In this Issue:

Can you Catch the Spirit off the Beaten Path?

Bridge-Building, in the spirit of John Paul II

People, Parishes, and Pictures across the Diocese

From the Bishop: Breaking Barriers

St. Stephen's Covington: Faithful ot the Kingdom

For Kentucky's Junior Miss, Allison Asay, faith matters every day

A tainted Easter message

Questionable decision

Peace for Teri Schiavo

Navajoland Bishop Stephen Plummer dies at 60

Reflection: Time-out

X-ercizing: Burgers, forgiveness, and alleluia

Pope John Paull II dies at 84: A message form the Presiding Bishop

Archbishop - Pope's last days a 'lived sermon'

Resources

Diocesan Calendar

Advocate Information

Past Issues

Episcopal Church offers resources for end-of-life issues

[ENS] While the Episcopal Church’s General Convention has not specifi cally addressed the situation of Terri Schiavo — the Florida woman who suffered severe brain damage in 1990 and has relied on a feeding tube to keep her alive since — several resolutions have been passed regarding end-of-life issues. These include a 1991 resolution regarding prolongation of life.

A helpful resource for Episcopalians seeking to understand the issues is the following book:

Faithful Living, Faithful Dying: Anglican Reflections on End of Life Care
paperback
by The End of Life Task Force of the Standing
Commission on National Concerns
Morehouse Publishing
March 1, 2000
176 Pages
$15.95

What do faithful living and faithful dying mean as we near life’s end? With all the technology and choices available to us today, making decisions about the end of life grows ever more difficult. As a result of all the theological and ethical issues that have arisen around the dying process in recent years, the 72nd General Convention of the Episcopal Church created a task force to study and report on these concerns. This is the report of the End-of-Life Task Force. In it, the Task Force responds to the broad range of theological, ethical, pastoral and policy issues that are generated by the need to provide loving and fitting care at the end of life.

Intended as a teaching document, Faithful Living, Faithful Dying will be useful as a discussion tool for the church, for individuals facing difficult decisions, for professionals, such as clergy and health care providers, and for those who make public policy.

Come celebrate with EFM this summer

June 3-5, 2005, Education for Ministry (EFM) will hold its 30th Anniversary Celebration at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. Plan to come to the Mountain, meet the EFM staff, hear the EFM story as told by those who created and developed the program, and share dreams for the future.

Join other EFM students, graduates, mentors, coordinators, and trainers who will gather to celebrate a program of theological education and reflection that has touched the lives of more than 60,000 people around the world. “EFM seeks to enable women and men to relate the foundations and message of the Christian faith to their lives and ministries in the contemporary world,” said the Rev. Johnna Camp, EFM interim program director. “There are 12 EFM groups in the Diocese of Lexington, and it is my hope that those who have benefited from Education for Ministry will participate in the Celebration.”

The conference, which include lectures, presentations, workshops, and idea swapping with plenty of time for networking and fellowship, qualifies as Alternate Mentor Training for eligible participants. Registration and a detailed description of the event are posted on the EFM Web site http://www.sewanee.edu/EFM/EFMhome.html. The cost of the conference, covering tuition, housing, and meals, is $229 for single accommodations and $248 for double accommodations. Call 800.722.1974 or e-mail efm@sewanee.edu to register. EFM is a program of the School of Theology at the University of the South.

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