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In This Issue
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Inter-faith prayers at Miami Gardens Masjid in wake of the tragic Masjid attacks in
New Zealand
"As-Salam-Alaikum" -- "Peace be with you"
"Wa-Alaikum-Salaam" -- "And unto you peace"
The Arabic greeting filled the air at the Inter-Faith Prayers at Miami Gardens Masjid on March 17th Sunday, at 3:00 pm Inshallah.
The large gathering was in response to the two shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, March 15th during Prayers.
This community response offered comfort to those gathered in solidarity amidst the horror of the deaths and injuries, a partnership to comfort one another and move forward with justice and reconciliation.
Led by Dr. Abdul Hamid Samra, Iman & Religious Director, prayer was intoned and greetings expressed by numerous speakers from all across our South Florida community.
The Message from Bishop Peter Eaton and the Diocese was presented by Father Horace Ward, rector, Holy Family Church, Miami Gardens.
The pain of the dreaded shooting resulted in 50 deaths and numerous injuries commemorated by the prayers and short addresses.
Sincere hope was expressed and a vision of living together as one people, one community of Allah filled the room.
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Resources
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Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church
The complete and authorized version of the Constitution and Canons, together with the Rules of Order
, of The Episcopal Church as adopted and revised by the General Convention of 2018 is available online for free
here
as a downloadable PDF file or as an HTML file that can be viewed in a browser. These are also available in print for purchase in English and Spanish for $35.00 each.
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Get inspired in your own sermon writing or use
Para recursos en español visite:
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a Canon
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Examining Chaplain for Scripture in the Diocese of Southeast Florida.
We thank Tom for sharing his learning an
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Include Gun Violence in Emergency Plans
The Church Pension Group's Safety & Insurance Handbook for Churches, addresses
what to do in an emergency involving gun violence.
Quick communication and notification are key, the handbook emphasizes. And depending on church needs and budget, leaders can implement or update their regular security measures to incorporate newer technology, such as buzzed-in entry, automated locking, camera systems and key access.
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Parking Lot Tax and Other Tax-Free Transportation Fringe Benefits
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Annual Deacon's Retreat
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The Bishop's Annual Deacons' Retreat is on Friday March 29, beginning at 5:00 PM
And ending on Saturday March 30 at 2:30 PM
At the Duncan Center.
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Upcoming Events
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Holy Family Weekend Revival
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Join Kate Eaton and Mishkhah for an evening of prayer on March 23rd at 7:00 PM. at Cor Jesu Chapel on the Barry University Campus.
This service will focus on the season of Lent and invite all into the mystery of Christ through music, the arts, movement and interaction. There is plenty of free parking and all are welcome.
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Jazz Concert
Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church
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Music at Saint Paul's Presents Soprano Emily Carter with
Pianist Erin Paiva and Friends
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On Sunday,
March 24, 2019 at 3pm
, Music at St. Paul's continues its 31st season with a concert titled, "Ah! Je Veux Vivre." Featuring soprano Emily Carter, the program begins with a set of arias by Bach and Handel, accompanied by period instrumentalists Laurice Campbell Buckton, baroque violin, Marie Ridolfo, viola da gamba, and Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord. The concert continues with songs and arias accompanied by pianist Erin Paiva. Featured composers include Mozart, Rossini, Whitacre, Bernstein, Verdi, and Gounod. At 2:30pm, Dr. Paul Cienniwa will give a pre-concert lecture.
The concert will take place during the South Florida debut of the internationally acclaimed
Icons in Transformation
exhibit by abstract expressionist Ludmila Pawlowska. Her works are on display throughout St. Paul's campus through April 7 and will available for viewing before and after the concert.
Tickets for the concert are $20 (18 and under are FREE) and are only available at the door on the day of the concert.
About the Performers...
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For more information about the guest speaker please
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ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND SCHOOL
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Saint Nicholas Episcopal Church's Concert
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Lenten Retreat
With Bishop Robert C. Wright
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Saturday, March 30, 9:00 AM. - 3:00 PM.
The Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea
REGISTRATION
Cost is $20.00 per person and includes lunch.
Registration is required. Contact Meroudjy at (561) 655-4554 or e-mail her at
pierre@bbts.org.
