On June 18, the Episcopal Church, 30 years after it allowed women to become priests and bishops, At its June 27 meeting the elected a woman as its Presiding diocesan Executive Board Bishop. approved a significant Katharine change in not only the name, Jefferts Schori, but also the mission, of the 52, bishop of Southeast Florida Episcopal Nevada, was Foundation. elected from a Revisions of articles of slate of seven incorporation and by-laws are nominees, on underway, a new logo is being the fifth ballot, designed, and by as the 26th January of 2007 the Presiding Bishop. She is the Foundation will have first woman to hold the top become Episcopal post in the church’s nearly Charities of Southeast 400-year history. Florida. By the morning after the election, Presenting the Foundation’s “It’s a girl!” buttons, hastily proposal to the Executive produced by the Episcopal Board, SEFEF Board Vice-chair Women’s Caucus, had become an Benjamine Reid explained that instant collector’s item. the name change would reflect Her nine-year term officially what has been an ongoing begins Nov. 1; she will be invested transformation of the and seated November 4 during a • Presiding Bishop-elect Katharine Jefferts Schori, husband Foundation into a liturgy at Washington National PRESIDING Richard Schori and daughter and son-in-law Kate and Aaron philanthropic and charitable Cathedral. (See box, next page). BISHOP- Harris pose patiently for photographers at a press conference repository for the diocese. The other nominees were ELECT after the election. The Foundation was bishops J. Neil Alexander of established in 1998 with the Atlanta; Edwin F. Gulick, Jr. of stated purpose “to raise, manage Kentucky; Henry N. Parsley, Jr. of and disburse funds to support the Alabama; Stacy F. Sauls of Lexington; Additional General Convention coverage mission and ministry of the Charles E. Jenkins III, of Louisiana, A special section in this issue highlights of legislative action. Episcopal Diocese of Southeast and Francisco Duque-Gomez of provides additional reports from the Complete coverage is at Florida and its parishes.” It Colombia. 75th General Convention, including www.episcopalchurch.org/gc2006 focused on promoting and A huge crowd filled the gallery area reflections from Bishop Leo Frade and www.episcopalsouthflorida soliciting planned gifts for the See JEFFERTS SHORI, next page and members of our deputation, and .org/convention/06/convention_06. diocese and serving as a resource for parishes in the areas of major gift planning, endowment structuring and basic financial strengthening. In the year 2000, a bequest See SEFEF, next page

By Mary W. Cox, editor More than 80 diocesan clergy gathered at the Duncan Center on June 28 for a first-hand report on General Convention from Bishops Leo Frade and James Ottley and members of our deputation. Many questions from the clergy reflected concerns about the possible effects of the convention’s actions on relationships within the Anglican Communion, while a few in the group felt that Resolution B033, which calls on Standing Committees and bishops with jurisdiction to “exercise restraint” in consenting to the consecration of candidates for the episcopate “whose manner of life presents a challenge to the wider church” represents a step backward from full inclusion for all. Some questions concerned the effects of GC legislation on “life in the pews.” • At the June 28 gathering with diocesan clergy, Bishop Leo Frade listens There was excitement about the as senior deputy Richard Miller answers a question. Seated are (left to right) election of Katharine Jefferts Schori LaVerne Comrie-Turck, Char Vinik and Tom O’Brien, Assistant Bishop as the next Presiding Bishop of the James Ottley, the Rev. Carol Barron and Mother Jennie Lou Reid. Episcopal Church, as well as for the convention’s strong support for the enthusiasm for Jefferts Schori’s The adoption of the Revised Millennium Development Goals, and election, Frade began his report on Common Lectionary, he told the clergy many expressed appreciation for the legislation passed at General “will affect your life.” Use of the new work of the deputation. Convention with one of the “pew” lectionary is to begin with Advent of After expressing his own issues. See REPORT, Page 3 • JEFFERTS SHORI from previous page in the House of Deputies on the afternoon ofof JuneJune 1818 inin anticipation ofof thethe announcement of the election. Enthusiastic applause, cheerscheers andand shouts of joy erupted as Arizona DeputyDeputy Matthew Chew,Chew, chair ofof thethe Consecration of Bishops committee, read SpecialSpecial The Board of the Foundation Order E017, the committee’s views the creation of Episcopal resolution asking thethe Charities as the creation of an Deputies to confirm enlarged vessel which is currently Jefferts Schori’s election. A two-

partially filled...... Char Vinik thirds majority ofof — SEFEF Board both clergy andand laylay • Three of our clergy deputies, Archdeacon Mary Gray-Reeves, Fr. Horace deputies then Ward and Fr. William “Chip” Stokes, applaud as Presiding Bishop-elect confirmed her Katharine Jefferts Schori is presented to the House of Deputies. election. • SEFEF from previous page At about 5 p.m., Presiding BishopBishop FrankFrank the discussion. from the estate of a couple who had been Griswold escortedescorted JeffertsJefferts Ticketing procedures arranged Similarly, duringduring an an members of St. Nicholas, Pompano Beach, Schori into the House of American AnglicanAnglican Council Council created the Blair and Agnes Smith Charity Bishops, to prolonged for Investiture of PB (AAC) news conference atat thethe Fund, to be administered by the Foundation. cheering and applause.applause. On Nov. 4-5 at Washington Nationwide ArenaArena the the Rev.Rev. To date, the Foundation has made over After an introductionintroduction byby Canon David Anderson,Anderson, $600,000 in Smith National Cathedral, the Episcopal Griswold, JeffertsJefferts SchoriSchori Church will welcome Katharine president of the AAC, former Fund grants to greeted the deputies and rector ofof St.St. James,James, NewportNewport parish-based Jefferts Schori as its 26th Presiding visitors inin bothboth Spanish andand Bishop. Beach (a LosLos Angeles-areaAngeles-area outreach ministries English, saying that that she she was was congregation nownow affiliated affiliated throughout the Jefferts Schori’s investiture will “awed andand honoredhonored andand occur at a Eucharistic celebration at with the Anglican ChurchChurch inin diocese. The deeply privileged” toto havehave Uganda), saidsaid he he opposed opposed the the Foundation also 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4. Tickets been elected. are required. General admission choice of Jefferts Schori. When Agnes Smith Blair Smith became the “I give deep and abidingabiding asked if any ofof thethe nomineesnominees administrator for the tickets may be requested per thanks for thethe ministry ofof thethe procedures listed below and also would have beenbeen acceptableacceptable to to Marcelle Hull Littell Trust, through which it current PresidingPresiding Bishop,”Bishop,” the AAC, Anderson said, “…all“…all has facilitated the distribution of approximately posted online at she said, adding thatthat sheshe www.episcopalchurch.org. of them, for different reasons $350,000 in grants to senior citizens living in hoped his “gifts continue to in each case, wouldwould notnot havehave assisted living facilities in Southeast Florida. The Cathedral’s 11 a.m. All Saints’ be shared within thethe churchchurch Sunday liturgy on Nov. 5 will include been ones we would havehave In the past year the Grants Committee of and the world inin yearsyears to to preferred.” the Foundation has collaborated with Human the formal seating of Jefferts Schori come because he has very in the Presiding Bishop’s cathedra, Anderson struck a moremore Needs Ministry to create a joint application for much to give us all.” conciliatory notenote laterlater in in the the parish grant requests. The Foundation has also or official chair. All are welcome to She thanked the other attend that service on a first-come, briefing. “Yes,“Yes, we willwill havehave to to undertaken staffing functions for Human candidates inin thethe electionelection — work withwith her;her; we we will will wish wish to to Needs Ministry. first-seated basis as capacity allows. “my brother bishopsbishops whowho General admission tickets for the work withwith her,”her,” hehe said.said. In a Letter to the Executive Board, Dean have walked thisthis wayway with with “However, thisthis isis aa two-waytwo-way Winston Wright, convener of Human Needs Nov. 4 Investiture can be requested me,” her husband and thethe by mail only, according to the street. She will undoubtedlyundoubtedly Ministry, supported the Episcopal Charities people of her diocese. need to work withwith us.”us.” proposal, commending the partnership already following procedures: She ended her remarks Requests must be mailed to The Jefferts Schori said, inin aa pre-pre- established between SEFEF and Human Needs with the hope that “this great Convention interview, thethe “to strengthen our mutual Office of the Presiding Bishop, 815 and greatly blessed blessed church” church” Second Avenue, New York, NY priorities forfor thethe nextnext PresidingPresiding ministry.” would work forfor “the “the reignreign of of Bishop include bridge-building The Episcopal Charities 10017. They must be mailed and be God in this day.” postmarked no earlier than August and boundary-crossing as as well well proposal would expand the current In a statement afterafter thethe as “moving ourour sanctuariessanctuaries into into philanthropic work of the 15. Tickets will be distributed on the election, Bishop Leo Frade basis of when requests were mailed the streets to encounter and Foundation to encompass the expressed his approval: “She “She transform thethe badbad newsnews of of this this eventual administration of all (not received). Each request may has a commitmentcommitment toto faith,faith, include the names of up to two world.” SheShe added thatthat Wright diocesan ministries focused on and a commitmentcommitment toto implementing the United meeting human needs, including people. No requests for groups will mission — a real lovelove forfor the the be honored. No requests by e-mail Nations’ Millennium contributions for disaster relief and mission mission of the church, and Development Goals (MDGs) of work, and the processing of funding from such or fax will be accepted. The request that for meme isis numbernumber one,”one,” for tickets should include a return- embracing andand celebratingcelebrating sources as Episcopal Relief and Development, he said. “She has revitalized diversity, eradicatingeradicating poverty poverty as well as the Smith Fund, the Littell Trust and addressed stamped envelope in the Diocese of Nevada inin herher which tickets will be sent (or in which and hunger, andand creatingcreating an an the diocesan Human Needs budget. time as bishop there. It’s an environmentally sustainablesustainable Episcopal Charities will continue the mission you will be informed that tickets are historic moment for the not available). world areare also also priorities. priorities. of the Foundation in working to strengthen church, and I am happyhappy to to be be Jefferts Schori, who votedvoted toto overall fundraising, engagement of donors, the part ofof it.”it.” consent to the consecration of creation of field of interest funding and the Among the deputies who spoke Waynick ofof IndianapolisIndianapolis said said from from New Hampshire’s BishopBishop GeneGene creation of donor advised funds; and will in support ofof JeffertsJefferts SchoriSchori waswas the dais. She praised JeffertsJefferts Robinson, has said sheshe brings continue to assist parishes in developing Blanca Echeverry,Echeverry, wife wife of of nominee nominee Schori’s leadership as “faithful“faithful and and “different life experience” to the planned giving and establishing endowment Bishop Francisco Duque-GomezDuque-Gomez articulate. SheShe hashas thethe abilityability to to top job of the church, and also funds. of Colombia. “I stand beforebefore youyou carry thethe visionvision and and mission mission and and expressed a desire “to“to embraceembrace The Foundation’s proposal to Executive to urge youyou toto supportsupport herher to share itit withwith thethe churchchurch andand the the and celebrate allall thethe diversediverse Board concluded: “The Board of the election,” Echeverry toldtold thethe world beyondbeyond us.us. MyMy heart heart is is cultures, languages, and and origins origins Foundation views the creation of Episcopal gathering inin Spanish,Spanish, before before the the bursting; II hopehope yoursyours is, is, too.” too.” of the many partsparts of of the the EpiscopalEpiscopal Charities as the creation of an enlarged vessel vote was taken.taken. WithWith thethe However, DeputyDeputy Eddie Eddie Blue Blue ofof Church — Haiti, Taiwan,Taiwan, Province Province which is currently partially filled. The role of assistance ofof thethe Rev.Rev. YamilyYamily Bass- Bass- Maryland, said said he he would would not not IX, the churches in Europe, Virgin the organization going forward will be to Choate, rector ofof LaLa IglesiaIglesia support Jefferts Schori'sSchori's election.election. Islands, as wellwell asas the the many many determine the manner in which the vessel will Memorial dede SanSan Adreas,Adreas, New New “I am shocked, dismayed andand cultures within thethe U.S.-First be completely filled.” York, former ProvinceProvince IVIV saddened by thethe choice of the Nations, African-American, Foundation President Charlie Ring says he Coordinator ofof HispanicHispanic House of Bishops,” he told the Spanish — speaking, AsianAsian and and all all is excited about this expanded ministry. “It’s Ministries, Echeverry praisedpraised House. Citing strains withinwithin the the Anglo varieties. NoneNone isis moremore worked so well in other dioceses,” he says. “It’s Jefferts Schori as someonesomeone whowho Anglican CommunionCommunion concerningconcerning important thanthan another;another; all all are are had such an impact on so many lives.” The understands thethe church inin LatinLatin issues of gender andand sexuality,sexuality, he he essential to the transforming work work Foundation believes that Episcopal Charities America. added: “We“We areare actingacting as as of the body of Christ.” can have a similar impact on lives in our Ten of the 12 women bishops imperialists, asas wewe often often do.” do.” Jefferts Schori was consecrated consecrated diocese. in the church joined Jefferts Blue was thethe onlyonly deputydeputy who who the ninth Bishop of Nevada inin Schori in the House of Deputies. spoke against JeffertsJefferts Schori,Schori, 2001. She serves a diocesediocese of some For information on the current work of the “This is an historic moment before despite three invitations fromfrom thethe 6,000 members in 35 Southeast Florida Episcopal Foundation, go the church, a wonderful momentmoment president of the Deputies for congregations. InIn thethe HouseHouse ofof to www.episfoundation.org. before our church,” Bishop Cate dissenters to add theirtheir voicesvoices toto See JEFFERTS SHORI, next page

