m. Lutheran Bishop Stephen Bouman will be offering the meditation; Bishop 
Mark Sisk of New York, Dean James Kowalski, and Bishop Bouman will officiate.

St. Thomas Fifth Avenue will commemorate September 11 with a Choral 
Evensong sung by the Gentlemen of the St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys at 4 
p.m.

St. James Hyde Park will participate in the town ceremony to rename and 
dedicate a community park to one of the parishioners, Paul Tegtmeier, a NYC 
firefighter who died in the attack.

St. Mary's, Manhattanville will be working with September 11 Families for 
Peaceful Tomorrows and other churches and organizations on the East Coast 
to host the "peace stone" that has been rolled from the Democratic National 
Convention to the Republican National Convention honoring civilian 
casualties around the world.
	On September 11, the church bell will ring from 8:48 am until 10:36 a.m., 
approximately 3000 times for the dead. At 11 a.m. St. Mary's will join with 
the Morningside Adventist Meeting (who worship here at St. Mary's). The 
preacher is Dr. Jean Shelton, Professor of Biblical Studies at Pacific 
Union College; her topic is, "The Book of Job for a Postmodern World in 
Crisis." The service concludes at 1 p.m.

Christ Church, Rye, will conduct an Evensong in Remembrance of the Events 
of September 11, 2001 at 7:30 p.m.

Church of the Good Shepherd will give tribute to all those who perished on 
September 11, especially the 343 fallen heroes of the New York City Fire 
Department and, in particular, the brave young men of Ladder Company 7 and 
Engine Company 16 based at the East 29th Street Fire House. Many of their 
families, friends, and colleagues will be present.
	As a special offering, Dr. Glory Van Scott's Company of Dancers and 
Musicians, will perform as Dr. Van Scott's moving poem, written on the day 
of that national tragedy, is read. A former principal dancer with the 
Katherine Dunham, Agnes DeMille and Talley Beatty Companies and a member of 
the American Ballet Theatre, Van Scott was Project Director for the Alvin 
Ailey Company's "The Magic of Katherine Dunham," and has produced numerous 
other dance events throughout the country.
	The church will be open on Saturday, September 11, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., for 
reflection, prayer and meditation.

At Grace Church, Broadway, Manhattan, Gabriel Faure's Requiem will be 
performed in remembrance of those lost and injured, at 3.00 p.m. 
www.gracechurchnyc.org.

St. Mark's in the Bowery, Manhattan, will toll its bells at the time of 
impact followed by morning prayer.

Grace Church in White Plains will hold a special Mass for Peace at 5.00 
p.m. Music will include Taize chant. A reception will follow.

St. Mary's, Tuxedo, will offer its second special concert on September 11 
at 4 p.m., including appropriate music, readings and prayers. Tuxedo lost 
one firefighter and St. Mary's lost three men related to the parish. The 
local high school, police and fire departments and volunteer ambulance corp 
will also participate.

All Saints, Briarcliff Manor, will offer a contemplative service of Evening 
Prayer at 5 p.m.

The Manhattan North IPC will join together in a Service of Thanksgiving at 
noon at St. Philip's Church, 204 West 134th Street.

Grace Episcopal Church, Nyack, will be open for private meditation and 
prayer beginning at noon. At 4 p.m. there will be the reading of the names 
of victims of September 11, 2001. At 6 p.m. there will be a Requiem in 
memory of the victims.

St Paul's Episcopal Church, Chester, will hold a Requiem Mass at 9 a.m. for 
all those who have been killed by acts of terror and war.


