Volume 3, Number 4 August/September 2010
Answering the Call: Leaders in
Governance, Serving the Diocese
In November our diocesan con-
vention will take place this year in St.
Charles. Preparations are year-round
and the first mailing to delegates and
parishes leaves this office in mid-
August. In that packet is a call for
nominations to diocesan governance
bodies. Governance is a word that can
stop a reader mid-sentence and, in
severe cases, cause one’s eyes to cross.
But the Episcopalians involved with
Diocesan Council, Standing Commit-
tee, Cathedral Chapter, and General
Convention have a different story to
tell—one of engagement and unex-
pected spiritual growth.
Diocesan Council
Council members are both elected
and appointed. Six lay members are
elected by convention, one lay and
one clerical member
are elected to repre- We had to look deep into our
sent each convocation souls, and look at our steward- on the budget, not only
(regional grouping
ship. Everything comes from
of parishes), and the
God and we have to be giving it and amounts, but also
bishop appoints three
at-large members, back. —Pat Glenn
subject to ratification
by elected members.
“Council members are a diverse
group, bringing many individual
talents and expertise,” said council
member the Rev. Pat Glenn, rector
of Calvary, Louisiana. “Our differing
viewpoints make for a strong body.”
“We’re really careful about how
we make decisions together,” contin-
ued council member the Rev. Teresa
Danieley, rector of St. John’s, St.
Louis. “We do it in a very positive
way: we worship together, we pray
together, when we are experiencing joys
or sorrows in our lives, we take time to
share those.” Danieley considers one
of the best parts of council is getting to
know her fellow members from around
the diocese. “I like that we are prayer-
fully intentional, not gathered for just
another business meeting.”
According to our Constitution
and Canons, Council prepares a yearly
budget to present to convention, and
oversees receipts and expenditures in
the current budget as adopted by con-
vention.
“The budget is one of our biggest
responsibilities,” said Glenn. Many
council members are leaders in their
own parish vestries and continue their
stewardship of resources at the diocesan
level.
“It sounds dry as
can be, but riding herd
in terms of programs
the process timetable
has been a positive ex-
perience,” said Claudia
Svoboda, council member and parishio-
ner at Advent-Crestwood. Svoboda was
instrumental is getting the budgeting
process moved up in the year. “It’s now
based on reality.”
Glenn has been struck by how
council members have pulled together
during the past years of economic
downturn. “We had to look deep into
our souls, look at our stewardship,” she
continued. “Everything comes from
God and we have to be giving it back.”
Council meets six times a
If someone wants to know about
the nuts-and-bolts of the diocese,
they should run for council. It’s
like being on the Vestry of the
diocese.—Teresa Danieley
year at locations around the diocese.
Sub-committees tend to do their work
mostly by conference call and email.
The council plans, develops, and
reviews the programs of the diocese,
and reports on them to convention. A
beloved feature of convention is the
series of “vignettes” which tell the story
of congregations finding God’s mission
in the world. Council determines the
funding of community ministry and
building assistance grants. “If someone
wants to know about the nuts-and-bolts
of the diocese, they should run for
council,” said Danieley. “It’s like being
on the Vestry of the diocese.”
One project of council is working
on better relationships between indi-
vidual parishes and the diocese. “It’s the
realization that the diocese is actually
‘us.’ Coming from a small parish, we
may understand more directly the ben-
efits of our relationship with one other,”
continued Glenn. “Our council mission
is to take that message of relationship to
all of our congregations.”
“It makes no dif-
ference if you are a “It’s the realization
delegate or member of that the diocese is
council or any govern- actually ‘us.’ Our
ing body, when you council mission is to
participate you have
take that message of
a better sense of the
scope of our diocese,” relationship to all of
said Danieley. “We’re our congregations.”
members of a larger —Pat Glenn
body, beyond our
individual parishes.
When we pray, worship, and share
with one another, we come closer to
recognizing that together we are the
body of Christ.”
Standing Committee
The Standing Committee is the
bishop’s council of advice. Six clergy
and six lay members are elected by
convention for staggered terms of
three years. In the event of a bishop
being incapacitated or leaving his
post, the Standing Committee of the
diocese is then the ecclesiastical au-
thority. When a bishop is elected by
a diocese, a majority of all the Stand-
ing Committees of dioceses in The
Episcopal Church must consent to
that election (in addition to a major-
ity of bishops) for the bishop-elect to
be consecrated.
Standing Committee meets
monthly, except when there are no
official acts or agenda items. Most
former members admit meetings
were a bit perfunctory until recently
Answering the Call...cont’d.
How do we look at our when the com-
mittee took
institutions with fresh eyes?
over the vision-
How do we encourage lay ing work of the
leadership? —Jane Klieve design team (an
ad hoc group of
lay and clergy facilitated by the bishop
and consultant David Manting).
“Several years ago, when many
of the business responsibilities of the
diocese shifted to Diocesan Council
(when Council became COEDMO, the
corporation of the diocese), Standing
Committee struggled with its mission,”
said committee president Jane Klieve,
parishioner at St. Martin’s-Ellisville.
“Incorporating the design work gives us
a new sense of mission and an opportu-
nity for real collaboration. How do we
look at our institutions with fresh eyes?
How do we encourage lay leadership?”
“Without a vision, people perish,”
contributed the Rev. Doris Westfall,
rector of St. Matthew’s, Warson Woods.
