Episcopal Diocese of Albany

Business Office: 68 South Swan Street - Albany, NY 12210 - (518) 465-4737
Christ the King Spiritual Life Center: 575 Burton Road - Greenwich, NY 12834 - (518) 692-9550

May 20, 2009

Consecration of Christ Church, Pottersville. Bishop Love will consecrate the new Christ Church, Pottersville this coming Saturday, May 23. The service begins at 11 AM. Christ Church was destroyed by an arsonist on May 30, 2006.

Albany Clergy Guest at Diocese of Jos Synod . Fr Gus Calvo, Fr Mike Neufeld, and Dcn Frank Lockwood are off to the Diocese of Jos , Nigeria this weekend to attend their synod (convention). Please keep them in your prayers. Archbishop Kwashi extended an open invitation to come to Jos and to send short term mission teams. Fr Gus, Fr Mike and Dcn Frank will be exploring the possibilities for short term missions. They will also be delivering a gift of $3,000 from our Diocese to theirs. Thank you to everyone who made a donation over the past year and made this gift possible.

Ordinations

On Saturday, May 30, Bishop Love will ordain nine new deacons at the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany. The service begins at 11 AM. For clergy vesting, white stoles.

Name, parish, (parish assignment if different)

Deborah E. Beach, Calvary, Burnt Hills

Paul M. Carney, St. John’s, Troy

Maureen A Demler, St. George’s, Clifton Park

Scott Evans, Calvary, Burnt Hills (Christ Church, Ballston Spa)

Lawrence W. Hubert, Christ Church, Schenectady

Mary Victoria Hunter, St. James’, Oneonta

Neal Patrick Longe, St. John’s, Johnstown (Christ Church, Schenectady)

Scott A Underhill, St. George’s, Clifton Park

On Saturday, June 13, Bishop Love will ordain the Reverend Steven Scherck to the priesthood and install him as rector, St. Boniface Church, Guilderland. The service begins at 11 AM. For clergy vesting, white stoles.

On Wednesday, June 24, Bishop Love will ordain the Reverend Nina George Hacker to the priesthood and install her as rector, St. Christopher’s Church, Cobleskill. The service begins at 7 PM. For clergy vesting, white stoles.

Convention Weekend, June 5 – 6, 2009 - One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

Registration for Convention is well over 600 and there is still room for more to attend. Thanks to continued refurbishment of cabins and new construction, we will be able to house everyone staying for the full weekend at Camp-of-The-Woods. We have an exciting weekend of worship, workshops, and recreation. Fr Nigel will be leading our Saturday evening Healing Service which is always powerful. And on the lighter side, Fr Marty Wendell is coordinating our open mike entertainment (pre-screened) Saturday evening. (If you are interested, contact Fr Wendell at wendell217@gmail.com or wendellm@nehealth.com .)

The Daughters of the King from throughout the Diocese will be leading a Prayer Walk at 2 PM, Friday afternoon starting at Tibbits Auditorium. Everyone is invited to participate. We will walk and pray the grounds of Camp-of-The-Woods prior to our Convention meeting.

There are over 30 workshops scheduled; beginning Friday afternoon with the “early bird” specials. You can see a list of workshops, their description, and times at http://www.albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/2009WS.pdf . We will be adding a workshop by Bishop Alpha Mohammed, retired Bishop of the Diocese of the Great Rift Valley. He will share his experiences evangelizing the Muslim community. Bishop Alpha was our guest about 6 years ago and thoroughly enjoyed Convention. So, when he was invited to attend another event in the United States this June, he contacted us and asked if he could come and enjoy our convention weekend again.

Holy Order Interest Meetings. Bishop Love will be holding three Holy Order interest meetings: May 30 & 31 and June 21. He will be accompanied by Canon Bob Haskell, Canon to the Ordinary, Fr. Peter Schofield, Chair of the Commission on Ministry, and Archdeacon Harvey Huth, Chair of the Deacon Formation Program. They will address the characteristics of the those who are called to Holy Orders, the process for helping individuals discern if they have a call to Holy Orders, and the formation process leading to ordination. If you plan to attend, please write Canon Bob Haskell at rhaskell2@nycap.rr.com.