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Formation
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From the Presiding Bishop
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In the first century Jesus of Nazareth inspired a movement. A community of people whose lives were centered on Jesus Christ and committed to living the way of God's unconditional, unselfish, sacrificial, and redemptive love. Before they were called "church" or "Christian," this Jesus Movement was simply called "the way."
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Welcomes Anglican and Episcopal Women Who Gather at the 63rd UNCSW
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry reminded us in his video to the UNCSW delegates that Jesus believed that women and men are equal and honored women by his example. We need to follow Jesus' example and, at the same time, step it up for gender equality."
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The General Convention
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The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church that meets every three years. It is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. During its triennial meeting deputies and bishops consider a wide range of important matters facing the Church. In the interim between triennial meetings, various committees, commissions, agencies, boards and task forces created by the General Convention meet to implement the decisions and carry on the work of the General Convention. For more information click
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Alteration of the Book of Common Prayer or of the Constitution
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Applications Accepted for 2019-2020 United Thank Offering Julia Chester Emery Internship
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 In 2015, the
United Thank Offering
(UTO) Board began an internship program for young women, named for the organization's founder, Julia Chester Emery. This program supports the work of UTO in addition to participating in the work of a local ministry. UTO is now seeking a fourth Julia Chester Emery intern for 2019-2020.
The internship will be in conjunction with Jasmine Road, a Thistle Farms Affiliate, in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Jasmine Road exists to offer women who are trapped in a cycle of sexual exploitation and addiction a path to freedom, a haven for healing, and the opportunity to flourish, leading to generational change and the betterment of the Greenville community. Modeled after
Thistle Farms
, Jasmine Road offers a transformative two-year residential program with an innovative social enterprise component.
"Jasmine Road is an example of what can happen when God's people work together to participate in God's mission," says the Rev. Canon Alan Bentrup, canon for evangelism and mission in the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina. "We are excited to partner with UTO and Jasmine Road on this opportunity."
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We would like to include your innovative ministries in Grapevine!
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Announcing Partners in Welcome,
An Innovative New Program from Episcopal Migration Ministries
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Episcopal Migration Ministries, the refugee resettlement ministry of The Episcopal Church, is proud to announce an innovative new program called Partners in Welcome (PiW)
. Through this program, Episcopal Migration Ministries is building a mission-driven community rooted in loving God and our shared value to love our neighbor. This network is open to all organizations and individuals dedicated to welcoming newcomers, educating communities, and developing advocates.
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Evangelism Resources
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Saint Mark's 2019 Lenten Series
Tuesday Evenings at 6:00 PM
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51st Series of Joint Lenten Services
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Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent and Easter
The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving and death; then we rise in hope to life transformed. This Lent, faith communities are invited to walk with Jesus in his Way of Love and into the experience of transformed life.
New Way of Love resources for Lent and Easter include three components; additional resources from partnering organizations and churches are also featured:
Adult Forum
: This set of seven Adult Forums, suitable to diverse settings, ties the Easter Vigil readings to the seven practices of the Way of Love. Drawing on the ancient practice of setting aside Lent as a period of study and preparation for living as a Christian disciple (known as the catechumenate), the forums draw participants to reflect on salvation history, walk toward the empty tomb, and embrace the transforming reality of love, life, and liberation. As we stand with the three women at the empty tomb, we hear his call to go and live that transformed reality. Curriculum will be available in Spanish before the end of this month.
Quiet Day
: The Quiet Day curriculum condenses the forums into a single-day journey. Offered as an option for churches and dioceses seeking an alternative to the weekly class.
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Test Kitchen
: "Living the Way of Love, Transformed." After the forty days of Lent, this Facebook-based platform will invite participants into a fifty-day Eastertide "Test Kitchen." People everywhere will actively "GO" with Jesus from the tomb to bless the world - and then share and inspire each other with accounts of how they are living the Way of Love. Consider joining this closed Facebook group now to receive regular messages of support as you live the way of love through Lent.
Resources shared by partnering organizations and churches:
Coming in early February are a series of sermons based on the Year C lectionary readings offered by St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania as well as video classes that track with the Life Transformed curriculum offered by The Hive
Additional seasonal resources include here
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Episcopal Charities
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The prayer is for your use. We suggest that you integrate it into your service
schedule
either by using the prayer and incorporating the weekly specific ministry into it, OR by highlighting only the specified weekly ministry in the Prayers of the People.