The Net, August 2006 • REPORT from Page 1 2007 and will be mandatory told the clergy, “You were well- from the corporate Eucharists. in 2010. After Advent 2007, represented at General La Verne Comrie-Turck also Frade said, clergy would need Convention. Your deputies spoke of reconciliation, “a lot to request his permission, in were well-prepared… we of concessions and writing, to use the old remained in constant compromises… all in the lectionary readings. communication, and we interest of staying together as He noted that two of the listened to each other.” a communion.” newly approved observances He described the “vastness” Char Vinik said she was for trial use in the church of GC — 845 deputies, “all those impressed with “how diverse calendar were proposed by our opinionated clergy and lay our church is,” and Mother diocese: the feast days of deputies,” lining up to take Jennie Lou Reid, who was an Deaconess Harriet Bedell, their turns at eight alternate, spoke of the missionary to the Seminoles microphones — “and all “intentional diversity” in the and other Native American conducted in an orderly way.” worship experiences offered. peoples (Jan. 8); and Miller said his advice to new Responding to the questions, Bishop James deputies was, “Relax — the “Will we be invited back to the Theodore Holly, first Holy Spirit is gonna’ be here.” Anglican Consultative bishop of Haiti Tom O’Brien, who served on Council?” and “Are we invited (March 13 or Nov. 6). the Program Budget and to Lambeth?,” Frade reminded He also noted, reminding Finance Committee, talked the clergy that the Episcopal clergy of his Methodist about passage of a mission- Church voluntarily agreed to background, that GC focused budget, with 60 observer status at the last ACC approved a new relationship percent of funds designated for meeting — and that no of “Interim Sharing of the mission. He called attention to invitations have been issued Eucharist” with the United the statement of mission yet for Lambeth 2008. Methodist Church. priorities endorsed by GC, Will the election of a woman Turning to General which includes justice and as Presiding Bishop affect Convention’s response to the peace, youth, and reconciliation ecumenical relations? Windsor Report, the bishop and evangelism. Probably, Frade said, but said, “I believe we responded “We’re an outward-looking added, “I think it invites other to the Windsor Report — church,” he said. “If we focus churches to move toward full and I believe we made some outward, the growth will be inclusion of women in the life compromises.” inward.” of the church.” Frade said he did not agree Miller pointed out that Fr. Wilson Brown, rector of with Resolution B033, which $475,000 has been designated Holy Sacrament, cautioned that he feels is a compromise that for church planting. the differences in the Anglican falls short of “full inclusion of O’Brien, like Ottley and Communion are not trivial. everyone,” but that he will other members of the “The Episcopal Church and the comply, because, “I want to be deputation, remarked on the Anglican Communion are in part of the Anglican atmosphere of prayer and the deep and principled Communion.” strong sense of community at disagreement,” he said. “There Assistant Bishop James GC. seems to be an assumption that Ottley spoke of the ambiance “One of the things that if I talk long enough, you’ll of prayer and the hard work of struck me so powerfully,” he agree with me… but [these listening that prevailed in both said, “was the sense of caring beliefs] are not lightly held on the House of Bishops and the that the deputies, clergy and either side….” House of Deputies. lay, had for each other… in Dean Fritz Bazin of the “People who have never been committee, anyone could say, North Dade Deanery reminded to General Convention think ‘Let’s stop and pray’.” the group that “democracy is all we do is sit around and vote Fr. Horace Ward agreed. not theology.” In a July 17 letter to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan on resolutions,” he said, “but a “Our deputation formed a “So often vox populi is not Williams, Bishop John W. Howe and Central Florida lot of this grows out of our community of faith… we vox dei… we can be mistaken.” Standing Committee president John Liebler prayer life.” enjoyed our fellowship.” Frade assured the group that requested “alternative primatial oversight,” “When you have resolutions, The Rev. Carol Barron said he is “committed to continue bringing to seven the number of dioceses that you have winners and losers,” that the Canons Committee, of the conversation… and in the have made such a request. Ottley said. “How we deal with which she was a member, was meantime, to continue the The letter, which makes formal a June 26 the winners and losers is very a second community for her. mission of the Church.” announcement by Howe, the Standing Committee and important.” She noted the theme of “My commitment is to abide the Diocesan Board, cites “actions, inactions, and errors He said he agreed with Frade reconciliation that was “woven by the doctrine and discipline of our 74th and 75th General Conventions.” that “we tried to do the best we through the convention,” but of the Church, and I will ask all “The Diocese of Central Florida has made every effort could” in responding to the mentioned her disappointment of you to abide by this, too. We to be reconciled to our Province,” the letter says. “We Windsor Report. at “the cracks in the structure will deal with pastoral have consistently called the Episcopal Church to its Richard Miller, head of the that you could see.” She situations….” Constitutional commitments to the Lord, the One, Holy, diocesan deputation and a explained that some people I am committed to Catholic and Apostolic Church and the Anglican “senior deputy” — this was his who disagreed with the actions evangelism… and to support of See REQUEST, next page seventh General Convention — of the majority stayed away your ministry.”

• JEFFERTS SHORI from previous page Deputies she spoke of needing time to “leave “The Nag” in Preaching Through the Year of Luke: She has been married to Richard Miles Schori, a Nevada well,” and thanked her diocese for the Sermons That Work IX, (Roger Alling and David retired theoretical mathematician (topologist), wonderful ministries in which they engaged. J. Schlafer, eds. Morehouse 2000). One of her since 1979. They have one child, Katharine Johanna Her service to the wider church includes current Maundy Thursday sermons was included in What (Kate), 24, who is a second lieutenant and pilot in membership on the Special Commission on the Makes This Day Different? (David Schlafer, Cowley the U.S. Air Force. Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion; 1998). The Presiding Bishop serves as spiritual leader the Board of Trustees, Church Divinity School of At the time of her election in Nevada, Jefferts to more than 2.4 million Episcopalians, is the Pacific in Berkeley; the CREDO Advisory Board; Schori was assistant rector at the Episcopal Church responsible for leading the church, and must the House of Bishops peer coaching program; the of the Good Samaritan in Corvallis, Ore., where oversee the planning, development, implementation General Board of Examining Chaplains; the Board she also served as pastoral associate, dean of the and assessment of its programs. for Church Deployment; the House of Bishops’ Good Samaritan School of Theology, and priest- The Presiding Bishop is elected every nine years Pastoral Development, Racism, and Planning in-charge, El Buen Samaritano, Corvallis. She was to serve as the pastor and Primate of the Church. Committees; the Court for Review of a Trial of a ordained deacon and priest in 1994. Prior to Canon law charges the Presiding Bishop with Bishop; the Episcopal visitor team for the ordination, she was a visiting assistant professor responsibility for leadership in initiating and Community of the Holy Spirit; and the Bishops of in the Oregon State University Department of developing policy and strategy, and for representing Small Dioceses group. She was a member of the Religious Studies; a visiting scientist at the Oregon church policies, strategies and programs. 20/20 Strategy Group and served as secretary of State University Department of Oceanography; and The Presiding Bishop is also charged to speak the House of Bishops Ministry Committee. an oceanographer with the National Marine God’s word to the church and to the world, as the She is the author of “When Conflict and Hope Fisheries Service in Seattle. She is a pilot, who has representative of this church and its episcopate in Abound,” in “Vestry Papers” (March-April 2005); logged more than 500 flight-hours. its corporate capacity. In addition to these key roles, “Building Bridges/Widening Circles” in Preaching She received a B.S. in biology from Stanford the Presiding Bishop oversees and presides at Through Holy Days and Holidays: Sermons that University, 1974; an M.S. in Oceanography from meetings of the House of Bishops, provides for Work XI, (Roger Alling and David J. Schlafer, eds., Oregon State University, 1977; a Ph.D. from Oregon episcopal ministry in cases of vacancies and visits Morehouse, 2003); “Multicultural Issues in State University, 1983; an M.Div. from Church the dioceses of the church. Preaching” in Preaching Through the Year of Divinity School of the Pacific, 1994; and a D.D. Matthew: Sermons That Work X, (Roger Alling from Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2001. Adapted from an article by the Rev. Pat and David J. Schlafer, eds. Morehouse 2001); and Jefferts Schori was born in 1954 in Pensacola. McCaughan for Episcopal News Service.

The Net, August 2006 On Sept. 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Chapel for the Southern Region, will be the presenter. of St. Andrew, Boca Raton, Church Insurance This is an important opportunity for clergy, parish will offer a workshop for clergy and parish lay officers and vestry members to ask questions and to leaders on insurance needs and requirements for make certain that each congregation has all the congregations. insurance coverage it needs. William Bullock, vice-president for client services All congregations are expected to be represented.

