tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345001761124779452024-02-01T23:34:15.477-08:00Formation and Ministry ResourcesThis Blog is a mixture of reflections and a collection of Formation and Ministry Resources maintained by the Dean of Formation for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. Inclusion of a resource does not necessarily indicate endorsement. In many cases I have tried to include a variety of perspectives and/or items that are thought provoking or controversial. I hope it is a helpful tool for your ministry!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-43610439154128279472015-11-28T05:54:00.000-08:002015-11-28T05:54:14.550-08:00Advent: Reflections on Time<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; max-width: 513px; width: 100%;">
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For Advent, a group of those in formation for the priesthood here in the Episcopal Church in CT will be offering daily reflections on time. I have seen some of these reflections, and they are thought provoking and inspiring. I hope you will join me in following their blog for Advent:<br />
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Advent Blessings! <br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is a little before 5 on a Wednesday morning, and I am driving through the dark streets of West Hartford. There are very few cars on the road. Few of us crazy enough to be ought and about. Where would one be going at such an ungodly hour? Well, it is time to come clean. I have caught the bug: I do CrossFit.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">If you had told me a few years ago that I would be getting up in the pitch black to go and lift weights and do push ups, I would have given you quite a quizzical stare. I like my sleep (a lot), and given my own medical history, I didn’t think I would ever be lifting anything heavier than my toddler.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, you are probably thinking, "What does Cross Fit have to do with church or ministry or formation?” Good question. Actually I think it has a fair amount to do. And I am not the only one. Just Google CrossFit and Church. Quite a number of articles and blog entries have been written about it in recent months. Even in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/03/24/the-cult-of-crossfit-how-the-workout-can-bring-out-the-best-and-worst-of-faith/" target="_blank">The Washington Post.</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I was thirteen, I was diagnosed with bone cancer. The year of chemotherapy and the numerous surgeries that followed taught me a lot about my body and left it permanently changed. The tumor was in my left collarbone, and so, after the chemo shrunk the tumor, they removed my left collarbone. Because of the mobile nature of this bone, there is not yet (nor may there be in my lifetime) the technology to replace this bone. They cannot put a rod or a donor bone in the way they would if it were a vertical leg or arm bone. This means all the muscles in my left shoulder are now attached to each other rather than my collarbone, which means I don’t have the same skeletal stability in my shoulder that most people do. For instance, I cannot just align my skeleton and “rest” in plank position.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Over the years, I have sought out fitness options that help to strengthen my shoulders and to just keep me in good shape. I have done yoga and rowing. Both of those were great in many ways, but somehow they weren’t exactly the right fit. Then I started working for a bishop who is passionate about CrossFit. Listening to his stories got me intrigued. Then there was a Groupon for a Box (what you call a CrossFit gym) in my town . . . and so, I tried it a bit of a year ago and haven’t looked back.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I realize CrossFit is not and will not be for everyone, and I must say it has provided some remarkable personal and professional lessons for me. I think one of the biggest reasons I have stuck with CrossFit (beyond the fact that I am probably in the best physical shape I have ever been and that feels good) is that it has changed my definition of what is possible. Given my medical history, I was very cautious about what I might be able to do in CrossFit, but from the day I started my coaches have found ways to scale and modify workouts. They always ensure that I can do something that is challenging, but never harmful or dangerous for me. When I started CrossFit, picking up my three year old was enough of a challenge. Today I can deadlift more than my own body weight, and I can lift 50 pounds above my head. I still can’t do a pull up, but I have faith that I will get there. My slow and steady progress over the past year has taught me to trust the process, to trust my coaches and to keep trying. I thought cancer had put limits on my body that could never be overcome. Amazingly they can.
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Last weekend, a group of eleven postulants for the diaconate gathered together to officially begin their formation program. The story of this wonderful weekend and how it came to be is rather interesting, and it seems to me, a wonderful testament to what God is up to in New England. So now to explain the title of this post . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">None of this program or the weekend would have happened with out the incredible support and leadership of our bishops. We are blessed in Province 1 to have bishops who gather regularly and are committed to thinking about how we can do things more collaboratively. We are fortunate to be such a geographically small Province that we can actually gather together in person! As you can see above, we were blessed to have a bishop from each of the dioceses engaged in this collaborative formation effort with us last weekend! On Saturday morning, we had a wonderful presentation and conversation with the bishops on the vision of the diaconate in each diocese and some dreams for the future. Bishop Ahrens was able to stay with us for additional time and conversation over the weeked, as well as leading an engaging discussion of Parker Palmer's <i>Let Your Life Speak </i>and celebrating Eucharist on Sunday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Four of the seven dioceses in Province 1 are participating in this program. At present the other three are offering their own local formation programs. The weekend was led by the Archdeacon from Rhode Island, the director of Diaconal Formation from Western Mass and me (Dean of Formation in CT). At present CT, NH and WMA all have postulants in the process. Rhode Island hopes to have more postulants next year. We are particularly grateful to the diocese of Rhode Island for its ongoing support of the program (more on that when we get to the table). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">One of our postulants here in Connecticut once referred to himself as a "Deacon Under Construction," hence the term "DUC," and it seems to have caught on. I must say, this group of DUCs is quite an inspiring bunch! They are enthusiastic, committed, wise and tremendously gifted. I was particularly reminded this weekend, as we were 4 bishops, 2 priests, 2 deacons and 11 deacon postulants, what a joy it is to be gathered as a diverse group of ordained leaders. Each order is so distinct, and we are each so enriched by being in conversation with each other! I have been blessed, from my sponsoring parish in Maine to my various calls as a priest, to serve frequently with deacons. I am so grateful for their particular gifts and perspective, for the questions they ask all of us as followers of Jesus and for the myriad of ways they help and inspire the Church (and me!) out of our comfort zones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So the very exciting thing is that together we have 11 deacons under construction. I hope in future years this number will be much higher! It will be a wonderful day when all our worshiping communities are blessed by the particular ministry of a deacon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So this collaborative effort started with a conversation among our bishops and those involved in the formation of clergy in Province 1. It has come to fruition through commitment and hard work of many individuals. AND it is possible because of a particular resource of the Diocese of Rhode Island. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A few years ago, folks were cleaning out some things from the Cathedral in Providence. They found an old table that was not needed, and so they were going to just toss it. Thankfully, someone spoke up and said it might be worth getting it appraised first, just in case. So they did. Phew! Turns out that table was worth some money. Actually, a lot of money. Thousands and thousands of dollars! That money was put into a fund that throws of income every year. That income is helping to underwrite this collaborative effort of deacon formation. It is enabling us to be responsive to the Holy Spirit and to try on a new way of doing formation - together! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It seems particularly fitting that the funds to help underwrite this effort are from the sale of a table. A table is helping to fund the formation of deacons, those who serve at the Table and who call us from the Table to go out and be God's people in the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So thanks to our bishops, DUCs and a table, we had a remarkable weekend of getting to know each other, sharing our stories, imagining the future and continuing to be formed into who God is calling us to be. Thanks be to God!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This spring the Deacon's Council did a book study of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hand-Mouth-Living-Bootstrap-America-ebook/dp/B00JPR5JA0" target="_blank">Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America</a></span>. <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is book is a remarkable window into the issues of domestic poverty and hunger in America. The conversation at the Council meeting resulted in some excellent work by our deacon postulants about how we as the Episcopal Church in CT can more faithfully live into God's Mission and do something to address the issue of poverty on a local level. At our 2014 Annual Convention a resolution was passed to promote the practice of paying a living wage in our parishes. The deacon postulants have done some excellent work developing resources to help our parishes do just that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are interested in learning more about what you can do to help address issues of hunger and poverty here in CT, there are also some great resources through Feeding America. <br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span></span><br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/our-research/map-the-meal-gap/2013/CT_AllCounties_CDs_MMG_2013.pdf">http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-America/our-research/map-the-meal-gap/2013/CT_AllCounties_CDs_MMG_2013.pdf</a></span></span></span><br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span></span><br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">This is a link to a report on Hunger in Connecticut based on data from the Connecticut Food Bank.