March 10, 2010

In the diocesan cycle we pray for the people of Trinity Church, St. James (1870), and Steve, their Vicar
In our companion diocese of Lui, we pray for the people of Mideh Archdeaconry, and Christopher, their Priest

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Communications: moving closer to
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conversation l Reflections
Budgets, stewardship, sustainability, mission: our recent themes keep l Newsline

leading back to the desire for stronger, deeper networks of community.

BISHOP'S VISITATIONS
Communication becomes the inevitable buzz word, but how do we shift the
paradigm from the older broadcast model, the authority laying down the law, March-April, Bishop Smith's
to a model which allows bottom up, side to side, and everything in between sabbatical months

kind of communication?
Life of the Diocese

Here are three new entries in the diocesan tool kit: Fri, Mar 12, Journey to Jobs:
Lenten program for job
seekers, each Friday in Lent
l Comments now open on the website news articles. To reduce spam from 9:00 -10:30 at St
Timothy's in Creve Coeur,
we are asking you to add your name which will be published and organized by David Boudinet
email address which will not be published. Comments will be of CSMSG and the Rev. Steve
Lawler of St Stephen's. All are
moderated, if there are any concerns (and you're not obvious spam) invited. Each session will have
we'll contact you with those concerns and not redact your message. a presentation, discussion,
fellowship and prayer. Bagels
l A diocese wide, resource sharing email list called 4LOW. (For the and Coffee will be provided.
LIfe Of the World.) Please consider sharing resources, opportunities, For more information contact
David Boudinet or Fr. Lawler.
things that worked in your parish and things that didn't; or asking for
recommendations or new ideas. There are more opportunities coming Fri, Mar 12 & Sat Mar. 13
Dismantling Racism workshop
through the communications dept than we have space to print, and it in Columbia, MO.
always seems sad that everything offered up to the community has to
Sat, Mar 13, 8:30 a.m.-1:00
be funneled through a person or two. Let's try this together. Our new p.m. St. Louis Community
email lists will all reside at http://lists.diocesemo.org. (Newsletters, Farmers’ Market at St. John’s-
Tower Grove.
those very one way communications, will continue to be sent through
MarketVolt.) To subscribe, send an email to 4low-
Mon, Mar 15, RSVP for Global
subscribe@lists.diocesemo.org.You'll be asked to verify your email Warming Cafe on Mar. 20
address by returning the message with "reply-to." You'll send emails
to the list using this address: 4low@lists.diocesemo.org Fri, Mar 19, Journey to Jobs:
Lenten program for job
l A moderated list to talk about those "hot potato" issues that seekers, each Friday in Lent
crisscross faith and culture, and converse about them with a high from 9:00 -10:30 at St
Timothy's in Creve Coeur
degree of Christian concern for one another. Again, this list will be at
lists.diocesemo.org. Subscribe via hotpotato- Sat, Mar 20, 9:00 a.m.-1:00
subscribe@lists.diocesemo.org. p.m. Preventing Sexual
Exploitation in Communities
of Faith training, a part of the
Safeguarding series.
  Registration required for this
free workshop.
 
Items for reflection Sat, Mar 20, 9:00 am- 1:00
pm, at Christ Church
This week, in his blog, the newly installed Cathedral, attend the Global
Bishop of Minnesota, the Rt. Rev. Brian Warming Cafe: from
Conversation to Action. World
Prior, offered for discussion a video on the C a f e is facilitated, democratic,
Missional Church. A 2-minute explanation conversation. At the end of
the conversation, each
by Jeff Maguire (and friends). member of the conversation
considers making a pledge to
reduce his or her carbon
A Modern Day Parable of Jesus in the Third Space footprint. The goal of 1,000
written by Paul Mayer in a blog's comments: A man and planned Cafés is a collective
pledge of over 250 million
women walk into starbucks, pay £8 to sip their and sip pounds of carbon reduction.
their skinny latte and chi tea. They leave feeling less Please RSVP by March 15:
bgclick@gmail.com
thirsty and more virtuous having discussed their spiritual
journeys and resolve that in this space they can be truly free. Before parting Week of Mar 29, online
ESM online book club
they agree to meet back their the same time next week where they will this discussion. For an invitation
time discuss how to resolve world hunger over a chocolate muffin and a email Fr. Rod Wiltse,
wiltse@charter.net.
piece of blueberry cheesecake. Who do you think is richer for this
experience, the economy of God or the economy of the market? The parable HOLY WOMEN, HOLY MEN
continues here on the Deep Church blog of Jason Clark.
March 13
James Theodore Holly
Last week we included a presentation on Bishop of Haiti, and of the
rethinking environmental stewardship in Dominican Republic, 1911