By The Rev. Mary Beth Wells study, prayer and formation in order Another course of increasing to know the depths of our story, to importance in our diocese is The Diocesan School for Christian develop spiritually, and to deepen “Spanish Around the Parish.” Our Studies will begin its fall semester particular skills for ministry. The Spanish teacher has created a two- on Sept. 9. With the exception more a Christian is semester course for beginning of Eucharistic Visitor training, grounded in Bible, students who want to help their all classes are taught at St. Church History, parishes offer hospitality to Spanish- Mark’s School, Ft. Lauderdale. Theology, Liturgy, speaking neighbors and visitors. The Classes at the Diocesan School Morals and Ethics, course material will provide an are open to all. Episcopalians Spiritual Journey and introduction to church-related believe that ministry is the Formation, Prayer, conversation. This will include basic responsibility of all Wells Human Awareness and vocabulary and conversations Christians, and that we are Understanding and around liturgy, prayers and the called to represent Christ Pastoral Care, the more secure and church calendar. There will also be and his Church in all we well founded the person will be in lessons on welcoming new people do. The school provides a whatever ministry she or he is called to the church and conversations wide variety of educational upon by God to exercise. around how we celebrate our faith. opportunities that will Please note that both excite, challenge and • A catalogue for the Diocesan School, with laypersons and clergy are equip laypersons for their complete course descriptions, is posted at invited to these classes. We witness for Christ, both www.diosef.org/dscs/index.html and registration encourage students to within the Church and in is available at www.diosef.org/register. register for one or more secular society. It offers courses of interest; it is not specific training for a necessary to enroll for a full In collaboration with the Office of variety of licensed lay ministries, This is the second year that the course load (four courses per Black Ministries of the Episcopal such as Lay Preacher, Lay Pastoral school will offer Stephen Ministry semester) to attend. Church, the diocese will offer a Leader and Eucharistic Visitor. training, which can enhance the conference called “We’ve Come The school is also a vehicle for the pastoral care ministries of all The Rev. Mary Beth Wells, M.A., This Far By Faith: A Way Forward preparation of persons accepted as parishes. Persons who are already M.Ed., M.Theology, is director of For All Saints”, Aug. 25-26 at the postulants and candidates for the involved in pastoral care work or the Diocesan School for Christian Duncan Center. vocational diaconate. who feel called to that ministry Studies and serves as deacon at St. The conference is designed to address Every Christian person needs should register for this class. Paul’s, Delray Beach. some of the problems that have contributed to declining membership in predominantly Black Episcopal congregations. The Rev. Canon Angela Ifill, Missioner for Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church, who spoke about these issues at the Transformation and Ifill Renewal IV Conference at A year ago the Diocese of the Dominican Republic, The Fall Clergy Conference is scheduled for Sept Kanuga in 2003, is which is one of our companion dioceses, established 12-14 at the Duncan Center. scheduled to be the guest speaker. the congregation of Santa María Lleno de Gracia (St. The facilitator for the conference will be the Very Conference organizers are three Palm Mary Full of Grace) in the city of Mao, a city Rev. Alan Jones, who has been dean of Grace Beach County rectors--the Rev. Marcia of 50,000 persons and capital of the Valvede Cathedral, San Francisco, since 1985. Jones is Beam of St. Matthew’s, Delray Beach; Province. founder of the Center for Christian Spirituality Fr. Winston Wright of Grace,West Palm mission of the diocese to take the Gospel to every and author of several books, including Soul Making, Beach; Canon Winston Joseph of St. province in the country The Desert Way of Spirituality, Passion for Patrick’s, West Palm Beach--and Fr. Now the diocese has an opportunity to purchase a Pilgrimage and most recently, The Soul’s Journey: Jonathan Weekes of St. Simon the tract of land large enough to build a church, a school Exploring the Three Passages of the Spiritual Life Cyrenian in Fort Pierce. and a vicarage for this mission congregation. The lot with Dante as a Guide. The cost is $70 for both days, costs approximately $150,000, of which the diocese This year’s schedule will be slightly different from including lodging and meals, or $30 for can provide $50,000. Bishop Julio Holguín is asking previous clergy conferences; it will begin with lunch one day. A special workshop for youth for donations toward the remainder. at noon on Tuesday and close with Eucharist and will be offered on Saturday, Aug. 26, at For more information contact Dr. Bob Stevens, fellowship on Wednesday evening. Lodging for a cost of $20 per youth. Dominican Development Group, c/o DaySpring, P.O. Wednesday night and breakfast on Thursday morning For additional information, contact Box 661, Ellenton, FL 3422; 941-776-0405 or will be available. St. Matthew’s, Delray Beach, 561-272- [email protected]. Registration will be available online at 4143. www.episcopalsouthflorida.org/register.

• REQUEST from previous page Communion… all of our efforts have been to no Standing Committee. On July 29, 135 people met diocesan leadership.” avail.” in the sanctuary of St. Richard’s Episcopal Church The dioceses of, Fort Worth (Texas), Pittsburgh, The letter says that the diocese faces “a pastoral in Winter Park, Fla., at a gathering sponsored by Springfield (Illinois), San Joaquin (California) and emergency.” Episcopal Voices of Central Florida, a Via Media South Carolina have also announced they are “We are losing members in all orders of ministry USA member. seeking “alternative primatial oversight.” and we have even lost one entire congregation, The group issued a statement that said in part, The Diocese of Dallas has announced that it has approximately two-thirds of another, and one-third “We do not accede to any actions, efforts, letters asked the Archbishop of Canterbury for “direct of still another. Our ability to carry out the Great or resolutions by Central Florida’s diocesan primatial oversight.” Commission is hindered as many members leadership or its conventions which seek to The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Ft. withhold financial contributions due to uncertainty disassociate us further from the Episcopal Church, Worth will present to its diocesan convention in regarding the future of the Church,” the letter says. the actions and authority of General Convention, November a resolution calling for them to withdraw “The focus, time and energy of our most gifted or from the fellowship of the Anglican Communion. from Province VII and form a tenth province based clergy are being diverted away from mission and We commit ourselves to build up the Body of on theological affinity rather than geography. ministry by this crisis. Our witness to the Gospel Christ and, as the Windsor Report asks, seek ways No diocesan convention has yet ratified any of of Jesus Christ is strained by these errors, and the of reconciliation, and to heal our divisions in the these actions. controversy and conflict they have produced.” Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.” The complete text of the letter is available on the The group has invited people to read, sign and This article is based upon Episcopal News Central Florida website, www.cfdiocese.org. circulate the statement, which is posted on their Service reports and material from the websites of Not all Central Florida Episcopalians are in website, www.episcopalvoicescf.org, “among parish the Diocese of Central Florida and Episcopal Voices agreement with the actions of their bishop and friends and others opposed to the actions of our of Central Florida.

The Net, August 2006 The Diocese of Newark, NJ, announced June and associate at Trinity Church, both located in 28 that the Very Rev. William “Chip” Stokes, rector Ossining, N.Y. of St. Paul’s, Delray Beach, and Two additional nominees were later added to dean of the South Palm Beach the slate by petition: the Rt. Rev. Carol Joy Deanery, is one of six nominees Gallagher, assistant bishop of the Diocese of for its next bishop. Newark, and the Rev. William A. Potter, rector of The other nominees announced on St. Luke’s Church, Hope, N.J. June 28 are the Rev. Canon Michael The election is set for Sept. 23. Lee Barlowe, officer for In a letter to his congregation Stokes said, “If I congregational development, Diocese am elected I will trust that it represents God’s call of California; the Rev. Mark M. Stokes to me. If I am not elected, I will understand that Beckwith, rector, All Saints Church, as God’s call to me as well…. In either circumstance, Worcester, Mass.; and the Very Rev. Petero Sabune, I want to assure you that I will be both happy and pastor and chaplain, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, content.”

From ’92 to ’95 things were very difficult in Cuba, and the church was a big comfort. It was a big comfort to me, and it was a big comfort to everyone — not just about giving people this or that, but a spiritual comfort that got us By Mary W. Cox, editor was a professor of genetics and evolution at a through those difficult years...... teachers’ college in 1996 when Bishop Jorge Perera Canon Francisco de Arazoza, administrator and Hurtado invited him to work for the church. — Canon Francisco de Arazoza assistant to the Rt. Rev. Miguel Tamayo, interim “The bishop told me several things,” he recalls bishop of Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba, came with a smile, “but I decided after a while, [the job] to General Convention at the invitation of is anything the bishop wants me to do, if it’s to be Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold, whom he his driver or wash the pots in the kitchen.” met last year at the General Convention of the Many of his duties involve organizing visits from Anglican Church of Canada. overseas friends of the Cuban church, applying for De Arazoza was a guest with a mission — he visas and coordinating itineraries. He also handles came to Columbus to see old friends, clergy and email and other communications for the bishop, After two years of Diocesan Conventions laypersons whose dioceses and congregations and when the diocese received a grant from Trinity postponed and curtailed due to hurricanes, last already have a relationship with the church in Church Wall Street for computers for the clergy, year’s convention passed a resolution Cuba, but also to develop new moving the date to November. friendships. His goal is to The 37th Annual Convention of the establish a companion Diocese of Southeast Florida is scheduled for Nov. relationship for every Episcopal 17 and 18 at St. Benedict’s, Plantation, hosted by congregation in Cuba with a the Broward Deanery. congregation or diocese in the The preacher at the Eucharist will be the Rt. United States. Rev. John Lipscomb, bishop of Southwest Florida. “Relationships between the Registration for convention will be online at churches in Cuba and ECUSA www.diosef.org/register. Complete information have not been that strong,” he on hotel reservations, as well as other details, will says, and the need for such be sent directly to delegates and clergy. friendship and support is urgent. According to the Canons of the Diocese, There are 70 established parishes resolutions to be presented at Convention must in the Cuban Episcopal Church, be submitted to the secretary of Convention, the and as many as 50 more Reverend Bernard Griffith, Christ Episcopal unorganized missions; only 15 of Church, PO Box 330006, Miami, FL 33133 no these congregations have less than 45 days prior to Convention. That companion relationships. There deadline is Oct. 5. is also a shortage of clergy — only Nominations are needed for the following 25 to serve the approximately positions: one lay member and one clergy member 120 congregations. of the Standing Committee; one clergy trustee of “Each priest is in charge of the University of the South; one lay member of about three or four the Ecclesiastical Trial Court; and one lay member congregations,” de Arazoza • Canon Francisco de Arazoza (left), administrator of Iglesia of the Cathedral Chapter. explains. “They have to travel, The deadline for nominations to be included and transportation can be a Episcopal de Cuba, joined with Bishop Leo Frade (right) to on the ballot is Oct. 31; all others must be problem… Clergy are speak in favor of a resolution at General Convention calling for nominated from the Convention floor. A brief overextended — all the time and end to the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba. resume of each nominee should be included they get requests from people with the nomination, and nominees must give to start a church in their neighborhood. de Arazoza set up the system. consent. People offer their houses, but the clergy He was made a lay canon of Holy Trinity simply can’t do more.” Cathedral in Havana in 2000. The church in Cuba — not just the His work for the church reflects a deep sense of Episcopal Church, but the whole gratitude. After the fall of the Soviet Union, when Christian community — is growing, he assistance to Cuba from former Soviet bloc says. Changes in policy by the Cuban government countries ended, times were hard, he says. over the past 20 years have helped. “From ’92 to ’95 things were very difficult in “The 60s and 70s were difficult. There was Cuba, and the church was a big comfort. It was a In a July 31 letter to parishioners in the a lot of discrimination, and people could lose big comfort to me, and it was a big comfort to Dioceses of Southeast and Southwest Florida, their jobs for being Christians. But in the early everyone — not just about giving people this or Bishop Leo Frade and SW Florida’s 80s the government began to change its attitude that, but a spiritual comfort that got us through bishop, the Rt. Rev. John Lipscomb, — it realized it had made a mistake. In spite of those difficult years.” announced that they are designating Oct. all the atheist education, young people were still He wants this spiritual comfort to be extended 1 as Farmworkers Sunday, to be observed in joining the church.” to more of the people of Cuba through a closer all churches in both dioceses. A change was made in the Cuban constitution: partnership with Episcopal churches in this The bishops have asked that the Propers for Where the country had been described as an country, but he is concerned about an obstacle to the Feast of St. Francis be used on that day, and “atheist state,” it is now called simply a “lay the relationship — the U.S. economic embargo that the special offering (or loose offering) from state.” against Cuba. this service be designated for the new Farmworker The government is now willing to assist the At a hearing before the National and Community Center of the Coalition of Immokalee churches with such needs as obtaining building Internationals Concerns Committee on resolution Workers (CIW). materials or visas for visiting clergy and laity from A016, U.S. Policy Towards Cuba, de Arazoza said, At General Convention the House of Bishops other countries. “The embargo is an issue that is preventing passed a resolution proposed by Frade calling for “We can usually convince them,” de Arazoza relationships between the church in the U.S. and support of the Alliance for Fair Food — “a network says. “But sometimes we don’t convince them, and the church in Cuba… it is very important to the of human rights, religious, student, labor and we go on and do it anyway.” church in Cuba that the Episcopal Church grassroots organizations that work in partnership De Arazoza is a lay canon. He grew up in a family pronounces itself against this embargo.” with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) that included Roman Catholics and Presbyterians Bishop Leo Frade also spoke at the hearing, to promote principles and practices of socially and attended a Roman Catholic school. He first saying, “Our country is causing suffering in Cuba, responsible purchasing in the corporate food went “out of curiosity” to an Episcopal church near and we have got to stop this!” industry to advance the human rights of his home, liked what he found and became an A016 was approved by the House of Bishops, farmworkers”, but action on this resolution was Episcopalian. but there was not time for the resolution to be not completed in the House of Deputies. He is trained as a scientist, as is his wife, and considered in the House of Deputies.

