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The Episcopal Church

In the Anglican Communion A global communion of 70 million Anglicans in 38 member provinces

Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby

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Episcopal Seat:

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In the United States A communion of 2.5 million members in 110 dioceses

in the Americas and abroad Established 1789

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The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Episcopal Church Center

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In the Diocese of Tennessee A communion of 16,250

Episcopalians in 45 congregations

in Middle Tennessee Established 1828

Bishop

The Rt. Rev. John C. Bauerschmidt Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee

50 Vantage Way, Suite 107 Nashville TN 37228

615-251-3322

Episcopal Seat: Christ Church Cathedral

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The Mission of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee is to encourage and equip one another as baptized people of God, to witness

to the transforming and reconciling power of Jesus Christ.

Welcome to the July 2013 issue of Connections: home… parish… diocese. We will accept submissions for Connections from throughout the diocese. As space permits, we will use as much content as possible, subject to editorial revision. Short announcements of 100 words or less may be sent via email to chendrix@edtn.org. For feature-length stories, contact us in the diocesan office at 615-251-3322.

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Whatever Happens To Diocesan Convention Resolutions?

That’s a good question, and the answer depends on the resolution. Our Annual

Convention may discuss and make resolutions on any number of issues. Sometimes the reso-lution may involve a diocesan policy that can be set by the

Annual Convention, and the resolution then effects a change in our policy and practice and is implemented by the Bishop & Council and the appropriate structures within our diocese. At other times resolutions address is-sues in the Episcopal Church and are referred to the General Convention it-self or to another structure within it (Boards, Commissions, etc). We have seen both sorts over the past few years.

Yet at other times Convention resolu-tions may address broader issues within society, and then the resolu-tion may be directed to a governmen-tal structure or to some other body. The resolution that the Annual Con-vention of our diocese adopted in January, 2013, on “Prison Visitation to Remain Intact” dealt with the issue of “non-contact” visits (by video con-ference only) for prisoners in maxi-mum security in Tennessee prisons, and encouraged the Governor and the General Assembly to insure that fam-ily members, clergy and lay visitors be given access to contact visits with the incarcerated. The Diocese of East Tennessee passed a very similar resolution a lit-tle later in 2013, and through the good efforts of Jerry Askew of that diocese and of our own Dean Kimbrough a group from the two dio-ceses was able to meet with Mark Cate, Aid to Governor Haslam, and with Derrick Schofield, the Commis-sioner for Corrections, as well as two of his senior administrators. We are

grateful to the Governor’s office for making this possible. Our group was able to share our very similar resolutions, as well as our con-cern for the well-being of prisoners and the pastoral and theological imperative that inspires a Christian concern for visitation of those in prisons: Jesus’ own command “I was in prison and you came to visit me… As you have done it to the least of these you have done it to me” (Matt. 25: 36,40). We also learned more about the Department of Corrections’ policy and procedures, which was informative and helpful, and were able to establish a connection for further dialogue. I wanted you to know that the resolu-tions that our Annual Convention adopts are significant, but often re-quire follow-up and continued atten-tion and discernment, especially when they involve matters of public policy. It is important for Christians to be informed and to speak from a solid theological foundation as we bring our important perspectives to bear on matters of concern in the public square. — Bishop John (Pictured below: the Rev. Joe Ingle, the Rt. Rev. John Bauerschmidt, and the Very Rev. Timothy Kimbrough)

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Next Stop: Thistle Stop Café

Take a walk across the dark rustic wooden floors of the new Thistle Stop Café - to the counter to place your or-der, to the merchandise area to browse the Thistle Farms products, all around the space to admire the photos and printed stories on the wall - and there is just one word for the feeling: joy.

