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| The Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek
Canon to the Ordinary | The Rev. Timothy Dombek, Canon to the Ordinary, is the guest writer for the E-pistle this week while Bishop Smith is on his annual Lenten Retreat.
Almost five months have passed since beginning my new ministry on the bishop's staff--what a whirlwind of an introduction to life in the Diocese of Arizona it has been. Since Oct. 1, I have been to many of the "missionary outposts" in the diocese: Flagstaff, Douglas, Tombstone, Lake Havasu City, Nogales, Lakeside, Kingman, Sedona, Benson, St. Paul the Apostle Sudanese Mission, and San Pablo's Latino Mission. Continued at: http://www.azdiocese.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/276 | | Calendar |  | | News & Events |
 The following are news items and events from around the Diocese that others wished to share with you. More News and Events can be found on our website http://www.azdiocese.org. | | Ministry Fair to be held |  | | Education for Ministry training |
TUCSON - Basic/In-Service & Formation mentor training for Education for Ministry will be available at Christ the King, Tucson beginning Apr. 10 at 2 p.m and ending Apr. 12 at 2 p.m. If you have an interest contact the Rev. Robert "Bob" Harvey, EfM Coordinator, Arizona at (520) 744-7810 or frbobh@comcast.net for more details and an application form. Reservations for this training need to be sent no later than March 1st. | | Arizona Cursillo resumes |
 Cursillo is back in the diocese. Upcoming events and weekends are:
March Ultreya Sat., Mar. 15 at 6 p.m. potluck followed by ultreya 6715 N. Mockingbird Lane, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Teams are forming, candidates are being registered, and the Spring Weekends are just around the corner. Please join us as we pray, learn, and support each other on our journeys.
2008 Cursillo Weekends Do you have a candidate? Have you spoken to your parish priest? Applications can be found on the cursillo website. You may print and make as many copies as you like. Spread the word at your parish.
2009 Cursillo Weekends Men's Weekend - Mar. 5-8, 2009 | Shameless commerce department . . .
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Laura Smith, Bishop Smith's wife, has a website about icons for contemplative prayer at ikonarts.net. Net proceeds from sales of all icons, prints, cards, and commissions go to relieve extreme global poverty through participation in the Millennium Development Goals. | | Diocesan logo available for purchase | Greta Huls
Diocesan Communications Officer The diocesan CafePress site is now open and features many products bearing the diocesan logo designed by Laura Smith. The diocesan staff wore golf shirts from CafePress at convention and received many requests for them and similar items: - Apparel
- Baby
- Houseware
- Hats & Bags
- Stickers, Buttons & Magnets
- Posters, Prints and More!
- Pets
This is an easy way to evangelize as well as promote the diocese and its website. More items will appear soon.
Since we have no production costs the entire 10% proceeds will go to the diocesan Alleluia Fund. (Psst! The next Alleluia Fund Sunday is Apr. 6.) On the net: http://www.cafepress.com/azdiocese | A Final Thought
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The Rt. Rev. Kirk S. Smith
Bishop of Arizona  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
One of the privileges enjoyed by an Episcopal Bishop is the ability to add to the liturgical calendar those local "saints" worthy of veneration by the faithful of the diocese. This is the first step towards eventually having that person's name added to the liturgical calendar of the National Church, printed in the Book of Common Prayer. In my time as Bishop of Arizona I have been struck by the contribution of two outstanding missionaries: Padre Eusebio Kino (above), the 17th Century Italian Jesuit who explored Arizona and northern Mexico, and The Rev. Endicott Peabody, who founded St. Paul's Church in Tombstone in 1882, the oldest Protestant congregation in the State, before his more than 55 years as Headmaster of Groton School in Massachusetts. Faithfully, +Kirk
The Rt. Rev. Kirk S. Smith
Bishop of Arizona | | To the best of my knowledge, every single church, mission, and preaching station within the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona now has a very basic website. Please go to www.azdiocese.org/map/list.html and check your church's website and its posted information and let me know of any changes that need to be made. | | | | | | |