The Net, August 2006 Last year’s hurricanes severely damaged the roof of our diocesan cathedral, peeling back the copper roof and leaving wood exposed. With the summer’s rains, water has begun to seep through ceilings and walls, threatening irreparable harm By Jean Jean Gordon Gordon to Trinity’s historic structure Jean Gordon, a member of St. and its Christopher’s, Ft. Lauderdale, is the furnishings. diocesan chair of the Church Falling plaster makes Periodical Club, an Episcopal the choir vesting rooms ministry that provides grants for and other rooms located books and related materials, audio and directly above the church video tapes, CDs and software, to churches offices virtually unusable. and persons all over the world who have Leaks threaten the organ no other way to get them. Gordon attended pipes and perhaps even the CPC Triennial meeting, which was held the mosaic over the altar. just prior to General Convention. To secure the building against more damage, the Looking through the van windows I watched roof of the apse has been the scenery change from the skyline of sealed with tarpaper; and in downtown Columbus to the farmlands of late July an adjustor and an London, Ohio, where the Church engineer from Church Periodical Club Triennial was to Insurance began an STORM be held at Proctor Camp and assessment in order to make DAMAGE Conference Center. The Center recommendations for was peaceful, serene and pastoral. needed repairs. By the time we unloaded the Trinity’s designation as an historic building will mission of the Cathedral,” Dean Douglas McCaleb van, all 11 CPC participants knew complicate the process. For example, the copper on told parishioners in the July issue of Trinity’s each other’s names, faces and the roof can be replaced only by a coppersmith newsletter. Money will need to be raised, he said, dioceses. My roommate and I Gordon certified for work on historic structures. for the necessary repairs “to make the Cathedral were both novices at the meeting “This will all have an effect on the business and safe and secure.” but we soon found that we were in the company of the wise and learned gurus from across the country. I cannot begin to tell you in this small space the many strategies, ideas and accomplishments we shared during our sessions, at break and during meals. I have read the history of CPC and shared this with most parishes. But looking at the copies of the notes from meetings, seeing correspondence in the handwriting of the period [when CPC was established], and understanding the sacrifices made only helped me become more appreciative of our founder and her associates. I wondered if they could have visualized the seed they planted growing around the world. I will hold dear the spiritual fellowship I experienced at this meeting, the common goals we recommitted ourselves to support and our commitment to our ongoing mission to spread the Word. I need your assistance in making this a reality in our diocese. Here are a few actions that will benefit our CPC efforts: n Select and/or identify the CPC coordinator in your parish. n Send your coordinator’s name and mailing address to me. n Be sure to identify your collections (NBF, Miles of Pennies, CPC Sunday) when sending checks from your parish. n Help me to keep accurate records by acknowledging any funds sent directly to National. This will help with our annual reports. n Use parish kits to help plan your CPC Sunday. Your parish should have one each year. (Most materials can be ordered with quick turn-around time). n Call, write or email me if you have questions or areas where I may be of assistance. n You may contact me at P.O. Box 101326 Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33310-1326 or email me at [email protected].

6 The Net, August 2006 The Rev. Rev. Dr. LaurenDr. LaurenArtress, founder Artress, of founderlodging, of or $200or $200 for commuter. for commuter. Veriditas, the organizationthe organization that has reintroducedthat has reintroducedThe retreat retreat is a prerequisiteis a prerequisite for the labyrith for the labyrith the labyrinth labyrinth as a asspiritual a spiritual practice, willpractice,facilitator will training, training, which is which from 9 a.m.is from to 5 p.m. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. return to to the the Duncan Duncan Center CenterNov. 29-Dec. Nov.Dec. 29-Dec. 2 and 2 3.and The 3. training The fee training is $600, includingfee is $600, including 3 for for the the second second labyrinth labyrinth retreat and retreat andlunch on on both both days. days. Registration Registration for the training for the training labyrinth facilitator facilitator training training offered in ouroffered diocese in isour availableavailable diocese only onlyat www.veriditas.net. at www.veriditas.net. this year. year. Lodging at theat Duncanthe Duncan Center for Center the training for the training The labyrinth labyrinth retreat, retreat, “Opening “Opening the Divine theis $115Divine$115 per nightper night and includes and includes breakfast andbreakfast dinner. and dinner. Imagination,” based based upon theupon story the of Parsifalstory of ParsifalFor information information call thecall Duncan the Center,Duncan 561- Center, 561- and the the Holy Holy Grail, Grail, begins at 5:30begins p.m. at 496-4130,5:30 p.m. or email or Veneta email Lorraine, Veneta Lorraine, www.episcopalsouthflorida.org Nov. 29. 29. The cost The is $275,cost includingis $275, includingvlorraine@adelphia, net. net.

God now now calls callsyou to ayou special to a special The diocesan diocesan Youth Youth Convention, Convention, to be held Augustto be held August ministry of servanthood… of servanthood… In the name In the name 26-27 at St. atMark St. the Mark Evangelist, the Ft. Evangelist, Lauderdale, is Ft. Lauderdale, is of Jesus Christ, you are to serve all designed as as an opportunityan opportunity for youth for from youth each from each of Jesus Christ, you are to serve all parish to to have have voice voice and vote and in votematters in that matters that people, particularly particularly the poor, the the weak, poor, the weak, affect the the diocese. diocese. the sick sick and and the lonely. the lonely. xxx xxx Through preparing preparing and debatingand debating resolutions resolutions to be to be proposed to to the the Diocesan Diocesan Convention Convention in November in November — From the Ordination of a Deacon and electing electing Youth Youth Commission Commission officers, the officers, delegates the delegates The Book of Common Prayer to Youth Youth Convention Convention have hands-on have hands-on experience ofexperience the of the decision-making process process in the inEpiscopal the Episcopal Church. Church. In addition addition to legislative to legislative work, the work, Youth Convention the Youth Convention provides a timea time for youthfor youth to exchange to exchange ideas and planideas and plan future events events and and activities. activities. This year This the convention year the convention will also also be an be opportunity an opportunity for discussion for discussion on the actions on the actions of General General Convention. Convention. Each parish parish is represented is represented at Youth at Convention Youth Convention by by two delegates delegates (Senior (Senior High) and High) two alternates and two (Jr. High)alternates (Jr. High) and is is allowed allowed one youth one observer.youth observer. Participation Participation from from each parish parish is limitedis limited to a maximum to a maximum of five to ensure of five to ensure that all all congregations congregations are equally are represented. equally represented. One adult One adult Despite the current violence in the Middle East, chaperone is isrequired required to attend to attend with every with five youths.every five youths. Bishop Leo Frade says there is great interest in the 14-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land that he plans to lead next January. The Jan. 16-30, 2007, trip will include visits to Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cana, New Deacons Bethany, Emmaus and other significant New Testament sites. In addition, pilgrims will have an opportunity to attend services in both English and Arabic at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem, to meet religious leaders and local residents and to have lunch in the home of a Palestinian family. The cost is $2,975 per person, double occupancy (additional $575 for single accommodations); included in the cost is a $200 tax-deductible donation to Our Little Roses Ministries. For complete information and a reservation form, call Globe Travel, 305-823- 3939.

• Pilgrims on the January 2007 pilgrimage will have an opportunity to attend services in both English and Arabic at St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem.

St. Thomas University in Miami offers learning exercise. There are no tests but Seafarers’ House announces the community.” an Online Certificate Program in a required summary at the end of each appointment of Fr. Thomas Falkenthal retired from the Spirituality Studies, consisting of unit shows what you have learned from Falkenthal to the position of Navy in February and serves now four courses covering the history your reading and participation director of Pastoral Care. in the dual roles of Seafarers’ of Christian Spirituality. Each course costs $300, with a one- Executive Director Lesley House Director of Pastoral Care Each course is 12 weeks. Courses time registration fee of $30 for the entire Warrick said, “Fr. Falkenthal’s and Director of the Apostleship of begin the second week of September and program. leadership skills and the breadth the Sea. the second week of January; the fall For information, contact Dr. Helen and depth of his experience are a A Chicago native, Falkenthal semester begins Sept. 9. Rosenthal, coordinator of the program, welcome addition. The was ordained Catholic priesthood Each course has six units of two [email protected] or go to enthusiasm, warmth and vision in 1975 and served as a Navy weeks. The first week is mostly reading www.stu.edu/online-certificate- he brings wonderfully strengthens chaplain from 1982 until his primary works; the second week involves program-in-spirituality-studies-section- our mission to serve the maritime retirement. online participation with a collaborative 643.