The patrons are happy to be there and the workers and volunteer servers are happy to see them. The chandeliers made of teacups practically sing. The 150-year-old wood floors came from Al Gore Sr.’s barn in Carthage and were stained with an instant coffee paste. The chandeliers were made by local artist James Wortham. And the teacups, well, they came from you and Ray Romano... and civic leaders, friends of Thistle Farms and total strangers. Even the tea set used at the All Women Are Daughters retreats pre-sented by Caroline Bauerschmidt found its way to Thistle Stop. But let’s back up - for anyone reading this who is unfamiliar with the genesis of the Thistle Stop Café, let’s recap, from their website: “Thistle Farms is a social enterprise for women who have survived lives of vio-lence, prostitution and addiction. By

hand, the women create natural bath and body care products that are as good for the earth as they are for the body. All proceeds go back into This-tle Farms, and into Magdalene, the residential community. For two years Magdalene provides housing, food, medical and dental expenses, therapy, education and job training for resi-dents - all without charging the women or taking government funding. Magdalene and Thistle Farms stand as a witness to the truth that in the end love is the most powerful force for change in the world.” On a busy stretch of Charlotte Pike, among banks, churches and thrift stores, the Thistle Farms complex is bordered by a tranquil garden. The entrance is watched over by a large rain catcher in the shape of a thistle, crafted by Ben Caldwell. Follow the winding path through a lovely ar-rangement of plantings, including an American Chestnut sapling. The American Chestnut tree was prevalent in the southeastern forests at the beginning of the twentieth cen-tury. Its nuts provided food for wild-life, its hardwood was used for the railroad and fencing for farmers. In 1904, a devastating fungus was intro-duced and by 1950, 3 billion Ameri-can Chestnut trees had died. Commu-nities throughout the US are nurturing this tree and once again, it is begin-ning to thrive. A perfect symbol for the women of Magdalene, the chestnut was part of the theme at last October’s fundrais-ing effort; speaking that night, the Rev. Becca Stevens, founder of Mag-dalene and Thistle Farms said, “It is our small tribute to resilience and hard work, a living metaphor about healing and growth.” Now, Thistle Stop Café has opened at 5128 Charlotte Pike, next door to the Thistle Farms offices, their bath and

body care manufacturing and shipping facility and paper-making and sewing studios. It’s a gesture of hospitality and offers a healing place for everyone in the community, The grand opening event on May 24 was attended by over 300 people, in-cluding Mayor Karl Dean. Becca says, “With the theme of ‘a story in every cup,’ Thistle Stop Café is the next step in creating a commu-nity of hospitality and love that will nourish everyone who thirsts for jus-tice as well as a great cup of tea. The Café has hired six residents and graduates of Magdalene, the residen-tial program, which will help them become financially independent.”

Thistle Stop Café hours are Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM-2:00 PM. It supports local and fair-trade ven-dors, and serves a selection of healthy, catered food. The Café of-fers sandwiches and salads from Ar-nold Myint’s Farmer’s Market Café, AM@FM, gluten-free bakery items from Vegan Vee and scones and muf-fins from Dozen Bakery.

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Beverages are made on-site at a full espresso bar with coffee roasted by Just Love Coffee, and health-conscious and healing teas brewed from Possitifitea, including the cus-tom Thistle & Cardamom blend. The Café space and outdoor deck are available for rental for afternoon teas, singer-songwriter evenings and other events. For Café questions re-garding the menu or about reserving t h e s p a c e , c o n t a c t c o u r t -ney@thistlefarms.org. In early June, the Rev. Canon Pamela Snare and the Rev. Molly Dale Smith brought the Fresh Start group - new clergy or clergy in new positions - to spend the day at Thistle Farms and have lunch in the Café.

