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![[F]](/Images/i8/site.gif) Church of the Good Shepherd  Shepherd's Voice Diocese of Massachusetts eNewsletters Episcopal E-News - October 2009The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts - 10:37pm Nov 16, 2009 ETGuest UserYou're receiving this email because of your relationship with Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails.
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Feeding the hungry this Thanksgiving
PHOTO: Courtesy of Northeastern University Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry
Many congregations around the diocese again this year are finding that the traditional sharing of food and hospitality at Thanksgiving is more than merely symbolic, as hungry neighbors, as many as ever and more, are coming to their pantry and church doors. "Our biggest challenge is meeting the increase in demand," the Rev. Edgar Gutierrez-Duarte of St. Luke's-San Lucas Church in Chelsea told the Malden Observer last week. "We used to serve only 10 families each month. Now we are serving 80 families a week. It's so difficult to find enough money and resources to help everyone in need of our services." It's the same at St. Mary's Church in Dorchester. Anticipating at least 400 people this year, St. Mary's will extend its food pantry hours on the two Tuesdays it distributes Thanksgiving food. Read more. Click here to learn about Thanksgiving worship services, community meals, outreach projects and volunteer opportunities at an Episcopal church near you.
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A Thanksgiving message from Bishop Cederholm
Bishop Bud shares one of his fondest Thanksgiving memories and something about what it really means to gather around the table.
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Annual convention celebrates diocese's 225 years
PHOTO: Jamie Reamer
The big tent goes up in front of Trinity Church in Boston on Nov. 6.
Some 650 people attended the convention, which is the diocese's annually gathered governing body and the one occasion when all 185 congregations are present together through their clergy and elected representatives.
It was a forward-looking, forward-moving anniversary celebration, focused on youth and young adult ministry that is part of the diocese's evolving mission strategy for growth.
Both the righting of historical wrongs and the church's current grappling with changing social norms were raised up in the form of resolutions on slavery and reconciliation, and on whether clergy should be allowed to solemnize same-gender marriages in Massachusetts.
And, the $6.4 million budget approved for 2010 reflects current hard economic times but maintains its mission commitment and invests in strategic ministries.
Read more.
View convention photo galleries from Nov. 6 and Nov. 7.
Full texts of resolutions and convention materials are here.
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Cathedral radio broadcast faces uncertain future  The Cathedral Church of St. Paul's long-running popular Sunday morning radio broadcast may be about to lose its on-air home as a result of WGBH's purchase of classical music station WCRB 99.5 FM.
Cathedral dean Jep Streit is asking listeners who care about the program to write to WGBH's radio program manager, John Voci, at 1 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135.
Read more.
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Newslinks: Please pass the Purell: Episcopal churches are among those trying to balance Communion and sanitary practices during flu season, according to the Boston Globe's Nov. 8 "Articles of Faith" column. For a lighter take on the whole situation, here's a Nov. 12 "Clergy Confidential" blog post by Tim Schenck, Rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Hingham.
Climate change campaigners rally for religious reasons: Bishop Bud Cederholm, Chris Ashley and Robert Tobin go green in the Nov. 9 Crimson.
"Be True to Your School": Episcopal Divinity School installed its new president and dean, Katherine Ragsdale, on Oct. 23. The celebration started with a processional dove and ended with the Beach Boys, Episcopal Life Online reports here.
A first for Connecticut: The Oct. 24 election of Ian T. Douglas as 15th bishop of Connecticut marks the first time in its 224-year history that that diocese has chosen a bishop from outside of Connecticut, Episcopal Life Online reports.
Looking before they leap: Few area Episcopalians are looking to join Vatican flock, the Boston Globe reported on Oct. 26.
Where signs of God abound: This Oct. 18 Boston Globe story features Sarah Brockmann and continuing ministry at Trinity Church in Rockland with both the hearing and hearing impaired.
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Coming up: Advent Morning with Phyllis Tickle  Join noted speaker and author Phyllis Tickle for an "Advent Morning" at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Boston on Saturday, Dec. 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. This event is open to all. Registration and details are here.