The Net, August 2006 7 Youth at All Saints’, Jensen visiting the Cathedral of St. John the ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Beach, spent the first weekend of Divine — and “doing everything that August in Pahokee, helping to a tourist is supposed to do” in the • Fr. Winston Wright, rector of Grace Church, West Palm Beach, is repair damage at Holy Nativity “Big Apple.” assisted at the altar by Ashley Oates and (behind him, right) Cherise from last year’s hurricanes. Holy Family, Miami Gardens, Quetel, at a special service July 30 celebrating the 15th anniversary of St. David’s, Wellington, will held a Candlelight Vigil the evening Christina Encinosa Wright’s ordination to the diaconate. Bishop Leo Frade preached, Wright host a North and South Palm Beach of August 11 in front of the church. renewed his ordination vows, family and friends flew in from as far as Deanery Youth Event on Friday, The theme was “Save Our Children: Jamaica, and the congregation honored their rector with special music August 25. Charles Milling & The Stop the Violence,” a response to from the choir and a dance performance by the youth group. St. Joe’s Unplugged Band will give recent violent deaths of young people a concert from 8 to 10 p.m. in the in the northern part of Miami-Dade parish hall, followed by a County. On Sunday, August 13, the contemporary service in the church. parish continued to express its LOVE LETTER Concert tickets are $10 and must be concern for young people with a purchased in advance, due to limited “Back to School Blessing” at the 10 • On a dusty window at Holy Redeemer, Lake space. Please send one adult a.m. service, which featured Judge Worth, after the demolition of the dilapidated chaperone with every five youth Shirlyon McWhorther of the Miami- church building, someone left this encouraging group members. Contact Ellen Dade County Court as guest speaker. message to the parish. “It’s a real testament to Kentner at 561-371-7461 or On August 12, Holy Family hosted who we are and what we do for the community,” [email protected] for tickets and an Immigration Forum sponsored says the rector, Mother Christina Encinosa. more information. by seven Miami Gardens area Members of Bethesda-by-the- churches that regularly sponsor Sea, Palm Beach, helped build a community events. Habitat for Humanity house on Trinity Cathedral, Miami, has August 12. a new administrator, Dr. Cheryl The After School/Out of School Chapman, former program at St. George’s Center, assistant dean of Riviera Beach, provides language development for St. instruction in Spanish, French and Thomas University Law Swahili. The languages are presented School in Miami. Her through songs and games, so the work includes assisting students learn vocabulary in a the dean with natural way. operations, budgets,

Chapman Esmerelda Duffus On August 20, from 7-9 p.m., St. fundraising, Andrew’s, Lake Worth, will host communication, facility a Chocolate and Wine Extravaganza, maintenance and staff. She is a featuring member of St. Margaret’s, samplings of Miami Lakes, where she is favorite the stewardship chair and chocolate serves on the board of the recipes along My Backyard program. with a variety The choir of St. Kevin’s, Steve Kantner of dessert Opa-locka, will offer a CRIME FIGHTERS wines. Tickets “Musical Blessing” concert • Père Maud Paraison (right), rector of are $25, and at 5 p.m. on August 20. Intercession, Ft. Lauderdale, and South Middle proceeds will Beginning this fall, St. River Civic Association President JoAnn Smith benefit Margaret’s, Miami (left) welcomed Officer McGruff (Ft. Lauderdale various Lakes, will host a pilot Mayor Jim Naugle) to the neighborhood’s ministries of the parish. Reservations program of daily activities for older observance of National Night Out Against Crime, are required; call the church office, members of the community. The held August 3 in the Intercession Community WALKING PRAYER 561-582-6609, for information and program, which Miami-Dade County Garden. to reserve a ticket. Commissioner Natacha Seijas has • On Sunday, July 30, about 40 people at St. Sainte Croix de Jesus, the helped to develop, will start with 20 Gregory’s Boca Raton, took advantage of a labyrinth Haitian congregation at St. Joseph’s, seniors using the parish hall for their walk at both morning services. Facilitators were Kip Boynton Beach, held a Croisade activities Monday through Friday Barkley, Linda Hurley, Yvonne Osuna and Rebecca Evanelique for the Haitian from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. — when the SUMMER SAFARI Geary, who met at the Labyrinth Facilitator Training community in the area, every My Backyard after-school program at the Duncan Center in May. See Page 7 for news of evening from July 30-August 5. for middle-schoolers begins its day. • Ivy Key goes on safari in “Kenya” at Vacation Bible School at Good the next labyrinth facilitator training.

Guest preachers included Haitian The Rev. Corinna (Cori) Olson Steve Vinik clergy of the diocese, as well as the began her ministry July Shepherd, Tequesta. The theme of the week was “Around the World with Rev. Fernande Pierre Louis, the first 1 as priest-in-charge at Jesus;” each day the children explored a different country, sampling the woman priest ordained in the St. Luke the food, singing the songs and learning about the culture. Diocese of Haiti. Music included Physician, Miami. She performances by St. Joseph’s youth was ordained in our band, Unplugged. diocese in 2004, and Icons from the Icon Writing Guild was assisting in a parish at St. Paul’s, Delray Beach, will in Jersey City, N.J., be on display at the Cornell Museum Olson before accepting this at Old School Square in Delray Beach call. from Nov. 2006 through Jan. 2007. On Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. St. Luke’s St. Paul’s has donated $10,000 will hold a candlelight service to pray from its Mission and Outreach fund for peace and to remember all who for the construction and equipping died on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the of a dental clinic at Our Little Roses wars that have followed. in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. This Children from Children’s Center is the parish’s first allocation from at St. James the Fisherman, the fund to a ministry outside its Islamorada, once again peddled for local area. the children of St. Jude’s Children’s St. Mary’s, Deerfield Beach, Hospital. Their July 7 bike-a-thon honored its Sunday School students raised close to $3,000. at the annual “Children of God The St. Francis Players of St. Sunday” on June 25. Children read Francis-in-the Keys, Big Pine Key, all the lessons, and attendance and presented a concert version — with achievement awards were presented. costumes — of Rodgers and Deacon Valerie Vernon and a Hammerstein’s classic musical “The team from St. Nicholas, King and I” on August 6. It was a Pompano Beach — Ingeborg dinner theater event, with Thai food Fagin, Dolores Prezioso, Christine served between acts. The rector, Fr. Miller, Sue D’Amore, Jamie and Chris Todd, and his daughter Darby Bartley and Eric and Dannell Bethany sang the lead roles and Anschuetz —spent Saturday, June children of the parish portrayed the 10 working with members of the numerous children of the Thai

Haitian congregation at St. John’s, monarch. Ric Filer Belle Glade, to empty and clean St. Paul’s, Key West, is PATRONS OF ART out their Sunday School/gathering initiating a “Rose Society.” This building in preparation for organization is not about gardening, • Members of Dennis Paul’s small group at St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach, decided to support artist Jon Mooers, the son of group member renovations. but is instead a heritage organization Arlene Mooers, by commissioning a painting of the church building. The group raised funds to pay for the painting, which was unveiled on The youth group from All Saints, made up of members who are Sunday, July 16. Surrounding the painting at the unveiling are the small group members: (left to right) Patrick Baker, Bob Leneve, Arlene Ft. Lauderdale, spent several days including the parish in their estate Mooers (mother of the artist), Debra Paul, Dennis Paul, Lupe Eyde, Rosalie Morrissey, Bill Wilson, Lorraine Baker and Bill Leneve.

in New York City in early June, planning. Martha LeFevre

The Net, August 2006 The Net, August 2006 Just before I left for London last month pastor and theologian, was killed by the Nazis someone asked me if I were going to England in in 1945 for his commitment to peace and the order to deal with the many issues at hand inclusion of all persons in the kingdom of God. concerning General Convention. Actually n Esther John, a Presbyterian evangelist from I was visiting my Cuban-British engineer Pakistan, was killed by Muslim fanatics in 1960 cousin who immigrated to the U.K. and is today for daring to propagate the Christian faith in her one of the persons who has helped to make the country.