Westfall is a committee member, was on
the design team, and did visioning work
at the agency she left to attend semi-
nary. “We have a great opportunity for
imagination,
but it’s also easy
Ephesians 3:20 tells us: Glory to
God whose power, working in us,
to get com-
fortable and can do infinitely more than we can in such a short time.”
stagnate. And ask or imagine. I’m not sure a lot
that’s a death of us believe it. My biggest chal-
knell—moving
lenge wherever I am as a priest,
forward is
always the chal- as a committee member—maybe
lenge.” our biggest challenge— is to truly
believe in that power and to claim it sense of trust and faith,
New-
for change. —Doris Westfall
est member
Michael Reiser,
parishioner at Christ Church Cathedral,
was appointed to fill an unexpired term.
“I came in at a great time. It is exciting
to imagine what we want our diocese,
our church, to become.” Reiser is happy
with the balance of what-if visioning
applied through a practical how-can-we-
get-there lens.
Standing Committee is proud of its
diversity—in gender, age, ethnicity, ge-
ography, and also diversity of opinion.
“We want to be a body, but we want to
do it in a way that is constructive and
supportive of the individuals involved,”
said Klieve. Her skills as a leadership
development consultant helped Stand-
ing Committee work on their organi-
zational process. “It’s a transformation
we’ve made, working on understanding
our process so we are better at our com-
mon work together.”
Several members of the committee
noted that this was greatly in evidence
during their discussions before voting
consent of (then) bishop-elect Mary
Glasspool from the Diocese of Los
Angeles. Their conversations were very
intense and some felt it was an agoniz-
ing decision. One member commented
that sharing the personal struggle over
the decision was difficult, only possible
because of the deep respect and love
that members of the committee have for
one another and for the communion.
“We were engaging in raw, authen-
tic dialogue, and it was tough,” said
Klieve. “We could navigate the tough
2 Seek August/September 2010 The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri
The 171st annual meeting of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of
Missouri will take place November 19-20, 2010, in St. Charles, Missouri.
Elected at this convention will be
Diocesan Council: 2 at-large members, clergy or lay
Standing Committee: 3 members, this year 1 cleric and 2 lay
Cathedral Chapter: 1 cleric and 1 lay member
General Convention: 8 clergy (4 deputies, 4 alternates) and 8 lay members (4 deputies, 4 alter-
nates)
Follow progress towards the 171st convention at diocesemo.org (under the tab Governance). All mail-
ings are posted, in addition to the booklet that convention delegates will receive at the meeting con-
taining resolutions and nominations as presented in advance. (Both nominations and resolutions are
accepted from the floor of the convention.) Next issue of Seek will explore resolutions and describe in
more detail ways diocesan members not in St. Charles will be able to follow.
stuff because of the foundational con- Cathedral Chapter and General
versations we’ve had as a group.” Convention Delegates
Standing Committee interviews Diocesan convention will also elect
candidates for Holy Orders, one of the one clergy and one lay member of the
last steps in their discernment pro- diocese who are not parish members to
cess, Reiser was surprised at a recent serve on the cathedral’s vestry, called
interview. “I expected something more Cathedral Chapter. Terms are three
mechanical, but it was like having the years, so there are six diocesan members
best conversation with a dear friend on chapter. Our Constitution and Can-
about something that is really impor- ons are specific about the details; two of
tant to you. After the interview was the clergy and two of the lay members
over, I felt I had a glimpse not only must be from parishes inside the city
into who these candidates were, but or county of St. Louis, and the other
into my own spirituality. I’d never clergy and lay member from a parish
experienced a ‘meeting’ where 12 outside the city or county.
people could share at
The “big” election this year, the
this level. I didn’t expect
to get back so much and one which will have many nominees,
is the election of Missouri diocese’s
deputation to the General Conven-
“It’s clear that ev- tion. Diocesan convention will elect 8
erybody can be a leader clergy (4 deputies and 4 alternates) and
on the committee,” said 8 lay members (4 deputies and 4 alter-
Klieve, “from any seat nates). Our church’s national meeting is
in the room. Our work scheduled for every three years, the next
together is built on a one will be in the summer of 2012 in
Indianapolis.
and a sense of commit-
As so much of the bicameral gov-
ment. As people become
ernance mirrors our own country’s
grounded in this com-
democratic institutions of House of
mon work they feel it is more of a call-
Representatives and Senate, it is some-
ing than just an elected position. And
times easy to forget that unlike our
as our church struggles to be relevant
representatives in Congress, members
in today’s world, I think that’s good for
of the deputation are called to prayerful
us.”
discernment. It’s why we refer to our
“There is a conversation going “deputation” instead of our delegation.
on in our church right now about We believe that we intentionally create
our polity,” said Westfall, “how do a space for the Holy Spirit to work on
we keep the authority of bishops, of the floor of General Convention.
clergy, and how do we empower the
Are you called to lead this diocese,
authority of the laity. We’re walk-
through service on any of our gover-
ing in the tension of top-down versus
nance bodies? Please prayerfully con-
bottom-up, and we’re just beginning
sider this: the diocese is made up of you
to figure out how to do that. It is an
and me. Nomination forms and addi-
exciting time, for some watching the
tional information are available on our
church they grew up in change, it is a
website: diocesemo.org.
scary time.”