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Also coming up:
Nov 18 & 25: Wednesday Concert Series, Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Nov 18: "Architecture and Spirituality" lecture, Trinity Church, Boston, 7 p.m.
Nov 18: Contemplative Eucharist, Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 7 p.m.
Nov 20-22: Junior High Youth Retreat, Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, Greenfield, N.H.
Nov 21: Parenting Workshop, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 10 a.m.
Nov 28: Parade of Lights Choral Concert at St. Anne's Church, Lowell , 6:30 p.m.
Nov 29: Advent Lessons and Carols, St. Margaret's Convent, Boston, 4 p.m.
Nov 30: United Thank Offering grants deadline
Dec 2: Refreshment Day, Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 9 a.m.
Dec 3: Diocesan Council, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Dec 3: Presiding bishop joins Tech & Culture Forum for 45th anniversary, MIT Building 10, Room 250, Cambridge, 7 p.m.
Dec 3: "No Room At the Inn" Creches Display, St. John's Church, Lowell, 7 p.m.
Dec 5: Safe Church Training, St. John's Church, Sandwich, 8:30 a.m.
Dec 5: Advent Retreat, Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 9:30 a.m.
Dec 5: Taize service at St. Anne's Church, Lowell, 7 p.m.
Dec 6: Youth Leadership Training for Adults, St. Andrew's Church, Hanover, 3 p.m.
Dec 9: Green Gathering, Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 6 p.m.
Dec 12: Eucharistic Visitor Training, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 9 a.m.
Dec 12: Advent Day of Prayer, St. Margaret's Convent, Boston, 9:30 a.m.
Dec. 16: Annual Messiah Sing, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 12:15 p.m.
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Mass. deputies lead Episcopal Church to boycott Hyatt hotels
PHOTO: Episcopal Life Online
Executive Council members at work in Memphis on Oct. 6: (from left) Bonnie Anderson, Gay Jennings, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Lee Crawford (back to camera), Mark Harris and Ian Douglas.
The decision, made by the church's Executive Council at its Oct. 5-8 meeting in Memphis, was instigated by the Diocese of Massachusetts' General Convention deputies and bishops, who submitted a resolution through the council's Standing Committee on Advocacy and Networking.
"This boycott would be consistent with the church's faithful witness to economic justice and fair treatment of all workers," the Massachusetts deputies say in their resolution's explanation.
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New gym, newly blessed
PHOTO: Courtesy of the Barbara C. Harris Center
The new George H. Kidder Recreation Center at the diocese's camp and conference center in Greenfield, N.H.
At the Sept. 16 Clergy Day held in the new gym, Bishop Bud Cederholm drew the inaugural free throw; he missed his shot, but the gym was officially blessed anyhow, and Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE praised those involved in its planning and construction for completing the project on time and under budget.
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Diocese marks 225 years at upcoming annual convention Diocesan Convention becomes a kind of big-tent meeting this year, as the Diocese of Massachusetts marks its 225th year Nov. 6-7 with a celebration that will spill out of Trinity Church onto Boston's Copley Plaza. 
A benefit dinner and square dance under a tent on the plaza will enliven the proceedings on Friday night, as will a youth rally with Bishop Tom Shaw on Saturday afternoon leading up to the convention's closing Eucharist.
In between, the 600-some parish delegates and clergy will, among other business, review diocesan mission strategy and consider two resolutions, one on whether clergy should be allowed to solemnize same-gender marriages and another on the church's continuing efforts to come to terms with its complicity in the institution of slavery. And, they will vote on a $6.4 million budget proposed for 2010.
"Convention is the one occasion when all our congregations, through your representation, are present together in prayer and worship, celebration and deliberation, discernment and lifting up of a common vision for the glory of God and God's kingdom," the bishops wrote to delegates and clergy on Oct. 9. "And then we take it all home to our congregations where our shared mission to be Christ's inviting, forming, sending, serving presence in the world finds local expression."
The schedule of October delegate forums, online registration and Convention materials are all available here.
