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Daybook, from Episcopal News Service

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Weeks Ahead: Bishop Griswold and diocesan conventions highlight events
throughout the Episcopal Church


* JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Anglican Communion Theological work fully
representative of the Provinces
* NEW YORK CITY: Presiding Bishop will be celebrant at Huntington
* NEW YORK CITY: Gomes to speak at St. James' Church parish dinner
* CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: Marked As Christ's Own Forever
* SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Bishop Waggoner keynoter for E. Washington
Legislative Conference
* SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Arts at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral to host
first organ and voice concert
* WASHINGTON, DC: State Day honors Oklahoma
* BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: Epiphany West 2006: Welcoming Mystery: Theology,
Space and Place
* NEW YORK CITY: Intelligent Design: Theology and Science
* WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: The Diocese of North Carolina meets in
convention
* THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA: An all-Bach Evening
* NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: The Diocese of Newark meets in convention
* WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Diocese of Washington meets in convention
* SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia meets in
convention
* MELBOURNE, FLORIDA: The Diocese of Central Florida meets in convention

* BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN: Seventh Annual "World Sabbath" pursues
interfaith peace
* SEASIDE, CALIFORNIA: The Diocese of El Camino Real meets in convention

* ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Diocese of Atlanta to hold annual MLK Concert
* FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Dr. Burnham will lecture at St. Paul's Church
* NEW YORK CITY: Reconciliation theme of Trinity Institute's national
conference

Happening now.

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA: Anglican Communion Theological work fully
representative of the Provinces - Approximately 35 members of the
Anglican
Communion Working Group on Theological Education (TEAC) are currently
gathered for a major meeting at Kempton Park Conference Centre near
Johannesburg, South Africa from January 14-21. The Working Group, which
includes representatives from most of the Anglican Provinces, is holding
its
second plenary meeting (the first was in June 2004) to develop the work
it
has done to date and to make specific proposals with suggestions for
implementation. The meeting will have a special focus on theological
education in Africa and will include some joint sessions with ANITEPAM
(The
African Network of nstitutions of Theological Education Preparing
Anglicans
for Ministry). (Source: Anglican Communion Office)

NEW YORK CITY: Presiding Bishop will be celebrant at Huntington --
Presiding
Bishop Frank T. Griswold will serve as principal celebrant at the annual
William Reed Huntington sermon and dinner at St. Peter's Lutheran Church
in
New York City.

This annual tradition in honor of Huntington will be held on January 18
at 6
p.m. Huntington was rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Manhattan, and
author
of the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral of 1888. The Quadrilateral is the
document upon which all ecumenical dialogue between the Episcopal Church
and
other Christian churches has been based.

To register for the dinner visit
http://www.saintpeters.org/huntington.htm

The cost is $25 per person.

NEW YORK CITY: Gomes to speak at St. James' Church parish dinner -- The
Rev.
Peter J. Gomes will be the featured speaker at St. James' Church Winter
Parish Dinner, January 18 at 7:00 p.m. Gomes is the Plummer Professor of
Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard
University. He is the author of "The Good Book: Reading the Bible with
Mind
and Heart" and The Good Life: Truths that Last in Times of Need."

To hear this renowned speaker and preacher download the invitation at
http://www.stjames.org, or call or email Grace Beacham at 212.774.4231/
gbeacham@stjames.org by January 12.

Coming January 20, 2006...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: Marked As Christ's Own Forever -- The Diocese of
West
Texas invites clergy, congregational leaders, and anyone called to the
ministry of the baptized to attend "Marked As Christ's Own Forever,"
January
20-21 at Good Shepherd.

This weekend, led by the Rev. John and Caroline Westerhoff, will include
reflection, storytelling, and conversation about living every day as a
follower of Christ.

Registration begins January 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m. through January 21 at
3:30
p.m.

Cost: $65 per person or $500 per congregational team. Checks are payable
to
the Diocese of West Texas, and mail to Accounts Payable, PO BOX 6885,
San
Antonio, TX 78209.

For more information email or call Lou Taylor at lou.taylor@dwtx.org/
888.824.5387.

Coming January 21, 2006...

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON: Bishop Waggoner is keynoter for E. Washington
Legislative Conference -- Spokane's Bishop  James Waggoner will be the
keynote speaker at the Eastern Washington Legislative Conference January
21,
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at  the Unitarian Universalist Church. The conference,
sponsored by the Spokane Interfaith Council, will include policy
briefings
on legislation impacting low-income and vulnerable communities,
workshops on
a variety of issues, and motivational stories.