</span></span></span><br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></span></span><br style="font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://help.feedingamerica.org/HungerInAmerica/FB56_CT_EastHaven_report.pdf?s_src=W149REFER&s_referrer=donated_media&s_subsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fhelp.feedingamerica.org%2Fsite%2FPageServer%2F%3Fpagename%3DHIA_hunger_in_america&_ga=1.263919375.2091024846.1437347282">http://help.feedingamerica.org/HungerInAmerica/FB56_CT_EastHaven_report.pdf?s_src=W149REFER&s_referrer=donated_media&s_subsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fhelp.feedingamerica.org%2Fsite%2FPageServer%2F%3Fpagename%3DHIA_hunger_in_america&_ga=1.263919375.2091024846.1437347282</a></span></span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-24842660437643570312015-06-18T08:48:00.001-07:002015-06-18T09:28:24.564-07:00South Carolina - Resources on Challenging Violence and Racism<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; max-width: 508px; width: 100%;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As with many of you, my heart is breaking this morning at the news out of Charleston. Nine people dead in what seems to be a racially motivated killing in a church. How do we feel safe if our houses of worship are under attack?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Inspiring words from our bishops this morning, posted <a href="http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=38808923-228c-4cf4-ad20-8496f227a6b2&c=f915bb60-5f9e-11e4-8e9b-d4ae52733bf0&ch=f9577f50-5f9e-11e4-8ea3-d4ae52733bf0" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">May we be inspired to join with our brothers and sisters in faith to carry the light of Christ out into the world and to live into our calling to challenge violence and transform unjust structures in our society. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-40506806894246440922015-06-15T17:54:00.000-07:002015-06-15T17:54:03.003-07:00<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As we approach our 78th General Convention in a few weeks time, I wanted to be sure that you have some resources with which to prepare and follow the action!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Our Canon for Communications and Media, Karin Hamilton, does a fabulous job of keeping the folks in CT informed about the happenings at General Convention. Be sure to sign up for the ECCT General Convention E-News: <a href="https://www.episcopalct.org/News-and-Events/Electronic-Newsletters/">https://www.episcopalct.org/News-and-Events/Electronic-Newsletters/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Episcopal News Service: <a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/">http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Memorial to the Church mentioned in recent E-News: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Scott Gunn (Forward Movement) blogs the Blue Book:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.sevenwholedays.org/category/general-convention/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.sevenwholedays.org/category/general-convention/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Tom Furgeson on the Memorial:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Keith Voets (member of COM) on Marriage:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Blog from Deputy Don Reed:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I spend a lot of time in my time in my car. A number of years ago, Reade and I discovered that we could have satellite radio in our cars for the same amount of money we were paying for three days of the newspaper. Since we spend so much time in the car we made the switch, and we haven't missed the paper. One of the reasons I love satellite radio is how much I learn while driving in my car! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Last week I heard a program on the <a href="http://thedianerehmshow.org/" target="_blank">Diane Rehm show</a> on <a href="http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2015-05-05/the-environmental-outlook-citizen-scientists" target="_blank">Citizen Science</a>. I only caught part of the show. They talked about how smart phone technology and computers were enabling the average person to participate in some of the greatest scientific efforts of our time. I knew there were programs use spare computing power to search for Extra-Terrestrial Life (<a href="http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/" target="_blank">SETI@home</a>) or to fold proteins for cancer research (<a href="https://folding.stanford.edu/" target="_blank">folding@home</a>). The interviews that day made me realize how much bigger citizen science could be than just something your computer does in its spare time. This program talked about how children in classrooms and the average person with a smartphone were helping <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">NASA</a> and <a href="http://www.noaa.gov/" target="_blank">NOAA</a> or helping biologists track bird migration or any other numbers of scientific projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of the people interviewed on the program talked about how inspiring and empowering it was for people to be participating in a program that was so much bigger than themselves. How they could spend there few minutes with a smartphone and know that they were making a difference and connecting with others who also cared about the world in which we live. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And this program got me thinking. What would "Citizen Church" look like? How might we use social media and technology to accomplish something together that we could never do on our own? In many ways this is what we already do as Church - we focus in our little community to do our work of building up God's Kingdom, hoping and trusting that others are doing the same and that each of us is making a difference. But I think too often we are so focused in our own lives and communities that we can forget that we are part of something larger. We belong to the Body of Christ. We are one part of a much larger whole. How might we deepen our awareness and connectedness to God and to each other? How do we shift our mindset to see ourselves in partnership with sisters and brothers across town and around the world? How can we live into the reality that "</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine" (Ephesians 3:20)?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I don't know what the answers might be yet. I just think it is an idea worth considering and a conversation worth starting. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-49756395026980337732015-04-17T14:47:00.001-07:002015-04-17T14:47:36.746-07:00Sermon on TREC-CT<span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-ac175b8c-c957-8284-467f-f2f87b49f4a9" style="font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is 8am on a Wednesday morning. I sit at a table at Effie’s Place in West Hartford, sipping coffee and chatting with friends. We have just come from celebrating the 7:15 Eucharist at Grace Church in Hartford. I was the celebrant on this morning, and am on my way to work, and so I am wearing my clerical collar. There are six others at the table. All men, and most of them have children who are older than I am. Clearly we seem to make an interesting group, because about half way through breakfast an older lady comes up and asks me, “What is this?” I explain that we are sharing breakfast after Church. I come later to learn that a significant portion of the clientele at Effie’s are Roman Catholic, and so I begin to realize why a young, female cleric with a bunch of older men would be such a surprising sight!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In some ways I can understand her surprise. All of the others at the table grew up in a Church that used the 1928 Prayer Book and where only men were priests. Three of the men at the table are retired priests and were all ordained before 1976. In my case, women have been priests longer than I have been alive, and I have only ever known the “new” Prayer Book as our Book of Common Prayer. On the surface it could seem that we have little in common. And yet I cherish these Wednesday morning breakfasts. There is much laughter at that table. The conversations range from the mundane to the sublime. There is talk of church, of politics, of history, of the things of daily life. And I think these Wednesday morning breakfasts have something to offer our gathering and conversation here today. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Today is the feast day of Molly Brant. If you were following Lent Madness then this name will be familiar to you. Molly was a Mohawk woman in pre-Revolutionary America who grew up Anglican and was a remarkable bridge between the Mohawk and British communities. She was a leader in her communities at a time of great political and societal upheaval. As scholars have noted, “Although Molly received an education from Christian missionaries and was a devout Anglican, she retained a respectful devotion to many Mohawk customs, which allowed her to serve as a consensus-builder between two nations.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is not unlike where we find ourselves today as the Episcopal Church in CT. We are faced with the challenge of moving forward into a new world, a new century, a new way of being without losing our heritage or our identity. I think the Holy Spirit was up to something that this gathering is held on the feast day of Molly Brant. It has been noted that Molly Brant was “a woman who lived beyond the cultural, political, and religious limitations of her era. She faithfully integrated her Anglican faith with her Mohawk heritage without confusing the two.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> She can be a model for us as one who knew how to hold on to one’s heritage, to bring together the best of two seemingly disparate sides to create a more promising future. Re-imagining the Episcopal Church in CT is about thinking outside the box. It is about re-shaping ourselves to best fit the needs of the 21st century, while simultaneously preserving the best of our heritage and traditions. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am actually very excited about the opportunity that lies before us. One of the things I love about serving as the Dean of Formation is that I have the opportunity to work with folks in discernment, in the ordination process and those who are newly ordained. No matter their chronological age, these folks are full of hope and new ideas. They are passionate about their love for Jesus, for our Church and for God’s people. They are chomping at the bit to get started and to make a difference. They also see things differently. Few of them are anticipating careers in full-time parish ministry. They imagine ministries in prisons, in schools, in hospitals, in coffee shops and art studios. They imagine ministries that take them out into the world to meet people. Their passion is contagious. Their excitement and new ideas have shown me that we need a church structure, locally and across the Episcopal Church that can better serve the leaders of the future. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A recent clergy gathering focused on the issues of Alcoholism and Addiction in the Church. Clergy, in particular, can have an important role to play in helping people get the help they need. Clergy are also at risk for substance abuse, and so the whole Church needs to be aware of these issues and on the lookout for anyone in our community who may be struggling. Below are some valuable resources. Please let me know if you have more to add to this list. Thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Letter from our Bishops, including link to model Alcohol Policy:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.ct-aa.org/home/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.ct-aa.org/home/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Alcoholism and the Church</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Think-Dont-Know-Congregations/dp/081922412X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427730627&sr=1-1&keywords=chilton+knudsen" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/You-Think-Dont-Know-Congregations/dp/081922412X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427730627&sr=1-1&keywords=chilton+knudsen </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">General Convention Resolution on Alcohol and Drug Abuse:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1985-a083"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.episcopalarchives.org/cgi-bin/acts/acts_resolution.pl?resolution=1985-a083</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-57816285783016936932015-03-30T08:40:00.001-07:002015-03-30T08:41:00.253-07:00End of Life Resources<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; max-width: 478px; width: 100%;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I recently gave a talk at an Adult Forum on end of life issues, and wanted to share these resources here, in case they are of assistance in your ministry. </span><br />
