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Episcopal News Service. August 25, 2004 [082504-2-A]
PHOENIX, Arizona - A national conference and reunion celebration organized by and for the Lost Boys and Girls of Sudan will take place August 26-29 at the Phoenix Civic Plaza Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The focus of the four days will be to build a national coalition and to reunite for peace in Sudan.
Earlier this year, Lost Boys members participated in the consecration service of the Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith as Bishop Coadjutor of Arizona.
Highlights at the national conference will include: an opportunity to meet actor Chris Tucker, star of the films Rush Hour and Rush Hour 2; hearing from Sudanese leaders on peace efforts in Sudan; creating a national organization to represent the Lost Boys and Girls of America; meeting producers from Outlaw Productions and the director of the Lost Boys movie; reuniting with friends at the celebration party; and a tour of the Arizona Lost Boys Center.
Further information and registration: www.lostboysevent2004.org
Coming up Friday, August 27, 2004...
NEW YORK - A service of Holy Eucharist honoring the lives of Thomas Gallaudet & Henry Winter Syle, two pioneers of Ministry to the Deaf, will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, August 27, at St. John's Church in the Village, New York. The service will be celebrated in American Sign Language and voiced in English. Gallaudet was an Episcopal priest and founder of St. Ann's Church for the Deaf, the first church for the deaf ever established in the world; and the Rev. Henry Winter Syle was the first deaf man ever ordained in any denomination. This service is jointly sponsored by St. Ann's Church for the Deaf and St. John's in the Village.
St John's describes itself as "a vibrant parish in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village, known for its many worship and service opportunities and its warm welcome to visitors from New York and around the world, in the name of Jesus Christ."
St. John's in the Village, 224 Waverly Place, New York, NY 10014-2405, 212.243.6192. www.stjvny.org.
Coming up Saturday, August 28, 2004...
OAKLAND, California - A Musical Tribute to St. Augustine of Hippo titled "Renewing the Spirit," will be celebrated this weekend at St Augustine's Episcopal Church in Oakland, California, featuring Horace C. Boyer, a Gospel performer, composer and scholar, and professor emeritus in music at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The tribute will begin with a Gospel Workshop at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 28 with a Gospel concert, performed by participants from the workshop, at 7 p.m. On Sunday, August 29, a Worship Service will begin at 9.30 a.m., featuring a performance of an original play: "The Conversion of St. Augustine."
Further information can be found online at: www.staugepiscopal.org/renew.
Coming up Sunday, August 29, 2004...
LOS ANGELES - Bishop J. Jon Bruno will preach at 10 a.m. at historic St. John's Church, 514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles. The bishop's sermon will follow recent days in which --from among the L.A. diocese's 147 congregations -- the vestries of three parishes long opposed to the ministries of openly gay clergy have voted to affiliate with an Anglican diocese in Uganda. Themes of reconciliation and justice are expected to figure in the context of the bishop's sermon, according to diocesan staff.
NEW YORK - Many churches in the Diocese of New York are offering services, hospitality and programs prior to and during the Republican National Convention August 30 - September 2. Full information can be found online at the Diocese of New York's website: www.dioceseny.org.
Church of the Holy Apostles
Archdeacon Taimalelagi Fagamalama Tuatagaloa-Matalavea, the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, is scheduled to preach at 11 a.m. at Church of the Holy Apostles near Madison Square Garden -- site of the Republican National Convention. Following the parish Eucharist, a forum will be led by Archdeacon Tai on the church's witness on international concerns and issues.
Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 Ninth Avenue (at 28th Street), New York, NY 10001 - 212.807.6799. Email: info@holyapostlesnyc.org.
St. Bartholomew's Church
Summer Festival of Sacred Music continues with 11 a.m. Choral Eucharist and a Celebration of Music for Women's Voices at St. Bartholomew's Church, 109 East 50th St. (at Park Avenue), New York, NY 10022; 212.378.0200; www.stbarts.org. St. Bartholomew's Choir, Preston Smith, conducting.
