January 13, 2010

In the diocesan cycle we pray for the people of Calvary Church, Columbia (1855), and Amy, their Associate Rector
In our companion Diocese of Lui, we pray for the people of B’uagyi (Bwah’-gee) Archdeaconry, and Chariles, their Priest

IN THIS EDITION
 
Prayers and assistance for the people of Haiti l Haiti
l Survey on GARDA
The people of Haiti have suffered a devastating l Audacious
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earthquake, and it is already clear that many
have died and many more are injured.  Even  BISHOP'S VISITATIONS AND
under “normal” circumstances, Haiti struggles SCHEDULE
to care for her 9 million people.  The nation is 
Thurs, Jan 14 -Christ Church,
the poorest in the western hemisphere, and this Rolla, Celebration of New
latest disaster will set back many recent efforts Ministry, the Rev. Dr. Aune
Strom
at development.  I urge your prayers for those Sun, Jan 24, St. Matthew's-
who have died, been injured, and are searching Mexico
Sun, Jan 31, Trinity-St.
for loved ones – and I urge your concrete and immediate prayers in the form Charles
of contributions to Episcopal Relief & Development, who are already working
with the Diocese of Haiti to send aid where it is most needed. ESM
January Book Club

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Exciting news for ESM Book
Presiding Bishop Club: We've developed a
great learning station with a
The Episcopal Church private area which includes a
chat room, class directory,
bulletin board, and areas for
In the aftermath of a 7.0 earthquake, syllabi and handouts.
Episcopal Relief & Development is
providing critical emergency funds to Interested in participating in
the realtime discussion
Haiti. They are currently accepting Monday, January 25th, from
donations to the Haiti Fund to support 7:30-9:30 pm CT, or a
discussion on the boards the
this assistance.   week after? Send your email
address to Father Rod Wiltse
for an invitation,
ENS reports: Four people were killed by the earthquake during an Episcopal wiltse@charter.net
church service in Trouin, about 23 miles southwest of Haiti's capital Port-au-
Prince, the Rev. Lauren Stanley, an Episcopal Church missionary in Haiti The first book is FINDING
OUR WAY AGAIN – The Return
who was home in Virginia at the time of the earthquake, told ENS. The of the Ancient Practices by
earthquake destroyed Cathédrale Sainte Trinité (Holy Trinity Cathedral), the Brian McLaren

diocesan cathedral in Port-au-Prince.

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The magnitude 7 earthquake, whose epicenter struck 10 miles southwest of There is still time to enroll in
Port-au-Prince at 4:53 p.m. local time on Jan. 12, was immediately followed ESM's Spring Term: Jan. 23,
Feb. 20, March 20, Wrap-up
by two aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. About a third of Haiti's April 17, 2010.
approximately 10 million people live in Port-au-Prince. With power outages
and phone lines down, communication is proving difficult and the full extent For more info on the classes
please contact ESM Registrar
of the disaster has yet to be determined. Cory Hoehn,
choehn@diocesemo.org
Haiti Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin's home was destroyed in the earthquake
and his wife injured her foot, according to news received mid-morning on HOLY WOMEN, HOLY MEN

Jan. 13 by the Rev. Christopher A. Johnson, the U.S.-based Episcopal January 16

Church's officer for social and economic justice. Duracin was not injured in Richard Meux Benson and
Charles Gore
the earthquake. The Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Serge Miot of Port- Religious, 1915
au-Prince died in the earthquake, according to the Associated Press. The Bishop of Worcester, of
Birmingham, and of Oxford,
Roman Catholic Cathedral was badly damaged. 1932

II. Gracious God, you have

The Episcopal Church has four U.S.-based missionaries working Haiti, three inspired a rich variety of
of whom were in-country when the earthquake hit: the Rev. Oge Beauvoir, ministries in your Church: We
give you thanks for Richard
dean of the theological seminary in Port-au-Prince, and Young Adult Service Meux Benson and Charles
Corps volunteers Mallory Holding of Chicago and Jude Harmon of Gore, instruments in the
revival of Anglican
Massachusetts. monasticism. Grant that we,
following their example, may
call for perennial renewal in
The Rev. David Copley, the Episcopal Church's mission personnel director, your Church through conscious
began attempting to contact the three in-country missionaries Jan.12. He union with Christ, witnessing
to the social justice that is a
has not yet been able to confirm their whereabouts or condition, he said. mark of the reign of our
Savior Jesus, who is the light
of the world; and
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/79901_118410_ENG_HTM.htm who lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God,
  for ever and ever. Amen.
 
