Liturgical items available at free cycle market

The Church Foundation has made liturgical items from closed congregations available for congregations who may need them. A free cycle market has been created on the diocesan website to serve as a catalogue of items.

Congregations are also invited to advertise surplus linens, robes, vestments, office supplies and furniture that are free to a good home or available for a small donation. To add items, send pictures and descriptions along with contact information, to communication@diosohio.org.

Reminder: Audit deadline August 31

Churches are canonically required to conduct an annual audit and submit it to the diocese before September 1. If you have questions regarding the annual audit, refer to the audit page on our website or contact the Rev. Canon David Getreu at dgetreu@diosohio.org. 

The 148th Convention of the Diocese of Southern Ohio will take place on Saturday, November 19. The convention will be a hybrid event – voting clergy and delegates can attend either in person at Christ Church Cathedral, or virtually via Zoom.

Important dates and deadlines

• September 19: Registration opens
• September 20: (60 days prior): Deadline for proposed Constitution/Canonical changes
• October 5: (45 days prior): Deadline for proposed resolutions; nominations requested
• November 1: (18 days prior): Deadline for nominations
• November 2: Pre-convention meeting and Nominee Forum, 6:30 p.m.
• November 4: Registration closes
• November 12: (7 days prior): Deadline for 2022 Commission Reports

Links

• See a list of open leadership positions here.
• Fill out a nomination form here.
• Submit a resolution here.
• Send any proposed changes to the Constitution and Canons to Joseph J. Dehner, Esq. at jdehner@fbtlaw.com.

Check the convention website, dsoconvention.org, for the latest convention information, and watch upcoming issues of this newsletter for details and deadlines.

Nominations for diocesan leadership now open

There are several elected leadership positions for which the Nominating Committee seeks nominees for election at the 148th Annual Convention on Saturday, Nov. 19. Please consider submitting your name for one of the positions to be elected, or, if you know of a parishioner who would be well suited for one of the positions, please encourage them to apply. 

A list and description of all available positions is available on the convention website. Nominations are requested by October 5, but the absolute deadline is November 1. The nomination form can be found here. Questions can be directed to Jon B. Boss, chair of the Nominating Committee, at jbboss@fuse.net or (513) 761-2630.

A complete list of events can be found on the diocesan calendar.

• Aug 31: Deadline for congregational audits
• Sept 1 at 2 p.m.: Standing Committee
• Sept 5: Labor Day, Diocesan office closed
• Sept 8 at 3:30 p.m.: ACCR meeting
• Sept 15 at 10 a.m.: Trustees of the Diocese
• Sept 15 at 2 p.m.: Standing Committee
• Sept 17 at 9 a.m.: Procter Board
• Sept 20: Deadline for proposed changes to the Constitution and Canons

Advocacy briefing

Weekly advocacy updates are compiled by Ariel Miller, a long-time community advocate and member of Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming.

In this week's update:

• 1.77 million Ohioans have federal educational loans. How new federal debt forgiveness will work. See more
• Ohio utility bill relief now available to households up to 175% of federal poverty level See more
• Ohio League of Voters resources on honesty in education, and its importance for Episcopalians working to heal racism See more
• Ohio’s redistricting failure, why it matters, remedies, and risks See more

Read the full advocacy update.

Creation Care Vestry Devotionals available

“Good News to All Creation,” a set of devotionals designed to help vestries begin their meetings with a brief time of reflection and prayer, is now available for download. Developed by the Diocese of Southern Ohio’s Creation Care and Environmental Task Force and the Faith-in-Life Committee in partnership with the Center for Deep Green Faith, the devotionals begin in September with the Season of Creation, and follow the liturgical seasons from Advent through Easter.

Questions and feedback about the new resource are welcome, and may be sent to the Task Force at ee4diosoh@gmail.com.

Download the devotionals.

Weekly youth ministry meet-ups with Adam

Are you stuck and just can’t figure out what to do next and need a brainstorming session? In other words, do you have anything youth-related that you want to talk with someone about?

Join Adam Hayden, director of youth and campus ministry, on Tuesdays anytime between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on Teams. Stop in at any time for any length of time to share what’s on your heart or listen in to what others are up to. Join the conversation here.

Interfaith Youth is a program for students in grades 6-12. Gather on Sundays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. to spend time with friends, make new friends, learn from people of faith traditions outside of your own, and build community together. All teens are welcome!

The location is the Ish Garage, 4113 Langland St. (in Northside). Remaining dates are August 28 and September 11, 18, and 25.

Register here or text ‘INTERFAITH YOUTH’ to 812-430-4464 to sign up.

Sacred Conversations: Policing the Police

Philip Stinson, JD, PhD, professor of criminal justice at Bowling Green State University, will be the speaker at the September meeting of Sacred Conversations taking place on Zoom September 13 at 8:30 p.m. Sacred Conversations is a group formed in 2016 by multiple Columbus-area congregations to talk about racial justice. Everyone is welcome to join.

