COMING EVENTS

Children’s Sunday Service - Oct. 5, 4 p.m., Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes

Clergy Spouses’ Mission to Our Little Roses - Oct. 14-18

Happening #23 (Gr. 9-12) - Oct. 17-19, St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Insititution of the Rev. Carol Barron as rector - Oct. 18, 5 p.m., St. Luke’s, Port Salerno

Clergy Day with Bishop Frade - Oct. 21, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Duncan Center Canceled

Hispanic Heritage Festival - - Oct. 25, 3-10 p.m., St. James in the Hills, Hollywood

Diocesan Ultreya - Nov. 1, 1-3:30 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Episcopal Futbol/Soccer Tournament - Nov. 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., location TBA Canceled

Diocesan Convention - Nov. 7-8, St. Thomas, Coral Gables

"Telling Our Stories" Anti-Racism Workshop - Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Mark the Evangelist, Ft. Lauderdale

Diocesan 12-Step Eucharist & Workshops - Nov. 22, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton

Episcopal Charities Sunday - Nov. 23

Kirkin’ o’ the Tartans - Nov. 30, 4 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Youth Christmas Ball - Dec. 13, Chapel of St. Andrew, Boca Raton

Ordination of James Reho to the Priesthood - Dec. 20, 4 p.m., Trinity Cathedral

Ordination of Deacons - Dec. 27, 11 a.m., Trinity Cathedral

Pilgrimages with Bishop Frade - Jan. 2-16, 2009, Egypt & Rome; Jan. 27-Feb. 5, 2009, Holy Land

PhotoShop Elements workshop - Jan. 10, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton

Episcopal Charities "Mission of Grace" anniversary event - Jan. 15, noon, Bethesda-by-the-Sea, Palm Beach

Bishop Frade’s 25^th Anniversary of Consecration - Jan. 25, 2009

Bishop’s Spring Conference - Mar. 13-14, 2009

Clergy & Clergy Spouses Cruise - Apr. 13-17, 2009

Interfaith Prayer Vigil for TPS for Haitians—On Saturday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m., at Notre Dame d’Haiti, 110 NE 62 Street, Miami, there will be an interfaith gathering to pray for an end to deportations of Haitians while their country is in crisis. Miami area leaders of all faiths will lead prayers for our administration to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitians residing in the United States, so that they will not be returned to a country in ruin. TPS would also enable Haitians currently in the US to continue to work and send remittances to their loved ones in Haiti whose very survival may depend on their support.

Diocesan Convention—Materials for deanery Fall Convocations this month and for the Diocesan Convention, Nov. 7-8, have been mailed to delegates and clergy. The convention packet includes information on hotel reservations, the island-themed dinner on Friday evening at Palmer Trinity School and the three optional Friday morning workshops. Online registration for the convention, the dinner, childcare (during convention sessions and the Eucharist) and the workshops is now available at www.diosef.org/register.html. To reserve exhibit space, contact Rebecca Parker, rparker@stepsmia.org or 305-661-3437. Note these pre-convention deadlines: Resolutions must be submitted to the secretary of Convention by Sept. 25; and nominations and biographies of nominees must be received by the secretary of Convention by Oct. 23 (nominations after this date must be made from the floor). Positions that must be filled by elections at convention this year are: two clergy members and one lay member of the Standing Committee; one clergy member of the Ecclesiastical Trial Court; one lay trustee of the University of the South; and one lay member of the Cathedral Chapter.

Episcopal Futbol/Soccer Tournament—The First Annual Episcopal Futbol/Soccer tournament for youth, “The Bishop Frade Cup,” will be held Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at a location still to be announced, probably somewhere in Miami. For information, call or email Fr. Orlando Addison at St. James-in-the-Hills, Hollywood, 954-987-2203 or froaddison@bellsouth.net, or you may register your team now by emailing Fr. Addison with the list of players. Canceled

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity—The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is observed each year from Jan. 18-25.  You can now download an order form for materials for your congregation’s Week of Prayer observance in 2009; the webpage is: http://www.geii.org/2009_wop_order_form.pdf

“Recovery in the 21^st Century”-- The Diocesan Task Force on Addiction and Recovery will offer “Recovery in the 21stCentury,” a 12-Step Eucharist and workshops on recovery issues on Saturday, Nov. 22, at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by workshops, which will include a panel of youth in recovery; the 12-Step Eucharist; and lunch. The event is open to anyone concerned with or affected by the disease of addiction. There is no charge, but a free-will offering will be taken. Registration (for a count for lunch) will be at www.diosef.org/register.html. For additional information contact Jim Carlton, jim@diosef.org or 800-268-9993 or 305-373-0881, ext. 16.

