January means it’s time for Parochial Reports and Key Personnel forms to be submitted. These are being mailed to you, as always; but this year for the first time, you will be able to complete and submit both of these forms online, which should be simpler both for you and for Diocesan Staff. Watch for the forms online sometime during the week of January 5.

COMING EVENTS:

Youth Leadership Retreat (Grades 9-12)—Jan. 10, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Chapel of the Venerable Bede, Coral Gables

Ordination of Scot McComas to the Diaconate —Jan. 10, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Diocesan Offices closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday—Jan. 19

Celebration of the 20^th Anniversary of the Consecrations of Bishops Frade and Ottley —Jan. 24, 11 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Institution of Fr. Tony Martin as Rector—Jan. 25, 3 p.m., St. Kevin’s, Opa-locka

Youth Ministers’ Retreat— Feb. 6-7, Hampton Inn, Ft. Lauderdale

Generational Ministry seminar—Feb. 9-11, Duncan Center

Clergy Retreat—Feb. 9-12, Our Lady of Florida

Absalom Jones Service—Feb. 21, Trinity Cathedral

Youth Carnavale (Grades 9-12)— Feb. 21, St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton

Women’s Cursillo—Feb. 27-29, Duncan Center

Diocesan Men’s Retreat—Feb. 27-29, Lake Placid

Hispanic “Start Up! Start Over!” — Mar. 1-6, Duncan Center

Wardens’ & Treasurers’ Conference—Mar. 6, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Benedictine Experience—Mar. 18-21, Duncan Center

The ‘E’ Church — Mar. 26-27, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Holy Week Chrism Eucharist —Apr. 6, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

ECW Annual Meeting—Apr. 22-24

Clergy Spring Conference—May 11-13, Duncan Center

COPE (Parish Lay Staff) Conference—May 21-22, Duncan Center

The ‘E’ Church is coming! Save the dates—Mar. 26-27, 2004—for the Bishop’s Spring Conference, which will feature Exciting, Energizing, Educational--and undoubtedly Electronic--presentations by author and consultant Tex Sample and the Rev. Charles Fulton, director of Congregational Development for the Episcopal Church and president of the Church Building Fund. Watch for details on the website and in your email and “snail-mail”.

Youth Events—The Diocesan Youth Commission has announced several events for early in 2004: Youth Leadership Retreat, for grades 9-12, Jan. 10, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Venerable Bede on the University of Miami campus in Coral Gables--the cost is $5, which includes lunch; Youth Ministers’ Retreat, including training for the Journey to Adulthood program, Feb. 6-7 at the Hampton Inn, Ft. Lauderdale; and Carnavale with the Bishop, for grades 9-12, Feb. 21 at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton—Mardi Gras costumes or semiformal dress--$12 pre-registered or $15 at the event. For more information on youth events, contact Diocesan Youth Missioner Fr. Terrence Taylor, 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext. 28, or ttaylor@diosef.org, or Mary Cobiella, ext. 29, or mary@diosef.org. Registration for the Youth Leadership Retreat is available on the diocesan website.

Database—Many of you have registered online, received your password and are beginning to use our diocesan database. If you haven’t tried it yet, we’ve simplified the process, eliminating one step. On the Home Page of the diocesan website, click on the word: “LOGIN”, located on the left hand side of the page beneath the words: “DIOCESAN CALENDAR”—or go directly to: http://diosef.org/modlogin.php. Click on "to get a password", and fill out the form. After you click "submit information", you will immediately receive an email with a password and further instructions. Go back to the Login page and enter your username and the password provided in the email. When you have logged on, you will have an opportunity to change your password to something more memorable for you. Click on “tutorial” for instructions on how to register and to use the database. Persons listed in the database will be able to correct their own information online and have the changes made automatically when the database is updated, usually once a week. Try it out for a while—and then let us know (there’s a link for “suggestions”) how the database is working for you, and how we might make it an even more useful tool for keeping us all in touch with one another.

“What in the world…” shirts—We’ve had inquiries about purchasing shirts like the ones presented to the persons honored at the Bishop’s Lay Ministry Awards. If members of your congregation are interested in ordering shirts with the diocesan ad (“What in the world are those Episcopalians doing now?”) on the back and the name of your parish, in addition to the diocesan shield, on the front, call Bob McKibben, 800-246-7099 or 954-565-4198 or 954-254-9890, for information on minimum orders, prices and other imprinted articles available.

News from Kenya—Fr. Todd McGregor wants everyone to know that contrary to some published reports, his “boss”, Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi of the Province of Kenya, “has NO intentions of cutting off ties with ECUSA or with their present or future missionaries serving in Kenya”. Fr. McGregor says that although the Province of Kenya does not approve of the consecration of Gene Robinson as bishop coadjutor of New Hampshire, this disagreement with the Episcopal Church does not put his own ministry in Kenya in jeopardy. In fact, the ministry of the McGregors is more than ever in need of our financial support; contributions may be sent to the Diocese of Southeast Florida, marked for Todd and Patsy McGregor.

