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Quick – what are the three largest diocesan-wide events each year?If you guessed Diocesan Convention as the number one event, you’re correct. (See

the story about plans for the 2011 Diocesan Convention on page 4.) What you may not know is that that next largest events are the two diocesan youth weekends, Genesis, which takes place in the fall, and Quest, which happens in the spring.

For a decade, the Office of the Bishop has offered these two events, designed to help churches expand and energize their youth programs. As youth groups, a planning team and volunteers gear up for Quest 2K11 – LinkedUp, PluggedIn, on pages 8 and 9, we look at what has made the Genesis fall weekends and the Quest spring weekends such a central part of many youth programs around the diocese. We also explore how these weekends are evolving to meet the changing needs of youth, youth groups and youth leaders around the diocese.

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Diocesan Convention is Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Colorado Haiti Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Diocesan Youth Weekends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 – 9

Hispanic Ministry Commission Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Greeley Program Wins Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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Small Congregations Gather as CompanionsThe December Companions in the Wilderness conference brought leaders of small congregations

from around the state together to discuss the challenges and opportunities these communities face. For more about this conference, see page 11.

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Ash Wednesday, 9 March 2011Cathédrale Ste. Trinité, Port-au-PrinceTHE MOST REV. KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI, PRESIDING BISHOP OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

We stand at the beginning of Lent, reminded that we are dust and that we shall return

to dust at the last. The people of Haiti know something about dust and ashes, par-

ticularly as a sign of destruction and of mourning. People here are reminded of grief

wherever we turn, grief that still sits heavy alongside the piles of ashes and dust.

When those piles really begin to disappear, hope emerges in their place.

The ashes and dust of this day at the beginning Lent are a reminder that even though

we may be destroyed, God continues to do a new thing. Even the worst destruction

that enters our lives cannot destroy what God is doing. We start this journey of Lent

by looking toward Jerusalem, where Jesus was killed by the political destroyers of

his day. Out of the destruction of his body, out of the dashed hopes of his disciples,

out of the tomb where they laid his corpse, God continues to bring new life.

How are the people of this land and this diocese today? Some are still standing

around outside the tomb, some are in the closed-up room with Thomas asking

for proof that this is really Jesus. Some are eating breakfast on the beach with

the risen Jesus.

Last year, we encouraged you to understand that Lent had already come, and

that the task was to look for resurrection everywhere. This year, life is still hard

and uncertain, yet there are solid signs of resurrection in the work Bishop Du-

racin and the leadership of this diocese have begun. This cathedral will stand

again. Its art will once again feed the hearts and spirits of this nation – and of the

world. The many healing and teaching ministries of this diocese are beginning

to re-emerge with new strength. The body of Christ stands together in solidarity

to do the work of re-building.

As we walk the journey of Lent this year, the old disciplines are going to help:

prayer, fasting, giving alms, examination of conscience, and meditating on God’s

living word. The gospel encourages us to turn outward – to not be so focused on

our own experience, whether it’s the holiness of our personal prayer or the outward

signs of ashes and fasting. We are not the only people on this planet.

This year, remember the people of Christchurch, New Zealand, who have also suf-

fered a devastating series of earthquakes. That diocese was among the first to re-

spond when the earthquake happened here – their bishop challenged her people to

raise $100,000 for relief work here. Their cathedral now lies in ruins as well. As

you pray for them, what would the people of Haiti tell the people of Christchurch

about the healing work of the last year? What you’ve learned in this journey? God

is certainly building a new bridge between us all, reminding us that we are part of

the same body of Christ, living on a fragile earth that moves and creaks and groans,

and a world that is connected heart to heart, when we treasure each other. This world

is being continually reshaped as mountains are created – or leveled. The works we

construct on this earth are but dust, and at the same time we seek shelter in the palm

of God’s hand, knowing that we are beloved.

What do we treasure? Where do our hearts focus? These buildings are precious, yet

this body is even more precious, as it seeks healing for itself and the world around

it. May we be rebuilders and repairers of this broken body.

The ashes we will receive in a few minutes are a sign of that brokenness. Yet they

are also precious reminder that we are all created out of the same dust – we share a

common humanity with all other people who have ever walked this earth, including

Jesus of Nazareth. We have a common part with all of creation. We are made of the

same dust and ashes as the stars in the heavens. And all of it is precious in God’s

sight. May the ashes on our forehead remind us of the cross made there, in the same

place, when we were baptized. Those crosses are a sign that we, too, are meant to

be light to the world. May those crosses shine with hope for rebuilding and repair,

hope for love to heal this world.

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nNewell Imparts Ancient Traditions of the CeltsBY THE REV. SANDY GRUNDY

John Philip Newell is a poet, scholar and teacher, author of many books on Celtic spirituality including “Listening to the Heartbeat of God,” and “Christ of the Celts.” He recently spoke to more than 340 people at the Arvada Center for the annual Spiri-tual Direction Colorado conference on “A New Harmony.” Newell is internationally acclaimed for his work in Celtic spirituality and is currently Companion Theologian for the American Spirituality Centre of Casa del Sol in the high desert of New Mexico.

Canadian by birth and a Church of Scotland minister, he describes himself as one with “a passion for peace in the world and a fresh vision for harmony between the great spiritual traditions.” Formerly Warden of Iona Abbey in the Western Isles of Scotland, his connection to his audience came not only from his vast knowledge

of his subject but because of his incredible presence as a spiritual teacher.

In his writing, Newell describes the Celtic “mission” as a passion for finding God at the heart of all life. Newell traces his own interest in the Celtic tradition and ancient spirituality to the prayers of the Western Isles that he discovered while a student. He states: “The prayers of the Western Isles and else-where in the Celtic world certainly reflect the same emphasis on creation as those at-tributed to St. Columba and St. Patrick, for instance. They continually portray the ele-

ments of the earth as expressions of God’s grace and goodness and see God in the ordinary and everyday instead of exclusively in the church.”

In his writing, Newell tracks the history of the Celtic mission and states this spirituality has been tried and tested over time and is “part of an ancient stream of contemplative spirituality stretching back to St. John the Evangelist and even to the Wisdom tradition of the Old Testament. It was a spirituality characterized by a listening within all things for the life of God.”

During his conference talk, Newell spoke of one of the most “cherished images of the Celtic world,” that of the disciple John, leaning against Jesus “in a practice of listening.” He spoke of John as “listening for the heartbeat of God.”

Newell’s writings also provide many resources for worship in-cluding: “Celtic Prayers from Iona,” “Celtic Benediction” “Chant-ing for Peace: Praying with the Earth,” and “Sounds of the Eternal: Meditative Chants and Prayers.” For more information about New-ell, please see his website at www.jphilipnewell.com. Spiritual Di-rection Colorado has posted photos of Newell and conference attend-ees at spiritualdirectioncolorado.org. The site also includes resources for spirituality conferences and events throughout the community.

The Rev. Sandy Grundy is a priest in the diocese and a spiritual director. She is a member of the SDCO committee.

Holy Demolition!BY CARLA MAX

Outside the construction tape at St Timothy’s Centennial, all you could hear Sunday afternoon was a chorus of volunteer hammers demolishing walls to make way for the space that will become the “Drennen O’Melia Youth Center”. By that evening, the space was gutted, thanks to kids, teens, relatives, friends, youth group members, professionals, boys scouts, elders and clergy, all brought together by our Great Comforter, and a common love for a young teen, whose life was cut short by a tragic drowning accident last June. Drennen O’Melia’s life has inspired many, and revitalized efforts to rebuild a space for youth in their church. Guided by Profes-sional Contractor, and loving father, Bill O’Melia of OMAC Contruction, Inc., the day was an important first step towards recreating a space dedicated to youth, and inspired by his son, Drennen. God’s hand was apparent in the well-organized chaos of the day, through occasional tears and frequent laughter - which seemed to heal amidst the surrounding destruction.