Episcopal Charities Sunday--Bishop Frade has designated Sunday, Nov. 23 as Episcopal Charities Sunday and has asked for a special collection on that day to fund the work of Episcopal Charities, which is the charitable arm of the Diocese of Southeast Florida, funding our outreach ministries to “the least of these” in our communities and our world.

Last chance for January 2009 Pilgrimages—Nov. 5 is the final deadline to reserve your place for the January 2009 pilgrimages with Bishop Frade and Diana will lead two pilgrimages: a 15-day trip to Egypt and Rome, departing Jan. 2, and a 10-day Holy Land pilgrimage, departing Jan. 27. Click here for complete information on the Egypt/Rome trip and here for the Holy Land pilgrimage. There are only a few spaces left for each trip, and reservations will be honored on a first-come first-served basis. A $300 per person tax-deductible donation to Our Little Roses Ministries is included in the cost of the tickets for each trip.

Health ministries--Dr. Susan Chase, professor and assistant dean for graduate studies at the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University and a parishioner at St. Paul’s, Delray Beach, has recently been appointed Province IV representative to National Episcopal Health Ministries (NEHM). She wants to organize communication among those engaged in health ministry in our diocese, and is especially interested in hearing from congregations with active parish nursing ministries. Contact her at schase@fau.edu. For more information on NEHM go to http://www.episcopalhealthministries.org/.

Anglican Chorale—Trinity Cathedral’s Director of Music Matthew Steynor and Simon Jacobs, organist at St. Thomas, Miami, have formed the Anglican Chorale, offering an opportunity for singers who would like to come together to sing sacred music in the Anglican choral tradition. The Chorale rehearses in Trinity’s choir room on Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m., and is scheduled to lead Choral Evensong on Oct. 3 and 26, as well as to present a traditional service of Lessons and Carols on Dec. 21. For information contact either of the directors: Matthew Steynor, 786-888-6665 or music@trinitymiami.org, or simon Jacobs, 305-588-4546, sjacobs@stepsmia.org.

PhotoShop Elements Workshop—On Jan. 10, 2009, from 9 a.m.-noon at St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, Diocesan Communications Ministry will offer “An Introduction to PhotoShop Elements,” a three-hour course taught by graphic designer/digital photographer Steve Vinik, a lay member of St. Gregory’s and a frequent contributor of photos for The Net. The class will cover some of the basic tools of PhotoShop Elements, with step-by-step demonstrations of such projects as how to improve a digital photo, how to format images for different purposes (for the web, for printed materials and for office documents), how to add text and how to use the Layers function to create collages and fun images. Class members will work on their own laptop computers, loaded with their own copies of PhotoShop Elements (be sure to bring a plug-in mouse). The cost for the day is $5, including lunch following the class. To register, email Mary Cox at episcorat@aol.com; this class can accommodate no more than 20 people, so it’s first-come, first-served. If there is sufficient interest, we will offer another class later next year.

Prison ministry--Deacon George Kinard, who is now our diocesan coordinator for prison ministry, is available—and eager—to speak to congregations and groups about what our diocese is doing (and hopes to do) in ministries to those who are incarcerated and their families, and to help ex-offenders return to a healthy, productive life in the community. You can contact George at 772-546-1027 or gojud3@bellsouth.net.

New hours at Trinity Cathedral shop—Billy Mitchum, the new manager of Trinity Cathedral’s Bookstore and Gift Shop, has announced new merchandise for fall and new shop hours: Monday and Tuesday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sundays after services. Watch for extended hours closer to Christmas.

Fall calendar for our cathedral — Click here for a complete listing of fall events at our cathedral. (Several of these are highlighted in the FYI section of this issue.)

Next year’s BSC—Mark your calendars now for the next Bishop’s Spring Conference, Mar. 13-14, 2009. Our speaker will be Diana Butler Bass, scholar and author of six books, including the best-selling Christianity for the Rest of Us.

