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The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
A letter from the bishop ... [full text] September
1999
Lutherans Approve Full Communion with Episcopalians
by James Solheim After three days of civil but intense debate, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America approved by nearly a 70 percent majority a document that opens the way to full communion with the Episcopal Church—and may provide new energy for the ecumenical movement in a new century. ... [full text] The Rev. Albert Minor, diocesan ecumenical officer, looks at the momentous decision [full text] Presiding Bishop's Fund Awards Grant to East Tennessee Organization The Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief recently sent SafeSpace, an organization operating in Sevier, Cocke, and Jefferson counties, $5,000. Historically, SafeSpace has offered shelter to women and children of domestic violence. With this grant, SafeSpace hopes to develop a stronger education program both to help prevent abuse and to teach women that they do not need to remain in abusive situations. Among other activities, SafeSpace plans to teach sixth-graders about healthy relationships and that violence is unacceptable and about healthy relationships. ... [full text] The Presiding Bishop's Fund assists following earthquake [full text] Remembrance and Celebration by the Rev. Patricia Templeton The summer of 1974, the year I graduated from high school, most of my energy was focused on getting ready to attend the University of Georgia in the fall. When I paid attention to the news, it was to follow the Watergate hearings that dominated the headlines and airwaves that summer. ... [full text] Ministering to the NeXt Generation by David Smart “You must be an Episcopal priest.” The Rev. Matilda Dunn is greeted by these words occasionally as she is walking across the campus of the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (UTC). Dunn is Campus Minister to UTC and Chattanooga State. ... [full text] Heat Was No Match for Energy Level of 1999 EYE by Kathryn McCormick In heat that pressed like a huge hot iron, wilting everything from hapless humans to the tall rows of corn in the nearby Indiana fields, more than 1,300 Episcopal teenagers and adults gathered in late July on the Indiana State University campus in Terre Haute to learn and to celebrate together. ... [full text] Presiding Bishop Gives Thumbs Up to Faith Alive Video by David Smart A special guest sat with the members of the Faith Alive Board of Directors as they watched the premier of a new Faith Alive promotional video. ... [full text] Dunn Awarded First William E. Sanders Scholarship Germaine S. Dunn is the first recipient of the William E. Sanders Scholarship for Racial Minorities. ... [full text] Clergy: In memory In 1989 it was my unexpected pleasure to begin working as the Director of Christian Education at St. John’s, Johnson City, where the Rev. Walter Robert Page was a permanent deacon. At that time the deacon shared an office with the DCE. Bob greeted me and soon we spent a day moving furniture, hanging pictures, and going through his books. He had many books on spirituality; and, as I was a voracious reader on the subject, our friendship was quick to form. ... [full text] In the diocese
 by Pamela Doty My son Isaac has always been a model child in church as befits a PK (preacher’s kid). Well, maybe once or twice he crossed the line. However, having to sit next to the Vice Chancellor of the University of the South during his formative years did curtail his tendency to wiggle. [full text] |
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