THE STEEPLE The mission of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, as part of the family of God, is to proclaim and spread the word and work of God through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, by Eucharistic worship and by ministry to the world. The Church of the Nativity July 20, 2011 SUMMER WORSHIP TIMES SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I (Bibb Chapel) and 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Ridley Hall) This service offers Children’s Chapel and Nursery THURSDAY: 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II (Bibb Chapel) July 16, 2011 Press Release Dioala Staff SLOAN TO LEAD ALABAMA EPISCOPALIANS The Rt. Reverend John McKee "Kee" Sloan was elected July 16 as the 11th bishop of Alabama in the Episcopal Church. He currently is Alabama's Suffragan Bishop. Sloan was elected from a field of four nominees on the first ballot. He received 145 of 270 votes cast in the lay order and 68 of 118 cast in the clergy order. An election required 136 votes in the lay order and 60 in the clergy order. Pending a successful consent process, Sloan will succeed the Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr., who will retire in January. The investiture is planned for January 7, 2012, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent. Under the canons of the Episcopal Church, a majority of bishops exercising jurisdiction and diocesan standing committees must consent to the bishop-elect's ordination as bishop within 120 days of receiving notice of the election. The other nominees were: The Rev. Kenneth L. Chumbley, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, Mo. The Rev. Clare Fischer-Davies, rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Providence, R.I. The Rev. William Charles "Chuck" Treadwell III, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas. "Thanks be to God who has brought us to this place together. I thank you for trusting in Him," Sloan told convention delegates in the nave of the Cathedral Church of the Advent, where the election was held. As he spoke, the Cathedral bells rang out over downtown Birmingham. Speaking after the election, Sloan said, "I am honored and humbled to be elected two times by people who know me and my faults, along with the gifts I've been given. I am grateful to them and to the Spirit of God." Sloan has been Alabama's bishop suffragan since 2008. Before that, he served as rector of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Huntsville, Ala., for 14 years, and at a number of churches in the Diocese of Mississippi. Sloan founded the Special Session program in the diocese for summer campers with mental and physical disabilities. In the national church, he serves as a member of the Standing Commission for Liturgy and Music. He has participated in nearly 20 medical mission trips to Honduras. Sloan, a native of Vicksburg, Miss., is married to Tina Brown Sloan. They have two children, McKee and Mary Nell. The gathering of voting delegates was a reconvening of those who first gathered in February for the 180th annual convention of the diocese. The election was held after a celebration of Holy Eucharist, celebrated by Bishop Parsley. The Diocese of Alabama covers north and central Alabama, with more than 34,000 members and 92 parishes and worshiping communities. Election Photos (including Nativity Delegates & Clergy), Bishop Parsley’s Eucharist Sermon, Announcement Ballot Results, and Bishop Sloan’s remarks may be viewed and heard at www.dioala.org
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THE STEEPLE The mission of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity, as part of the family of God, is to proclaim and spread the
word and work of God through Jesus Christ our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, by Eucharistic worship and
by ministry to the world.
The Church of the Nativity July 20, 2011
SUMMER WORSHIP
TIMES
SUNDAY: 8:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist Rite I
(Bibb Chapel) and
10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Rite II (Ridley Hall)
This service offers Children’s Chapel
and Nursery
THURSDAY: 6:00 p.m.
Holy Eucharist Rite II
(Bibb Chapel)
July 16, 2011 Press Release Dioala Staff
SLOAN TO LEAD ALABAMA EPISCOPALIANS
The Rt. Reverend John McKee "Kee" Sloan was elected July 16 as the 11th bishop of
Alabama in the Episcopal Church. He currently is Alabama's Suffragan Bishop.
Sloan was elected from a field of four nominees on the first ballot. He received 145 of 270
votes cast in the lay order and 68 of 118 cast in the clergy order. An election required 136
votes in the lay order and 60 in the clergy order.
Pending a successful consent process, Sloan will succeed the Rt. Rev. Henry N. Parsley Jr.,
who will retire in January. The investiture is planned for January 7, 2012, at the Cathedral
Church of the Advent.
