This year the annual Wardens and Treasurers Conference, to be held at St. Gregory's, Boca Raton, on Mar. 19, has been expanded to include all vestry members (especially those serving for the first time) and parish administrators and secretaries. In addition to the basic information about parish organization, administration, finances and insurance, workshops will be offered on such topics as developing a parish budget, new member ministry, vestry responsibilities, alternate sources of funding and how the diocesan Property and Loan Committee works with parishes to help provide adequate facilities for ministry. Click here to download a complete agenda for the day. Registration for the day is available online at www.diosef.org/register.html. The registration deadline is Mar. 14.

Junior High Games Day (Grades 6-8) — Mar. 5, St. Philip's, Coral Gables

Deacons' Retreat— Mar. 5, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity Cathedral, Miami

Planning for Tomorrow (for clergy)— Mar. 11-12, Hilton Deerfield Beach

Ordination of Darrell Laremore to the Priesthood —Mar. 13, 6:30 p.m, St. John’s, Austin, Tex.

Daughters of the King Retreat — Mar. 18-19, Duncan Center

Expanded Wardens & Treasurers Conference— Mar. 19, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. Gregory's, Boca Raton

Clergy Day & Chrism Eucharist —Mar. 22, 10 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Keys Deanery Acolyte Festival —Apr. 2, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., St. Peter's, Key West

Bishop’s Spring Conference —Apr. 8-9, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Clergy & Spouse Retreat — Apr. 15-16, Doubletree Grand Hotel, Miami

Ordination of Transitional Deacons —Apr. 17, Trinity Cathedral, Miami

Nehemiah Clergy Leadership Retreat— Apr. 19-20, Duncan Center

Happening —Apr. 22-24, Madonna Retreat Center, Hollywood

Nehemiah Class of 2004 meeting — Apr. 23, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Nehemiah Class of 2005 meeting —Apr. 30, St. David’s in the Pines, Wellington

African-American Sacred Music Workshop — Apr. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Grace, West Palm Beach

Faith Is Caught —May 5-6, St. Benedict’s, Plantation

ECW Annual Meeting— May 13-14, Hutchinson Island Marriott

Diocesan Acolyte Festival —May 14, Grace, West Palm Beach

COPE Conference (Parish Lay Staff) — May 20-21, Duncan Center

Summer Camp —June 12-17-Sr. High/Middle School; June 19-24-Elementary

Nehemiah Parish Leadership Retreat —Aug. 26-27, Lake Placid Retreat Center

Clergy Family Picnic— Aug. 27, place TBA

Kenya Mission —Dec. 23, 2005-Jan. 10, 2006

The Bishop's Spring Conference--Registration forms are posted at www.diosef.org/register.html for both the Bishop's Spring Conference, to be held Apr. 8 and 9, 9 a.m.-3 p.m, in the gymnasium at St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale. The conference theme is One Body--Many Members: Ministry in a Multicultural World. The speakers will be teacher and pastor Gary Howard, author of the book, You Can't Teach What You Don't Know and the Rev. Kortright Davis, professor of theology at Howard University School of Divinity and rector of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church in Washington, DC. A somewhat different program will be offered on each of the two days, with the Friday content aimed toward clergy and key lay leaders and Saturday's activities designed for laity, including youth in grades 9-12, and clergy. The online registration deadline is Mar. 31.Tickets are $15 for one day or $25 for both days before the deadline or $20 for one day and $35 for both days after. This cost includes lunch. Childcare will not be offered. Youth have also been asked to submit writings or artwork on the theme "What does diversity mean to me?" for a display at the conference. Prizes will be awarded for the first and youngest persons to submit material, the first parish to submit three or more entries and the parish submitting the most entries.

Inhibition lifted--Bishop Leo Frade, with the concurrence of the Standing Committee, has reinstated the Rev. Paul A. Rasmus to the status of priest in good standing in the Diocese of Southeast Florida. Fr. Rasmus, who submitted to the discipline of the church and was inhibited from priestly duties, effective August 23, 2004, has now fulfilled the canonical requirements to resume sacerdotal functions in the diocese.

Anglican Primates' Communiqué--There have been many news reports about the communiqué issued by the Anglican Primates following their meeting last month. The complete text of their statement, as well as a statement by Bishop Frade and a statement from Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, can be found at http://www.diosef.org/news_current.html .

