Coming events:

Absalom Jones Service Feb. 23, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Institution of Michael Hartney as Rector Feb. 23, 4 PM St. Columba, Marathon

Bishop Frade in NPB office Feb. 26-27

Vision-Mission-Planning Event Feb. 28, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Duncan Center

Happening Mar. 1-3, St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach

Wardens and Treasurers' Conference Mar. 2, Trinity Cathedral

Duncan Center Fund-Raising Concert Mar. 3, 2 p.m., Emmanuel Catholic Church, Delray

Child in Our Hands Workshop Mar. 8-9, St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach

Bishop Frade in NPB office Mar. 20-21

Bishop Frade’s day with clergy Mar. 21, 10-2, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach

Holy Week Clergy Day, Blessing of the Oils Mar. 26, Trinity Cathedral

Bishop Frade in NPB office Apr. 9-11 May 7-8

"Beyond Telepathy" Evangelism Workshop Apr. 13, 9am-3 PM, All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale

Start Up-Start Over Conference Apr. 22-26, Doubletree Guest Suites, Ft. Lauderdale

Diocesan ECW Annual Meeting May 10-11, Holiday Inn Beachside & St. Paul's, KW

Spring Clergy Conference May 21-23, Duncan Center

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Secretary for Bishop Frade—After working as Bishop Frade’s secretary during the fall, Lillian Ottley resigned at the end of December in order to be free to accompany her husband as he travels in his ministry in our diocese and elsewhere. Bishop Frade is now interviewing several candidates for the position, and hopes to have a new secretary soon. Meanwhile, calls for Bishop Frade are being handled by Bishop Ottley’s secretary, Jackie Fernandez, at ext. 26. When you talk with Jackie, please be sure to specify which bishop’s calendar you’re discussing! You may also contact each of our three bishops by email: bishopfrade@aol.com, bishopsaid@aol.com and jottley@aol.com.

Parochial Report materials—were mailed from the Episcopal Church Center in New York. If your parish has not yet received them (and we know many of you have not), call Verlyn Hinds at 800-334-7626, and ask that the materials be faxed or emailed to you. We still need a copy of your parochial report in the diocesan office as soon as possible in order to complete the diocesan budget process.

Absalom Jones Services—will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, at 4 p.m., at St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach, and Saturday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m., at Trinity Cathedral, Miami. Bishop Ottley will preach at both services.

There will be a luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel (Omni), Miami, following the Feb. 23 service. Tickets are $30; call Joan Hudson, 305-235-3127, for information.

Vision-Mission-Planning Event—The Feb. 28 workshop will be led by the Rev. Chris Nelson, a Lutheran pastor who successfully transformed his mainline congregation into a "Purpose-Driven Church". For reservations, call Gail McShane, at the Diocesan Office, 800-268-9993 or 373-0881, ext. 23.

"Beyond Telepathy"—This evangelism workshop for laity, featuring the Christian drama group Friends of the Groom, will be held Apr. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale. It’s part of our ongoing diocesan vision/mission process. Watch for details soon on this exciting opportunity to discover innovative "Tools to Transform Lives"!

Start Up! Start Over!—For the first time, this seminar on church growth is being offered in our diocese, at the Doubletree Guest Suites in Ft. Lauderdale, April 22-26. Bishop Frade urges as many congregations as possible to take advantage of this opportunity. Call Canon SuzeAnne Silla at the Diocesan Office for further information, or go to www.ecbf.org.

Holy Week Clergy Day—Easter 2002 will be early (Mar. 31), so Bishop Frade would like all clergy to know that the guest speaker for the Holy Week Clergy Day and Blessing of the Oils, Mar. 26, will be the Rev. Lloyd A. ("Tony") Lewis, professor of New Testament at Virginia Theological Seminary. Mark your calendars for that date.

Clergy on TV-- Canon Richard T. Nolan (retired, participant at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Lake Worth) and Dr. Lesley Northup (associate professor of religious studies, FIU) will be among the guests on the Viewpoint program on WPBT, Channel 2, Miami, Sunday, Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m. Fr. Steve Gushee is the moderator of the program, and the other guests panelists are the Rev. Jose Nickse (St. Brendan Roman Catholic Church, Miami), the Rev. James Summers (Northwest Baptist Church, Miami.