ER&D asks for our response to plans for Benson, Richard Meux [1824-
Jan. 15, 1915] Founder of the
coordinated Anglican Communion action Society of St. John the
ER&D is taking the lead in drafting a response to the proposed Global Evangelist (SSJE), also known
as the Cowley Fathers, in
Anglican Relief and Development Alliance (GARDA) on behalf of the Cowley, near Oxford, England.
Episcopal Church, and is asking for our input in an online survey. The Although the order was not
founded as a contemplative one,
completed survey must be received by Wednesday, January 20, 2010. The Benson felt that the primary
results will be collated into a formal response by the end of February. mission of it ought to be to call
the Church back to "conscious
and habitual union with Christ."
GARDA grew out of a desire expressed by the Bishops of the Communion Gore, Charles [1853-January 17,
1932] Bishop of Oxford and
at the 2008 Lambeth Conference to enhance collaboration and mutual champion of the High Church
accountability among Anglican relief and development agencies and Church movement, he also advanced the
Christian Socialist movement
organizations working in development. It has been endorsed by the Primates and worked for social justice.
Meeting and the Anglican Consultative Council. 
January 20
Fabian. Bishop and Martyr of
If approved, GARDA can be a crucial way for members of the Anglican Rome, 250
Communion to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The
MDGs have been a priority of the Episcopal Church since 2003 and gained II. Almighty God, you called
Fabian to be a faithful pastor
the Church’s renewed commitment at General Convention 2009. and servant of your people,
a n d to lay down his life in
witness to your Son: Grant
“The truth is that there are fewer and fewer problems in our world that are that we, strengthened by his
just local,” said Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams during his New e x a m p l e and aided by his
prayers, may in times of trial
Year’s message. “Suffering and risk spread across boundaries, even that and persecution remain
biggest of all boundaries between the rich and the poor.” steadfast in faith and
endurance, for the sake of
him who laid down his life for
“That’s why the Millennium Development Goals summed up for a lot of us us all, Jesus Christ our Savior;
who lives and reigns with you
the hopes we had for a new look at our world,” Williams continued. “Let’s and the Holy Spirit, one God,
respond just as we do when our immediate family is in need or trouble. We for ever and ever. Amen.
may be amazed by the difference we can make.”
The resolution to General
Convention which contains the
ER&D invites members of the Church and others concerned with suggested additions to Holy
Women, Holy Men is available
humanitarian work to share their insights, and hopes to develop a unified online as a large pdf file. The
response from members of the Episcopal Church.   edited and official version will be
published and available next
  year.

 
Who We Are-Vignettes from our diocesan DIOCESAN PUBLICATIONS
heritage Executive Editor
As we head into the season of annual parish meetings and budget The Rt. Rev. Wayne Smith
considerations, we'd like to bring you a brief account of one of the many Bishop of Missouri

audacious missional moments in our common history as the Diocese of

Editor
Missouri. This excerpt is from Charles Rehkopf's diocesan history and Beth Felice
outlines the origin of the Bishop Tuttle building, the six story building Director of Communications
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
attached to Christ Church Cathedral. bfelice@diocesemo.org
314-255-1387
314-398-2209 (cell)
Bishop Jackson Kemper, First Missionary Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Bishop Daniel Tuttle, Third Bishop of Missouri, 1886-1923 IN THIS EDITION
Bishop Frederick Johnson, fourth Bishop of Missouri,
Coadjutor 1911-23, Bishop 1923-1933 l Haiti
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A week after Bishop Tuttle's death on April 17, 1923, Bishop Johnson met l Newsline

with a few interested persons to discuss a memorial to Bishop Tuttle, which

he hoped would be established somewhere in St. Louis. To the diocesan
convention in January, 1924, he outlined his hopes and ambitions more fully.
He proposed a national memorial to this great man, to be built in the See
city of Jackson Kemper, the first missionary bishop to be sent by the
Episcopal Church west of the Mississippi River. He did not envision this
memorial as a merely decorative thing, but rather as a living monument to
energize spirituality. A committee of prominent citizens of St. Louis was
formed to begin the campaign for funds.

The National Council of the Episcopal Church gave the project its approval
and endorsement. Bishops all over the nation gave it their blessing. Governor
Arthur Hyde of Missouri and Mayor Henry Kiel of St. Louis accepted
honorary appointments to the committee. People from all walks of life joined
hands to raise funds to build the memorial. Nationally, $500,000 dollars was
sought. [$500,000 in 1924 had about the same buying power as $6,076,000
in 2009.] The campaign to raise funds in the parishes and city of St. Louis
began in October, 1924 with a goal of raising an additional $500,000 in
nineteen days. Chairman for the St. Louis drive was Festus Wade, a very
prominent Roman Catholic layman.

After the campaign collected funds, the architectural firm of Jamieson and
Spearl was commissioned and built the six story building, containing an
auditorium, classrooms, and athletic facilities. The cornerstone was laid
November 27, 1927, and the building dedicated November 1, 1928, on the
109th anniversary of the formation of the cathedral parish. The major address
on this occasion was delivered by the Rev. Dr. John MacIvor, pastor of
Second Presbyterian Church.

 
 
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Registration for Trinity Institute at Emmanuel, January 28-29, has begun.

This year's topic is Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and the
Marketplace with more information at Trinity Wall Street's site,
http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/faith/institute/2010/.

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Resolutions from the 170th Diocesan Convention held in late November

are now available online at the diocesan website.

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The Annual Meeting of the Missouri Clergy Association will be

Thursday, January 21 from 11:30 to 1:30 at St. Mark's Church in St. Louis.

 
 

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