Encouraged by recent approval of permits and plans, the momentum towards realizing the vision of the Youth Center, seems to be gaining strength, through the support of many that go far beyond the red doors of the church. With no shortage of energy and community support, coordinating the tremendous response from corpo-rate and private offers of help, seems to be the greatest challenge. Nonetheless, walls

came down with hopeful hearts that God will continue to provide as needs arise with each phase of construction.

The Drennen O’Melia Youth Center is more than square footage, it is an affirmation that young people need a special place in both our hearts and our church, no matter what tools we might use to build with.

Spiritual Direction OnlineFor information on Spiritual Direction Colorado, visit their website at www .spiritualdirectioncolorado .org .

For more about John Phillip Newell, visit his web site at www .jphilipnewell .com/

Drennen O’Melia Youth Center InformationWhether you’d like to donate support, help spread the word or have access to regular updates, contact St Timothy’s Youth Pastor, Shanda Velisek, shanda .velisek@sttims .net ask to be add you to their email list, or you can “friend” their facebook group, Drennen O’Melia Youth Center. Your prayers are appreciated. 3

Logan County Ministry Receives Just Society GrantBY THE REV. REBECCA JONES

Cooperating Ministry of Logan County, a Jubilee Ministry affiliated with Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Sterling, has been awarded a $2,500 “Build-ing a Just Society” grant from the national Episcopal Church’s Office of Social and Economic Justice.

The grant money will be used to help clients of the ministry make rent, utility or other payments while they are enrolled in a 16-week “Getting Ahead Program” or take other appropriate steps to become self-supporting, said Lorie Gosser, executive director of the ministry.

“We’ll assist them with their immediate needs, but give them all these resources to help them try and make better decisions, get going on the steps to get them out of the cycle of poverty,” she said.

The grant to the Sterling-based ministry is one of 24 such “Building a Just Society” grants awarded to Jubilee Ministries in 2011, according to the Rev Chris Johnson, Social and Economic Justice Officer for the national church. Johnson was formerly rector of Chapel of Our Merciful Savior in Denver, executive director of the 32nd Avenue Jubilee Center and Diocesan Jubilee Officer for Colorado.

“I know a lot of the Jubilee Ministries sometimes feel they’re just trudging along, doing their work, and nobody knows they’re there,” said Johnson. “Hope-fully this is a way for them to know that the larger church community does, in fact, know they’re there and affirms their ministry. I only wish we could have supported all the grant applications that were submitted this year.”

In all, approximately $118,000 in grant money will be awarded to Jubilee Min-istries from the national church this year. The diocese also received a $1,000 grant to promote the work of Jubilee Ministry in Colorado, which will be used to provide a stipend for an intern from Iliff School of Theology.

Cooperating Ministry, launched in 1981, is a collaborative ministry that grew out of the efforts of a number of churches in Logan County. The Rev. Bob Davidson

was one of the founders. In addition to providing emergency assistance, the ministry also runs a food bank, a thrift store, lends medical equipment and assists families in finding housing.

Last year, it provided rent or utility assistance to more than 550 families, helped 130 families with short-term housing, provided food to 1,320 families, loaned medi-cal equipment to 810 families, helped 226 families with emergency hotel or food vouchers and sent Christmas baskets to 397 families.

“We could have helped many more families with emergency assistance, but we ran out of money,” Gosser said. “And we saw about 200 more families in our food bank last year than we did the year before.”

Though far away from the problems of its more urban neighbors, Logan County – population just over 20,000 – has its own particular poverty-related issues to ad-dress, Gosser said. “We have a higher-than-average population of families headed by single females,” she said. “We have the prison and the county jail, and there’s a lot of abuse and low wages. All that breeds problems. And Logan County has the highest methamphetamine use and production per capita in the United States. There are a lot of farm chemicals available, and a lot of old buildings. That’s not a good statistic, but it’s true. We’re just trying to catch folks before they get into all of that.”

Prince of Peace Episcopal Church in Sterling sponsored a “Fruit of the Spirit” truck float during a parade through town last August . As they walked along the parade route, the group col-lected about 100 pounds of food for Cooperating Ministry of Logan County . Pictured Coop-erating Ministry executive director Lorie Gosser, second from left, along with church members Jill McCabe, Miles McCabe and Daphne Zimmerman-Ferri .

Diocesan Convention to Convene in Grand JunctionThe 124th annual Diocesan Convention will take place this year, Oct. 6 -8 at

the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. The convention is the official annual meeting for the diocese, where diocesan business –including the passage of a diocesan budge for the coming year – is reviewed and voted on by representatives from congregations and diocesan institutions around the state. Under the episcopacy of Bishop Robert O’Neill, the convention has also become an opportunity for clergy and lay delegates, as well as other guests and attendees, to worship, pray and learn through a variety of addresses, workshops and corporate worship services.

Building on strategic planning work done by the staff in the Office of the Bishop, the Standing Committee, and other diocesan commissions and committees, this con-

vention will explore how we build and nurture transformational communities of faith. The Office of the Bishop works to move the Convention around our large dio-

cese. Last year’s convention took place at the Hyatt Regency Tech Center just out-side of Denver. Previous conventions have taken place in Loveland and Pueblo. The 2005 Convention was held in Grand Junction.

The Convention Eucharist will take place Thursday evening at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Grand Junction. Currently, the Office of the Bishop is seeking volunteers to help with event planning and logistics, worship planning and direction, and workshop proposals and presenters. If you’d like to help, contact Nancy McClung in the Office of the Bishop, nmcclung@coloradodiocese.org, or 303-837-1173.

Jubilee MinistriesFor more on all of Colorado’s Jubilee Ministries, visit

http://colorado-jubilee .org/

Diocesan ConventionMore information on Diocesan Convention will be coming

in the weeks ahead; for updates, be sure to watch www .coloradodiocese .org/06_newsandevents/dio_conv .html

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St. Aidan’s, Boulder Offers Emergency Warmth, Shelter BY ANNE DOYLE

“Hey, it’s really cold...do you know a place where I can sleep tonight?” is a question often asked in Boulder during the winter, and this winter, some bitterly cold nights prompted the question more often. Now there is a new option for those need-ing shelter. Saint Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Boulder is one of the six faith com-munities serving as emergency warming centers (EWCs) in partnership with Boul-der Outreach for Homeless Overflow (BOHO) every night that meets cold weather criteria (38º F and wet or 32ºF and dry). Each EWC provides a safe, warm place to sleep, a community with caring staff, and a take-away breakfast in the morning to all who have no place to rest out of the frigid weather.

Members of St. Aidan’s come in to the church in the late afternoon one night a week and remove all of the furnishings from the church hall leaving the bare floor open for blankets, sleeping bags, back packs and people. At 7 p.m. the doors open and those who need a place to sleep sign-in and select a spot to settle in for the night. Volunteers greet the guests, sometimes with cookies or other snacks, but always with a kind word of welcome. Around 9 p.m. volunteers leave and the BOHO staff help the guests settle in for lights out. In the mornings, church volunteers return to help distribute a take-away breakfast, to help store the blankets and to help clean the hall and classrooms. And on January 17, Deacon Don Burt began a weekly Ecclesia service with five guests staying to worship with him.

The time before lights out provides an opportunity for the people of St. Aid-an’s and the people who sleep in the church to become acquainted. After a time or two, guests and volunteers recognize one another and begin to share stories about their week—as friends. One guest shared with a volunteer, “Well, ma’am, I’ve been

homeless more than forty years. I don’t often stay indoors but tonight it’s supposed to be below zero so I’m thankful for a place to come in. Most of the time, though, I can get along just fine.” He then proceeded to share with her how to construct an insulated cardboard shelter. It was a heartwarming exchange.

