Every family tree has its sap
Bishop of Arizona
Here is a part of the Advent story you will NEVER heard read in church, the "genealogy," or family tree of Jesus (Matthew 1. 1-17).
Why? Because most congregations would think the preacher was out of his or her mind to get up on Sunday morning and plow through countless verses such as:
Jechoniam was the father of Shealtiel,
Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbable.
Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud,
Abiud was the father of Eliakim.
At least lay readers need never fear that they will face passages like this!
Continued at: http://azdiocese.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/462
EHC builds 37 homes in 10 years
| Episcopal Habitat Coalition volunteers begin each workday with prayer, as seen in this 2003 photo taken in Equador. Photo provided by Episcopal Habitat Coalition |
Greta Huls
Communications Officer
Have you built 37 houses in the past 10 years? The Episcopal Habitat Coalition has. What started off in 1998 as a service project for the mens group at Christ Church of the Ascension has become a collection of more than 16 Phoenix-area congregations. The original goal of one house a year has since evolved into annually building two houses in the Valley and one abroad.
Continued at: http://azdiocese.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/455
Window restoration estimate lowered
Greta Huls
Communications Officer
TOMBSTONE - St. Paul's has received a new bid for restoration and protection against accidental damage and/or vandalism is $50,000, nearly half of the previous estimate.
St. Paul's has received about $11,000 in cash and pledges. They need to have $25,000 in cash on hand to qualify for a grant for the balance.
Contributions can be mailed either to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 1489, Tombstone, AZ 85638, or directly to Tombstone Federal Credit Union, 101 E. Allen St., P.O. Box 305, Tombstone, AZ 85638 clearly marked for deposit to St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Window Restoration Account 5092-3.
Built in 1882, St. Paul's is the oldest Protestant church building in the state still standing on its original site and used for its original purpose and the first Episcopal church west of the Mississippi still serving people of all faiths in its original building.
On the Net: http://stpauls.azdiocese.org
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Communication news
Communications Officer
The December 2008 issue of ArizonaLife is now available online. Click here to look at it or to access archived editions of ArizonaLife. Submissions for the February 2009 issue are due by Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
For more current information please go to News at www.azdiocese.org/news/index.html or Events at www.azdiocese.org/events.
To the best of my knowledge, every single church, mission, and preaching station within the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona now has at least a very basic website. Please go to www.azdiocese.org/map/list.html and check your church's website and the information listed there.
Please send all submissions or communication concerns to Greta Huls, the Diocesan communications officer, at greta@azdiocese.org.
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