April / May 2006

In this issue:

Beginning on Page One:
  • Campers to be first to use Grace Point 'tree house' dorm, pages 1 and 7 or click here
    • Also: Board redefines its mission, page 6
    • Grace Point reservations, direcitons, and those serving on the board of managers, page 6
    • My extended family is looking for a place to have a reunion, page 7
  • Commission proposes 11 resolutions to General Convention, pages 1 and 3
    • Also: Three more presiding bishop candidates nominated by petition, page 3
    • Structural changes suggested for church, page 5
    • Diocese offers opportunities to learn about General Convention issues, page 5
  • Perspective shades views on church crisis, pages 1, 4-5
    • Also: Participation and giving trends in the Diocese of East Tennessee (chart), page 4
    • Membership, attendance and finances in the Diocese of East Tennessee (chart), page 4
Elsewhere in this issue:
  • From the bishop, page 2
  • Diocesan prayer cycle, page 2 (includes parishes in companion diocese)
  • St. Thaddaeus' Parish welcomes shared ministry, page 8 or click here
  • Bishop and Council: Discussions and decisions of interest, page 8
  • Hurricane relief:
    • St. Paul, New Orleans, members share needs with new partner, page 9
    • Devastation 'overwhelming,' Good Shepherd rector says, page 9
    • You can help, page 9
  • Nicaragua Habitat experience a blessing for builders, page 10
    • Also: Episcopalians pitch in to build Habitat homes in East Tennessee, page 11
  • Bishop Tharp Institute dedicated in Les Cayes, Haiti, page 12
  • Summer Camps - Calling all kids: artists, musicians, naturalists, inventors and more!, page 16
  • An open letter to all women of the diocese, page 17
  • 'Around the Diocese' includes news of:
    • Girls Inc. Chattanooga 2006 honorees, page 13
    • St. Paul, Chattanooga, page 13
    • Episcopal School of Knoxville, page 14
    • DuBose Conference Center, page 14
    • Ascension, Knoxville, page 14
    • St. James, Knoxville, page 15
    • Annual diocesan Patterson Junior High Youth Retreat, page 15
  • Opportunities, page 17
  • Clergy news
    • Retired clergy, surviving spouses benefit from CPG, chaplain efforts, page 18
    • At their winter retreat, deacons discuss domestic violence, page 18
    • Clergy notes & news, page 18
    • New priest vividly recounts ordination experience, page 19
  • Regular meetings: page 20
  • Pass it on: page 20
  • From the editor: page 20
  • Editorial policy and deadlines: page 20
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