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What's New
 Click on the
thumbnails below to see the group that gathered for the Homiletics
Training Session at the Deacon School of Ministry, Oct. 17-18, at Little
Ocmulgee State Park.
The Rev. Peter Ingeman (Christ Church, Valdosta) served as the observing
rector; and postulant Dianne Hall, who received three certificates of
completion, served as the acolyte. Examining Chaplain Deacon
Patricia Marks (Christ Church, Valdosta) led the training session,
assisted by Deacons Geri Nelson (Chair, DSM; St. Thomas, Savannah), Lynn
Anderson (St. Augustine's, Augusta), and Eddie Adkins (All Saints',
Tybee).
Those attending were
Nancy Byars, St. Thomas, Thomasville
Steve Byrd, Holy Comforter, Martinez
Terri Degenhardt, St. Michael's, Waynesboro
Sue Gahagen, St. Paul's, Savannah
Ri Lamb, St. Paul's, Albany
Jim McDonald, St. Michael's, Waynesboro
Scott Mithen, St. John's, Bainbridge
Becky Rowell, Christ Church, Frederica
Nancy Sartin Richardson, Christ Church, Valdosta
George Scott, Trinity, Cochran
Ten Surefire Ways to
Lose a Congregation (DSM Training session: Fr. Peter Ingeman)
Sermon:
St. Luke's Feast Day (DSM Training session: Dcn. Geri Nelson)
Bishop
Louttit's letter of invitation for a
Deacons' Day meeting.
CLICK HERE for DSM Financial Aid form
A VISIT FROM
THE PRESIDING BISHOP! (If you have other photos you'd like to see
posted, please email me.)
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Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Schori
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Dcn. Lynn Anderson (St. Augustine's, Augusta) and the Presiding Bishop
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Dcn. Karyl Miller (St. Barnabas, Valdosta) and the Presiding Bishop
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Dcn. Geri Nelson (St. Thomas, Savannah) and the Rev. Peter Ingeman (Christ Church, Valdosta)
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New
sermons!
Gift of Love to St. Paul's, Albany
(Photo by Louisa Hallas)
Retired Deacon Dudley Lippitt, the third woman to be
ordained a deacon in the Diocese of Georgia, recently donated to St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Albany, where she served for more than a
decade, a specially prepared book of her sermons. The book now is in the
"St. Paul's Room," accessible to all. Re-enacting the presentation are
present St. Paul's deacon Jim Purks, left, and proudly standing next to
Deacon Dudley is her husband, Sam Lippitt, who lovingly collected the
sermons--and some photographs to accompany them--and arranged for the
printing of this valuable collection. (Thanks to Jim Purks for this
news item.)
Pictures
from Patricia Marks's National Cathedral Pilgrimage to Ireland are now
posted at
http://picasaweb.google.com/DcnPatricia --click on each one
to open an album. And here is a recent sermon about Glendalough and St.
Mary's church.
Time to think about Continuing Education!
CLICK HERE to take a
look at Spring 2009 offerings from the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of the Southwest.
(Thanks to Dcn. Lynn Anderson for
the suggestion.)
Other possibilities? Click on
Useful Links and/or send suggestions
for posting by EMAIL
PICTURES from the Feb.
29th-March 2nd DSM training session at Honey Creek
Congratulations to Deacon Chad Chaffee!
(For ordination pictures, CLICK
HERE)
Have you ever been on pilgrimage? CLICK HERE
for a visit to Iona
with Dcn. Jim Purks!
Please pray for all of those
who were victims of the tornado in Americus and elsewhere and give
thanks that Dcn. Jim Purks and postulant Dianne Hall are safe.
New sermons
by Dcn. Patricia Marks for
Sermon
for 6 Epiphany and
3
Lent.
UPDATED
DEACON SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY TRAINING SCHEDULE
Save the
date! Marty Meuschke will be ordained to the diaconate on Tuesday, April
24, at 7 p.m., at St. Mark's, Brunswick.
Pictures
from the Deacon School for Ministry training in Liturgics at Ocmulgee,
Feb. 23-25.
"Dust"--Sermon
for Ash Wednesday by Dcn. John Warner; and
"Do You Believe in Miracles?" and an
Ash Wednesday homily from Dcn. Mary-Kathleen Blanchard.