Diocesan Office voicemail unavailable--The Diocesan Office is still without a voicemail system, so there will be no answer when you call before or after office hours, and you will not be able to leave voicemail messages. Until the system is replaced, we will make sure that the phone is answered throughout the day. Any messages you leave with our receptionist, Jessy Soria--or any other person--will be delivered. We appreciate your patience and hope to have this problem resolved soon.

Parochial Reports and Key Personnel Lists--are now past due. The forms are available to complete and submit online at http://www.diosef.org/LoginParochialRpt.php and https://www.amerisurf.com/diosef/keypersonnel.html  A blank form to use as a worksheet for the Parochial Report can be downloaded at http://www.diosef.org/2004ParochialReportForm.pdf and the instructions can be downloaded at http://www.diosef.org/2004workbook2.pdf and http://www.diosef.org/2004workbook3.pdf 

Hurricane Relief Grants—Clergy can apply for funds from hurricane relief donations last fall to assist parishioners with needs related to hurricane damage. Click here for an application form. Completed forms should be emailed to cris@diosef.org by Mar. 29.

SEFEF Emergency Fund-- An anonymous donation has enabled the Southeast Florida Episcopal Foundation to establish a new fund for emergency property repair and restoration. The immediate purpose of this fund is to assist congregations and individual parishioners to repair the damages from last fall’s hurricanes, but the Foundation intends the fund also to be resource for parishes in the event of damage from other disasters such as fires, lightning strikes, flooding or vandalism. For information about applying for grants from this fund, call the foundation office at 561-799-6424. An application form is available on the Foundation website, www.episfoundation.org.

Help for victims of tsunami in South Asia--Episcopal Relief and Development continues to provide assistance in the areas affected by the Dec. 26 tsunamis, and will be working with dioceses and other relief agencies to begin to help with long-term needs. There is now a special "Crisis Center" section on the ER-D website, www.er-d.org/tsunami, featuring program updates and such resources as bulletin inserts. You can donate immediately online at http://erd.servicenetwork.com/Donate/Donate.asp or mail donations to Episcopal Relief and Development, c/o Emergency Relief Fund, PO Box 12043, Newark, NJ 07101. You can also send checks to Diocese of Southeast Florida, 525 NE 15 St., Miami, FL  33132, marked for "South Asia tsunami relief", or donate online at www.diosef.org (click on "donations" and scroll down to "other contribution" to indicate that your donation is for tsunami victims). We will forward these funds to ER-D. Please pray for the thousands of families affected by this disaster and those who are working to help them.

SEFEF Emergency Fund-- An anonymous donation has enabled the Southeast Florida Episcopal Foundation to establish a new fund for emergency property repair and restoration. The immediate purpose of this fund is to assist congregations and individual parishioners to repair the damages from last fall's hurricanes, but the Foundation intends the fund also to be resource for parishes in the event of damage from other disasters such as fires, lightning strikes, flooding or vandalism. For information about applying for grants from this fund, call the foundation office at 561-799-6424. An application form is available on the Foundation website, www.episfoundation.org

Faith Is Caught: A Teacher's Guide to Spreading the Faith--This course for experienced Church School teachers, new teachers and leaders of small groups will be offered Mar. 4-5 at Church of the Ascension, Miami. The course begins Friday evening, 6:30-10 p.m. and continues Saturday, 9:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. and is limited to the first thirty registrants. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, contact Krisan Lamberti,  DiosefCCFEd@aol.com or305-858-5075.

Daughters of the King Retreat--A 24-hour Lenten retreat for Daughters of the King, Junior Daughters and women interested in DoK will be held at the Duncan Center, Mar. 18-19 (beginning at 5 p.m. Friday and ending at 5 p.m. Saturday). Retreat registration fee is $20, which includes dinner Friday and breakfast and lunch Saturday. Lodging is $76 per person, double occupancy, and $95 single occupancy. Make check payable to Daughters of the King of SEFL and send to: Ruth Foss, 1121 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, F303, FL 33149.  For additional information, email Ruth at RandRFoss@aol.com. Click here to download a registration form.