The conference fee, which includes lunch, is $20.

For more information call or email Diana at 509.329.1410/509.329.1410
action@interfaithnw.org.

Coming January 22, 2006...3 EPIPHANY

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON: Arts at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral to host
first
organ and voice concert - Arts at Saint Mark's Sunday Afternoon Chapel
Concert will feature its first voice and organ concert on January 22 at
2
p.m.

Join David Dahl, organist at Christ Church, Tacoma and Joseph Pettit,
tenor
in the Thomsen Chapel at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, as they
perform
original compositions by Dahl titled "An English Suite for Organ," and
"An
Italian Suite for Organ.

A suggested donation of $10 is requested. Tickets may be purchased in
advance at the Cathedral Shop.

For more information call or email Heather Hodsdon at 206.323.0300 ext.
296/
hhodsdon@saintmarks.org

WASHINGTON, DC: State Day honors Oklahoma -- The state of Oklahoma will
be
honored at the January 22, 11 a.m. service at Washington National
Cathedral.
As part of its national ministry, Washington National Cathedral has for
many
years individually honored each state in the union. During worship
services,
the government and people of that state are prayed for. Invited guests
include: Cherokee National Youth Choir, under the direction of Mary Kay
Henderson; Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith; Governor Brad
Henry;
U.S. Senators Inhofe and Coburn; the Oklahoma Congressional Delegation;
Members of the Oklahoma State Society of Washington, D.C.; Oklahoma
Religious Leaders; other elected officials and dignitaries, including
former
Governor Frank Keating, Ambassador William James Crowe, Jr., Mr. Richard
West and Dr. John Hope Franklin.

All Oklahomans and friends of the Sooner State are cordially invited to
attend any and all of the following:

* 10:30 a.m. Choral Prelude by the Cherokee National Youth Choir
* 11 a.m. Oklahoma Major State Day Worship Service with sermon by the
Very
Rev. Samuel T. Lloyd III, dean of Washington National Cathedral
* 12:30 p.m. Cathedral Coffee Hour - all are welcome
* 12:45 p.m. onwards  Docent-led tours of the Cathedral, including
aspects
of this great state that are incorporated into the Cathedral's materials
and
iconography.

If you would like to attend this special once in four years service,
register by doing any of the following:

 * Visit http://www.cathedral.org/exec/nca/MajorStateDay
 * E-mail nca@cathedral.org or
*  Call the National Cathedral Association at 800.622.6304.

Coming January 24, 2006...

BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: Epiphany West 2006: Welcoming Mystery: Theology,
Space
and Place -- All are invited to attend this popular annual conference at
Church Divinity School of the Pacific, January 24-28 which addresses
important theological issues. This year's theme "Welcoming Mystery:
Theology, Space and Place," will explore the meaning of buildings,
sacred
space and other places in liturgical, social and political contexts.

Presenters include Richard S. Giles, Dean, Philadelphia Cathedral,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Poulose Maniyattu, dean of studies and
professor
of liturgical theology, St. Ephrem's Theological College, Satna, India;
Timothy Matovina, associate professor of theology and director, Cushwa
Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame,
Notre Dame, Indiana; and Lizette Larson - Miller, professor of
liturgical
leadership and dean of the Chapel, Church Divinity School of the
Pacific.

For more information and registration call 510.204.0720 or visit
http://www.cdsp.edu/call

Coming January 25, 2006...

NEW YORK CITY: Intelligent Design: Theology and Science -- Some of
today's
foremost scholars and community leaders will gather at Church of the
Ascension on January 25 at 6.45 p.m. to address the  controversial
topic,
Intelligent Design: Theology and Science.

Panelists will include Dr. Robert Pollack, professor of biology at
Columbia
University; Dr. Joseph Hough, president of Union Theological Seminary;
and
the Rev. Mary Foulk, St Luke-in-the-Fields, New York.

This event will be held in the Parish House and is free of charge.

Coming January 26, 2006.

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA: The Diocese of North Carolina meets in
convention -- The Diocese of North Carolina meets in convention January
26-28 at the Benton Convention Center at the Winston-Salem Marriott &
the
Embassy Suites, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For more information
visit:
http://www.episdionc.com/convention/2006/

Coming January 27, 2006...

THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA: An all-Bach Evening -- The Arts at St.
Patrick's
program at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church continues on January 27 with
Bach
Cantata with chamber orchestra.

