Last reminder!

Hope to see everyone there!

BTW, I cannot pull up an email address for George Spires. Someone who has his phone #, please make sure he knows.

Fall Back!

It's that time again: Across most of the United States,daylight savings time (DST) will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 2, when clocks will fall back to standard time. Set your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night!

Our Ad for the Hawkeye

Planning, planning, planning!

We will meet Thursday at 6 p.m., Student Center 163. However, we will spend our time deciding about tailgating Saturday and planning our outdoor H.E. next week and our trip to NOLA over the break.

Rooms reserved....

I have reserved rooms for our January 2-6, 2015, trip to New Orleans at the Best Western Plus Landmark Hotel on North Rampart St. That's the northern edge of the French Quarter.

Tomorrow....

Change in plans, folks! Due to the major changes in Diocesan Convention plans, we are not needed to help set up at Grace Thursday evening this week. Therefore we will meet at our usual time and place:

Thursday, 6 p.m.

Student Center 163

We have some planning to do, and we will discuss.....

The First Christian

(Ch. 5)

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene, by William Hole

John 20:1-18 20Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. ²So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.’ ³Then Peter and the other disciple set out and went towards the tomb. ⁴The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵He bent down to look in and saw the linen wrappings lying there, but he did not go in. ⁶Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen wrappings lying there, ⁷and the cloth that had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen wrappings but rolled up in a place by itself. ⁸Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed; ⁹for as yet they did not understand the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. ¹⁰Then the disciples returned to their homes.

11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb; ¹²and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. ¹³They said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to them, ‘They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.’ ¹⁴When she had said this, she turned round and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know that it was Jesus. ¹⁵Jesus said to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping? For whom are you looking?’ Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.’ ¹⁶Jesus said to her, ‘Mary!’ She turned and said to him in Hebrew, ‘Rabbouni!’ (which means Teacher). ¹⁷Jesus said to her, ‘Do not hold on to me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.” ’ ¹⁸Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said these things to her.

Convention Changes!

Storm Damage responsible for

Changes in Diocesan Convention!

The Site for the 35th Annual Convention has changed. We will meet at

the following location for all events:

Bayou DeSiard Country Club

3501 Forsythe Ave., Monroe, LA 71201

There is also a change in the agenda. Here is a broad outline:

Friday

Lunch on your own

1:00 Registration

2:00 Business

4:30 Holy Eucharist

6:00 Silent Auction

7:15 Banquet

Saturday

Light breakfast provided prior to beginning of meeting

8:30 Business

Noon Adjournment

Lunch on your own

Clergy Spouse luncheon cancelled.

Parking spaces are limited, so please carpool as much as possible.

These changes are a result of the damage wrought by the storm on

Monday. As you may know, Monroe was struck by an F2 tornado on

Monday. The Garden District was hit hardest. Grace Church sits in

the midst of that neighborhood. Access to the area is limited and power is

disrupted. As a result, we are unable to meet at Grace Church.

As the outline above suggests, we will follow a significantly revised

agenda. Given our space and the available time, we will dispense with

workshops, hearings, and vendors. This is regrettable but unavoidable.

Please be on the lookout for a ministry fair day in the future in which

some of these canceled sessions will be held.

Most importantly, let us keep the people of Monroe in our prayers.

Many are enduring the negative impact of this storm. At the same time,

let's also acknowledge the grace and grit of these good people who, in

the midst of trial, have worked quickly and effectively to host our

Convention. Nothing keeps that Monroe Convocation down!

  

The Rt. Rev. Jacob W. Owensby, Ph.D., D.D.

The Diocese of Western Louisiana

35th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana

The Monroe Convocation will brave storm damage and power outages to host the 35th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Western Louisiana this Friday, October 17th - Saturday, October 18th. Pray for the success of the convention or come volunteer to help. Canterbury will send representatives to the the convention this year too! See post below...

Bishop Jake's theme for this year's convention is "Gone Fishing - Engaging God's Mission"

Join us also at our regular meetings and find out more about our upcoming mission trip to New Orleans!

Reminders: Diocesan Convention

This is convention week, and Canterbury@ULM has responsibilities!

Thursday, 5:30 - ?? -- We will meet at Grace Episcopal in the gym to help set up for convention. Pizza and beverages will be provided. (Ivania, if you can't get there at 5:30, come when you can.)

Friday, 11 - Noon & 1:30 - 3:30 -- Convention Business, President Garrett Boyte is our delegate.

Friday, 4:30 -- Convention Holy Eucharist. Garrett Boyte and Ivania Vallejo will be oblationers and should be at Grace by 4:10 p.m. I will be Deacon of the Table. Those who are attending will want to get there by 4:20 to get a decent seat.

Saturday, 9 - 2 -- Convention Business