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Thursday, July 21st, 2011
Reflection on the Joplin trip by Emily Bartlett
Going into the Joplin service trip, I knew I’d see things I didn’t want to see.
In the place where I’d spent so many summers, I knew I would have to face a part of it being leveled, flattened, destroyed. Nothing could possibly prepare me for what one sees in the six mile path the F5 tornado tore through the city.
Amongst all the destruction, one image was seared into my mind: the high school, with a wall ripped off so you could peer inside it like a dollhouse. Books still stood on the bookshelves, papers were still pinned onto the cork bulletin boards, desks still stood in neat, tidy rows… But the seemingly sturdy brick wall was gone, crumbled on the ground, causing the building to sag under its own weight. What if this storm had hit on a school day? What would have happened to the thousands of people in the high school building? What would have happened to my cousin, who could have been sitting in a classroom just like the ones I saw? (more…)
Tags: joplin, missio dei, Mission, Youth
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Friday, June 3rd, 2011
June 3, 2011
The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, announced today that church plant Columbia Hope, in Columbia, Missouri, would be closed. The decision was prayerful, after conversation with current and former members and staff, diocesan councils of advice, and outside congregational development consultants. “A decision like this is not taken lightly,” said Smith. “There will be diocesan members disappointed, as well as those who will be relieved.” (more…)
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
 Trinity Kirksville turned out to welcome new vicar Johnnette Shane with the Renewal of Ministry celebration last Wednesday. The invitations included a note: music begins at 6:15 PM. Not a typo, as one parishioner explained, at Trinity we do music! The festive concert included anthems, songs, and congregational sung hymns directed by Scott Alberts. Parishioner Maria Evans wrote and read a poem for the occasion (included below). (more…)
Tags: Celebration, Ministry
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Portland, Missouri, held its first services in a brand new building in April, 1910, continuing the Christian and Episcopalian witness and ministry offered in Portland by the St. Mark’s School for Boys from 1890 to 1899.
 St. Mark’s celebrated their Centennial Sunday this past Sunday, April 18, 2010. (more…)
Tags: Celebration, Centennial, Ministry, Special Service
Posted in Diocese-wide, St. Mark-Portland, West | No Comments »
Monday, February 8th, 2010
 Sunday, February 14, Trinity Episcopal Church, 124 North Mulanix St. in Kirksville, is having a Haitian Kanaval Dinner to raise money for the earthquake victims in Haiti and to mark the beginning of Lent.
“Haitians celebrate three fat days, trois joursgras, or Kanaval, and so will we,” said Scott Alberts, Trinity choir director and the dinner’s organizer. “They go from Mass until Wednesday morning nonstop, so our custom of a Sunday party is perfect. We don’t just want to help Haiti, we want to celebrate Haiti.” (more…)
Tags: Episcopal Relief and Development, Fundraiser, Haiti
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
St. Matthew’s Church, 1100 Grove St, Mexico
Sunday, October 4, at 10 am.
Songs for the Unsung: Heroes of the Holocaust is a multi media performance that tells the story of six Christians rescuers using words, images, and music. There have been 21,758 rescuers designated as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, the Jewish Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority. Songs for the Unsung tells their collective story. This one hour presentation’s main theme is: “Those who save a soul, it is as if they saved the world.” Songs for the Unsung challenges us all to act with conscience and courage in our own lives.
Nancy Tunick is a Nashville based cantorial soloist and composer who currently serves at Temple B’nai Israel, Florence, Alabama. She will assist in leading the 10 a.m. service of Morning Prayer, singing portions of the service in Hebrew. (Parts of the prayer book service with a close Hebrew equivalent will be done in both the words of the BCP and sung in Hebrew.)
Accompanying on guitar is Scott Whitehead. He is Nashville based songwriter, musician, producer and manager, and is a native of Wellsville, Missouri.
Refreshments served following the program.
Babysitting available.
Phone 573-684-2610
Email: whiteheads@starband.net
nancytunick.com
myspace.com/hometownnews
Tags: Interfaith, Music
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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
The nineteenth annual Calvary Episcopal Charity Horse Show will be held at the Midway Exposition Center, Columbia. Proceeds benefit, among others, the Central Missouri Humane Society, which helps protect the animal population of mid-Missouri by offering pet adoption; assistance to stray or surrendered animals; and low-cost vaccination and spay/neuter services. (more…)
Tags: Event, Fundraiser
Posted in Calvary-Columbia, West | No Comments »
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