Join Steve O'Connor, St. Patrick's music director, as he plays a big
three
movement Bach Trio Sonata, accompanied with a Bach harpsichord suite and
25-minute long cantata for counter-tenor.

For more information call Jason Karpf at 805.558.9000.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY: The Diocese of Newark meets in convention -- The
Diocese
of Newark meets in convention January 27-28 at the Hilton Hotel, One
Hilton
Court, Parsippany, New Jersey.	For more information visit:
http://www.dioceseofnewark.org/convention/

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Diocese of Washington meets in convention -- The
Diocese of Washington meets in convention January 27-28 at Washington
National Cathedral. For more information visit:
http://www.edow.org/diocese/governance/convention/index.html

SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA: The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia meets in
convention -- The Diocese of Southwestern Virginia meets in convention
January 27-29 at the Hotel Roanoke, in Roanoke, Virginia. For more
information visit: http://www.dioswva.org/council/87th-annual-council/

MELBOURNE, FLORIDA: The Diocese of Central Florida meets in convention
--
The Diocese of Central Florida meets in convention January 28 at Holy
Trinity Episcopal Academy, Melbourne, Florida. For more information
visit:
http://www.cfdiocese.org/news/calendar.htm

Coming January 28, 2006...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN: Seventh Annual "World Sabbath" pursues
interfaith peace - The seventh annual World Sabbath of Religious
Reconciliation, an interfaith holy day, will be celebrated at Christ
Church
Cranbrook on January 28 at 6:30 p.m.

This interfaith service will feature speakers, leaders, and musicians
from
Muslim, Hindu, Swedenborgian, Antiochian Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish,
Baha'i,
Sikh, Quaker, African-American, and Hispanic cultures and traditions.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information call
248.644.5210 or visit http://www.christchurchcranbrook.org.

SEASIDE, CALIFORNIA: The Diocese of El Camino Real meets in convention
--The
Diocese of El Camino Real meets in convention January 28 at the Salinas
Community Center - Sherwood Hall. For more information visit:
http://www.ecrweb.org/DC2006A.html

Coming January 29, 2006...4 EPIPHANY

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Diocese of Atlanta to hold annual MLK Concert -- The
annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Concert sponsored by the Diocese of
Atlanta and its Commission on Anti-Racism will be held at St.
Bartholomew's
on January 29 at 4 p.m.

The event attracts the participation of musicians throughout the diocese
who
perform an array of music by African-American composers, covering many
styles and genres.

FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Burnham will lecture at St. Paul's Church -- The
Rev. Dr. Frederic Burnham, senior fellow at the Bennett J. Sims
Institute
for Servant Leadership and former director of Trinity (Wall
Street)Institute, will present two lectures on January 29 at St. Paul's
Church, Fayetteville, Arkansas. At 10:00 a.m., he will speak of his
experiences as one of the supervisors of ministry at St. Paul's Chapel
(New
York) in the aftermath of 9/11, "A Foretaste of the Kingdom: Finding God
at
Ground Zero."

His evening lecture, at 7:00 p.m., will focus on how individuals and
organizations can confront even overwhelming challenges effectively as
"Servant Leaders." "At Ground Zero, I witnessed the emergence of a
unique
kind of human community, one that had evolved spontaneously in the
absence
of hierarchical control and had a startling resemblance to the kind of
community that Jesus espoused in his teachings." While in Fayetteville,
Burnham will also meet with a group who are developing a Servant
Leadership
training program based at St. Paul's.

For more information, call or email Kaye Bernard, at 479.442.7373 ext.
40/
sophiawoman@yahoo.com

Information is also available at http://www.stpaulsfay.org

Coming January 30, 2006...

NEW YORK CITY: Reconciliation theme of Trinity Institute's national
conference - Deep divisions in the United States and the world over
issues
of personal and cultural values, a growing chasm between the wealthy and
the
dispossessed, and the clash of religious traditions are the backdrop for
this year's Trinity Institute conference.

"The Anatomy of Reconciliation - from violence to healing" is set to run
from January 30 through February 1 at Trinity Church Wall Street in New
York
City.

The keynote speakers and preachers include James Alison; Bishop Michael
Bruce Curry of the Diocese of North Carolina; Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ;
Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons; and Miroslav Volf.

The full cost of registration is $300. Spouses and partners of full
registrants may join the conference for $150. Retirees may register for
$150
and seminarians will be charged $75. Those in religious orders may
attend at
no cost. You can register online or get a printable registration form at
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/institute/?2006

Conferences are also streamed on the Internet. For more information
visit
http:///www.trinitywallstreet.org/institute/?2006

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