Clergy Retreat--The annual clergy retreat will be Feb. 9-12, at Our Lady of Florida, Lantana. The retreat leader will be the Rev. Julia Gatta, vicar of St. Paul’s, Windham, Conn. Dr. Gatta has been an instructor at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and is known as a spiritual director, retreat leader and award-winning preacher. Registration for the retreat is available on the diocesan website.

Men’s Retreat--The second annual Diocesan Men’s Retreat is scheduled for Feb. 27-29, at the Lake Placid Retreat Center in Lake Placid, Fl. The keynote speaker will be Assistant Bishop James Ottley. The cost for the weekend is $90, all-inclusive. Registration will be available on the diocesan website. For more information, contact Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs, dochobbs@diosef.org, or Linda Schlepp-Gray,  Linda@diosef.org, or call the Broward office of the diocese, 954-450-7247.

Start Up/Start Over—A Start Up/Start Over seminar in Spanish will be held Mar. 1-6, 2004, at the Duncan Center, and the next Start Up/Start Over seminar in English will be held April 26-30, 2004, at DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center in Ellenton, FL (near Sarasota). For registration and additional information, go to http://www.episcopalchurch.org/congdev/Development/StartUp/future.html

Benedictine Experience—In conjunction with the Friends of St. Benedict, the diocese will offer a Benedictine Experience at the Duncan Center, March 18-21, 2004, with the Rev. Lynn Ramshaw, formerly of this diocese, as the presenter. The cost for the weekend is $325, or $150 for commuters. For more information, call Patricia Wald, 954-752-4066.

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CLERGY CHANGES

Abbott, The Rev. Gail—Ordained to the priesthood 12/20/03; called as priest-in-charge, St. Paul’s, Beloit, WI, effective 1/1/04.

Aymerich, The Rev. Ramon—Accepted a call as rector of St. Anne’s, Lowell, MA, effective 1/1/04

Brown, The Rev. F. Wilson—Accepted a call to be rector of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, effective February 2004.

DeMontmollin, The Rev. Dee— Accepted a call to be rector of St. Francis, Rutherfordton, NC, effective 12/25/03.

Dwyer, The Rev. Thomas—Ordained to the diaconate at Church of the Advent, Palm City, 12/18/03.

Laremore, The Rev. Darrell—Ordained to the diaconate at St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, 12/16/03.

Price, The Rev. George —Retired as rector of St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, effective 1/1/04.

Robb, The Rev. Cn. G. Kerry—Announced retirement as rector of St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens, effective February 2004.

Stathers, The Rev. Birk—Appointed interim rector at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, effective 1/1/04.

Taylor, The Rev. Terrence—Ordained to the priesthood 12/20/03; serving as Diocesan Youth Missioner.

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Parishes in Transition:

Holy Redeemer, Lake Worth—Fr. David Sutcliffe, interim; Fr. Robert Carlson, Spanish service

All Souls’, Miami Beach—Fr. Richard Maholm, supply

St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Springs—Fr. Mark Sims, interim

St. Peter’s, Key West—Fr. Ed Winsor, supply

St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach—Deacon Charles Cannon, interim

Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines—Called Fr. F. Wilson Brown, from the Diocese of Western New York, to be rector, effective February 2004.

St. Paul’s, Key West—Fr. Thomas Shepherd, interim

Trinity Cathedral—Fr. Bob Libby, interim dean

St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton—Rector retiring 1/1/04; Fr. Birk Stathers, interim

St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens--Rector announced retirement, effective February 2004.

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

On Jan. 1, at 10:30 a.m., St. Paul et les Martyrs d’Haiti, Miami, will hold an ecumenical service in celebration of the 200^th Anniversary of Haitian Independence. A reception following the service will feature traditional Haitian food.

All Saints’, Ft. Lauderdale, will present an Epiphany opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, Friday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 10, 2:30 p.m. General admission is $5. For tickets call 954-467-6496.

Jan. 11 will be Recovery Sunday at Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines. The guest speaker for the 10 a.m. service, which will include worship built around a Twelve Step Eucharist, will be the Rev. Gary Maier of St. Pete Beach, who will preach on God’s grace as offered and seen in the recreated lives of recovering people.

The Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton is offering “The Marriage Course”, an opportunity for couples to “build a strong and intimate marriage that will last a lifetime”. The course is from 5-7 p.m. on Sundays, beginning Jan. 11.The cost is $70 per couple. For information or to sign up, contact Will or Cheryl Harman, 561-330-3388 or willjharman@bellsouth.net.

St. Patrick’s, West Palm Beach will end its yearlong 90^th anniversary celebration with a banquet, dance and silent auction on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2004, from 6 to 10 p.m. (the silent auction is from 6-7:30) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1601 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, Fl. 33401. Music will be provided by The Rhythm Kings. Donation: $100.00. Call the church office at 561-833-1903 for additional information.

