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The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
April 1999
New Bishop Welcomed
to Upper East Area of Diocese
by Nellie McNeil
Upper East Correspondent
Nine
ministries in the north east area of the diocese came together
to welcome the Rt. Rev. Charles vonRosenberg and his wife
Annie with what was called a “Bishop’s Bash.”
The event was held on Sunday, March 21 in the Ballroom of
East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. ... [full
text]
Diocesan
Churches
Aid Refugees in
Building New Lives
by Anne Curtis
“.....I was a stranger, and you took me in.” These
words from Matthew 25:35 took on renewed meaning in the spring
of l998 when our rector, the Rev. David Bateman, responded
to a call from Bridge Refugee Services asking if the members
of St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church, Chattanooga, would be interested
in sponsoring a third Bosnian family. (We had assisted in
the resettlement of two Bosnian families in the summer of
l997.) ... [full text]
Legacy Society for endowments honors
Bishop Tharp
Bishop Tharp’s longstanding dream to have an endowment
in every congregation by the year 2000 was the catalyst for
establishing the Bishop Tharp Legacy Society. It is a diocesan
program with a steering committee working in partnership with
the Diocese Planned Giving Resource Team and local churches.
The purpose of the Legacy Society is to support planned giving
programs in the local congregations as they seek to develop
or grow an endowment. ... [ full
text]
In
the diocese
Those who cherish the familiarity
of the traditional may have experienced something resembling growing
pains as St. Luke, Cleveland, undertook the nearly
half-million dollar restoration of its church. Built in 1872, it is
the second oldest church in downtown Cleveland. [full
text]
Most of us experience
hunger by skipping a meal or snack. Good Samaritan, Knoxville,
youth decided to experience hunger on a larger scale, by fasting for 30
hours. In doing so, these junior high and high school age kids raised
over $1,100 for World Vision. This is an organization whose stated mission
is to work with the poor and oppressed by providing food, medicine, and
shelter to needy people around the world. [full
text]
St. Peter,
Chattanooga, parishioner Rick Mathis has written a book, “The
Christ-Centered Heart: Peaceful Living in Difficult Times” [full
text]
“...
and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years...”
(Genesis: 1:14-18)
A reflection by Rebecca Williams of Grace, Chattanooga
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