Happening #45

Happening is a program designed for high school youth. The weekend retreat seeks to bring young persons to a fuller knowledge of what it means to be a Christian and to a deeper level of commitment to doing God’s work. Father Whit will serve as a spiritual director for Happening which will be held a Camp Hardtner on the weekend of January 26th, 27th and 28th. Please keep the candidates and staff in your prayers. St. Andrew’s will have Morning Prayer on January 28th while Fr. Whit is at Camp Hardtner for Happening! Click here for an application.

Confirmation Class

Confirmation Class will be held January 7th, 14th, 21st, and February 4th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the parish hall. Dinner and a good time will be provided.

Annual Meeting

St. Andrew’s will hold its Annual Meeting and Parish Potluck Lunch on January 21st following the liturgy. We will elect a new vestry member and delegates to convention. Please join us.

New Look for At the Crossroads - Online

We have a new look for At the Crossroads - Online for 2007. Please let us know what you think.

26th Presiding Bishop Elected

Katharine Jefferts Schori, bishop of the Diocese of Nevada, has been elected June 18 by the House of Bishops as the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. The House of Deputies has confirmed the election, as is required by church canons. Bishop Schori said: “I am awed and honoured and deeply privileged to have been elected.” Bidding farewell to Nevada, she thanked its people, “who called a stranger to join them in the desert”. The Church has its headquarters in New York.
During her time as bishop, the number of parishes in her diocese has increased, as have the number of worshippers and donations to the church. A licensed pilot, she used a private plane to visit far-flung congregations in Nevada. Before her ordination in 1994 she taught at Oregon State University’s Department of Religious Studies, and was a senior oceanographer. Bishop Schori, who was born in Florida, is married to a retired theoretical mathematician. They have one daughter. She was elected after five ballots at the convention in Columbus, Ohio, yesterday afternoon but consistently polled the highest number of votes throughout the balloting. She was the first woman ever to be selected as a nominee.

News for the General Convention

News about the 75th General Convention of the Episcopal Church may be found at this link. Please pray for our Bishop, our deputation and all attending.