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Monday, December 21
The Latest eRISEN: December 21st
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Photos From This Year's Advent Confirmations
Visit the link below to view an online photo album from this year's Advent Confirmation at the Cathedral of St. John on December 5th.
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(don't worry, you can view them even if you aren't a facebook member!)
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(don't worry, you can view them even if you aren't a facebook member!)
Monday, December 14
The Importance of Youth Services, by Ian Holliday
Though this was the only youth service my youth group attended, they were actually a regular occurrence in this diocese in the late 90's and early 2000's, and I have many friends who remember them fondly and wonder why they stopped happening. That's not to say people stopped organizing youth events in the diocese. There have always been young people getting together around Rhode Island to do cool Episcopal things, and there probably always will be. But there's a difference between a youth event and a youth service.
I've always perceived a divide between parish-level youth activities and diocese-wide events, and when I was in high school, it seemed like neither had much to do with the other. The youth group centered around the shared experience of going to church together, and while we certainly did other things, we all approached the group from that common background. What was so interesting and important about the concept of a diocesan youth Eucharist is that it extended that familiar experience of going to church together into the larger youth community. It bridged the gap between going to your own church on Sundays and going to ECC or Happening a couple of times each year, and did so in a friendly, relatable way.
Well, at least for the night of December 20, they're back! Happening of Rhode Island is organizing a youth service for 5 p.m. at St. Matthews in Barrington. The goal is to create another opportunity for the Happening community to meet outside of the two Happening weekends each year, but Mark Sidla, one of the event's organizers, said they could be seen as a continuation of the youth service tradition he used to be a part of.
"In high school ... they were another event in which we were able to meet and enjoy our christian family. Another network in which we could share God's love through each other as well as an
oppurtunity for us to choose litergy and music etc."
In that vein, the service on the 20th is open to everyone, including Happeners, non-Happeners, and even parents. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Sidla (401-636-1946, mark.sidla@gmail.com ) or Harold Guise (401-481-9642, hguise@mail.uri.edu ).
Visit our facebook event page to see who is coming and let your friends know you are!
Wednesday, December 9
Projo article on Bishop John's visit
Providence Journal Staff writer Richard Dujardin wrote an article for the December 5th issue, about Bishop John's visit to RI. It was titled "In R.I., bishop tells of Ugandan guerillas’ reign of terror in Southern Sudan" and you can read the full story as well as leave your comments here:
http://www.projo.com/news/content/sudan_bishop_12-05-09_USGMJ60_v8.398ba38.html
CORRECTION NOTE: Mr. Dujardin interviewed Bishop Zawo on the fourth day of his LAST week here, not his only week here. Bishop Zawo was actually in RI from November 8th until December 7th 2009, nearly one month.
http://www.projo.com/news/content/sudan_bishop_12-05-09_USGMJ60_v8.398ba38.html
CORRECTION NOTE: Mr. Dujardin interviewed Bishop Zawo on the fourth day of his LAST week here, not his only week here. Bishop Zawo was actually in RI from November 8th until December 7th 2009, nearly one month.
St. Luke's Pawtucket Welcomes The Rev. Dennis Bucco as Rector
Dennis was born and raised in Rhode Island, and his home church is St. Barnabas Church, Warwick, where he served on the Vestry as well as treasurer for several years. After working for twelve years in the financial services industry, Dennis began his theological studies at the Boston University School of Theology and eventually transfered to the General Theological Seminary where he earned his Master of Divinity in 2007. Dennis served as a seminarian at St. Francis, Coventry, Trinity Church, Newport, and the Cathedral Church of St. John in Providence. He credits each church, along with their clergy, as exceptional experiences for his formation.
After graduation, Dennis was called to be the curate of St. Luke's, East Greenwich and happily served, learned, and enjoyed them for two years. Dennis eventually felt called to be a rector and tested the waters to find a church seeking priest to work with into the future, and found St. Luke's, Pawtucket. After a thorough search process, Dennis and St. Luke's agreed they are a very good match and called to work together.
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Tuesday, December 8
Living Church Magazine on Bishop Zawo's visit to S. Stephen's, Providence
Bishop John Zawo of the Diocese of Ezo in Southern Sudan spoke at a gathering organized by the Episcopal Campus Ministry at S. Stephen's on Tuesday 17 November. Here is Phoebe Pettingell's account of the event in The Living Church Magazine.
Christmas Message from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Christmas message 2009
The mornings are dark, pitch black until after most of us have begun our days. The hints of dawn in the eastern sky, those streaks of rose and pink that promise more and brighter light, bring hope even in the dark mid-winter. Where do you look for that kind of hope borne on slim rays of light?
Jesus is already abroad, even in the darkness. The hungry one fed, the street people who have their feet cared for, the humble and honored guest at your dinner table – each one offers a glimpse of that dawn, if you look closely enough.
What we have waited long for, ages and eons for, has been born among us. He comes among us quietly, almost stealthily, in an obscure barn, long ago. This child holds all our hope for light. This tiny frame seems too frail to bear our yearning. Yet the nations come streaming to this light even before he is weaned. The divine has come to dwell in our midst, and God’s eternal promise of peace, restoration, and home is made flesh.
Where and how will you seek out this light of the world? In what other frail frames will light expunge darkness? The light grows with our own eager searching, light reaching out to light, divine reflection yearning for its source. May the light of Christ light your way in the darkness, may his light spread through nations besieged by war and hunger, may we continue to search out his light in the dark places of our own hearts.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church
______________________
Mensaje de Navidad 2009
Las mañanas están oscuras, muy oscuras hasta incluso después de que la mayoría de nosotros ha empezado sus días. Los indicios de la aurora en el cielo oriental, las líneas color rosa y rosado que prometen luz abundante y más brillante, traen esperanza incluso en el oscuro pleno invierno. ¿Dónde buscas esa clase de esperanza nacida en los tenues rayos de luz?