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<a href="http://ctlawhelp.org/health-care-planning-advance-directives-living-wills" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://ctlawhelp.org/health-care-planning-advance-directives-living-wills</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/browse.asp?A=2130&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=19278" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/browse.asp?A=2130&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=19278</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.agingwithdignity.org/five-wishes.php" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.agingwithdignity.org/five-wishes.php</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.familyloveletter.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">www.familyloveletter.com</span></a></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">HAVING THE CONVERSATION . . . </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over Coffee</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Professional Capacity</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Major Life Events - Baptism, Wedding, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Onset of Illness</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Adult Education Forum at our places of Worship</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What are are your hopes? What are your fears?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Opportunities for learning this summer</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">While the quantity of snow on the ground in CT may have us wondering if summer will ever be here, it is time to make plans. And many of these places have offerings this spring as well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you have a bit of time in your summer, you may be interested in some of these opportunities, near, far and online. I will add more as I find them!</span><br />
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<a href="http://eds.edu/course-listings#June2015"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://eds.edu/course-listings#June2015</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hartsem.edu/current-students/course-schedule/summer-2015/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.hartsem.edu/current-students/course-schedule/summer-2015/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.gts.edu/take-a-course-today" target="_blank">https://www.gts.edu/take-a-course-today </a></span><br />
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<a href="https://utsnyc.edu/academics/lifelong-learning/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">https://utsnyc.edu/academics/lifelong-learning/</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.drew.edu/undergraduate/what-you-learn/summer-term"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.drew.edu/undergraduate/what-you-learn/summer-term</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.nyts.edu/academic-resources/partnerships-and-collaborations/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.nyts.edu/academic-resources/partnerships-and-collaborations/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://hispanicsummerprogram.org/" target="_blank">http://hispanicsummerprogram.org/ </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bexleyseabury.edu/courses/current-upcoming/">http://www.bexleyseabury.edu/courses/current-upcoming/</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://cdsp.edu/continuing-education/center-for-anglican-learning-and-leadership/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://cdsp.edu/continuing-education/center-for-anglican-learning-and-leadership/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A conversation arose recently among one of our formation groups around tools for one's personal prayer life, so I thought I would collect some of the resources mentioned (with a few additions) here. If you have other resources to add, please comment or send them to me. Thank you!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Thoughts on CPE</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One requirement of the ordination process that strikes fear into the heart of many is the requirement to do a unit of CPE (Clincal Pastoral Education). In a nutshell, CPE is a practical internship that provides training in pastoral care and chaplaincy, usually done in a health care setting. For some it is simply the fear of the unknown. For others it is a fear or dislike of hospitals. For the introverts among us, the thought of walking cold into someone's hospital room and introducing yourself as the chaplain is terrifying. We might prefer a root canal. Others have heard stories of harsh supervisors or problematic group dynamics that have made for unpleasant CPE experiences. While it is true that not everyone comes to love CPE or have a wonderful experience, I hope some of my reflections below can help ease some fears and help you to get the most out of your CPE experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">First off, I will confess to being one who loves CPE. I have done four units of it, and I am incredibly grateful for the gifts and ways it has shaped me and my ministry. I also know that it can be an incredibly challenging time, and for many one unit is all they would like to do!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We in CT are blessed to be in a rather CPE dense area of the country. Within CT or within an hour of our borders we have numerous CPE sites. This means it will likely be possible for you to have some choice in where you do your CPE. I strongly recommend applying to more than one place. Go and interview. CPE is a profound and enriching experience, and much of it hinges on the relationship with your supervisor. Think of the interview as an opportunity for you to interview the site and your potential supervisor as much as it is an interview of you. If at all possible, choose the site that feels like the best match for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If at all possible, I recommend doing CPE in a Level 1 Trauma facility. For the most part this means a large, urban (often teaching) hospital. This is not to say that you cannot have a great experience at a small town hospital - you certainly can! The advantage of a Level 1 Trauma facility is that it will allow you to see a great variety of people and circumstances. You will truly see the breadth of the human condition and the human family there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If the constraints of your professional obligations or family life are such that you cannot take a summer off to spend 40-60 hours a week doing CPE, then the answer is that you need to do an Extended Unit (part-time, ~ 10-15 hours a week during the academic year). If you have flexibility in your schedule, there is certainly something to be said for doing it all at once in a 10 week internship. Particularly, if you think you might be called to healthcare chaplaincy, I would strongly recommend the Summer Intensive as a way to try that on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Be Gentle with Yourself</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">While CPE is an incredibly rewarding and enriching experience, it is also exhausting - physically and emotionally. It is not a good idea to plan to accomplish a whole lot else while doing CPE. You need time to do your clinic hours, time to write verbatims, and most of all, you need time to process. The incredible privilege of chaplaincy is that you are right there to walk with people in some of the most profound moments of their lives. That is a gift and a burden. In CPE you will witness a great deal of suffering, and you need time to process that. We can suffer vicariously just by witnessing trauma, and so it is important to be gentle with yourself. Additionally, CPE helps us to be better caregivers because it asks us to examine our own lives and stories to see what baggage it is that we bring with us into the hospital rooms we visit. That is essential work to our formation as ministers, and it is challenging and exhausting. Be sure you have your personal emotional and spiritual support system strongly in place while doing CPE. Prayer, conversation, time to laugh with friends will all be very important in helping you cope with the remarkable learning experience that is CPE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Note on the image: I chose this image because it shows people (not just a graphic of connecting wires or puzzle pieces) and because it shows the virtual connection of a video conference. I think both kinds of connecting are important - incarnate and virtual - and both have their place. Often times the virtual method makes connections possible that would not otherwise be possible, and we also need to be sure that our connections are not only virtual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bishop Ian recently passed along this article on the value of bi-vocational clergy: <a href="http://thomrainer.com/2015/01/19/eight-reasons-fulltime-pastors-staff-go-bivocational/">http://thomrainer.com/2015/01/19/eight-reasons-fulltime-pastors-staff-go-bivocational/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While it makes a number of excellent points about the gifts bi-vocational clergy bring to the church, what I'd like to reflect on here is the broader theme of staying connected. Thom Rainer argues that one of the main gifts bi-vocational clergy bring are a connectedness to the outside world. It is so easy in life generally, and somehow in the church particularly, to become inwardly focused and insulated from the world. We can become so concerned about maintaining the status quo and responding to our own needs and desires that we can miss what is going on in the world around us. By necessity bi-vocational clergy are back and forth between church and world. They are bridges. Sounds a bit like a deacon. Perhaps we could refer to deacons as "the original bi-vocational clergy." :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While I do think this is a gift of bi-vocational clergy, I also think it touches on a point that is relevant to all of us who work in the church (lay and ordained). It would behoove all of us to note the value of staying connected to the world. If the church exists as to serve God's mission in the world, then we always need to be communicating the needs of the world to the church and forming and supporting the members of the church to help meet those needs. So all of us need to stay connected to the world. Not to mention, it is also just good for one's sense of self and for self-care to be connected more broadly than the institution of the church. So, here are 5 tips for staying connected to the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">1. Read the Newspaper </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Okay, well maybe not the literal newspaper. Perhaps it is an app on your smartphone or a or the start page in your browser. Maybe you get email alerts of breaking news from your local newspaper, or at least the biggest paper in your state. Maybe you scan the headlines on the BBC, The New York Times or CNN. Maybe you listen to NPR when driving in your car. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">However you access it, there is great value in keeping track of the news in your town and around the world. Our sermons are better, our relationships stronger because we are connected to our communities and the needs of the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">2. Shop Local </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Get to know the business in your local area. Whether you are in an urban setting with lots around you or a small rural setting with miles between you and "civilization," try to build relationships with those around you. You never know what opportunities for service or evangelism might arise because of a conversation you had with the proprietor of a local restaurant or the post office employee. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3. Colleagues</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A great way to remember that the church and the world are bigger than whatever little corner of it we might be serving, is to develop colleague relationships across the wider church. Whether this is through seminary classmates, people you meet at CREDO or another professional education event or even a local colleague group, there is much to be said for hearing what others are up to in their ministry. There is much support and great idea sharing that can happen in this groups, so be sure they are a part of your ministry! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">4. Old Friends and some new </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While it is great to have those with whom you can "talk shop," it is also essential to stay connected to people who are not in the church. Be sure that you keep a few friends who knew you before you ever went to seminary or started working for the church. They are essential for keeping us humble. Particularly for us clergy, if we are not careful the power of our office can easily go to our heads. We also need people who help us remember that there is more to who we are than our job titles. We need people with whom we do not have any professional obligations. People with whom we can laugh, cry and be ourselves. If you don't have old friends nearby or that you can connect with regularly, it can definitely be worthwhile to work on making some new ones. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5. Sabbath - Practices of Prayer and Refreshment</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And of course there is another connection that needs to be maintained for us to flourish in our ministry - the connected to God. While it can be tempting to get lost in or become beholden to our "To Do" List, practices of prayer and refreshment are essential for keeping us well - in all senses. This should perhaps be number one, for without this connection, without a regular rhythm of prayer and relaxation built into our lives we run the risk of being overwhelmed by the needs of the world or become mired in the minutia of daily life in the church. May our spiritual disciplines and practices be the foundation from which we build the rest of our connections to each other and to the world. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-53209164832097418182015-01-14T11:27:00.003-08:002015-01-14T11:27:35.950-08:00Funerals<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; max-width: 478px; width: 100%;">
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<b>A Reflection on Funerals </b><br />
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My grandfather died recently. He was 94 and lived a long, full, wonderful life. His funeral was truly a celebration of a remarkable man and the life he led. As I had the opportunity to be more of a family member than a pastor for his funeral, it also got me thinking about funerals more broadly. Funerals are some of the most important work we do as the Church. As I have reflected on in past sermons (see <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Ksyg9xHIJ51sTU0sBuCuTaDpNmbXLohFMrDZuTDieY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a>), we (the Church) know how to do suffering and grief. We know how to help people find comfort and make meaning in the midst of loss. This is why churches were full on the Sunday after 9/11, people knew that the Church was the place to go to help them make sense of or at least cope with tragedy . . . the question is are we ready to respond well when people come seeking that wisdom? I hope so.<br />
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Since funerals are a large part of what we can do to help people find hope in the midst of loss, here are a few reflections and ideas on how to do a funeral well:<br />
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1. PLAN YOUR FUNERAL<br />
I cannot stress enough the gift it is for family members to have a funeral already planned out so that they can just fulfill your wishes. It saves so much questioning and potential family stress to have a service already planned out! So, please plan your own funeral and encourage family, friends and parishioners to do the same!<br />
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2. Funeral or Memorial<br />
One of the first questions to sort is whether or not it will be a funeral or a memorial service. Will the body or ashes be present? Will the burial be done before, immediately after or at some later date? This is really for the family to decide. And I think that it many cases it can be helpful to do the burial first, so that the service in the church can be even more of a celebration of the life of the deceased. That is, however, much more easily done when the person who died lived a long full life. When the death was of a child, young person or in violent circumstances, it may be necessary or appropriate to do things differently. Of course there are also many people or family members who may just wish for a simple graveside service. Graveside services can be lovely and if that is what is preferred, some of what is below may not apply. <br />
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3. Liturgy<br />
Since we are Episcopalians, the good news is that this pretty well covered in the Book of Common Prayer. Great comfort is found in the words of the burial service, in the ritual of that liturgy. There is something about praying the same prayers that others have prayed over the centuries that is quite healing. Our circle of support is widened because we are connected to so many others who have known what it is to grieve.<br />
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Planning a funeral liturgy is really about filling in the outline offered in the BCP. The prayers are there, suggested readings and psalms are there. The questions are: Communion or no? Burial before or after or at another time? What hymns to use? Who will preach? Who will offer remembrances? I highly recommend creating or adapting a funeral planning form, such as this one created by my good friend and colleague, Rev. Jeremiah Williamson: <a href="http://www.ecfvp.org/yourturn/funeral-planning-form/">http://www.ecfvp.org/yourturn/funeral-planning-form/</a><br />
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4. Music<br />
I cannot emphasize enough the healing and cathartic properties of many of our hymns and other pieces of sacred music. I would, therefore, strongly advocate for having at least some hymns at every funeral. They can help people begin to grieve in a way prayers or readings may not.<br />
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That being said, a few recommendations on the music front. Keep the secular music out of the body of the liturgy. It just may be that the deceased's favorite song is Stairway to Heaven, but it will like detract from the flow and ambiance of the liturgy if used as the sequence hymn. Try to keep secular music in the prelude or postlude, or better yet for the reception.<br />
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4. Remembrances and Homily<br />
As the services are celebrations of someone's whole life it is often quite appropriate for family or friends to offer some remembrances. Generally, it is best to limit this to 2 or 3, as you will likely be offering a homily as well. If people want to have an open mic of remembrance time, that might be best done at the reception. If there are others who would like to be involved in the service, they can be invited to assist in the liturgy or do a reading. It is also a good idea to require those speaking to write down their remarks. It will help them get through an emotional time, and you might also gently suggest a word limit, so that they don't go on and on. In writing your homily, the goal is of course to connect the Scriptures to the person's life and to preach the Good News of resurrection. Even if you didn't know the person, try to make the homily at least a little personal. Talk with the family members and read the obituary. You do not need to pretend the person was your best friend. Just finding a few personal connections with Scripture or things to note will be a wonderful gift to the family.<br />
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5. Funeral Directors<br />
This perhaps should have come first, as they are in indispensable part of the process. Funeral directors often get a bad rap for their prices. It is unfair to paint a whole profession with a broad brush. I have had the privilege of working with a number of them, and for the majority of them their work is a true calling that they take very seriously. They are pastoral and offer a lot of support to families. They also have great sense of humor and are wonderful colleagues. In many cases they will add your honorarium to the familys' bill and issue you a check. So, in addition to the gift of having colleagues who understand many of the challenges of our work, it can be to your financial benefit to build a good relationship with your local funeral directors. :) <br />
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Preparing for and presiding at a funeral is one of the great gifts of ministry. It is a true privilege to preach the Good News of the eternal nature of God's love and the gift of the resurrection. May you feel the blessing of God's presence as you do that holy work!<br />
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A Few Thoughts on Sermon Preparation, Writing and Delivery. . .<br />
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The photo of me above was taken surreptitiously by my brother during a service at Exeter Cathedral in the UK. Preaching in that pulpit was quite an experience! It was a great privilege to be a part of that community while I spent time at Exeter University working on my PhD. The pulpit was so tall that you could see all the way over the choir stalls into the nave where there are tourists wandering around taking pictures (even while there is a service going on) - it was a bit distracting at times! It was rather daunting to preach in such a place! I think sometimes sermon preparation on the whole can feel rather daunting, and so I would like to offer a few thoughts and best practices. Hopefully this will be helpful to you!<br />
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I am a manuscript preacher. I know that many people glorify the practice of preaching with an outline or even without notes. For some people that works fabulously! Yay for them! I am a better writer than orator, so I write my sermons out. The advice below will probably work less well if you like to preach without notes, but hopefully some of it will still be useful.<br />
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PREPARING . . . <br />
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<b>Marinating</b><br />
Not just for steaks anymore! :) *Note: I love to cook, so this is likely one of many food related sentences on this blog. <br />
For me the first step in a good sermon is the brainstorming. I like to read the lectionary texts assigned and let them just sit in my brain for a day or two. I think about them while driving in the car or cooking dinner. Inevitably the Holy Spirit is at work and the beginnings of an idea or theme begin to form.<br />
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<b>Conversation </b><br />