While not a solution to homelessness, the emergency warming centers (EWCs) significantly reduce mortality and morbidity due to exposure among the homeless population. The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless can accommodate 160 guests a night and, recently, has been almost at capacity every night. So, those unable to find shelter have no other place to go. As of January 25, 2011, St. Aidan’s had hosted 11 of the 78 BOHO emergency warming centers open during the 2010-2011 season and had served 760 of the 5,498 guests. Clearly there is need for the extra shelter and care.

Discernment of the call to use St. Aidan’s church for this purpose took many months. Lots of conversation and prayer led the community to join with BOHO and the other faith communities to support the homeless by becoming an emer-gency warming center. While not every church member comes and spends time with the guests, many people contribute behind the scenes. Parishioners con-tributed blankets; we now have more than 225 that sit on rolling racks during the week. Others buy the coffee and cups needed for the breakfasts. Some bring coats or socks or books. A few slip in on the night of the warming center with plates of home cooked food. Some move the furniture and leave before the guests arrive. Others come and just hang out.

But we are all blessed by our guests’ words as they leave in the morning: “Thank you for letting us stay in your church. You are good people.”

Daughters of the King Gather in DenverBY PRISCILLA SHAND

On a recent weekend, the Daughters of the King National President Grace Sears joined members of the Province VI Board as well as a number of DOK sisters from 6 of the 8 states in our Province. The gathering was held at the Loretto Retreat Center in Denver, which was the perfect place to gather, sing God’s praises, and share the business and common experiences, concerns, and love that binds us as Daughters.

As always there was laughter and tears as we shared with each other the ways God has shown himself at work in our lives. When Daughters gather, there is always an awareness of the many small, medium, and large ways that God answers prayer.

On Saturday afternoon we were honored to volunteer at the World Vision Ware-house in Denver, sorting and repacking children’s clothing to be sent to those in need throughout the world. All of us who participated on Saturday afternoon were blessed beyond measure as we gathered to bless the boxes we had packed.

Sears led the retreat sessions and spoke on leadership. She encouraged us to look at any opportunity for leadership as though it were the gift of a kite from a friend. She told us to accept the responsibility offered and to run with it, “until it catches the wind.” She reminded us of Peter, of how Jesus had chosen him specifically to be the rock upon which He would build His church. But in his fear and weakness before the Crucifixion,

Peter betrayed his Lord three times. At one point, Jesus asks Peter three times, “Peter, do you love me?”--three opportunities to redeem and recommit himself to the work Jesus had for him. (John 21:1-22.) This time Peter passes the test, and Jesus gives him very specific ways in which to live out that love. Jesus had not given up on him. As Grace said, “If God gives us a task, He means it!” Therefore, we are to listen carefully to His di-rection, and He will give us the strength to carry out the work in His name, for His sake.

During other sessions, we discussed things that are happening in our chapters throughout the world and plans for the National Triennial Convention coming up in the summer of 2012. We also voted on proposed changes to the Province VI By-laws and met in groups to share ideas from/for our chapters.

Finally, our weekend concluded with the celebration of Eucharist led by the Di-ocesan Canon to the Ordinary, Reverend Carl Andrews. He shared with us the story of Absalom Jones, the first ordained black Episcopal priest. Andrews compared the work of our Order to the ground-breaking work that Absalom Jones was able to accomplish for God as well as for his people. Everywhere we look, we have amazing role models to emulate, some of whom might share Eucharist with us on Sundays, or… perhaps a future role model looks back at us each morning as we brush our teeth!

Every Daughter accepted “a kite from a friend” when she chose to make a sacred, lifelong commitment to the Order of the Daughters of the King. Over the years, there have been lovely moments when my kite has caught the wind of the Holy Spirit, and there have been times when my kite comes down, looking a bit bat-tered! Nevertheless, I came away from this retreat wanting to be a better kite-flyer!

Colorado Daughters of the King RetreatThe Colorado Diocesan chapters of DOK will hold our annual retreat for the first time this year at the new Diocesan Retreat Center at Cathedral Ridge near Woodland Park. The theme of the retreat is “A Pilgrimage of the Heart: The Journey Inward.” The retreat speaker is Toni Stone. We look forward to adding our special DOK prayers in the blessing of that beautiful location. There, we will pray and sing together, learn together, share our God-things and… just maybe… test-fly a few kites! For Registration Form/Costs, contact Registrar: Sue Kuhl rskuhl@comcast .net, or 303-255-4786.

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You may recall in the last article about the Colorado Haiti Project that I reflected on the miracle of the loaves and fishes and how that story relates so closely to the extensive hunger that exists in both Petit Trou de Nippes and Haiti in general. Since then this story continues to work its way quietly within me, coming back to my heart and mind at unexpected moments both day and night. I realized that the story of the loaves and fishes demonstrates both miraculous grace and basic human kindness in terms of the open heartedness and the willingness to share of all those who were in the presence of Jesus Christ that day.

Of course, it is daunting to see this as such a great story, and at the same time to know how small is my own immediate capacity to address the tremendous need that we witness together. For me a key to resolving the sense of being overwhelmed is found in faith and in soli-darity with one another. We witness together and from that witnessing we are moved to act together. None of us is alone in how we face the sometimes extraordinary dimensions of human suffering.

As we continued to tally the gifts that were mailed or made online to the Colorado Haiti Project throughout the month of December and

after the first of the year I realized that I was looking at another loaves and fishes story. My deep gratitude goes out to all of you who helped make this a successful year end appeal. We appreciate your generous support even more because there is no question that these have been difficult times for many people here in the U.S. With the resources you have made available we can continue to alleviate the suffering of those we are working with in Petit Trou. Let me now tell you the latest chapter of Colorado Haiti Project’s story.

Alleviating suffering is not the only way we can describe what we are doing today. We can now state that our work is actually pre-venting a serious form of suffering and death. According to Colorado Haiti Project Board President Don Snyder who returned from a visit to St. Paul’s in late January, in those areas served by the water wells that we drilled in March of 2009, there is no evidence of cholera. The same cannot be said for the surrounding zones where there are already a significant number of cases of this terrible disease. While we can acknowledge the progress that has been made, we also redouble our efforts to address the situation for those who are not yet sharing the benefits of clean water.

As I write this article there is a team from one of our collabora-tive partners in Haiti that is laying the foundation for the use of bio-

sand filters in those areas that do not have wells and still rely on unsafe sources of surface water. We are implementing a training for 30 of our women volunteers as ‘animators’ as well as further training for technicians to learn about setting up and maintaining these biosand filters in the outlying areas. We have also wired money for the purchase of additional supplies requested by the women volunteers related to hygiene and cholera prevention. In addition our medical director, Dr. Mike Earnest has also been helping Father Kesner, vicar of St. Paul’s Mission, to locate additional sources of related materials from NGO’s operating in Haiti. Finally, we are develop-ing plans for a new kitchen and cafeteria for our school lunch program.

We would not be able to do any of this work without your continued generosity, and as I said earlier we are very thankful for that support.

The government cholera treatment center outside Petit trou de Nippes (below); One of the victims of Haiti’s cholera outbreak (left). Thanks to wells drilled by the Colo-rado Haiti Project, and the safe drinking water they provide, the area served by St. Paul’s mission has largely avoided cholera. The Colorado Haiti Project is working with partners to make safe drinking water more widely available in the area around Petit trou de Nippes.

Colorado Haiti Project News Follow the work of the Colorado Haiti Project at www .coloradohaitiproject .org

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. . .OUR WORK IS ACTUALLY PREVENTING A SERIOUS FORM

OF SUFFERING AND DEATH.