Peace vigils--Saturday, Mar. 19, will be the second anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq. For information on organizing a vigil for peace and to honor the lives lost in the war, or finding such an event in your community, go to http://hq.demaction.org/Sojo/event/nationalEventSearch.jsp?national_event_KEY=9

Holy Week Clergy Day--The annual Holy Week Clergy Day and Chrism Eucharist (Blessing of the Oils) will be Mar. 22, beginning at 10 a.m., at Trinity Cathedral. The speaker will be the Rev. Christopher Bryan, professor of New Testament at the School of Theology at the University of the South. The Chrism Eucharist will also be the occasion of the formal installation of the Ven. Mary Gray-Reeves as Archdeacon for Deployment, the Rev. Howarth "Hap" Lewis as Canon for Deacons and the Rev. Terrence Taylor as Canon for Youth. Registration for the day will be online at www.diosef.org/register.html .

"Lift Every Voice"--The diocese is offering a rare opportunity for parish musicians, choir members and anyone else who loves singing--"Lift Every Voice": a workshop celebrating African-American Sacred Music, led by Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, Saturday, Apr. 30, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at Grace Church, West Palm Beach. The cost is $5 ($8 after Apr. 15) and includes lunch. Dr. Boyer, general editor of the Lift Every Voice hymnal and professor emeritus of music at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is known throughout the Episcopal Church as a compelling teacher, storyteller-and gospel singer. For more information, call Grace Church, 561-845-6060.

Tips for online registration--When you complete an online registration for a diocesan event, you should immediately see a page that shows you exactly what you entered on the registration form and tells you to print the page for your records. If you do not see such a page or receive an error message, your registration form is incomplete or incorrect in some way, and you have not actually registered. In that case, go back to the registration page and try again. If you are having difficulty with online payment for an event, all registrations for which payment is required offer the option of registering online but paying by mail.

EYE--The national Episcopal Youth Event (for young people who have completed grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 by Spring 2005 and have not already attended college) will be held July 26-31 on the campus of Berea College, Berea, Ky. Our diocese is initially allowed to register 12 youth and three adults, but may be allowed more. Youth interested in attending should contact Diocesan Youth Missioner Fr. Terrence Taylor, ttaylor@diosef.org or 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext. 28. For additional information go to www.eye2005.org

Youth Ministry Opportunities--Diocesan Youth Missioner Fr. Terrence Taylor has sent clergy and youth ministers a list of counselor and internship opportunities available for youth and young adults this summer and into next year. Click here for the list. For additional information, contact Fr. Taylor at 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext. 28, ttaylor@diosef.org, or his assistant, Mary Cobiella, at ext. 29, or mtc@diosef.org.

Duncan Center update--The Duncan Center's "Building to Serve" campaign will be issuing periodic updates on its progress. Click here for the most recent one.

 

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CLERGY CHANGES

Murray, The Rev. Lois                Ordained to the priesthood 2/18/05.

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Parishes in Transition:

Trinity Cathedral—Fr. Bob Libby, interim dean; receiving names

St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton—Fr. Birk Stathers, interim; receiving names

St. Mark’s, Palm Beach Gardens—Fr. Hugh Bell, interim

St. James-in-the-Hills, Hollywood—Bishop Onell Soto, part-time interim; interviewing candidates

All Saints’, Jensen Beach—Seeking interim

St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes—Fr. Thomas Shepherd, interim

St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale—Fr. Gary Hamp, interim.

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

On Sunday, Mar. 6, at 4 p.m., St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, continues its concert season with   “JUBILATIONS! Heroic Music for Three Trumpets, French Horn, Three Trombones, Organ, and Percussion”, with a reception in Harris Hall following the concert. Suggested donation is $10.  For information call 561-395-8285.

On Sunday, Mar. 13, at 4 p.m., Saint Paul’s, Delray Beach, will present a concert by The Pro Arte Chamber Ensemble, The Saint Paul’s Choir and Soloists and The Jubilate Youth Choir. The groups will perform Fauré’s Requiem, the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 and Handel’s Organ Concerto in F major, Opus 4, No. 4. The Handel work will include the first performance in the United States of a recently discovered fifth movement for chorus and orchestra. The requested donation is $10. Children and students are admitted without charge. Following the concert, there will be a reception in the parish hall. For further information, please call the Music Office at (561) 278-6003 or email stpauldb4@aol.com.