Sat., May 30, Cathedral of All Saints, 9:30 – 11 am

Sun, May 31, St. John’s, Delhi, 2 – 3:30 pm

Sun, Jun 21, St. Lawrence Deanery, location and time (afternoon) TBA

Regional Confirmations. The Bishop will be confirming and receiving individuals on the following dates. (The next regional confirmations with be in the late fall.)

May 31, St. John’s, Delhi at 4 PM with festive dinner

Contact Fr Collum to coordinate your parish participation and dinner RSVP

Names of those to be confirmed or received to Diocese by May 26

June 14, Christ the King Spiritual Life Center 4:30 PM with festive dinner

Contact Cn Carroll to coordinate parish participation

Names of those to be confirmed or received to Diocese by June 1

Dinner RSVPs to CTK at (518) 692-9550 or tparke@ctkcenter.org

June 21, St. Lawrence Deanery, site to be determined, time - late afternoon

Contact Fr Brown to coordinate your parish participation

Names of those to be confirmed or received to Diocese by June10

When sending names, please include first, middle, and last names and provide separate list of those being confirmed and received. Please verify the spelling of their names. Send the names to both Ray Rockwell at rrockwell@albanydiocese.org and Cn Carroll at jcarroll@albanydiocese.org. If Ray is away, Cn Carroll is able to see that the certificates are done on time.

Aquatic Director needed at Beavers Cross. Recently the Aquatics Director has had to step down, and Christ the King is actively seeking qualified candidates for this position. Job Responsibilities include all aspects of waterfront activities; including training, scheduling and overseeing lifeguards and community swim instruction.

Interested individuals who are over 21 and have current Water Safety Instructor, CPR and other required safety certifications should contact Maggie Hasslacher at (518) 692-9550. Resume and cover letter to Christ the King Spiritual Life Center, 575 Burton Rd., Greenwich, NY 12834 or visit www.ctkcenter.org . This is a seasonal position from June 22 - August 28. Salary based on experience. On-site housing is available.

Diocese Financial Statement for 2008 now available on the website at http://www.albanyepiscopaldiocese.org/Episcopal%20Dioc%20Alb%20Fin%20Stmnts%2007%2008.pdf . For the first time since we moved Convention to the spring, the audit of our financial records is complete and the report issued prior to Convention.

Healing Ministry assistance at Convention 2009. Fr. Nigel Mumford is in need of 20 prayer ministers and 6 catchers for the healing service Saturday evening from 7 - 9. If you are interested to be on team, please contact the Healing Center at: healing@ctkcenter.org . If you do not hear from the healing ministry before convention, then prayer ministers & catchers have been selected. Thank you – “May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, may He answer your prayers and may you experience His healing grace that is only a hand's reach away.” (Matt 9:20).

From the Mudge Family in Peru. Fr Shaw, Mtr Julie, and daughter Lydia are in Peru on a long term mission. This is their May 10 newsletter minus the pictures (easier to send for us). We hope to add their newsletters to the Diocesan Website within the next week.

El Día de Madre

Today is “El Día de Madre,” Mother’s Day. What Woodrow Wilson started as Mother’s Day in 1914 in the United States has taken hold in Peru in a major way.

For Mother’s Day, Lydia, Julie, and I attended a Spanish service at an Anglican Church in the Surco district of Lima, on the seminary grounds.

Then, we celebrated with a lunch in Larco Mar, in the Miraflores section of Lima, where we also viewed the new Star Trek movie ( Star Trek: Viaje a las estrellas), at a showing in English with Spanish subtitles. We liked the service, the lunch, and the movie very much.

For lunch, Julie and I both had octopus ( pulpo), in a spicy chile type of sauce, with potatoes (papas). Chicha Morada was our beverage, a purple drink, made from corn.

Meanwhile, we plan to move into our longer term apartment on May 25, and we are ahead of where we thought we would be in language learning.

God bless you! Shaw, Julie, and Lydia

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