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Weeks Ahead
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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Events
March 7 , 2007
- BENNINGTON, Vermont: Lenten Program and Supper each Wednesday
March 8, 2007
- SEWANEE, Tennessee: ENTREAT environmental conference
- CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Series on the "Future of Nuclear Technology"
- CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Events and workshops at Episcopal Divinity School
March 9, 2007
- HINSDALE, Illinois: Magnetic Church Conference
- WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ecumenical Advocacy Days
March 10, 2007
- NEW YORK CITY: Finding a Daily Oasis
- NATIONAL: Consecration of former New Orleans rector to be broadcast on the Web
March 11, 2007
- NATIONAL: Episcopal Church's director of mission featured on 'Day1'
March 16, 2007
- WINNETKA, Illinois: Elaine Pagels to speak at Church of the Holy Comforter
- WEST PARK, New York: Holy Cross Monastery to host Peace Vigil for Iraq
- WASHINGTON, D.C.: Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
- CAREFREE, Arizona: Washington National Cathedral Program in AZ to Address Hope and Action on Global Warming
March 18, 2007...
- WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cathedral State Day honors Arkansas
March 20, 2007...
- NEW YORK CITY: Confiteor: A Lenten Reflection
March 23, 2007...
- AUSTIN, Texas: Visitors weekend at Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest
PARK RIDGE, Illinois: St. Mary's to host screening of documentary on forgiveness
March 28, 2007...
- NEW YORK CITY: Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations lecture at GTS
March 30, 2007...
- NEW YORK CITY: A Lenten Retreat with James Alison
- AUGUSTA, Georgia: Preparing for Holy Week
Music
March 10, 2007...
- NEW YORK CITY: Music series at Holy Trinity continues
March 11, 2007...
- CHARLESTON, West Virginia: Evensong for Lent
- WASHINGTON, D.C.: Organ recitals at Washington National Cathedral
March 16, 2007...
- BEVERLY HILLS, California: Air Force Academy Band Stellar Brass
March 23, 2007...
March 31, 2007...
EVENTS
Coming March 7, 2007...
BENNINGTON, Vermont: Lenten Program and Supper each Wednesday
The community is invited to a program and simple supper each Wednesday during Lent, (February 28–April 4) from 6-8:15 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant St., Bennington, Vermont.
Leading the program will be the Rev. Kenneth Poppe, dean of St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Burlington, Vermont, who will focus on ways to deepen one's prayer life and fellowship with parishioners. There is no charge for the program or the supper. St. Peter's facilities are wheelchair accessible.
For more information call 802-442-2911.
Coming March 8, 2007...
SEWANEE, Tennessee: ENTREAT environmental conference
Sewanee ENTREAT presents its spring environmental conference, "Water for Life: Conserving Water for People and Nature," March 8-9, 3:30 p.m., in Gaillor Hall, at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
Speakers will include: the Rev. Canon Jeff Golliher, program associate for the Environment and Sustainable Development with the Office of the Anglican Observer at the United Nations; Roberta Savage, former executive director of the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators; and Bishop Mark MacDonald, Anglican Church of Canada's first National Indigenous Bishop.
Environmental leaders from Province IV dioceses and other local ministries will continue to confer with presenters around themes of "Baptism, Water and the Local Church."
This free public event concludes on March 9, with a celebration of the Eucharist at noon in the Chapel of the Apostles at the School of Theology.
For more information visit: http://www.sewanee.edu/ENTREAT
CAMBRDIGE, Massachusetts: Series on the “Future of Nuclear Technology”
The Technology and Culture Forum organized by the Episcopal Chaplaincy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) sponsors lectures and symposia that address critical issues of our time. The programs explore the role of science and technology in promoting positive social, ecological, and economic change. In addition, they stimulate discussion about the ethical implications of scientific discovery and technological innovation.
Upcoming forums include:
- March 8, 7 p.m. - 32-141 (Stata Center) "Diverse Applications of Nuclear Technology”
- March 15, 7 p.m. - 32-141 (Stata Center) “Can Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation Co-Exist?”
- March 20, 4:30 p.m. - E51-345 “Iran: War or Peace?”
These programs are free and open to the public. For more information visit: http://web.mit.edu/tac.
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Events and workshops at Episcopal Divinity School
Episcopal Divinity School (EDS) will hold a visiting day for prospective students on March 8 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also, the Dr. Joanna Dewey Scholars Lecture will take place March 27, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Bernadette Brooten will lecture on “Beyond Slavery: Overcoming its Sexual Legacy.”
