Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

Report on Province VIII Wintertalk and the Doctrine of Discovery.

At this year’s Wintertalk, hosted by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Rev. Albert Krueger, First Nations missioner for the Diocese of Oregon, people from across the western United States met to discuss the historical and legal principles that make up our modern understanding of the Doctrine of Discovery, its implications for native and non-natives, and what role the church can play in reversing its negative effects today.

Please have a look at these two excellent articles from the Diocese of Oregon Diocesan News:

Download 2012 Province VIII Wintertalk _ OECN Online

Download Repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery _ OECN Online

 

The Rev. Ken Howard's new book: Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them

Us and them. It's everywhere. What can we do to create a different way of being?  Joseph Campbell said "The creative act is not hanging on, but yielding to a new creative movement.  Awe is what moves us forward."

Ken's book is awesome and can move us forward.  If you're struggling with this issue in your life and Christian community, read this book!  Ken can also be of help at conferences, retreats, and meetings. Email Ken here.

Check out his  new book at Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1557257752/1n9867a-20

Is conservative/liberal conflict draining your church of its vitality and distracting its people from sharing the love of Christ?  

Looking for third way of Christian community beyond us and them?  

Paradoxy: Creating Christian Community Beyond Us and Them can help your congregation transcend dead-end divisions and transform conflict into healthy diversity united by the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. (Amazon book description)

Congratulations Ken! 

The work below continues here: New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference February 29-March 3 in San Diego

New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference to be held February 29 to March 3, 2012, in San Diego, California. The theme of this first joint training event to be sponsored by the church’s Ethnic Offices is “Reclaiming our Mission; Reinterpreting our Context; Renewing our Communities.” The New Community event will address questions such as “How is mission shaped in non-Anglo/non-European communities?” and “How is ministry done in the context of marginality?” as well as provide opportunities for inter-ethnic conversations and multicultural celebration. For more information, contact Sarah Eagle Heart at seagleheart@episcopalchurch.org.

See the New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference Facebook page.

READ THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT. Leaders meet to consult on Episcopal Church’s ethnic ministries

By Lelanda Lee | January 17, 2012  Episcopal News Service

A Consultation on Alternative Leadership and Theological Training was held January 11-14, 2012, in a suburb of Oklahoma City. This was the first ever churchwide gathering of Episcopal Church leaders involved in ethnic ministries for the purpose of identifying and discussing the common elements of ministry in ethnic communities.

The four ethnic missioners of the Episcopal Church (Sarah Eagle Heart, Indigenous Ministries; Anthony Guillen, Latino/Hispanic Ministries; Angela Ifill, Black Ministries; Winfred Vergara, Asiamerica Ministries) convened the consultation. Eagle Heart, who is the team leader for Diversity, Social and Environmental ministries, explained that Winter Talk, a gathering of people in Indigenous ministry that was originally planned for the same weekend, had been canceled to focus program budget on training.

The missioners worked with acknowledged leaders in each ethnic ministry to invite eight to ten individuals to participate plus seven bishops who are actively involved with ethnic ministries. Several resource people who work directly with ethnic ministries were also invited, including a representative from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gordon Straw, formerly the Director for American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries and now Program Director for Lay Missional Leadership Centers, represented the church’s full communion partner.

Ruth-Ann Collins, officer for Lifelong Christian Formation, served as the facilitator of the breakout

Crossing Over: Borderlands as Blessing, Immigration as Opportunity April 12th-14th, 2012

The Episcopal  Diocese of Arizona and its bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith, invite you to engage with us in dialogue and action around border and immigration issues.  The event will take place April 12-14 in Douglas, Arizona.  Participants will see first-hand the context of our current immigration crisis.

The 

Keynote Address: The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori 
Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Cost: $225
Registration is First Come, First Serve, and is open to all interested persons 

The schedule for the three day / two night conference is:

Thursday, 12 April:     Arrive in Tucson, transportation provided to Nogales. The panel discussion will take place in the evening.  Spend the night in Nogales, Arizona.

Friday, 13 April: See options here: http://episcopalborderministries.com/Crossing_Over_Excursions.html  Spend night in Douglas. 

Saturday, 14 April:    Breakfast with the Bishop in Naco, Arizona.  Address by the Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori and 7th annual "God Has No Borders" Procession in Naco. Head out 3-4pm back to Tucson.

 An informative panel discussion will bring together immigration reform activists, law enforcement and government personnel, medical experts, and faith leaders.  Katharine Jefferts Schori will be on hand as a participant and guide and deliver an important address prior to the 7th “God Has No Borders” Naco Border Procession.  We will process from Naco, Arizona into Naco, Sonora (Mexico) as a show of unity and mutual respect reminding ourselves and all others of our common bonds and shared Citizenship in God’s Reign.

 Join us as we cross over, as we remind ourselves and all with

Anti-Racism Committee offers action in response to General Convention resolution A-143

The Episcopal Church
Office of Public Affairs

December 08, 2011

In response to the 2009 General Convention Resolution A-143, the Episcopal Church Executive Council’s Anti-Racism Committee has called for facilitated conversations and video viewing by dioceses and congregations to combat the sin of racism.

Resolution A-143 called for dioceses “to continue over the next six years a process to gather information in its community on (1) the complicity of The Episcopal Church in the institution of slavery and in the subsequent history of segregation and discrimination, (2) examples of resistance to slavery and discrimination and (3) the economic benefits derived by the Episcopal Church from the transatlantic slave trade and the institution of slavery…”

To that end, the Anti-Racism Committee approved a resolution recommending the viewing of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the

God Has A Plan For Us by The Rev. Dr. Martin Brokenleg

Paul Lucas, Network Coordinator for the Indigenous People's Network shared this article from the Rev. Dr. Martin Brokenleg on the latest indigenous developments in Canada.   The Rev. Dr. Martin Brokenleg, OSBCn, Director of Native Ministries Programme, Vancouver School of Theology in British Columbia. Fr. Martin is the Superior of the Community of St. Michael, a community of Benedictine Canons based at St. James’ Anglican Church in Vancouver, BC. For 30 years he was Professor of Native American Studies, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD. He is an oblate of Blue Cloud Abbey of South Dakota. Rev. Brokenleg has presented at several conferences in Province VIII and is an esteemed and cherished elder.

Here is God Has A Plan For Us (google doc)

Thanks to Paul and Martin for sharing this with us.

Anti-Racism Training in Eastern Oregon, October 12-14 at St. John's, Hermiston

The Diocese of Eastern Oregon is hosting Anti-Racism training October 12-14 at Saint John's Episcopal Church in Hermiston, Oregon. The Rev. Dr. Eric Law will present. For information and registration Download Registrationform-inclusivecommunities10-11.

CANCELLED: Anti-Racism Training in Navajoland on September 9-11

The next Province VIII Anti-Racism Training TO BE held September 9-11 at Window Rock, Navajoland has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict in Navajoland.  We'll post a new date as soon as it can be arranged. 

Japanese Episcopal Network Convocation meets June 16-19 in LA

All are welcome to join the Japanese Episcopal Network (JEN) at their annual convocation meeting June 16-19 in Los Angeles at the Cathedral Center in Echo Park. The group will visit  Manzanar, the site of a Japanese internment camp during WWII.  For more information or a registration form, please send an email request to gnkscdds@sbcglobal.net or malcolmhee@gmail.com.

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