On a recent tour through the fa-cilities, Jennifer C l i n g e r , a g r a d u a t e o f Magdalene and now a full-time e m p l o y e e , p o i n t e d o u t

some of the more interesting features of the plant. In the manufacturing facility, she laughed when she pointed out the still… yes, that kind of still. This one is used for extract-ing oil from lavender, some grown by the sisters of St. Mary’s Convent in Sewanee, and lemongrass and other essential oils used in making the Thistle Farms products. She proudly showed off the new labels for the lines, clean bold graphics that will stand out on the shelves of Whole Foods and other retail outlets that carry the bath and body products. Jennifer continued downstairs to the storage and shipping area, the smell of body lotions, lip balm and healing oils merging together to create a heady fragrance. The sewing studio was dark that day but Jennifer pointed out the new sew-ing machines donated by Singer, in-cluding one that is computerized - perfect for embroidery and other pre-cision sewing. When the machines are

humming, tea cozies, coasters, book covers and aprons appear. The paper studio next door is where items that seemingly have had their day are transformed into new, beauti-ful items: bookmarks, gift tags, jour-nals and more. Old cotton T-shirts meet thistles meet recycled paper to become a one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted miracle. Over a cup of tea for two in the Café, Jennifer was very open about her past but was happy to be living a new life. When asked what Magdalene and Thistle Farms mean to her, she re-plied, “Everything.” The group of women in the recent graduating class of Magdalene might say the same thing. With a lengthy waiting list to get into the program, the organization looks for ways to share their success through monthly education workshops. More than 20 groups across the US are duplicating the model in their local communities. This fall, the first national confer-ence. Welcome to the Circle, will be held in Nashville. On October 13-15, 2013, workshops and talks on education and training for long-term housing and treatment, and tools for creating sustainable social enter-prises geared for survivors of prosti-tution, trafficking and addiction will be presented.

Along with This-tle Farms/ Mag-dalene founder, Becca Stevens, keynote speak-ers will include Martina Van-denberg, founder of The Human

Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center and widely regarded as an expert on an array of human rights issues, and Nicolas Hitimana, founder of Ikirezi, a social enterprise and farming coopera-tive for genocide survivors in Rwanda. Break out sessions will address: Cre-ating Residential Programs without Live-in Staff, Offering Outreach to

Women on the Street, Facilitating Peer-based Recovery, Utilizing and Managing Volunteers, Sustaining Community Ownership and Utilizing Volunteers, Implementing a John School, Growing through Social Me-dia, and Branding and Duplicating the Model of Social Enterprise. Conference attendees will also be invited to join Thistle Farms’ Shared Trade Alliance, a coalition of social enterprises committed to bringing women permanently out of poverty through recovery from violence and sustainable employment. Groups par-ticipating will work towards closing the gap between producers and con-sumers in the value chain and to cre-ate work environments that are peace-ful, healing and empowering. Becca says, “The conference is an opportunity to grow a global move-ment for community healing. We want to share tools and resources we have learned along this 16-year jour-ney to enable more communities to begin similar work.” Welcome to the Circle will be held at Nashville’s Scarritt Bennett Center. The conference will culminate on October 15 with Magdalene’s annual fundraising event, this year to be held at the historic Ryman Audito-rium. An inspirational evening of music and story, it honors supporters and survivors alike who make up the community of healing and freedom for women. For information about the conference, visit www.welcometothecircle.org. And to learn more about Thistle Farms/Magdalene and the Thistle Stop Café or to participate in any of the workshops offered year-round, visit www.thistlefarms.org. The Café is still accepting donations of china - tea cups of course, but they are especially in need of china plates. To contribute, visit the Thistle Stop Café for breakfast, lunch or tea. They want to know, what’s your story?

