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Lenten Resources: Centering on the theme “Things done and left undone,” Lenten prayers, video reflections and penitential meditations have been assembled by the program staff of The Episcopal Church for use throughout the 40 day Lenten season. Designed for personal reflections as well as community services, click here to see these Lenten resources. 2/8/2010
Supply Clergy List updated 2/4/2010
February issue of our newspaper, the Delaware Communion with articles on the Episcopal Church in El Salvador, renewal at St. Paul's, Georgetown, the ordination of two new priests and the arrival in Delaware of another from Maine, plus an introduction to the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, and more.
Travel Diary: A visit to the Episcopal Diocese of El Savador with Episcopal Relief and Development.
Good Friday Offering. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jeffers Schori asks Episcopalians to pray for their sisters and brothers in the Holy Land and to support the Good Friday Offering. For the past 88 years, the Episcopal Church has sent a Good Friday Offering to the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East to support hospitals, schools, orphanages, and many other programs to benefit Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. 1/28/2010
Presiding Bishop meets with UN Secretary General and Archbishop of Canterbury 1/28/2010
Sale of Haitian art supports artists and their families in Haiti. Click here to learn more about Seekers, Spiritual Treasures at St. Peter’s Square in Lewes, which is donating 100% of the sales of Haitian items directly to the artists and their families. 1/23/2010
Special Matching Grant: Click here to double your contribution for Haiti earthquake relief. 1/22/2010
The people of Haiti have suffered a devastating earthquake. Bishop Wright urges your concrete and immediate prayers in the form of contributions to Episcopal Relief & Development. 1/12/2010
A missionary is being sought to serve the Episcopal Church of the Sudan (ECS) in the Provincial Office in Juba, Southern Sudan. The objective is to provide support to The Most Rev. Daniel Deng Bul Yak, Archbishop of the ECS and his efforts to organize, maintain, and report accurate financial books, safeguard cash, provide cost -effective use of resources, train and mentor the Provincial Chief Accountant and Bookkeeper and provide methods of transparency to donors and among the provincial office and dioceses. For more information, please contact Judi Gregory in the Bishop of Delaware's office at 302 656-5441 x108. 1/21/2010
Strategies for Tackling Personal Debt in 2010: Don't let your money problems grow worse as the year progresses. 1/18/2010
Employees: Look! Health News for Employees in the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. 1/18/2010
Sermon at the Ordination of Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly and Dustin Trowbridge by the Rev. Celeste Cox 1/9/2010
Brotherhood of St. Andrew is growing in the Episcopal Diocese of Delaware. 1/11/2010
The Division of Family Services, in partnership with the State Office of Volunteerism, is looking for Mentor Volunteers to serve children aging out of the Foster Care system. Volunteer Mentors would teach life skills, such as how to balance a check book, rent an Apartment, learn to interview, develop a budget, and much more! A few hours a month could make a huge difference in helping these young men and women build independent living skills for a brighter future. Training is offered to Volunteer Mentors prior to working with children. To find out more about how you can make a difference, and become a trusted friend to someone who needs one, please contact Andy Kloepfer at Andy.Kloepfer@state.de.us 12/23/2009
What Does a Deacon Do? (PDF) Deacon Dottie Vuono lists the many possible activities of an active deacon. December 2009
New update to the Active Clergy Guide and its Supplement 1/22/2009
New update to the Lay Employee Handbook 12/14/2009
History of the Next-to-New Shop in Wilmington 12/1/2009
Slide Show: Parish Life Day 2009, fifty photos by Leah Rowe 11/30/2009
Video: Anamchara Fellowship interviewed 11/27/2009
What does it mean to reach out? Diaconate aspirant Kathryn M. Jakabcin reflects on why people deserve care and why deacons give it. 11/18/2009
For current news of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, click here to see Episcopal Life Online. A daily e-mail subscription is also available. Click here to subscribe to Episcopal Life Daily. 9/3/2009
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori visits Delaware: Click here to see the Links page of this website to read the text of her sermon, see photographs by four photographers, and hear audio recordings.
