Winter Family Campers and other guests joined in the dedications of the new Bishop Price Pavilion and Lake Leo at the Procter Center on December 29.
Bishop Ken Price and the Rev. Jason Leo have been supporters of Camp and Youth ministry at the Procter Center for 30 years. It is fitting tribute to each of them for their love, dedication and support of both the staff and the campers at Procter.
Bishop Price has been involved in camping ministry most of his life. He spent many years at Peterkin in the Diocese of West Virginia and Calvary Camp in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He also serves on the Episcopal Camp and Conference Centers Advocacy Council. This summer Bishop Price was a champion for the new Camp Farm program which connected Procter Summer Campers with the farm where they planted, harvested and cared for the pigs and chickens. It was a huge success and he was instrumental in supporting this new approach to summer camp programming.
Jason Leo worked for Bishop Price in the Columbus Office for many years. When Bishop Price asked Jason to start family camps at Procter, Jason said, “What is family camp?” It is now the fastest growing segment of our camp offerings and many other Episcopal camps began offering Family Camp after this program was created at Procter.
Jason was the Camp Director here and worked at many other Episcopal camps during his career. He also had good ideas and pushed us to do more and give campers a great experience at Procter. Jason loves to fish and has been an advocate for the lake at Procter so that it continues to be great place to fish, swim, canoe, kayak as well as a healthy eco-system for all the wildlife that call Lake Leo their home.
Thanks to the Procter Board of Directors for supporting and helping to plan the dedications. Also thanks goes to the Rev. Paul Bennett for connecting us with Scripture, Kate Howton for playing the guitar and the kitchen staff for a great lunch. And all the glory goes to God for bringing these people to Procter and to us. They have both supported and sustained all of us at Procter. It was a wonderful celebration honoring two champions of Procter and Summer Camping.
Resources
Looking for forms, policies, all the “stuff” that churches need? Our resources page is a hub that will take you to whatever you are looking for!
An updated Supply Clergy list has been posted to the resources section of the diocesan website. This list is generally updated quarterly, or when changes warrant.
Clergy who would like to be added to our supply list, as well as clergy already listed, are encouraged to update their information as needed using the form on this page.
Becoming Beloved Community
With support from the United Thank Offering, the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio has committed to the call of Becoming Beloved Community, with deepening focus on the work of racial healing, reconciliation, and justice-making.
Congress, the Ohio Legislature, and local elected officials get back to work this week. In the spirit of Presiding Bishop Curry’s call to all Episcopalians to build the Beloved Community, these posts will continue to follow policy issues that affect safety and equity for all people, and the condition of the land, air, and water on which we and Earth’s other living creatures depend.
Voting Rights on the front burner
Epiphany marks the first anniversary of the assault on the US Capitol as members of Congress were preparing to certify the Electoral College votes in the 2020 presidential election. The huge conflicts roiling our country include these questions: can we ensure that every vote counts equally, and can we trust the responsible officials to tell us the truth about the tallies?
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.
VIRTUAL2022 FORMA Conference for Ministry Jan 18-20!
For the 2022 FORMA conference (January 18-20), the Formation team has signed up for a hosting package which enables us to provide parishes and leaders with a unique code for the retreat.
If you are the person in your parish who works with formation of any age, sign up below for more information and we will reach out!
We wish we could gather together for a retreat, but we know that participating over Zoom is the safest option at this time. If you are leading formation opportunities in your congregation or community, we invite you to sign up for information so that we can provide you with your log in. This includes paid and volunteer positions and lay leaders as well as clergy!
Through a grant from the Faith in Life Commission, The Church of the Advent will be offering four workshops in February and March related to the application of our Christian faith to ethical living in a crazy and messy world.
All workshops will be in person and held at the Church of the Advent, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Space will be limited to 30 participants in each workshop so register early!
Procter Center is a mid-sized retreat and event facility located in London, Ohio, that serves spiritual, community, business and youth organizations. Procter is also available to families and individuals who seek inspiration, reflection, education, team building and togetherness in a simple, peaceful and secluded setting.