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Parish News - Recent confirmations: Dong Ki Lee, Donghan Shin, Mijung An, Won Ock Son, Mee Rye Yoo, Church of the Holy Spirit Nashville; Jake Arning, Sam Kropog, Taylor Matteson, Pat-rick Phillips, Andrew Telford, Jon Baker, Richard Byrne, Thomas Frost, James Guill, Rhonda Houck, Janice Martin, Hillary McNeese, Maggie Newell, Dustin Odom, Jillian Simmons, Ryan Simmons, Allison Stock, Drew Stock, Jo-seph Trotter, Joseph Womack, Brandy Yates, Nicholas Yates, Susan Greenall, St. Paul’s Church Murfreesboro; Celina Chanthachine, Mary Conner Chiarello, Nina D’Eramo, Leslie Edgell, Shawn Edgell, Steve Heaston, Mimi Meldman, Xander Jones, Alicia Lewis, Joshua Mar-tin, Bill McBee, Diana McBee, Bethany Michelson, David Michelson, Joel Michelson, Simeon Michelson, Ashley Norman, Lee Pendarvis, Tylessa Sparks, Rachel Stevens, Miriam Swihart, Seth Swihart, Asher Wood, Missy Wood, Jeffrey Wright, Katherine Wright, St. Bartholomew’s Church Nashville; Margaret Darden, Elizabeth William-son, Christina Fraser, Thomas Fraser, Andrea Ebarle, St. Luke’s Church Springfield. Recent baptisms: Evan Baird, Leighton Simmons, St. Paul’s Church Murfreesboro; Achillies Fraser, Daniel Fraser, Thomas Fraser, Simon Fraser, St. Luke’s Church Springfield.

Recent receptions: Diane Baker, Margaret Frost, Angela Telford, St. Paul’s Church Murfreesboro; Alfred Dowell, Mike Stevens, Mercedes Wirdzek, William Wirdzek, St. Bartholomew’s Church Nashville; Kathleen Veatch, Mi-chael Williamson, St. Luke’s Church Springfield. Recent reaffirmations: Elizabeth Heaston, David Norman, St. Bartholomew’s Church Nashville. Otey Memorial Parish hosted Laura Lapins Willis, former Community Action Committee director and author of “Finding God in a Bag of Groceries.” Laura preached both services Sunday, June 23, followed by a reception and book signing. Her story of finding her spiritual direction is avail-able through Cokesbury and other online retail sites. In a show of what they call Parish Inreach, Church of the Holy Trinity Nashville will host a July 4 event with an afternoon/evening of burgers, dogs, and fellowship. They will gather on the lawn, enjoy food provided by the committee in charge and extras: veggies, salads, beverages, and desserts brought by the congregation. They will watch the fireworks from the lawn or the sidewalk on Sixth and they invite you to join them. St. George’s Church Nashville has promoted Cait Clendenin to Youth Leader. She previously served on the administrative staff, coordinating worship volunteers and printed materials. St. Bartholomew’s Church Nashville asks, “What’s Your M.O.” They invite you to their ministry fair on Sunday, Au-gust 11 at 9:45 AM to explore your gifts and talents.

The Rev. Paul Mun Attends Multi-Cultural Conference

The Rev. Paul Mun of Church of the Holy Spirit Nashville made his way to California to participate in the 40th Anni-versary and Consultation of the Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry. A network of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Fili-pino, South Asian (Indian, Pakastani, Sri Lankan, Bangla-deshi) and Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Thai, Cambo-dian, Laotian, etc) come together each year to share vi-sions and experiences.

Fr. Paul is the former president of the Association of Ko-rean Episcopal Churches in the USA and has attended this conference - held in a different US city each year - a num-ber of times in the past. He says, “Every year, there is a shared sense of understanding among the Asian ethnic groups. And it is a time of great fellowship.” The conference included a Multicultural Eucharist; Presid-ing Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached and the Rev. Dr. Fran Toy, the first Asian American woman priest in the Episcopal Church concelebrated with Asian American bishops and other guest bishops in attendance. Asian and non-Asian lay people, youth and clergy attended as well and, according to Fr. Paul, were an integral part of the conference, even participating in the services. Two historical figures were honored: the Rev. Hiram Kano, who championed the cause of immigrant farmers in the 1930s and became a spiritual leader during the Japanese internment era, and the Rev. Dr. Winston Chang, who pio-neered the Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries. Bishop Stacy Sauls keynoted on Domestic Ministries and Dr. Rodger Nishioka keynoted on Global Mission. To learn more about the conference or the EAM, visit http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/asiamerica-ministries.

