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Part of the Heart of Our Mission: Announcements from around the diocese

ACC affirms Communion-wide listening process, members' voluntary withdrawal

Dean Mombo, member of Eames Commission, speaks in Diocese of Lexington

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Part of the Heart of Our Mission:

Bishop Sauls is pictured with the large group confirmed and baptized at his annual visitation at St. Michael's, Lexington.

School for Deacons Now Accepting Applications

The long awaited School For Deacons has been written and approved for the Diocese of Lexington. Deacons Mary Kilbourn-Huey, Lois Howard, Ginny Eklund, Margaret Shanks, and Donna Barr have been hard at work for the last year researching and planning for the school. This curriculum of study and practicum has been highly endorsed by The Commission On Ministry and Bishop Sauls.
The Deacon’s call is to be both servant of “the poor, the sick, the suffering, and the helpless,” and herald of the Word.

The Deacon proclaims the Gospel by:

Serving the needs of the poor, the weak, the sick, and the lonely, interpreting these needs to the church and enabling the church to minister.

God calls all of us on many levels: God calls creation, calls the Church, calls our congregations, and calls me, to reach me where I am now. And at specific times and places, God calls me to particular actions. Discernment comes from the Latin word discernere, which means “to separate,” “to distinguish,” to “determine,” “to sort out.”

We, the Deacons of the Diocese, are hopeful and would encourage all those whose lives and ministries are distinctively Diaconal, to consider a conversation with one of us. Applications, syllabus, and requirements will be sent to you after your inquiry. Classes begin February 17, 2006. Deadline for applying is Oct. 1.

“Find a place in your heart,” implores Theophan the Recluse, “and speak there with the Lord. It is the Lord’s reception room.”

For more information contact Donna Barr at 859-269-5144, Ginny Eklund at 859-236-8807, Lois Howard at 859-273-5752, Margaret Shanks at 859-278-0585, or Mary Kilbourn-Huey at 606-564-5137.

In celebration and commemoration of ‘50 Years of St. Michael the Archangel’

St. Michael’s, Lexington, is compiling a cookbook for everyone! Anyone in the diocese who has been part of St. Michael’s over the years is invited to submit a recipe. Please pass the word to any former parishioners with whom you may be in contact that have moved away. Simply submit your recipe to St. Michael the Archangel at 2025 Bellefonte Dr., Lexington, Ky. 40502 or nancdb@yahoo.com by Sept. 15. The cookbooks will be professionally published and your name will be printed with the recipe you submit.

To reserve a copy please include your name and telephone/email address so that we may contact you when they are available. Your contribution is important to us in order to truly make this “50 Years of St. Michael’s Cooking.”

Journey to Adulthood Leader Training Workshop

A leader training workshop for Journey to Adulthood will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at Christ Church Cathedral. Gregg Morris will be the facilitator. Morris works for LeaderResources, the publisher of the Journey to Adulthood. The cost for participants is $25, which pays for continental breakfast and lunch. Call Trisha Moore at 859-254-4497 to sign up.

Help wanted!

The Diocesan Spiritual Formation Commission is looking for volunteers to assist with reorganizing the Resource Center at Mission House, Lexington. The Resource Center offers materials for use by all congregations in the Diocese. Volunteers are needed to catalogue, type, rearrange books on shelves, label shelves and spines. Once the reorganization has been completed, volunteers will be needed to manage the Resource Center during daytime hours. Call Tricia Moore at Christ Church Cathedral, 859-254-4497.

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