Compassionate God, bless the people who guide the programs of Episcopal Charities of the Diocese of Southeast Florida as, following in the footsteps of Jesus, they minister to the sick, the friendless and the needy. We pray especially for_______________
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ministry name) which provides _____________
(
ministry description) through ____________________
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parish or entity sponsor). Help them continue always to reach out in love and mercy to those suffering in our communities, that they may be a source of comfort and support in times of need; through Jesus Christ who called us to feed his sheep in manifesting our love for him. Amen.
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Youth News
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2019 Camp is July 16-24, 2019
Camp is the cornerstone of SUMMA Student Theological Debate Society, which provides a way for high school students to build their faith through intellectual channels. Founded in the confidence that knowledge and reason are foundational to faith, SUMMA offers fun, friendship, and the opportunity for a deepened and more thoughtful faith.
Held on the campus of the School of Theology at the University of the South-one of the most beautiful college campuses in the United States-SUMMA Camp is a college-like atmosphere with challenging lectures and stimulating seminar discussions.
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Young Adults
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Opportunities
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Parish Administrative Assistant Job Opportunity
The Church of the Incarnation is in search of a new Parish Administrative Assistant.
Under the supervision of the Rector, the Parish Administrator provides general office support to the senior warden, members of the vestry, the treasurers, heads of committees, and members of the congregation in order to support the ministries and mission of Church of the Incarnation. This work includes, but is not limited to: data and records management, phone and email support, supplies and inventory management, communications work, managing use of church space by parish and outside groups, supporting church ministries and committees and collaborating with volunteers, also known as Office Angels.
The Parish
Administrator will be a resource person for both members and non-members, and a welcoming and responsive presence in our church's office.
Click here to download and read the full description and requirements.
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Save the Date
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Lent QUIET DAY at Trinity Cathedral
Rolling Back the Stone
Saturday, April 6, 2019 - 8:30 AM to 12 noon.
Please come for a Lenten Quiet Day with our guest leader, the Reverend Ann Goraczko,
Associate Rector of Saint Bernard de Clairvaux. We start at 8:30 AM
in Cathedral
Hall for coffee and light fare. At 9 o' clock, we gather in the Cathedral for readings
and meditations. There will be ample time for silence and reflection. Please bring
a notepad and pen or pencil. Our quiet day will come to a close with Eucharist at
11:30 a.m.
Free-will donations gratefully accepted.
Trinity Cathedral, 464 N.E. 16th Street, Miami, FL 33132. Parking in the rear.
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Saint Benedict's Episcopal Church
Friday, April 19, 2019
7801 NW 5th Street, Plantation FL 33324-
954-473-6578
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Dinners may be pre-ordered or purchased on site in
Deshaies Hall.
All dinners include beverage, festival, and a choice of rice and peas or white rice and coleslaw or steamed cabbage.
Snapper Fillet
Escovitch (mild/spicy)
Whole Snapper Baked or Escovitch (mild/spicy)
King Fish Escovitch (mild/spicy)
Child's Tilapia Dinner
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Music at Saint Paul's P
resents the Amernet String Quartet with Harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa
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On Sunday,
April 28, 2019
at 3:00 PM, Music at Saint Paul's continues its 31st season with a concert featuring the Amernet String Quartet with guest harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa. The program will feature Antonio Soler's
Quintet No. 4 in A minor
, Henryk Górecki's
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings, Op. 40
, and Beethoven's
String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132
. At 2:30pm, Dr. Paul Cienniwa will give a pre-concert lecture.
Tickets for the concert are $20 (18 and under are FREE) and are only available at the door on the day of the concert. For more information on this event and Music at Saint Paul's 31st Season, visit music.stpaulsdelray.org. St. Paul's is handicapped accessible.
About the performers...
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Equal Justice Initiative Pilgrimage 2019
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Bishops Object to Archbishop of Canterbury's Decision to Exclude Same-Sex Spouses to 2020 Lambeth Conference
By Mary Frances Schjonberg
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The Episcopal Church's
House of Bishops said March 15 that it is "aggrieved and distressed" by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby's decision to exclude the same-sex spouses of bishops invited to the 2020 Lambeth Conference.
The bishops said they "are concerned by the use of exclusion as a means of building communion."
Welby says on the
website of the gathering of Anglican Communion bishops that he prays that "the Lambeth Conference will reinvigorate the Communion." The website notes that Welby has invited "every eligible bishop and spouse."
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