Tax information for churches--The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revised version of its publication, Tax Guide for Churches and Religious Organizations. The 28-page multi-colored publication provides guidance on obtaining and keeping tax exempt status, employment taxes, unrelated business income taxes, employee business expenses, record keeping and filing requirements. The IRS says that this is meant to be a quick reference to the current state of tax law and procedures as they relate to churches and religious organizations.

New Episcopal Church ads--New print and video ads from the Episcopal Church based on the theme “Put Your Faith To Work” have debuted recently. The ads, which focus on the Episcopal Church's extensive community outreach efforts, can be downloaded from www.PutYourFaithToWork.org. copies of the ads in poster form are available from Episcopal Books and Resources, www.episcopalbookstore.org.

Net mailing list-- If you haven’t updated your parish mailing list for The Net in the past year, please do that—out-dated addresses cost us about $2000 in “bad address” returns from the post office last year! Address updates go to US Data, data@usdps.com, or 12601 SW 130 St., Miami, FL  33186. If you have a question about format, call US Data at 305-256-0293.

Facebook—Are you on Facebook? Thanks to the Rev. Christina Encinosa, the diocese now has a page on the social networking site, providing us with another way to communicate with each other around the diocese. If you use Facebook, you can join us at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=16618644484. (Also look for pages for The Episcopal Church, Trinity Cathedral, Friends of Episcopal Charities, Washington National Cathedral and other Episcopal groups.)

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Parishes in Transition:

St. Andrew’s, Palmetto Bay—Fr. Gary Verell, interim; no longer receiving names

Guardian Angels, Lantana—Fr. David Kennedy, interim; search process continuing

Transfiguration, Miami Gardens—Fr. Tom Shepherd, interim

St. Anne’s, Hallandale—Search committee formed; Fr. Keithly Warner, supply.

St. Paul’s, Key West—Canon Kerry Robb, interim; receiving names.

St. Philip’s, Pompano Beach—Fr. Ornoldo Surgeon, supply

Holy Sacrament, Pembroke Pines—Fr. Perry Fuller, interim

St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada—Fr. Jack Stanton, part-time interim pastor; will begin receiving names Oct. 10.

St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes—Using supply; evaluation process beginning.

Church of the Intercession, Ft. Lauderdale—Using supply; evaluation process beginning.

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F.Y.I.—Information from our Parishes and Around the Church

Yoga classes at Trinity Cathedral are held on Thursdays, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in Cathedral Hall, and are taught by Deacon James Reho, who is a registered yoga instructor. Please call 786-888-6695 or email assistant@trinitymiami.org for more information. Classes are $12 for a single class or $99 for 10 classes.

Church of the Resurrection, Biscayne Park, is now enrolling 3 and 4-year-olds in its new Precious Doves Pre-school. Classes will begin as soon as a sufficient number of children have enrolled. Call 305-893-8523 for information.

St. James the Fisherman, Islamorada, is holding a Halloween costume exchange; parents are invited to bring last year's costumes to the parish hall and take new costumes from ones left by other families—and they’re all free! The children will wear their costumes in procession at the 10:00 a.m. service on Oct. 26. For more information call the church office, 305-852-8468.

St. Monica’s, Stuart, will commemorate the 80^th anniversary of the founding of the congregation the weekend of Oct. 4-5. The annual homecoming program will begin with a church picnic on Oct. 4, and end with the usual 10 a.m. Sunday service. Other plans include a tribute to benefactors and founding members. For information, contact: Homecoming Committee Chair Martha Bell or Johnnie Bell at 772-287-0408.

Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will present two performances of “From Berlin to Tin Pan Alley,” featuring the music of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern Harold Arlen, Cole Porter and George Gershwin, sung by Missy McArdle and William Stafford. The evening performance is at 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 10, and the matinee is at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12. The cost is $10. Call 561-655-8650 for information ad tickets; tickets may also be purchased at the door.

St. Simon’s/ San Simón, Miami, will offer the first in a series of retreats focused on Spanish saints with a retreat on St. Teresa of Avila, Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The retreat leader is Professor Ann Rose. The retreat will be followed by Eucharist and lunch (a $5 donation for the cost of lunch would be appreciated. Call the church office, 305-221-4753 if you plan to attend.

On Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. Historic St. Agnes, Miami, will present a benefit organ concert by Dr. Carl W. Haywood, director of Choral Activities at Norfolk State University and the service music editor for the Lift Every Voice and Sing hymnal. Tickets are $15. For information call 305-573-5330.