www.episcopalsouthflorida.org London Underground run safely and efficiently. For what seemed a long time I I say this just to prove that not all Cubans ended was transfixed by the figures of up in South Florida — and not all American these martyrs, feeling intensely the bishops travel to London in order to lobby for extraordinary commitment and their particular theological point of view! sacrifice represented by each of But what a joy it is to find Anglican churches those lives and deaths. These all around you while on vacation. Westminster Christian witnesses were killed by Abbey is located just three blocks from where people who thought their own ideas were Remember that Christ did not say: Diana and I were staying, and we headed there superior; that their own religious belief — or every day. At times during our travel around the unbelief — justified destroying the other; that ‘Blessed are the lovers of peace,’ but U.S. and abroad I am convinced that Catholics there could be no tolerance for differences; and instead he said: ‘Blessed are the can do their Sunday obligation by going to that a person who dared to hold opposing beliefs peacemakers.’...... church, while Anglicans do their Sunday and opinions was somehow less important, even obligation by just trying to find out on less human. — Bishop Leo Frade what obscure street our churches are Looking at those figures, I felt so much pain, located. realizing that at times I can also be intolerant It was during my first day in London and opinionated; at times I also think that my while waiting for the gate to open at the ideas are the only right ones and that the fate of Official publication of the West Front of Westminster Abbey that the church and the world are in my hands and Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida I began to reflect on how concerned I was with depend upon my imposing my beliefs on others. the recent news of war coming from the Middle How wrong and sad it is that we have such a Episcopal Communicators’ Award of Excellence East, a place where I have so many friends hard time understanding this cornerstone of “General Excellence” among Christians, Jews and Muslims. But as Anglicanism: In the end, God is always in control. for the year 2000 I reflected on conflict, my thoughts also went But also I was able to rejoice because the to my friends who held the minority position sacrifices made by those ten martyrs were not The Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, Bishop at the General Convention and were unable worthless, but continue to keep our Church to share the decisions of the vast majority that strong. Their murderers may have thought that The Rt. Rev. James Ottley was pleased with the outcome of the by silencing those voices they were going to quiet Assistant Bishop deliberations made at Columbus — including the voice of Christ. How wrong they were! The the election of a woman as Presiding Bishop. witness of these martyrs shouts aloud all around The Rt. Rev. Calvin O. Schofield, Jr. While I waited at the West Front of the this world that love conquers hate, and that even S.T.D., Retired Bishop Abbey under London’s summer sun that’s able in the darkest dungeon of hate, the light of Christ to match our Florida heat, all the way to the very is able to shine, sharing mercy, proclaiming truth, Kathryn Blanton high 90s, I gazed at the carvings just over the demanding righteousness and preaching peace. Convener of Communications Ministry Abbey’s door. As the gates finally opened for the noon At each side of the door there were four Eucharist I walked into the Abbey from the West Mary W. Cox carvings that symbolized Mercy, Truth, Front knowing that although our Communion Editor Righteousness and Peace, which are values for may be facing many difficulties, we must not lose which countless innocent men and women have sight of what is important. 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religious orders, seven are doctors serving in third world countries or in rural or inner city poverty areas, others are teachers and social workers, bankers and lawyers, three are or have been on Excerpted from a July 5 letter to Bishop Leo your staff (Archdeacon Mary Gray-Reeves, Fr. Frade, copied to The Net. Terrence Taylor and Luis Rodriguez). All see their chosen field as a calling from God. I believe they I write this letter out of love and out of concern serve Christ and His Church well. for the young people of the Diocese of Southeast The fruit of the labor in this vineyard (Youth Florida. Ministry) can be stunningly abundant when wisely I was very disheartened after reading the tended. To allow the seeds to fall on the path and last two issues of The Net. I asked myself, be taken away to spiritually dry places (into the how could this be happening? How many times realm of apathy) or on rocky ground will this battle have to be fought? (deaneries) where they will spring up too quickly I served the Diocese of Southeast Florida as and will have no time to develop roots does a Director for Youth Ministry and then as Assistant disservice to them and to the church…. to the Bishop for Youth, Young Adult and Family Ministries from 1980 to 1990. Prior to that, I The Rev. Patricia Lynes-Tway, deacon served as South Dade Deanery Youth Coordinator. (formerly the Rev. Pat Schumacher) These were building, growing and becoming years for Youth Ministry. We had extensive, in-depth training sessions for “Adults Who Work With Youth” on diocesan, provincial and national levels of the church. The Diocese of Southeast Florida was seen as a shining star and model throughout E3 was a wonderful experience! This diocese the country. We were involved in a cooperative [Southern Ohio] has continued the tradition of a I know in my heart that doing away effort to improve youth ministry throughout the strong youth progam with the direction of with the Diocesan Youth Ministry church…. a paid Youth Minister centrally located! position is a big mistake. Young people My ministry during those ten years of service The youth and adults that volunteer to was not solely an administrative position. It was work with youth have been intentionally and some of the adults who work with far more wonderful and fulfilling than I ever could inclusive by region, sex, and culture.... youth have told me they feel have imagined. The ministry I had with young Our diocese has witnessed the fact that powerless...... people involved pastoral care, education, spiritual the youth and young adults that have development and program planning. Other aspects become leaders in the church have had — The Rev. Patricia Lynes-Tway included but were not limited to: advocacy for the spiritual direction of a Youth Minister youth in the judicial and health care systems, who is dedicated solely to the youth program alcohol and drug abuse interventions, family and maintains contact locally and nationally. Without a key person overseeing counseling, spiritual direction, crisis intervention, Our diocese cannot rely solely on volunteers. that programs are spiritual, inclusive, cultural diversity, peace making, developing and Without a key person overseeing that programs implementing an anti-racism program, to mention are spiritual, inclusive, youth oriented and youth oriented and financially sound, but a few. Never before or since have I experienced financially sound, our diocese will be divided, our diocese will be divided, instead of Christ so present in my brothers and sisters. instead of united in Christ. united in Christ...... I know in my heart that doing away with the Diocesan Youth Ministry position is a big mistake. Gladys Rodriguez, Todos los Santos, Miami — Gladys Rodriguez Young people and some of the adults who work Adult advisor to diocesan E3 participants with youth have told me they feel powerless. They have no voice and they have no choice in what is We are accepting the Bishop’s happening. I share this with you, because I think decision as an invitation to come out they need to be heard. I have maintained my relationships with many of them through the years of ourselves more...... and value them more than I can adequately convey While there are concerns around the diocese in words. It absolutely breaks my heart to know about not having a fulltime diocesan youth — The Very Rev. William “Chip” Stokes that the diocese is so blind that it cannot see that minister — and I have some myself — the young people are its most important resource. re-tasking of The conventional wisdom of the diocese seems responsibility to to be that Youth Ministry is not a money maker. the deaneries might That is where long-range planning and vision well provide an would fall short. In just a few years these young exciting new people will be pledging and making adult opportunity to enliven contributions to the ministry of the church. When both deanery and will the diocese see the correlation between church diocesan youth growth and youth ministry? I am concerned about ministry. the children of the young people that I worked Rather than with in youth ministry. Where is the legacy that investing the $80,000 their parents worked so hard to create for the plus it takes to fund future generations of the church? This is now one position and then the third time that I have seen Youth Ministry get charge that person such harsh and unfair treatment…. with the nearly Trying to do Youth Ministry on the deanery impossible demand of level will not be effective, consistent or provide meeting youth needs the continuity needed to meet the needs of young from Key West to people…. I believe that the resources that will need Jensen Beach and to be called upon for ministry will not be available. halfway across the The attempts in that milieu in the past have proven State of Florida, the to be unable to provide a ministry that is uniform money can be used to or [has] adequate depth to meet the tremendous support programs amount of need that presents itself. The both at the diocesan deaneries will also fail to provide the number of and regional level. Kit Tate adults that will be needed to meet the Re-tasking places • Nerissa Sturrup (third from left) from St. Faith’s, Miami, guidelines covered under the sexual misconduct more responsibility at with friends from the Diocese of Southwest Florida, end education requirements, as well as skilled adults the deanery level and the day’s work with snacks and Bible study at St. Peter’s, who can provide the necessary interventions with the Diocesan YOUTH Key West, during a Mission Serve week in Key West last needed for ministry with young people…. Youth Commission, MISSION month. Young people from the two Episcopal dioceses The benefits of Youth Ministry coordinated and and that’s more work, joined with Lutheran Outdoor Ministries of Florida for presented on the diocesan level, in my experience, but it also provides us some hands-on work repairing hurricane damage, as well gave young people opportunities they never would with an opportunity as time to pray and play together. (See story Page 15). have had otherwise. How good it was for young to allow the youth of people and adults who worked with them to meet the diocese to get to each other and to hear how similar their problems, know one another at the deanery level and to accepting the Bishop’s decision as an invitation to life experiences and belief were, and yet so discover and grow in wonderfully rich diversity. come out of ourselves more. different…. At St. Paul’s, while we have very active youth Of the young people and adults I worked with programs, we have not had great involvement at The Very Rev. William “Chip” Stokes and [with whom I] have a friendship,17 are now the diocesan level and only minimal interaction Rector, St. Paul’s, Delray Beach priests, two vocational deacons, two serve God in with other churches in the deanery. We are Dean, South Palm Beach Deanery

The Net, August 2006 11 For the third consecutive year, backgrounds to meet tuition and development, Mary Aperavich. Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm other financial obligations at St. “The support also allows us to Beach, has awarded a Joseph’s. include in our student body grant of $10,000 to St. The grant funds come from valuable children from all walks Joseph’s School the work of Bethesda’s Church of life who, under other in Boynton Beach. Mouse resale shop. circumstances, might not be able The grant will be used to help “The support we receive from to attend our school. We are a students through the school’s the community makes it possible more well-rounded, Scholarship and Financial Aid for Saint Joseph’s to raise the representative and effective program, which allows level of academic instruction we school because of support from children from various provide our students every year,” organizations like Bethesda-by- socioeconomic says the school’s director of the-Sea.”

Holy Cross/Santa Cruz, Miami, will hold its participate in the celebration. centennial celebration the weekend of Sept. 16 Centennial planners are hoping to locate as It would have been easier to and 17, commemorating the first services many former members as possible, especially replace them with new wood, but held in the Buena Vista neighborhood in those from the English-speaking congregations it was important… to replace the 1906 by the fledgling congregation that prior to 1983 who may have moved away, in was later incorporated as Holy Cross. order to invite them to participate in the same crosses, even with the char The parish, where Bishop Leo Frade began celebration. marks and the bolts..... his ministry as a deacon in 1977, has been an For more information, or if you can help with Hispanic ministry since 1983. contacting former parishioners, whether English — Wendy Williams Fr. Anthony Guillén, Hispanic Missioner for or Spanish speaking, call the church office, 305- the Episcopal Church, has been invited to 576-0852.

An Episcopal church is serving as the pro-cathedral of the Old Catholic Church in Miami. Archbishop Orlando Lima and his congregation, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Mission, which is currently without a church building, hold their regular services at St. Stephen’s, Coconut Grove (Miami) on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. The Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht are northern European churches that have maintained the apostolic succession, but permit married clergy and the ordination of women. Old Catholic Churches have been in full communion with the Anglican Communion since 1931 and with the Episcopal Church since 1934, so when Archbishop Orlando Lima, head of the Old Catholic Church in Miami, spoke with Bishop Leo Frade about establishing a relationship between St. Francis Mission and St. Stephen’s, Frade quickly agreed. The fact that the archbishop now celebrates mass each Sunday at St. Stephen’s means the Coconut Grove church is technically the Old Catholic pro-cathedral in Miami. The Old Catholic Church has been in Miami for the past 20 years. Most of the members of St. Francis are Hispanic, and according to one of the congregation’s clergy, Fr. Michael Picou, many are former Roman Catholics. Picou himself was brought up in the Roman Catholic Church, became an Episcopalian (he attended Chapel of the Venerable Bede, Coral Gables, for many years), and was introduced to the Old Catholic Church — and his call to the priesthood — by Archbishop Lima, who was a neighbor. He was ordained last fall as an Old Catholic priest. In addition to his ministry at St. Francis, Picou now serves as priest associate at St. Stephen’s and also is frequently the • Fr. Michael Picou, an Old Catholic priest who assists at St. Stephen’s, Miami, celebrant at the Tuesday night healing service at Trinity is also a frequent celebrant at the Tuesday night healing service at Trinity Cathedral, where he is assisted by Deacon Andy Taylor of Cathedral. Trinity and Deacon Charles Humphries from St. Stephen’s.

By Mary W. Cox, editor Williams’ wife Wendy, the parish administrator, says that the church’s The three white wooden crosses in neighbors were as appalled as front of St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale, parishioners by the vandalism. are more than ever a symbol of “We got a lot of sympathy calls,” redemption and resurrection. she says, “they said that the crosses Twice during the week of meant a lot to them, and it made them June 19 vandals tried to burn the sad to see them burned.” crosses. All three were charred On July 27, the repaired crosses around their bases, and one was badly were reinstalled in front of the church. damaged. Police believe that the fires Appropriately for reminders of were related to other acts of Christ’s passion and resurrection, vandalism in the neighborhood, and they still bear scars. that the church was not a particular “It would have been easier to target. replace them with new wood, but it Wendy Williams The crosses were built and installed was important to Chris and Andy to • John and Ron Steiner (left) helped fellow parishioners last December by parishioners Andy replace the same crosses, even with RESURRECTED Andy Hudson and Chris Williams re-install the crosses they Hudson and Chris Williams as a gift the char marks and the bolts,” Wendy CROSSES repaired after vandalism at St. Ambrose, Ft. Lauderdale. to the church and the neighborhood. says.

