ECCT WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER
May 14, 2019
Recent Anglican Consultative Council meeting mapped out work in mission, governance, ecumenism

Photo: Anglican Consultative Council members raise their hands May 4 in a rare actual vote on a measure. Most resolutions were passed by “general consent” or “general assent,” rather than by a show of hands. Photo: Neil Vigers/Anglican Communion News Service
[Episcopal News Service] During long days of reports and discussions, often at a rushed pace, the 99 members of the  Anglican Consultative Council  who met in Hong Kong for its  17th meeting  set the Anglican Communion’s mission and ministry agenda for the coming years.

Amid concerns about  process  and  unity , the ACC spent April 28-May 5 considering work in three categories: the  Five Marks of Mission ; issues of unity, faith and order; and governance. In the end, they passed 24 resolutions.

The members also made “public statements” about the Easter Day terror attacks in Sri Lanka; the disasters left in the wake of Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in eastern Africa; and ongoing peace and reconciliation efforts in South Sudan, Pakistan and India, and the Korean peninsula.

The ACC on May 4 stumbled over how to word a resolution calling for the communion’s Standing Committee to gather information about the provinces’ efforts to listen to people “who have been marginalized due to their human sexuality.” The original version of the resolution, proposed by Oklahoma Bishop Ed Konieczny, contained a preamble reaffirming “the respect and dignity of persons as Children of God who have been marginalized due to their human sexuality” and stated that “they should be fully included in the life of the Anglican Communion.”

(Editor's note: The ACC is one of the four "Instruments of Communion" that tie the different churches of the global Anglican Communion together, and is a representative body of bishops, priests, and laity.)
From the blog: Sacred Singing in New Haven
by ECCT Digital Storyteller Alli Huggin s
Every year on the third Sunday in April, Professor Ian Quinn of Yale School of Music and the Yale-New Haven Sacred Harp community, which Ian started, hosts a day-long sing, most of which is improvised. “The only thing that is planned is that there is an arranging committee,” Ian said. The arranging committee coordinates who leads the singing when. 

This year, the third Sunday in April happened to be Easter, and I found myself not in a church, but rather sitting in a room with over 60 people singing music as one. And I must admit, it was just as sacred as a church nave. I was invited by some members of the Young Adult Episcopalians group in the South Central Region, some of whom participate in the New Haven Sacred Harp community. 

ECCT's Digital Storyteller Alli Huggins is using a blog site, episcopalct.blog , to share her stories and those from others. ECCT podcast episodes are linked, as well. You can search archives and submit story leads. Contact her at storytelling@episcopalct.org
OTM Personal Profile Workshop for Clergy to be held May 28

By Canon for Mission Leadership the Rev. Lee Ann Tolzmann

It is advisable for all clergy to have an updated Office of Transition Ministry (OTM) personal ministry profile. On  Tuesday, May 28, from 10 a.m. until 11:30 , Canon for Mission Leadership Lee Ann Tolzmann will offer a workshop on how to effectively complete a profile. While paper versions for drafts will be available, it is recommended that participants bring laptops with them to sign in and see how it all works.  Before the workshop ,  please go to: otmportfolio.org   and sign in , just to make sure you have access. If you cannot sign in, scroll down the sign in page for information on how to get help. If you need to request a new account, you will find the New Account Request form at: https://www.otmportfolio.org/request-access  
NOTE: Lee Ann cannot help you access your own portfolio for editing . 

The workshop will take place in the Connecticut River Room at The Commons in Meriden.  Registration will be limited. To register, please email  Amber Page Gehr .
Connecticut River Pilgrimage set for May 24-31

Details here. There may be some spots left! Link includes scholarship info and contact name. Contact Kairos Earth ASAP if interested.
ECCT has hired Kelli Gibson, currently a student a Yale (Black Church Studies) and Yale Divinity School (M.A.R.), to serve as the Racial Justice Resource Coordinator as authorized by Annual Convention 2018 ; she will be introduced in next week's eNews and will be our guest on this Friday's podcast episode. In addition Kelli will attend the Tuesday afternoon session of this year's Clergy Conference to learn its focus and to meet ECCT clergy.
ECCT PODCAST
Listen to episodes at Coffee Hour at The Commons , or on iTunes , Google Play , and Stitcher !

 Know of an interesting individual or unique ministry in ECCT? Maybe something going on at your parish, or someone there? Let us know!!

