http://www.provinceiv.org/news/default.asp brandi@websolutions.com (Province IV Site) http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096848 The 62nd annual Sewanee Church Music Conference will be held July 9-15, 2012, at the University of the South and the DuBose Conference Center in Monteagle, Tenn. It is the oldest and largest church music conferences in the country. For all details, visit www.SewaneeConf.com Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096848 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096847 Province IV's 21st annual HIV/AIDS Retreat, Living in Love, will be held June 8-10 at Kanuga Conference Center, immediately following the PIV 2012 Synod. The Rev. Tom Brackett, a member of the Beloved Community and Episcopal Church missioner for Church Planting, will be the leader. Fri, 8 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096847 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096845 Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096845 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096844 The Rt. Rev. John McKee Sloan was invested as the eleventh bishop of the Diocese of Alabama on Saturday, Jan. 7, during a service at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham. Visit the diocesan website for more photos: http://www.dioala.org/ Sat, 7 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096844 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096846 The Rev. Gregory O. Brewer, rector of Calvary-St. George’s Church in New York City, was elected Nov. 19 as the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, pending the required consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. Fr. Brewer was elected on the 4th ballot out of a field of seven nominees. He received 141 votes of 241 cast in the lay order and 110 of 192 cast in the clergy order. An election on that ballot required 125 in the lay order and 95 in the clergy order. The election was held during the diocese's special convention at Trinity Preparatory School. Winter Park. Pending a successful consent process, Fr. Brewer will succeed the Rt. Rev. John W. Howe, who is retiring. Read the full story: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096846 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096843 The Rt. Rev. Bertram Herlong, the 10th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, died Oct. 21. He was 77. Current Tennessee Bishop John Bauerschmidt said that day in an e-mail that the death of his immediate predecessor came after a very swift decline while under treatment for leukemia. Herlong's wife, Vickie, and daughter, Angela, were with him at the end, Bauerschmidt said. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 25 at St. George's Episcopal Church in Nashville, with the burial at St. John's Cemetery, in Mount Pleasant, Tennessee. Herlong was elected as 10th bishop of Tennessee on Jan. 10, 1993, and consecrated on June 26. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096843 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/954 The Duncan M. Gray Camp and Conference Center, located outside Canton, MS, was home to more than 60 lay and ordained parish leaders June 25 – July 2, for the second year of the two-year Cooperative College for Congregational Development Tue, 9 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/954 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096837 Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096837 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096839 The 2011 Province IV Convocational Synod, held June 8-10, at Kanuga Conferences Wed, 8 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096839 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096840 Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096840 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096836 Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has appointed the Rt. Rev. Stacy Sauls, bishop of the Diocese of Lexington as The Episcopal Church's new Chief Operating Officer. He will begin his new duties September 1, clearing the way for a new episcopal election process in the diocese. Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096836 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioms.org/disaster-response.html As a way of targeting local needs, Bishop Duncan M. Gray, III has established a Mississippi Disaster Relief fund. People wishing to donate may make their checks payable to the Diocese of Mississippi with a memo “Mississippi Disaster Fund.” All funds should be sent to the diocese at P.O. Box 23107, Jackson, MS 39225. Fri, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioms.org/disaster-response.html http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/883 When parishioners at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Brewton, AL, in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast, learned of the tornado destruction in North Alabama, they quickly called to check on one of their former parishioner -- now a priest in Trussville. Fri, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/883 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096833 The Diocese of Mississippi's Committee on Ministry with LGBT Persons announced the 6th Annual Spiritual Renewal Retreat, Aug. 26-28. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096833 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://sitemason.sewanee.edu/newspub/iWaPzG?id=19165 The J. Christopher Flowers Foundation has made a gift of $80,000 to The School of Theology for a scholarship program ... Read more... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://sitemason.sewanee.edu/newspub/iWaPzG?id=19165 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.provinceiv.org/Content/Young_Adults_Ministries.asp his past November the Province IV Executive Committee approved the forming of a young adult network to help promote young adult ministries in our Province IV dioceses and to help support the efforts of those dioceses and parishes engaging in this ministry. Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.provinceiv.org/Content/Young_Adults_Ministries.asp http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096829 A story of hope by a member of St. Martin in the Fields in Atlanta, GA about his experiences in Haiti following the earthquake January, 2010 Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096829 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096830 [Diocese of East Tennessee] The Rev. George D. Young, III, was elected on Feb. 12 as fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, pending the required consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church. Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096830 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/digital_faith/news/769 A seven-member medical team from the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama is scheduled to work in Haiti over the first anniversary of the devastating January 12, 2010 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people and left more than a million homeless. Wed, 5 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioala.org/digital_faith/news/769 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_125788_ENG_HTM.htm on Nov. 17 a Hispanic mother and father who attend Todos los Santos Episcopal Church in Highland Park, California, were featured on an advertisement that was broadcast a number of times on the Reuters digital billboard in New York City's Times Square. The image, projected at 35 feet wide and 32.5 feet high, included the words La Iglesia Episcopal les da la bienvenida (The Episcopal Church Welcomes You). Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_125788_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_125788_ENG_HTM.htm Clergy, diocesan missioners, parish staff, church planters and lay leaders met Nov. 15-17 at Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina, Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_125788_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.kanuga.org/conferences/2010/latino-esp.shtml Copatrocinadas con la officina de la Iglesia Episcopal de los Ministerios Hispanos/Latinos, este evento bienal ofrecerá instrumentos prácticos y una red de apoyo para equipar mejor para ministerio a esos trabajando dentro de la comunidad Hispana/Latina y a aquellos que lo quieren estar. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.kanuga.org/conferences/2010/latino-esp.shtml http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096820 RPM Bowden, a lifelong Episcopal churchman who served as a deputy to 10 General Conventions, two terms on the church’s Executive Council, and a delegate to numerous Provincial Synods died early Oct. 5 in Atlanta after an extended illness. He was 80. Wed, 6 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096820 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096819 Join young adults from across the southeast for celebration, exploration, growth, fun, and worship in the Episcopal tradition. We'll have another great lineup of workshops, hiking, and fellowship, with returning keynote speaker, the Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta. Sun, 3 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096819 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096817 Episcopal Relief & Development applauds a shift in U.S. aid policy — announced by President Obama last week — that will work toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096817 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_124772_ENG_HTM.htm White, 51, was elected June 5 on the second ballot from a field of four nominees. He succeeds Bishop Edwin Ted G. Gulick, 61, who had served since 1994 and who will become assistant bishop in the Diocese of Virginia in January 2011. Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81803_124772_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_124251_ENG_HTM.htm [Episcopal News Service] Five years ago as New Orleanians struggled to survive in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina, few if any of them were thinking about trying to plant an orchard somewhere in the Uptown neighborhood. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/79425_124251_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episdionc.org/article260635.htm Event Details Fathoming an Archbishop: What is Rowan Williams up to? Tuesday, September 28, 7:30 p.m. at Duke Divinity School (0016W) Hosted by the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episdionc.org/article260635.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096815 The Rev. Tom Brackett, a Province IV resident, and on the staff at the Episcopal Church delivered a sermon on the Day1 Radio Program Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=4096815 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_124434_ENG_HTM.htm [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church is joining other religious denominations and groups in observing a national day of prayer and action for the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, Oct. 3, according to a press release from the public affairs office. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/81799_124434_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_124380_ENG_HTM.htm Comments from Bishop Leo Frade, Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida and the Dove Center's wanting to burn the Quran on September 11, 2010 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_124380_ENG_HTM.htm http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.provinceiv.org/VideoLibrary/Video.asp?VideoID=24&CategoryID=2 Please Note - September 1, 2010 This week's Please Note features a nationally broadcast radio interview where I discuss the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina as part of theday1 Day 1 series titled Faith and Global Hunger. Sun, 5 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.provinceiv.org/VideoLibrary/Video.asp?VideoID=24&CategoryID=2 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.cfdiocese.org/article/2010/07/09/video-bishop-howes-homily-july-8-2010 Video from the Diocese of Central Florida Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.cfdiocese.org/article/2010/07/09/video-bishop-howes-homily-july-8-2010 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409687 Submitted by Sarah Creech, Coastline Communicator. St. John the Evangelist, Robertsdale Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlNews/newsView.asp?NewsId=409687 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/719 “Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?” We Episcopalians are asked to answer this question each time we recite our Baptismal Covenant. On Aug. 20, 1965, Johathan Myrick Daniels answered the question with his life. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/719 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/716 A reflection about a mission trip to Haiti. By Sara Black, the Diocese of Alabama Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://dioala.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/716 http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/bps_gulf_oil_spill_is_a_sin_vi.html Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy leaders from around the country cruised through the oil-fouled upper reaches of one of the nation's richest seafood nurseries Wednesday, and some came away saying the BP Gulf oil spill looks to them not only like an accident, but also a sin. Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2010/07/bps_gulf_oil_spill_is_a_sin_vi.html http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.diocgc.org/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-updates-cleanup-information-pastoral-resources/ The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast provides updates on the status of the Gulf Oil spill. Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.diocgc.org/gulf-of-mexico-oil-spill-updates-cleanup-information-pastoral-resources/ http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioceseofsc.org/ On Wednesday, April 7, 2010, St. Helena's, Beaufort hosted a Conversation with the Bishops. Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop Mark Lawrence, Bishop FitzSimons Allison, and Bishop Alden Hathaway engaged in a conversation about the Anglican Communion and its emerging global biblical mission. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.provinceiv.org/news/newsfeed.xmlhttp://www.dioceseofsc.org/