| | | | Bishop Smith's weekly E-pistle
| | |  Thursday night I spoke to a group of about 1,500 members of the East Valley Interfaith, an ecumenical group that works with political leaders to further such causes as public safely, education, health care, and immigration reform. It was apparent from that meeting that Arizona has a major church/state crisis on its hands as it reacts to the tactics used by the County Sheriff in his crusade to catch undocumented immigrants. Last Sunday, he interrupted a confirmation service in a Roman Catholic Church in Guadalupe. Last night the Mayor of Phoenix, the Police Chief, and representatives from the Governor's office were present to hear our concerns. I shared with that group the story of my Holy Week encounter with the Sheriff's Department, and I pass it on to you:Continued at: http://azdiocese.org/dfc/newsdetail_2/297 +Kirk The Rt. Rev. Kirk Stevan Smith
Bishop of Arizona | | Give your "stimulus check" 4 good | The Rev. Mike Kinman
Executive Director
Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation It's time for an intervention. Our economy is based on unsustainable overconsumption. And now, we're being sent checks and told the answer is to spend even more. Meanwhile, more than a billion people live on less than $1 a day. It's insanity. And it's time to make a stand. Time to put our treasure where our heart is. Time to choose compassion over consumption. It's time to Give It 4 Good. Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation invites you to become part of a movement for economic sanity and moral accountability. Join others across the nation and give 100%, 10% or even 0.7% of next month's so-called "economic stimulus" check to an organization of your choice working to acheive the Millennium Development Goals. Just visit www.giveit4good.org to find out how. At www.giveit4good.org, you'll also find resources for deciding where to give, advocacy actions, how to spread the word, resources for starting conversations about consumerism in your congregation and family ... and much more. Once you've taken the pledge, spread the word. Email your friends and family and tell them you have taken this important step. Let the people at the nonprofit you have designated know so they can encourage others to Give It 4 Good. Put a button on your website and a flier in your congregation. Go to the site. Take the pledge. Then keep checking back to see who has Given it 4 Good, how much has been given and where the money is going to Make Poverty History. | | Rummage sale to benefit CCA youth |
 | | Arizona Cursillo resumes |
 Cursillo is back in the diocese. Upcoming events and weekends are:
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 | | Arizona Ecumenical Council forum | "Rabbi to Rabbi: Jewish Perspectives on Jesus" 
a theological discussion with Rabbi Michael Cook May 2-3
Church of the Beatitudes 555 W. Glendale Ave. (SE corner of 7th Ave. & Glendale) Phoenix, Arizona 85021 Dr. Cook is Professor of Intertestamental and Early Christian Literatures, and holds the Sol and Arlene Bronstein Professorship in Judaeo-Christian Studies, HUC-JIR / Cincinnati. He studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, was ordained at HUC-JIR in New York, and earned his doctorate at HUC-JIR Cincinnati. Dr. Cook's specialty is the New Testament. He is possibly the only rabbi in the U.S. with a professorial Chair in New Testament, and has extensive expertise in the field of Jewish-Christian relations. Contact the AEC for more information at aec@aecunity.net, (602) 468-3818, or:
Arizona Ecumenical Council
4423 N. 24th St., Ste. 750
Phoenix, AZ 85016 For more information, please contact us at 602-468-3818. | Shameless commerce department . . .
|
 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. | | Alleluia Fund benefits missions |  Remember Arizona's Alleluia Fund!Building new churches! Supporting new growth initiatives in existing churches!Your contribution of money, stocks, or land make a vital difference right here, right now!For more information, contact Carol D. Maher at either (623) 455-9515 oralleluiafund@azdiocese.org.
You can also support the Alleluia Fund
by purchasing items from our CafePress store.
 | | Space available at Chapel Rock | Looking for a great spot for your next youth event or men's women's, or family retreat? Chapel Rock offers a variety of lodging and meeting space choices, great food, and beautiful, peaceful surroundings. Chapel Rock is open (and busy!) year round, but the following resources are available in the coming months. Dates Lodgings ________ Meeting Spaces
May 2-4 Non-linen buildings Taylor Lodge
May 9-11 Non-linen buildings Kleindienst Lodge
Newell Hall
May 16-18 Non-linen buildings Cox Hall
July 25-27 St. James (linen service) St. James
July 26-27 Harte Lodge (linen service) Harte Lodge
August 1 St. Barnabas, Harte (linen service) St. Barnabas
Harte Lodge For more information, contact Joan or Leslie at Chapel Rock, 1-877-445-3499 toll free. | A Final Thought
| Most of you know my fondness for Garrison Keillor (who happens to be an Episcopalian). Right after Easter he wrote this reflection for Salon.com which I suspect reflects the attitudes of many: +Kirk
| | 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. Peace, Greta Huls
Communications Officer
Episcopal Diocese of Arizona | | | | |
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