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ESM Guest Lectures in Old Testament: McCann, Bondreau, Bracke (2009)

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

The Episcopal School for Ministry invites you to three lectures, incorporated in the Old Testament class this semester. Guest lecturers speak Saturdays of the term, from 1-2:30 pm, in Room 101 of the Press Building at Eden Seminary. (more…)

More Sudan news from mission team leader Debbie Smith (2009)

Friday, September 4th, 2009

http://stl2lui.blogspot.com/2009/09/things-sudan.html

Thursday, September 3, 2009
Things Sudan

I’m sitting in the Detroit airport, which is surprisingly familiar from the last Sudan mission. Today I’m on my way to England to attend a meeting of Blackmore Vale Deanery and discuss the possibility of a three-way relationship between us and Lui.

Even when Missouri isn’t actively preparing for a mission, there is always something happening on the companion diocese front. Recently we provided funds to buy a new generator because the old one had broken beyond repair. Our friend Stephen has been in Kampala to get a visa – he is attending a conference in Sweden next month. And our friend Margaret has been in Nairobi awaiting her US visa for studies at Eden, but she could not get an interview soon enough to start school this semester. (more…)

A Letter from Archbishop Daniel (2009)

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

http://www.sudan.anglican.org/jongleiappeal.php

On Saturday 29th August 2009 I received reports from Wernyol, Twic East County, Jonglei State, that there had been another attack on the peoples of the area in which over forty people – men, women and children – were killed. Amongst the dead were Ven. Joseph Mabior Garang, Archdeacon of Wernyol and Archbishop’s Commissary in the new Diocese of Twic East, who was shot at the altar of the church in Wernyol during a service of Morning Prayer. Tens of others have been wounded, some very seriously with gun-shot wounds and broken limbs. Only a few of these have been taken to Juba Military Hospital, whilst the rest are still in Bor Hospital. (more…)

Diocesan archivist Sue Rehkopf on KWMU’s Cityscape program 7/24, 11 am. (2009)

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

One of the many hats Sue Rehkopf wears is archivist of University City. Tomorrow, she’ll be on the St. Louis NPR radio affiliate KWMU 90.7 to discuss her part in rediscovering a musical composition, the Delmar Garden March (1909) by Ernesto Natiello.

In 1901 a racetrack and amusement park was built just west of the St. Louis city line and at the terminal loop of a streetcar route on Delmar Blvd, named Delmar Garden. Restaurants serving caviar, amusement parks, and vaudeville houses beckoned city dwellers. In her research, Rehkopf ran across mention of this composition, found a copy in a library in Kentucky, and brought it back to U City. She’d hoped to get someone to play it on the piano for her. (more…)

Emmy nominated Traces of the Trade screenings and Discussion with filmmaker Katrina Browne (2009)

Monday, July 20th, 2009


Friday September 18 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. join us for a special screening of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis’  Forest Park. This film was nominated for a News and Documentary Emmy last Wednesday. Filmmaker Katrina Browne will be in attendance, and will hold a conversation with the audience after each showing.

The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri and our Commission on Dismantling Racism is sponsoring this event in partnership with the Missouri History Museum. (more…)

2009 Habitat Blitz today and three Saturdays in August (2009)

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Habitat for Humanity-STL

We’ve been scheduled for four workdays:  Friday, July 10 (which is a blitz day, meaning we need lots of people), and three Saturdays:  Aug. 22, Aug. 29, and Oct. 3. This year we are not assigning specific parishes to specific work days.    -Anne Hennig for EHFHP

Complete information at http://www.ehfhp.org/

Convention updates from the Canon to the Ordinary (2009)

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Tuesday, July 7th.

The church or at least a significant portion of it has gathered in Southern California.  There are two main hotels used by convention, and the folks from Missouri are in the Hilton, a massive place with around 1,300 rooms.  All the deputies arrived safely with a few minor delays. (more…)