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2013 COME, SEE AND BE RETREAT
OCTOBER 10-13 THE BOSQUE CENTER ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Come join us in October for Ecclesia Ministries Come, See and Be Retreat
Featuring
* Lessons Learned from Ministry on the Streets
* Trauma-Informed Ministry
* Pitfalls, Snares and Temptations on the Path
Including
* A Visit to the Mass Ascension (of balloons that is!)
* Sunday Worship (inside and outside)
* Plenty of time to talk with colleagues
AND......
An optional trip to the Shrine atChimayo on Friday Oct. 11
For More InformationContact:
The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch (sahcdsp@yahoo.com)
The Rev. Greg Henneman (gregh@centraltolife.org)
***REGISTRATION FORM***
Name:
Street Address:
City:
State: Zip Code:
E-Mail Address:
Telephone Number:
( ) I plan on attending theretreat only. (Cost $150)
( ) I plan on attending theretreat AND the Pilgrimage to Chimayo (Cost $250)
Please enclose a check madeout to Diocese of the Rio Grande and mail the registration form to:
The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch
Missioner to the Homeless
Diocese of the Rio Grande
6400 Coors Boulevard
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Special Dietary Needs:
Financial Assistance isavailable. For information on Financial Assistance contact:
The Rev. Debbie Little (deblitwym1@gmail.com)
If you are interested in talking about homeless ministry and how to reach out to the street, or visiting the Boston or other ministries, or attending a Come and See weekend, please contact us at jacolvin@ymail.com.
The Mission Project of Ecclesia Ministries hosts extended "Come and See" weekends annually, in which participants experience the full range of programs of the host's programs. In addition, the following subjects will be covered, plus any topics raised by participants:
- Street Ministry.
- Street Worship.
- Developing relationships with homeless people.
- How to raise money to do your ministries.
We'll have shared meals with relaxed time together, group discussions, and reflections on our ministries and our experiences.
See below for information about the 2012 Come and See/Be Weekend!
Come and See/Come and Be weekend
On the weekend of November 2-4, 2012, Ecclesia ministries from across the country and world are invited to central Ohio for our annual Come and See/Come and Be Weekend.
This year's theme is "Spiritual Practices on the Margins". We will be exploring the use of prayer, meditation, art, retreats, pilgrimages, labyrinths, Bible study, and other practices are or could be used in our various ministries. But we can't do it without your input.
If you use any of these (or other) spiritual practices in your ministries and would be willing to share what you do with the larger group, please let me know. On Saturday we will hold a series of informal workshops to introduce the practices, share ideas for their use with people living on the margins, and have time to engage in the various practices. So, it's part learning, part sharing, and part personal retreat.
Don't be shy. You have the great ideas and lots of others want to learn from you.
Please get back to Lee Anne Reat as soon as you can so that we can put together final registration materials by early July.
Thanks. God's blessings to you and to those with whom you minister.
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COME AND SEE, COME AND BE WEEKENDS:
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 1, 2011
We announce this year's weekends for people early in street ministries (SEE) and people who have been doing them for a while (BE). Ham Fuller is Vicar of our first affiliate street ministry, in beautiful Asheville NC. Please consider coming. Save the weekend. Financial assistance is available. Please respond to Hamfuller@aol.com.
I invite you to Come See and Be in Asheville, NC, to experience ministry to the homeless and poor in our town and rural area, as well as enjoy, be refreshed and encouraged with others in ministry at Lake Logan, a Camp and Conference Center of The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. The Fall leaves should be turning, the lake is beautiful (seewww.lakelogan.org ), and transportation will be provided for all to come to the center as well as to and from Asheville to share in ministry.
The cost will be $75/person/night double occupancy with meals. Scholarships are available upon request.
I am working on retreat leaders from a very faithful and talented group of people from the area. More on that very soon.
Hope you can join us.
Yours in Christ,
Ham+, Vicar, The Church of the Advocate
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The 2010 Come and See Weekend will be held at Church of the Common Ground, Atlanta, from Oct 22 to October 24. Housing, meals, and the program are free and scholarships are available for transportation.
Friday, 10/22 Evening: community supper and concert with Bryan Sirchio, a wonderful musician who wrote the service music for the Sunday service.
Saturday, 10/23 Morning: after breakfast, we will get to know each others' stories as they relate to homelessness, and share the ministry of Church of the Common Ground.
Afternoon: Street outreach training.
Evening: discussion of critical issues from addiction/recovery to fundraising and any topics raised by participants.
Sunday, 10/24 Morning: discussion, street outreach in Woodruff Park and setting up for the worship at 1pm, followed by debriefing, questions, etc.
(Optional) Monday, 10/25 Afternoon, 3-5 pm: the "common soles foot clinic" which is a model for many of our affiliated ministries.
Come and See Gathering, 2005
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Ecclesia Mission Prayer Rota
Prayers for Grace Street Ministry in the future and for those who were touched by the ministry.
While it is not our turn on the rota, I ask for special prayers for Street Church in Guerneville, California. The salary that supports me is Guerneville Community Church (GCC), a small struggling UCC church. (I do two services on Sunday - the 10am housed church; 1pm street church). Yesterday GCC received official 90-day notice that our major renter HeadStart will not reopen in the fall.
After doing the numbers, I find that their rental payment represents 25 percent of our entire church budget. First, the closing of HeadStart is a sad thing for Gunerville. Second, the future for GCC doesn't look good - if it were to close, it would be a terrible loss in that small community - my other concern is that my own precarious financial situation will force me to find some other work which very possibly could affect my own future with street church.
Our best hope is to find another renter. Or a miracle! Thanks much for prayers.
peace & blessings, Pam
Rev. Pamela J. Tinnin
"Let us take the gifts of church out to people who cannot, for whatever reason, come in to receive them."