Go
HERE for the schedule for Training in Liturgics at Ocmulgee, Feb.
23-25.
Congratulations
to Marty Meuschke on his approval to the diaconate! And welcome to
Marcia McRae, and Ridenour Lamb as they begin
their diaconal path! And to Dcn. Greg Malley, who
is transferring to the diocese. (See
Contacts for more
information.)
New sermon by
Dcn. Saundra Reinke--
Sermon for
Fourth Advent
Updates to
the Deacons' Visitation Assignments
Check the
Contacts page for updates to local
addresses (and please send me an
email if you have a correction)
Go
here. for the updated
Deacon Formation Council
membership list.
Read "A
Call to God's Service," by Geri Nelson (tuck away a copy for the
next time someone asks "What's a Deacon?")
Sermons by Dcns. Sandy Turner, Sandy Reinke,
John Warner, and Patricia Marks.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR . . .
The Diocesan Convention,
Feb. 1-3, in Valdosta, For
more information and a link to registration, see the
Diocesan home page.
DSM Liturgics Training, Feb. 23-25, at Little Ocmulgee State Park and
Conference Center.
CLICK HERE
for more information. Go HERE for
information about Competency Areas. Questions? Get in touch with Dcn.
Geri Nelson,
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2
St. Thomas Avenue, Savannah, 31406 (912-355-3110)
The annual
conference of the North American Association for the Diaconate (NAAD),
June 21-24, at Seattle University in Seattle, WA. The theme is "Being
There: Mission for a New Millenium," and the keynote speaker is
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
CLICK HERE for more information.
New
continuing education events & conferences. Click on "Useful Links" to
your left.
Letter
from the Bishop about the deacon's role during visitations.
"Remaining
Alert"--Sermon by Sandy Turner; and Advent
sermons by John Warner, Sandy Reinke, & Patricia Marks.
"Deacons in
Liturgy" Training Session
Outline
Updates to
the Deacon
Visitation Schedule.
Save the
date! The Diocesan Convention will be held in Valdosta, Feb. 1-3. For
more information, see the
Diocesan home page.
CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES from
the Deacon School for Ministry meeting at Honey Creek, Dec. 1-3!
For links to
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's investiture, installation,
and homilies (including texts and videos) go to the
National Cathedral site.
REVISED
Deacon Visitation Schedule--CLICK
HERE.
New sermons by
Dcn.
Linda Scales for
All
Saints' Sunday, by Dcn. Saundra Reinke for
Oct. 15,
2006; and by Dcn. Patricia Marks for
All
Saints' Day and for
November 19, 2006.
BREAKING NEWS
about Dcn. Jim Purks! See below for the cover of The Race Beat: The
Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation, a
new book by Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff. Jim, an AP reporter, is pictured
interviewing Martin Luther King, Jr.., with Ralph Abernathy and Fred
Shuttlesworth looking on. There will be a presentation about the book at
the Carter Center in Atlanta on Nov. 6 at 7:30 p.m., sponsored by the
Georgia Center for the Book.
Publisher: Knopf; ISBN: 978-0-679-40381-4. For
more details, go to the
Random House site.
And Godspeed
to Dcn. Kathy Kelly, who will be moving to Macon on November 16th. As
she says,
"Beginning
November 16, I will be working as the Bereavement Coordinator for
Heartland Hospice (formerly Portsbridge Hospice) in Macon." She says
"This will give me the opportunity to use skills and training in family
counseling that have been getting dusty during the past challenging two
or three years working for the state. I have a contract on a historic
brick bungalow in the Ingleside area and am very excited about that,
mostly because it comes fully renovated and move-in-able! Our moving
date is the 13th. Kate is excited about a new school and the chance to
see more of her dad. We will certainly miss everyone at Calvary but plan
to keep in touch.Thanks and blessings."
(Excerpted
from the Calvary Americus newsletter.)
New sermons
by Dcn. Edward S. Williams,
The Transfiguration and
Sermon for Deacon
School for Ministry, Sept. 2006 .
New sermon
by Dcn. Patricia Marks for
October
1 .
New sermon
by Marty
Meuschke,
Sermon for Deacon School for Ministry, Sept. 2006
Updates to the
Human Awareness
and Theology
sections of the Deacon School for Ministry Program.