Westfall quoted a passage from Many thanks to all of the Standing
Ephesians 3:20: Glory to God whose
Committee, Diocesan Council, Chapter,
power, working in us, can do infinitely
more than we can ask or imagine. “I’m and General Convention Deputies who
took time to talk about their experiences,
not sure a lot of us believe it. My
especially all of the ones not included in
biggest challenge wherever I am as a
this article.
priest, as a committee member—may-
be our biggest challenge— is to truly
believe in that power and to claim it
for change.”
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 Just Visiting
This month
I’ve had an almost
unprecedented
stretch of three
Sundays in a row
without liturgical
obligations at my
parish: no sing-
ing, no reading,
no preaching.
That’s given me
an opportunity to
experience other services and other churches.
One morning, with a long list of chores to
accomplish, I decided to catch an early service
that would give me more of the day. I arrived
about five minutes before the hour and sat at
the end of an empty pew, one of several avail-
able, near the front of the church.
A couple of minutes later, a woman came
in from the far aisle, looked at me a little bit
askance, then sat a couple of seats over from
me. A minute after that, another one came in,
this time from the center aisle. “Excuse me,”
she said, with a touch of frost in her voice,
“may I get in here?”
As I rose to let her in, I realized that I’d
committed the essential faux pas of church
visiting: the sin of sitting, innocently but still
Training Lay Leaders for Pastoral Care: the
Community of Hope new session begins Sept 11
Community
of Hope trains and
supports lay people
for pastoral ministry
within and beyond
their congregations.
Lay chaplains are
taught to be present,
open and attentive, to
their care receivers, to
‘listen with the ear of
the heart’ in a com-
passionate, non-controlling manner to an
individual or group for the purpose of nur-
turing their spiritual needs, helping them
identify the presence of God, and bringing
comfort and healing to those in need.
To sustain themselves in ministry after
their initial training, lay chaplains commit
to a rule of life based on the monastic Rule
of St. Benedict. This spiritual discipline
includes daily reading and prayer, weekly
worship, monthly Circle of Care meetings
for debriefing and accountability in their
ministries, and four half- or whole-day
retreats yearly.
After training and commissioning, lay
pastoral caregivers select a community in
which to offer a pastoral care ministry. The
setting might be parish outreach to home-
bound or hospitalized members; or regular
visits to a nursing home, prison, medical or
hospice setting; or to a site serving those in
need such as the homeless or abused.
Lay chaplains continue to be nurtured
in an ongoing community that meets each
month; the Circle of Care is part debrief-
ing, part continuing education, part prayer
and fellowship. Having several diocesan
centers and Circles of Care gives CoH
chaplains more opportunity for ongoing
sharing and support.
Grace, Kirkwood is now the third ac-
credited Community of Hope center in the
diocese, in addition to the Church of St.
by Sarah Bryan Miller
guilty, in some- have smiled brightly and said, “Oh, is this your
one’s Regular regular pew? I’m sorry – let me move!”
Pew. I debated
shifting to one of As it is, it’s a gentle reminder to me of Bibli-
the other nearby cal injunctions, from Genesis through the Gos-
pews that still sat pels, of the requirement of hospitality: “For I
empty near us. was a stranger, and you took me in,” says Jesus
But would that in Matthew 25. My brief discomfort is some-
look as though thing to keep in mind the next time I’m the
I didn’t want to one confronting another in a spot I consider
sit with them? my own, and to welcome everyone I meet.
What is the
© 2010, Sarah Bryan Miller, All Rights Reserved
proper church etiquette in these situations? I
stayed put. Sarah Bryan Miller is a
graduate of the Episco-
I stayed put, but there was an undertone of pal School for Ministry,
discontent vibrating faintly in our pew through a licensed lay preacher
the service: My presence in their usual spot dis- in the Diocese of Mis-
rupted their Sunday routine. souri, and a parishioner
We are territorial creatures, and creatures of at St. Peter’s, Ladue.
habit. When I’m not in the choir, I like to sit In addition to her
work for St. Louis Post
on the aisle near the front, on what is tradition-
Dispatch as classical
ally known as the “Epistle Side.” I do it because
music critic, she is the
my mother always sat there. My mother always
editor and chief writer
sat there because her mother and grandparents for Grace Prayer Network (www.grace-
always sat there; they sat there because that prayernet.org), where this meditation was
was the location of the family pew generations originally published on July 19, 2010. Miller
ago, in the days when pew rentals were a major is a frequent contributor to Forward Move-
source of parish support. ment publications, including the upcoming
Who knows how long my ladies have held down 2011 daybook Finding God Day by Day.
their particular spots? On reflection, I should
Michael and St. George-Clayton Community of Hope pastoral care
and Christ Church Cathedral. training at Grace is open to members of
the diocese and members of other Chris-
The training this fall will
tian denominations.
be held at Grace and requires a
commitment on Monday eve- Team members of the Community of
nings from Sept. 13th through Hope’s newest center at Grace are: Miriam
Nov. 15th, several Saturdays, and Jenkins, Training Facilitator; Gretchen
Sunday, Nov. 21st. Logue, Shepherd/Administrative Head;
Nancy Ferriss, Circle of Care Coordinator;
Session topics include:
• Spiritual Gifts the Rev. Emily Hillquist Davis, Pastoral
• Theology of Pastoral Care Care Administrator; and the Rev. Todd
• Benedictine Spirituality McDowell, Abbot. Additional Steering
• Listening Skills Committee members are Mike Bohan-
• Prayer, Christian Meditation, Silence non, Mary Forsythe, John Pestka, and Bill
• Pastoral Visit, Boundaries, Pastoral Iden- VanLuven.
tity
• Confidentiality, Debriefing For more information about the
• Grief, Coping with Loss training at Grace, contact the Rev. Emily
• Pastoral Care Hillquist Davis, emily.davis@gracekirk-
• Family Systems wood.org.
