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["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

April 20, 2005 -- Weekend: Earth Day celebrations set

[ENS] -- On April 22, 1970, people across America celebrated the first
Earth
Day, at a time when American cities were buried under their own smog and
polluted rivers even caught fire. Thirty-five years later, Earth Day is
now
a global holiday to celebrate the wonder of life on our planet.

Several Episcopal churches and congregations will honor Earth Day in
actions, studies, and celebrations throughout the weekend. A selection
of
events is listed below:

Working with the National Council of Churches' theme of Sacred Oceans
and
Seas, St. Boniface Church in the Diocese of Southwest Florida has
planned a
Creation Weekend with something for all ages. On Saturday, April 23 they
cruise on Sarasota and Roberts Bay, guided by a marine biologist from
the
Mote Marine Aquarium. On Sunday they will fill the font with water from
many
sources as they gather for Eucharist, and welcome a speaker from
Southwest
Florida Water Management to their adult forum.

At St. Matthew's Church in Sterling, Virginia (Diocese of Virginia) the
environmental service focuses on their adopt-a-trail project, where
clean-up
took place last weekend. On Sunday, April 24, creation themes will be
emphasized at all three liturgies.

At St. David's in Page, Arizona (Diocese of Utah) parishioners devote
Saturday, April 23, to clean-up activities, joining with members of the
wider community, and hosting a booth at the Earth Day fair in the City
Park.

St. Paul's in Benicia, California (Diocese of Northern California) will
extend their celebration over the fifth through seventh Sundays of
Easter.
Preachers will explore spiritual foundations of creation care, including
those from Native American traditions. Adult forums will include a
program
on creation by children participating in the Catechesis of the Good
Shepherd, a presentation on energy resources, and a conversation on
family
and personal use of resources.

The Diocese of New Jersey will include a workshop, "Greening Your
Church:
Protect the Earth and Reduce Energy Costs" as part of an annual diocesan
program "Equipping New Jersey For New Life and New Mission." The event
at
Trinity Cathedral in Trenton will offer practical help to congregations.
Work has already begun on parish environmental audits, and the
Environmental
Commission of the Diocese will sponsor an audit of Diocesan House.

Coming up Friday, April 22, 2005...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Japanese Taiko drummer Eitetsu Hayashi will visit
Trinity
Cathedral for a free lecture and demonstration at 12 noon on Friday,
April
22. Hayashi will also play a prelude to the Cathedral's worship on
Sunday,
April 24, at 9 a.m.
	Hayashi, a national treasure of Japan and the world's only
orchestral solo Taiko artist, began his Taiko career as a founding
member of
the world-renowned percussion groups Sado-Ondekoza and Kodo. His
breathtaking performance style and mastery of this traditional Japanese
art
have brought him countless honors and recognition on six continents.
	Hayashi's visit to Cleveland is made possible by the Ohio Arts
Council, Dublin Arts Council, and Playhouse Square Foundation.
	Trinity Cathedral, the Episcopal Church in downtown Cleveland at
2230 Euclid Avenue, invites participation from people of all faiths,
races,
nationalities and walks of life. For further information on Trinity
Cathedral and its programs, please call 216.771.3630 or visit
http://www.trinitycleveland.org.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- Christ Church Cathedral hosts its annual
MusicFest
April 22-25, featuring the organs of the cathedral. The PipeOrganFest
repertoire includes:
	Friday, April 22 at 12:05 p.m: Featuring music for two organs,
played by Mary Ellen and Frederick Burgomaster.
	Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m: Three organs played in concert by
David Schrader, organist of the Church of the Ascension and the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra. Schrader has recorded a number of CDs, played
concerts
throughout the U.S. and Europe, and is a former assistant organist of
Christ
Church Cathedral.
	Sunday morning, April 24 at 9:00 a.m: The Girls' Choir sings Josef
Rheinberger's Mass in E-Flat Major. 11:00 a.m: The Choir of Men and Boys
sings French composer Louis Vierne's Messe Solennelle (for choir and two
organs).
	Monday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m: The Indianapolis Festival Chorus,
directed by Frederick Burgomaster, sings Messe by Charles-Marie Widor
(for
two choirs and two organs), Via Crucis by Franz Liszt (choir and organ),
Statuit ei Domine by Arvo Pärt (choir and two organs), Messe
Solennelle by
Naji Hakim (choir and two organs). Hakim succeeded Olivier Messiaen at
the
church of La Trinité in Paris, and has composed a number of works for
organ
solo, as well as organ and chorus. Organists for the Monday concert are
Marko Petricic and Charles Manning. All concerts are open to the public
at
no charge. The organs of the cathedral are built by Hellmuth Wolff
(chancel), Taylor & Boody (gallery) and John Brombaugh (postiv organ).
	For further information about Christ Church Cathedral and its
ministries, please visit http://www.cccindy.org.

