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Art & Music posted Mar 09, 2010
Sacred Music for Lent Choral Concert
- Sunday
- Mar 21
- 5-6pm
- St. David’s, Wayne
This special Lenten concert will be performed by the Adult Choir and will include Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem.
Art & Music posted Mar 09, 2010
Taizé Prayer Services
- Sundays
- Mar 21 + Apr 18 + May 16
- 7-8pm
- St. David’s, Wayne
The Taizé service consists of Bible readings, simple meditative chants, silence and prayers of adoration and intercession. It lasts about one hour. The focal point is the beautiful cross or an icon, laid at the altar. Candles glow gently. The setting is one that beckons all to be at peace.
Around the Diocese posted Mar 09, 2010
Sacred Mysteries: Enriching the Celebration
Presented by The Philadelphia Liturgical Institute
- Oct 9
- 9am – 3pm
- Rosemont College
In addition to the Keynote, the day will include an opening and closing prayer event and three afternoon interactive presentations on liturgical presiding, music and architecture.
Art & Music posted Mar 05, 2010
St. John Passion by Schütz
- Mar 28
- 4pm
- St. Peter’s in the Great Valley
On Sunday, March 28 (Passion Sunday) at 4pm at St. Peter’s in the Great Valley, a service of Passion music by Baroque composer Heinrich Schütz will include his Passion According to St. John, sung in English in the remarkable translation by Peter Pears and Imogene Holst.
Art & Music posted Mar 05, 2010
Friday Night at St. Paul’s Concert Series
- Friday
- Mar 19
- 7:30pm
- St. Paul’s, Exton
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Exton, will feature Brandywine Baroque as part of its ongoing Friday Night at St. Paul’s Concert Series. On March 19 the ensemble will perform “Birds, Bees, and Beasties – Nature in English Music”.
Art & Music posted Feb 28, 2010
Mozart Requiem Good Friday for Haiti Relief
- Apr 2
- 3pm
- St. Mary’s, Wayne
In response to the suffering and loss of the people of Haiti, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne will present a benefit concert featuring the powerful and poignant Mozart Requiem. The concert will be held at St. Mary’s on Good Friday, April 2, at 3pm. A free-will offering will be accepted to support the work of the Episcopal Relief Fund in Haiti.
Jobs posted Feb 28, 2010
Founding Head of School
Saint James School
Saint James School, a non-tuition-driven Episcopal middle school for low-income urban children, plans to open in September 2010. We are seeking a qualified person to be the founding Head of School.
Around the Diocese posted Feb 28, 2010
Our First Atom Bomb
March 2010
by Bishop Borsch
[Editor’s note: It has been a privilege these past three plus years to be the editor of this theological column. Now I am pleased to pass the editorship on to the Rev. Dr. Storm Swain. Originally from New Zealand, Storm is now the Director of Anglican Studies at the Lutheran Theological Seminary here in Philadelphia and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Care and Theology. She has a delightful mind and heart, and I know readers will appreciate the columns in the months and years to come. In this my last contribution, I thought I would tell you about something rather different—a historical novel that tries to help readers become involved in the ethical and moral issues of the first use of an atomic weapon. If you would like to read more, go to www.firstatombomb.com. Or you can order the book through Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Don’t be too shocked!]
This story of the dropping of the first atom bomb got going for me again when the fight broke out at the National Air and Space Museum. It happened when they were preparing to unveil the restored forward fuselage of the Enola Gay and an exhibit to go along with it.
Around the Diocese posted Feb 24, 2010
Elizabeth Miller’s Memorial Service Rescheduled
As you all know, the blizzard of the century forced the postponement of Elizabeth Miller’s memorial service in February. A new date has been set for Saturday, March 27 at St. Peter’s Church, Glenside. The service will take place at 11am and will be followed by interment in the Memorial Courtyard and a reception in the Parish Hall.