For information on visiting day email: admissions@eds.edu. For more on the lecture and registration visit: http://www.eds.edu/sec.asp?cat=213&page=203
Coming March 9, 2007...
HINSDALE, Illinois: Magnetic Church Conference
The Evangelism Commission of the Diocese of Chicago is sponsoring the Magnetic Church Conference March 9-10 at Grace Church in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Andrew Weeks, a consultant on evangelism and new member ministry, will be presenting a workshop on new member ministry addressing areas such greeting, marketing, communications and managing growth.
Among the issues:
- How can we make our signs, property, communications, buildings, website and worship more inviting and welcoming?
- How can we make visitors want to come back to our church and stay?
- I'm private and quite reserved; how can I 'do' evangelism in my church?
- Many members of my church are very uncomfortable with evangelism, and
- Resistant to change; how can I help to inspire, motivate and interest them?
For more information contact the Rev. Terri Stanford, chair of the Evangelism Commission at 312-944-1083 ext. 12; fax: 312-944-1065 or email tbstanford@saintc.org.
To register visit: http://www.magnetic-church.com. Grace Church is located at 120 East First Street, Hinsdale.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ecumenical Advocacy Days
"...and How are the Children?" is the theme of the fifth annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days set for March 9 - 12, in Washington, D.C.
The Episcopal Church is one of nearly 50 religious groups and a wide array of Christian denominations sponsoring this gathering of social justice advocates from around the nation.
Experts will train participants on how to do advocacy and inform them of U.S. domestic and international policies that impact all of God's children. The gathering will conclude with a visit to Capitol Hill where participants will ask their Congressional representatives to make the needs of children the center of the 2007 legislative agenda.
Marian Wright Edelman and the Rev. Dr. Cliff Kirkpatrick are scheduled to preach at the two worship services. Edelman is founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund. Kirkpatrick is the stated clerk (chief ecclesiastical officer) of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
A complete schedule and registration information is available at http://advocacydays.org/index.php
Coming March 10, 2007...
NEW YORK CITY: Finding a Daily Oasis
The General Theological Seminary will offer "Finding a Daily Oasis -- The Art of Contemplative Prayer for People with Busy Lives" on March 10, and 31 to explore the necessity of intentional daily experience of God to give spiritual discernment, vision, and energy in our daily lives.
This class ($450 to audit or $700 for 1 graduate-level credit) will emphasize the practice of contemplative prayer in class and at home, as well in the parish setting.
The Rev. Dr. David Keller, founder of the Contemplative Ministry Project and former Steward of the Episcopal House of Prayer at St. John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, will lead.
For additional information, email ccs@gts.edu or call 888-487-5649 ext. 269.
NATIONAL: Consecration of former New Orleans rector to be broadcast on the Web
The consecration of the Rev. Dr. Dabney T. Smith as bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Southwest Florida will take place on March 10, at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle in St. Petersburg. The entire service will be webcast, viewable by going to http://www.dioceseswfla.org/coadjutor.htm shortly before 10 a.m. EST.
Coming March 11, 2007...
NATIONAL: Episcopal Church's director of mission featured on 'Day 1'
The Rev. Dr. James B. Lemler, director of mission for the Episcopal Church, is featured March 11 on "Day 1."
Each program includes a sermon preached by Lemler and a five-minute interview with him conducted by the program's executive producer and host, Peter Wallace.
Lemler applies each day's Gospel readings to three themes to consider during Lent: the importance of choosing God; remembering that God longs for us; and looking at repentance as changing one's mind in order to bear the fruit of service and compassion.
Lemler, a member of the Episcopal Church's management team, is the former dean and president of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He has served as a consultant and conference leader for numerous congregations, dioceses and nonprofit organizations and served as rector Trinity Church, Indianapolis, for 17 years. He is a founding member of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (CEEP).
For more information, call 888-411-Day-1 or visit: http://www.Day1.net.
Coming March 16, 2007...
WINNETKA, Illinois: Elaine Pagels to speak at Church of the Holy Comforter
The Adult Enrichment Committee of Winnetka Congregational Church and the Parish Life Committee at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth invite all to hear Dr. Elaine Pagels, noted author and religious scholar, speak at both churches March 16-17.
Pagels, currently the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University, is the author of numerous books, including The Gnostic Gospels (1979), Adam, Eve and the Serpent (1988), The Origin of Satan (1995) and Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas (2003). Her latest book, Reading Judas: The Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity, co-authored with Dr. Karen King, is due this spring and will illustrate how the recently discovered Gospel of Judas provides a window into understanding how Jesus' followers understood his death and why Judas betrayed Jesus.
