And Now...A Different Perspective

We are happy to share with you the link to the blog of the Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio, +Mark Hollingsworth. His blog entries about Lambeth are special because of the sense of spiritual journey and communion being shared with us. We hope you will take a moment and read through Bishop Mark's entries.

The link: http://ohiobishop.blogspot.com

Diocesan Lambeth LInk

Our diocesan website, www.diomass.org, has now created a Lambeth Updates page. You may view it here.

Lambeth Conference Links

The Lambeth Conference has begun. Here are some links to find out what is going on and how to support the bishops gathered there with prayer. In addition, the Anglican Communion Office has published a companion Bible study for use in parishes and by individuals that dovetails with the Bible studies of the bishops at Lambeth.

The official Lambeth Conference website
The Anglican Communion website
Bible study materials and information
The "Petitions for a Lambeth Prayer Vigil" from Province One (New England Dioceses of the Episcopal Church) (Two specific times suggested: 7 a.m. and noon, daily during Lambeth - see Province One's website for details)
The Blogging Bishops' Lambeth Journal - a group of Episcopal Bishops who are keeping an online journal of their experiences at Lambeth.
The national Episcopal Church website has a page devoted to Lambeth coverage.

Deanery Confirmation Pictures

Deanery Confirmation was held on May 17, 2008 in Sandwich. Forty confirmands from six Deanery parishes were confirmed by Bishop Gayle Harris.

Thanks to Ilene B at St Christopher's in Chatham for taking pictures for all of us to share!

Pictures are available for individual viewing and downloading by clicking on the picture of our hosting parish, St John's in Sandwich. If you wish to embed a slideshow of the pictures on your website, please contact our Technical Liaison for the code snippet.

2008 Deanery Confirmation

April Deanery Assembly

Last night we held our April Assembly at St Peter's in Buzzards Bay. Thank you to our hosts for delectable treats and warm hospitality.

A warm welcome to our new delegates from Edgartown and Nantucket - we were delighted to see and hear from you all!

With the help of our online meeting room, we saw and spoke with folks in Provincetown, Chatham, Nantucket, Ohio and Biloxi. Being able to see and hear each other is wonderful. We are thankful for the faith the Congregational Development Grant Committee placed in us through their generous funding of this initiative.

As a Deanery, we have decided to pursue a matching Sending & Serving grant from the Diocese. A planning committee has been formed to organize our ideas and bring some choices back to our September Deanery Assembly for action.

In addition to applying for the matching grant, we will also be applying for a second year of support from the Congregational Development Grant Committee. More on that will be reported at our May Assembly.

Next Assembly is May 29 at Church of the Holy Spirit, Orleans. See you there in person or online!