Living In Leadership: The Rev. Vicki T. Burgess

Besides my work as rector of St. Philip’s Church Nashville, it’s been a real pleasure to serve in The Diocese of Tennessee. I’ve served on a dioce-san Youth Commission, on the board of the DuBose Conference Center, on both the Episcopate search commit-tees in 2005-2006 and on the Stand-ing Committee. I’m currently serving on the Board of Examining Chaplains, which works alongside our bishop as we either see the General Ordination Exams of seminarian candidates for ordination or – more lately – collaborate in the writing of an exam for candidates for the vocational diaconate. Currently, I’m Secretary of the Dioce-san Convention, which actually in-volves work throughout the year: we’re either critiquing and learning from, or preparing for, a convention! I’ve been a Deputy to the General Convention since 2008 – attending the 2009 and the 2012 Conventions. As chair of the deputation from the Dio-cese of Tennessee, I’m interested in keeping the communication loop open among our deputies as well as trying to make sure the diocese is kept con-nected to the General Convention. This, as well, is a job not just for the two weeks of convention but for the duration of one’s term. We elect depu-ties for 2015 GC at the 2014 diocesan convention. I was asked what led me to desire to participate more fully in the life of the diocese, and my quick answer is: I was asked! It wasn’t a matter of de-sire immediately, but it quickly be-came so, primarily because of the wonderful relationships with which I’ve been blessed in every single one of the committee or leadership assign-ments. All these responsibilities mean I have the great privilege of knowing people in nearly every mission and parish in this diocese. To have shared a task means we are sharing time to-gether and getting to know one an-other, from our first introductions to

ease and friendship through years of serving together. I would encourage every Episcopalian who has some committee or leader-ship experience in his or her church to seek out some way to serve the diocese. Attend diocesan workshops; tell your vicar or rector you want to be a delegate to diocesan convention; here’s a crazy idea: just show up for a Bishop & Council meeting and ob-serve. We learn what we’re doing usually through on-the-job training; it’s for whom and with whom that be-come the real blessing. Ultimately, we really are building up the kingdom of God when we labor together, and we meet lifelong companions along the way. Last, here’s my particular appeal: at every diocesan convention there are positions to fill. There will be open-ings on Bishop & Council, openings on the Standing Committee, and on other committees and boards. The deadline for nominations to be submit-ted will be stated in the convention mailing this fall, and there is ample time for prayer and deliberation. In recent years, we’ve gotten up to the convention’s deadlines and actually had no one to stand for election for certain positions; in a diocese with such great congregations and so much leadership potential, we should not have this situation. So here’s a conver-sation for vicars and rectors and pa-rishioners: who among us will we send? And who will go? It is work, but I can say from my experience: satis-faction guaranteed. ******************************* The Reverend Vicki Tucker Burgess has served as rector of St. Philip’s since May, 2007. Before that, she was

the first assistant rector of Church of the Good Shepherd Brentwood. Having lived in Tulsa, Salt Lake City, Chicago, New Orleans, Birmingham and Memphis, and since graduating with a BS from the University of Ten-nessee, Vicki has lived all her adult life in Tennessee. After college and master’s work in English at U.T., Vicki spent years as a freelance tech-nical writer, college English instruc-tor, and director of several non-profit organizations. She received an M.Div. from the School of Theology at the University of the South, Se-wanee, and was ordained in the Dio-cese of Tennessee in 2003. Vicki and Tom will celebrate their 38th anniversary in this month, and they have three children: Benjamin, Nicholas (married to Catherine), and Sally, a student at Sewanee.

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Living In Leadership

Seniors Receive Support And Give Back Too

St. Paul's Church Franklin supports an outreach program for low-income senior citizens in the community. Spring Street Outreach provides a hot meal and activity once each month during the school year to approximately f o r t y e l d e r l y c i t i z e n s w h o live primarily in the public housing community and in the historically African-American Hard Bargain and Natchez Street neighborhoods. Volunteers pick up the seniors, decorate their meeting room, provide home-cooked meals and organize activities, crafts and speakers. They also arrange for live music to be performed each month and give away door prizes to every guest. Over the past several years the group has undertaken larger projects such as helping the members research their personal genealogy and writing a cookbook.