New
sermons by Dcns. Linda
Scales, Mary-Kathleen Blanchard,
and Patricia Marks .
Congratulations
to Dcn. Geri Nelson! One of her sermons--"Names Known and
Unknown"--appears in Preaching from Psalms, Oracles, and Parables,
14th in the Morehouse series Sermons that Work.
CLICK HERE for further information! (Other diocesan contributors are
The Rev. Frank Logue and The Rev. Stephen Britt.)
Congratulations to
Deacon Jennifer Highsmith!
DEACON SCHOOL FOR MINISTRY
REGISTER NOW!
HOMILETICS: LETTING GOD'S WORD SHINE THROUGH
SEPT. 8-10, HONEY CREEK
CLICK HERE for Registration Form
CLICK HERE for Homiletics Materials
SPECIAL THANKS TO
The Rev. Dr. David J. Schlafer
for permission to post his
Preaching Notebook
The Rev. David J. Schlafer has taught preaching at
Nashotah House, Seabury Western, the University of the South, Virginia
Theological Seminary, and the College of Preachers. He has many
publications to his name, including Playing With Fire: Preaching Work
as Kindling Art and his most recent, The Shattering Sound of
Amazing Grace. (Interested in a copy of the out-of print
Surviving the Sermon?
Click here.)
We have new Deacons!
Blessings and
Congratulations to
Deacon Sandy Turner,
ordained on May 31, 2006, Our Savior, Martinez.
Photos
Sermon (Dcn. Linda Scales)
Deacon Dennis McGill, ordained
on June 27, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd, Thomasville.
Photos
Sermon (The
Rev. Bernard Rosser)
Deacon Yvette Owens, ordained on June 28, 7 p.m., Christ the King, Valdosta
Photos
Sermon (Dcn.
Patricia Marks)
Deacon Natalie Whittle,
ordained on June 29, 7 p.m., Trinity, Statesboro
Photos
Sermon
(The Rev. Joan Kilian)
Two op-ed
pieces by Sandy Reinke and her students, published in Augusta.
"In
post 9/11 America, how are Muslims treated? . . . " and
"Islam
forbids aggressive violence. . . . "
New
meditation on prayer by Barb Crampton and
sermons by Mary-Kathleen Blanchard, Linda Scales, Patricia Marks,
and Sandy Turner.
The Deacon School for Ministry has been approved
by the Commission on Ministry and the Bishop! Visit the --there
you will find announcements, competencies, syllabi, and other
material. The page is under construction; please keep checking for
updates.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! The next DSM training session (Homiletics) will be
on SEPT. 8-10 at Honey Creek. CLICK
HERE to register.
Go to
A January Adventure in
Emerging Christianity for information about the Jan. 22-24, 2007
conference at Epworth-by-the-Sea, featuring Marcus Borg and Barbara
Brown Taylor. (Thanks to Dcn. Ed Williams)
 DeColores!!
Happy Birthday, Cursillo!!!
Christ's Presence
The multi-talented Dcn.
Jim Purks
presented one of his watercolors to the Convent of St.
Helena. (If you look carefully, you will see one of God's creatures in
the window.)
Image scanned by Mike Saliba
The Girl Scouts presented the 2006 Women of Excellence Awards
in Augusta. Our own Deacon Linda Scales received the
award in the Professions division.
CLICK HERE for the page
from the program that describes why they thought she was a deserving
model for the community and SEE BELOW for a candid award shot that
her proud husband Fr. Lou Scales took at the event. Linda is
third from the left. (Thanks to Lynn Anderson for the news!)
Just Posted . . .
The
August-December schedule
at the Convent (you can also go to
www.osh.org ); and information about
the Pilgrimage to the Holy
Land, led by Sister Cintra.
New
sermons
by Sandy Reinke, Linda Scales, and Patricia Marks.
A new section
under "Useful Links" for Continuing
Education programs and other conferences & workshops of interest to
Deacons
New
Intercessions
Jacqui
Belcher's Archives
Pictures from
the April 21-23 Deacons' Retreat at the Convent of St. Helena!
"Prayer
for Diaconal Candidates," and "Prayer
on Behalf of All Bishops and Delegates to General Convention," by
Geri Nelson
REVISED DEACON VISITATION SCHEDULE
The
Archbishop of Canterbury's
Easter Message
Presiding Bishop's Easter
Message
Alleluia!