TOLEDO-LUCAS COUNTY, Ohio - The city of Toledo and Lucas County have 
announced plans for a community remembrance ceremony in observance of the 
9/11 terrorist attacks to be held from 9.30 to 10.30 a.m. on Sept. 11 at 
Trinity Episcopal Church, Adams and St. Clair streets, downtown Toledo.
	Area 9/11 volunteers are expected to attend the one-hour ceremony, which 
will include musical tributes, a police and fire display, a military 
flag-folding presentation, and an honor guard of police, firefighters, and 
sheriff deputies. It also will feature poetry readings, lighting of 
candles, reading of a unity statement, and the playing of Taps.
	The event is being organized by the city of Toledo, the Lucas County 
Sheriff's Office, and area military organizations and representatives, in 
cooperation with Trinity Episcopal Church.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The customary noon Eucharist at Washington National 
Cathedral will be enhanced to remember the events of 2001. Bishop John 
Bryson Chane of Washington will preach and retired Bishop Ted Eastman of 
Maryland will celebrate in the Cathedral nave. Free and open to the public. 
www.cathedral.org/cathedral

The combined choirs of the Washington National Cathedral, the Cathedral 
Chamber Orchestra and a team of soloists will be performing contemporary 
Norwegian composer Stale Kleiberg's Requiem for the Victims of Nazi 
Persecution at a memorial concert and talk at Washington National 
Cathedral. The pre-concert talk includes Mr. Jan Egeland, U.N. 
Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs. Tickets are $10-$25 and 
can be purchased at 202.537.5757.


Coming up Sunday, September 12, 2004...

BALTIMORE, Maryland - Old St. Paul's in downtown Baltimore is celebrating 
"The Faith of Francis Scott Key," at 3.30 p.m. Presentations will be made 
by Marilyn Zoidis, the curator of the Smithsonian Institution's Star 
Spangled Banner Project, and Mary Klein, the archivist for the Diocese of 
Maryland. They will explore the person and spirituality of Francis Scott 
Key as well as the history of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. A 
brief service featuring the Men and Boys Choir of Old Saint Paul's with the 
singing of the National Anthem will follow the lectures. For more 
information call 410.685.3404.

St. Joseph of Arimathea, Elmsford will remember 9/11 with a Service of 
prayer for Justice and Peace at 10:30 a.m., using prayers from the Iona 
Community within the service of Morning Prayer.

LOS ANGELES - A free screening of the film "Latter Days" will be presented 
at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Hollywood, at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12, 
in association with Funny Boy Films. The screening will be followed by a 
question-and-answer session and panel discussion with writer/director C. 
Jay Cox , actor Wes Ramsey, Fr. Ian Davies (rector of St. Thomas'), and the 
Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd and Mark Thompson.
	For reservations contact Jeff Pickett at 310.200.2899 or pdelhizzo@aol.com .
	St. Thomas the Apostle is located at 7501 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles 
(Hollywood), 323.876.2102.

NEW YORK - St. Mark's in the Bowery, Manhattan, will include special music, 
sermon, and prayers at the 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. (Spanish) services.

Grace Episcopal Church, Nyack, will hold the Third Annual Concert for 
Remembrance 9/11 including works by Berlioz, Debussy, Purcell, Handel, and 
the U.S. premiere of Lament and Restoration,  a newly commissioned violin 
concerto by Ron Wasserman, dedicated to the surviving family members of 
victims of the September 11 tragedy.
	Musicians from major Metropolitan area orchestras will perform a mix of 
orchestral and chamber works, conducted by Edward Simons.
	Sponsored by The Welles Remy Crowther Charitable Trust, the performance is 
free of charge, and will be followed by a reception.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember West 
Virginia 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. Dr. Bonnie B. 
Thurston, Disciples of Christ, Wheeling, WV. Next Sunday, September 19: 
State Day prayers will remember New Hampshire.
	The exhibit "Faith & Courage: U.S. Chaplains' Service in World War II," 
runs 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.

ANGLICAN COMMUNION - Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday 
(15 Pentecost) will give thanks for the Most Rev. Datuk Yong Ping Chung, 
Archbishop of South East Asia & Bishop of Sabah. The Anglican Cycle of 
Prayer can be accessed online at: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.

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