Wear red, the traditional color of Pentecost. Here’s a discussion from Episcopal Church and Visual Arts on what other parishes are doing about the color red for Pentecost.
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Searching For A Bishop: Applications and Inserts
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From “A Bishop for Chicago,” the latest news:
The Bishop Search Committee is pleased to report that the application and nomination process was fruitful, and that we now are well into the process or reviewing and evaluating applications. Telephone interviews over the next month will be followed by site-site visits to the applicants’ current ministries.
A set of bulletin inserts is available on the bishop search web site at www.bishopforchicago.org. Congregations are encouraged to use these inserts to educate their members about the search process.
Following the public announcement of nominees in late August, a petition process will allow for other candidates to stand for election. Candidates will be presented to the Church in a series of October meetings throughout the Diocese, and delegates to the Diocesan Convention will select the next Bishop on November 10. A Transitions Committee chaired by Shawn Schreiner and Wayne Carlson will manage the election itself, and their work now centers around researching venues for consecration or investiture in early 2008.
We Await… Announcements of Candidates in August
A Bishop for Chicago – Applications and Nominations Closed
Almighty God, prosper with your blessing the mission and ministry of our diocese. You have blessed us with the ministry of the Rt. Rev. William Persell. We thank you for his ministry to us as chief pastor and leader in the Church. Stir up in us the grace and power of your Spirit, as we begin the search for our next Bishop. Give to our search committee inquiring and discerning hearts, that they may clearly see your will. Give us all the courage to dream and the will to persevere to make those dreams a reality. Fill us with your Holy Spirit and ground us in the knowledge and love of you. Empower us with the gifts of joy and wonder as we seek out the special ministry you have for us together in our diocese; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously on your Church, and so guide the minds of those who shall choose a bishop for this Diocese, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.