{e}Connections: November 9, 2021

{e} Connections

November 9, 2021

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Coming up on the calendar

November

13 - 147th Annual Convention, 9 a.m.

16: Webinar: Funds of the Diocese, 12 noon

18 - Investment Committee, 2 p.m.

18 - Webinar: Funds of the Diocese, 7 p.m.

21 - Celebration of New Ministry and Dean's Institution at Christ Church Cathedral, 3 p.m.

25-26 - Diocesan offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday

Episcopal Visitations

Bishop Smith's upcoming visitation schedule

Nov 14: St. Barnabas, Montgomery

Nov 21: Christ Church Cathedral

Dec 5: St. James, Piqua

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147th Annual Convention:

"Proclaiming the Dream"

Nov. 13, 2021

The 147th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio will be held virtually via Zoom on Saturday, November 13, 2021, beginning at 9 a.m.

Canonically resident clergy, certified lay delegates, and others granted seat and voice in the convention have been automatically registered for the Zoom meeting. The information for the Zoom meeting was sent out late last week.

Canonically resident clergy and certified lay delegates will use the same voting credentials that they received prior to the pre-convention meeting.

Anyone wishing to simply observe the convention may do so -click here for the Zoom registration. The bishop's convention address will be posted on the convention website immediately after it is presented.

Find all convention information and forms at our convention website, dsoconvention.org, or find the convention tab at the top of the diocesan website.

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Resources

Upcoming webinars

Funds of the Diocese

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 12 noon

Thursday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.

In this informational webinar, Trustee Jon Boss and Fr. David Getreu of the finance office will discuss the investment funds of the diocese. We will go over all the endowed funds, their restrictions and valuation.

This webinar will be presented twice. To register, click on the links below.

Countdown to transmitting Ingathering offerings to UTO

Only 65 days until Christmas! My neighbor across the street decorates their house with a Snoopy countdown clock which is prominently displayed. By opening my front door in the month of December, I know exactly many days, hours and minutes are left until Christmas day.

In our UTO world of FAQs, the question of deadlines for submitting year-end Ingathering offerings is in the top five behind grant process questions.

Click here to read more, and see a chart with deadlines, address, and a live online link

Learn how to start a Green Team at your congregation

Monday, November 15

7 p.m.

Does your congregation have a Green Team yet? If not, you can help get one started!

Green Umbrella's Faith Communities Go Green impact team invites you to a webinar designed to help congregations start Green Teams. Doug Bell from Citizens Climate Lobby will provide an overview of Green Teams and Green Team leaders from multiple faith traditions will share their experiences and expertise.

Becoming Beloved Community

Advocacy briefing

Anti-Protest Bill, Redistricting Hearings, and Two Greener Energy Bills

The Ohio Legislature is moving fast this week on several issues affecting Beloved Community: HB 109 adding criminal penalties for protest and the battle over Ohio’s next Congressional map. We also invite you to contact the House Public Utilities Committee as they debate HB 351 to repeal the HB 6 coal plant subsidies, as well as HB 450 authorize community solar projects.

Advocacy briefings and updates are compiled by Ariel Miller, a member of Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming, and a member of the diocesan Becoming Beloved Community Leadership Team.

Formation

Advent Resources

In collaboration with clergy, artists, movie gurus, and the formation team, we are excited to create an Advent resource to provide to parishes and individuals. This Advent Zine will be available in November and we hope you can join in on our journey.

You can sign up now to receive it individually or as a parish to distribute, via mail, email, or PDF.

A preview of the Zine will be available prior to Advent, copies being mailed prior to November 28.

Young Adult Retreat

Join us on December 17-18 as we explore the themes of Advent! We’ll see how these themes affect the media around us, from movies to music. This is a hybrid retreat which means you can either attend in person or online. We hope to see you there!

Learning Portal Spotlight

Praying with the Saints by Scott Gunn and Tim Schenck

This course will help you deepen your spirituality by looking to the faithful who have gone before us. In this class, Episcopal priests Scott Gunn and Tim Schenck, the hosts of Lent Madness, show us how our faith can be strengthened by the age-old tradition of praying with saints.

Episcopal Community Ministries

2022 Grant Applications now open

The ECM committee evaluates and provides grant funding in support of parish-based projects that address education, hunger, homelessness, health, and social justice, with a particular emphasis on projects that address systemic issues.

Grant applications for 2022 grants are now open. The deadline for submission is November 30, 2021. Grants will be awarded in February 2022.

Learn more

Local ministries funded by ECM grants help the hurting, feed the hungry and care for the stranger. Now more than ever your support for our outreach ministries makes a real difference in Southern Ohio communities.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors. …it’s a reason to hope.

Give to ECM

News from our Cathedral

Music Live at Lunch

Music Live at Lunch, Christ Church Cathedral's weekly concert series, is celebrating its 50^thyear! Music Live at Lunch will feature the performers listed below in September. These free concerts are presented on Tuesdays at 12:10 p.m. Patrons may bring their own lunch or purchase one at the cathedral.