In Episode #45, Eliza Marth and Anne Hall talk with host Alli Huggins about the lay preaching training and experience in the Northwest Region of ECCT. Link here.

Here's a list of archive guests by date with name/s and topic in case you want to check out past episodes.
ECCT IN THE NEWS
Members of St. Paul's, Fairfield participated in the 32nd annual HomeFront Day in Bridgeport on May 4, helping to "spruce up" a home. The CT Post featured a slideshow of 17 photos with captions to tell the story. Link here.

Email Karin if your parish or worshiping community has been featured in non-ECCT media/news!
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CAMP WASHINGTON?
Sign up the kids for summer camp!

Mini-camp (overnight and day, ages 5-10); Children's Camp (ages 7-12); Teen Camp (ages 12-16); Wilderness Adventure Camp (ages 7-12 and 12-16); and Service Leadership Camp (ages 13-16).


WELCOME Tyler Jarvis, Camp Washington's new summer camp director and special programs coordinator. Video intro of Tyler here.

Programs at Camp Washington:
June 21-23, Writing workshop w/Davyne Verstandig ( info/register here )
Camp Washington is the official Camp and Conference Center of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) and a resource for Christian development and spiritual formation for followers of Jesus. Camp Washington is located on 300 acres in northwestern Connecticut and organizes and/or hosts retreats, conferences, and events throughout the year and offers a full summer camp program. It is a place of “acceptance, joy, and renewal for all God’s people.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL?
Upcoming events at Christ Church Cathedral
* Specially designated Centennial year events

  • May 19, 50th Anniversary celebration for couples married 50 years or more (ECCT event hosted at CCC)
  • June 9 Church Street Eats (CSE) Anniversary; International Day & Unveiling of Church Street Heroes Portrait, noon -2 p.m.
  • June 21 Church Street Eats Paint Night, 6 p.m.
  • June 29 Ordination of Deacons, 3 p.m. (ECCT event hosted at CCC)
  • June 30 Stained Glass Window Sunday - Tours at 9, 11:30, 1:30


Plan ahead! Centennial offering to ECCT in July:
*Sunday July 21, a Jazz Mass at 10:30 a.m., Joint service with Hartford communities
Christ Church Cathedral is the gathering place for the entire Episcopal Church in Connecticut and the seat of its bishops. It is “Connecticut’s Cathedral” as all Episcopalians in CT are members of the Cathedral. From our Cathedral we are called and empowered to participate in God’s mission in our local neighborhoods. In this its centennial year, our Cathedral is opening its doors in new ways to neighbors near and far.
ECCT CALENDARS
Events below are coming up in the next few weeks
The ECCT calendar is located  here . It allows you to filter events by category and includes a subscribe link at the bottom of the page. Specific details including locations, times, etc. will also be found there.

ECCT meetings and events calendar (see other calendars below for bishops; Ministry Networks; Regions; and Clergy
  • May 15: COM meeting
  • May 16: Transition Consultants Meeting
  • May 16: Joining Jesus Advisory Council
  • May 16: Standing Committee
  • May 27: The Commons is closed
  • May 28: Convention planning team
  • May 28: Faith & Order Cttee Mtg
  • May 29: Celebration of New Ministry, the Rev. Alan Murchie
  • May 30: Finance Cttee Mtg
  • June 1: Retiro Hispano (Hispanic Retreat)
  • June 4: Missional PIC Gathering
  • June 6: Joining Jesus Advisory Council
  • June 6: Celebration of New Ministry, the Rev. Marek Zabriskie

Bishops' Schedule:
Visitations:
  • June 2, Bishop Ahrens, St. James's, W. Hartford; Bishop Douglas, St. Martin's, Hartford
Confirmations:
  • May 19, Bishop Douglas, All Saints', East Hartford
  • June 1, Bishop Ahrens. Saint Luke's, Darien

Ministry Network meetings (see more on this calendar )

Region events

  • May 18: NC Region Convocation
  • May 28: NC Region Leadership Team Mtg
  • June 1: SC Region Convocation
  • June 6: NE Region Leadership Team Mtg
  • June 7: NE Region Men's Breakfast

