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Area Confirmations in 2019 In 2019, we will do area confirmation a little differently, and instead host a diocesan-wide confirmation at our Convocation on May 11 at Procter Center. Read more www.dsoconnections.org

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18-25 Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry joined the leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in preparing devotions for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. You can find the devotions here

Bishops Reaffirm Call for End of Death Penalty in Ohio Bishop Breidenthal, along with the other five bishops from the dioceses of Southern Ohio and Ohio, sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine calling for the abolition of the death penalty in Ohio. The 78thGeneral Convention (2015) and the 2017 Convention ... Read more www.dsoconnections.org Applications now accepted for Academic Grants The purpose of the Academic Grant for Minority Women program is to help finance the post-secondary education of minority women, regardless of age, who are affiliated with an Episcopal church within the Diocese of Southern Ohio. Read more www.dsoconnections.org Indigenous Justice and Christian Faith: Land, Law, Language Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries (BCM) will offer the 2019 Bartimaeus Kinsler Institute, Indigenous Justice and Christian Faith: Land, Law, Language, February 18-22 in Oak View, CA. Read more www.dsoconnections.org

Finance office recommends online accounting training Accounting standards continue to change. The webinar advertised here is one opportunity to stay informed and up to date about reporting requirements. Read more www.dsoconnections.org UTO Grant deadline Feb. 1 United Thank Offering grants are awarded for projects that address a new focus area each year, both domestically and internationally in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. Ministries interested in applyi ng for a 2019 United Thank Offering grant should send applications to Ann Sabo in the Bishop's Office by February 1. Each diocese may forward only one grant application. Learn more

Be coming Be love d Community

The Big Read The reading schedule for this week is Luke chapters 21-23. You can see the entire schedule with links to each day's reading both in English and in Spanish at dsobeloved.org/big-read-home/ You can also read blog posts to accompany each reading at dsobeloved.org/ blog/ .

Becoming Beloved Community: A Symposium on Racial Reconciliation and Social Justice The 2019 Absalom Jones Symposium and Festal Eucharist will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019 at St. Margaret's, Trotwood. Keynote speaker: The Hon. Mia Wortham Spells Learn more

What's going on

From the calendar Jan 26: Worship Leader License renewal Feb 1-2 : Explorers' Retreat

Episcopal visitations Feb 3 Grace, College Hill (Rivera) Feb 10 Holy Trinity, Oxford (Rivera)

Connecting with our cathedral

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. JANUARY SCHEDULE Jan 29: Mohenjo Daro: Indian and Middle Eastern world fusion music

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.

Repeat announcements & upcoming events

Parochial Report filing underway

Church Pension offers 2019 Federal Reporting Requirements

Important tax change for churches

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Jan 18-26

National Puzzle Day Community Event at All Saints, Jan 25

Lay Worship Leader license renewal January 26

Bethany School Open House Jan 27

Explorers' Retreat Feb 1-2

Henri Nouwen, God & You Transfiguration Spirituality Center, Feb 15-16

Refresh Your Soul 2019 Living Well With Purpose March 18

Kaleidoscope Institute Training March 17-20

Province V Big Provincial Gathering July 12-13

Job connection

Lay positions Manager for Language Services The Episcopal Church Center Church Custodian (part-time) Church of the Redeemer, Hyde Park

Clergy positions Rector St. Paul's, Greenville Rector/Vicar/Priest in charge St. John's, Lancaster/St. Paul's, Logan Rector/Vicar/Priest in charge St. Andrew's Episcopal/Good Shepherd Lutheran, Washington CH

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