January 27, 2010

In the diocesan cycle we pray for the people of Grace Church, Kirkwood (1859), and Todd, their Rector
We pray for our mission partners from Blackmore Vale Deanery, Salisbury, Church of England, and our partnership with the Diocese of Lui

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Leadership Conference '10: Focus on Public
l Leadership conference
Narrative with Devon Anderson l Haiti
l Safeguarding
l Newsline
Saturday, March 6, 2010,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (registration begins at 8:30) BISHOP'S VISITATIONS AND
St. Martin’s, Ellisville. PUBLIC SCHEDULE

Sun, Jan 31, Trinity-St.

This year's annual Leadership Conference for clergy Charles
and lay members of the diocese is devoted to Public Sun, Feb 7, Columbia Hope
Sun, Feb 21, St. Mark's-St.
Narrative; how we effectively, succinctly, and Louis
engagingly tell our story. Sun, Feb 28, Grace-Jefferson
City

Keynote and lead presenter will be the Rev. Devon Anderson. In addition to March-April, Bishop Smith's
her work as executive director of Episcopalians for Global Reconcilliation, sabbatical months

Anderson was the project manager for the Episcopal Public Narrative
Life of the Diocese
Project.
Sat, Jan 30, 1:00 PM - 4:00
PM Girl Talk at St. Luke's
More about the Episcopal Public Narrative Project Hospital
This free program brings
mothers and daughters age 11
The Episcopal Public Narrative Project is a collaboration between Marshall and older together for an
Ganz, Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard inspiring afternoon. Engaging
speakers and activities focus on
University, and Bonnie Anderson, the President of the House of Deputies of the many dimensions of
the Episcopal Church. After initial meetings with Presiding Bishop Katharine personal health and wellness,
including what you need to know
Jefferts Schori in 2007, the project began with retreats for potential about skin care and sleep at any
facilitators in 2008-09 and narrative training for deputations at this July's age. Highlights include a pajama
fashion show, cardio hip hop
General Convention in Anaheim. At GC09, four workshops were held dance lesson and a special
covering: one’s own calling, shared calling, call to action, and putting it all presentation for moms from
award-winning teen book author
together. The project continues as deputations bring the techniques and Carrie Silver-Stock on the timely
concepts back to the dioceses. topic of ?sexting? and safe cell
phone use. The event is free but
registration is required: visit
The cost for this conference is $15 which includes lunch. Registration forms www.stlukes-stl.com or call 314-
542-4848.
and a detailed schedule will be available shortly, and posted on the diocesan
site and in iSeek. For more info, as it becomes available, contact Robin Sun, Jan 31 The National
Weisenborn, rweisenborn@diocesemo.org Registration will be due by Feb. Alliance for Mental Illness
(NAMI) is sponsoring a 12
19, 2010. week “Family to Family” class
at St. John’s Episcopal Church,
  3664 Arsenal Street, St. Louis,
  beginning January 31. For
family members and friends
Haiti updates of people with mental illness,
taught by NAMI volunteers.
For more information about
the class, please contact Mimi
Haag at 771-6233 or
nightingale@primary.net.

Sat, Feb 13, 8:30 a.m.-Noon

Absalom Jones celebration, St
Peter’s Ladue , 110 N.
Warson. "Seeking Truth In
Our Generation."

Sun, Feb 21, 8:00 p.m.

Compline at Trinity CWE,
Euclid and Washington, St.
Louis.

Feb 23-25. Diocesan Clergy

Retreat with former Presiding
Bishop Frank Griswold.

Sun, Feb 21, 8:00 p.m.

Letter from Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin of the Diocese of Haiti, 1/23: The  Compline at Trinity CWE,
Episcopal Diocese of Haiti is caring for close to 23,000 Haitians in at least Euclid and Washington, St.
Louis.
21 encampments around the earthquake-devastated country.The diocese is
working hand-in-hand with Episcopal Relief and Development. Week of Feb 22, online
ESM online book club
discussion. For an invitation
"Please tell our partners, the people of the Episcopal Church, the people of email Fr. Rod Wiltse,
wiltse@charter.net.
the United States and indeed the people of the world that we in Haiti are
immensely grateful for their prayers, their support and their generosity," Sun, Feb 28, 4:00 p.m.
Taize Service at Trinity, St.
Duracin wrote. "This is a desperate time in Haiti; we have lost so much. But Charles, 318 S. Duchesne.
we still have the most important asset, the people of God, and we are
Thurs, Mar 4, 6:45 p.m.
working continuously to take care of them." Taize, Compline , on the First
Thursday each Month, 6:45
pm, Bofinger Chapel, Christ
l Episcopal News Service/ Episcopal Life Church Cathedral, 13th &
The Episcopal Church's Haiti Page Locust, St. Louis.
l

l Episcopal Relief & Development's Haiti Page Sat, Mar 6, Leadership

 The Sisters of St. Margaret Conference for Clergy and Lay
l
members of the Diocese,
l The Rev. Lauren Stanley, TEC missioner to Haiti Public Narrative with Devon
Anderson.

Thurs, Mar 11, Submission

  deadline for April/May edition
  of Seek.
Preventing Sexual Misconduct in TEC Fri, Mar 12 & Sat Mar. 13
Dismantling Racism workshop
The Diocese of Missouri offers three tracks of in Columbia, MO.
"Safeguarding" workshops using trained
Sat, Mar 13, 8:30 a.m.-1:00
facilitators and materials from the Church p.m. St. Louis Community
Pension Group. Farmers’ Market at St. John’s-
  Tower Grove.