Episcopal Relief & Development Releases One-Year Haiti Report

On January 12, 2010, a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, leveling scores of build-ings and claiming over 217,000 lives. At the center of major relief efforts was the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti, the largest diocese of The Episcopal Church, and long-term partner of Episcopal Relief & Development. Led by the Rt. Rev. Jean Zaché Du-racin, the Haitian Church has long provided programs and basic services in communi-ties throughout the country. The Church in Haiti has a network of relationships that were essential to the rapid delivery of assistance and supplies after the earthquake.

In memory of lives lost and in honor of the ongoing work in Haiti, Episcopal Relief & Development released a report outlining the accomplishments of the past year. Through the generosity of donors worldwide and in partnership with the Dio-cese of Haiti and its relief and development arm, CEDDISEC (Centre Diocésain de Développement Intégré et de Secours), Episcopal Relief & Development has sup-ported a wide variety of locally-led, community-based recovery projects.

“The Church of Haiti has been a key leader in the earthquake response,” said

Major Aftershock of September Quake Strikes New Zealand

[Episcopal News Service] Residents of Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city, are searching through the rubble left by a magnitude-6.3 earthquake that struck on Feb. 22 just before 1 p.m. local time, killing at least 65 people and damag-ing many buildings, including the Anglican cathedral.

It was the second time in five months that Christchurch has been rocked by a major earthquake.

The Very Rev. Peter Beck, dean of Christchurch Cathedral, told the British Broadcasting Corp.’s 5 Live Radio program that he managed to escape his cathedral office and helped others as well. The offices were not badly damaged but “the tower has collapsed and some of the walls have collapsed and we’re pretty fearful there may be some people underneath that.”

(It was later determined that there was no one trapped, injured or killed in the Cathedral.)

Beck told the New Zealand Herald that the temblor caused part of the cathedral roof to cave in and collapsed the tower. It was recently announced that no victims had been found in the rubble of the Cathedral’s tower.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori wrote to Beck Feb. 22 saying that Episcopalians “are horrified to hear of the death and damage in this latest temblor.”

“Please know of our prayers for comfort and safety of the survivors, healing for the injured, and peace at the last for those who have died,” she continued. “May you all know yourselves held in the palm of God’s hand in the midst of this chaos.”

Prayers were said Feb 22 for New Zealand during the noon Eucharist at the Episcopal Church Center in New York.

Other churches, including St John’s Anglican Church in Latimer Square about

The spire of the iconic stone Christchurch Cathedral toppled into Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand Feb. 22.

300 meters from the cathedral, were damaged or destroyed. St. John’s was report-edly badly damaged, with a wall caved in, adding to severe damage from last year’s earthquake. Its website still shows photos of that damage.

Archbishops David Moxon, Brown Turei and Winston Halapua, and Standing Com-mittee of the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia were meeting in Rotorua, New Zealand, about 140 miles southeast of Auckland on the country’s north island when they received news of the earthquake.

“We, along with so many other people in this country, immediately turned to prayer for all those who are so seriously affected,” they said in part in a statement posted on the Anglican Communion News Service website.

“We have also contacted our wider Anglican Communion around the world and asked them to pray with us. We reach out in this prayer to the people of the city of Christchurch and the wider Canterbury region, asking the God of all the earth to give everyone the strength and endurance that they need to survive and to recover.”

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Rob Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development. “Bishop Duracin and dedicated members of the diocese have been working since the very early stages of rescue efforts to meet the needs of people who had lost everything. Now they are overseeing projects that are benefiting thousands of people.”

The Haiti One-Year Report summarizes activities and achievements in two phases of the recovery effort: Phase I (January-March 2010) activities concentrated on rescue and relief, while Phase II (April-December 2010) focused on the transi-tion from relief to recovery. Some initiatives will continue through 2011, including Cash-for-Work projects, the construction of provisional homes and installation of water and sanitation systems. These programs will help individuals and families increase their economic independence, and promote household and community se-curity. Phase III programs (ongoing from January 2011) will center on recovery and sustainable development.

“Haitians have the strength and determination to rebuild their country, together as communities and in communion with their churches,” said Tammi Mott, Epis-copal Relief & Development’s Program Officer for Haiti. “Episcopal Relief & De-velopment is supporting the Diocese of Haiti as it empowers Haitians to actively engage at every stage of the recovery process.”

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More About Episcopal Relief & Development To learn more about diocesan and CEDDISEC recovery activities

supported by Episcopal Relief & Development, visit www .er-d .org/Haiti.

News From Around the Anglican CommunionTo follow developments from Christchurch and from around

the Anglican Communion, visit Episcopal Life Online: www .episcopalchurch .org/elife,

and the Anglican Communion News Service: www .anglicancommunion .org/acns/index .cfm

Right after Diocesan Convention, the longest running and largest diocesan events are the two youth weekends, Genesis and Quest, which have been offered to youth in the diocese for a decade. These two events – which serve slightly different audiences and purposes – have morphed and evolved over time, while their purpose and commitment to the Christian formation of young people have remained consistent.

Both Quest and Genesis began in 2001, and they have taken place since then at Frontier Ranch, a Young Life facility outside of Buena Vista. Neil Riley, who was serving at the time as the Canon for Faith Formation, designed the events for many years, and recently handed them off to the Rev. Catie Greene, the diocesan faith formation events coordinator. From the beginning, the youth weekends have been designed to meet four specific goals: to support local youth ministries and their leadership in engaging youth in a life with Jesus Christ; to present both a cogni-tive and experiential understanding of Christianity; to encourage and invite youth into relationship with Christ, and with his body, the Church; and to foster and empower each participants ongoing relationship with Christ and the Church.

However, the two weekends have different emphases – Genesis, the fall weekend, is designed to be an invitational experience for youth who are new to Christianity, and also to be a forma-tion experience for youth groups at the beginning of their program year. Quest, the spring weekend, is aimed at youth who are seeking to deepen and enrich an existing relationship with Christ and the Church. Both weekends typically take a theme out of the current youth or popular culture, often based on a popular movie or TV show, and recently, on online communities like Facebook and LinkedIn. Greene explains the themes this way: “The questions that are asked of the theme and its various program components are ‘how relevant is this to the people we are serving?  How does it help them know God in Jesus Christ?’”

Together, the two weekends provide youth groups and leaders with two bookends for their program year – the first to invite participants into youth groups for the year, and the second, to provide a place for youth to connect more deeply and personally with their faith prior to summer service projects or mission trips. And, while they support youth in their faith

journeys, they also support youth leaders in their ministry. Philip and Jane Jordan, youth leaders from Christ’s Episcopal Church in Castle Rock, explained in an email how the weekends have helped their youth program grow over the past year. “We started the [Genesis] weekend with one kid we knew and three others that were new to

the church that we had never even met,” they said. “By the end of the weekend the kids were bonded and a new youth group was formed.” Since the Genesis weekend, their youth group has continued to grow, and those who attended Genesis started looking forward to Quest before they had completed the

drive home from the Genesis weekend.

Evaluations from youth leaders often mention that the weekends help them learn how to be better youth leaders. Leaders also appreciate the time they get to spend with other youth leaders, and Greene says that they are now offering more intentional training pieces for

youth leaders as part of the weekends.

Each event depends heavily on volunteer work to plan, coordinate and finally carry out the weekends’ activities, which include speakers, music, small group discussions and activities, and lots of games. The planning and coordination require, according to Greene, at least five months, making the two weekends a more-or-less year-round enterprise for Greene and the volunteer plan-ning groups. “The level of professionalism of the staffs for these events are top notch,” Greene comments. “The planning teams and event staff draw upon clergy and faith formation leaders (adults and youth) in the diocese, as well as speakers, musicians, and technicians known for their work throughout the state and country.”  Greene goes on to note that speakers and musicians often come to the event for much less than their usual fees.

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Genesis & Quest Headline

Change can be comforting once you allow yourself to h ear God and realize its positive impact. Its a scary thing,change.

Genesis and Quest mark a decade of youth retreats

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Genesis & Quest Headline

This was th e first tim e I ever h eard Gods voice. It was so holy and powerful,I nearly knelt down and cried.

I h eard it not with my ears, but with my h eart.

I gained knowledge for how to lead my group better. I gained a feel for how to lead th em in a way th ey will follow. I gained joy from my group getting togeth er and begging me to make Quest com e sooner.

Bishop Robert O’Neill regularly participates in youth weekends .

The Rev . Catie Greene provides direction at a Quest weekend .

Mishkah Encourages Churches to Explore Worship Possibilities

On January 28th, Kate Eaton, founder of Mishkhah conducted her first work-shop titled “Creating worship environments that stir the senses and open the heart” at Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver. Fourteen people attended, several of whom came from outside Colorado. There were six clergy, six lay people and two people were from other denominations. Some already were carrying out new forms of wor-ship while others were exploring the possibilities of doing so.

Following the workshop, an evening of worship took place in the cathedral where Mishkhah shared its mission—to reveal the mystery of Christ through music, the arts, interaction and movement. This gave workshop attendees an opportunity to step into a live experience. The basic tenets of successful planning for new forms of worship were demonstrated as the cathedral space was transformed. Opportunities to explore the Scripture readings in depth through walking meditation and interac-tive places for prayer took place.

More than 175 people were in attendance at the worship service and partici-pants responded positively to the workshop. Kathi Rudolph from St. Timothy’s in Centennial said that, “My first experience with Mishkhah on Friday was very pow-erful. It really touched my heart and soul. I am so excited to bring this type of wor-ship to Saint Timothy’s.”

The Rev. Lynn Hade, who is the curate of St. James church in Lancaster, Penn., noted that the workshop was well designed. “It was very helpful to have a good conceptual grasp on the process of planning, as well as the hand’s on opportunity to try it out,” she said.

Kate Eaton founded Mishkhah in January 2010 and has collaborated with churches helping them to create new weekly evening services, including a church in Pennsylvania, and a church in New Orleans. Eaton also helped St. Paul’s in Lake-wood design a service call Nishma.

One of the hardest things for congregations exploring these kinds of ser-vices is the importance of and ability to find adequate resources. “Fi-nancial resources and volunteer labor are criti-cal to creating and sus-taining fresh, dynamic and innovative worship environments that invite people into a deep and lasting experience of the liturgy,” Eaton says.

Participants light candles at the Mishkah prayer service that followed the workshop (left) Workshop participants at St. John’s Cathedral. (below)

Hispanic Ministry Commission Begins Conversation About Immigration IssuesBY NANCY ANGLE

The Hispanic Ministry Commission and Jubilee Ministry has begun collaborat-ing in order to raise awareness across the Diocese about immigration related issues. In February, three deacons – all members of the Jubilee Ministry Public Policy Ad-visory Group – met with members of the Hispanic Ministry Commission. The Rev. Rebecca “Becky” Jones, Diocesan Jubilee officer, was accompanied by the Rev. Elizabeth Garfield and the Rev. Sally Megath, members of the advisory group. The Colorado Episcopal Public Policy Network is an extension of the Diocesan Jubilee Office. It monitors legislative activity and public policy related to issues that pertain to poverty, hunger, homelessness and health care. It also seeks to inform Episco-palians about proposed legislation at the State Capitol and how it could affect the people our ministries serve.

Recently, Jones has been meeting regularly with an ecumenical group of advo-cates who share a common concern for the status of low-income Colorado Hispanic Americans – both documented and undocumented . They are concerned about a number of immigration-related bills recently proposed in the General Assembly. Their common concerns were brought to the attention of the Hispanic Ministry Commission and the joint meeting was the result.

Immigration has become a hot-button issue in the past few years, but not one often addressed in our churches. It can be difficult to find an honest discussion of all aspects of this complex issue. The Hispanic Ministry Commission and the Advisory Group agree that the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Colorado needs to begin discussing immigration now from the perspective of our faith. Their goal is to facili-tate dialogue and education in local parishes and communities. Several resources are available now, and more will be available soon.

The Jubilee Ministry website – http://colorado-jubilee.org/ - offers links to all immigration-related resolutions passed by General Convention over the past 2 decades. Of particular and timely interest is the September, 2010 letter from the House of Bishops which seeks to ground the debate in the theology of the Church. This website also offers a statement from the 2006 General Convention, The Alien Among Us, as well as the American Friends Society list of resources.

A team is being formed to provide local congregations with speakers to edu-cate lead discussions of this issue. For more information, you can contact either Hispanic Ministry Commission chairperson, the Rev. Susan Greenwood (revsusan-greenwood@gmail.com) or the Rev. Rebecca Jones (killarneyrose@comcast.net).

In 2008, the Colorado Council of Churches distributed print material and a DVD entitled Who Is My Neighbor? to every Episcopal congregation in the Dio-cese. It contains a 4-part curriculum for adult education, looking at immigration issues through a lens of faith. For information about getting copies of the written material and/or the DVD at low cost, you can contact the Rev. Elizabeth Garfield (wibgarfield@hotmail.com).

MishkahFor more about Mishkah’s work and workshops, visit www .mishkah .com

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Immigration Discussion ResourceFor links to the discussion resources about immigration, visit the Jubilee Ministries web site:

http://colorado-jubilee .org/?p=359

You can find the theological reflection

prepared by the House of Bishops via link on that page, or here:

www .episcopalchurch .org/documents/HOB_theological_resource_on_immigration .pdf

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Companions in the Wilderness Conference Provides Inspiration, Support to Small CongregationsBY ERIN MACGILLIVRAY SMITH

Thanks to a Roan Ridge grant, over 30 members of 12 churches across Colo-rado joined the Companions in the Wilderness Conference, Dec. 3-4, at Cathedral Ridge. The conference explored the challenges faced by small churches, most of them in small rural communities. It also focused upon imagining new models for the church, and on listening to what God is calling these communities to do.

Participants told their stories about community outreach and several partici-pated in a grant competition that brought from $250 to $500 to the churches to continue outreach.

In spite of their small size, and the evolution of some of their communities, many of these congregations shared stories of being called out of their own small church communities, and into relationship with their larger communities.

Leslie Duffey, bishop’s warden for St. Paul’s in Central City, explained that when gaming moved into her community several years ago, the church was hit hard because gaming and local business “don’t get along.” The community lost its “core,” motivating churches to fill the void.

St. Paul’s realized it was too small to stay inside its own walls so it took on the role of becoming the place in the community where people could go for help, from receiving firewood to collecting food to being part of community. The church puts on a community talent show, an opera day luncheon and an annual camping trip that all draw participation from many outside the church. It also hosts dinners and movies.

At St. George’s in Leadville, members serve up com-munity meals four times a week and host a concert series.

Bob Larson, who serves as a deacon at St. John’s in Ouray told how his congregation had provided $1,000 a month for food and sustenance in Kenya and gave $8,000 a year for a Kenyan to attend medical school.

Some of the churches, like St. Benedict in La Veta and St. Augustine’s in Creede, have major influxes into their pews during the summer, but neither church has enough year-round members to pay full-time priests. In the case of St. Benedict, it entered into a mission partnership last year with St. Thomas, over La Veta Pass in Alamosa. The partner-ship, which crosses regional boundaries—St. Thomas is in the Southwest Region while St. Benedict is in the Sangre de Cristo Region—answered a present need to share the expense of a priest, while it brought an old relationship between the two congregations full-circle. Many years ago when St. Benedict was a struggling mission, St. Thomas’s priest would go over the mountains and celebrate Eucharist.

“It started off because St. Thomas helped us and now we are sharing,” Foley said. One way the diocese has developed to enable mission in small churches

is through mission partnership relationships, which can take a number of forms. Through mission partnerships, congregations like St. Benedict and St. Thomas and St. Augustine in Creede, St. Francis in South Fork and St. Stephen’s in Monte Vista are able to share clergy and other resources. St. John’s in Newcastle and All Saints’

in Battlement Mesa share the Rev. E.J. Rivet for weekly services between the two communities. And there are other forms of mission partnership as well.

One way to bring community into the church is to allow other denominations to use church space for services like Good Samaritan in Gunnison. Another way to provide ministry is use of pastors of other denominations in communion with the Episcopal Church to serve Episcopalian congregations, as is the case in Kremmling, where the Rev. Michael Vortvedt, a Lutheran minister, serves Trinity Episcopal.

Bishop Rob O’Neill participated in the conference during its second day. In his address to attendees, he noted, “We (in Colorado) are different from the rest of the Episcopal Church.”

Stating that we should be “workers of the Kingdom wherever we are,” Bishop O’Neill pointed out that there are many changes in the Christian community, and encouraged those gathered to ask themselves, in a changing environment, “How is God asking us to use our gifts?”

The Rev. Lou Blanchard said Christians must band together to meet the needs of the community rather than try to go it alone.

The attendees participated in workshops and entered into covenants to support one another. On Jan. 26, 2011, many of the conference goers participated in an eve-ning of prayer from wherever they were. The event came about at the request of St. Paul’s- Central City to pray for political cooperation in our country and for newly

elected municipal, county and state legislators. St. Paul’s was joined by three other churches in Central City, St. Mary’s Ro-man Catholic Church, St. James Methodist Church and the Black Hawk Evangelical Free Church.

Cathedral RidgeHave Your Next Retreat at Cathedral Ridge! For more

information, click on the Cathedral Ridge link at

www .coloradodiodiocese .org .

For the Love of Christ: The Work of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship in ColoradoBY CHRISTINA MANWELLER

Those of us drawn to peace work have faith that every heart and mind turned peace-ward and loveward reflects Christ’s love back into this world. How can it be otherwise?

Martin Luther King, Jr. said “Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.” So we work on ourselves, examining our tendencies toward aggression, transforming our hearts and minds through aware-ness, prayer and effort, but we also look at the broader picture, as King did, outward to a world that needs reforming, a world that, for instance, still (still!) promotes war as a means to solve disputes––even interpersonal war, between sisters and brothers on the right and on the left of the political spectrum.

We believe the Prince of Peace weeps at war, weeps with all those suffering from it––from the Sudanese widow and mother left without a means of support, to the parents of a nine-year-old child killed in Tucson––and we believe that it is not naive to know there is another way, to take steps toward change. Freedom from war is not only possible, but the most basic human right.

We’re shown that other way when our hearts open: Christ’s great love for us is, in fact, the way. Peace cannot be attained through violent measures, nor through human will alone. Those of us aiming to mirror Christ’s love to our fractured world know it is not the quicker route, not an easy one either, but it is the more certain path toward universal sister- and brother-hood, toward genuine peace. While the ambition may sound––may be––lofty, if we don’t have faith in it, how will the world ever change?

What is faith if not believing that change can and does happen? And if we Christian peacemakers don’t hold to a Christ-centered vision, we’re in danger of

losing sight of where we’re headed. Of losing hope. Yes, the dream is lofty, but let’s remember, many scorned Jesus’s lifework, called him fool.

Looking to those in recent times who helped usher in phenomenal social reor-dering through peaceful means, like Dr. King and Mohandas Gandhi, we assert with ever more certainty that peaceful change is possible. As King said in his 1964 Nobel acceptance speech, “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. That is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.” Why not take the word of a man who walked the talk?

These are some of the steps the Colorado chapter of the Episcopal Peace Fellow-ship has taken over the past few years to turn Christ’s love for us back to a world hun-gering for peace and for justice: every year we hold our Urban Pilgrimage for Peace, during which we stand firmly with Jesus alongside those who are, in many respects, less fortunate than we are; we coordinated a Traces of the Trade screening and discus-sion focusing on the roots of racism; last summer we organized a conference through which participants looked deeply and honestly into their own hearts with the aspiration of creating a more peace-filled world; we’ve held eco-justice gatherings in the moun-tains where we honor the interconnections between all life on earth; we come together bimonthly in our PeaceFlix programs to be in community and look at peace and social justice issues. This is our work. You are welcome to join us. Peace be with you.

By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. - LUKE 1:78-79

Beloved Deacon Sally Ziegler RetiresBY CLELIA DEMORAES AND CANDICE HALL

Bishop Robert O’Neill joined the people of Grace and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church and other Colorado Springs friends on Sunday, December 19, to celebrate Deacon Sally Ziegler’s 13 years of faithful parish ser-vice. Ordained in June of 1994 in the Diocese of New

York, Deacon Sally transferred to Grace Episcopal Church and was quickly recruit-ed, in the name of Christ, to help with religious instruction at St. Stephen’s Epis-copal Day School and the Sunday School, to visit hospital patients and shut ins, to shepherd weekday fellowship and study groups and to preach.

Known for her indefatigable energy, her quick wit, her smiles and hugs, Deacon Sally quickly became a favorite with the young children of the parish, who would race each other to the chancel steps on Sunday for a seat next to Sally during the Children’s Lesson. Bible stories frequently lead Sally to prosaic lessons —why children should be nice to their parents, why they shouldn’t be mean to their brothers and sisters, why they should do their chores without complaint. The children responded eagerly and candidly, with renewed commitment to loving and serving God and one another, while parents and parents-to-be listened bemused from the pews. Sally’s lessons are fondly remembered by young adults who once sat at her feet but now tower over the diminutive deacon.

Sally has been a good and faithful servant to the elderly and to shut-ins—to those who remained in the parish and to those who left. Although steadfast and seri-ous when the occasion required, her hospital visits were known especially for the laughter and joy Sally brought with her.

Celebrations at beloved Deacon Sally’s retirement party included a concert with performances by the adult, youth, children’s and bell choirs, a well-attended recep-tion rich with tasty refreshments, champagne and many hugs, and dearest to Sally+’s heart, the establishment of the Deacon Sally Ziegler charitable fund. Bishop O’Neill was the fund’s first contributor. Now that her retirement from Grace and St. Ste-phen’s Episcopal Church is official, Sally has begun training to represent the best interests of children who have been the victims of child abuse, neglect or domestic violence on behalf of the local Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA ) program.

“Sally has been for many of us the glue that held us together as a parish.” wrote Father Stephen Zimmerman, Priest-in-Charge. “ She was the face of pastoral care and compassion, wisdom and strength when we needed them most. All of us owe her a debt of gratitude, which none of us can repay. We can be thankful, also, that Sally has inspired us, and shown us how to love and care for one another. Even though we can never replace her, we can carry on her work as all of us become more loving, wise and strong in the Lord.”

Learn More About the Episcopal Peace Fellowship

You can learn more about the work of

the Episcopal Peace Fellowship at

www .epfcolorado .org .

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Greeley Project Receives Award on Martin Luther King’s BirthdayBY THE REV. REBECCA JONES

The Grove Neighborhood Network computer lab – located at Island Grove Village Apartments, a Jubilee Ministry affiliated with Trinity Episcopal church in Greeley – was honored with the first-ever “Dream Big, Spread Hope, Inspire Oth-ers Community Award” during a citywide observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday on Jan. 17.

Since it opened in 1997, the lab and its staff have helped 175 people to attain their GEDs, and have helped countless more to learn English, to update their techni-cal skills to land better jobs, to network, to read, to do homework, to communicate and to have free access to all the internet has to offer. In addition, its Kaleidoscope Youth Program offers structured, after-school activities and homework support for Island Grove Village residents.

“For more than 13 years, The Grove has been a leader in the community to help bridge the education drive,” said Christy Shirazi, a member of Greeley’s Human Relations Commission, the sponsor of the award. “The work that they do exempli-fies what Rev. King lived for and ultimately gave his life for.”

“This is the highlight of my career,” said Thom Mahoney, the manager of the computer lab. “Martin Luther King is a hero of mine. For us to get this really means a lot to me.”

The lab opened with six leased computers and two donated ones. Over the years, it has gradually expanded to 15 computer workstations, with plans to soon add six more. Today, the lab serves about 1,000 visitors a month, providing some 24,000 hours of service to the community each year.

The lab is part of the Island Grove facility, a multi-family affordable housing complex built by Trinity in 1972 using federal loans.

“I was on the vestry at that time,” said Dick Maxfield, president of Maxfield Services Corp., which oversees the day-to-day management of the 108-unit com-plex. “We talked about what was happening in Greeley, and how at the time there were only 20 units of affordable housing here. There was no Section 8 housing, no senior housing. In ’72 a new rector, Norm Middleton, came to our congregation and he was aware of the activity going on through HUD at that time in terms of the opportunity to build affordable housing. At that time, loans were being made for non-profits, and those financing instruments made it very workable. We put our sweat equity into it.”

Maxfield credits “prayer and perseverance” for ultimately overcoming local reluctance to build low-income housing. Eventually Trinity created a non-profit or-ganization, Trinity Housing Corp., to build and manage the complex. While Trinity Housing Corp. is a separate entity from the church, the managing board of directors comes from within the parish.

Maxfield, a former marketing executive with an engineering firm, took over management of the property in 1988. Island Grove was officially recognized as Ju-bilee Ministry of the Episcopal Church in 2005. It is one of a network of 24 Jubilee

Ministries in Colorado, and one of nearly 600 nationwide.The computer lab’s primary focus is helping guests who lack a high school

diploma to attain their GED. Anyone in the community may use the computers free of charge to work through the self-paced diploma program. “We had one woman, Esther, whose goal was to earn her GED before she turned 60,” said Mahoney. “Like most of our students, she had some learning disabilities, and it took her 2 ½ years, but she got it. She only missed her 60th birthday by a few months. Esther had a big whiz-bang party because she was so proud.”

While the computer lab is open to anyone in the community, the Kaleidoscope program is open just to children in the Island Grove complex. The complex is home to 325-350 low-income residents, including about 150 children, Mahoney said.

“Our average daily attendance is 35, but last year we had 40 days where there were 40 or more kids and one day we had 59,” he said. “The kids come in from school, spend 20 minutes doing homework or reading, then go to the computer lab, where we have structured website where they can go. It’s been tremendously suc-cessful. Many of them are becoming really good with computers. We require certain behavior from them to participate, and they live up to it.”

Claudia Avila-Marquez helps kids in the Kaleidoscope Youth Program at The Grove Neighborhood Network computer lab

as part of her onsite Employment Services of Weld County Employment and Training Program.

See an online Video about this Jubilee MinistryA short film exploring the ministry of Island Grove, especially

the computer lab, was created as part of the Dream Big,

Spread Hope, Inspire Others” award. It can be seen online at http://www .islandgrove .org/mlk

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people & placesMilestonesThe Rev. Leigh Waggoner was called as rector at St. Barnabas in Cortez.

The Rev. Alan Cole was called as rector at St. Paul’s in Lakewood. He has previously served that congregation as priest-in-charge.

The Rev. Trish Cunningham is serving as interim rector at St. John’s in Boulder.

The Rev. Gary Horle is serving as interim rector at Christ the King in Arvada.

The Rev. Denson Freemon was called as rector at Chapel of Our Savior in Colorado Springs.

The Rev. Sally Zeigler retired as deacon of Grace & St. Stephen’s in Colorado Springs (see story pg.12).

The Rev. Beth Taylor was ordained to the priesthood.

The Rev. Bill Pounds celebrated the 50th Anniversary of his ordination.

Lyle Smith-Graybeal, a member of St. Brigit’s in Frederick, was named to the board of the National Asso-ciation of Episcopal Christian Education Directors, the trade group for Episcopal educators. Cathy Ode, director of children’s ministries at St. John’s in Boulder, just completed a three-year term on the board.

St Mary Magdalene, Boulder Celebrates 25th Anniversary

The first service held at St Mary Magdalene, Boulder, was on Christmas Eve of 1985. The church’s 25th anniversary was Christmas Eve, 2010, but Christmas Eve was not exactly the best time to celebrate a parish anniversary. Instead, the congregation celebrated during its an-nual meeting weekend of January 29 & 30, 2011. To celebrate the occa-sion, St. John’s invited Helen McKeown (widow of the Rev Jim McKe-own, who was our founding priest), the Rev. Connie Delzell (our first vicar) and her husband, David, and our original five families. All were able to attend except the Heermans. We also had another 140 current and former members attend Evensong on Saturday, January 29.

After the lessons and a short homily, the special guests were in-vited to come forward, and presented with several gifts representing the life of the parish. They each shared stories and memories of the de-velopment of St. Mary Magdalene. A reception followed the service.

The celebration continued on Sunday morning. Delzell pre-sided at Eucharist and then opened the annual meeting with a prayer. St Mary Magdalene is now looking forward to the next 25 years of ministry in Boulder.

Historic McWilliams House Rehabilitation Completed

The Bishop’s official visit to Grace and St. Stephen’s parish in Colorado Springs provided an opportunity for him to bless the newly rehabilitat-ed McWilliams House, the historic parish office. McWilliams House has been restored to its for-mer glory after months of rehabilitation work. The work was funded by grants from the Colorado State Historic Fund, The Downtown Partnership of Col-orado Springs, the Old North End Neighborhood Association and private donations from friends and parishioners of Grace Episcopal Church.

The house was erected for local grocers Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard, who ob-tained their funding for the residence by “grubsteaking” or financially supporting min-ers in exchange for shares of any future discoveries. The Bernard’s Elkton mine pro-duced over $16 million in gold over its lifetime. Grace Episcopal Church purchased the building in the late 1960s to house the parish offices and to provide meeting space for community organizations. McWilliams House has provided support and financing to over 30 non-profit organizations serving the Colorado Springs community and beyond.

The Colorado Episcopal Foundation thanks Mr. John Thornbury (St. Mary Magdalene’s Boulder), Mr. John Sneed (St. Charles, Ft. Mor-gan), and Mr. Dick Boblit (St. Patrick’s, Pagosa Springs) as they fin-ished 6 years of service as Foundation Trustees.

Colorado Episcopal Foundation Welcomes New TrusteesThe Foundation welcomes The Rev. Garry Horle (Diocesan Interim Rector),

The Rev. F. Sathi Bunyan (Retired Priest), The Rev. Dr. Gene Wahl (Diocesan Priest), and Mr. Kevin Lindahl (St. Barnabas, Denver) as new Trustees.

Send Us Your News!Send news from your congregation so we can share

it with the diocese. Send stories and photos to

bstokes@coloradodiocese .org

Beth Taylor is ordained at Christ Church in

Cranbrook, Michigan, where she is serving as

associate rector.

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Photo courtesy of Christ Church Cranbrook Facebook page.

The Rev. Steve Zimmerman, with the Rev. Sally Zeigler at Grace & St. Stephen’s in Colorado Springs. See story page 12.

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Opportunities Diocesan Events

Lay Employees’ Planning For Tomorrow Conference, April 8-9, Diocese of Colorado

The Church Pension Fund presents the Planning for Tomorrow Conference, for Lay Employees. As a lay employee, you should work 20 or more hours per week to be eligible to attend this conference. You do not have to be enrolled in a pension plan through the Church Pension Fund to attend. Your spouse or partner is encouraged to attend and be part of the planning. You can register electronically two months prior to the conference. A follow-up mailing will tell you exactly when and how to register. For more information, please contact Sean Scheller (800) 223-6602 x8357.

The Road to Ordination, April 30, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, St. John’s Cathedral.

This is an information day for those who are discerning a call to ordained min-istry. The day’s activities will include the opportunity to hear Bishop O’Neill’s vi-sion for leadership in the Diocese of Colorado, and to learn the nuts and bolts of the ordination process. Spouses or significant others are also encouraged to attend. For more information or to register, contact Meg Stern in the Office of the Bishop, mstern@coloradodiocese.org, or 303-837-1173.

Daughters of the King Annual Retreat, April 29-May 1

Clergy Conference, May 10 – 12, Rocky Mountain Park Inn, Estes Park

Diocesan Convention, Oct. 6 – 8, Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction

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6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop’s Visitation: St . Elizabeth, Brighton

9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ash Wednesday

13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daylight Savings Time Begins (Spring Forward)

13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop’s Visitation: St . Thomas, Denver

15-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standing Committee

17-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Godly Play Core Training

19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Empowered Leadership Workshop:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace and St . Stephens, Colorado Springs

20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bishop’s Visitation: St . Barnabas, Cortez

26 . . . . . . . . . . . . Empowered Leadership Workshop: St . Timothy’s, Centennial

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1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quest, Frontier Ranch

9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Empowered Leadership Workshop: St . Stephen’s, Longmont

10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop’s Visitation: Grace, Buena Vista

17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Palm Sunday

22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Friday

22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Office of the Bishop Closed: Good Friday

24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Easter Sunday

30 . . . . . . . . . . . Empowered Leadership Workshop: Edwards Interfaith Chapel

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7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Range Regional Confirmation

8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mother’s Day

8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bishop’s Visitation: St . Paul, Montrose

8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southwest Region Confirmation , St . Paul, Montrose

10-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clergy Conference

14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sangre de Cristo Regional Confirmation

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bishop’s Visitation: St . Andrew, La Junta

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop’s Visitation: St . Paul, Lamar

17-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Standing Committee

22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bishop’s Visitation: St . Alban’s, Windsor

30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Memorial Day

30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Office of the Bishop Closed, Memorial Day

Empowered Leadership Workshops, Spring 2011Mission Shaped Leadership Workshops are for Clergy, Wardens, Vestry and

Bishop’s Committee members. Participants can expect to take back to their con-gregations. networking with other leaders in the Region, a sense of participating on God’s Mission together, mission Shaped Practices, copies of policies and practices to create space for safe and responsible mission and ministry, communication re-sources and ideas, tools for Developing Congregational Leaders, and stewardship principles for generous living. The day-long session includes lunch, and costs $15 per participant. Please view the brochure on the Congregational Development Pro-grams page on the Diocesan Website for registration information.

March 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grace& St. Stephen’s, Colorado SpringsMarch 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Timothy’s, CentennialApril 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Stephen’s, LongmontApril 30th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edwards Interfaith ChapelMay 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Patrick’s, Pagosa Springs

Quest 2011: Linked Up, Plugged In, April 1 - 3, 2011Frontier Ranch, Buena Vista

Quest is a weekend youth retreat, designed to help young people grow in their relationship with Jesus. The theme of this year’s Quest is Linked Up, Plugged In. The cost of the weekend is $120. Materials and registration information are now available on the Youth page of the Diocesan web site.

Godly Play Retreat, May 20 - 21, Cathedral Ridge, Woodland Park. A one and a half day Godly Play retreat. Come and relax and learn more about

Godly Play in the beautiful surroundings of Cathedral Ridge, the Diocese’s new facility in Woodland Park. The cost of the retreat is $100 per person (shared room) or $125 for a single room (meals included). Registration details are coming soon.

Stay Up to DateKeep track of parish events, diocesan events and offerings,

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http://www .coloradodiocese .org/06_newsandevents/calendars .html

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LENTEN PRACTICES CAN SAVE LIVES“More-than-a-Match” as a Lenten Practice

Lent is a time when we reflect on Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. We are called to prepare ourselves physically, mental-ly, and spiritually during these 40 days. Many of us take on spiritual practices during this time: abstain from sweets, Morning Prayer, a more conscious approach to recycling, among others.

What if, this year, your parish as a community decides to move into action to help those affected by malaria? Malaria is the leading cause of death in many developing countries. One million people die from malaria each year. Approximately 40% of the world’s population lives in malaria-endemic areas and 300 to 500 million infections are estimated each year. Seventy five percent of those who become sick and die are children under 5. Experts estimate that malaria kills a child every thirty seconds.

Fortunately, malaria is preventable. The cost of an insecticide treated net and education to the recipient is $12.

This year, the Colorado Episcopal Foundation’s More-than-a-Match Campaign focuses on malaria awareness and fighting malaria through helping along the distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treat-ed nets (LLITNs). Parish contributions will be matched by the Founda-tion’s. The final amount will be donated to Episcopal Relief and De-velopment to use around the world in places like Malawi, Kenya, and Zambia through that organizations Nets for Life program.

How St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal School in Denver Joined More-than-a-Match

St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal School in Denver has taken a “hands on” approach with their students, grades K-3rd in order to raise funds. “Our students have brought in money from their piggy banks. They are doing extra chores at home and for neighbors to earn mon-ey to send. One student is having a bake sale to gather funds. They are very pleased that the money they bring will be matched by More-Than-a-Match,” says The Rev. Susan Greenwood, the school’s chaplain. “We have a graph in the chapel to mark our progress. Our

net model shown below is also in the chapel. We have learned about malaria, and about the poverty that makes it difficult to bring under control. We will bring our cam-paign to an end on February 14 with a special assembly that will celebrate our gift on St. Valentine’s Day, a day to encourage love and friendship.”

Each church received a packet during Diocesan Convention or in the mail with materials to plan and promote More-than-a-Match. If you need a new packet, please contact Vivian at the information on the left. The Foundation also has net fabric available. Contact us at the information on the left and we will send you some fabric to use in your displays. Send your funds in a check payable to the Colorado Episcopal Foundation by April 30, 2011.

As a communal Lenten practice, we encourage you to educate your parish and community about malaria and commit to buying a certain amount of nets. Challenge your youth group to buy one or two nets per youth. Challenge your children’s ministry to gath-er their home’s loose, unused change and see how many nets that amount buys. Challenge your adult groups to lead their households in the awareness and fighting of malaria. Funds can be raised in a variety of ways: bake sales, donations, inter-parish tournaments, book clubs, talent shows; whatever fits your parish’s culture.

About More-Than-a-MatchThe 75th General Convention adopted the MDGs as a mission priority for the triennium, and set aside a new 0.7% line item in the

DFMS budget for MDG-related programs, the Church at all levels is challenged to expand and intensify its advocacy for and contribution

to the achievement of the MDGs.

The Colorado Episcopal Foundation set 0.7% of its budget for the Millennium Development Goals. Since 2008 the More-than-a-

Match campaign has been successful in maximizing the funds available. Over $50,000 was raised in 2008 for the Colorado Haiti Project’s

Water Fund and Primary Education in Sudan. The 2009 campaign raised over $29,000 for the Healthcare Institutions of the Episcopal

Diocese of Jerusalem.

P A R T N E R S H I P n P R O G R A M S n P E R S P E C T I V E

$12, ONE NET, ONE LIFE SAVED