St. Johns's Episcopal Church Glenbrook, NV

Announcements, February 24th

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:20:00 -0000

Sunday School will be at 9:50 am in Hunting Lodge on the first Sunday February 7 and on the third Sunday February 21.

St. John’s Annual Meeting was January 10. Reports of 2009 and plans for 2010 were on the agenda. We elected Members of our Vestry and Delegates to the Diocesan Convention.

Congratulations to St. John’s newly elected Senior Warden Teresa Schroeder, Junior Warden Ann Whitney, Secretary Damian Adamowicz, and Treasurer Bill Laughlin. Vestry Members: Dennis and Kathy Cocking, Colin and Nancy Dawson, Rev. Rod Petzak, and Galilee Representative Bill Schroeder. Convention Delegates: Bob and Marty Goad, and alternates Damian Adamowicz and Nancy Dawson.

Window on the Kingdom award was presented to Rev. Deacon Betty Ihfe who officially retired from active diaconate January 10. We pray God’s blessings on her in her retirement.

Stewardship letter was mailed out on December 16. If you did not receive a letter please let a warden or clergy know that you need one. Be sure to complete and turn in your pledge card as soon as possible.

Altar Guild needs two people to prepare the altar for Sunday Eucharist once a month. If you are interested in or feel called to ministry to serve on the Altar Guild once a month, please let the Clergy know. Individuals and couples are welcome and training is happily provided.

Vestry Meeting after the Brunch February 7 in Frensdorff Lodge.

Presiding Bishop, ERD president respond to the Haiti earthquake

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:40:00 -0000

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Episcopal Relief and Development President Rob Radtke speak about the devastating earthquake in Haiti and how people can best respond to the needs of those affected by the disaster.

Help Haiti Now!

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:20:00 -0000

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. The nation's capital Port-au-Prince, located only ten miles from the quake's epicenter, has sustained serious damage.

Episcopal Relief & Development has disbursed emergency funding for its program partner, the Diocese of Haiti, to help meet immediate needs such as food, water and shelter. The agency is standing ready to support the Diocese with post-earthquake recovery and rebuilding efforts and is partnering with the Diocese of the Dominican Republic to coordinate efforts that can be administered from the border areas. The Diocese already has staff in place and relationships with the Episcopal priests across the border. As communications and access improve, Episcopal Relief & Development will continue to provide updates.

To assist those suffering in the wake of this disaster, donate to the Haiti Fund by calling 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129. Checks can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058 Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.

You can also donate online using this link:
Donate to Haiti Fund

E=mc2 - Evangelism Workshop

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:20:00 -0000

Introduction: For the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada 39th Annual Convention, Bishop Dan Edwards chose the theme of “I Love To Tell The Story” for Evangelism. I presented the committee with E=mc2 information and songs. The bishop asked me to teach the E=mc2 workshop and approved it for the convention date of October 24, 2009 at Lake Tahoe.

Bishop Dan reflecting on convention

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:40:00 -0000

Convention 2009 retrospective by Rt. Rev. Dan Thomas Edwards - Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Nevada.

Multicultural Ministry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:20:00 -0000

Diocesan Convention 2009 - "Multicultural Ministry" - by Damian Adamowicz - Article summarizing the convention experience.

Companion Diocese partnership with the Diocese of Santiago in the Philippines.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:30:00 -0000

39th Diocesan Convention passed a resolution on establishing a Companion Diocese Relationship with the Diocese of Santiago of the Episcopal Church in the Philippines

Bread for The World!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:40:00 -0000

GC88 Reaffirm commitment to eradication of hunger and poverty domestically and worldwide. Bread for the World Partners with the Episcopal Church to End Hunger

Bishops support increasing MDG commitment

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:50:00 -0000

Bishops support increasing MDG commitment to 1 percent - By Jerald Hyche, July 09, 2009

[Episcopal News Service -- Anaheim, California] The 0.7 figure that has adorned Episcopal Church buttons and bumper stickers for the past three years would change to a single digit of 1 according to a resolution passed by the House of Bishops on July 9.
If also approved by the House of Deputies, Resolution D019 would allot 1 percent of the church's non-government revenue -- up from 0.7 percent -- to support the Millennium Development Goals, with hopes of raising $5 million to the international fight against malaria.

The draft budget for the upcoming triennium, 2010-2012, does not include a 0.7 percent line item for MDGs. The resolution reinstates the line item with the 1 percent "cost-of-giving" increase.

Bishop Robert O'Neill of Colorado began an extended discussion and slight revision of the resolution, saying the 0.7 percent campaign's success of raising $3 million over the last triennium is proof that an increased commitment is in order.

He said the 0.7 percent commitment "has been the proverbial mustard seed planted in a way that has challenged individual parishes and dioceses across our church to think and act globally. It's become a way of framing our mission collectively in a way that makes sense to and captured the hearts of our young people across the church.

"That $3 million raised out of $1 million has tangibly revealed our explicit and sacrificial commitment to the global healing and reconciliation and restoration that is the essence of our participation in God's mission."

Bishop Jim Adams of Western Kansas said he agreed, but expressed concern for those churches that might not be able to keep up.

"This really caught the imagination of many of my small churches in Western Kansas," Adams said. "They really got behind it and they put that .7 percent in their budgets. They won't be able to do 1 percent. They barely did .7. And they're going to feel like they failed somehow.

"I just want to caution us as we go ahead with this that sometimes we get people going, and then in our eagerness to get more, we lose."

Bishops ultimately agreed that increasing the church's MDG commitment makes an important statement about the church's mission.

James Mathes of San Diego said the increase "is really about leadership. What we're trying to do here as The Episcopal Church is to say that the Millennium Development Goals is a way that we lead as a church."

-- The Rev. Jerald Hyche is associate rector of St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston.