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The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon is seeking applicants for the position of Diocesan Administrator/ Bishop’s Executive Assistant.

Application deadline for the full-time post is July 8, 2013; start date is September 3, 2013. Office location is negotiable, and salary details are pending, however, the pay is expected to be around $34,000 a year. Benefits include a nine percent pension contribution, and health insurance.

Diane Adams, who has held the post of bishop’s executive secretary for 12 years, announced this spring she will be resigning in mid-October, following Diocesan Convention.

 

A reminder from Ascension School Camp & Conference Center in Cove:

Enrollment for Adult Education, Aug. 1-4, is beginning to fill up. If you’re interested in attending to hear the Rev. Marianne Borg’s presentation “From Out of the Cloud: Reflecting on the Transfiguration”, best get your registration in. You can register and pay online at www.coveascensionschool.com

Bishop Nedi Rivera offers this description of Ascension’s first-ever Music Camp, also the first camp on the summer schedule, from June 23-28, for campers in grades 3-12.

We welcome all boys and girls, and young men and women who are interested in singing beautiful and exciting music of the Christian faith, while growing as musicians and children of God. No church membership is preferred or required, for the camp will include exposure to great music, while learning some of the skills that make us all better musicians: things like reading music (if one doesn’t know how already), ear training and basic voice technique. We will also have composition classes for all participants. Of special interest will be the closing service, featuring music written by and for the campers themselves.

Faculty will include Brian Fairbanks, Associate Musician and chapel organist at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle. Also in residence will be the Rt. Rev. Nedi Rivera, Bishop of Eastern Oregon. Music camp is for grades 3-12, with enrollment limited to 30 students. For more information, contact Patty Olson Lindsey or Lisa Boquist at 541-568-4514. Email is patty@coveascensionschool.com or lisa@coveascensionschool.com ; camp schedules and fees are at www.coveascensionschool.com

“Bad Girls of the Bible” is the title of a special presentation at an Episcopal women’s event June 21-23 in Wallace, ID in the Diocese of Spokane.

The gathering is sponsored by Episcopal Church Women of Province VII, but all Episcopal women are welcome. For more information:http://www.spokanediocese.org/uncategorized/bad-girls-of-the-bible-holy-trinity-wallace

“Flourish in Faith” is the theme of the Episcopal Network for Stewardship Conference July 12-13 at The Episcopal Commons in Salt Lake City. Pre-conference workshops are scheduled on July 11. Early-bird registration ends June 6. For more information: www.tens.org/download_file/view/542/

A list of the upcoming, free and informative webinars to be offered this summer and fall by the Episcopal Church Foundation, with information on how to register, is here: http://www.episcopalfoundation.org/news-and-events/events-detail?newsID=804cf9f0-3d62-4a44-b1c4-854ae4297396

The Center for Parish Development is presenting its 2013 Missional Convocation “Prophetic Dialogue: An Invitation to the Dance” in Chicago July 25-27. Keynote speaker Steve Bevans is a scholar who has taught and written widely about mission in the 21st Century. For more information and conference details: http://www.missionalchurch.org

Evangelism means sharing the good news with others. Toward that end, The Episcopal Church offers an evangelism tool kit that offers ideas and information on how to communicate what’s happening at your parish with the community. For more information: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/public-affairs-toolkit

Resolutions from General Convention 2012, referred to dioceses Click here to view the Resolutions.

Diocesan Calendar

  • June 16 Bp Rivera at St. James, Milton-Freewater
  • June 16 Bp Rivera at St. Patrick’s, Enterprise 5 pm
  • June 17-22 Ascension School staff training

 

Ascension School Calendar

  • June 23-28: Music Camp
  • July 1-3: Discovery Camp (preschool-2nd grade; parent or other adult must accompany camper)
  • July 7-13: Senior High Camp (grades 10-12)
  • July 14-19: Beginners Camp (grades 3-5)
  • July 21-27: Junior High Camp (grades 7-9)
  • July 28-Aug 2: Combined Camp (grades 4-6)
  • Aug 1-4: Adult Education & Family Camp
  • Aug 31 Sept 2: Reunion Family Camp

 

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer

  • June 16 St. Alban’s, Redmond: Chuck Christopher, Paul Morton
  • June 23 St. Paul’s, Nyssa: Roger Williams
  • June 30 St. Andrew’s Episcopal/ Peace Lutheran/ Church of the Living Waters, Burns: Matthew Littau

 

Being Christ’s Hands in the World…No Excuses!

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