Jesús ya está en la calle, incluso en la oscuridad. Si miras con atención, verás que los hambrientos son alimentados, los sin hogar tienen los pies atendidos, los humildes y honrados invitados ya están en la mesa del banquete, cada uno ofrece un vislumbre de ese amanecer.
Lo que habíamos esperado durante tanto tiempo, durante siglos y eones de tiempo, ha nacido entre nosotros. Nace entre nosotros silenciosamente, casi a hurtadillas, en un granero oscuro, hace mucho tiempo. Este niño tiene toda nuestra esperanza de luz. Este pequeño marco parece demasiado frágil para soportar nuestros anhelos. Sin embargo, las naciones vienen corriendo hacia esta luz, incluso antes de que sea destetado. Lo divino ha venido para habitar entre nosotros, y la promesa eterna de Dios de paz, restauración y de hogar se hizo carne.
¿Dónde y cómo vas a buscar esta luz en el mundo? ¿En qué otros frágiles marcos la luz cubrirá las tinieblas? La luz aumenta con nuestra ansiosa búsqueda, luz que anhela la luz, el divino reflejo anhelante de su origen. Que la luz de Cristo ilumine su caminar en las tinieblas, que su luz se extienda por las naciones azotadas por la guerra y el hambre, que continuemos buscando su luz en los lugares oscuros de nuestros propios corazones.
La Reverendísima Katharine Jefferts Schori
Obispa Presidenta
Iglesia Episcopal
______________________
The Episcopal Church welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas in 16 nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
La Iglesia Episcopal da la bienvenida a todo el que adora a Jesucristo en 109 diócesis y tres áreas regionales en dieciséis naciones. La Iglesia Episcopal es una provincia miembro de la amplia Comunión Anglicana.
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The mornings are dark, pitch black until after most of us have begun our days. The hints of dawn in the eastern sky, those streaks of rose and pink that promise more and brighter light, bring hope even in the dark mid-winter. Where do you look for that kind of hope borne on slim rays of light?
Jesus is already abroad, even in the darkness. The hungry one fed, the street people who have their feet cared for, the humble and honored guest at your dinner table – each one offers a glimpse of that dawn, if you look closely enough.
What we have waited long for, ages and eons for, has been born among us. He comes among us quietly, almost stealthily, in an obscure barn, long ago. This child holds all our hope for light. This tiny frame seems too frail to bear our yearning. Yet the nations come streaming to this light even before he is weaned. The divine has come to dwell in our midst, and God’s eternal promise of peace, restoration, and home is made flesh.
Where and how will you seek out this light of the world? In what other frail frames will light expunge darkness? The light grows with our own eager searching, light reaching out to light, divine reflection yearning for its source. May the light of Christ light your way in the darkness, may his light spread through nations besieged by war and hunger, may we continue to search out his light in the dark places of our own hearts.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church
______________________
Mensaje de Navidad 2009
Las mañanas están oscuras, muy oscuras hasta incluso después de que la mayoría de nosotros ha empezado sus días. Los indicios de la aurora en el cielo oriental, las líneas color rosa y rosado que prometen luz abundante y más brillante, traen esperanza incluso en el oscuro pleno invierno. ¿Dónde buscas esa clase de esperanza nacida en los tenues rayos de luz?
Jesús ya está en la calle, incluso en la oscuridad. Si miras con atención, verás que los hambrientos son alimentados, los sin hogar tienen los pies atendidos, los humildes y honrados invitados ya están en la mesa del banquete, cada uno ofrece un vislumbre de ese amanecer.
Lo que habíamos esperado durante tanto tiempo, durante siglos y eones de tiempo, ha nacido entre nosotros. Nace entre nosotros silenciosamente, casi a hurtadillas, en un granero oscuro, hace mucho tiempo. Este niño tiene toda nuestra esperanza de luz. Este pequeño marco parece demasiado frágil para soportar nuestros anhelos. Sin embargo, las naciones vienen corriendo hacia esta luz, incluso antes de que sea destetado. Lo divino ha venido para habitar entre nosotros, y la promesa eterna de Dios de paz, restauración y de hogar se hizo carne.
¿Dónde y cómo vas a buscar esta luz en el mundo? ¿En qué otros frágiles marcos la luz cubrirá las tinieblas? La luz aumenta con nuestra ansiosa búsqueda, luz que anhela la luz, el divino reflejo anhelante de su origen. Que la luz de Cristo ilumine su caminar en las tinieblas, que su luz se extienda por las naciones azotadas por la guerra y el hambre, que continuemos buscando su luz en los lugares oscuros de nuestros propios corazones.
La Reverendísima Katharine Jefferts Schori
Obispa Presidenta
Iglesia Episcopal
______________________
The Episcopal Church welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three regional areas in 16 nations. The Episcopal Church is a member province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
La Iglesia Episcopal da la bienvenida a todo el que adora a Jesucristo en 109 diócesis y tres áreas regionales en dieciséis naciones. La Iglesia Episcopal es una provincia miembro de la amplia Comunión Anglicana.
The Episcopal Church: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop.htm
IamEpiscopalian: http://www.iamepiscopalian.org/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian
Twitter: http://twitter.com/iamepiscopalian
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/TECtube
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