EFM Mentor Training—is scheduled for May 24-26, 2002 at the Duncan Center. Both Basic Mentor and Mentor Formation seminars will be offered. If you’re interested in joining or forming an Education for Ministry group, or becoming an EFM mentor, please contact diocesan EFM Coordinator Bill Thorstad at 561-392-3417, or by email at mjollnir5@aol.com. For additional information on EFM, go to: http://www.sewanee.edu/EFM/EFMhome.html.

The Rev. Todd McGregor--and his family will be on furlough in Florida from their mission work in Madagascar from August 20-December 20 of this year. Any parish that would like to have the McGregors visit during that time to talk about their ministry should contact the Chapel of St. Andrew, (561) 483-8044, for further information and scheduling. There is currently great political unrest in Madagascar; please note the special request for prayers for that country and for the McGregors. (Go to www.diosef.org/urgentmas.html for further information on the situation in Madagascar.)

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Clergy Changes:

Eichler, The Rev. Stephen Announced resignation as rector of St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs, effective 5/31/02.

Hartney, The Rev. Michael New rector, St. Columba, Marathon, effective 1/1/02.

Hernandez, The Rev. Alejandro Resigned as rector of Holy Cross, Miami, to accept a call to be rector of Todos los Santos, Miami, effective 2/17/02..

Maltby, The Rev. Howard Accepted a call to the Diocese of Upper South Carolina; resigned as rector of All Souls’, Miami Beach, effective 2/24/02.

Surgeon, The Rev. Ornaldo Reassigned as deacon from St. James-in-the-Hills, Hollywood, to Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes.

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Status of Vacancies, Feb. 1, 2002:

La Divina Providencia, Hialeah--Fr. Raul Blasco, supply

St. John's, Lake Worth--Using supply clergy

St. Christopher's, Ft. Lauderdale—Fr. Leonel Charles, supply

St. John's, Homestead--Interviewing candidates; using supply clergy

St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale--Interviewing candidates; Cn. SuzeAnne Silla, part-time interim

Todos Los Santos, Miami--Fr. Alejandro Hernandez called as rector, effective 2/17/02.

Holy Comforter, Miami--Fr. Dwight Morgan called as rector, effective 2/1/02.

St. George’s, Riviera Beach—Vacant; Deacon Howarth "Hap" Lewis, Deacon-in-charge

Resurrection, Biscayne Park—Vacant; Fr. Lucio Morales, Deacon Andy Taylor, supply

St. Kevin's, Opa-locka--Vacant; Fr. Ralph Johnson, supply

Holy Redeemer, Lake Worth—Vacant; supply clergy

All Souls’, Miami Beach—Rector resigned, effective 2/24/02; Fr. Richard Maholm, supply.

Holy Cross, Miami—Vacant; using supply clergy

St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs—Rector announced resignation, effective 5/31/02.

F.Y.I.—Information from our Parishes and Around the Church

St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, will host a concert by Christian musician Fran McKendree on Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Cost, $5 per person, $15 per family. Contact Stephanie Read, (561) 731-2500.

St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes, and St. Bernard de Clairvaux, North Miami Beach, have scheduled a joint Lenten Retreat, with Bishop Ottley as retreat leader, Saturday, Feb. 16, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m, at St. Bernard’s, 16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach. Call St. Margaret’s, 305-558-3961, for additional information.

The ECW of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines will host a book-signing and complimentary brunch Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m-noon, in celebration of the release of Making the Best of Orders to Rest by Annabel Hobbs. This 200-page book is a collection of short anecdotes and reflections for the chronically ill, disabled or physically challenged persons. For further information or to reserve a seat call the church office at 954-432-8686, or contact Annabel at annabel@holysacrament.org.

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will sponsor a Lenten Preaching Mission Feb. 25-Mar. 1. Preachers will include Bishops Frade, Said and Ottley, and special music will be provided by choirs and ensembles from the West Palm Beach parishes.