• Commitment
to Ministry
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Our Response to Long-Term Unemployment
The federal govern- Map of June 2010 Unemployment being proactive and instead of waiting for
Rate by County in the fellow parishioners who are unemployed
ment defines “long-term
Diocese of Missouri to ask you for a favor, start the conversa-
unemployment” as a job-
tion. Invite them out to lunch or coffee and
less period of six months
bring along a co-worker or someone they
or longer. In March,
might not know,” continued Boudinet.
2010, over 44 % of unem-
ployed Americans met or We want to fix a situation. Many of
exceeded that standard— our unemployed colleagues have experi-
the highest rate since ence and
World War II. skills, We have to bring this
they’ve run
April 5, 2010, the
success- sense of mission home,
Pew Charitable Trusts
issued findings from a fis-
ful busi- we have to reach out
nesses, had to those in need, even
cal analysis initiative that
impressive
calculates the percentage
careers— if they are sitting in the
of people unemployed
there’s not a adjacent pew
for a year or more: 23%,
fast fix pos-
or about 3.5 million.
sible. “We
(For reference, State of
have to bring this sense of mission home,
Missouri population is
we have to reach out to those in need, even
around 6 million.) Published with permission of the Research Division of the Federal if they are sitting in the adjacent pew,” said
The Rev. Steve Reserve Bank of St. Louis. geofred.stlouisfed.org Boudinet.
Lawler, rector at St. Ste-
are reticent to say: I need help, I’m in Lawler is interested in how we as
phen’s Episcopal Church in Ferguson and
trouble. “Folks with next to nothing are a church provide the invitation and the
an organizational psychologist, has been
response to this conversation. “Those of
asking the question for months now: What more used to asking for help,” said Lawler.
“They know when their life is red-lin- us who speak regularly have to include the
is our church’s
topic in our conversations because it’s not
response to What is our church’s ing. When you’ve always provided for
yourself and your family, you’re more currently ‘out there’ – and not by making
the long-term
unemployment response to this apt to think that with your education a public policy comment, but by making
crisis? How do we and experience, the system is set up to it personal. Those of us with a privileged
crisis? “We’ve
take care of you—that tomorrow you’ll voice need to attend to this, create a nur-
never seen a pray about this? What get ‘the call’.” turing space for people in this time, and
time like this,”
said Lawler. are the resources we provide spiritual resources. This is a time
“Our cultural myth is all about the of opening our hearts to know who is God
“This trend cuts have as Christians?
individual, but maybe this time calls and who am I? As Episcopalians, we have
across every
Christians to give up the idea of self to preach the reality.”
industry and oc-
cupation.” It affects management and line reliance. This poses
worker, those with multiple degrees and interesting questions
those with G.E.D.s. Even more stunning, for us: how do we
55% of all adults in the workforce report think about how we
that in the past 30 months they have been live in and relate to our
unemployed, taken a cut in pay or reduc- community? and what
tion in hours, or become an involuntary does it look like when
part-time worker. More than half of us. Christians swing into
action to join God’s
St. Louis has a lot of networking mission in creation?”
groups, a lot of resume writing and job- Lawler thinks much of
skills polishing groups, but Lawler is inter- this centers on creating
ested in resources that focus on the spiri- sharing networks, in
tual life in this time. “How developing
do we pray about this? What ways of be-
are the resources we have as
This is a time ing gener-
Christians?” of opening our ous with
This article (and others in Seek) will be post-
David Boudinet, pa- hearts, to know connections. “We are the Body
ed on the diocesan website, with comments
rishioner at the Episcopal who is God, and together. One of our greatest
Christian resources is not only
enabled. Please join the conversation and
Church of St. Michael and St. who am I. share what your parish is doing to respond to
the gift of one another, but the this cultural change. Look online for hyper-
George in Clayton, has been
responsibility to live relation- links to more resources, and an additional
working on church response
ally in community.” way to get in touch with David Boudinet and
from the lay perspective. “We know that
Steve Lawler.
people find jobs through networking,” said This past Lent, Lawler and Boudinet
Boudinet, “so perhaps one response would organized a weekly group using scripture More information on unemployment statistics
be intentional networking, and it seems and prayer to open and guide the sharing and analysis found at:
the parish would be an ideal place for conversation. These sessions created a safe •GeoFRED, Geographic Federal Reserve
this.” Boudinet helped design a network- space to talk about the balancing act with Economic Data
ing group at CSMSG which incorporated a family and friends, a place for raw honesty. Economic Research from the
pastoral visit with assistant rector the Rev. “There is some grieving loss of the illusion Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Michael Wheeler, and a “case manager” of self-reliance, of not being able to pro- http://geofred.stlouisfed.org
of sorts from the group to shepherd the vide ‘the right stuff’ in the same ways,” said
networking process. •The Pew Research Center is a nonparti-
Lawler.
san “fact tank” that provides information
Boudinet main- “Networking isn’t always on the issues, attitudes and trends shap-
tains this conversation Networking isn’t always about finding a job,” said ing America and the world. It does so by
should be going on Boudinet. “Sometimes it is conducting public opinion polling and
in the parish. “We about finding a job. just meeting people or maybe
social science research; by analyzing
news coverage; and by holding forums
Episcopalians tend even just getting out of the and briefings. It does not take positions
towards politeness; we avoid details about house.” It’s not uncommon in long-term on policy issues.
our jobs, our family situations,” continued unemployment that people become house- http://pewresearch.org
Boudinet. “We might not even know who bound, the expense of driving is a luxury to
in the parish is in a difficult situation.” be reserved for interviews. “Don’t be afraid Resources in St. Louis:
People who have always been self-reliant to ask ‘How are you doing?’ Consider •lawler.org
•St. Patrick’s GO! network
•Bounceback St. Louis
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 Trauma and Drama? Or Love, Joy, and Peace?