This year the participants focused their project on thinking about the advice that they would give to a younger relative - or to their younger self. To inspire the senior citizens, the volunteers showed them examples of advice such as a letter that Oprah Winfrey had written to her 16-year old self and a website called The Legacy

Project, which is run by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The Legacy Project compiles advice from elders and organizes them into “lessons” that everyone of any age can put into practice. In March, middle school students from Battle Ground Academy in Franklin interviewed the seniors. Their thoughts were compiled in a book, “Words of Wisdom,” which was printed and distributed at the program’s year-end cookout. The authors had a wonderful time signing each others’ copies of the book and reading what their friends had written. The Legacy Project was inspired to include it on their website in a blog post. You can read their piece at www.legacyproject.human.cornell.edu/ 2 0 1 3 / 0 5 / e l d e r - w i s d o m - f r o m -tennessee-great-advice-for-living/. For more information about Spring Street Outreach, and to download a copy of “Words of Wisdom” check out St. Paul’s website at www.stpaulsfranklin.com/involvement. St. Luke’s Church Update

In a previous issue of this publication, St. Luke’s Church Springfield was featured making major repairs and undertaking extreme clean-up of the property. Once again, in June they had several guardian angels in the guise of the “Loose Canons” from St. George’s Church Nashville to help with some long-neglected church maintenance. The team of Dyer Rodes, Calvin Lewis, Don Shriver, Jack and Kim Baker, Greg Barton, Emily Richards, Angela Reid and Cathy Shell came to work with the folks at St. Luke’s - Ann Darden, Elizabeth Noll, Dick and Kathy Veatch, Ken and Annette Nolin, and Rebecca Carnes and, of course, the Rev. Jacoba Hurst.

Everyone worked most of the day to clean, fix-up and paint the fellowship hall and clean-up and tend to the outside gardens. The team of Kim and Jack Baker, Greg Barton and Don Shriver excelled in their landscaping skills. Kathy Veach says, “Our roses and other flowers have never looked better.”

Also of special mention was one of the senior parishioners: Ann Darden painstakingly cleaned the stained glass window in the door with Q-tips until it was brighter than new. St. Luke’s participated in a Taste of Country in Robertson County as a rest and refreshment center for the festival and at the recent Bishop’s visitation, a new bell was dedicated. St. Luke’s invites anyone in area to take a drive by to see their upgrades. And if you’d like to stop in, call 615-382-7505.

Rick Greenwood Sees Red

In May, 170 guests turned out to roast the Rev. Rick Greenwood, rector of St. David’s Church Nashville on the 40th anniversary of his ordination to the

priesthood. The theme of the evening was Forty Shades of Red. Before the evening was over Fr. Rick turned every one of those shades. The Rt. Rev. William Sanders, reminisced about Rick’s exploits growing up at Holy Communion, Memphis and his early day in the priesthood serving under Bishop Vander Horst. Bishop Bauerschmidt sent a note of congratulations for Rick’s years of service to the Episcopal Church and 25 years at St. David’s.

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God’s Green Earth

“Greening & Screening” General Convention 2015 - For the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 25-July 3, 2015, there’s good green news long in the mak-ing: legislative work will be “as paperless as possible,” according to the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements and the General Convention Office. Deputies have been accustomed to business on paper (see photo of the 2012 working notebook), as stacks of the latest resolutions coming out of committee and onto the con-vention floor appear in each deputation’s mailbox every morning and afternoon of the convention.

Our understanding last year was that the convention could not afford the cost of wireless in the Indianapolis con-vention center, nor was the Convention staff ready to do business digitally, on the large screen and to user de-vices like laptops or other handhelds. Salt Lake City’s Salt Palace Convention Center last year completed a rooftop solar installation that offsets about 17% of its annual electrical consumption. The Center also has protocols for “waste reduction, recycling and di-version, water quality and consumption, and air quality.” GC 2015 will be a “convention of screens”: “laptops, tablets, smartphones, and video monitors will be the pri-mary media of legislative materials, and for the first time, there will be no large, dedicated print shop.” Good news, we Diocese of Tennessee deputies think! — The Rev. Vicki Burgess, Rector, St. Philip’s Church Nashville and Deputy, General Convention 2015 Source: “Advancing to General Convention 2015:‘Greening and Screening,’” http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com, May 20, 2013.

