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A festive
and emotive faith
I was
charmed by the news of the discovery of the angel sculpture beneath
Lichfield Cathedral. The cathedrals of Britain are great treasure
of both the mind and the spirit in their present, rather Lenten,
decoration, but it is indeed inspiring to think of them as in the
days of Chaucer when they were richly decorated and emblematic
of a festive and emotive faith. Those who have visited the late
Pope's archbishopric cathedral in Krakow, which is still brightly
decorated in the late gothic style, can grasp this particular sensitivity
of the builders. Thanks for this account of our Anglo-Catholic
heritage, and for the rich communion of the saints of which it
can serve to remind.
Bruce
Pingree
St Michael and All Angels
Dallas, Texas, USA
bdplp6647@aol.com
7 March 2006
Renew
a Right Spirit within me
I’m
writing to tell you about the Episcopal Women’s
Conference in Tulsa beginning Sunday, April 30, and continuing
through Tuesday, May 2. We have worked very hard to prepare programs
that are exciting and innovative in keeping with our theme, “renew
a right spirit within me.”
We will
have workshops on a wide variety of spiritual exercises and techniques,
from praying the hours, praying the Anglican rosary, walking a
labyrinth, pilgrimage, sacred drumming, liturgical dance and enriching
your corporate worship. We will also discuss how to revitalize
the women’s ministry in your church, and visioning the ECW
for the 21st century.
Best-selling
author Phyllis Tickle will be our main keynote speaker and will
lead two workshops on praying the hours. Margaret Rose, the national
Director of Women’s ministries will speak on the Anglican
Women’s Empowerment movement and Beijing circles, and Janet
Farmer, Province VII ECW president will facilitate workshops on
women’s groups.
The
conference will be at the beautiful Doubletree hotel in Tulsa.
Registration is $99 and includes two luncheons, a tea, continental
breakfasts and a banquet Monday night. For those who can not attend
Monday and Tuesday, we are offering a mini-registration for Sunday
only for $15. I hope you will visit our
website.
Please encourage the women of your congregation to attend and to
bring your church banner with them to carry in procession. All
male clergy are also welcome. The schedule (we are adding events
that are not yet reflected on the website) and registration forms
can be downloaded from the website.
Would
you please pass this message along to any Episcopalians you know
who may be interested in attending this conference? I would be
very grateful for your help in spreading the word about this wonderful
event. Thank you,
Kirsten
Bernhardt
St. Dunstan's, Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
kirstenbernhardt2@hotmail.com
10 March 2006
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