Culture is good, genius is brilliant, civiliza-
civiliza -
tion is a blessing, education is a great
privilege; still the thing that we want most
of all is the precious gift of the Holy Ghost.
—John Hall, Irish clergyman, 1829-1889
Years ago, 39 to be exact, I was home-
less. Being homeless at 16, well to put it
mildly, is not optimal. Friends’ parked cars
were my best bet for sleeping in something
other than a park. Still there was a particu-
lar piece of playground equipment in one
of the parks that had a platform built up
a few steps that provided a covered area
underneath. I would get in under that plat-
form and with good use of spare clothes
and a big coat, make a little sleeping
compartment, kind of like on a train. In
the morning I would get up, go to school,
shower and try to make my way through
classes until lunch so I could eat. I worked
part-time at a Ground Round so dinner
was covered most nights. But that stretch
between when I woke up and when free
lunch was available at school was the hard-
est part of the day. (Those of you who have
raised a teenager or remember your own
teen years probably know what I mean.)
I must have been talking about this
with a friend because this friend, Nancy
Osborn, told me one day that her youth
minister wanted to meet me and that he
might be able to help me out. Thinking
with my stomach I thought, “Great, maybe
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mkinman@gmail.com,
3:00, presenters the Rev.
Richard Valantasis and by Fri., Sept. 17.
Doug Bleyle will lead this
workshop, sponsored by Christ Church
Cathedral and Church of the Advent. Val-
antasis and Bleyle codirect the Institute for
Contemplative Living in Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Praying the Eucharist is a day-long
engagement with the Eucharist. Each part
of the Eucharist will be presented with
contemplative means of praying through it:
gathering, hearing the Scriptures, inter-
cessing, confessing, making peace, offering,
connecting with the history of salvation
from creation to today, receiving, and dis-
covering ministry in the world.
The goal of the workshop is to equip
participants in the Eucharist and worship-
ing communities to pray the liturgy con-
templatively. The worship will present
varied contemplative practices associated
with public worship and provide an oppor-
tunity for learning them in the context of
the workshop.
The workshop will be held at Christ
Church Cathedral, 1210 Locust in St.
Making Disciples • Building Congregations • For the Life of the World
I’ll get some cash for food!”
I did get the cash and he took our
conversation with him to a leaders’ meet-
ing for a local Young Life group to include
in their time of sharing and prayer. Nancy
told me the following week that he wanted
to see me again, so off I went. “Some
people want to meet you. They have space
in their home and can offer you a place to
live.” That was the message. Those people
became my foster family and I got back to
living indoors.
That was the first time I really “got”
the Holy Ghost. As a friend’s father, a
Pentecostal bishop said to me later, “You
were living a life of all sin and no redemp-
tion, all confession and no conversion, all
crucifixion and no Resurrection.” I was all
about drama and trauma. My foster parents
were all about giving me a place of love
and peace.
There are lots of other stories, even
now. Yours may be about aging, family
struggles, or ill health. Lately mine have
been about the effects of the economic
downturn on my business and people tak-
ing swipes at me, one another, the bishop,
people who do not behave the way the
assume they should, and…
Life challenges are draining until
I again get (because I so often forget)
Louis. Cost of the workshop is
$20 (bring a check on the day of
the workshop). Lunch is includ-
ed. Please reserve your place in
the workshop or need for child-
care by September 17th. Child
care will include activities for
older kids, too.
Congregations
are encouraged to
send a team (such as
a worship commit-
tee) to the workshop.
Opportunity will be
given throughout the
day for teams to meet
and discuss what they
are learning and how
this might be inte-
grated into their congregation’s
worship.
Richard Valantasis
Adventers and the most re- Photo: Gary Isaacs
cent missioners to Lui, Sudan,
have some familiarity with this
contemplative, reflective ap-
proach to the Eucharist. Advent
has be doing “Not Church
As Usual” this past year using
this same reflection model that
Handschy took as Chaplain on
the most recent diocesan mis-
sion trip to Lui, Sudan. It’s a
way of asking What is the Life of
Christ? here, and in this situa-
tion. Advent’s Vestry uses this
model in their meetings. Doug Bleyle
Photo: Raymond Raney
Valantasis was Handschy’s
first teacher at divinity school,
and their friendship has grown over the of the Rio Grande, Bleyle has a special vocation to minister to Na-
years. “He and I developed the model of tive American peoples and to assist Native American Christians to
bridge native and adopted traditions. He is the coauthor of “The
reflection I use,” noted Handschy. “He is Gospels and Christian Life in History and Practice” and currently is
both a top rate scholar and a man of deep coauthor on “Centuries of Contemplation” a book project with the
spirituality.” Associates of the ICL.