Ordinations and Celebrations of New Ministry
  • May 29, Celebration of New Ministry, the Rev. Alan Murchie, Trinity, Nichols, 6:30 p.m.
  • June 6, Celebration of New Ministry, the Rev. Marek Zabriskie, Christ Church, Greenwich, 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming clergy events (see next category also)
  • May 14, Mandatory Clergy Professional Development/Safe Church Recertification
  • May 20-22, Clergy Conference, Westbrook Info/register here
  • May 23 Clericus: No. Central & So Central, at St. Peter's Cheshire; 11 a.m. Register here
  • May 28: OTM Profile workshop
  • June 4 Clericus: Northeast & Southeast, at St. Peter's, Hebron, 10 a.m. Register here
  • June 15: Mandatory Clergy Professional Development/Safe Church Recertification

Mandatory Clergy Professional Development Day (MCPD)
  • The first session was April 11; the second is today; the final "regular" session will be Saturday, June 15, St. John's, Vernon. If it is full you can ask to be on the waiting list (call Deb Kenney to ask questions about that. See the FAQs if you have general questions about MCPD.)
  • If you cannot attend either of these, or you must cancel a session for which you already registered, you must register for and attend the one make-up session on Sat., Sept. 7 at St. John's, West Hartford. Registration opens after the June session,
  • Clergy who fail to attend MCPD in 2019 will not be "clergy in good standing."
  • See FAQs here. (what's required, who's required to participate, and more)
PARISH EVENTS
Events below are coming up in the next few weeks
Please visit this calendar for details on these parish events not listed above. To add an event, please fill out this form .

List of parish events Link here for full info. (Ministry Network and Region Leadership, see above). Be sure to list your events in your Region eNewsletters to reach your local audiences.

May 17, 24 balance class (ongoing), Hebron
May 18 Music events: Handbell choir, Danbury; All-Gershwin piano, Manchester; Broadway & Hollywood songs, Stamford
May 18 Booksigning: Loving Mother Delores , Woodbury; Chicken dinner, Hebron; craft & tag sale, Wethersfield; Service of Remembrance (Sri Lanka victims), Madison
May 19 Steel Band Spring Concert, New Haven
May 20 Bible Study, Enfield
May 25 Church 200th Anniversary event, Zion No. Branford
May 28 Book club discussion, Waking Up White , Torrington
May 30 Organ music of Great Britain, W. Hartford (w/ re-dedication of expanded Austin Organ)
June 2 Music events: Organ concert, W. Hartford; community choral evensong, Torrington
June 6 Book discussion, Flip-flops after 50 , Glastonbury

Selected event featured this week: June 6, Conversation with the author Cindy Eastman of, "Flip-Flops after 50: And Other thoughts on Aging I Remembered to Write Down ," 7 - 9 p.m., $30, reception following. More info and registration here.
Sign up for Region Newsletters

All Region Missionaries can now use a common Constant Contact account for ECCT staff to create and publish regular newsletters. Here are links to some recent issues. Be sure to sign up for these by updating your subscriptions at the bottom of any enewsletter or from a link on this page . Get your local news & events!

Safe Church Training - Spring schedule started in March - FINAL DATES

All Safe Church Trainings (Comprehensive Basic and Lay Recertification) can be found on our website.
  • Use this link to the website page. From that page:
  • Lay recertification trainings are listed at the bottom of that page. Final session for this spring is June 1.
  • Option 1 for comprehensive training, full day in-person sessions. These have concluded for spring 2019.
  • Choose Option 2 for a hybrid: online training w/shorter in-person sessions (direct link here). Three upcoming dates for the in-person component are: May 18 (Poquetanuck); June 8 (E. Windsor); and June 15 (Lime Rock).

If you have an upcoming summer program or Vacation Bible School and you need basic safe church training, plan ahead and take training in advance.

Important note for clergy only:
ALL clergy must attend one Mandatory Clergy Professional Development Day in 2019. See clergy section in Calendar of Events, above.

OPEN POSITIONS - WE'RE HIRING!
Job openings may be found  here on the website . NOTE: Applicants will be able to submit their resume and cover letter to the contact person directly from the ECCT website, if that option is chosen by the person submitting the position for posting. 

ECCT staff positions:


Applications are currently closed for the positions of Region Missionary (three). ECCT has hired Kelli Gibson to serve as the Racial Justice Resource Coordinator as authorized by Annual Convention 2018 .

Parish and Camp pos itions:


Clergy non-parochial:

For open Clergy positions in parishes please click here .