Due to limited seating, registration is required. Contact 847-251-6120 or email smstanfa@holycomforter.org.
WEST PARK, New York: Holy Cross Monastery to host Peace Vigil for Iraq
Holy Cross Monastery, located in West Park, New York, will be offering a Prayer Vigil for Peace in conjunction with the Christian Peace Witness for Iraq on March 16. On the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, Christians of all denominations and from all over the nation are joining together to pray for an end to the bloodshed.
Brother Bede Thomas Mudge, OHC, Prior of Holy Cross Monastery, said that "it was essential that Christians of all denominations gather together to pray to God our earnest desire for peace, our concern for all those affected by the war, and our hope that Iraq can be rebuilt and restored."
The vigil schedule is as follows:
- 7 a.m.–7 p.m.: Silent Vigil of Prayer for Peace. Participants are invited to join in prayer in the Church of St. Augustine at Holy Cross Monastery.
- Join any of the Offices or the Eucharist:
- 7a.m. Matins
- 8:30 a.m. Eucharist
- 12 p.m. Diurnum
- 5 p.m. Vespers
(The silent vigil will resume after each of the Offices.)
- Bell Tolling on the hour in memory of all who have lost their lives in the war
- 7:30 p.m.: Peace Liturgy. The monastic community and ministers of area churches and religious orders will lead the Peace Liturgy. All are invited to join with us as we pray for peace in Iraq.
For more information please visit: http://www.holycrossmonastery.com or email James Michael Dowd at james@hcmnet.org or 845-384-6660 ext. 3028.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Christian Peace Witness for Iraq
On March 16, at 7 p.m., the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the war in Iraq, Christian Peace Witness for Iraq will gather at the Washington National Cathedral to share an ecumenical worship service of repentance and hope. A candlelight procession to the White House and a late night peace vigil will follow. There will be opportunities of civil disobedience for those who choose to risk arrest. On March 17, Episcopalians will gather for brunch at St. Alban's Church, and plan for the future.
For additional information visit: http://www.epfnational.org/publish/cat_index_78.shtml or email beardmcd@aol.com.
CAREFREE, Arizona: Washington National Cathedral Program in AZ to Address Hope and Action on Global Warming
Amidst increasingly ominous warnings from the scientific community about global warming, the Cathedral College of the Washington National Cathedral in the nation's capitol will sponsor a pilgrimage in Arizona aimed at helping interdenominational church leaders find new ways to bring hope and action to the public's fears and concerns for the future.
The program, entitled "Sacred Secrets of Renewal: A Spring Pilgrimage to the Desert" will offer new ways to connect Nature with spirituality, preaching, worship, social justice, and environmental stewardship activities.
The pilgrimage will be held at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, Carefree, Arizona ( http://www.spiritinthedesert.org/) March 16-20. For more information contact Phyllis Strupp at 480-488-8827.
Coming March 18, 2007...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Cathedral State Day honors Arkansas
The state of Arkansas will be honored March 18, at the 11 a.m. service at Washington National Cathedral. As part of its national ministry, Washington National Cathedral has for many years individually honored each state in the union.
During worship services, the government and people of that state are prayed for. Call 800-622-6304 for further information.
Coming March 20, 2007...
NEW YORK CITY: Confiteor: A Lenten Reflection
On March 20, 6 p.m., the Church of St. Matthew and St. Timothy, in New York City, will hold “Confiteor: A Lenten Reflection.” This is a chance to hear and mark in word and song the events leading up to the Passion of Jesus and assess where we might find ourselves in that famous drama today. It could be a unique addition to your Lenten devotion.
For details call 212-362-6750.
Coming March 23, 2007...
AUSTIN, Texas: Visitors weekend at Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest
Visitors Weekend at the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, takes place March 23-25 providing seekers, who are striving to be faithful to Christ, with the opportunity to explore a renewed vision of what it means to live out the Gospel in our changing world.
Throughout the weekend, attendees will get a feel for the seminary campus and its community.
There will be small group activities that allow for discussion of formation and vocational discernment, community life, finances, housing and academics. Students will be available to discuss why they chose the Seminary of the Southwest and the impact of that choice.
For more information and registration, visit: http://www.etss.edu/VisWeekend07.shtml
Deadline for the spring weekend is March 9. The next visitor's weekend is October 26-28.
PARK RIDGE, Illinois: St. Mary's to host screening of documentary on forgiveness
Martin Doblmeier, the producer of the acclaimed documentary Bonhoeffer, has come out with a new and powerful documentary on forgiveness. "The Power of Forgiveness" offers interviews with Thich Nhat Hanh, and Elie Wiesel, and features on the Amish, Ground Zero, Beirut, Belfast and other historic moments.