Seek
by Steven Lawler
that God is God. And that through the
Holy Ghost, God brings the fruit listed
in Galatians 5:22-23: “…the fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and
self-control.” So the story we live is sim-
ply a matter of which version of the story
we are open to telling. Which means that
every day, I have to ask myself: Trauma
and drama, or love, joy, and peace? Whose
story am I going to tell?
© 2010, Steve Lawler, All Rights Reserved.
This article was originally published in St. Stephen’s
newsletter, Parish Life, June 2010.
Steve Lawler works as an Episcopal priest,
Rector of St Stephens and Facilitator of The
Vine, as an organizational psychologist at
Opinions Incorporated, and as an Adjunct
Professor of Leadership and Organization
Development at Washington University in St
Louis. Lawler holds graduate degrees from
Yale University, the Olin School of Business
at Washington University and is completing
his PhD work in Organizational Psychology
from Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
You can contact him at swl@lawler.org.
Some diocesan members know ValanValan-
tasis from his service in Missouri: Adventers
when he filled in for Handschy during the
rector’s trips back to Massachusetts to sell his
house; Trinity-Central West Enders when he
worshipped and preached there in the nine-
ties; and those who took his courses at local
universities.
Valantasis is a well-known spiritual direc-
tor and academic. Raised and immersed in
the Greek Orthodox liturgical, theological,
and contemplative tradition, Valantasis has
conducted retreats and workshops for clergy
and lay people throughout the United States.
As an ordained Episcopal priest for over
thirty-five years, he has ministered in a small
urban parish that needed to grow in order to
survive; to large urban parishes with significant
outreach ministries; as chaplain to a religious
order of women monks seeking to develop
their contemplative life while performing active
ministry; as spiritual director to clergy and
laity exploring the riches of Eastern Christian
theology and practice for their personal and
ministerial lives; and as director of a spiritual
and ministerial formation for ordination candi-
dates at Candler School of Theology of Emory
University. His ministry has focused on adult
education programs in parishes, diocesan
clergy retreats, workshops for lay leaders of
congregations, and parish retreat weekends.
Bleyle holds a degree from Metropolitan State
College in Denver in anthropology and the his-
tory of the American West with a focus on Na-
tive American history. He also holds an M.Div.
from Iliff School of Theology and a Th.M. from
Candler School of Theology at Emory Univer-
sity, where he pursued the academic study
of asceticism and contemplative practices.
His teaching and research focuses on the
contemplative practices in various religious
systems of Late Antiquity, Eastern Christianity,
and Methodist studies. A Postulant to holy
orders in the Episcopal Church in the Diocese
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Center for Spirituality Offers Two Opportunities
to Experience Lectio Divina

St. Timothy’s, Creve Coeur facilitate two groups in the practice of

September 1-29, Wednesday midday
Emmanuel, Webster Groves
September 2-30, Thursday evenings
There are many ways to read the Bible.
One is to engage in Bible Study, but
another is to pray the scriptures.
The ancient practice of praying the
scriptures is reading God’s word more
with our heart than our head. Lectio
divina, literally holy reading, begins with
cultivating the ability to listen deeply,
to hear “with the ear of our hearts”
the words of Holy Scripture. In this
contemplative way we can discover an
increasing ability to offer more of our-
selves and our lives to God.
Using the readings for the coming
Sunday, the Rev. Susan Skinner will
lectio divina for five sessions during
September.
One group will meet on Wednesday
mornings from 11:00 AM to Noon at
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 808
North Mason Road in Creve Coeur,
beginning September 1 through Sep-
tember 29.
A second group will meet at Emmanuel
Episcopal Church, 9 South Bompart in
Webster Groves, on Thursday evenings
from 5:30–6:30 p.m. beginning Septem-
ber 2 through September 30.
A $10 registration fee covers the cost
of materials and may be brought to the
first session. For further information or
to register email scskinner@charter.net.

Bishop Smith’s Visitations

Celebration of New Ministry
Sunday, August 8 All Saints’ Church, St. Louis
Sunday, August 15 St. Matthew’s Church, Warson Woods
Sunday, August 22 St. Alban’s Church, Fulton
The Right Reverend
Sunday, August 29 Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis George Wayne Smith,
Sunday, September 12 St. Francis’ Church, Eureka Tenth Bishop of Missouri,
Sunday, September 26 Christ Church, Rolla with the Wardens, Vestry,
Sunday, October 3 St. John’s Church, Eolia
and People of Saint Martin's Parish in Ellisville
Sunday, October 17 Calvary Church, Louisiana
Sunday, October 24 St. Vincent’s-in-the-Vineyard, Ste. Genevieve
Sunday, October 31 St. John’s Church, Eolia Invite you to join in the
Celebration of New Ministry with
the Reverend Jon W. Hall as the Third Rector
Selected Upcoming Events
Sat, Aug 14 (and most Saturdays) The Peace Meal Project at St. John’s, Tower August 25, 2010
Grove, every Saturday. Serving from 4-6 p.m. To sign up as a volunteer, please 6:30 PM
contact Scott Splater at ssplater@yahoo.com or 314-497-1050.
St. Martin's Episcopal Church
Tue, Aug 17, 11 AM – 2 PM (Third Tuesdays) Church of the Transfiguration: commu- 15764 Clayton Rd
nity wide FREE Senior Event and Lunch at the church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Bou-
levard, Lake St. Louis. Seniors (age 55 and up) from around the area are invited to
Ellisville, MO
enjoy a relaxed environment. At noon, a free lunch is served to all in attendance.