NEW YORK -- Continuing in the Episcopal tradition of honoring all of
God's
creatures, the Episcopal Church of St. Andrew on Staten Island, New
York,
will consecrate a special cemetery for pets at an 11 a.m. service on
Earth
Day, Friday, April 22. The Cemetery for All God's Creatures will include
the
interment of various pets and is located on the church grounds in the
Richmondtown section of Staten Island at 40 Old Mill Rd. All are invited
to
attend.
	"The Cemetery for All God's Creatures is an expression of our
commitment to live into our mission statement which reminds us that we
have
been called 'to be stewards of all God's creation,'" said the Rev.
Michael
Delaney, rector of St. Andrew's. "Pets are an important part of our
lives,
and this cemetery is one way of honoring what they have meant to us and
to
our families."
	Joining Delaney during the service will be Bishop Suffragan
Catherine Roskam and Bishop Vicar E. Don Taylor, both of New York. Also
attending will be elected officials and government representatives,
Staten
Island veterinarians, parishioners, neighbors and pet-lovers.
	NOTE: This event was originally scheduled for April 8 but was
changed in deference to the funeral of Pope John Paul II.
	For further information, please contact the Rev. Michael F. Delaney
at 718.351.0900 or Neva Rae Fox, Episcopal Diocese of New York, at
nrfox@dioceseny.org
	Church of St. Andrew, 40 Old Mill Road, Staten Island, New York
10306. Tel: 718.351.0900. http://www.churchofstandrew-si.org/ or
http://www.dioceseny.org.

STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania -- A fully staged theatrical production of the
play "Mass Appeal" by Bill C. Davis will be presented in the sanctuary
at
Christ Episcopal Church, 205 N. 7th Street, Stroudsburg, on Friday,
April
22, at 8 p.m.
	The production was originally produced in the spring of 2004 by Arts
on the Mountain which is based at Trinity Church, Mt. Pocono.
	Featuring the talents of John Vicich and Neal Johnson and directed
by Vicich, Mass Appeal is the story of an older priest in the Roman
Catholic
Church and the young deacon who comes under his tutelage. Because of
their
very different backgrounds, their views inevitably clash regarding the
interpretation of the faith and how a priest should relate to his
congregation. Through an abundance of laughter and some tears as well,
their
relationship is changed as their convictions are challenged.
	All tickets for the performance will be $10. Please call
570.421.7481 for reservations and further information.
	Christ Episcopal Church, 205 North 7th Street, Stroudsburg,
Pennsylvania 18360. Tel: 570.421.7481.
http://www.christchurchstroudsburg.org.

Coming up Saturday, April 23, 2005

FORT WASHINGTON, Pennsylvania -- Professor Luke Timothy-Johnson,
Woodruff
professor of New Testament at the Chandler School of Theology at Emory
University and one of the world's most distinguished Bible scholars,
will
lead a seminar titled "Acts of the Apostle -- Prelude to the Church"
from
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 23, at St. Thomas' Church in
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania.
	The Acts of the Apostles is often read as a history of the earliest
Church, and in some ways it is. But it is also a powerful prophetic
voice to
the Church in every age. As the second volume of Luke's Gospel, Acts
presents as radical and prophetic a picture of the Early Church as the
Gospel presents a radical and prophetic view of Jesus. Timothy-Johnson,
will
be the Barbara Bishop Baldwin Guest Speaker for the spring of 2005.
	Onsite registration is $20.00 at the door. For further information
please call the Parish Office at 215.233.3970.
	St. Thomas' Church, Whitemarsh, Bethlehem Pike and Camp Hill Road,
Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania 19034. Tel 215.233.3970.
http://www.stthomaswhitemarsh.org.