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Newslinks: "Father of the program": The Oct. 7 South End News profiles Tim Crellin and his 10 years as vicar at St. Stephen's Church in Boston.
Marchers draw attention to domestic violence: The Rev. Joel Almono of Grace Church in Lawrence led a prayer vigil during the annual Brides' March mourning victims of domestic violence, noted here by the Eagle Tribune on Sept. 29.
A half century and counting: "God has more expectations for you," Bishop Tom Shaw tells St. Michael's Church as it celebrates 50 years of community life in Holliston, according to this Sept. 28 Metrowest Daily News story.
Where a first lady prayed: Curry College professor and author John Hill gave a talk last month at Christ Church in Quincy on President John Adams's religious journey, and this Sept. 27 Patriot Ledger preview included a sidebar on Christ Church's connection to the second First Lady Adams, Louisa. |
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A meaningful opportunity to prepare for a difficult situation before it arises: Elizabeth Keene from St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston, Maine, will lead a workshop on "Helping Children (and youth) Cope with Death and Grief" this Saturday, Oct. 17, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at St. Peter's Church (320 Boston Post Road) in Weston. This is a gathering for members of parishes, communities and schools to come together and gain strategies for caring for children and youth grieving death and loss. E-mail Kit Lonergan at klonergan@diomass.org to sign up. Click here for more information. |
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Coming up
Oct 17: Eucharistic Visitor Training, St. Elizabeth's Church, Sudbury, 9 a.m.
Oct 17: Workshop: Helping Children Cope with Death and Grief, St. Peter's Church, Weston, 9 a.m.
Oct 17: Worship Learning Party, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston POSTPONED TO JAN. 30, 2010.
Oct 20: Retired clergy gathering, St. Peter's Church, Weston, 11 a.m.
Oct 20, 21, 27, 28 & 29: Pre-Diocesan Convention Forums, various locations, 7-9 p.m.
Oct 21: Contemplative Eucharist, Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 7 p.m.
Oct 22: MECA Storytelling Workshop with Susan Klein, St. Andrew's Church, Framingham, 9 a.m.
Oct 22: Diocesan Council, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Oct 24: Safe Church Training, St. Paul's Church, Brookline, 8:30 a.m.
Oct 24: International Day of Climate Action
Oct 28: "Modern-Day Slavery and the Campaign to End It" Talk at Grace Church, Medford, 6:45 p.m.
Oct 31: "Fearless Singing" workshop at Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, 10 a.m.
Nov 1: MagnificatBoston sings Evensong at St. Anne's Church, Lowell , 4 p.m.
Nov 3: Refreshment Day at Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 9 a.m.
Nov 4, 11 & 18: Wednesday Concert Series at Church of St. John the Evangelist, Boston, 5:30 p.m.
Nov 6-7: Diocesan Convention, Trinity Church, Boston
Nov 6-7: "Art on the Pews" Show, St. Peter's Church, Cambridge
Nov 8: "Healing Spaces: The Science of Place and Well-Being" lecture, Trinity Church, Boston, 2 p.m.
Nov 10: "Amartya Sen: Reducing Injustice on Earth" lecture at Trinity Church, Boston, 7 p.m.
Nov 11: Green Gathering at Bethany House of Prayer, Arlington, 6 p.m.
Nov 13-14: Antiracism Ministry's "Conversations on Racism," Trinity Church, Boston
Nov 14: Safe Church Training, St. James's Church, Cambridge, 8:30 a.m.
Nov 14: Eucharistic Visitor Training, St. Mary's Church, Barnstable, 9 a.m.
Nov 14: Holly Fair, Church of the Holy Nativity, South Weymouth, 9 a.m.
Nov 15: Youth Leadership Training for Adults, St. Andrew's Church, Hanover, 3 p.m.
Nov 15: South Shore Deanery Bowl-a-thon, Colonial Lanes on Rte. 18 in Weymouth, 3 p.m.
Nov 20-22: Junior High Youth Retreat, Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, Greenfield, N.H.
Nov 21: Parenting Workshop, Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, 10 a.m. | |
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