The Net, August 2006 Children who attended camp at St. Joseph’s School in Boynton Beach this summer might have found themselves basking on Belief Beach or taking a dip in Success Springs. It wasn’t a field trip to an exotic Caribbean island; it was Camp Be Waja Wana, an innovative summer program offered at the school. This fall the concept will become part of St. Joseph’s after- care program and will be offered at all grade levels. “The whole thing is based on an island theme. Be Waja Wana is described to the kids as sort of an island of the soul,” said Mary Aperavich David Crowe, the camp’s • Annie Carter, counselor; Courtney Thomas, 12-year- creator. old camper; David Crowe, camp manager; and Jamie Crowe explains that the camp, Jacobs, counselor (working for community service hours which he developed 14 years ago with for school), do a scene for Camp Be Waja Wana campers. his brother Adam, helps children access and develop their hidden A lot of children don’t know talents. Campers spend each week practicing Crowe is a former tennis pro who spent years what they can do, and they get dance, music, sports or other activities that teaching tennis to wheelchair-bound players. He left behind. Through gaining interest them, and then display their new skills then teamed up with his brother to write an various perspectives on a goal, for parents and friends during weekly talent educational musical for children. Both experiences they can learn to pilot shows. gave him insight into how children view themselves, “Our performances each Friday are done in he said. their own ship..... the form of talk shows. Some kids act as the “A lot of children don’t know what they can do, hosts, while others might participate in a sports and they get left behind. Through gaining various video or acting segment,” says Crowe. He added perspectives on a goal, they can learn to pilot their — David Crowe that the camp, in its 14th year and in its first year own ship,” says Crowe. at St. Joseph’s, is designed to help students live About 350 children have participated in Camp out their dreams. Be Waja Wana this summer.

Youth from St. David’s-in-the-Pines, Wellington, celebrated the end of the school year with a Pentecost- themed trip: “God is everywhere the wind blows.” On June 2 the group began their day with a sunrise Eucharist on Lake Worth beach and then traveled to the west coast of Florida, to Sanibel and Captiva Islands, where they joined a family from St. David’s on a boat trip. After dinner at the Mucky Duck, a popular restaurant on Captiva, the group gathered for Evening Prayer by moonlight, candlelight and glow-sticks on the beach. St. Michael and All Angels, Sanibel, offered the hospitality of what the group’s adult advisor Ellen Kentner called “five-star parish hall accommodations” for the night, as well as the use of the church’s kitchen to prepare breakfast. The group’s final activity before returning home was the creation of thank-you posters with personal notes and Polaroid pictures, which they posted in the parish hall for their hosts to see on Sunday.

• Ready for Evening Prayer on the beach on Captiva Island, Fla., are: (front row) Christopher Hanstine, Haley Griffith, Ashley Rowen, Edwin Morlu, Isobel Aitken, Bethany Thomas; and (second row) Amber Rowen, Zachary Griffith, Ellen Kentner, Holly Elmore, Elizabeth Bates, Leah Thomas and Kendall Bierer. Sue Bierer

Obituaries

Donna J. Hildreth, SEFEF Board member college student in the University of Miami School of historically black colleges and universities. of Business, where she received a bachelor’s degree Donna J. Hildreth, a member of Christ Church, in business administration in 1977, she worked as Miami, who served her parish, the diocese and the the parish secretary at Christ Church. The Rev. Clifford Parks, deacon community in many roles, died July 26 of cancer. Later, she served as ECW president at Christ She was 61. Church and frequently represented her parish as a Deacon Clifford Parks died June 13 at age 83. At the time of her death she was a delegate to Diocesan Convention. Parks was ordained to the diaconate on the Feast member of the Board of the Southeast Hildreth was the development director for the of the Epiphany, 1968, at Church of the Florida Episcopal Foundation and the United Negro College Fund in Miami-Dade, Resurrection, Biscayne Park. He was the first person diocesan Task Force on Diversity. She Broward and Palm Beach Counties, and was in the diocese to be ordained to the vocational was a delegate to the Triennial Meeting committed to finding ways to provide opportunities diaconate. of the Episcopal Churchwomen in for higher education for African-American youth. Parks served as a deacon at Resurrection until 2003, and served as a member of the Since 1999 she had raised enough funds to send the early 1990s, when he moved to Loxahatchee, diocesan Bishop Search Committee in six students to Morehouse College. She was also Fla. At the time of his death he was serving at St. Hildreth 2000. the founder of the annual United Negro College David’s-in-the-Pines, Wellington, where his funeral Born in Hammond, Ind., April 14, Fund Spring College Tour, which gives local high was held on June 27. 1945, Hildreth came to Miami in 1972. While a school students the opportunity to visit a number

The Net, August 2006 In Canon XV, section 1, of the Canons of the Convention] until all canonical reports required Diocese of Southeast Florida, each congregation of the clergy shall have been made on or before is required to submit “an accurate statement of the time specified by canon, unless sufficient affairs of the congregation” — the Parochial reason be given for failure acceptable to the Report — by Jan. 31. ecclesiastical authority.” Canon II, section 2, sets a deadline of Feb. The Diocesan Office still has not received 1 for submitting certification of delegates to Parochial Reports for 2005 and Key Personnel Convention. Canon XX, section 2, requires that Lists and Delegate Certification for 2006 from a an audit report of parish finances be submitted number of parishes. As of the last week in July, annually by Sept. 1. only 13 congregations had submitted the required The Key Personnel List, though not a report 2005 audit report. In addition, some of the mandated by canon, is also a document required documents received are incomplete. to keep diocesan records up to date and to The chart below shows the status of each facilitate communication with lay leaders. parish’s documents as of July 26. Rectors and This list is due Feb. 15 of each year. wardens are urged to contact the Diocesan Office Both the Parochial Report and the Key if parish records do not agree with the information Personnel list can be submitted shown here, or if there are any other questions. electronically on the diocesan website. The complete Constitution and Canons of the No member of the clergy shall take Under Canon I, Section 2, “no member of Diocese can be found online at a seat [in Diocesan Convention] the clergy shall take a seat [in Diocesan www.diosef.org/canons.pdf. until all canonical reports Diocese of Southeast Florida required of the clergy shall have Schedule of Parish Reports been made on or before the time Received as of July 26 specified by canon…..... — Canon I, Section 2, Canons of the Diocese of Southeast Florida NORTH PALM BEACH Advent, Palm City All Saints’, Jensen Beach Bethesda by the Sea, Palm Beach Christ Memorial, Hobe Sound Good Shepherd, Tequesta Grace, WPB Holy Nativity, Pahokee Holy Spirit, WPB Holy Trinity, WPB St. Christopher’s, WPB St. David’s, WPB St. George’s, Riviera Beach St. John’s, Belle Glade St. Luke’s, Port Salerno St. Mark’s, PBG St. Martin’s, Clewiston St. Mary’s, Stuart St. Monica’s, Stuart St. Patrick’s WPB SOUTH PALM BEACH Guardian Angels, Lantana Holy Redeemer, Lake Worth St. Andrew’s, Lake Worth Chapel of St. Andrew’s, Boca Raton St. Cuthbert’s, Boynton Beach St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton St. John’s, Lake Worth St. Joseph’s, Boynton Beach St. Matthew’s, Delray Beach St. Paul’s, Delray Beach BROWARD All Saints, Fort Lauderdale Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes Meadow Park Church of Parkland Holy Sacrament, Davie Intercession, Ft Lauderdale St. Ambrose, Ft Lauderdale St. Andrew’s, Hollywood St. Ann’s, Hallandale St. Benedict’s, Plantation St. Christopher’s, Ft Lauderdale St. James, Hollywood St. John’s, Hollywood Deb McLaughlin St. Mark’s, Ft Lauderdale St. Martin’s, Pompano • At the First Annual Water Balloon Dodge St. Mary’s Deerfield Beach St. Mary Magdalene, Coral Spring Ball Challenge, Walter Honaman (left) gives St. Nicholas, Pompano instructions for the water balloon relay. Dakota St. Philip’s, Pompano Williamson-Helfrich (looking toward camera) NORTH DADE has his water balloon ready. All Angels, Miami Spring All Souls’, Miami Beach Eglise du bon Pasteur, Miami Holy Cross, Miami What can beat the heat and bring a lot of children Holy Family, Miami to a church event? Two Hollywood parishes, St. Incarnation, Miami James-in-the-Hills and St. John’s, found an La Divina Providencia Resurrection, Miami answer — water balloons. St. Agnes, Miami On June 17 about 40 children and youth St. Bernard de Clairvaux, NMB from both parishes, along with some members of St. Francisco de Asis St. Kevin’s, Opa-locka St. Nicholas, Pompano Beach, friends, neighbors St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes and plenty of adults to supervise — and enjoy — St. Paul’s, Miami the fun, gathered at St. John’s for an afternoon Transfiguration, Opa-locka described as the First Annual Water Balloon Dodge Trinity Cathedral, Miami Ball Challenge. SOUTH DADE The wet activities, the brainchild of Fr. Orlando Ascension, Miami Addison, rector of St. James, included a dodge ball Christ Church, Miami Holy Comforter, Miami game using a well-filled water balloon for the ball St. Andrew’s, Miami and a water balloon relay, which involved partners St. Christopher’s, Key Biscayne tossing a water balloon back and forth while St. Faith’s, Miami St. John’s, Homestead gradually backing away from each other. St. Luke’s, Miami The afternoon ended with another important St. Matthew’s, Miami contest: A prize (movie tickets) was awarded to the St. Philip’s, Coral Gables St. Simon’s, Miami person who picked up the most pieces of the broken St. Stephen’s, Miami balloons. The winner collected a bucketful; the St. Thomas, Coral Gables runner-up counted 112; and third place went to a Todos los Santos, Miami team who said they couldn’t count that high, but Venerable Bede, Coral Gables guessed they had picked up about 98 pieces. KEYS The parishes hope to follow up with a twilight St. Columba, Marathon St. Francis, Big Pine Key volleyball (and waterballoon volleyball) evening St. James, Islamorada with a picnic at the beach before school starts. St. Paul’s, Key West St. Peter’s, Key West The Net, August 2006 From July 9-21, The MissionServe youth from the teams found Diocese of themselves with Southwest and many tasks at St. Southeast Peter’s, which Florida joined with suffered severe roof Lutheran Outdoor damage in last year’s Ministries of Florida storms. The parish for MissionServe, an did receive some outreach program in immediate assistance Key West. from diocesan Seventy-six young hurricane relief people and adults donations, but — 22 during the Sweeting-Somersall first week and 54 says they didn’t the second realize the extent of — partici- the damage until this pated in year’s rainy season service began. Suddenly, projects at they needed buckets St. Peter’s and St. everywhere to catch Paul’s, as well as the water that poured the Key West through the roofs of Botanical Gardens, both the church and the Outreach the parish hall. Coalition and other The mission team By Mary W. Cox, editor agencies and replaced part of St. organizations in the Peter’s roof and The Rev. Holly Ostlund plans to get a dog. community. Much repaired two As the church planter charged with starting a of the work Kit Tate windows, but didn’t new church in the suburbs of far western involved the TEAMWORK have time to finish Palm Beach County, Ostlund says the first ongoing clean up the job. They are thing she will need to do is to “look for the and recovery from the • Nerissa Sturrup (second from right) from St. scheduled to return people God has already chosen” to be part of her effects of Hurricane Faith’s, Miami, with friends (left to right) Shawn to Key West in late congregation — and that’s where the dog comes Wilma last October. Douglas, Caroline Burkholder and Ana Yerkes from August to make sure in. St. Peter’s and St. the Diocese of Southwest Florida, were part of the that the church’s roof “That’s going to be one of my angles,” she says. Paul’s provided MissionServe team helping with cleanup at the Key is watertight before “I’m a big dog-walker… you meet nice people in lodging in their parish West Botanical Garden. the height of dog parks.” halls for the teams. hurricane season. For more than three years the diocese has been The groups also spent time in Bible study and “We are so grateful to them for coming to help,” planning for a new church in the Callery Judge worship, and learned something of the history of says Sweeting-Somersall. Grove area, a “middle income and up” suburb in Key West. The Rev. Katherine “Kit” Tate, director of Youth western Palm Beach County. Early Marcia Sweeting-Somersall of St. Peter’s said Ministry for Southwest Florida, says the mission this summer Ostlund, who has been there was great interest in her presentation on the was not simply about helping, but about working assistant rector at St. Mary’s, Stuart, history of St. Peter’s, a church founded — and built together. for the past three years, accepted the — by black Bahamian immigrants. “I’m hoping this will be the beginning of a call to “start from scratch” to grow “They asked some good questions,” she said. relationship,” she says. a congregation in the Grove. The diocese is purchasing a house Ostlund in Loxahatchee that will provide Ostlund with a rectory, and office and some meeting space. She will move in on Sept. 1, and then she will begin to meet her neighbors, perhaps at a dog park, or the library, or some community event. By Nico Galfond through her smile provided all of the incentive needed to “The idea is to see where the people are, what On our third annual continue work through the their needs are,” Ostlund says. “The first nine to mission trip, 15 teenagers Oklahoma heat. 12 months is listening to people and being in and five adults from St. Spiritually, we grew community with them.” Mary’s, Stuart, helped together as a youth group and She explains that this is the “apostolic method” repair homes for individually in our personal of church planting — “the hardest way to go, but residents of Ada, Okla. relationships with Jesus. The it has great potential… It’s mission work.” Expectations were high, and evening programs and daily (If this is beginning to sound familiar, it’s the none were disappointed devotions helped us all to Celtic model of evangelism presented by Dr. with the week of fun and recognize our own faith, to be George Hunter at the Bishop’s Spring Conference growing that we all shared. more confident as Christians in March). We worked for five days, in our everyday lives. Each of The new church — the name Ostlund is using in 95- to 100-degree those who participated in this is Church @ the Grove — will not include members weather, on the homes of trip as their first mission from existing Episcopal churches. Ostlund says a people we had never met experience, as well as those new mission congregation doesn’t need “people before, and with the help of on their third (we’ve gone on who are unhappy” in their present parishes. a crew of five other PAID IN SMILES mission trips to Ohio and Besides, “it’s a waste of money to serve people Christians, who were also Colorado in previous years) who are already being served.” strangers when we began. • Nico Galfond from St. Mary’s, grew as a person. The new church is intended to reach out to Friendships that last Stuart, helped add a wheelchair ramp the selling of Mission Trip lifetimes developed among to the home of Johnny May Moses of stock and a Mission Trip Golf people who do not have a faith community and Ada, Ok., who is the caregiver for her are looking for meaning in their lives — and that the crew members in only Tournament to raise funds, the week. I was fortunate disabled mother. He says “the generous contributions from won’t happen by immediately hanging out a sign enough to have two crews gratitude expressed wordlessly our church family, relatives for church services. working on my work site, through her smile” helped him to keep and community enabled our Ostlund says that Church @ the Grove will which meant I was exposed working. trip to cost our church $0. We begin with small events — the meeting space in to 11 wonderful individuals are grateful to so many the house will be a place to host a book club or a from across the continent. for this opportunity to neighborhood association. After she has begun to The resident I helped was Johnny May Moses, improve ourselves and the lives of others on this know the people, she will offer what she calls who lived with her very elderly mother, who was mission trip. “taste and see” worship services — beginning, confined to a wheelchair. We built her a wheelchair perhaps, with a Blessing of the Animals, if those ramp, and repainted the tattered outside of her Nico Galfond, 17, is a senior at Martin County dog-walkers seem to like the idea. humble home. The gratitude expressed wordlessly High School. In a year or more, when a congregation has begun to be formed and regular worship services start, they will probably be held in a school. You build a building only when “your will also be opportunities for hands-on She admits, “Church planting is risky work,” but community’s grown so large that you have to have involvement in setting up for events and helping to adds, “This is something I feel called to do.” your own space,” Ostlund says. lead worship at the “taste and see” services. For information on supporting the Church @ the She is counting on the whole diocese for prayer For now, she is looking first of all for “a really Grove mission, contact Ostlund at — and financial — support for this mission. There strong prayer team.” [email protected].