The AIDS Ministry at St. Stephen’s, Coconut Grove (Miami), will hold a benefit Octoberfest, Oct. 18, from 7:30-11 p.m.  The evening includes dinner, dancing and a cash bar (beer and wine) for $25 per person or $40 per couple.

Grace Church, West Palm Beach, will hold its annual Gracefest on October 18. The event is held on the church grounds and features international shops, youth activities, green market, prizes, music, and various entertainment and cooking booths, including the famous barbeque chicken dinners. Dinner tickets are $10; additional food items will also be available for purchase. 

St. Nicholas, Pompano Beach, will host an Ultreya on Oct. 18, beginning with Celtic Evening Prayer, followed by a potluck dinner, prayer, praise, singing and witness.

All Souls’, Miami Beach, will hold a four-day celebration of its past, present and future as the only Episcopal Church on Miami Beach on Oct. 30-Nov. 2. “All Souls’ Alive!” will include book signings by local authors on Thursday evening, a “Halloween Cabaret” on Friday evening and an All Souls’ Fair on Saturday and will culminate in an All Souls’ Day sung Eucharist on Sunday, followed by a luncheon. For further information contact Fr John Tidy (305-766-3906) or visit the parish website, www.allsoulsmiamibeach.org.

The My Backyard after-school program, based at St. Margaret’s, Miami Lakes, is now enrolling middle school students for the 2008-2009 school year. Tuition is $10 per week for a program that includes FCAT and academic tutoring; literacy tutoring; building social skills; and recreational and arts activities. Space is limited. For information call 305-823-4340 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

St. Gregory’s, Boca Raton, will hold its Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Items for sale will include table top trees, wreaths, and other Christmas decorations, along with attic treasures, home baked goods, jewelry and cards. There will be a children's shopping table and a silent auction of special themed gift baskets. Lunch will be served in the courtyard on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch tickets will be available at the door for $12.50 per person. For further information, call the church office, 561-395-8285.

On Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. the ECW of Trinity Cathedral, Miami, will hold a Memorial Tea in the cathedral hall. The tea will honor the memory of “two great Episcopal ladies”--Meg Clements, Trinity's Verger for the past 12 years, who died in January; and Una Brinkley, a longtime ECW leader both at Trinity and at the diocesan level, who died in February. All friends of these two beloved women are invited; the event is free, but reservations will be required. RSVP to Shirley Pardon, 305-758-5005 or to the Cathedral office, 786-888-6692.

On Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Trinity Cathedral will offer an evening of the poetry of 13^th-centruy Sufi mystic Jelaluddi Rumi, presented by Peter Rogen, well-known interpreter of Rumi's poems of spiritual ecstasy. Joining him will be whirling dervish dancers and Sufi musicians playing nay flute, drum and other traditional instruments. Tickets are $15 for adults and $9.75 for students, and may be purchased at http://trinitymiami.ticketleap.com.

The final event in this year’s Centennial Celebration at Holy Trinity, West Palm Beach, will be two evenings to experience an Elizabethan Banquet, December 6 at 7 p.m. and December 7 at 4 p.m. In addition to the feast itself, there will be singers, dancers, actors and musicians playing instruments of the period. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. The cost is $40 per person. Seating is limited, so reservations are required; call 561-655-8650 or go to the parish website at www.holytrinitywpb.org.

On Jan. 18, 2009, at 9 a.m., Church of the Incarnation, Miami, will hold its annual service commemorating the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The guest speaker will be Pulitzer Prize winning Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr.

St. Andrew’s, Palmetto Bay, has an immediate opening for a full-time Administrative Assistant to the Rector.  Bookkeeping skills needed; ACS software skills a plus, but not demanded.  Please send application and resume to St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 14260 Old Cutler Road, Palmetto Bay, FL. 33158, or call 305-238-2161, or email standrewrector@bellsouth.net .

St. Christopher’s-by-the-Sea, Key Biscayne, has an opening for a worship leader - organist/choir director. Our worship has elements of both traditional and contemporary music. Sunday Eucharist Family Service is 10 a.m. There are paid vocalist positions in the choir. Also, we are in the planning stages of a Sunday evening worship service. The service is to be called ¡CELEBRATION! The music will really carry the service. Latin, Caribbean, African and American inspired sacred music covering a wide range of genres will be themed into the evening worship. If you are a gifted musician and performer, seeking new creative sacred spiritual venues, this may be just where the Lord is calling you! Please contact Fr. Burt Froehlich 305-342-6202 or padreburt@stchriskb.org to find out more.