St. Matthew’s, Delray Beach, will hold its annual Lenten Tea on Sunday, Mar. 20, at 3:30 p.m., at South County Civic Center, 16700 Jog Road, Delray Beach. For information, call the church office, 561-272-4143.

The Keys Deanery will hold an Acolyte Festival on Saturday, Apr. 2, at St. Peter's, Key West, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The festival will include an acolyte program and Eucharist, followed by a light lunch. Bishop Frade will be celebrant and preacher at the Eucharist. Acolyte teams should bring incense, torches and banners for the procession. More information will be available soon.

“Friends Reaching Friends”, the mission ministry of Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines, is having its Annual Dinner Dance on Saturday, April 2, at the Signature Grand, located on SR 84 in Davie.  All proceeds from the evening will be used to fund the mission program. Please call 954-432-8686 or email friends@friendsreachingfriends.org for additional information.

St. Patrick’s, West Palm Beach, will host a performance by The Strolling Players, a drama group from Trinidad and Tobago, on Apr. 9 at 4 p.m. The group will present a contemporary play, We Crucify Him. The suggested donation is $10. The group will donate a portion of the proceeds to the St. Patrick’s Activity Center for Seniors. For information, call the church 561-833-1903.

On the weekend of Apr. 23-24, St. Peter’s, Key West, will hold memorial celebrations for the late Canon John H. Reece, Jr., who was rector of St. Peter’s from 1950-1975. Events will include a banquet and the awarding of two scholarships to students from the parish. For information, contact Marcia Sweeting-Somersall, 305-294-8051.

Church of the Ascension, Miami, will celebrate its 40^th anniversary with a week of activities May 1-6. The celebration begins with an all-day event on the church grounds Apr. 16, featuring skits, prizes and food from 16 different cultures.

St. Joseph’s Episcopal School, Boynton Beach, is seeking a full-time chaplain and Sacred Studies teacher for PK-3 through 8^th grade. Candidates should be Episcopalians, lay or ordained, and willing to become an active member of Saint Joseph’s Episcopal Church. Click here for additional information on duties and qualifications. For a complete position description, contact Search Committee Chair Mrs. Laura Walker at lauraw@sjsonline.org. Send resumes to Mrs. Walker at that email address or by mail to: Chaplain/Sacred Studies Search Committee, c/o Ms. Laura Walker, St. Joseph’s Episcopal School, 3300B S Seacrest Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL   33435.

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

• Help requested for Anglican church in Baghdad
• Sewanee Summer Bridge Program for minority high school juniors
• DMin program for 2005 at Sawanee
• Summer courses at Episcopal Divinity School
• J2A Pilgrimage Event, June 22-26, Borderlands Ranch, Black Hills, South Dakota
• Intensive Spanish Course to be offered by ETSS
• Florida Prison Ministry Conference
• "Episcopal Fear Factor" - a webcast on evangelism
• Sewanee Fellows-in-Residence Program
• Spirituality and Personality Retreats at the Duncan Center
• Sewanee Church Music Conference, July 11-17
• Third International Conference on Afro-Anglicanism, July 20-27
• "Solo Flight"--annual conference for single adults

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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;

For all who are suffering from the effects of the earthquake and tsunami in South Asia;

Ann Burton, wife of Fr. Bob Burton, recovering from shoulder surgery;

Kitty Evans, wife of diocesan software consultant Bill Evans, scheduled for surgery 4/6; and Kitty’ mother, Pat Swain, healing;

Flora McKenzie, secretary at Christ Church, Miami, recovering from surgery;

Beverly Long, widow of Deacon Dick Long, emphysema;

Bishop John Said, continued healing;

Nancy Morkill, retired secretary to retired Bishop Calvin O. Schofield, Jr., painful back condition;

Phyllis Verell, wife of Fr. Gary Verell, healing of broken shoulder;

Ann Verell Phillips, daughter of Fr. Gary Verell, eye surgery;

Phyllis Cobb, mother of former Executive Board member Pam Anderson, continued healing;

Michelle Anderson, daughter of Pam and Bob Anderson, continued healing;