The Net, August 2006 RICH IN LOVE

• Nelson Famadas, a group leader from St. Philip’s, Coral Gables, enjoys time with Sara, 9, (left) and Rosa, 7, (right). Blanca Famadas/The Miami Herald

By Joan Chrissos is hard work,” someone says, but no one stops; no Rutted roads snake past humble houses and one even thinks of stopping. I’m amazed at the walled-off, guarded mansions. SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — The first things good cheer. Our dorm room has no TV. Our cell We’re on a bus tour of San Pedro Sula, a city of you notice as you climb to the second-floor living phones don’t work. There are no video games; there about one million, where new McDonald’s, TGI quarters are big blue block letters painted on is no Instant Messaging. Yet no one complains. Fridays and Texaco stations line the main the concrete steps. “It was good to see that we were doing work for thoroughfares, not far from the banana and sugar “GOD SEES NO DIVISION. YET the greater benefit. We made a difference,” said plantations and factories. SYMBOLICALLY, THESE STEPS DIVIDE TWO Randall Berg, 18, the oldest of the kids…. It’s quiet in the air-conditioned jitney as we make WORLDS. WHAT WILL YOU DO TO UNITE Eight little girls stand in a row at the back of the our way down the barrio’s rutted roads past dusty, THEM?” chapel, each clutching the hand bell she has naked children, past houses with dirt floors or It’s a question you ask yourself each time you been given by Christopher Harrell, the St. aluminum-foil crosses over open doorways. Then, reach the top step, each time your glance Philip’s choirmaster. 10 minutes later, we are in the hills where the villas spills across the railing separating the “Do,” the first child whispers, shaking are patrolled by armed guards and surrounded by walled compound of Our Little Roses a tinkle from her bell. “Re,” says another, 12-foot-high walls, bougainvillea spilling over from the rusted metal roofs of the nearby with a more vigorous rattle. “Mi,” calls barbed wire. barrio where women pound tortillas to the next, clang, clang, and on up the “They just live behind those walls,” says Mayra, cook over oil drums, where barefoot, tattered scale. our guide. “They don’t care about us. We get no children play in the dusty road, where dull, Soon the girls have mastered — well, almost support from them.” bony horses bake, tethered, in the sun. mastered — a favorite hymn, “Busca Primero “WHAT WILL YOU DO TO UNITE THEM?” And it's a question our 19 volunteers — nine el Reino de Dios” (“Seek Ye First the Kingdom What can we do? children and eight adults from St. Philip’s of God”), the bells a resonant sound to the It is our last night at Our Little Roses. The hand Episcopal Church in Coral Gables, plus a bright flash of their joy. bell choir and a dance married couple from Puerto Rico — sought, but “POOL: P-O-O-L. performance rev up the often failed, to answer during the week we spent BALL. B-A-L-L,” intones festive mood just in time for [in early June] with the 75 girls and young 9-year-old Katherine, the soccer championship women who live inside this cheerful compound practicing each day for between our visiting kids where there’s plenty to eat, where the hand- the English-language (including four boys, age 12 painted flowers border pastel walls and the spelling bee, a bilingual to 18) and the Honduran chapel throbs with song. project initiated by Margaret girls, 8 to 18. I had signed up at the urging of a friend who had Cookson, a rising freshman What had begun as a made the inaugural trip last year and loved it. This at Palmer Trinity School in pickup game played on an was not about building homes or churches — rather South Dade. Katherine’s asphalt basketball court it was about building relationships with the girls. persistence pays off. She wins with two netless goals I figured it would be good for my sons, Logan and the elementary-level contest blossomed into a nightly 90- Cooper Roberts, 12 and 14 — products of a and the gold medal: St. minute contest with the girls privileged neighborhood and private school — to Philip’s Spelling Bee, First playing barefoot, and see a side of life that doesn’t shadow their world. Place, 2006. She never takes Honduran boombox music A good deed. No more. No less. it off. blasting from the sidelines. What I didn’t take into account, however, were “Juanita, Juanita, ¿hace The series is tied 2-2. the lessons my sons and I took away from más galletas hoy? Hace mas Logan is the visiting team’s Honduras, one of the hemisphere’s poorest galletas?” (“Joanie, Joanie, star goalie. The kids play for countries, a place where nearly half the population are you making more cookies almost 90 minutes before lives on less than $1 a day. The children of Our today?”) The litany greets me one of the Honduran girls Little Roses had been orphaned, abused, abandoned every morning. We’ve been breaks through for a goal — the streets often their home. Now they live in making chocolate-chip and the win. Even as we big rooms with bunk beds. No TV. No computers. cookies from scratch. We walk off the court, we are No video games. No fancy clothes or cars. brought Costco chips and Laura Elliott/The Miami Herald already making plans. Next Only love, in which Our Little Roses bathes them brown sugar with us, and THE WINNER visit, we’ll bring soccer every day and which they pass along freely, found the other ingredients shirts, cleats, goal nets. The unconditionally. From the Sunday church service here (baking soda was a bit • Katherine, 9, was the proud winner kids are talking of bake sales at the Episcopal cathedral downtown, where they hard to secure). The first of the first St. Philip’s Spelling Bee. and car washes to raise sneak into your pew to squeeze your hand, to our session was sweet chaos: 20 money to help support a girl last night, when 9-year-old Sihan, sitting on my spoons and forks scooping up batter to drop on the ($60 a month sponsors a child). lap, takes a dime-store ring from her finger and baking sheets. But now with each girl assigned a My son, Cooper, talks about returning at puts it on my pinkie, asking me to wear it and task, our baking has the smooth, graceful rhythm Christmas. remember her…. of patience and cooperation. At Little Roses, there “What about New York?” I ask. We have been It’s only 9 a.m., but we’re already sweat-drenched is no such thing as too many cooks. planning since last Christmas, a trip to a glistening and puffing from hacking with trowels and hoes at We’re going bowling. Dr. Jan Bartleson of our city at a magical time. Little Roses’ overgrown courtyard. Last year, other group is visually impaired; 9-year-old Sihan and No, Cooper says. He’d rather return to Honduras, St. Philip’s volunteers installed concrete café tables, 14-year-old Abigail quickly attach themselves to with presents for the girls. benches and umbrellas around the fountain. But her team. When it’s Jan’s turn to bowl, the girls “And next summer, Mom,” he says, “I want to over the past months, weeds have invaded, the lead her to the line, set the ball in her hand and come for a month.” courtyard walls need scraping and repainting, and guide her stroke. When she gets the team’s first piles of tiles must be crushed for the mosaics that spare, they explode as if they had scored the winning Joan Chrissos, a member of St. Philip’s, Coral will be grouted into the tabletops. Our kids — age basket for The Heat. Later, Nelson Famadas, one Gables, is features editor of The Miami Herald. 9 to 18 — work alongside Little Roses teens. Back of our group’s leaders, talks about the experience: This is a condensed version of an article that home, many would still be in bed at this hour, “We are the poor ones,” he says. “They are so rich appeared in The Herald on July 2, 2006, and is grouchy to have been disturbed. Now, “Man, this in the love they share with us.” reprinted with permission.

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