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Roane State Community College choir from Harrimon,
Tennessee, will join St. Thomas the Apostle's adult choir from Nassau
Bay,
Texas, in a performance of Vivaldi's Gloria at 8 p.m. on Saturday, April
23,
at St. Thomas the Apostle. The concert is free and open to the public.
	The Roane State choir has toured Mexico and the United States and
performed at the Carnegie Hall in New York. The choirs will be
accompanied
by Houston's Shades of Grey string trio and guest violinist Laurie Young
Stevens. Stevens has been featured at the Carnegie Hall and has been
invited
to play this summer at the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, after
which
she will be performing during the London Proms. She joined the St.
Thomas
choir on their England concert tour last summer, performing with them at
Leeds Castle, St. John's Church in Kensington, and for the Lord Mayors
of
Dover and surrounding townships.
	St. Thomas the Apostle, 18300 Upper Bay Road, Nassau Bay, Texas. For
more information, please call 800.774.2233 or email stthomas@ghg.net.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- Bishop James Jelinek of Minnesota has
announced
that a special service of prayer in support of the Red Lake Nation will
be
held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 23, at St. Mark's Cathedral,
Minneapolis.
"This is an opportunity for Episcopalians and guests to demonstrate love
and
support for the people of the Red Lake Reservation following the tragic
school shootings."
	The service is open to the public and will welcome members of the
Red Lake Nation who live in the metro-area. Special guest and principal
speaker will be Judy Roy, secretary, Red Lake Tribal Council.
	St. Mark's Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Tel: 612.870.7800. http://www.st-marks-cathedral.org.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri -- Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold will be the
guest
preacher April 23 and 24 at the 2005 Flower Festival at Christ Church
Cathedral in St. Louis, Missouri. The annual festival is made possible
by a
bequest from Henry Shaw, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The
first
festival was in 1890, a year after Shaw's death.
	Christ Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri.
Tel: 314.231.3454. http://www.christchurchcathedral.us.

WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Rev. Dr. Samuel T. Lloyd III will be installed as
the
ninth dean of Washington National Cathedral at an 11 a.m. service on
Saturday, April 23, at Washington National Cathedral. The service will
feature music by Performing Artists under the Lord, the Madrigal Singers
of
St. Albans and National Cathedral Schools, and the combined Cathedral
Choirs. Dean Lloyd will preach and Bishop John Bryson Chane of
Washington
will celebrate the Holy Eucharist. The Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris, the
Rt.
Rev. Duncan M. Gray III, and the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw III (SSJE) will
serve as concelebrants. The public is welcome to attend this special
service.
	Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues
Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200;
http://www.cathedral.org.

Coming up Sunday, April 24, 2005...

BOSTON -- This week's Trinity Forum, "An Albert Schweitzer for the 21st
Century," will be presented by the Rev. Lawrence Bodley, missionary to
the
Republic of Vanuatu, at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 24, in the church.
Lawrence Bodley shares will share the inspiring story of why he lives
and
works on the tiny Pacific island of Erromango, and the mysterious ways
in
which God has used his ministry to support the survival of the
population on
that desperate and isolated atoll.
	This week's Sunday Afternoon Forum, "Radical Welcome" Series:
"Becoming What We Imagine," will be held from 4:30-5:45 p.m. on April
24, 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.

LOS ANGELES -- The Episcopal Commission on Peace and Justice and Clergy
and
Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) will sponsor an address by
Professor Richard Parker, titled "Making Sense out of What Doesn't:
Looking
at the World Economy Through the Lens of Christian Social Justice," at 7
p.m. on Sunday, April 24, at St. James' Church in Los Angeles.
	Parker, an Episcopalian, is a senior fellow at the Shorenstein
Center at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. His
new
book, "John Kenneth Galbraith: his Life, his Politics, his Economics,"
has
received strongly positive reviews recently in the Los Angeles Times,
the
New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune and other
newspapers
and journals.
	In the fall of 2001, Parker addressed the Episcopal Church's House
of Bishops on the topic of globalization, prompting a standing ovation,
according to Bishop Jon Bruno of Los Angeles.
	For further information, please contact the Rev. Canon Dick Gillett
at 626.398.4146 or by email at dgillpas@mindspring.com.
	St. James' Church, 3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California
90010. Tel: 213.388.3417. http://www.saintjamesla.org.

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- "Love Beyond Boundaries" will be this
week's
Forum at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, featuring L. William
Countryman,
Sherman E. Johnson professor in Biblical Studies, at the Church Divinity
School of the Pacific, Berkeley, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April
24,
at Gresham Hall, on the Crypt Level of the Cathedral.
	"In recent years, the issue of sexuality has emerged as a pressing
concern for various churches and ministries. The profile of this complex
and
controversial issue continues to increase dramatically in several
denominations, particularly in the Episcopal and Catholic churches. In
Love,
Human and Divine: Reflections on Love, Sexuality and Friendship, William
Countryman gets at the heart of the tension between sexuality and
spirituality as it affects religious ethics. Countryman explores the
common
thread between our personal spiritual relationship with God and
embracing
the Bible as the guide of our faith."
	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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Montana
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, May 1: State Day prayers
will
remember Washington.

ANGLICAN COMMUNION - Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday
(Easter 5) will give thanks for the Diocese of Nambale in Kenya. The Rt.
Rev. Josiah Makhandia, bishop. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be
accessed
online at: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.

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