Dr. Stinson's primary area of research is police behaviors, including police crime, police corruption, and police misconduct. Through a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) at the U.S. Department of Justice, he has created a national database tracking police who have been disciplined and/or terminated, yet been hired in another police department.

Join the Zoom meeting here (Meeting ID: 829 5465 5104, Passcode: 521434).

For more information about Sacred Conversations, contact Nadya Richardson at nadya19767@aol.com.

Bach Vespers September 4 at St. Thomas

Holy Trinity, Oxford, announces second season of Red Door Community Concerts

Holy Trinity, Oxford, will offer the second season of Red Door Community Concerts beginning September 16. The free concerts are open to the public and also available for viewing on the church’s YouTube channel. All concerts are held from 12:15 to 1 p.m., and masks are recommended:

• September 16 – Trio Apéritif: Phillip Roberts, piano; Anne Misener, violin; and Michael Ronstadt, cello
• October 28 – Syrodesy Flute Trio: Gretchen Germann, Sarah Robertson, and Jodi Boeddeker
• December 2 – Miami Valley Klezmer Band, Rich Begel, Director (Co-sponsored by Miami Hillel)
• February 17, 2023 – Steinway Artist Bruce Murray, piano
• April 14, 2023 – Yun Kim, organ: from classical to contemporary
• June 9, 2023 – Phil DeGreg Jazz Trio: Phil DeGreg, piano; Aaron Jacobs, bass; and John Taylor, percussion

Organ dedication and concert at St. Patrick's

Todd Wilson, head of the Organ Department at The Cleveland Institute of Music and curator of the E.M. Skinner pipe organ at Severance Hall, will perform Friday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s, Dublin. The concert will dedicate the church’s recently installed pipe organ, a 1966 Schantz instrument refurbished by Peebles-Herzog, Inc. in 2021.

The program will include music by J. S. Bach and Marcel Dupré, as well as works arranged from music by Georges Bizet and Gerre Hancock.The concert is free and open to the public. 

From Despair to Hope: Music for Troubled Times

Sunday, September 18

3 p.m.

St. Peter’s, Gallipolis, will present a concert featuring stories and music on the theme with religious arias, spiritual songs, classic hymns, and a surprise or two.

Performing: The Rev. Joshua Nelson, voice (St. Peter’s Gallipolis & Grace Pomeroy)

Laura Rocklin, piano and organ (St. Philip’s Circleville)

Donations will be collected to support St. Peter’s outreach and other local ministries.

Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 E. 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati. Learn more on the cathedral website and subscribe to the cathedral newsletter.

Music Live at Lunch

Music Live at Lunch is a free, weekly concert series featuring a variety of music. Bring your own lunch or buy one at the cathedral. Concerts are held on Tuesdays, September through May, at 12:10 p.m. Convenient parking is located in the Queen City Square Garage across the street from the cathedral’s Fourth Street entrance.

September performers

Sept 6: Rhineburg Brass

Sept 13: Sassafras Grass

Sept 20: Brasilia

Sept 27: Wild Carrot

Concert: Rhineburg Brass

Sunday, September 11

3:00 p.m.

The Cathedral’s ensemble-in-residence Rhineburg Brass presents a concert featuring American composers and standard works for brass quintet as a tribute to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. No admission charge, but donations to be collected for the Families of Freedom Fund scholarships.

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

See the full Christ Church Cathedral concert schedule here.

Fall Harvest Boxes from Procter Farm

Each fall, the farm at Procter Center is overflowing with delicious, fresh vegetables, and also has fresh-to-frozen pork and chicken that is pasture and humanely raised for the most nutrient-dense and tastiest cuts. Order a Fall Harvest Box for one week or save by purchasing boxes for multiple weeks.

See all job opportunities on the diocesan website.

• Nursery Attendant (part-time), St. Andrew's, Pickerington
• Director of Music, Trinity Lutheran Church, Cincinnati 
• Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries, Trinity Lutheran Church, Cincinnati
• Communications and Office Assistant (part-time), St. Patrick's, Lebanon
• Financial Administrator, Trinity Church on Capitol Square, Columbus
• Rector, Christ Church, Springfield
• Music Director, St. Andrew's, Ft. Thomas, KY
• Director, Transfiguration Spirituality Center
• Chaplain and Spiritual Services Lead (part-time), Episcopal Retirement Services
• Parish Administrator (part-time) St. Andrew's Pickerington
• Youth Minister, St. Barnabas, Montgomery
• Communications Associate (part-time), Trinity, Hamilton
• Nursery Supervisor, La Iglesia Episcopal del Espíritu Santo
• Administrative Assistant, Holy Trinity, Oxford
• Priest-in-Charge (part-time), St. Philip, Columbus

Email Julie Murray to add a job listing.