Public Policy news alerts for Feb 20, 2019
Take the Plastic-free Lent Challenge! Topics in the news this week: Criminal justice reform, Environment, Food security, Health, Voting rights.
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The Shift: An Evolution of Grace
Grace Church, College Hill, invites you to
The Shift: An Evolution of Grace
. This event will feature live music by Napoleon Maddox, wine tasting, food and a chance to view and buy the creations of local artists and designers. Saturday, March 16 from 6 to 10 p.m.
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Luke/Acts Colloquium
Join us on April 27 as we end the Luke/Acts Big Read with a day of brilliant scholarship, calls to action, and articulations of hope for our life as a diocese and the life of the world.
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Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday March 31
As provided for in a resolution adopted by our 134th annual convention, Bishop Breidenthal has selected the fourth Sunday in Lent (March 31) as "Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday" in the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
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EYE Planning Team application period open
Applications for youth interested in serving on the Planning Team for the 2020 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE20) are now being accepted.
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Volunteer Disaster Chaplaincy training
The Beecken Center invites clergy and lay spiritual caregivers of all faiths to take this disaster chaplaincy training on the beautiful campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
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From the calendar
Feb 20: Dayton area clergy luncheon
Feb 22-24: Province V Young Adult/Campus Ministry retreat
Feb 26: Columbus area clergy luncheon
Feb 27: Cincinnati area clergy luncheon
Feb 28: East area clergy luncheon
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Episcopal visitations
Feb 24
St. Andrews/Good Shepherd, Washington CH (Rivera)
Mar 3
St. Philip's, Columbus (Price)
Mar 10
St. Peter's, Delaware (Price)
Mar 17
St. Patrick's, Dublin (Price)
Grace Church, Cincinnati (Rivera)
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Community grants available
The Community Grants Committee of the Christ Church Cathedral provides grants to community non-profits that support important missional work. For some time, the Committee has given grants to Cincinnati area non-profits.The Committee has now decided to explore making grants to community non-profits in other areas of the diocese by partnering with churches in the diocese who may seek to support non-profits in their communities.
Details can be found on the Outreach tab at the Cathedral web site,
https://cincinnaticathedral.com/
. Applications for this round of funding will be accepted Feb. 1 - March 31, 2019.
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Music Live@Lunch
Music Live@Lunch is Christ Church Cathedral’s weekly concert series. Free concerts are presented on Tuesdays at 12:10 p.m. Patrons may bring their own lunch or purchase lunch at the cathedral.
Feb 26
: Organ Music: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music students
Mar 5
: Lagniappe: Traditional Mardi Gras Jazz
Mar 12
: Consort in the Egg: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music
Mar 19
: The Southbank Quartet: Music for strings
Mar 26
: Kirsten Homdrom: Piano music from four continents
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Giulio Francesco Togni Organ Recital
Friday, March 1
7:30 p.m
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Italian organist and harpsichordist Giulio Francesco Togni will perform a recital on C. B. Fisk’s Opus 148 in Christ Church Cathedral’s Centennial Chapel. The program will include music of Italian composers Pasquini, Frescobaldi, Rossi, Storace, and Corelli.
No admission charge.
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Choral Evensong
Sunday, March 3
5 p.m.
Featuring Christ Church Cathedral Choir and the Choir of Ascension and Holy Trinity, Wyoming
Canticles:
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (Evening Service, Z. 231) – Henry Purcell
Anthem
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O Sing unto the Lord, Z. 44 – Henry Purcell
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Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 E. 4th Street (corner of Fourth and Sycamore) in downtown Cincinnati. For more information, call (513) 621.1817 or visit
cincinnaticathedral.org.
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Connecting with Procter Center
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Take the plunge! Camp registration is now open
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Summer is around the corner and many of you are planning out camps, daycare and vacation. Register now to save your spot at Procter Summer Camp in 2019!
Procter has Youth Camps for children entering 3-12th grades, and intergenerational Family Camps for all ages. Family Camps are open to groups of friends, couples, single folks, and non traditional families. If camp seems out of reach financially, take a look at our website for details about campership. We always make a camp experience possible, regardless of a family’s financial situation. Find out more about our program, campership, and register through our website:
proctercenter.org/camp
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Now hiring counselors and nurses
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Procter Camp is now hiring counselors and camp nurses for summer 2019. Spend your summer outdoors, swimming, singing, and playing with children, youth and families.
Procter Summer Camp depends on counselors dedicated to a fun summer of service and ministry, growing in faith and learning together. Please share with your communities (school, church, neighborhood), more information on our
website. Apply by February 28!
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Procter Center is located at 11235 State Route 38 SE in London, Ohio. For more information, call (740)206.2036 or visit
proctercenter.org
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2019 Annual Reporting for congregations
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The information you provide on your Parochial Report is just the beginning of what your diocesan staff needs to know in order to help you more efficiently.
Each year, congregations should also fill out an
Annual Reporting Form
for the diocese immediately after holding their Annual Meeting. This
newly updated form
provides the staff with current information
regarding office contact information, lay leadership, ministry leaders, facilities information, human resources and financial information and more.
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Anti-Racism training
Anti-Racism training will be offered four times in 2019 at Procter Center. Each training will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following dates:
Saturday, March 9
Saturday, June 8
Saturday, September 14
Saturday, December 7
Cost of training is $10 and includes lunch.
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Worship Leader training
Lay Worship Leader Training will be held at the Procter Center on March 9 and 23, 2019, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Participants in this training should arrive well before 9:30 each day so that the sessions can begin promptly at 9:30. Coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Cost is $30/day. Attendance at both days of training is required.
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Lay positions
Bethany School
The Episcopal Church Center
Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park
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Clergy positions
St. Paul's, Greenville
St. John's, Lancaster/St. Paul's, Logan
St. Andrew's Episcopal/Good Shepherd Lutheran, Washington CH
St. Luke's, Granville
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Submitting news to e-Connections
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