The music recognizes the unique contribution of women composers and singers to the musical life of the church. The central work, Fauré's "Messe basse" (1881) is a touching setting of the ordinary of the Mass. The choir also will sing a sublime setting of George Herbert's mystical poem "Let all the world in every corner sing" by the New York City composer and singer Nancy Wertsch, and "Magnificat" by American composer Gwyneth Walker. Dedicated to the memory of Hope Douglas Hope.
The Episcopal Church's Office of Government Relations in Washington, D.C., sent invitations to all Episcopal members of the House and Senate which included information about the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, the historic Trinity Church on Wall Street, and St. Paul's Chapel in downtown Manhattan.
The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is the official seat of the Diocese of New York. It boasts a stunning collection of artistic and architectural masterpieces as well as an active congregation that continues its century-long tradition of reaching out to people of all nations and faith traditions.
The historic Trinity Church on Wall Street has served Episcopalians since its founding in 1697. Its current building, consecrated in 1846, is the third Trinity Church built on the lower Manhattan site that is the final resting-place for many prominent Americans including Alexander Hamilton. For more than three centuries, Trinity has been a parish in mission, financially underwriting the creation of more than 1,700 churches, including St. Paul's Chapel. George Washington prayed in St. Paul's after being inaugurated as our first President, and the Chapel made headlines again in 2001 by providing a place of refuge and comfort for rescue workers at the site of the World Trade Center.
The Cathedral, Trinity Church and St. Paul's, "the little chapel that stood" after September 11th, will be opening their doors to those who seek a place of prayer and scriptural reflection during the Republican National Convention. Please join them for worship at any of the following times on Sunday, August 29th:
* 9 or 11 a.m.: The Cathedral, 1047 Amsterdam Ave. (at 112th Street)
* 9 or 11:15 a.m.: Trinity Church, Wall Street and Broadway
* 8 a.m.: St. Paul's Chapel, 209 Broadway (at Fulton St.)
PASADENA, California - "Embracing our True Selves," the Rector's Adult Education Forum at All Saints Church, Pasadena, will welcome acclaimed author Paul Loeb this Sunday at 10.15 a.m to speak on the subject: Hope in a Time of Fear. Loeb will explore how ordinary citizens can make their voices heard and actions count in a time when we're told neither matter. He will describe how people get involved in larger community issues and what stops them from getting involved; and how commitment can give a powerful sense of connection and purpose. Sponsored by parish Communications Committee.
All Saints Church, 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasedena, California 91101-1796 - 626.796.1172. www.allsaints-pas.org
SANTA BARBARA, California - A Sunday Afternoon Concert for Organ & Brass, featuring Jim Labertew, Trumpet, Julie Callahan, French Horn, and David A. Gell, Organ, will be held at 3:30 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 1500 State at Micheltorena Streets, Santa Barbara. 805.965.7419. www.trinitysb.org.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Day prayers this Sunday will remember Maryland in liturgies at Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Avenues Northwest (Mount St. Alban), Washington, D.C., 20016; 202.537.6200; www.cathedral.org. Preacher will be the Rev. Canon Preston Hannibal, Diocesan Canon for Academic Ministries. Next Sunday, September 5: State Day prayers will remember South Carolina; the Rev. Canon Eugene T. Sutton, Canon Pastor & Director of the Center for Prayer & Pilgrimage, preacher.
Washington National Cathedral also continues to honor "the Greatest Generation" with Veterans' Tours of War Memorial Chapel and other military-related features, now through Labor Day, and with the exhibit "Faith & Courage: U.S. Chaplains' Service in World War II," now through September 26, (Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m.) Rare Book Library Exhibit Room.
Following the Anglican Cycle of Prayer, this Sunday (13 Pentecost) will give thanks for the Diocese of East Kerala (South India) and its bishop, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Kunnumpurathu Joseph Samuel. The Anglican Cycle of Prayer can be accessed online at: www.anglicancommunion.org/acp/main.cfm.