A special showing will be held at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Park Ridge, Illinois on March 23 at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
St. Mary’s is located at 306 S. Prospect. For information call the parish office at (847) 823-4126. An event flyer can be down loaded at http://epischicago.org/ResourceDetail.cfm?CatID=18&RecID=617 .
Coming March 28, 2007...
NEW YORK CITY: Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations lecture at GTS
The Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations’ 19th annual lecture will take place March 28, 7:30 – 9 p.m., in the Seabury Auditorium at the General Theological Seminary in New York City.
Dr. Henry Carse, director of special programs, at St. George’s College, Jerusalem, will speak on “Interfaith Anguish, Interfaith Hope: Discerning a Future from Jersusalem.”
For further information email: academicoffice@gts.edu or call 212-243-5150 ext. 439.
Coming March 30, 2007...
NEW YORK CITY: A Lenten Retreat with James Alison
Trinity Institute and the Trinity Church Discovery Program are set to present a theological retreat March 30–April 1, exploring the concepts of Christian vulnerability with Catholic priest and author James Alison. "The Forgiving Victim: An Induction into Christian Vulnerability" will explore further the theme of Trinity Institute's 37th National Theological Conference, "God's Unfinished Future," held in January, by encouraging personal and community transformation through faith, hope and imagination.
Hosted by Trinity Church, Wall Street, the retreat will open with a free, public lecture on March 30 (reservations are required), followed by a two-day, non-residential retreat March 31-April 1.
The cost of the retreat is $150 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and refreshments. For information and to register: call 800-457-0224 or email retreat@trinitywallstreet.org.
AUGUSTA, Georgia: Preparing for Holy Week
The Episcopal Convent of St. Helena invites all to a Palm Sunday retreat March 30 – April 1 led by Sr. Centra Pemberton, OSH.
Participants will have a chance to be still and explore together some of the meaning of Holy week and the richness of the Holy Week liturgies. Pemberton will also share some of the experience of her visit to the Holy Land.
To register email: augustaconvent@comcast.net. The cost of program, lodging and meals is $160; $80 for commuters.
MUSIC
Coming March 10, 2007...
NEW YORK CITY: Music series continues at Holy Trinity
The 2006-2007 concert schedule at Holy Trinity in New York City continues during the month of March with the following events:
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March 10 - Cantori New York with the Prism Quartet
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March 23 - The New Amsterdam Singers
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March 25 - A Palm Sunday concert featuring Cantori New York
For more information visit http://www.holytrinity-nyc.org or call 212-289-4100 ext. 210.
Coming March 11, 2007...
CHARLESTON, West Virginia: Evensong for Lent
St. John's Evensong for Holy Lent will take place March 11, at 5 p.m. All are welcome.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Organ recitals at the National Cathedral
Organ recitals at the Washington National Cathedral are held Sundays at 5 p.m. immediately following Evensong. They feature Cathedral musicians and guest artists and are held free of charge in the nave.
The recitals in the month of March are as follows:
- March 11 – Isabelle Demers of New York City
- March 18 – Tom Mitts of Washington, D.C.
- March 25 – Christoph Keggenhoff of Speyer, Germany
Coming March 16, 2007...
BEVERLY HILLS, California: Air Force Academy Band Stellar Brass
On March 16, at 8 p.m., All Saints’ Parish in Beverly Hills, California will welcome the Air Force Academy Band Stellar Brass of Colorado Springs, with Dr. Joseph Galema, organ and a premiere by Craig Phillips. Admission is free. For more information call 310-275-2910.
Coming March 23, 2007...
ATLANTA, Georgia: John Michael Talbot Concert
The Atlanta Episcopal Cursillo Community will host an evening with John Michael Talbot, a prolific Catholic singer/songwriter known throughout the world for his spiritually meditative compositions, on March 23, at 7 p.m.
The concert will be held at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta. Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased on-line at http://www.itickets.com/events/169926.html.
Coming March 31, 2007...
BROOKLYN, New York: MANI to present second concert
Violinist Joel Lambdin and pianist Emi Kagawa, co-founders of the chamber music ensemble MANI, will present their second concert in the group’s residency at the Church of the Ascension, in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, New York, March 31, 4 p.m.
The performance will feature Johannes Brahms’ Horn Trio, with French horn player Sara Della Poste, and works for the violin and piano by Claude Débussy and Clara Schumann.
For more information call Lambdin at 717-421-2412 or the Rev. Robert Picken at 718-389-3831. |
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