For more information, call 636-561-8951.
Clergy: White Stoles
Tue, Aug 24, 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM Standing Committee, St. Martin’s, Ellisville A Louisiana style reception with live music and
Wed, Aug 25, 6:30 PM Celebration of New Ministry, St. Martin’s, Ellisville, Jon dancing will follow the service.
Hall, Rector. 15764 Clayton Road, Ellisville, MO 63011, ph 636-227-1484, www.
stmartinschurch.org.
Thu, Sep 9 Submission deadline for Oct-Nov issue of Seek. Submissions to Beth
Felice, bfelice@diocesemo.org, 314-255-1387
Fri, Sep 10 Women’s Weekend retreat in New Harmony, Indiana
Sat, Sep 11 Community of Hope (opening retreat)
Sat, Sep 11 Christ Episcopal Church, Cape Girardeau, trivia contest.
This Labor Day Sunday
Fri-Sat, Sep 17-18 Diocesan Council meeting Walk, Bike, Carpool, or take the Bus to Church
Fri, Sep 17, 6:15 PM Transfiguration’s Trivia Night at the O’Fallon Elks Lodge,
1163 Tom Ginnever Ave. Registrations can be made by email or calling Bill or
Kerri Robertson 636-294-7003 or bkjarobertson@charter.net.
Sustain a Faith encourages parishes and missions in
the diocese on Sunday, September 5th, to help protect
Sat, Sep 18 Metro IV Convocation meeting, Christ Church, Rolla
God’s Creation by using a non-polluting or less-fuel-
Sun, Sep 19 Compline-Trinity, CWE, holds a monthly Compline service on the consuming way to travel to church. “We’re inviting
third Sunday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. Compline is a brief but beauti-
ful service with ancient roots. Enjoy 20 to 30 minutes of music, scripture, poetry,
parishioners across the diocese to walk or bike, to
prayers and silence. carpool, or to take the bus to Sunday services,” said
Mon, Sep 27 ESM Book Club Online. For an invitation by email contact Fr. Rod
Sustain a Faith member Kay Faddis.
Wiltse, wiltse@charter.net. September: The Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister.
Sep 28-30 Clergy Conference
The committee offers some suggestions for participat-
ing parishes: encourage casual dress for the church
Tue, Sep 28, 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM Standing Committee, St. Martin’s, Ellisville
service; offer refreshments upon arrival; acknowledge
Sat, Oct 16 Diocesan Council meeting participants in church, count the number of partici-
Sun, Oct 17 St. Mark’s Fall Festival-Portland MO. Afternoon Holy Eucharist and pants, and offer pledge cards for those who might
Hayride (with Live Music) Special Guests: Members and clergy of other West want to challenge themselves to walk, bike... more
Convocation Episcopal churches
times during the year.
Fri-Sat, Oct 22-23 Diocese of Missouri ECW Annual Mtg and Conference; Grace,
Kirkwood
Sustain a Faith would love to know if your parish will
Complete information and more events participate. Please send an email to Kay: kayfaddis@
listed online at
http://diocesemo.org/calendar
msn.com.

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A Day at Camp Phoenix
“Weather update,” crackled the voice
on the walkie-talkie. The chance of storms
prompted frequent weather reports and re-
minders of storm protocols from Camp Phoe-
nix director the Rev. Emily Bloemker to her
counselors and counselors-in-training (CIT).
But the rain held and activities on the last full
Friday of camp continued on schedule.
Campers gather together for “slab,” a
team building time of fellowship, song, and
lightheartedness before each mealtime. The
dining room was filled to about capacity. The
Very Rev. Ron Clingenpeel, director of exter-
nal camp operations, said the current number
of campers is just about right; many other
camps using these facilities split mealtime into
two shifts.
The breakfast tables were a-buzz with
news of the “eagles.” Each cabin of girls or
boys and their counselors travel as a group
through the day’s activities and are named:
sparrows, finches, robins, blackbirds, owls,
and eagles (from youngest to oldest). Thurs-
day night the eagles separated from the group
for special activities; they rode horses on an
extended trail, set up camp in tents, cooked
campfire meals, and enjoyed their own hay-
ride. On Friday morning they took a special
excursion. Breakfast conversation was full of
speculation about the details, and the eagles’
return anticipated. Adding to the excitement
was word the bishop, the Rt. Rev. Wayne
Photos: Announcements; talk of
the eagles; senior staff and weather
updates; spiritual activity with older
campers; younger campers listening to
scripture; swimming.
Making Disciples • Building Congregations • For the Life of the World
Smith, would arrive this day, spend the
night, and preside at Saturday’s closing
Eucharist.
Morning schedule includes a spiri-
tual activity with the Rev. Robert Ard,
camp chaplain. Ard is the newly called
Deacon-in-charge at St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, Carondelet. He has the younger
and older group work the same activity,
in two groups. Friday’s scripture source
was Genesis and topic was stewardship
of God’s creation. Each cabin worked to-
gether to create banners addressing one
aspect, then shared in a group presenta-
tion, with plenty of time for conversation
around the topic.
Friday morning’s schedule also
included horseback riding, archery,
kickball, crafts, and swimming at the
“beach.” An informal survey of campers
revealed favorite activities were archery,
riding, slab, crafts, swimming every day,
and campfire.