Around the Diocese posted Feb 24, 2010
Intimate ear for inmates
[The following article by Phil Gianficaro appeared in the “Our Towns” section of The Intelligencer on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010.]
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” —Matthew 25:36
We call them prisoners or inmates. Or worse. The Rev. Glenn Matis calls them residents because he sees them differently. Because he has to. Because somebody has to. “These men committed crimes, and they deserve to be in prison, but they’re still human beings,” said Rev. Matis, 62, chaplain at the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
Governance news posted Feb 23, 2010
Actions of the Standing Committee
Nov 1, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009
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Around the Diocese posted Feb 22, 2010
Retired Clergy, Spouses and Widows Spring Gathering
- May 6
- Cathedral Village
Retired Clergy, Spouses and Widows Spring Gathering, Thursday, May 6 at Cathedral Village, 600 E. Cathedral Road (Roxborough) Philadelphia. We gather for fellowship and tea and coffee 9:30am. The program begins at 10am. Bishop Michel will bring the greeting of the Diocese followed by our speaker. Chaplain Winter will also share updates from the Church Pension Fund. At 12:00 noon we will have Lunch in the Main Dining Room of Cathedral Village.
Education & Training posted Feb 19, 2010
The Vestry Symposium
- Mar 13
- 8:15am – Noon
- Good Samaritan, Paoli
Congregational leaders from around the Diocese will gather again for our Third Vestry Symposium led by Bishop Rodney Michel, Canon Paul Mottl, and the Rev. Tom Pumphrey. This is a perfect opportunity for new vestry members and veterans alike to explore the role and ministry of the vestry – how this ministry can be fruitful for God and for God’s church.
Education & Training posted Feb 18, 2010
A Day of Quiet Reflection
- Mar 20
- 9:30am-2:30pm
- Trinity Church, Ambler
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The Spiritual Growth Resources Committee of the Diocese of Pennsylvania through the Leadership Institute is offering a day of quiet reflection at Trinity Church, Ambler. What is a day of quiet reflection? It is a gift of time which we give ourselves as we try to live at a sacred pace.
Around the Diocese posted Feb 18, 2010
Upcoming events & summer programs
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Greetings! It has been a great year of Youth Ministry so far in the Diocese of Pennsylvania! We have seen participation in Nightwatch at Philadelphia Cathedral, the AIDS Walk, Bishop’s Bash, and Diocesan Convention. But the year is not over yet! There are still more opportunities for young people to join in the excitement. Below you will find a list of upcoming events, as well as information about summer programs, including CAMP ARROWHEAD!
Around the Diocese posted Feb 10, 2010
Conference explores Episcopal Church’s response to issues of Domestic Poverty
- April 28-30
- Newark, NJ
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will present the keynote address at a special conference focusing on The Episcopal Church’s response to the pervasive issue of Domestic Poverty. Called to Serve: The Episcopal Church Responds to Domestic Poverty will provide an in-depth exploration of the nature of domestic poverty and the Church’s role in addressing this ubiquitous national issue on Wednesday to Friday, April 28-30 in Newark, NJ.
Around the Diocese posted Feb 04, 2010
What would it take to shut a church?
February 2010
by The Rev. Dr. Storm Swain
In the course of preparing to teach a course on ‘The Theology and Practice of Disaster Spiritual Care’ I have been wondering what it would take to close a church. This thought was sparked by an examination of the differing responses of the cities of Philadelphia and St. Louis to the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918.
Cathedral News posted Jan 29, 2010
Philadelphia Cathedral Self Study and Profile: A Resource in the Search for a New Dean
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“And to the angel of the Church at Philadelphia write: behold I set before you an open door.” REV. 3:8
“The image offered in the Book of Revelation of the open door which no one can shut inspires the institutional and congregational life at the Philadelphia Cathedral. As a faith community serving the needs of a worshiping congregation, the surrounding University neighborhood and as the mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Cathedral includes and embraces all who approach the open door.”
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