Our Easter song
is more than a word.
It is, as St. Augustine tells
us, a way of being
"from head to toe."
Christ rises in every
particle of our being
and through baptism
we are part of him:
limbs and members of his
risen body
and ministers of his
deathless, reckless
reconciling love.
May we be given the grace
to embody our Easter song
for the sake of the world.
Frank T. Griswold
Episcopal News Service,
Monday, April 10, 2006
Deacon John
Warner,
Lent
4 Sermon--"The Gift"
Deacon Jim
Purks,
Lent 5 Sermon
 Addition to
Prayers page
Deacon
Saundra Reinke,
Ash
Wednesday Sermon
Deacon
Patricia Marks,
Vespers Homily for April 2
The
Inimitable Purdy Reinke returns with Pet Reflections for Lent! Read
Danny Edson's (Feline)
Lenten Letter, Purdy's
Meditation for Lent, and our very first
Equine Reflection from Ty Alexander!
A letter
from the Bishop (click on Bishop Louttit's page at the left).
Jacqui
Belcher's March Bits & Pieces (click on Schedules at the left)
MARK YOUR
CALENDARS!
"Spiritual Development and Discipline,"
the first training event for Postulants, Candidates, and Deacons, will
take place at the Convent of St. Helena on April 21-23.
CLICK HERE for
registration information.
CONGRATULATIONS
to Steve Darby, ordained Deacon at Trinity, Statesboro, on Feb. 22.
NEW
sermons and a set of
Lenten meditations for the Lesser Feasts of the season.
Congratulations to the new Transitional
Deacons--Ted Clarkson, Tar Drazdowski, Lonnie Lacy, Galen Mirate, and
Matthew Moretz!
Updates to the Deacon Formation Committee.
Vespers
Homily from Deacon Patricia Marks
Please
pray for our Deacons--see the Prayers page
to Deacon Jim
Purks on his election to a two-year term as president of the Sumter Area
Ministerial Association. As he says, it carries responsibilities, but
above all "opportunities for witness to Christ's love."
AND Deacon Jim's Selma Sermon has just been reprinted in
Diakoneo.
Go to the
NAAD site for the latest issue of
Diakoneo
and the article
(p. 3) about the newly commissioned Deacons' icon.
Join in the celebration! 30th Cursillo Anniversary coming up on
June 17-18. Here is the
announcement.
2006 Diocesan Calendar
of Events (Please email email me--is
there anything else to add?)
Changes!
Deacon
Patricia Peets has
moved to Missouri; Deacon Karl Ullrich has retired; Deacon
Thom McPherson has
moved to Michigan. Deacon Stella Clark will replace Pat Peets on the
Commission on Ministry.
Change in number: To call Youth Director Gina Jenkins, please use
her mobile number (912-484-4844) rather than the Honey Creek main
number.
An Advent
message from the Presiding Bishop: "In
this season of Advent, as we make our way toward Bethlehem and ponder
once again the great mystery of the Incarnation, I find myself
reflecting upon the fact that speech or word is the medium of divine
self-disclosure: "the word was made flesh and lived among us." I am also
reminded that in Hebrew dabar, which means word, also can mean event or
occurrence. Words are not only spoken, they happen.. . . (Click
HERE
for the complete message.)
A Christmas
message from the Archbishop of Canterbury: "The question never quite
goes away of why God made a world in which . . . tragedy is
possible. But Christmas reminds us of the one thing we know for sure -
and that is God's way of responding to suffering. He doesn't wave a
magic wand, or descend briefly from the sky to clean things up. He
arrives on earth as a human being who will change things simply by the
completeness of his love. . . . (Click
HERE for the
complete message.)
Go to the
Sermons Page
for new sermons and homilies by Deacons Stella Clark, Saundra Reinke, John Warner,
and Patricia Marks; and for Deacon Carlton Shuford's
"Looking ahead - an
offering for Epiphany."
And Purdy
Reinke is back! Go to the
Sermons Page for Purdy's
astute and heart-warming comments.
And go to . . .
The main
Diocesan site at
http://georgia.anglican.org/chat.html for a new Chat
room!