Once I have a sense of where I might want to go with one or two of the texts, I like to have a conversation about my ideas. I try hard to stick to my preaching professor's rule never to talk about more than three texts in a sermon, and then only three if there is a really strong connection between them. Sometimes the conversations are with fellow clergy or sometimes with my mom (who is a writer and teacher), but most often they are with my husband (sainted man that he is). One of the reasons I love brainstorming sermons with him is that he is a mechanical engineer. His brain works completely differently than mine, and he sees the world differently. His mom is an organist. He grew up in the Church and has heard a lot of sermons - even before he met me! :) He gets Church, and he knows what it is to be the person in the pew. Conversation with him usually helps me to catch mistakes. It keeps me from trying to accomplish too much in a sermon or from being too formal or academic. Conversation with him helps me keep my sermons connected to real life. I strongly believe that the whole point of preaching is so that we can make the Scriptures relevant to the daily lives of people in the pews. I highly recommend having conversation partner or partners with whom you can digest the Scriptures and get your creative juices flowing. <br />
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WRITING . . . .<br />
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<b>Write and write!</b><br />
When I preached the first few times it took me days or even weeks to work on a sermon. Getting into a position where you have to preach every week or at least close to it quickly cured me of that! I can now easily write out a sermon in about an hour (once I have done my brainstorming and conversing). So, as the saying goes, practice makes perfect. The more sermons you write, the easier it will be. If you find yourself staring at a blank screen, just start writing. The ideas will come. The first draft does not have to be the final one!<br />
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<b>Short and sweet </b><br />
Remember, people have to listen to this. Avoid long complicated sentences. Avoid a lot of references to something said earlier . . . it is not a book, they cannot turn back a page or two to check. If you find yourself writing "Thirdly" or "And finally" you might want to go back and reassess whether or not your audience is really going to be able to remember ALL your points. To that end, it is generally best to have ONE take home message in your sermon. If you can't sum your sermon up in a single sentence, it is probably too long. Also remember that you can hold most people's attention for about 7 minutes. If you go on for twice that, people are not likely to remember what you said. I find that it is generally good to aim for about 1000 to 1200 words. Generally speaking, people are not known for complaining that a sermon is too short. :)<br />
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<b>Format and Formulas </b><br />
Generally speaking, I find there are two formulas that work well for crafting sermons, and they are just variations on each other.<br />
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1. Scripture > story, real life examples > so what?<br />
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2. Personal story, anecdote > Scripture > so what?<br />
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Most often I go with number 2 because I find that if you start with a hook - tell a personal story, an example of daily life, something well known and engaging - people are interested and likely to stay tuned into what you are saying.<br />
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Sometimes there is something particularly notable or striking in the Scripture itself and that can be a great place to start and then you move to a connection with daily life. Again, I think the whole point of preaching is to help people feel that the Scriptures they have just heard are real and relevant to their daily lives.<br />
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<b>Audience </b><br />
As you write, keep in mind the people who will hear your sermon. Is there something particular going on in the community or in the world that you need to speak on? If people's lives and hearts have been shaken by recent events on a global scale or a local level, it will be incredibly helpful to them to touch on those events in your sermon. If a horrific murder has just happened in your town or it is the Sunday after 9/11 and there is no mention of it in your sermon, people will feel you are out of touch, and they may stop listening. Be attentive to the needs of your community. Occasionally, it is okay to put the lectionary aside (or even to preach on what is not in the lectionary) because the message the community really needs to hear that week is something else. <b></b><br />
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DELIVERY . . .<br />
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<b>Clear and Concise </b><br />
Even if you write out sermons, you still want to practice them. You don't want to stumble over your text in the delivery. That said, write as you would speak. The text does not need to (and probably should not!) read like a research paper with multiple footnotes. Use colloquialisms and short sentences. Casual, conversational style is fine in almost all settings, although that does not mean you should deliver it in such a relaxed manner that people have a hard time hearing or understanding you.<br />
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<b>Loud, but not too loud </b><br />
Project and don't swallow the ends of your sentences (my error early in my preaching). Also be aware of the sound system (if there is one where you are preaching). I spent a while preaching in small churches without any sound systems, so I got used to projecting. Then when I went to a big church with a sound system, someone told me that my 8am sermon sounded like I was angry or yelling because I was so loud. Oops! Always good to check out the sound system and see how sensitive it is!<br />
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<b>Pauses are okay </b><br />
Again this is one straight out of my own experiences and mistakes. I generally talk fast and early on in my preaching, particularly when I was very nervous I would fly through my sermons. My dear parents (who heard many of my early sermons) would keep reminding me to slow down! It took a while to get the hang of a good rhythm that was neither a Formula One race nor molasses on a cold day. Practice will help you find yours! And sometimes it can even be helpful to add in extra punctuation (even if it is not grammatically correct) to your text so that it can help you slow down and pause when appropriate.<br />
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<b>Eye Contact </b><br />
After a recent sermon I gave, a retired priest came up to compliment me on my sermon and also to let me know that he wished I had looked into the eyes of members of the congregation more. Doing so would have helped my sermon to have a greater impact. This is wise advice. It can be tricky to do, however, particularly if you are preaching on something that could be controversial or challenging for people to hear. Try to at least pick a few people with whom to make direct eye contact with during the sermon. Try also to know your manuscript well enough that you can keep your eyes up more often than they are down on the page.<br />
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<b>Feedback </b><br />
And when it is all over, ask for feedback. I am indebted to my family for all the sermons they have read and listened to and all the feedback that they have given to me on content, style and delivery. <b> </b>If you don't already have a setup for receiving regular feedback on your preaching, create one. Put a small committee together. Record a sermon or two and send it to a colleague. Attend a preaching workshop. We all can always improve our preaching, so be on the lookout for feedback!<br />
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<b>Pat yourself on the back!</b><br />
Preaching is hard work. Like any creative process, when it is done well, we pour our whole selves into the creation and delivery of our sermons. It is a big deal to expose ourselves to the world in that way and can feel very vulnerable. Give yourself credit for putting yourself out there, for taking the time to prepare a sermon. And if it doesn't all go perfectly, don't worry! There is always next week! And our lectionary repeats every three years. You will have another opportunity to do it differently!<br />
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Many future priests will be taking the General Ordination Exams next week, and so I thought I would offer a post with some basic test taking advice for the Exam.<br />
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<b>1. Prayer </b><br />
Begin each day with prayer. If you are not gathering each morning with fellow test takers for Morning Prayer, try to find time to say it yourself. If nothing else, find a few minutes to read over those prayers, psalms or Scripture passages that ground you. Read the ones that will remind you that you are a beloved child of God, that will help keep things in perspective and help you remember that this exam, though it looms large at the present moment, does not define you nor your ministry. <br />
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<b>2. Place and Atmosphere</b><br />
Be sure you have a place to take the test that is quiet and free from interruptions. While you don't need to go the lengths of putting a sign up like the one pictured above, being able to take the exam in peace and quiet is important. Presumably you have made arrangements for this at your home or seminary, so that your friends and family know when not to interrupt you. The other tricky bit is that you will be taking this exam online, and so you need to be at your computer with an active internet connection. And there are so many more fun things that come over that internet connection than an exam! Facebook! Twitter! Instagram! Email! Text messages! Disable all your notifications, so that you are not distracted by where you friends just checked into or the big after Christmas sale at your favorite store. All those things will be there when you are done writing for the day and need a distracting break!<br />
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<b>3. Timing and Writing</b><br />
Be sure you have a clock nearby. Try to plan out your time. Take the first 15 minutes to read through the question and get yourself organized. Then spend 30 minutes researching and outlining your answer. Spend two hours writing. You only have to write 1000 words. This is about 10 words a minute. You can do it! Then spend the remaining time proofreading. Go back and reread the question to ensure that you have answered all the parts of the question. Also ensure that your answer does not contain any identifying information, e.g. seminary, diocese, etc. The GBEC site says to write your exam in the browser (note that only <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/" target="_blank">Mozilla's Firefox</a> works), and as a back up, I would recommend that you copy and paste your answer into a word processing program on your computer after each paragraph, and certainly before you click anything that would take you away from the page. Alternatively, you can likely write in a word processing program and then copy and paste into the browser. Either way, be sure you save a back up copy of the answer you submit!<br />
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<b>4. Food and Water</b><br />
Even though you will likely be sitting in a chair for the better part of the day, be sure to keep yourself hydrated and fed. Keep a water bottle and perhaps a thermos of tea or coffee nearby along with some snacks. Although if you are clumsy like me it might be best to keep anything liquid at a little distance. :) You have an hour between the morning and afternoon sessions. Eat a good lunch. Writing is hard work. Keep yourself fueled up!<br />
