 Province II is seeking a volunteer to serve as the Provincial Liaison to Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM), the refugee resettlement ministry of The Episcopal Church. Through the dedicated efforts of affiliates, community partners, dioceses, congregations, and volunteers, EMM has successfully resettled more than 105,000 refugees in the past 36 years. The Province II – EMM liaison would serve as a community partner: working with Province II leadership on EMM efforts; distributing information to the 13 diocese of Province II; offering resources and ideas to congregations; assisting EMM in its important ministry throughout Province II. For more info on EMM, look here: Episcopal Migration Ministries  Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe addresses deputies and bishops in the House of Deputies after his election and confirmation June 26. Photo by Randall Gornowich Were you wondering what happens to the Diocese of Western New York now that Bishop Rowe has been elected Presiding Bishop? The Partnership has that covered! Find answers to some frequently asked questions on the website, and if your question hasn't yet been answered, email it to [email protected]. Read the FAQs. Since Bishop Sean was elected presiding bishop on Wednesday, many media outlets have covered the story. Here's a selection:
Scaled-down installation planned for Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, together with the planning committees for his transition and installation, announced today that they will forego the traditional installation service in Washington National Cathedral in favor of a smaller, simpler ceremony in the chapel at the church’s New York headquarters. This service will be livestreamed, and simultaneous interpretation will be available in multiple languages to ensure churchwide access. “With gratitude to all involved, I have decided to begin this ministry in a new way,” Rowe said. “With a simple service at the Church Center that will include everyone via livestream, we can care for God’s creation by reducing our collective carbon footprint. I have great respect and admiration for the ministry of Washington National Cathedral. My seating will take place in the following months, and I am grateful to Dean Hollerith and the cathedral staff as we plan for that event.” The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, offered her remarks on this decision: “We in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and Washington National Cathedral wholeheartedly support Presiding Bishop-elect Rowe in his desire for an installation experience that is accessible to all and wisely stewards technologies that are available to us. We look forward to the day of his seating at the cathedral, and we will celebrate that occasion with great joy.” “God is calling The Episcopal Church into a new future, and this service will mark the beginning of that journey,” Rowe said. Further details on the installation will be provided as they become available. We are St. Mary Recycle Mission Group and we have been working with Episcopal churches, Catholic churches, Convents, Schools, The Knights of Columbus, and other organizations, as well as with Parishioners who have things at home in helping rescue and recycle used Religious items that are no longer needed. Over the last 30 years, we have helped recycle items from Churches that have items from former Clergy that are no longer being used, or from Churches that unfortunately closed, as well as from Parishioners who need to place their personal religious items from home that they don't know what to do with. Over the years, we have found many of these items in the trash so we came up with a recycling program. We offer a monetary donation to you for your recycle efforts if you wish to put towards your needs, just let us know when contacting us. Our recycling program was developed to help parishes both in need of items that they cannot afford, as well as with their financial needs, and also to help the community. We originally got started after finding several items cleared out from a church basement in the dumpster of a local church all in perfectly usable condition. We later found that there is a need for these unwanted items. Our first large effort was following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans as we sent hundreds of recycled items to a parish there that was more than happy to accept items for both the parish and parishioners that we had gathered. We can take in or give just about anything of Religious nature that can be used by other churches, convents or religious organizations such as:
(Please No Religious Books/Reading Books/Story Books, Hymnals, Pamphlets/Magazines/DVD', VHS Tapes or Wax Candles) Please do not throw anything out that may be questionable as we take items in any condition. No reading Books or large furniture type items at this time, if in question, please contact us. If you have larger furniture items that we cannot personally pick up, we will take measures to help place them for you. We do have people on our waiting list waiting for items that we cannot personally take. Whatever your situation may be, we are here to help. In many cases, we are able to travel to your location to pick up larger accumulations or any amount with no minimum if we are in your area. If you have any items that can be mailed and are out of our reach, we are accepting items via mail and will be more than happy to return the postage, and also send a donation in return if requested as mentioned above. We ask that you please be sure place a note inside of the shipment stating that you would like postage and/or a donation, with your return address, all payments are sent back as soon as the shipment arrives so there is no waiting period. We can use anything that you may not need or have no use for. Please see address below for shipments.
References available upon request. May God Bless! Kimberly Walters St. Mary Recycle Mission Group 2505 Nolt Road Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 381-5816 [email protected] See us at www.StMaryRecycleMissionGroup.com (Not part of St. Mary's Church or the Harrisburg Diocese) |
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