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90 Years of Ordained Ministryby Christopher HillIn January 90 years of ordained ministry was celebratedin two different ways and at two different venues.The first celebrated the Rev. Philip Schaefer’s50 years as a priest in a Eucharist and receptionheld on January 22 at the Church of St. Luke &St. Simon Cyrene. The preacher for the occasionwas the Rev. Susan Kohlmeier. Assembled for the celebrationwere friends, family members, parishionersfrom various congregations Schaefer has served, andmany colleagues in ministry. Bishop Singh witnessedSchaefer’s renewal of ordinations vows. A lunch receptionfollowed the service.On January 29th a very different kind of celebrationoccurred at the Church of the Epiphany inGates. The Rev. Donald Hill celebrated the 40thanniversary of his ordination as a priest by sponsoringa benefit concert. Two summer programs forat-risk youth, Freedom Kids Camp (sponsored by St.Luke & St. Simon Cyrene and by St. Stephen’s ChurchRochester) and the Leadership Summer Day CampProgram (at Rural & Migrant Ministry’s LiturgiaCenter in Lyons) will share the funds raised by theconcert. Performing at the concert were Hammers NPicks, John Monststream (bagpipes), Mitzie Collins& Striking Strings, the Farm Workers Music Team,Nancy Woodworth-Hill (organ) and there were “greetings”brought to the honoree from comedienne PhylContestable as “Reverend Mother.”More than two hundred people attended the benefitconcert and over $5,100 was donated to support thesetwo important summer programs for youth-at-risk.Christopher Hill is currently a graduate student inCommunication & Sports Administration in Buffalo,NY and previously attended Trinity Church, Greece.16
What Happened to the Mission Grant Applicationby The Rev. Canon Julie A. CicoraEvery January the Diocesan staff has sent out theMission Grant Application form with the administrativepackets. In order to receive money for mission, theprocess is as follows:■ The grant application goes to the parishes for completionin January;■ The parish submits the application to DiocesanHouse staff;■ The staff reviews the applications and reproducesthem for the district lay and clerical delegates.■ The delegates review and rate the applications;■ The delegates come together in a group to discussapplications and determine the amount of money toallocate to each application;■ Recommendations for the allocations go to DiocesanCouncil as part of the budget process. This usuallyoccurs in June. Council approves the budget for submissionto convention;■ The Budget is sent to all the delegates to conventionto review before the vote at convention;■ Once the budget is approved at convention (normallyaround the beginning of November) the grantallocations are finalized..■ Usually the money is not immediately available untilafter January 1st the following year.It takes a year to fund a mission grant application.A sub group of Diocesan Council has decided to lookat the mission grant application process with severalgoals in mind.Goals■ Simplify the application process and provide help infilling out the applications■ Reduce the time frame from application to funding■ Help the mission find any additional resources (otherthan financial resources) that could help makethe mission successful.We hope to have our process in place soon. Fundingwill continue to be available for January 2012. We willbe certain to make sure everyone is aware when thenew application process has been approved.Why not read a book for Lent?Get Over Yourself: God’s Here! By Kate Moorehead s aforty-day journey of repentance. Her meditations arenot about focusing more attention upon ourselves;rather it is a process whereby we shift our attention toGod. $14.00A New Kind of Christianity. By Brian McLaren asks tenquestions that are transforming the faith. Topsellerjust released in paperback. $14.99The Good Bookstore A ministry of the Diocese935 Easts Ave. Rochester, NY 14607 | 585-473-8634or 800-716-8634 | GoodBook935@aol.com17
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