Clergy News
Marital judgment requests due to Diocesan House by June 13!
Because Bishop Henderson will be attending the Lambeth Conference prior to his vacation during the month of August, all marital judgment requests (July through September 15) must be received by Jane Goldsmith no later than June 13.
Diocesan House summer hours to begin June 1
Summer hours, 9 a.m till 4 p.m., will be in effect at Diocesan House beginning June 1 and running through Labor Day.
Reminder: Get those delegate certification forms in NOW!!
Forms for certification of delegates for the 86th Diocesan Convention (October 17-18) were due to the secretary of Convention by
April 15. If you have not returned the form for your congregation, please don't delay.
The form, together with instructions for return, is available for download here.
Please note: It is formatted to print on 8.6 x.14" legal paper.
ERD bulletin inserts, info available
From your diocesan ERD liaison Scooty Burch
ERD emergency assistance updates are available here; bulletin inserts are here.
As you are aware, there are many places in the world that need help from Episcopal Relief and Development.
The major way for this to happen is by working with your congregational ERD
representatives to inform the members of your church
and asking them to respond by giving to ERD. This is a very critical time.
Remind your congregations that 90% of what is given goes to those in need. ERD's
financial information is available online at
http://er-d.org.
Please be sure you have the ERD plate offering envelopes that have the
Merrifield, VA, address. The New York address is old and contributions will be
returned.
If you don't have the new envelopes please order today. Order 3 times your
average Sunday attendance, so you will have some always on hand.
There is so much to tell your congregations. This is an opportunity to let
your congregation know about the work of ERD and how we are always ready
(because of contributions) to help those in need immediately.
The RCL and the Sundays after Pentecost
This
year, with the very early date of Easter, the 2nd Sunday after Pentecost,
May 25 the propers are those also assigned to the Eighth Sunday after the
Epiphany. If your congregation is using the electronic resource called The
Rite Stuff, the lections are found in two places – the Eighth Sunday after
the Epiphany and Proper 3.
Beginning on Sunday, June 1, congregations using the Revised Common
Lectionary will be expected to make decisions about the Old Testament
reading and the Psalm. However, the choice is not one that is intended to be
made from week to week, but rather one choice for all of the “green” season.
The two options for the Old Testament and Psalm lections include:
1) The semi-continuous reading of the great Old Testament narratives -
Genesis through Judges in year A; the Davidic Covenant and Wisdom literature
in Year B; the prophets – Elijah, Elisha, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah,
Joel and Habbakuk – in Year C; or
2) The lections chosen in thematic harmony with the Gospel of the day –
which follows the pattern of the Book of Common Prayer lectionary.
Both options offer interesting possibilities for teaching and preaching.
If you have a visitation scheduled during this
time, please contact the Bishop’s office with your lections choice in
advance. If you have further questions about this, please
direct them to Sue von Rautenkranz at
suevon@edusc.org.
Ministry Discernment Conference scheduled for May 31
For those discerning the ordination process in the Diocese of Upper South
Carolina The next Ministry Discernment Conference has been set for May 31,
2008, at Church of the Redeemer, Greenville. The conference will begin at
9:00 a.m. with Morning Prayer and conclude by noon. To register contact Deacon
d’Rue Hazel at 800-889-6961 ext. 24,
dhazel@edusc.org.
All individuals in the ordination process are required to attend this
conference along with their sponsoring priest and a potential and/or current
member of their local discernment committee. (Handbook
for Discernment for Ministry and the Ordination Process, p. 19.)
Calendar
May 31 |
Ministry Discernment Conference, 9 AM-noon, Redeemer, Greenville |
July 2 |
Deans & lay wardens quarterly meeting |
July 13 |
Piedmont Convocation meeting, 2 PM, St. Margaret's |
July 20 |
Midlands Convocation meeting (Details TBA) |
July 27 |
Gravatt Convocation meeting, 2:30 PM, All Saints' |
August 3 |
Catawba Convocation meeting, 3 PM, St. Matthias' |
September 14 |
Piedmont Convocation meeting, St. Christopher's |
September 15-17 |
Fall Clergy Conference |
September 21 |
Catawba Convocation meeting, 3 PM, Christ Church |
September 28 |
Gravatt Convocation meeting, 2:30 PM, Our Savior |
October 4 |
Continuing Education Day |
October 15 |
Deans & lay wardens quarterly meeting |
October 17 |
86th Diocesan Convention business session |
| October 18 | 86th Diocesan Convention—Leadership Conference |
December 11 |
New rector / vicar orientation |