Under the canons of the Episcopal Church, a majority of bishops exercising jurisdiction
and diocesan standing committees must consent to the bishop-elect's ordination as
bishop within 120 days of receiving notice of the election.
The other nominees were:
The Rev. Kenneth L. Chumbley, rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Springfield, Mo. The
Rev. Clare Fischer-Davies, rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Providence, R.I. The
Rev. William Charles "Chuck" Treadwell III, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Waco,
Texas.
"Thanks be to God who has brought us to this place together. I thank you for trusting in
Him," Sloan told convention delegates in the nave of the Cathedral Church of the Advent,
where the election was held. As he spoke, the Cathedral bells rang out over downtown
Birmingham.
Speaking after the election, Sloan said, "I am honored and humbled to be elected two
times by people who know me and my faults, along with the gifts I've been given. I am
grateful to them and to the Spirit of God."
Sloan has been Alabama's bishop suffragan since 2008. Before that, he served as rector
of St. Thomas' Episcopal Church in Huntsville, Ala., for 14 years, and at a number of
churches in the Diocese of Mississippi.
Sloan founded the Special Session program in the diocese for summer campers with
mental and physical disabilities. In the national church, he serves as a member of the
Standing Commission for Liturgy and Music. He has participated in nearly 20 medical
mission trips to Honduras.
Sloan, a native of Vicksburg, Miss., is married to Tina Brown Sloan. They have two
children, McKee and Mary Nell.
The gathering of voting delegates was a reconvening of those who first gathered in
February for the 180th annual convention of the diocese. The election was held after a
celebration of Holy Eucharist, celebrated by Bishop Parsley.
The Diocese of Alabama covers north and central Alabama, with more than 34,000
members and 92 parishes and worshiping communities.
beautiful flowers; to watch cooking demos, receive
free samples, enjoy musical entertainment and more.
Come see what all the downtown excitement is all
about!
Restoration Photos July 2011
Fr Andy ’s latest blog July 17 Printed below are excerpts from: The Journey To Geghard; The Echoes of Prayer We’ve all heard that life is about the journey and not so much the destination, but you can encounter some pretty fantastic destinations along the way! To make the journey to Armenia more interesting, I rented a car and we are driving all over the country. Many fellow travelers can’t believe that we are doing this, even Armenians think we are a bit crazy to drive here, but I love an adventure! However the journey is sometimes made better if you have a little technological help, so we also rented a GPS with English speaking voice instructions. The GPS was great! Roads not so great in some parts! The roads can be worse than in Haiti in some places, but they have nice four lane highways here, too. You have to be very careful though because you never knew when a major pothole or cow or pig will appear in the middle of the road. . Case has been a great navigator helping me look out for the obstructions in the road…
Afterwards, we drove about 10 km to the 11th century Geghard Monastery. Case and I agree this is one of the most interesting places we have ever seen. The walls are cut into the side of the gorge, but what is most remarkable is that the monks built their cells (living quarters) and several churches into
the surrounding rock of the slopes around the early-13th century. According to Case, the rock is volcanic tuff (which is fine grained volcanic ash with larger crystallized debris mixed in occasionally), so it's easier to cut through than other rock materials. Walking through them surrounded by only darkness and the prayer candles lit by other visitors and pilgrims was a powerful experience. There is one church cut completely out of rock, including its symmetrically
pleasing arches and massive decorated columns, with a special design that gives a remarkable acoustic effect. I can only imagine listening to the echo of monastic chants during worship when this place was at its height--an experience that would surely be intensified by the piety and order and purpose of the monks performing the rites of service… Geghard has been important to the Armenian Christians since the 4th century. There were actually
monastic caves first carved here then. Longinas, who is the Roman Centurion who thrust the sword in Jesus' side out of mercy to quicken his death, became one of Christ’s followers a Golgotha because Jesus' blood that flowed from the spear lancing cured a terrible eye disease. He became an apostle and came through Armenia after the main Apostles Thaddeus and Bartholomew first brought the faith to the Armenian people about a decade after Christ’s death and
resurrection. Longinas gave the top portion of the lance to the Armenians and they revered it at Gegherd beginning in the 4th century when this became one of the most important monasteries in Armania. Geghard is actually the Armanian word for lance or spear. The holy relic was moved to Etchmiadzin into the Treasury of Mayr Tacher in the early 20th century. We saw it when on our tour of Etchmiadzin...