The next Taize worship at All Saints’, 333 Tarpon Dr., Ft. Lauderdale, is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, at 7 p.m. All Saints is also hosting a workshop exploring poetry as a spiritual exercise--"The Still Point in a Turning World: T.S. Eliot & Contemplation"--on Saturday, March 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fr. Tom Ward, priest and student of English literature, is the workshop leader. A donation of $25 per person or $40 per couple is suggested. Call Liz Marcus, 305-665-1357, for registration information.

Jay Crouse, Director of Men's Ministry in the Diocese of SW Florida, will lead a workshop on "Developing and Sustaining a Men's Ministry for Your Congregation" at St. Mark's, Palm Beach Gardens, Saturday, Mar. 2, 2002, 9 a.m.-noon. The workshop will cover such subjects as the purpose of men's ministry, why a congregation needs men's ministry, how to develop a leadership team, the role of communications, development of specific programs and how to develop a vision and set goals. For details or to sign up, please call St. Mark's parish office at (561) 622-0956. There will be no charge for the workshop.

Men’s Retreat—Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, is sponsoring its annual retreat for men of all ages, from high school up, Mar. 1-3 at the Lake Placid Conference Center. The featured speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Alden Hathaway, retired bishop of Pittsburgh, and there will also be time for fun and relaxation among brothers in Christ. For information and registration go to www.holyscrament.org.

The Daughters of the King of the South Palm Beach Deanery will offer a two-part Spiritual Gifts Workshop for women May 4 and 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Paul's, Delray Beach. Mary Beth Wells, M.A., M.Ed., Lay Pastoral Minister at St. Paul's and a teacher at the Diocesan School, will lead the workshop. The cost is $20 (payable to St. Paul's), which covers participation in both sessions, the Spiritual Gifts workbook, and light refreshments. Participants are invited to bring a bag lunch and stay to relax and enjoy lunch together after the morning's work. Iced tea and dessert will be provided. Childcare is available, if requested with registration. Send registration--your name, address, and daytime phone number to: Jeanine Navayanan, DOK Deanery Coordinator, 3920 Lowson Blvd., Delray Beach, FL 33445. Registrations deadline is Apr. 26. For further information, call Jeanine at 561-638-0336.

St. Andrew’s, Lake Worth, now provides weekly Saturday evening services from 6 to 6:45 p.m. Week 1 is Rite I Eucharist; week 2, Rite II Eucharist; week 3, Evening Prayer; week 4, Evensong. All services are traditional Prayer Book rites with traditional music. Following the 6 p.m. Eucharist on the second Saturday of the month, the Integrity fellowship meets from 7 to 8 p.m. (Integrity is the Episcopal Church's official national organization of gay and lesbian Christians, their families and friends; at St. Andrew's Integrity is a parish activity.) Call 561-582-6609 for more information on these Saturday worship and fellowship opportunities.

Organ and Tissue Donation--April 21-27 has been designated as National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. Every 18 minutes a new person is added to the national organ transplant list. In addition, over 600,000 people benefit from various transplantable tissues each year. Go to http://www.donorcare.org for resources for clergy and congregations on this vital form of stewardship.

St. Philip's, Coral Gables, has choir cassocks and cottas they are no longer using, and would like to donate them to a church that would need them. There are red and blue cassocks for young children and black cassocks for adults. Anyone interested should call parish secretary Julie McCready at (305) 444-6176.

 

Additional Parish Events and Opportunities
(click on below links for more information!)

• The Faith-Seeking Journey - A New Member Ministry Presented by NetCast, Inc.
   
  
• Lenten Meditation Guides for Students—and Others
   
  
• Lenten Day of Prayer Meditation, Labyrinth Walk and Eucharist - Saturday, March 16, 2002 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
   
  
• Ecumenical Liturgy & Worship Seminar - August 5th - 17th, 2002
   
  
• National Godly Play Conference - June 19th - 23rd, 2002

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Prayers are requested for--

Our country; for wisdom and guidance for our leaders and the leaders of all nations; for those who suffered injury or loss in the Sept. 11 attacks; for all who continue to do the dangerous work of recovery; for our armed forces; for our enemies; for peace, justice and reconciliation in the world;

