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Cursillo #147 pilgrims and staff listing

Name of the pilgrims and staff members going to Beckwith for Cursillo #147 February 9 – 12  has been posted.  See it here….

January 24, 2012   Comments Off

Thousands visit, offer prayers, watch videos at the new Episcopal Church website

[January 24, 2012] Since its December 28 redesign launch, more than 55,000 have visited the Episcopal Church website 84,000 times, viewing 294,000 pages!

www.EpiscopalChurch.org

“In less than a month, the Episcopal Church website has experienced a lot of traffic and participation,” noted Anne Rudig, Episcopal Church Director of Communication. “The response has been overwhelming and we are gratified that we are engaging newcomers and members alike.  People are lingering, clicking, and viewing videos.”

The top 10 pages visited were: Find A Church ; Bulletin Inserts; live/on demand worship ; sermons; the Bible; Baptismal Covenant; I am Episcopalian; calendar; history; and the Book of Common Prayer.

Full story here

January 24, 2012   Comments Off

“Parish Deaconesses” revived….

The commitment by parishes to strengthen their role of ministering to the sick, the roots of which go back to the healing ministry of Jesus, is coming back into focus. The mission given Christ’s disciples is to preach, teach and heal, but in the age of modern medicine, the church’s teaching and preaching have far exceeded her healing.  There are Faith Community Nurses in almost every faith tradition, including Jewish Congregational nurses and Muslim Crescent nurses; there are approximately 12,000+ FCNs in the United States alone; the practice is growing rapidly worldwide.

In this engaging article, Nancy Quittmeyer writes  on how local congregations offer the ideal place where health professionals and lay people can work together to keep people well,  empower and educate, advocate for health and care for people in need, plus resources on how your parish can find out more about parish nursing.      Full text here…

January 24, 2012   Comments Off

Fr. Thack Dyson to lead Lenten Retreat at Beckwith, March 23-25, 2012

A VERY SPECIAL LENTEN RETREAT…

Beckwith Camp
& Conference Center
March 23 – 25, 2012
Focusing on the
Suffering Savior in the
PASSION OF CHRIST
led by Rev. Thack Dyson,
spiritual director,
and Paul Anderson,
musician

Download the brochure and registration

January 24, 2012   Comments Off

St. Luke’s, Marianna continues its Fine Art Series on March 4th, 2012


The FINE ART SERIES of St. Luke’s, Marianna continues with:

March 4th – The Emerald Coast acapella Chorale (25 men/women)

May 6th – Drs. Christine Yoshikawa & Dr. Daniel Powel – Classical Piano and Saxophone

These concerts begin at 4:00 CST in the sanctuary with a “Meet the Artists” Reception afterwards.

 

June 17th – The Atlantic Children’s Choir (Vero Beach, Florida) – directed by Ryan Kasten

This concert will be in the early evening in the sanctuary. There will not be a reception.

 

Donations are accepted for the 2012-2013 Eighth Season of St. Luke’s FINE ART SERIES–

an Outreach Project for the whole community.

 

Contact Person: Lois Jones / 850-482-7671

lcjones@wfeca.net




January 23, 2012   Comments Off

Christ Church, Pensacola, hosting “The Miami String Quartet”

A ClassicFest Concert:
THE MIAMI STRING QUARTET
with pianist Lydia Artimew & violinist Benny Kim
Sunday, January 29 ~ 4:00 PM

Christ Church, Pensacola
Ticketed concert.  Tickets:  $20, available in the Parish Office, 850-432-5115.

January 23, 2012   Comments Off