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One of our diocese’s mission goals is that every
congregation will be in partnership with another
church or organization in the Anglican Communion.
Toward that end, two mission trips are being planned
for 2007: one to El Salvador in June 2007 with
Bishop Tom Shaw and one to Tanzania in
August
2007 with Bishop Bud Cederholm.
“The purpose of these diocesan-sponsored mission
trips is to create a base of leaders in the diocese
with the confidence and vision to build and support
global mission activities,” explains the Rev. Ted
Gaiser, a deacon and the coordinator of mission
partnership development in the diocese. “When we
allow ourselves to experience life from a different
world view, we have no choice but to be changed by
the encounter. Through transformative experiences,
we learn new things about our world, ourselves and
our God.”
There is an application process for those interested
in joining one of these two trips. For all the details,
visit www.missiongoal.org (or click
the "Application"
Quick Link in the above left column) before Friday,
Oct. 6, which is the application deadline.
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Commenting July 28 on the unfolding developments in
the Middle East, the Episcopal Church’s presiding
bishop, Frank Griswold, said, “While much of
the
world’s focus is understandably on the disaster in
Lebanon, we cannot forget the continuing
humanitarian crisis for Palestinians in Gaza.” (For the
full story from Episcopal News Service, visit
www.episcopalchurch.org/ens.)
“Reports from the
Anglican hospital in Gaza, Ahli Arab, are devastating,”
Griswold said. Episcopal Relief and Development
(ERD) has sent $25,000 to the hospital;
ERD is also
assisting thousands of people affected by the
violence in Lebanon by working with groups
such as Action by Churches Together, the
Middle East Council of Churches and the
Inter
Church
Network for Development and Relief in Lebanon
to
provide emergency supplies, including food and
medicine.
Learn how to join other Episcopalians in ERD’s efforts at www.er-d.org. The National Council of Churches has
launched an
interactive Web page where persons of all faiths can
add their prayers for peace. Visit
www.seasonofprayer.org, or find the link at
www.diomass.org on
the “Peace Resources”
page
under “Spiritual Life.”
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Now online is a full fall schedule of diocesan learning
opportunities and resources for equipping one
another, youth and adults, for joining God’s mission in
the world through the ministries we carry out in our
congregations and in our daily lives: youth retreats,
Safe Church training sessions, and numerous
workshops, seminars and discussion series on
education resources, congregational development,
support for journeying by faith and working for social
justice. Find them all at www.diomass.org/pdfs/LearnEventsFall06.pdf.
Diocesan
events also appear by date on
the diomass.org General Calendar.
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Steel drumming by the Crystal Panjammers, inspired
preaching by Rep. Byron Rushing and great island
food is promised on Sept. 10 at the annual Caribbean
Festival at St. Stephen’s Church in Lynn.
“Christ in earth and sky and sea, in stone and tree,
and in the wildness of creation”: Join with other
seekers at this Celtic Spirituality Retreat, Sept. 22-
23, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Orleans.
“Beat the heat, get your brain scratched, have a
brew and meet other thoughtful people” at Ockham’s
Kegger gatherings, sponsored by the Church of the
Advent in Boston on Monday evenings at The Harp
(85 Causeway Street) in Boston.
Learn about services, forums, concerts and outreach
projects offered at an Episcopal church near you on
the Parish Circuit section of our
Web site or
click the Quick Link in the above left column. Post
your
congregation’s events by emailing the Webmaster
(address is on the Parish Circuit page).
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Diocesan Web site users proved this past week that
patience is indeed a virtue, and the site’s
administrators thank you. Technical difficulties
resulting from unexpected ISP maintenance meant
that diomass.org was MIA for a few days (some of
you may even have found yourselves redirected last
Tuesday to Tone-on-Tone.com, a lovely antiques
site). Rest assured: Like many Episcopalians
at summer’s end, diomass.org is back from its
adventures abroad and ready to serve.
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Spread the word! Forward E-News to your fellow
parishioners, family, friends and seekers and let them
know they can sign up for future issues at: www.diomass.org/elist.shtml.
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
email:
enews@diomass.org
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