Photos of Bishop Gene Robinson's visit to Delaware on November 11, 2008.
Health Care for everyone in Delaware? Click here to learn of statewide efforts to provide health care to those currently without health insurance. The Community Healthcare Access Program, or CHAP, is operated by the Delaware Health Care Commission in collaboration with the Medical Society of Delaware.
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EVENTS
Upcoming Events by Date:
These events are subject to change without notice, so please call ahead for confirmation.
FEBRUARY SPECIAL SERVICES
- 14 Sunday Evensong, Immanuel-New Castle w/ St Anne’s School Choir- 4pm
- 14 Sunday Evensong, Christ Church Christiana Hundred - 5pm
- 23 Tuesday, Lenten Noontime Taizé Service, Saints Andrew & Matthew, downtown Wilmington, 12:00 p.m. with delicious lunches offered 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- 28 Sunday Choral Evensong for Lent, Saints Andrew & Matthew, downtown Wilmington, 5pm with The SsAM Adult Choir and Choral Scholars.
Saturday, Feb. 13, Noon to 2:00 p.m., Annual Valentine's Luncheon sponsored by Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington, and Manna Christian Fellowship Church. Valentine's fun, music, song, lunch AND a great spiritual message about God's Love. Tickets are only $10.00. Message given by the Rev. Aaron Moore! For details, call 656-6628.
Sunday, February 14 ~ 5:00 p.m. ~ Valentines Dinner - The Grace Youth Group has started taking reservations for their annual Valentines Dinner. Romantic atmosphere, dinner and music with option to participate in Renewal of Vows ceremony following dinner. Cost is $30/couple. Proceeds benefit youth mission trip to Mexico. Please call the Church Office 478-9533 for details or to order tickets.
February 17 ASH WEDNESDAY - Most churches offer morning and evening services. This marks the beginning of a season of fasting and self-examination.
Thursday, February 18, Financially Savvy: What Money Means to Institutions. This workshop is for anyone who wants to be better with money including School Heads, Rectors, Senior and Junior Wardens of the Vestry, School Boards, Trustees, Admissions, Marketing and Development administrators, Chaplains, Division Heads, and is open to parents. Click here to learn more about this workshop presented by Mid-Atlantic Episcopal School Association. For details, call (301) 762-5103.
Saturday, February 20, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Traces of the Trade: Film and Day of Reflection. To register, and for details about this day of reflection, scroll to the bottom of St. Thomas's website. St. Thomas’ Parish in Newark will screen Katrina Brown’s personal documentary, which chronicles a unique and disturbing journey into the history and legacy of the U.S. slave trade. Worship, movie, lunch and optional small group discussions are free and open to all. Required reservations are due by Friday, Feb. 12.This event is co-sponsored by St. James Mill Creek and Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware.
Saturday, February 20, 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Diaconate Information and Discernment Day. Is God calling you into diaconal ministry? Do you want to learn more about this vital ministry in the Church? The next discernment day for lay persons exploring a call to be a Deacon, and congregations wanting to be followers or “Diaconal” congregations, will be held at Christ Church, Dover. This morning session will discuss what it means to be a deacon in this diocese, what is the overall discernment process, and the witness of one of our newly ordained deacons. Each deacon inquirer must be accompanied by his or her rector and a representative of the vestry. Lunch will be served. If you plan to attend please have your rector register the number of attendees with Cynde Bimbi in the Bishop's Office by February 12.
Tuesdays, February 23 - March 30th, 6:00 p.m., Delaware Hospice will offer a 6-week Parent Educational Support Group (following the loss of a child) in Milford. Those who have experienced the loss of a child will find help. A Sibling Group will be offered simultaneously during the 1st, 3rd, and final sessions. Click here to learn more about this 6-week Parent Educational Support Group.