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<b>5. Let it Go!</b><br />
Apologies to any fellow parents of young children, if I have just prompted Disney's Frozen soundtrack to start playing in your head. Elsa does have good advice. Work hard. Do your best. Then ultimately, let it go. When each session is over, take a break. Plan some kind of fun treat for yourself on the day off. You deserve it.<br />
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And in the end, it is always good to remember the wise words of Dame Julian of Norwich, "<span class="st"><em>All</em> shall be <em>well</em>, and <em>all</em> shall be <em>well</em> and <em>all</em> manner of things shall be <em>well."</em></span><br />
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<span class="st">You all are in my prayers as you take the Exam. Blessings!<em> </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are some important dates to keep in mind. Please mark your calendars!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">April 10-11, 2015 - Retreat with Bishops at Camp Washington </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Saturday, June 20, 2015 - Gathering with COM at The Commons from 9-3</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">January 16, 2016 - Gathering with COM & SC at The Commons from 9-3 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">January 8 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 12</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May 7 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">February 28 (Joint Leadership Saturday)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">March 25, 5:30-7:30</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">April 15, 5:30-7:30</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May 1, Interview Day with Potential Nominees for the Priesthood</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">May 30 </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(Joint Leadership Saturday)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">June 20, Gathering with Postulants and Candidates </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">July 15, 5:30-7:30</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anglican and Episcopal News Service recently issued an invitation to us to observe Advent with our smartphones, particularly with our cameras and our social media accounts:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope you all will consider taking up this invitation and trying on a new way of observing Advent. I have been doing something similar in the month of November on the theme of gratitude and thanksgiving. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I serve on the Board of The Young Clergy Women Project, and we have been exploring the theme of thanksgiving this month via social media. We have been invited to post a photo each day inspired by a word, e.g. grace, presence, enough, etc. See post here: <a href="http://youngclergywomen.org/thanks-giving/">http://youngclergywomen.org/thanks-giving/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The hashtag for this is #thanksliving14 and you can search for it on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/thanksliving14" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23thanksliving14&src=typd" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. If you would like to see my posts for November, you may view my Twitter feed <a href="https://twitter.com/mollyfjames" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have found this to be a remarkable exercise. It is really been a powerful, prayerful experience to have the discipline to think each day about a word related to gratitude. It is helped me pay a bit more attention and to see the world a little differently as I have been on a lookout for an image that captures the day's word. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you engage in this activity for Advent, I wish you a prayerful and enriching experience! </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-5532834586095516622014-11-10T12:18:00.000-08:002014-11-10T12:18:26.815-08:00The Power of Story<div class="getty embed image" style="background-color: white; color: #a7a7a7; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; max-width: 474px; width: 100%;">
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I spent part of last week at a remarkable training at Sewanee called "Living in the Green." [More information on the program can be found here: http://programcenter.sewanee.edu/programs/living-in-the-green]</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">While I am still absorbing all I learned and thinking through how it can be asset to the work we are about in raising up leaders here in the Episcopal Church in CT, one of the biggest lessons I carry from it is that of the power of story. Part of our training was to "try on" and experience a particular way of doing discernment and conversation. This involved the use of story prompts and small group sharing. We used a passage from a speech by Howard Thurman (see an excerpt <a href="http://www.ptev.org/hints.aspx?iid=4" target="_blank">here</a>) about the "sound of the genuine." What struck me most was the profound level of sharing that happened through this story prompt. Within a few minutes, I was deeply connected to two other individuals who I otherwise barely knew. And I also was profoundly aware of the presence of the Holy Spirit, in their stories and in our conversation. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: small;">We often talk about story. We are a people rooted in story - in Scripture, in the stories of our own Anglican tradition, in our own individual stories - and yet I so often find myself operating on the more superficial, informational level. I can be so task or goal oriented that I can forget how essential it is - to the work we are about, as well as to the building up of God's kingdom - to share and to listen to our stories. We are stronger, more deeply connected, wiser and more thoughtful beings for the gift of hearing one another tell our stories and for the gift of being heard. The Holy Spirit is at work through my time at Sewanee and the opportunities I have to engage with those in discernment, formation and in leadership positions. Clearly I need to pay more attention and leave more room for stories. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-35348253741044494942014-11-06T09:47:00.000-08:002014-11-06T09:47:14.853-08:00Change your bookmarks!As a result of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut's branding process and the desire to standardize all our blogs, the url of this blog has changed to http://episcopalct-formation.blogspot.com<div>
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Please update your bookmarks so that you don't miss any formation resources. If you are signed up to receive email updates, this shouldn't affect that at all. </div>
Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-83178599492257437572014-10-31T07:48:00.000-07:002014-10-31T07:48:04.362-07:00Local Faith Formation ResourcesAs I sat in Ian's presentation to our group of Recently Ordained Clergy (ROC) yesterday, I heard him mention a scholar who was going to be giving a lecture at OMSC and a light bulb went off. It occurred to me that all of you (particularly if you are new to CT) might not be aware of some of the amazing resources for theological education, for broadening our horizons and deepening our faith that are quite literally right in our own backyards. So today's post is a bit of info about a few of them. And I am sure that there are more that I am forgetting at this present moment or that I don't know about. If you know of others, please let me know! It would be great to expand this list!<br />
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So first, the OMSC . . . the Overseas Ministry Study Center (<a href="http://www.omsc.org/">http://www.omsc.org/</a>) is a place of study and rest for Christian Missionaries and Scholars from all over the world. It is a remarkable place that really makes global Christianity come alive! Many of its lectures are open to the public, and you can subscribe to E-News to learn more about the Center and its events.<br />
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And right across the street from OMSC in New Haven is Yale Divinity School, which of course hosts numerous lectures and programs throughout the year: <a href="http://divinity.yale.edu/">http://divinity.yale.edu/</a> The great thing about YDS public lectures is that they are almost always recorded, so even if you can't get there in person, you can still hear the lecture. YDS digital resources can be found here: <a href="http://divinity.yale.edu/core/digital-resources">http://divinity.yale.edu/core/digital-resources</a> And if you can get to New Haven on occasion, you should be sure to visit the <a href="http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/mrc" target="_blank">Ministry Resource Center </a>in the Divinity Library. Imagine having the opportunity to browse, sample and try out any and every christian education resource you can imagine (for children or adults) and that is the MRC.<br />
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Another great resource for lectures and programs, particularly of an interfaith nature is Hartford Seminary <a href="https://www.blogger.com/(http://www.hartsem.edu">(http://www.hartsem.edu</a>/). They also have an E-News you can sign up for and record many of their programs, so you don't necessarily have to attend in person. For a tiny little school in the middle of Hartford, they draw a remarkable collection of scholars and faith leaders from across CT and around the world!<br />
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If you are in Fairfield County, it is particularly worth noting that Christ Church in Greenwich has a robust adult education program, not all of which takes place on Sunday mornings. More information on that can be found here: <a href="http://christchurchgreenwich.org/learn/adult/">http://christchurchgreenwich.org/learn/adult/</a><br />
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Another opportunity in Greenwich is the <a href="http://www.greenwichleadershipforum.org/about/" target="_blank">Greenwich Leadership Forum</a>, which is a program run by David Miller (of Princeton' Center on Faith and Work). It brings business people together to talk about faith and ethics. If spending an evening in Greenwich is not convenient for you, thankfully, they also record many of the sessions (check out the video tab on their website).<br />
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So those are a few of our remarkable local resources. Please let me know of more!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-29380980648427632832014-10-14T10:51:00.000-07:002015-09-25T16:30:03.715-07:00A New Way Forward<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Dear Blog Readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had a brainstorm the other day, and so I am going to be trying something new. I realized I was frequently posting a lot of links from the same sites. Rather than continuing that I am going to offer a list below of my favorite Church/Ministry related news sites and blogs. Then going forward, I will still post resources that I think would be particularly useful to you all in your ministry. I also hope that the blog will become more of a forum for conversation and a place to offer some reflections on life, ministry and the Church. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As always I welcome your feedback. Thank you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Blessings,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As promised, here is my list of favorite news sources and blogs:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>NEWS </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you want to keep up with what is happening in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, I highly recommend subscribing to email alerts or following any (or all!) of the following organizations on Social Media<b>:</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/</b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The news service of The Episcopal Church. A great source of churchwide happenings,<b> </b>particularly around large events like General Convention. They also are good about publicizing grant opportunities. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.anglicannews.org/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://www.anglicannews.org/</b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A great way to find out what is happening with our brothers and sisters around the Anglican Communion and to know when the Archbishop of Canterbury speaks publicly on a topic. <b> </b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.religionnews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></a>