Useful Links
for online deacons' courses offered through a partnership
between NAAD and the Church Divinity School for the
Pacific.
A
letter from the Presiding Bishop about the
hurricane. (For news on relief efforts in the aftermath of the storm and
ways in which you can help, please go to the web site for
Episcopal Relief & Development and to
Bishop Louttit's letter. )
The
Schedules Page
for an updated list of
programs at the Convent of St. Helena.
NEWS about
Georgia State Day at the National Cathedral. Bishop
Louttit will celebrate on July 17th!
OUR
DEACONS IN THE NEWS! Read all about it in an
article posted on the
Institute on Religion and Democracy page. (Two of the deacons
mentioned were our own Karyl Miller and Sandy Reinke.)
"Sometimes a fender-bender is more than a noisy and
frightening experience for drivers. If some deacons of the Episcopal
Church are nearby, it may even become an occasion of grace . . ."
The Meditation Room for
Thought of the day, from the Archbishop of
Canterbury.
The
Bishop's Page for a link to the
Archbishop of Canterbury's Lambeth address on
the media.
Go to . . .
A
brief local report about the
Biennial Conference of the North American Association
for the Diaconate.
Representing the Diocese of Georgia
at the Biennial Conference of the North American
Association for the Diaconate are (clockwise, beginning
in the back) Sandy Reinke, Karyl Miller, Saundra Turner
(postulant), Linda Scales, Patricia Marks, Barb Crampton,
and Eddie Atkins.
New sermons,
meditations, and homilies for contributions from
Sandy Reinke, John Warner, Carlton Shuford (a.k.a.
"Kasha"), Patricia Marks, and a special selection of
Canine Meditations (with a response from Molly the
Feline).
The Bishop's Page
for
The Archbishop of Canterbury's
Presidential Address at the 13th Meeting of the Anglican
Consultative Council, and for links to news articles about the meeting
of the Anglican Consultative Council.
A link to "To
Set Our Hope on Christ: A Response to Windsor Report ¶135." (This link requires a pdf reader.
(Email me if you have trouble
downloading.) To read a summary, click
here.
The Sexual Conduct Guidelines of the Diocese of
Georgia, online in three formats. You must read the
guidelines and policies and sign the covenant if you
fall into one of the following groups:
All the clergy, vestry members of
each congregation, paid employees of each parish or
mission of the Diocese and all church workers, paid
or volunteer, involved in children's ministry,
including the following people with regular
responsibilities (more than 6 times per year):
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Children's teachers
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Childcare workers (including Church nursery workers)
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Camp counselors/environmental educators
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Youth workers (including EYC advisors/chaperones)
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Children's choir directors/music leaders
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Acolyte directors
Clergy Conference, Sept 11-13, for both priests and
deacons, The Rev.
Dr. Julia Gatta, Assoc. Prof. of Pastoral Theology
at Sewanee will be the keynoter.
Diocesan
Staff
Updates
Upcoming
Diocesan Events (Camps, Councils, Convention, & more)
Return to
What's New
Posted April 21, 2005
Go to . . .
A
link to the Anglodeacons Discussion Group--you may
read messages or join the group, which has over 450
members. There have been some interesting comments on,
for instance, deacons' voting privileges, the election
of Pope Benedict XVI, liturgical practices, and so on,
from our brothers and sisters in the group. Ormonde
Plater announced his retirement here not so long ago.
The
BISHOP'S PAGE for
a letter from the Presiding Bishop to the Chair of the
Anglican Consultative Council.
Schedules for Diocesan
Staff vacation dates.
A new
web site--the
Stitchers of Love,
a ministry of
prayerful knitting, crocheting, and needlework.
Posted April 4, 2005
Go to . .
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The
BISHOP'S PAGE for
a statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury about Pope
John Paul II's death
The
Catechism of Creation
A page
of Archive links for the Bishop's
page, News, and seasonal materials.
DON'T FORGET to register for the
North
American Association for the Diaconate
Biennial Conference, Atlanta, June 7-11, 2005
The
DEACONS' HANDBOOK:
The Church History section of the Deacons' Handbook has been
updated, with material from Sr. Elena Thompson, who is
the new examining chaplain. Fr. Frank Logue is the new
examining chaplain for Scripture.
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