For more information, visit cincinnaticathedral.com or call 513-621-1817.

Nov 16: Noyse Merchants – Medieval & Renaissance music

Nov 23: James Meade (guitar) – Classical & contemporary music

Nov 30: Vox Antiqua – Liturgical Choral music

An Advent Procession with Lessons and Carols

Sunday, November 28

5 p.m.

This beautiful service is a wonderful way to begin the season of waiting for Christ's birth. It is built around the seven Great "O" Antiphons that were traditionally sung at Vespers on the seven days prior to Christmas and eventually became the seven stanzas of the familiar Advent hymn "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." During the service, music, Scripture readings, and prayers invite us to reflect on each of the antiphons. Seven gorgeous banners bearing the "O" Antiphon symbols, each carried in procession while its corresponding antiphon is sung, make this a visually as well as musically rich experience. Music sung by the choir will include: O Sapientia (Robert Ramsey); O Come, Divine Messiah (arr. Howard Helvey); Virga Jess (Thomas Juneau); O Lord, How Shall I Meet You (Stephan Casurella); Infinite Light (arr. Paul Halley); Ave Generosa (Margaret Rizza).

No admission charge.

Community news

Community events

November

14: Bethany School Open House, 2 p.m.

14: An Afternoon of Sacred Chamber Music at Trinity on Capitol Square, 4 p.m.

14: Mozart Requiem at St. Barnabas, Montgomery, 4:30 p.m.

15: Webinar - How to Start a Green Team in your congregation, 7 p.m.

21: Celebration of New Ministry and Dean Institution at Christ Church Cathedral, 3 p.m.

21: Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble at Calvary, Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

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Mozart Requiem Concert

Sunday, November 14, 4:30 p.m.

The St. Barnabas Music Ministry will offer a performance of the Mozart Requiem dedicated to the memory of beloved St. Barnabas parishioner, Tom Hammons, on Sunday, November 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church sanctuary. St. Barnabas Director of Choirs Joshua Goines will conduct, and the singers will be accompanied by orchestra. The chorus will be anchored by the St. Barnabas adult choir, and there will be guest soloists and additional choral singers.

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The Mary Slade Rust Martin and Louis Henry Martin Memorial Program at Calvary

The Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble and Soloists

Sunday, November 21, 2021

7:30 p.m.

Guest Conductor: Dan Weeks

Guest Organist: Yun Kim

Artistic Director and Pianist: Brad Caldwell

CFE Soloists: Quinn Patrick Ankrum (mezzo soprano), Gwen Coleman (soprano), Mary Elizabeth Southworth (soprano), Mary Stucky (mezzo soprano), & Rodney Stucky (guitar)

Featuring Choral, Art Song, and Organ Music by Jean Berger, Percy Grainger, Ivor Gurney, Paul Halley, Jake Heggie, Howard Helvey, Yun Kim, Daniel Nightingale, John Jacob Niles, & Randall Thompson

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2022 Holy Land Pilgrimage & Study Tour

Tour Leaders – Canon Jason Oden & Rabbi Brad Hirschfield

March 17 – March 26

Scholarships are available for lay leaders, postulants, candidates, and clergy through the Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership’s Stand and See program and the Diocese of Southern Ohio.

Features of the trip:

Explore the sites of the Holy Land (Jerusalem, West Bank, and Galilee) through a diverse theological and political lens
Discuss Becoming Beloved Community in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Discover the ancient and modern sites, people, stories, and events of the Holy Land through articles, podcasts, and films curated by Canon Jason Oden
Unique stops on the itinerary curated by Rabbi Brad Hirschfield and local guide Gary Kamen, including Roots, a grassroots movement promoting understanding, nonviolence, and transformation among Israelis and Palestinians
Worship at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem
An extended visit with The Rev. Nael Abu Rahmoun, vicar of Christ Church in Nazareth, to learn more about the peace and justice work that he and the congregation are engaged in for the Nazareth community.
Spiritual Practices and Experiences: Daily prayer, Eucharists, Stations of the Cross, baptismal renewal vows in the Jordan River

Cost

$3,690 – Sharing a Room

$4,580 – Private Room

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Georgia clergy lead ministry of prayer, witness outside courthouse during trial in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing

Worshippers and clergy gather to pray in front of the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, on Oct. 18. Among them are the Rev. Willetta McGowen, second from right; the Rev. DeWayne Cope, third from right; and the Rev. Tom Purdy, fourth from right. Photo: Reuters

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal clergy and other local faith leaders are leading a daily ministry of peaceful witness and prayer outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Georgia, during the trial of three white men charged in the Feb. 23, 2020, killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery.

About 75 clergy members are connected to the interfaith group, Glynn Clergy for Equity, which began forming last year amid the initial public outcry over Arbery’s killing. Last month, they began regularly appearing outside the courthouse when jury selection commenced on Oct. 18. Now, with the trial getting underway, about 15 members came to pray Nov. 5 before lawyers delivered their opening statements. They will continue to gather there throughout the trial.