Geghard is a holy, thin place that still welcomes hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year. Case said, "If we don't see anything else, this has made the trip!" I’d like to share Case’s description of Geghard, beautifully written in his journal: The grounds of the monastery literally hang off the cliffs overlooking the Azat River Gorge, and from the rock walls monastic cells and several small churches have been cut out.
And I think I’ll just say amen. Pax
Approaching Geghard Monastery
Join EfM for the 2011-2012 Program Year Contact information for Nativity’s Education for Ministry three groups:
Each family will receive a copy of The Green Book 2011-2012
in your Ministry Fair Bag. It will include the church directory, as
well as information about all the programs offered as well as a
calendar of events.
Nativity Summer Choir continues All are welcome and invited to come once—or come weekly. Summer choir is for You! A great way to see what it is like to sing the service (and make new friends!) Come once or come each Sunday.
You will be warmly welcomed. A simple anthem and the service music will be rehearsed at 9:00 in the choir
room located downstairs in Joffrion Hall for the 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist* service.
Rehearsal is at 9:00 a.m. in the choir room each Sunday. A simple anthem and the morning service music will
be rehearsed for the 10:00 Holy Eucharist service.
Mark your calendars for August Events: • August 5, 5:00 p.m. Sacred Songs Concert in Bibb Chapel
• August 13, 11:00 a.m. The Annual Jonathan Daniels and the Martyrs of Alabama
Pilgrimage, Hayneville, AL. The Episcopal Diocese of Alabama and the Commission on Race
Relations will host the pilgrimage, honoring Daniels and others who gave their lives in the civil
rights movement. • August 14, 6:00 p.m. Summer Concert on the Lawn Featuring Slip Jig
Don’t let the day time temps keep you away, we have enjoyed the coolness of the shade covering
the lawn. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, cool drinks, perhaps a picnic supper.
• August 28, Ministry Fair in a Bag (in lieu of Ministry Fair being held in Ridley Hall)
This year each family will receive a tote bag personalized with Nativity logo filled with brochures
and other creative items describing the many classes and programs we offer. To name a few:
Nativity Christian Education Programs, Pastoral Care, Outreach, Children’s Activities, EYC,
TOHG calendar of events, Acolytes, Cursillo, The Green Book Directory, etc.
LADIES are YOU looking for a Bible study class? Are YOU a mom or future mom? Then we want YOU to attend the renewed Reflections Bible Study!
Come participate in discussions lead by Lisa Caprio, Debbie Collette, Kim Hartley, Connie Stephenson and Shelley Whitney as we travel together on our spiritual journeys. No Bible study experience necessary. We will explore the Bible using diverse methods including life application studies. Our first study is Esther-It's Tough Being a Woman by Beth Moore.
When: Starting August 18, 2001, from 9:30-11:00 (Nursery available) Where: 2nd floor of Joffrion Hall Respond to Betsy Ford at [email protected] if you would like to attend and order a book. Also, please indicate if you will need the nursery.
We will be looking for YOU!
MAKE RESERVATIONS FOR ST. MARY’S
2nd ANNUAL SUNSET SERENADE to be held on Sunday September 4
The Sunset Serenade is a fundraiser and a "friendraiser" for the Center. “We love welcoming new friends to the Center
and sharing special moments with life-long friends,” said Thomas Morris, St. Mary’s Sewanee executive director.
The event begins at 5:00 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their blankets and lawn chairs and decorate their blanket
with your favorite candelabra, wine glasses, and coolers. The evening's entertainment begins with music by "The Good
Ole Boys" during the cocktail hour and continues with a jazz band led by Neil Workman during dinner.
A gourmet dinner will be provided by Natural Bridge Events. The evening also will include a silent auction and conclude
with a magnificent sunset over the bluff.
Reservations by email are required by Monday, August 29. Please call Ivee Lowry at St. Mary’s Sewanee at 931-598-
5342 for more information or to make your reservation by phone.