FOR SALE - 60 cathedral chairs with kneelers, light wood, beige fabric, good condition. Call St. Luke's, Port Salerno at (772) 286-5455.

Through the Nevada Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians, MGM Grand Hotel in
conjunction with the University of Nevada Las Vegas is offering full scholarships for a four-year, bachelor’s degree program in Hotel Administration. Interested students should fax or email a letter of interest and a brief summary of qualifications to erv.crawford@ccmail.nevada.edu or fax # (702) 895-4871.

The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn, has announced the Lilly Scholarship, which pays half tuition and room and board at Sewanee. The scholarship will be awarded to two first-year students entering the university's Class of 2008, who have outstanding records of service during their high school years and an interest in theological, service-oriented or values-based careers. Interested individuals must complete and submit an application form, admissions materials and a 1,000-word essay by January 10, 2004 (postmark date). For a copy of the application packet or more information about the Lilly Scholarship, contact the Lilly Office at (931) 598-1869 or jgoodman@sewanee.edu. Further details about scholarship benefits and requirements are available at www.sewanee.edu/lillyproj/scholars. Applicants also are encouraged to apply for Merit Scholarships through the University of the South.

Nashotah House, an Episcopal seminary, is offering a two week pilgrimage May 28-June 10, 2004, to holy sites of Celtic, Viking and Anglo-Saxon Britain. The cost is $2799, including airfare from Chicago. For further information contact Fr. Arnold Klukas at Nashotah House, 262-646-8941 or arnold@klukas.net.

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

• Summer Discernment Institute at Sewanee

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Prayers are requested for--

Our country; for wisdom and guidance for our leaders and the leaders of all nations; for our armed forces, especially those now in places of danger; for our enemies; for peace, justice and reconciliation in all places where there is conflict;

Logan McCormack, father of Ann Said, wife of Bishop John Said, recovering from stroke;

Angela Palmer, daughter of Martha Richards, secretary at All Souls', Miami Beach, injured at work and will need knee surgery;

Diocesan transition consultant Susy Miller, healing;

For safety for Deacon Gigi Brewer’s son, Spc. Tim Reed, recently deployed to Iraq;

Mildred Ingraham, mother-in-law of Deacon Doris Ingraham, healing;

LaDonna Neds, wife of Fr. Walter Neds, lung cancer;

Eason Evans, son of Fr. Ralph Evans, pray for successful treatment for severe back pain;

Fr. Tom Ryan, healing;

Lillian Ottley, wife of Bishop James Ottley, continued healing;

Fr. Sam Frock, continued healing;

Fr. Leonel Ortez, continued healing;

Annabel Hobbs, wife of Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs, continued healing;

Ben Brown, cousin of Deacon Holly Ostlund, facing long recovery from serious shark bite injuries;

Leah Rosato, secretary at Holy Spirit, West Palm Beach, healing;

Deborah Deshaies, wife of Fr. Bob Deshaies, recovering from spinal surgery; pray for relief from pain;

Chuck Nickerson, brother of diocesan accounting clerk Sally James, colon cancer;

Aspirant Peter Wallace, continued healing;

Chancellor Emeritus Fred Stanton, healing;

Dorothy Wilbur, widow of Fr. Newton Wilbur, cancer:

Fr. Gammon Jarrell, continued healing;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

Florence Gray, mother of Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves continued healing;

Jim Gibson, husband of Mother Kate Gibson, continued healing;

Doris Dillenberger, sister of Diana Frade, healing;

Christie Hudspeth, daughter of Mother Denise Hudspeth, pray for complete healing;

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

Mthr. "Punkie" Dennis, healing;

Canon SuzeAnne Silla's family: Daughter Stephanie, still in pain, will need additional jaw surgery; mother Iola Steeves, abdominal aortic aneurysm and many other health problems;

Cn. Max Salvador, continued healing;

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, and for comfort for Deacon Bruce Woodcock, whose mother, Edith Woodcock, died Dec. 8; and for Fr. Bob Deshaies' wife, Deborah Deshaies, whose mother, Barbara Becker, died Dec. 9; for all those who have lost loved ones in the continued conflict in Iraq.

 

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

January 11--I Epiphany

The clergy and people of the Diocese of Alaska

Holy Spirit, Nassau, Bahamas

St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens

January 18--II Epiphany

The World Council of Churches; all institutions and organizations promoting Christian unity; for the healing of all schisms within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church

The Duncan Center; Constitution & Canons Committee

January 25--III Epiphany

The Archbishop of Canterbury

Long Island, Bahamas: St. Paul, Clarence Town; Holy Cross, Hamilton; Holy Family, Mortimer

St. Andrew, Hollywood

St. Anne, Hallandale

February 1--IV Epiphany

The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and Polynesia

Long Island, Bahamas: St. Athanasius, Deadman's Cay; St. John, Buckley;St. Michael, Roses; St. Theresa, Grays

St. Gregory, Boca Raton

Church of the Advent, Palm City

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Last updated 02/10/04