The Spirituality of Integrity is Bishop Paul's October column for secular newspapers throughout our 14 counties.
Trinity Carbondale senior warden Jaki Sheare is featured in this Scranton Times-Tribune story.
H1N1 ... St. Luke's in downtown Scranton has placed an automatic hand sanitizer
dispenser at the back of the nave, next to the rear pew, an attempt to lessen the potential
spread of the H1N1 flu virus among parishioners. Find more at this Times-Tribune story. See also this post by Peter Carey at Episcopal Cafe.
From the October issue of St. Brigid's Nazareth newsletter, you may find the following to be of interest: (1) A message from Dean Schenkel regarding wills and estate planning, the St. Mathew Society and funeral planning. (2) Copy and photos of St. Brigid's youth on this summer's diocesan youth mission trip to New Orleans. St. Brigid has an especially active youth ministry. (3) St. Brigid's Fall Festival, October 3. Download the newsletter here.
Diocesan Life, October may be downloaded here.
Five deacons to be ordained to priesthood this evening ... Tuesday, September 29, 7:00 p.m., Cathedral Bethelhem. Timothy Scott Albright, John Hartman, James Douglas Moyer, Christina Nord, Wayne Calvin Sherrer.
Diocesan Convention ... The annual convention of the Diocese of Bethlehem will be held at St. Stephen's Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre, October 9-10. Please register on-line where you will also find more information. On-line registrations will be open only until October 2. An additional $20 late fee will be charged at the door. If you experience difficulty or have questions about the online registration process, please call Rosie Hummel, 610-691-5655 x 221, at Diocesan House. You need not register to join your friends in the diocesan community for Evensong on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Eucharist on Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Pre-Convention Meetings meant for clergy and delegates to Diocesan Convention will be held on October 1 at Good Shepherd Scranton, and on October 6 at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. All from 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
ECW Children's Project ... At Diocesan Convention, the ECW will be collecting sweatpants and sweatshirts (sizes 5 to 18) plus undies for children at risk. Each delegate is asked to bring one package to Diocesan Convention. These items will be distributed to children at risk in northeastern Pennsylvania. After collecting from church members, each parish representative will then distribute the remaining sweatshirts, sweatpants, and undies to a local facility (or facilities) for children at risk. For more information contact: Dorothy Shaw, flamingo@epix.net; Marlene Hartshorne, mhartshorne@netcarrier.com or 610-780-4602.
What is the right way to pray? ... A recent NYTimes web readers' poll asked the question. More than 100 responses poured in over five days. Read more at Episcopal Cafe.
"Nones" growing ... Andrew Sullivan comments on the report that the demographic of religious preference continues to see growth in the "none" category. Read more here. [H/T to Ann Fontaine reporting at Episcopal Cafe.]
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will visit the Diocese of Bethlehem Nov. 9-12 ... Find a preliminary schedule here.
St. Matthew Society Programs ... Find Charlie Barebo's article here.
New Bethany Ministries has a contract to buy Our Lady of Pompeii Church. If the agency can raise the money, it plans to use the East Fourth Street Bethlehem church for a social services center and low-income housing, according to an Express-Times story. The church is one of four South Side parishes the RC Diocese of Allentown closed last year. Read more here.
A holy moment in the church of baseball ... See it here. H/T to Andy Gerns.
Calvin Van Kirk Hoyt is about to retire after 39 years at Mount Calvary Church, Camp Hill, in the Diocese of Central PA. He is a native of Shillington (where John Updike grew up, in Berks County) was ordained in 1965, I think in the Diocese of Bethlehem, where he served for his first six years as a priest. There's an interesting feature on Kirk, a nice tribute, here.
The Charter for Compassion ... Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Karen Armstrong ask "How can we respond creatively to the pain that we see everywhere in our world?" Their solution is to creatively bring together people of every religion to work for a compassionate response to the needs of people everywhere. Read more about the "Charter for Compassion" at Episcopal Cafe.
TED, www.ted.com, riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. It aims to provide a platform for the world's smartest thinkers, greatest visionaries and most-inspiring teachers, so that millions of people can gain a better understanding of the biggest issues faced by the world, and a desire to help create a better future. Core to this goal is a belief that there is no greater force for changing the world than a powerful idea.
Pray for our
young men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and for
their families … David
A. Davis, 28; William L. Meredith, 26; James R Hornbarger, 33; John J.
Malone, 24; Titus R. Reynolds, 23; Edward B. Smith, 30; Joseph V.
White, 21; Kevin J. Graham, 27... ... for the fallen heroes
also of our coalition partners ... and for the citizens of Iraq and
Afghanistan who have died, unnamed and unknown to us, and for those who
mourn ... and for an end to this endless war. [Posted on the newSpin blog, usually on Tuesdays, with names found over seven days.]
Unitarian preacher Forrest Church dies at 61 ... Read the RNS story here.
In-Formation in Bethlehem ... Find the September issue of Anne Kitch's faith formation newsletter here.
Trinity Bethlehem organist Dr. Timothy Smith in recital ... [From Mother Laura Howell] Join us on Sunday, October 4th at 4 p.m. (following the Blessing of the Animals) for an organ recital played by Trinity's organist Timothy Smith. This will be Tim's first recital in Bethlehem since coming to Trinity last February. He will perform music of Bach, the monumental B-Minor Prelude and Fugue; Mendelssohn, the First Organ Sonata; Gigout, Grand Chorus Dialogue, which pits the organ's trumpets against the full ensemble. Also on the program will be several short pieces including works by by jazz pianist George Shearing, Robert Elmore and Dale Wood plus a beautiful Psalm Prelude by English composer Herbert Howells. A reception will follow the program so please join us and bring a friend, or two! [Read more here.]
The Reluctant Musician and The Leadership Program for Musicians ... Have you been asked to play the organ at your church. Do you need help? More info here.
Sorting out the truth in politics ... PolitiFact.com and FactCheck.org
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