DIOCESE AND NATIONAL NEWS

We Have Elected a New Bishop

The following was copied verbatim from Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut website:

www.ctdiocese.org.

The Rev. Dr. Ian T Douglas was elected on the 2nd ballot during the electing convention October 24, 2009 as 15th Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut and has accepted.

Autobiography

I have been incredibly blesses my entire life by the love and support of a variety of communities in the Episcopal Church. I am a life-long Episcopalian/Anglican of immigrant stock who grew up in an economically depressed mill-town in central Massachusetts. I am a New Englander at heart; educated in Vermont, Kristin (my spouse) and I have made our homes in New Haven, Connecticut and greater Boston.

I grew up in a typical, broad-church Parish at Christ Church, Episcopal in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. As a missionary in L'Eglise Episcopale d'Haiti 1983-1984 I learned how the Church ministers with poor and marginalized people. For the last two decades I have served as a parish priest at St. James's (yes, it's James's with "s's"), an economically challenged, diverse, and dynamic inner city congregation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As Professor of Mission and World Christianity at the Episcopal Divinity School since 1989, I have traveled the world teaching and advocating for God's mission of restoration and reconciliation.

My wife Kristin, our three young adult children Luke, Timothy, and Joanna, and our dog Lily show me over and over the incredible gift of the love of God in Christ. My frinds and ministry colleagues continually call me to a deeper understanding of what the Holy Spirit is up to in the world today.

Treasurers Workshop

The Treasurers Workshop was held Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

at the Diocesan House, 1335 Asylum Avenue, Hartford. It was free but attendees had to bring their bag lunches; beverages were provided. The workshop was for treasurers, assistant treasurers, financial secretaries, business managers, wardens, clergy and bookkeepers. The registration was limited to the first fifty applicants and there could not be more than two per parish.

Persons interested could either telephone 860-233-4481 or go to the Dioceses homepage (http://www.ctdiocese.org) for more information.

Diocesan Day of Repentance

Bishop Andrew D. Smith sent a document to the clergy and wardens of the parishes of the Diocese of Connecticut regarding the Diocesan Day of Awareness and the Diocesan Day of Repentance. The Day of Repentance was held Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford. The morning session began at 9:00 a.m. (coffee at 8:00 a.m.). The Service of Repentance began at 1:00 p.m. , with a reception to follow. The number that was called for more information was 860-233-4481. It was sponsored by the Anti-racism Committee. See the July 2009 blog for excerpt of Bishop Smith's document.