Commission on Hispanic Ministry Meeting Saturday, September 11 - St. Paul, Steamboat Springs
The Colorado Commission on Hispanic Ministry works to promote and support the involvement of Latino/Hispanic people in the Episcopal Church in Colorado. We meet monthly in different locations around the diocese and would love to talk with you about the opportunities for ministry with the Latinos in your area. Contact Melanie Christopher (mellenchris@comcast.net) for more information.
Regional Pre-Convention Convocations
Please contact your Regional Missioner for more information.
Sangre de Cristo September 11 9:30AM - 12:30PM (Ascension, Pueblo)
Southwest September 18 10:00AM - 2:00PM (Good Samaritan, Gunnison)
Front Range and High Plains September 25 9:00AM - 12:00PM (Cathedral, Denver)
Northwest October 2 10:00AM - 1 00PM (Interfaith Chapel, Edwards)
United Religions Initiative Fundraiser with Bishop William Swing, Sunday, September 19, Saint John's Cathedral
Meet the Founder of the United Religions Initiative, a global peacebuilding organization with grassroots circles in 74 countries. William E. Swing was the Bishop of the Diocese of California for 27 years, deeply committed to serving the communities, working for justice, the environment, and the poor. Born out of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the United Nations, he brought together people of dozens of traditions to explore the possibility of an inter-religious United Religions. Since the Charter was signed in 2000, thousands of people around the world have come together through the United Religions Initiative.
Choral Evensong: 3:30 PM
Reception: 4:30-5:30 PM
Dinner in Dagwell Hall: 5:30 PM
Funds will be forwarded to URI Global.
Welcoming the Stranger - with Rev. Jane Vennard. Sept. 20, 3pm through lunch Sept. 22, Sacred Heart Jesuit Retreat House, Sedalia
The Rev. Jane Vennard will be the leader of this fall's retreat for practicing spiritual directors and directors-in-training. Rev. Jane will lead five sessions between Mon. afternoon and Wed. noon. Click here to view Rev. Jane Vennard's extensive background and credentials. Cost: $250. A deposit of $100 holds your place ($50 nonrefundable). The balance of $150 is due by Sept. 1. Limited to 30 people. We expect this retreat to fill, so REGISTER SOON!! Check-in : 1-3pm. Mon. afternoon. People who wish to stay an extended day should contact Theresa at Sacred Heart to pay the retreat center fee for the additional room and board. Contact: retreat@spiritualdirectioncolorado.org. Please register online and pay using your credit or debit card. Click here to REGISTER. A simple registration process begins on the event page. For security purposes, you must have a login and password for the SDCO website to register. Click here for information about setting your login and password.
Diocesan Convention, Oct. Oct. 7 - 9, Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center (near I-25 and Belleview in south Denver)
If you and/or your church would like to assist in the planning and implementation of convention please contact Canon Neil Riley in the Office of the Bishop. We need people to oversee the following: hospitality, training seminars, catering and meals, convention Eucharist, and some of the other logistics needed to make this a wonderful experience for all. Please help serve us all by volunteering. To volunteer, contact Canon Neil Riley at nriley@coloradodiocese.org.
Genesis, October 15-17, Frontier Ranch, Buena Vista
Our diocesan youth event, Genesis, is provided as a launching point for your congregational youth ministry efforts and programs. It explores a basic understanding of Christianity and focuses on Christian community and relationship. This year's theme is Genesis 2010: Faithbook and will engage participants in how our current practice of technological social networking (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, blogs, text messages, instant messages, chat rooms) informs our understanding of and relationship with Jesus. (WYFJ? Would you friend Jesus? And what might that mean and look like?) We are really excited about developing this theme and it is sure to provide new and innovative program pieces, so please mark your calendars and plan on joining in! Genesis 2010: Faithbook takes place October 15-17, 2010 at Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, CO and costs $120 per person. It is open to 6th-12th grade youth, who must attend with an adult leader(s) from your congregation. Registration and scholarship information will be available in August.
Episcopal Church Women Annual Gathering Oct. 22 - 24, Cathedral Ridge
For information, contact registrar Kay Todd, kaynmike@msn.com, 303-355-8937, or Robin Sumners, rwc@prismnet.com.
Colorado Cursillo, "A Day of Deeper Understanding", October 22-23, Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church, Dillon
October 22-23, 2010. The Colorado Episcopal Cursillo Secretariat is sponsoring a Day of Deeper Understanding at The Lord of the Mountains Lutheran Church in Dillon. The purpose is to take us away from the attitude that Cursillo is only a wonderful weekend experience and toward the understanding of how the gift of the Cursillo Method provides a structure for a lifetime experience of Christian love and service. It aims to encourage Daily application of piety, study and action, Group Reunion participation, Attendance at Ultreyas, Relationship with a Spiritual Director, and The Day of Deeper Understanding. It will address The role of the Movement in the Church., The structure of the Movement, locally and nationally, How to use the Cursillo Method: Group Reunion, Ultreya and Spiritual Direction, The Three Day Weekend and its relationship to the Pre-Cursillo and the Fourth Day, The need for planned, personal contact- Apostolic Action. Effective and responsible Sponsorship. Please visit our website at
www.cocursillo.org for an information flyer and registration forms. For any questions, please contact Sharon Conrad, 970-256-0155 or
kalona@gmail.com.