Contemplative Prayer Gathering In August

Middle Tennessee parishioners are becoming increasingly involved in the daily practice of Centering Prayer, an ancient Christian prayer practice that is seeing a resurgence among the laity, across major denominations. Rooted in the contemplative tradi-tion, the prayer invites practitioners to “consent to God’s presence and action” while resting in silence for a brief period of time, daily. In Middle Tennessee alone, thirty groups are also meeting weekly to practice cen-tering prayer together. St. Mary’s Sewanee hosts workshops and re-treats for those who wish to explore this quiet and rejuvenating way to become open to the Holy Spirit.

Beginning in 2007, at the sugges-tion of Tom Ward, former rector of Christ Church Cathedral Nashville, an annual “Gathering” has been held in Middle Tennessee, to intro-duce centering prayer to newcom-ers and to bring practitioners from many parishes together in group discussions and prayer. Participa-tion has increased so much that last year’s event had to close reg-istration for lack of space at the host parish. On Saturday, August 10, 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM, the Seventh Annual Gath-ering of Contemplative Outreach of Middle Tennessee will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 9100 Crockett Road in Brentwood, a venue large enough to accommodate all who may want to come.

The day includes a centering prayer introductory workshop and breakout sessions, with lunch provided and a keynote speaker. This year, Rabbi Rami Shapiro will speak on the topic of “A Common Heart.” Rabbi Shapiro, a faculty member of Middle Tennessee State University, is well known for his books on spiritual practices and his work on inter-faith dialogue in Nashville. The day will end with a centering prayer period for all. Those interested in attending the conference can register and pay the small registration fee by visiting www.centeringprayermdtn.com. For further information about the gathering, call Carolyn Goddard at 615-438-3216.

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Seniors of SAS Graduate

In Commencement exercises in May, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School in Sewanee, said farewell to their Class of 2013, many having excelled during their time at SAS. One young man of particular achievement is Joel Lee.

Joel is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas (Moon) Lee of Brentwood. At the recent Honors Day, he was the recipient of the Head of School’s Award and the Michael S. Dalton Award for Excellence in Physics. Joel also received the Barbara Fittz Carden Outstanding Instrumental Mu-sic Award and was recognized for

serving as a Proctor, one of the school’s highest leadership positions. He was an honor student, a member of the

school’s Cum Laude Society, and served on the Honor Council. Joel took math classes at the University of the South and attended the Governor’s School for the Arts last summer. An accomplished cellist, he was a member of the SAS Or-chestral Ensemble and performed with the Sewanee Sym-phony Orchestra. Joel was selected for the Middle Tennes-see School Band and Orchestra Association’s Mid-State Orchestra. He was ranked number two out of all cellists who auditioned and advanced to the All-State Orchestra for his second time. Joel was a member of the SAS tennis team and received the 2012 Coaches’ Award. He will be attending Emory University in the fall. The Class of 2013 will be enrolling in 32 different colleges and universities across the nation this fall. The seniors gar-nered a record $3 million in merit and financial aid. Congratulations to Joel and all the graduating seniors of SAS.

DuBose To Host Family Camp

DuBose Conference Center is inviting the whole family to its first-ever “Family Camp” this Labor Day Week-end (August 30-September 2), a sum-mer-camp-for-all-ages event offering beautiful hikes, adult and children’s activities, games, relaxation, worship and plenty of Episcopal fellowship. “And by family, we mean everybody - kids, adults, parish groups - everybody who would love the chance to relax and play on God’s Holy Mountain,” says Christy Beesley, Program and Market-ing Coordinator for DuBose Confer-ence Center and the Director of Family Camp. “DuBose is working to expand our family programming - to give fami-lies and people of all ages the chance to come and relax in these beautiful sur-roundings. We hope Family Camp grows into a great DuBose tradition.”

DuBose, located in Monteagle, is the beloved historic Episcopal conference center for Tennessee, located on 65 acres of tree-shaded grounds. It is home to the Episcopal Churchmen of Tennes-see annual conference, Camp Gailor-Maxon, the Sewanee Church Music Conference, Episcopal Church Women of Tennessee conference, and hosts dozens of parish retreats and confer-ences throughout the year. DuBose ac-commodations include large group cab-ins, rustic cabins, dormitory-style rooms in historic Claiborne Hall, and hotel-style rooms in Bishops Hall. DuBose sponsors Camp Gailor-Maxon, the summer camp for Episcopal youth, and many adult CGM alumni come to the biennial reunions and send their children and grandchildren to camp. For the last four years, CGM has had a pre-Camp that allows younger children to attend with a parent. “We always hear from the parents how much they love being at camp with their children, and how they wish they could come back to camp – well, now they can,” adds Christy. “And they can bring the whole family and anyone else who wants to come.” DuBose Family Camp is independent of CGM. “This is a camp for everyone who loves DuBose – people who have come to love it through Laymen’s con-

ference, Episcopal Church Women, Happenings, Cursillo, Winterfest – any of the programs that have found a home here,” Christy continues. “But to be honest, you might hear people singing camp songs and we’ll be going on a lot of the same great hikes.” DuBose Family Camp will have plenty of fun activities for campers to choose: games, bonfires in the evening, swim-ming, glorious hikes to nearby swim-ming holes and mountain overlooks (including Fiery Gizzard, Stone Door, Foster Falls), crafts in the Art Barn and more. Family-friendly meals will be served in DuBose’s famous Dining Hall, and our kitchen is happy to adapt to any dietary restrictions. Details including the camp’s accommo-dations, cost and registration are avail-able at the Dubose website: www.duboseconferencecenter.org.

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Bishop Bauerschmidt will open this second annual

gathering of senior lay leaders of the diocese with a Eucharist.

He will speak about the diocesan vision and strategic situation, entertain questions and

close with a Bible study.

The concurrent afternoon workshops will be:

“Clergy and Church Relations” Presenters: The Rt. Rev. John Bauerschmidt

and the Rev. Canon Pamela Snare

“What is Income and What is Not” Presenter: Jan Pate

“Planned Giving to Benefit Your Congregation” Presenter: Seawell Brandau

Members of parish vestries or mission councils,

clergy and other interested parties are also invited to attend.

Lunch will be provided. To attend, rsvp by Tuesday, August 20 via email to Amanda Stephenson: info@edtn.org

Diocese of Tennessee 50 Vantage Way, Suite 107

Nashville, Tennessee 37228

615-251-3322 info@edtn.org

The Diocese of Tennessee presents

The Second Annual

Vestries’, Wardens’ and Treasurers’ Day with Bishop Bauerschmidt

St. David’s Church

6501 Pennywell Drive, Nashville

Saturday, August 24, 2013 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

July 2013

5-9 Youth Trip to Charleston, Church of the Good Shepherd Brentwood 7 Parish Choir Sunday, Christ Church Cathedral Nashville 7-11 Vacation Bible School, St. George’s Church Nashville 8-12 Creative Kids, St. Paul’s Church Franklin 15-21 Sewanee Church Music Conference, DuBose Conference Center Monteagle 21 Blood Pressure Screening, St. Bartholomew’s Church Nashville 22-26 Vacation Bible School, Otey Memorial Parish Sewanee 27 Daughters of the King Diocesan Board Meeting, Church of the Good Shepherd Brentwood

Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid

Nashville, Tennessee Permit No. 431

Italics denote Bishop Bauerschmidt’s visitations This is a sampling of events in the Diocese of Tennessee. For a complete listing of events throughout the diocese,

see the Calendar of Events at www.edtn.org

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50 Vantage Way, Suite 107 Nashville Tennessee 37228