Charlotte Hamilton, wife of Fr. Bill Hamilton, recovering from sinus surgery;

Bob Katon, husband of Deacon Joanne Katon, healing;

Deacon Pat Masterman, recovering from surgery;

Fr. Victor Bolle, healing;

Bill Thorstad, former diocesan EFM coordinator, brain tumor and head injury from a fall;

Deacon Beverly Jones, continued healing of detached retina;

Warren Preece, father-in-law of Fr. Bruce Woodcock, healing;

Erika Frade, daughter of Bishop Leo Frade and part-time accounting clerk in the Diocesan Office, continued healing;

Debbie and Christine, daughters of Executive Board member Judy Steinbauer, continued healing;

Chris Williams, senior warden at St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale, continued healing;

Bishop Leo Frade, pray for successful treatment of torn tendon in ankle—without surgery;

Irma N. Rodriguez, daughter of former Hispanic Commission member Irma M. Rodriguez and sister of Youth Commission members Luis and Gladys Rodriguez, healing;

Fr. Phil Bentley, healing;

Suzy Watters, daughter of former Trinity Cathedral Bookstore manager Harriet Norman, healing;

Linda Wilcox, former secretary at St. Martin’s-in-the-Fields, Pompano Beach, and Intercession, Ft. Lauderdale, continued healing;

Claudia Monroe, retired secretary at Trinity Cathedral, continued healing;

Fr. Tom Ryan, continued healing;

Lee Parker, brother-in-law of Canon Jim Rasnick, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma;

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

For safety for Deacon Gigi Sharp’s son, Spc. Tim Reed, serving in Iraq;

Fr. Sam Frock, continued healing;

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

Ben Brown, cousin of Deacon Holly Ostlund, continued healing;

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

Deborah Deshaies, wife of Fr. Bob Deshaies, healing;

Aspirant Peter Wallace, continued healing;

Chancellor Emeritus Fred Stanton, healing;

Fr. Gammon Jarrell, continued healing;

Fr. Miguel Restrepo, healing;

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

for the repose of the souls of those who have died, especially Florence Womack (mother of diocesan Director of Communications Mary Cox), who died Feb. 12, and Jessie Hale (widow of Fr. Sam Hale), who died Feb. 20; for comfort for Deacon Gerre Glendenning and all the family in the death of her husband, Deacon Bob Glendenning , on Feb. 14; for Janice Ronkowitz, wife of Fr. George Ronkowitz, in the death of her father, Howard Blanck, on Feb. 18; for Executive Board member Deb McLaughlin, whose husband Mark died Feb. 19; for the Rev. Marta Weeks, whose husband, Austin Weeks, died Feb. 27; for Fr. Tom Bruttell, whose father, Charles Bruttell, died Mar. 14; for diocesan Chief Operating Officer Cris Valdes, whose mother, Mary Rey, died Mar. 18; for Fr. Johnny Johnson, whose nephew, Matthew Johnson, was killed in an automobile accident Mar. 18; and for all those who have lost loved ones in the continued conflict in Iraq.

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A personal note—Thank you for your prayers for my family and for my mother during her final weeks and at the time of her death, and for your many expressions of sympathy. 

                                                                                      --Mary Cox

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

March 13—Lent V

The Diocese of Medak, South India

Christ the King, Freeport

Holy Spirit, West Palm Beach

St. Patrick's, West Palm Beach

St. John's, Lake Worth

March 20—Palm Sunday

The Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East

Crooked Island:

          All Saints’, Church Grove

          St. Michael & All Angels, Moss Town

St. Clement, Spring Point, Acklins

Commission on Church Architecture and Allied Arts

Stewardship Commission

The Nehemiah Project

March 27—Easter Day

Exuma:

          St. Margaret, Harts  

          St. Andrew, Georgetown

          St. Christopher, The Ferry   

          St. John the Baptist, Moss Town

Guardian Angels, Lantana

St. Cuthbert's, Boynton Beach

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach

April 3—Easter II

The Diocese of Monmouth, Wales

Exuma:

     St. Mary Magdalene, Williamstown

     St. Michael, Rolleville

     Holy Innocents, Duncan Town, Ragged island

Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton

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Last updated 03/31/05