terms of social justice by Veronica Kyle at

2010 marks the 99th
a Province V gathering in Chicago. A video anniversary of the death of
uploaded in April 09 from The Story of Stuff James Theodore Holly. [This
is not a new addition to LFF,
(Video, Website) presents these simply timely.]
relationships in a compelling, simple way.
II. Most gracious God, by the
calling of your servant James
Each of these challenge us to examine our own lives in parishes. Each Theodore Holly, you gave us our
touches on something which we have held important, but are now first bishop of African-American
heritage. In his quest for life
reconsidering: consumption, process over content, focus on the real estate and freedom, he led your people
of the church as location. Big issues without simply answers. Consider from bondage into a new land
and established the Church in
joining the conversation on our new issues email list: hotpotato- Haiti. Grant that, inspired by his
  testimony, we may overcome
subscribe@lists.diocesemo.org [Brief note, this list is moderated and we'll
our prejudice and honor those
need to okay your subscription. Big office drama, your editor lost a part of a whom you call from every
tooth at lunch and may not get to your subscription with the speed with family, language, people, and
nation; through Jesus Christ our
which you are accustomed.] Lord, who lives and reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, one
  God, now and for ever. Amen.
 
Newsline An account of the 97th
anniversary in Port au Prince
by Sister Marjorie Raphael,
Kudos to Annie Rayman, CPC and our Companion Relationship SSM (Sisters of St Margaret)..
Committee. Church Periodical Club (CPC) granted Lunjini School, in the
Diocese of Lui, a Miles of Pennies grant, for school books for the primary Holly was the first African
American Bishop in the
school children. Episcopal Church & Bishop of
Haiti. Born in 1829 in 
Washington, DC, and the
Organizations and what they do: MOCA, the Missouri Clergy descendent of freed slaves,
Association, is part of the National Network of Episcopal Clergy he was baptized and raised a
Roman Catholic. He left the
Associations. MOCA invites all Episcopal clergy in the diocese to gather Roman church over a dispute
four or five times a year for lunch, collegiality, and conversation. This about ordaining local black
clergy and joined the
January they elected the Rev. Sally Weaver president. At their March Episcopal Church in 1852.
meeting they discussed the proposed revision to our diocesan policy on
serving alcohol at church functions (circa 1985), and the new policy and In 1861 he left the US to
settle in the world's first black
resolution which will be presented to diocesan convention in November 2010. republic, Haiti. In July 1863
Holly organized Holy Trinity
Church. Holly suffered great
Website updates: Explore the revised Our Congregations area, and you'll adversity and continued to
find that the list of parish "thumbnail sketches" now includes a direct link to build schools, churches,
medical missions, schools for
parish websites (Thank you to the Rev. Todd McDowell for the suggestion.) training candidates for Holy
You'll also find a page and Google map with all parish locations, mailing orders.

addresses, phone numbers and email addresses in an alphabetical

Brief autobiography at Project
directory, or a directory by convocation. Committees will appreciate the pdf Canterbury.
of labels (Avery 5160) with mailing addresses and primary contacts for all
parishes and our campus ministries.

One of the long ago planned features, and now implemented, was a
changing scripture quote on the main page. We've included a verse of the
Psalm appointed for the upcoming week, the Sunday it is designated for,
and its location in the Book of Common Prayer (upper left-hand corner,
directly under the diocesan logo).

More complete information on

the life of Bishop Holly in
George Bragg's History of the
Afro-American Group of the
Episcopal Church, online at the
great online humanities
project, Documenting the
American South.

The resolution to General

Convention which contains the
suggested additions to Holy
Women, Holy Men is available
online as a large pdf file. The
edited and official version will be
published and available next
year.

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Bishop of Missouri

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