<a href="http://www.religionnews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://www.religionnews.com/ </b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A resource to help us stay current on religion more broadly - ecumenical and interfaith. <b> </b></span> <br />
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<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/religion/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/religion/</b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another broad, ecumenical and interfaith resource that can be closer to a blog (more reflections and opinion pieces). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://episcopalcafe.com/">http://episcopalcafe.com/</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Part news and part blog this is a great collection of news items, sermons and reflections from around The Episcopal Church. For instance, when the current crisis started unfolding at GTS, Episcopal Cafe had the most up to date information. <b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At present these are my favorite blogs to go to hear reactions to churchwide events, such as a new TREC letter or the questions on the GOEs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These two blogs are from priest I have been privileged to work with (in the past and currently) in CT. I respect them as colleagues and priests, and I appreciate their wisdom and insights. Even if we don't agree on everything!</span><br />
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<a href="http://theyoungcurmudgeonpriest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://theyoungcurmudgeonpriest.blogspot.com/ </b></span></a><br />
<a href="http://thesubdeansstall.org/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://thesubdeansstall.org/</b></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am on the Board of The Young Clergy Women Project, and while as our name suggests, we are particularly focused on the ministry of young women, our Magazine (blog), Fidelia's Sisters has many pieces and resources that would be applicable to all of us in ministry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If, like me, you are a fan of <a href="http://www.lentmadness.org/" target="_blank">Lent Maddness</a>, then the names Scott Gunn and Tim Schneck will be familiar to you. They each maintain blogs and often have timely and insightful reflections on the Church and ministry, in addition to Lent Maddness fun!</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.sevenwholedays.org/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://www.sevenwholedays.org/</b></span></a><br />
<a href="http://clergyconfidential.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>http://clergyconfidential.blogspot.com/</b></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you want a sometimes snarky, but equally insightful reflection on life in the Episcopal Church, I recommend reading the blog of Tom Ferguson, Dean of Bexley Hall who blogs at: <a href="http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/"><b>http://crustyoldean.blogspot.com/</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Another blog I enjoy reading because it contains a mix of Scripture reflections and reflections on broader themes/events in The Episcopal Church is that of Evan Garner, a priest and deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Alabama. I have been following Evan's blog for over a year and enjoy what he has to say. His blog is: <a href="http://evandgarner.blogspot.com/"><b>http://evandgarner.blogspot.com/</b></a></span><br />
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Finally, if you want something a bit broader on religion more generally, I recommend CNN's belief blog. CT's Danielle Tumminio Hansen (who is on the COM) has been featured on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Those are my favorites for now. I will add more as I find them, and I look forward to hearing some of yours!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15766459650578309096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34500176112477945.post-72641226839352882642014-09-18T05:37:00.000-07:002014-09-18T06:20:23.456-07:00More TREC, 9/11 anniversary, House of Bishops in Taiwan, Faith in the Firehouse<br />
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>TREC, HOB in Taiwan, and other items from around The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion</b></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/presiding_bishop/presiding_bishop_calls_for_vir.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: PB preaches in Taiwan</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/17/house-of-bishops-begins-historic-meeting-in-taiwan/#.VBoDwy4DeXE.twitter" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">House of Bishops begins historic meeting in Taiwan</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/17/massachusetts-diocese-ordains-alan-m-gates-as-bishop/#.VBlW_gr6RSw.twitter" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Massachusetts diocese ordains Alan M. Gates as bishop</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_politics/time_to_remove_national_flag_f.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: Flags in Sanctuaries?</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_politics/yale_chaplains_resignation_sho.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead Yale chaplain's resignation shows debate within churches over Israel/Palestine</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.anglicanjournal.com/articles/anglican-voices-in-defence-of-the-planet">Anglican voices in defence of the planet</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/16/a-community-gathers-to-mourn-and-be-comforted/#.VBgrf1FVxFY.twitter" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">A community gathers to mourn and be comforted</a></dt>
<a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/16/sclm-seeks-input-on-holy-women-holy-men/#.VBhR3n2Vxhk.twitter" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">SCLM seeks input on ‘Holy Women, Holy Men’</a>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/m/106007824" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Holy Cross Day on Vimeo</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.sevenwholedays.org/2014/09/14/thoughts-on-trec-to-boldly-go-where-weve-gone-before/">Thoughts on TREC: To boldly go where we’ve gone before | Seven whole days</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/notice/don%E2%80%99t-miss-these-approaching-deadlines" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Don’t miss these approaching deadlines | Episcopal Church</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/episcopal_church/further_responses_to_the_lette.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: Responses to TREC</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://reimaginetec.org/identity-and-vision-draft/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Initial Working Report on Identity and Vision | Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church</a> </dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/10/episcopalians-seek-to-erase-stigma-of-suicide-inspire-church-advocacy/" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACwUlEQVQ4jXWSzWudRRTGfzNzZt73fpiktjcl2trQhbWYYmmldVFodVGpKCK6aRE/dnYhuBIiiF0p7lpcuCi0SFddVCz4HyhBMWCiFqLUSjFpSNPcm3s1ubnzzszr4r2alQNnnucwPD/OgVHN16+UeeYQa8iskDnBWU3NCVaEzCmsMeSiMUbjjMGKRrQCQJq5I6JQSqH/K131uvJaVe9GGbQCrUBVecSoRK8fcFGIIeFjwAXBF4KzkcwaMlF4ZxATcaJxhcaKIROD+CJQ+EgZIbiEBMFLwmclNiSyIlXrhZLclBhncKbEFYmajUgZIkURKEIJnQHYEnRObaxOKiLGCkYFGo06Y82crU5BzUCz2WCsaTH1J1+8kO3eiSfy0auPc+mt40zu2cH88jpvHB3l1MGdfP7mMdpbidvtTd47Mc7Hr01hVGLm93U0RaCz1mP61ASHJic489kM7558jOMTwqW3T5BlNb6cu8f5Z/dzuGV45che3rm+wLd3e/gioBlEiFtMv3yEuyttpk/v5+atB4hYVnqBD2/8xg+379PubbD0V2Jva5SGVcwtezZ9gcZ79ow/REyJmT+6XJ1d49wn3/DUo2PcnFuETc8z+0a5s7rBdws9zn4xz/XzTzM1blnrejQk+oPASJ7x82KHxdU2aiTx3MFxflrahDJy8sDDzP/ZZd9uYfbXRTbWu9RF0+8XmPqB0xfWgqLjCy6ePcpLh1os3Ouibc7Xt1ZYHQSeeGSUr35c4oPnJ3n/hSkuf3+fa7PLhP4AtevMp+WDbh/+HoAIaAMuB0oQA5mDQQRnoKT6ggkYyZFckKoroZmDApQBHYeqoAxVWAFag6YCp0jwIMo2IJOKrA0oDUqGOiyjtr1WFdxUQFndALIdYHQF0P+GzRAq2yGlhjABnUBpZNC/QfrlTjXe/x01vJTa9mWibLX4B5XRAVBb7I4LAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC">Episcopalians seek to erase stigma of suicide, inspire church advocacy</a> </dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2014/09/daily-digest-wednesday-10th-september.aspx" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACx0lEQVQ4jUWT32scVRTHP+fOzM7sbLr5sUlsmyVaSgpKW2rAaioUUapSBQUFn3zzwRfxX/Bdn3zwxdIKPrWFUim2UBClURQsRCH+KJTa2JJNNu0mu8vsjzsz9/gw2XjhwIV7z4fvOed7RIsDCKoORGj802f9Xg/NQYGxCZ9Dz8SUKwEIKIpgEAFxzimA4thpZix/84ith5YjizEz8yHDvmPtjz6PG5ZnX6py7NQ4nmdQAUH+Bzy42+XqF5scPz3G86/Ost0ccPGzdeYWQt75qM7G2oBvzzfY/2TEmff3E4UGAAOw82jIlc83OHy8zItvzhLFHuIJqXUEkYcxwsFDZd768CD3V3v8eLUJqogIRtXxw+XHiBGee20aVVDNiPcZothjvOaDKk4d1Zph8cwEv95o8+BuDwC/1cz465cuLoeLnz4kqghBKIRlj6ST8+fPXTbuD+h1MpxTeh3F9pXfbrWZPzKG/+/fCXaoTM8F1OY8fN8gYnBOEaBUFkqhoTQT4NRRCiGMDN1WWijIrILCGx88QX2hjDEGI0IvyfnqkzWOLlVZOjuNquJQcgupdYhQAAoPQBAaAt9j9DL6gIAYAQUPwYRKt52SWaVSDTBx1UMEtpsWBVR1N3YBCup0755a5dqXm1y/sFmMsb4QU5k03Lmd4LJRFuSZI8+U4cCBjKQI3VZKc23I4WOVAjBRK7H4yjj3fk/YaljQQu6w70iHjqSbFcpwqHOs3GrhlwxPv1AdGUlYOltjdr7E95ea9JMMRLEDJbVK0s4LAQ7urHRYXU54+b1pZg6URwAlin3e/bjOsO+4dm6d5rpFVdlXK8xk+46V5R1ufr3FqbcnOXF6cq/UvV0QEdLUsfrTNre/a1OdCgjLBlVoNSxTBwJOvj7F3FMxigMEEUGc5rq7V0WjdyewvWXptCx+YJith5QiH9nrsaI4RDz+A/qiVbefmMiEAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC">Daily Digest: Wednesday 10th September</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/notice/2014-jubilee-ministry-grant-applications-now-accepted" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">2014 Jubilee Ministry grant applications now accepted | Episcopal Church</a> </dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Middle East and other current events </b></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/daily/war_and_peace/another_war_in_the_middle_east.php" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACvElEQVQ4jX2SS2hUdxTGv/P//+9MbmbuzJ0JM5mMYRKTGKugSBBfIPGxKF10o4jgxoXUokKJIFQi6kKQiOJKENGdbwTBVrqoEC1NbVFEREmUQWvUOpJH4zySMLn3nuNKJYTJtzpwfpzD+b4DzKNbazu23V7TuXM+RtVq/LKqZZMinCclZ+915b6vxZnPxbsj5zYSVLexwuWPo/n/Xjy61iMicQ2gaplj647uj9xftDhlqp4LDv7xf+i5M2sAQXUroqNgRjSWHYrGMqXSxBuEmfA81eQNZZt7wbJMEcCaTgG4M+sELfy/QIPZh1UXb21oXPqBBEUwV/5auOj9RDTeavk+AvahxIzP8cBI4R04eCJiJpnZdjNLspFwrFhwoqU/OzrT8KuO51WnFanB5mTb8CwPKr0/bhYe2R+ictFTid98322si6SdhJM71B/+yMNxt6eerPuN6dZC2mlORcPO3tY/3oz3d+d+p/LBvduhcIEgUQJDWMYJVpFU8lD98WPXAOCbgadbshzuC5lIkkANLAEC5gqBdytSYhFEEQN6hmB8pap1okdbxoIvBv8rzDMhQ1oIhiFKAIIWiEUAUPx5z3dK0eGKa4KRNqdQaI+mJtNUX8yvPnn3QYwvPnx+wE7HgkxH8kO6PZFxkrZhyPH+9W2/0uctz64f3JrvSvZ6Yd1u4MeDiv1odGhDYmzSMmf+zhdGxqdWQ6hswup1bmWm71XP+iuzUni5PNEUWLorVOW4DrzpykT27VQ10tBg6+SKJrcArcqoN44fyLJXj0ea58QYGEoZj0HE8GfqhqfGFqQhiCtF0eWZWFPENsMIGAhpQDg155UhMgBBH4xfqlZSb6enEj+BAni+IOfadotrnxh8X8pAkwuWga8fXEN9l/PfGgpuaI1QSKkd+7Z13qzF1tTJS0M7Tl8d3DUf8wlKUxs5X1/XjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">Daily Episcopalian: Another war in the Middle East</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/11/western-massachusettes-takes-bold-environmental-stand/" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACwUlEQVQ4jXWSzWudRRTGfzNzZt73fpiktjcl2trQhbWYYmmldVFodVGpKCK6aRE/dnYhuBIiiF0p7lpcuCi0SFddVCz4HyhBMWCiFqLUSjFpSNPcm3s1ubnzzszr4r2alQNnnucwPD/OgVHN16+UeeYQa8iskDnBWU3NCVaEzCmsMeSiMUbjjMGKRrQCQJq5I6JQSqH/K131uvJaVe9GGbQCrUBVecSoRK8fcFGIIeFjwAXBF4KzkcwaMlF4ZxATcaJxhcaKIROD+CJQ+EgZIbiEBMFLwmclNiSyIlXrhZLclBhncKbEFYmajUgZIkURKEIJnQHYEnRObaxOKiLGCkYFGo06Y82crU5BzUCz2WCsaTH1J1+8kO3eiSfy0auPc+mt40zu2cH88jpvHB3l1MGdfP7mMdpbidvtTd47Mc7Hr01hVGLm93U0RaCz1mP61ASHJic489kM7558jOMTwqW3T5BlNb6cu8f5Z/dzuGV45che3rm+wLd3e/gioBlEiFtMv3yEuyttpk/v5+atB4hYVnqBD2/8xg+379PubbD0V2Jva5SGVcwtezZ9gcZ79ow/REyJmT+6XJ1d49wn3/DUo2PcnFuETc8z+0a5s7rBdws9zn4xz/XzTzM1blnrejQk+oPASJ7x82KHxdU2aiTx3MFxflrahDJy8sDDzP/ZZd9uYfbXRTbWu9RF0+8XmPqB0xfWgqLjCy6ePcpLh1os3Ouibc7Xt1ZYHQSeeGSUr35c4oPnJ3n/hSkuf3+fa7PLhP4AtevMp+WDbh/+HoAIaAMuB0oQA5mDQQRnoKT6ggkYyZFckKoroZmDApQBHYeqoAxVWAFag6YCp0jwIMo2IJOKrA0oDUqGOiyjtr1WFdxUQFndALIdYHQF0P+GzRAq2yGlhjABnUBpZNC/QfrlTjXe/x01vJTa9mWibLX4B5XRAVBb7I4LAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC">Western Massachusettes takes bold environmental stand</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/war_and_peace/how_do_you_observe_the_911_ann.