For a peaceful resolution of the political crisis in Madagascar, and for the safety of Archbishop Rémi Rabenirina and Fr. Todd McGregor and their families;

Cn. Richard Nolan, recovering from a mild heart attack;

Diocesan Chancellor Bob Gunn, healing;

Deacon Harold Miner, healing;

Jean O’Brien, retired secretary from Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach, continued healing;

Steve Vinik, original creator of online Grapevine and husband of Executive Board member Char Vinik, continued healing;

Dalia Mesa, organist at San Francisco de Asis, Miami Lakes, recovering from hip replacement surgery;

Jim Gray, father of Fr. Michael Gray and Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, continued healing;

Bishop Hugo Pina-Lopez, assistant bishop of Central Florida, recovering from kidney transplant;

Bridget Seward, sister of Deacon Jane Calderin, multiple myeloma;

Ana Maria Zacarias, sister of diocesan accounting clerk Gladis Zacarias, breast cancer;

Deacon Dick Long and his wife Beverly, healing;

Lisa Commette, niece of Gail McShane, diocesan staff coordinator of special projects, continued healing;

David Range, brother-in-law of Fr. David Francoeur, healing;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

Mary Hutchison, daughter of Kelly Hutchison, secretary at St. John’s, Homestead, severely injured in automobile accident;

Fr. Philip Bentley, continued healing;

Fr. Ralph Evans, continued healing;

Fr. Sherod Mallow, healing;

Fr. Samuel Frock, serious eye condition;

Deacon Lois Noetzel, pray for full recovery from stroke;

Genie Gunn, wife of Diocesan Chancellor Bob Gunn, healing;

Hope Hughes, wife of Disaster Committee Chairman Burnie Hughes, healing;

Toni Northcutt, mother of Deacon Patricia Masterman, healing;

Bob Katon, husband of Deacon Joanne Katon, scheduled for surgery Jan. 11;

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

Fr. Chauncey Shaw, Parkinson's;

Bp. Anselmo Carral, continued healing;

Cn. SuzeAnne Silla, continued healing;

Dede Lewis, wife of Deacon Hap Lewis, healing;

Cn. SuzeAnne Silla's family: Daughter Stephanie, scheduled for jaw surgery Feb. 11—pray that this will relieve pain and eye spasms; mother Iola Steeves, congestive heart failure, osteoporosis;

Deborah Deshaies, wife of Fr. Bob Deshaies, continued healing of herniated disks;

Cn. Max Salvador, continued healing;

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, and for comfort for Deacon John Wicks and wife Faye, in the death of their son, Timothy Wicks, on Jan. 2; for Corinne John, Youth Minister at All Saints, Ft. Lauderdale, whose father, David Murray, died Jan. 7; for Kathy Zimmerman, wife of Dean Steve Zimmerman, in the death of her father, Raymond Dix, on Feb. 7; for the family of Fr. Charles W. Stafford, who died Feb. 9, and his wife Joan, who died Feb. 7; for Investment Committee member Ted Parsons, whose daughter Susan was killed in a fire Feb. 2; and for Clergy and Lay Compensation and Insurance Committee member Virginia Donnellan, whose mother, Linnea Laakso, died Feb. 13.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

February 10--Last Epiphany

The Church of Ceylon
St. Matthew, Nassau
Incarnation, Miami
St. George’s, Riviera Beach

February 17—I Lent

The Episcopal Church of the Sudan
Andros Island, Bahamas:
St. Stephen's, Fresh Creek
St. Bartholomew, Behring Point
St. Faith, Staniard Creek
Youth Commission
Daughters of the King
Commission on Christian Formation and Education

February 24—II Lent
Continued prayers for the Episcopal Church of the Sudan

Andros Island, Bahamas:
St. Paul, Calabash Bay
St. Peter, Bowen Sound
St. Andrew’s, Miami
St. Faith, Miami

March 5–III Lent
Continued prayers for the Episcopal Church of the Sudan

Abaco Island, Bahamas
St. Ann, Crown Haven
St. Chad, Fox Town
St. George, Cedar Harbour
St. Columba, Marathon
St. Francis, Big Pine Key
St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada

 

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