9am - 1pm, Saturday, March 20, 2010 Sat, Mar 20, 9:00 a.m.-1:00
at CARE AND COUNSELING   p.m. Preventing Sexual
Exploitation in Communities
12141 Ladue Rd, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 of Faith training, a part of the
Safeguarding series.
Registration required for this
This upcoming workshop in the Safeguarding free workshop.
God's People series is Preventing Sexual Week of Mar 29, online
Exploitation In Communities of Faith ESM online book club
discussion. For an invitation
Education and training for addressing exploitation in pastoral relationships. email Fr. Rod Wiltse,
Geared to adult members of congregations, clergy and others who provide wiltse@charter.net.
pastoral care, as well as vestry members.
Day of Dance & Wellness 2/27
This training is being offered at no cost to participants. Registration form is St. Luke Hospital's Day of
online. Please register by March 10, 2010. Dance
at the Hilton St. Louis-
Frontenac
Canon to the Ordinary the Rev. Dan Smith notes that Safeguarding God's 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Children is now available as an online course. Also, some of the Registration, screenings and
Safeguarding DVDs may be appropriate for Sunday Adult forums.If you have exhibits begin at 8:30 a.m.
any questions about these trainings our use of the materials, please feel free
For more
to speak with Dan. (His assistant Robin Weisenborn is at information,
rweisenborn@diocesemo.org or 314-231-1220 ext. 1373. to
register
  for the
event or to sign-up for a
  cholesterol screening at the
Newsline event (fee), call 314-542-
4848 or, click here. Day of
Dance national site:
Bishop Smith's sabbatical. After seven years of service, Bishop Smith is www.dayofdance.org
entitled to three months of sabbatical. Now in the eighth year of his
Episcopacy, the Bishop has elected to take the months of March and April HOLY WOMEN, HOLY MEN
2010 as sabbatical. Our office is prepared to work with you as special needs
January 27
and concerns come up during the bishop's sabbatical, please don't hesitate Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe
to contact any of us in the Offices of the Bishop. Witnesses to the Faith

II. Filled with your Holy Spirit,

A Vision for a Just America: Coming Home. The Episcopal Network for gracious God, your earliest
disciples served you with the
Economic Justice is sponsoring a one-day conference in Chicago on gifts each had been given:
February 26, 2010. Leaders in the fields of economic justice, environmental Lydia in business and
stewardship, Dorcas in a life
sustainability, and the movement for a humane immigration policy will of charity and Phoebe as a
provide information and lead discussions on these topics. The 3:45 pm. deacon who served many.
Inspire us today to build up
workshop will address forming an economic justice network in Province V. your Church with our gifts in
(The Diocese of Missouri is in Province V of the Episcopal Church.) hospitality, charity and bold
witness to the Gospel of
COMING HOME: Organizing for Economic justice in Province V Christ; who lives and reigns
The ENEJ leaders will meet with assembly participants from Province V to with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and
begin organizing a Province V economic justice network. This workshop will for ever. Amen.
include ENEJ resources about organizing for economic justice as well as
current economic ministries and models in Province V. The workshop will Lydia was "a seller of purple
cloth" converted by Paul’s
also begin exploring opportunities for collaboration between the Episcopal preaching at Philippi in
Network for Economic Justice and the Episcopal Ecological Network Macedonia. Paul and his
companions stayed at her house
(EpEN). Download the conference registration (pdf) here. both before they were thrown in
prison and after they were
released [Acts 16:13-15, 40].
Episcopal News Monthly is one of the new publications from the national Dorcas (or Tabbatha—the
church. It will focus on in-depth reporting and analysis of local, regional, Aramaic form of the name) was
raised from the dead by Peter.
national and international news and be compiled from Episcopal News Phoebe was a follower of Paul
Service online postings. For an overview of the new publication schedules, and apparently the bearer of his
letter to the Romans, a
visit online. deacon of the church at
Cenchreae [Romans 16:1-2].
These three women exemplify
Save the Date, April 6 & 7. This year, as a part of 2010 commencement the vital ministry of service
convocation. Eden Seminary is welcoming two speakers of great interest to women played in the early
Church.
our community. On the 6th, Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence,
will present, "Church Next: What is it, where did it come from, where is it The resolution to General
going and how is it getting there." On the 7th, Diana Butler Bass, author of Convention which contains the
suggested additions to Holy
A People's History of Christianity: the Other Side of the Story and Women, Holy Men is available
Christianity for the Rest of Us, will present "Spiritual and Religious: Creating online as a large pdf file. The
edited and official version will be
Faith Communities of Practice, Tradition, and Wisdom." As more published and available next
information becomes available, we'll include it in iSeek. year.

DIOCESAN PUBLICATIONS
_____________
Executive Editor
We ask your prayers for the Rev. Michael Dunnington, Priest-in-charge of The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith
Bishop of Missouri
the Episcopal Church of the Ascension, as he recovers from arm surgery.
 Editor
  Beth Felice
Director of Communications
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
  bfelice@diocesemo.org
314-255-1387
314-398-2209 (cell)

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l Leadership conference
l Haiti
l Safeguarding
l Newsline

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