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: 9/11 anniversary</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/war_and_peace/is_the_war_against_isil_a_just.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACvElEQVQ4jX2SS2hUdxTGv/P//+9MbmbuzJ0JM5mMYRKTGKugSBBfIPGxKF10o4jgxoXUokKJIFQi6kKQiOJKENGdbwTBVrqoEC1NbVFEREmUQWvUOpJH4zySMLn3nuNKJYTJtzpwfpzD+b4DzKNbazu23V7TuXM+RtVq/LKqZZMinCclZ+915b6vxZnPxbsj5zYSVLexwuWPo/n/Xjy61iMicQ2gaplj647uj9xftDhlqp4LDv7xf+i5M2sAQXUroqNgRjSWHYrGMqXSxBuEmfA81eQNZZt7wbJMEcCaTgG4M+sELfy/QIPZh1UXb21oXPqBBEUwV/5auOj9RDTeavk+AvahxIzP8cBI4R04eCJiJpnZdjNLspFwrFhwoqU/OzrT8KuO51WnFanB5mTb8CwPKr0/bhYe2R+ictFTid98322si6SdhJM71B/+yMNxt6eerPuN6dZC2mlORcPO3tY/3oz3d+d+p/LBvduhcIEgUQJDWMYJVpFU8lD98WPXAOCbgadbshzuC5lIkkANLAEC5gqBdytSYhFEEQN6hmB8pap1okdbxoIvBv8rzDMhQ1oIhiFKAIIWiEUAUPx5z3dK0eGKa4KRNqdQaI+mJtNUX8yvPnn3QYwvPnx+wE7HgkxH8kO6PZFxkrZhyPH+9W2/0uctz64f3JrvSvZ6Yd1u4MeDiv1odGhDYmzSMmf+zhdGxqdWQ6hswup1bmWm71XP+iuzUni5PNEUWLorVOW4DrzpykT27VQ10tBg6+SKJrcArcqoN44fyLJXj0ea58QYGEoZj0HE8GfqhqfGFqQhiCtF0eWZWFPENsMIGAhpQDg155UhMgBBH4xfqlZSb6enEj+BAni+IOfadotrnxh8X8pAkwuWga8fXEN9l/PfGgpuaI1QSKkd+7Z13qzF1tTJS0M7Tl8d3DUf8wlKUxs5X1/XjgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">The Lead: Just War</a></dt>
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<a href="http://www.episcopalchurch.org/notice/2014-jubilee-ministry-grant-applications-now-accepted" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAACwUlEQVQ4jX2STWhcVRiGn3PnXDJJ6sSYmQqJtqVES3MhCKGUdFH740oUqxKFdlVQEPoD7aJYFbktFEpXIrQVGnUhKhhRG9NCQW0XoqW4ayZJzaQmaUPopJ0kk0kmnXvO+VzMzRhFfXbf38v7feco/kKFYajCbFbRBz09PdDXB9Wg1hQEgYRhKIAAqDifAFJAM1APeIBbVZdVuTJQABYAq+Mm5ze2vLD/YHj6vm0jO5r3du98Um348RJPN5bx39gLS2VJNtS78T/GOXni/WMTd6e/AJSO1bU1UYtLdbS+snMXW6dmmEulabs2yEtPAbufq60wMjxMxbqW2JH1Vvav11Z+G7zjbKlgdrQbOzd9z92amnVl89DZKHKVUslirLmfz7vl5bKLBZRe2XFxsWy2dbd5t5OPeQM3ZlzX9ozXfGUtLulI+D7K9wEo12kpFosP43tITSCRTCw3f9nr0h/3q02lJeV/muKJqSFmRxyl6bwYY2nUCTWTv2ut5y9jI4htEIahWKfm1zeVogPPP6qO70nLW7vWyDPrNEZEaEoqVadENfgyP1+MUGohJJTaYUTEA7Ycfvf4mBMRI1UefPCJm3nnjJNVHHrv7UGgM6zOVB0opQBuX/7s818nczkSxjgxRlxxQdnFRYUxQmTceG6Un776+hdgMqzOsPIKLgiChdzk5LcXBwZKaO2hNUp74nmeiNbga++bi98Vs7/nvg+CYCk+Yk2ATCbjgJ97ey/0T4yNoUSUtRZrDUpQo0NDnD/3UT9wvaOjw/JvtLe31wHd+3peHXUiMnf6XDR77FRUcU5ef3nPTWBL3FMjsTooFAp0dnY++OHqtYlKqv7ZHbYuFc3OeyeGrk9d+PDska6u1hvZ7EQl/r3/iU6n048Arx3t2nbrzQ2bB0nwYiaTWQPo/xv8m7PHoRHYCGxshYZ/ul3hTw46VbBoY5LNAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC"></a>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Resources for Ministry</b> </dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/17/information-on-for-affordable-websites-for-congregations-and-dioceses/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Information on for affordable websites for congregations and dioceses</a></dt>
<a href="http://www.genonministries.org/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">GenOn Ministries: Home</a>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.elephantjournal.com/2014/09/10-excellent-books-for-children-about-death/?utm_content=buffer95879&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">10 Excellent Books for Children about Death. | elephant journal</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/08/new-for-episcopal-authors-episcopal-bookshelf/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">New for Episcopal authors: Episcopal Bookshelf</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Reflections on Ministry</b> <b>and Faith</b></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/thesoul/sunday_lectionary_readings/eyes_on_the_prize.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Speaking to the Soul: Eyes on the Prize</a></dt>
<a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/daily/spirituality/spiritual_fitness.php" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Daily Episcopalian: Spiritual Fitness</a>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://stchrysostoms.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/the-priesthood-of-mary/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Priesthood of Mary | St Chrysostom's Church Blog</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.christiancentury.org/blogs/archive/2014-09/lonely-pastors#.VBSfZz_Skvd.facebook" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Lonely pastors | The Christian Century</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/faith_and_culture/when_the_conversation_turns_to.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: Why young people stop attending church</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://roundmaine.org/2014/09/12/forgiveness-is-the-heart-of-the-church/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Forgiveness is the heart of the church | Round Maine with Bishop Lane</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/opinion_pieces/lgbtq_folks_scare_me.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: Meditation from Louie Clay</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/thesoul/daily_reading/what_do_you_know.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Speaking to the Soul: What do you know?</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.spiritedconcepts.net/blog/2014/09/11/REJOICE-in-Hope.aspx" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">A Formula for LIFE: Hope + Patience + Prayer</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2014/09/ask_andrew_wk_on_prayer.php" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Ask Andrew W.K.: Prayer Is Stupid, Right? | Village Voice</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.nextsunday.com/letter-to-the-dying-church/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Letter to the Dying Church</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/daily/exegesis/reading_scripture_creatively.php" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Daily Episcopalian: Reading Scripture Creatively</a></dt>
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<a href="http://tobingrant.religionnews.com/2014/09/11/baptist-decline-simple-move-churches-reverse/" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAABEklEQVQ4ja2TsUrDYBSFv4S6iGNB6aCYVAedpCC45gXq6GBHwaEI6SharC4O4qBDwU0oHQRdXIVGXOsgCorQDEJewAf4j0sTErDQkt7p8MG959wL13pZReSognK1T2EAQRlF3bbiirptTcLouUiS+tWK+tWKJGkSlqzw+/6apBqH9Vwre4P0LcZlALYZAi8UW8GAp2WLmBmR0YPLJl4ovFAs1Y8xAjue+OHXmCnOs7C9m3FL6/DqjGCjyM/tNW7jFCmVIHro8Hm4j+O3RiYo7exhsPhq+QmzZYYOBqL7DrOLDmmW1uvnN2zePePUjxJmj3L7j70d1JhbWaPcOOH7ookRWI+lnL9gTJ52KJhc/lNI8AeVdfI2pQ2HRgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">Baptist decline is just math: More move to other churches than the reverse | Corner of Church and State</a>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/news_reports/in_churches_more_diversity_mor.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The Lead: diversity and drums</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.faithstreet.com/onfaith/2014/03/27/women-like-me-are-abused-worldwide-heres-why/31456?utm_content=buffer9a233&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAHUlEQVQ4jWM03rToPwMFgIkSzaMGjBowasBgMgAAfo0Cpr2ZFU4AAAAASUVORK5CYII=">Women Like Me Are Abused Worldwide. Here's Why. | OnFaith</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2014/09/10/brightening-the-spirits-breaking-the-silence/" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">Brightening the spirits, breaking the silence</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.messynessychic.com/2014/09/09/faded-faces-the-recovered-archives-of-a-forgotten-photography-studio/" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAABJklEQVQ4jaWTsUrDUBSGv0o3kUBB0uIgSilZXBQhSwQX3VzEh1A6iA/g4CoUhNLNoYt0ydJFgopSl2CLQycJoZvGLGKeQJem9CT3xsFv+bn33Pvl5MAtHbdvf/gHZYD2yT4AzY43K6R7Ldfn7NAW9fnzC/O2ddMQmUW1LwTOxqrILPWVSrFgu1ETmaVWWSoWAOxtrikv68Q5wYHd0AogPwch6PuBSBXZ+QhB+P4lMkvfD3K/IQSTOGEYREziRClQiXMz6N6Pc4eaHW8mHgaRqJWVn5qSXjp6uOLZPKeaxHjuHdGure8gpeX6vF53qSYxAIsvTzijHgDG5SnjR7+4g62bCwCs6doKBwA4ox5v9Z2/OyjCCgcsf38AUNI957R1gE/D1Mp+AQyuYeSAZcg7AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC">Faded Faces: The Recovered Archives of a Forgotten Photography Studio | Messy Nessy Chic</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.vox.com/2014/9/9/6126393/the-surprising-truth-about-downward-mobility-in-us-higher-education?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article-share-top" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">The surprising truth about downward mobility in US higher education - Vox</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5793052?&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000055">Southern Megachurches Pay Pastors The Highest Salaries: Survey</a></dt>
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<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.theologyinworship.com/2014/09/08/sunday-school-is-killing-the-church/">Sunday School is killing the church</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://evandgarner.blogspot.com/2014/09/power-of-forgiveness.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FmtweG+%28a+long+way+from+home%29" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">a long way from home: Power of Forgiveness</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://archive.episcopalchurch.org/85701_67712_ENG_HTM.htm">Faith Stories</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.faithandleadership.com/blog/08-15-2014/rip-average-attendance" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">RIP, average attendance | Faith & Leadership</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://evandgarner.blogspot.com/2014/09/acts-8-blogforce-challenge-why.html" icon="data:image/png;base64,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">a long way from home: Acts 8 BLOGFORCE Challenge: Why Anglicanism?</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions/201206/job-career-calling-key-happiness-and-meaning-work" icon="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAAwUlEQVQ4jc2TvQrCMBRGT2xxcO5QLHR29D3cBN/D3UFQcNX3cBDE+hyOnR3SDs4OQolDCI3VkhoXPwhc8nPux703YpUppRReEgLCqoKi8AMkCYTNzcUU0giuN7g/YJfBfPJ6Z3uyHDQBaVTHoyHEcR2DBtvqfbKWS53dzphL/Xhz6AAA2F/aThwAY3E29gSkEQz6egGU5ZcAAwFYn90O3roAumCmVS61FrGr/hCQy/YZsIfLSCyPSv30mYJABz4SAp6ynzK6K9E6GgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==">Job, Career, Calling: Key to Happiness and Meaning at Work? | Psychology Today</a></dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>Continuing Education Opportunity: Faith in the Firehouse </b> </dt>
<dt style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://anagraceproject.org/october-29-faith-firehouse/">October 29: Faith in the Firehouse - The Ana Grace Project</a></dt>
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