Trinity Cathedral, Miami, is seeking a full-time sexton.  Compensation includes cash stipend, on-site apartment, utilities and medical/dental benefits. The sexton is primarily responsible for custodial and security duties for the Cathedral buildings and grounds. Great opportunity to be part of an exciting team and a growing congregation committed to mission and ministry in the downtown Miami and wider Diocesan community.  Please email or mail letter and resume to:

Dr. Cheryl Chapman, Cathedral Administrator, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 464 NE 16th Street
Miami, FL  33132, 786-888-6694, admin@trinitymiami.org

St. Stephen’s, Coconut Grove (Miami) has an immediate opening for a part-time (two weekdays and Sunday) coordinator of ministry with children, youth and young families. The position is unpaid, but in lieu of salary the parish will provide a 3-bedroom, 3-bath house in a gated community in Coconut Grove with a small stipend for utilities. Contact St. Stephen’s rector, the Rev. Willie Allen-Faiella, revwaf@sseds.org.

A group from St. Christopher’s, West Palm Beach, is collecting used vestments and altar linens for two churches in Nicaragua, St. Barnabas, Orinoco, and St. Michael and All Angels, Marshall Point. If your congregation has chasubles, stoles, cassocks, choir robes or altar linens that you could donate, contact Crissy DeLong, 561-642-9470.

The Outreach Committee at St. Andrew’s, Miami, is responding to the needs of the children attending the Good Samaritan School in Haiti. Food donations given by parishioners and friends are being flown to Haiti to address the severe food shortages at the school. Three suitcases weighing 50 pounds each can be sent to Haiti every month.  The suitcases will be transported by a member of St. Andrew’s who is employed by American Airlines, and will be delivered to the Rev. Jean Ali Millien, superintendent of the school. Donations of carry-on size suitcases on wheels would be greatly appreciated.  Suggested food items are: powdered milk, dried soups, macaroni and cheese, dried beans, rice and large cans of meat or fish. Cash donations are also being accepted. Mail checks to: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 14260 Old Cutler Rd., Palmetto Bay, FL  33158, and note on the memo line of the check “Food Donation – Good Samaritan School.”

Church @ The Grove, Loxahatchee, is collecting CDs of contemporary Christian music to give to an organization that will send them to members of the Armed Forces serving overseas. The goal is to collect 500 new or “gently used” CDs (but please, no “home-made” CDs—we have no way of knowing whether those might include illegal downloads or copies). Bring your CDs to Diocesan Convention, where Church @ The Grove will have a table set up to receive them. You may also make financial contributions toward this special outreach to the men and women of our military. Send donations to purchase CDs, to Church @ the Grove, 15730 88th Place North, Loxahatchee, FL 33470. For additional information, call the Rev. Holly Ostlund, 561-333-2020.

All Saints, Ft. Lauderdale, wants to give away two altar linens, 15.25” wide and 103” long, and two conference tables, 4’ x 8’, brown laminate, in good shape. If your church could use either the linens or the tables, call the church office, 954-467-6496. All Saints may be able to provide assistance with transporting the tables.

The Duncan Center has a copier to give away. If your church needs one, call Duncan Center Director Alison Walsh at 561-496-4130, or email awalsh@duncancenter.org.

Church of the Atonement, Lauderdale Lakes, is seeking a part-time organist/choir director. Call the church office at 954-731-6100 for information, or send resume to Church of the Atonement, 4401 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, FL  33313.

St. Andrew’s Residence, in downtown West Palm Beach overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, offers affordable efficiency and one-bedroom apartments for active seniors. Rents start at $462 per month, including utilities, and all applicants must be 62 or older. For more information call 561-655-1504.

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Anglican Cycle of Prayer

October 12—XXII Pentecost

The Province of West Africa

St. Anne, Nassau

All Souls', Miami Beach

St. Bernard de Clairvaux, North Miami Beach

October 19--XXIII Pentecost

The Province of the West Indies

Ascension, Lucaya, Bahamas

Ascension, Miami

Clergy & Lay Compensation & Insurance Committee

Episcopal Church Women

October 26--XXIV Pentecost

The Church of Ceylon