Upcoming Events
Camp Gravatt registration now under way
Session 7 now open for rising 10th graders
Camp Gravatt announces that, due to popular demand, session 7 (August 2 - 8) is now open for rising 10th graders. Registration for this and other sessions is available online at www.bishopgravatt.org or by calling the Gravatt office, 803.648.1817.
Gravatt Golden Day, June 16
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On the trail at Gravatt's first "Golden Day" in March |
Gravatt's next Golden Day, a day of education and renewal for adults
55 and older, is scheduled for Monday, June 16.
Our focus verse for the day will be John 4:14, which offers us eternal
life if we drink of the water Jesus offers. What a perfect beginning to
a glorious day as we enjoy and learn more about the other gift of water
God has given us.
The day will continue with an easy guided nature walk around
Sparkleberry Trail. This hike will take you through beautiful pine
uplands and Atlantic white cedar bogs around Lake Henry. The learning
focus of the hike will be on how water-the abundance or lack of
it-impacts the beautiful creation God has provided.
Finish your morning with a nature craft or go canoeing on peaceful Lake
Henry after which you can enjoy your meal outside or in Stewart Hall.
After lunch relax in a rocking chair or enjoy additional activities. Our
day will conclude with our featured educational speaker, Dr. Bud Badr,
whose topic will be Water Issues and Concerns in South Carolina.
Registration is requested by June 2. Cost is only $25 per person. Groups
bringing more than four participants and sending registration forms
together may receive each fifth registration for free. Registration
forms are available at
www.bishopgravatt.org
or by
calling 803.648.1817.
Safe Church to be offered at St. Francis, Chapin, June 22
Safe Church training will be offered at St. Francis of Assisi, Chapin, on Sunday, June 22, at 3 p.m. Please contact the church, 803.345.1550, if you would like to attend.
Who needs Safe Church training? Click
here to find out.
A friendly reminder from the Cursillo Council!
The next Cursillo weekend will be June
19-22.Candidate applications are due by Wednesday, May 21.
If you mail an application you feel may not reach the registrar by that date, please contact Norma Toner at 803.648.4129 or lentoner@bellsouth.net to let her know the application is in the mail.
Applications can be found at www.edusc.org/Cursillo.
Christian formation leaders from 25 states will learn together at Kanuga, June 15-20
Participants
and staff are coming from 25 states but there is room for you at
Kanuga’s Christian Formation Conference, June 15-20.
A new option this year is certification/recertification to lead DOCC
(Disciples of Christ in Community), EfM (Education for Ministry), Godly
Play and Transforming Literature of the Bible.
The conference is for anyone who leads Christian formation/education
programs, with special presentations for newcomers. The Adult Faith
Formation segment is held June 15-18. The Children’s Faith Formation
segment is June 17-20. Attend the entire week for a rate incentive and
the greatest benefit.
Keynoter Deirdre Good from General Theological Seminary will help
participants focus on the theme, "Making Disciples: Hearing the Word."
Many workshops led by experts from across the country are offered, as
well as free time for recreation and networking. Programs for children
and youth make this an ideal family vacation. Team Rebates and financial
aid are available from Kanuga.
For details and registration visit
www.kanuga.org or telephone Kanuga, 828.692.9136.
St. Timothy’s, Columbia 2008 summer music series: “A Little Summer Music”
Please join the congregation of St. Timothy's, Columbia for "A Little Summer Music" beginning June 17th.
Concerts will be approximately 30 minutes and begin at 12 noon in the Sanctuary. Box lunches are available for $7.50 by calling to make a reservation. Reservations must be made by the the Monday morning before the concert before the concert.
For questions or to make reservations, please contact, St. Timothy’s Episcopal, 803.414.7803. St. Timothy's Church is located in the heart of downtown Columbia behind the governor's mansion at 900 Calhoun St . Columbia , SC 29201. Click here to download a flyer with the concert schedule.
Concert schedule
June 17 Stephen Humphries, dulcimer
July 15 Alan Weinberg, piano
July 22 Katie Taylor, harp
August 12 “The Three Baritones”
Marc Rattray, Jacob Will, Hal MacIntosh
At Augusta's Convent of St. Helena, Summer '08
$160 full weekend program, meals, lodging; $80 commuters, unless specified below. Some scholarship funding available.
3042 Eagle Drive, Augusta, GA 30906; 706.798.5201;
www.osh.org;
augustaconvent@comcast.net
June 7— Living Beyond Stress and Hurts, a summer retreat day with Sr. Veronica, OSH.
Are you thirsting, hurting or overtaken by fear or anxiety? There is hope that will calm our fears, a balm that will heal our hurts, and open arms that will embrace and relieve our anxieties. God’s invitation to us is COME!
June 17-22—An Ignatian Experience, a silent directed retreat with Sr. Cornelia, OSH
$450; $100 deposit. Includes residence, meals, program, daily group spiritual direction with Sr. Cornelia and an individual session with one of the sisters.
July 18-20—A Vacation-Retreat-Workshop with Sr. Carol Andrew, OSH. Come and relax; learn a few new things about the God who loves you so much; the world God creates and enjoys; and yourself, Beloved Child of the Beloved One.
Dallas Benedictine Retreat June 18-22
The 11th annual ecumenical Dallas Benedictine
Experience Retreat will take place at The Catholic
Conference Center in Dallas from Wednesday, June 18, to
Sunday, June 22, 2008. This retreat is presented by
The Friends of St.
Benedict, Washington, D.C., and endorsed by
The Benedictine Community of the Holy Savior, which meets at
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Cathedral.
Participants will live at
the conference center for five days, forming a temporary
monastic community to experience the balanced way of life of
the Rule of St. Benedict as it divides each day into private
and group prayer, study, work, and leisure. Four Benedictine
Offices (Lauds, Sext, Vespers, and Compline) will be sung
each day in Gregorian chant. There will also be two classes
each day on Benedictine spirituality. Please e-mail
dallasbenedictine@yahoo.com or call 214.339.8483 for more
information.
The retreat will be led by two nationally-known religious
figures. Bishop Nicholas Samra is a bishop of the Melkite
(Byzantine) Catholic Church, one of the Eastern Churches in
the Catholic Communion in union with the Pope of Rome. Bishop Nicholas has published numerous articles on
Christian leadership, catechesis, ecumenism, and
stewardship, and has given numerous clergy and laity
retreats, parish missions, leadership formation weekends,
and stewardship formation weekends in the U.S. and Canada,
including the Dallas Benedictine Experience in 2006.
Sister Mary Donald Corcoran, O.S.B.Cam., is the Prioress of
Transfiguration Monastery (Roman Catholic) in Windsor, New
York. She holds the Ph.D. in Theology from
Fordham University. She has directed the M.A. program in
spirituality at St. Louis University and has taught in the
summer spirituality program at Fordham. She serves on the
Board of Directors of In the Spirit Foundation, and is a
well-known teacher, writer, and leader of Benedictine
retreats all over the country.
This interdenominational retreat is open
to anyone interested in learning Benedictine spirituality.
The Dallas Benedictine Experience Retreat is part of a
worldwide movement which was founded more than a
quarter-century ago at Canterbury Cathedral by Dr. Esther de Waal,
a noted Benedictine scholar.