Integrity Organizational meeting, Saturday, February 20, 10:00 a.m., at Christ Church, Dover. For details, contact Jon Rania, Lay Ministry Associate, at 734-5731.
Wednesday, February 24, 9:00 a.m., Catholic Charities Inc. will host a free informational session for parents who want to learn more about building a family through adoption. All are welcome to explore current opportunities to adopt children in need, including African American children, biracial children and special needs children. Attendance at the program is free of charge. Contact Alice Johnston at Catholic Charities to register, or Paula Savini for details, at 655-9624. Attendees must register before February 19.
Thursday, March 4, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Friday, March 5, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Saturday, March 6, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Delaware Association of Independent Schools Art Exhibition, in the gymasium at St. Anne's Episcopal School. Opening reception on Thurssay, March 4, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 6, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Lenten Quiet Day, "Praying with the Celtic Saints," at Christ Church, Milford. Join Sister Cassandra Grace Norsworthy and Deacon Sheila Brigid Sharpe as they lead this ECW-sponsored Lenten retreat, which is open to men and women, and which includes Holy Eucharist. A simple lunch of soup and bread will be provided. RSVP to 422-8466.
Suicide Prevention Workshop for Faith Based Leaders.
March 9, New Castle County
March 18, Kent County
Sponsored by the Mental Health Association in Delaware, this workshop is for clergy, youth leaders, and lay leaders. For details and registration, please contact Alex Calla at 654-6833, ext.20 or the Rev. Tammy Wooliver at 428-4990. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults between the ages of 18 and 64 in the United States and the third leading cause of death among 15-24 years old. Suicide is overall the 11th leading cause of death in Delaware and outnumbers homicides. Click here to see the brochure for the Suicide Prevention Workshop.
Friday & Saturday, March 12 & 13, 2010, 225th Diocesan Convention, at St. Peter's, Lewes. Click here for details of our diocese's annual convention, including a link to on-line registration using a credit card.
Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19, Appreciative Clergy Career Development: Creating Paths to Your Preferred Vocational Future, at the Trinity Retreat Center, West Cornwall, Connecticut. This program combines the insights of appreciative inquiry with in-depth research and training on what parishes look for when they search for a new rector. It is also designed for Episcopal clergy about to engage in a search process; newly ordained clergy who want to establish a career path; and clergy who want to reenergize their life and ministry. (30 hrs. CE) Register online at www.clergyleadership.com.
March 20, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., 15th Annual Flea Market, at
St. James Episcopal Church, Mill Creek Hundred, in the
Parish Hall.
Over 35 Vendors. Free Admission!!
Table rental $25.
Call 994-1584 for details.
March 28 PALM SUNDAY - Most churches have services at their usual Sunday times commemorating the last day Jesus entered Jerusalem, a day crowds spread palm branches on his path as a sign of respect and delight. He would be crucified five days later.
Tuesday of Holy Week, March 30, 2010,Clergy Renewal of Vows, at the Cathedral Church of Saint John. Frank Wade, preacher.
April 1 MAUNDY THURSDAY Most churches offer an evening service commemorating the Last Supper, at which Jesus washed his disciples feet, after which he was arrested.
April 2 GOOD FRIDAY - Most churches offer services commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus.
April 4 EASTER SUNDAY - Most churches have services at their usual Sunday times commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead and all that it implies.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Diocesan Clergy Day, at St. Anne's Church, Middletown.
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WANT ADS
WANTED: A wicker or rattan love seat and chair in very good condition, to help furnish the office at St. Thomas's, Newark, of our new Episcopal Campus Minister, Deacon Cecily Sawyer Harmon. Perhaps you are thinking of replacing your porch furniture this year, or you are downsizing? Please call Linda Roberson, 368-8070.
WANTED: Part-time (20 hours) Minister of Music (organist/director) to begin Spring or Summer 2010. For detailed job description, visit the St. Peter's, Lewes, Delaware website or call 302 645-8479.
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