Everyone from the senior and full-
time Dubois Center staff to the coun-
selors and CITs commented on how
smoothly this camp was running. Kevin
Williams, senior camp director and di-
rector of formation at Emmanuel, passed
along a Dubois staff report: even on
Thursday, the traditional if-it-can-hap-
pen-it-will day, her trip up to mealtime
revealed a room full of happy faces and
laughter—exactly how it is supposed to
sound! “Camp’s run smoothly because of
the diligent work of the staff and coun-
selors this year,” Williams added.
The staff member coming the farthest
distance was Mary Ann Lynn, who direct-
ed the arts and crafts program. She’d trav-
eled from the Diocese of Bethlehem (PA),
where she is parishioner, choir member,
and superintendent of church school staff
at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity.
Additionally, Lynn brought several camp
songs from DioBeth’s camp tradition. The
Phoenix campers discovered one could be
sung in a round—a new tradition to pass
back east. Photos: Choosing your horse to ride;
the younger groups off to the trail; on
After lunch, the Bishop arrived and to the next activity; slab; the bishop
director Bloemker said, “I have an an- arrives and is serenaded.
nouncement.” At camp, each utterance of
the word “announcement” is greeted with
a sung reply: Announcements, announcements,
announcements! A terrible way to die, a terrible Camp Phoenix draws participants from
way to die! Announcements, announcements, an- Episcopal parishes around the diocese and
nouncements, Huh! wider. This year’s campers included:
Bishop Wayne visited the staff meet- Advent-Crestwood(2)
ing, the counselor meeting, then planned on All Saints'-St. Louis (8)
spending time with the groups as they went Ascension-Northwoods(3)
through the last afternoon of activities. Friday Christ Church Cathedral-St. Louis(8)
night was skit night, followed by the last Christ Church-Cape G (5)
campfire. Emmanuel-Webster Groves (4)
Grace-Jeff City (2)
On Saturday morning, after a few rain- Grace-Kirkwood (5)
drops, parents and campers attended the Holy Communion-University City (6)
closing Eucharist, and said good-bye to Camp St. Barnabas’-Florissant (1)
Phoenix until next July. St. Francis’-Eureka (1)
Adults: While you may not wish to sing St. Martin’s-Ellisville (2)
the “announcements” song out loud at your St. Paul’s-Ironton (1)
next interminable business meeting, thinking St. Paul’s-Sikeston (1)
it might bring a smile. Ask a returning camper St. Peter’s-Ladue (2)
or counselor to teach you the tune. St. Stephen's-Ferguson (3)
St. Timothy’s-Creve Coeur (3)
Transfiguration-Lake St. Louis (10)
Trinity-Jeff County (1)
No affiliation (2)
Washington DC (2)
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This month’s call for

art on the theme Good News
presents a work by
Missouri artist

John Stoeckley
“Rocks of Ages”
“Rocks of Ages” symbo z ng that through the
ages the word s the most powerfu means to
proc a m the “Good News” and wh e the “word”
may become cracked and worn t st stands
ready to share the Good News to a who are
w ng to sten and earn about the cont nu ng
ove of God through Chr st The art work a so

ref ects the song Rock of Ages wh ch s a very o d gospe song vo c ng Psa m 9 s prom se
Rock of ages c eft for me et me h de myse f n thee
Let the water and the b ood from thy wounded s de that f owed
be of s n the doub e cure c eanse me from ts gu t and power
Th s pen nk and waterco or work s from ohn Stoeck ey member of Ca vary Church Lou s ana t dep cts the ast ng wr tten word that stands
the test of t me to become w tness to God s Love for us through Chr st
Stoeck ey s work s ava ab e n h s two permanent ga er es a recent y restored stagecoach stop n Lou s ana M ssour ( 07 South 9th Street)
and on H stor c Ma n Street #8 4 n St Char es M ssour Both offer a fu se ect on of other 3 d mens ona art work and g ft tems A so many of
h s water co or and nk pr nts are ava ab e on h s web s te www stoeck ey com

The Next Ca to V sua Art sts
n the D ocese for Artwork
“Reconcile”
We are seek ng your artwork for pub cat on n
Seek and on ne Photographers d g ta art sts
text e art sts pa nters ustrators scu ptors—
a are we come D g ta photographs of any
genre of work w be accepted The Ed tor a
Board and Offices of the B shop w choose
one or two se ect ons for each Seek ssue
Subm ss on dead ne for “Reconc e” artwork s
Fr day September 17 2010 D g ta fi es may
be ema ed to commun cat ons d rector Beth
Fe ce at bfe ce@d ocesemo org or phone to
make other arrangements 314-255-1387 Sub-
m ss on of artwork grants perm ss on to pub sh
p ece n one ssue of Seek Not a subm tted
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You n your mercy sent Jesus Chr st your
on y and eterna Son to share our human
nature to ve and d e as one of us to rec-
onc e us to you the God and Father of a .
BCP p 362 Ho y Euchar st
By h s b ood, he reconc ed us. By h s
wounds, we are hea ed.
BCP p 370 Ho y Euchar st
For the M ss on of the Church
A m ghty God you sent your Son Jesus Chr st
to reconc e the wor d to yourse f We pra se
and b ess you for those whom you have sent n
the power of the Sp r t to preach the Gospe to
a nat ons We thank you that n a parts of the
earth a commun ty of ove has been gathered
together by the r prayers and abors and that n
every p ace your servants ca upon your Name
for the k ngdom and the power and the g ory are
yours for ever Amen
BCP p 838

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