Procter would like to give a warm welcome to Ryan Wesolowski, our new Farm Manager! Ryan has been with us the last two seasons, and is a recent graduate from Ohio University.
We are so excited to have Ryan’s passion for generative farming, woodlands and animals, as well as his skills in permaculture. Ryan will make a great addition to our growing team of environmentalists!
News from our Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 E. 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati.
For the health and safety of all, the cathedral has reinstated its policy requiring the wearing of masks by all who attend its worship services or events.
Music Live at Lunch
Music Live at Lunch, Christ Church Cathedral's weekly concert series, is celebrating its 50th year! These free concerts are presented on Tuesdays at 12:10 p.m. Patrons may bring their own lunch or purchase one at the cathedral.
January schedule
Jan 11: Jenny Hu (Chinese zither)
Jan 18: Queen City Klezmorim – Klezmer music
Jan 25: The Faux Frenchmen – Hot Club-driven jazz
In Remembrance of January 6
Join Dean Owen Thompson at Cincinnati City Hallthis Thursday, January 6, at 1 p.m., for a solemn remembrance of the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol that disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of affirming the presidential election results. Dean Owen will be one of the featured speakers. For more information on this event, contact Marjorie FoxorRichard Asimus.
An Epiphany Procession
Sunday, January 9, 2022
5 p.m.
Join us for a service of Scripture, prayer, music, and pageantry that reflects on the three Epiphany mysteries: the revelation of the Christ child to the Magi, the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, and the turning of water into wine at the wedding in Cana.
Music sung by the choir will include: Magi veniunt ab oriente (Clemens non Papa), The Magi’s Dream (James Whitbourn), Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day (arr. Richard Shephard), Set Me as a Seal (Eleanor Daley), Cana’s Guest (Richard Allain), O sacrum convivium (Thomas Tallis), and Vast Ocean of Light (Jonathan Dove).
Prior to the service, an organ recital will be performed by associate director of music, Shiloh Roby, at 4:30 pm. The service will also be streamed live.
Organ Recital: A Cosmopolitan Extravaganza
Sunday, January 16
3 pm
Organist Kola Owolabi performs a program of music by Frescobaldi, Kerll, Bruna, Scarlatti, Soler, and J. S. Bach on C. B. Fisk Opus 148 in Centennial Chapel.
No admission charge.
Community news & events
Community events
January
9: An Epiphany Procession, Christ Church Cathedral, 5 p.m.
16: Organ recital, Christ Church Cathedral, 3 p.m.
In consultation with Bishop Smith, the Rev. Canon Jane Gerdsen and the congregation of St. Barnabas, Montgomery, have chosen to postpone the Celebration of New Ministry scheduled to take place on January 6 due to concerns about rising coronavirus cases. The congregation is working with the bishop's office to reschedule this joyful event to a later time when all can safely gather in celebration.
News from The Episcopal Church
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Province Vof the Episcopal Church is a wonderful networking resource to connect with Episcopalians from the Midwest who share interest in a same ministry area. Province V Newsalso has information about webinars and other events of interest.
Join Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Washington Bishop Mariann Budde, the Rev. Glenna Huber, and other local and national leaders for a livestreamed celebration of Epiphany, the season of light, from the Church of the Epiphany in Washington, D.C.
This Epiphany, we will proclaim that we recognize Christ alive and moving wherever people are looking, acting, and loving like Jesus. Bishop Curry will invite Episcopalians to commit afresh to becoming vibrant, loving, healing, truth-telling embodiments of Jesus and his light—in our communities and in our nation.
The worship service will feature the witness and voice of a diversity of people who are the face of Christ—from ordained Episcopal ministers to unhoused people who are also leading the church. Artists will include Kory Caudill, composer and musical director for Concert for the Human Family, and Chanda Leigh Adeogba, lead musician for Imagine Church-Atlanta.
Bishop Curry also will offer a videotaped address to the nation later that day.
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