From bishop at tec-europe.org Tue Dec 1 08:48:22 2009 From: bishop at tec-europe.org (Bishop) Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:48:22 +0100 Subject: [Europe.justus] some of you might have already seen this comment of mine Message-ID: <862882C8-313C-4BB0-AC89-4D5DABEF9C37@tec-europe.org> http://www.episcopalchurch.org/80050_117416_ENG_HTM.htm * If clicking on the link above does not work: open a new browser window, cut and paste the link into the address bar, and press Enter. Bishop (Mgr) Pierre Whalon Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe 23, avenue George V 75008 Paris France +33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel) +33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax) office at tec-europe.org From office at stpaulsrome.it Mon Dec 7 15:25:16 2009 From: office at stpaulsrome.it (St. Paul's Office) Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:25:16 +0100 Subject: [Europe.justus] Reimbursements Message-ID: Quick note from the Treasurer: If anyone is still expecting to be reimbursed for 2009 expenses then they must get the requests in this week in order for them to be processed. Remember that requests must be accompanied by the requisite form, valid receipts, and must comply with the guidelines (found on the website). If you have any questions, please contact me (but please use treasurer at tec-europe.org) Many thanks and a Happy Advent to all! Andrea -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bishop Pierre D?but du message r?exp?di? : > De : Devon Anderson > Date : 25 d?cembre 2009 14:00:38 HNEC > ? : bishop at tec-europe.org > Objet : A Christmas Gift to YOU from EGR > R?pondre ? : e4gred at gmail.com > > > A Christmas Gift to YOU from > Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation > Dear Friends: > > A very Merry Christmas to each one of you! You are the foundation and fiber of the Millennium Development Goals movement and we are so grateful for your heart and work all the year-long. > > In honor of YOU, please accept this gift of a new hymn text written by our EGR Chaplain, the Rt. Rev. Jeffrey Rowthorn. The hymn is sung to the music of Hymn #124 (What Star is this, With Beams so Bright) in the 1982 Hymnal and is appropriate for use in Christmastide or Epiphany. The hymn premiered on Christmas Eve at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Old Lyme, Connecticut and is offered to you for your enjoyment and use. > > > FROM EAST TO WEST, O'ER ALL THE EARTH > > Puer nobis > Long Metre (88.88) > (Hymnal 1982: 124) > > > 1. From east to west, o'er all the earth, > the angel choirs announce the birth > of Christ, the promised Prince of Peace, > who comes to bid our conflicts cease. > > > 2. Yet their good news is barely heard, > and grieving hearts are left unstirred > when jobs are lost and homes foreclosed > and God himself seems ill-disposed. > > > 3. On darkest nights and saddest days > the angels still sing out their praise > of Christ whose love dispels the gloom > of shantytown and hospice room. > > > 4. Their worldwide song is clearly heard > where hearts by human need are stirred; > the holy Child, his crib outgrown, > would make our lives his earthly home. > > > 5. So, young and old, come join the song > in praise of Christ who rights each wrong, > and let us all in every way > make known with joy his birth today. > > Jeffery Rowthorn > December 13, 2009 > > For use in a congregation, please refer to Hope Publishing's permission page here. Note: Hope Publishing is part of OneLicense.net, so if your congregation has a license, this hymn is automatically covered. > > ? 2009 Hope Publishing Co. Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. > Forward email > > This email was sent to bishop at tec-europe.org by e4gred at gmail.com. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe? | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketing by > > Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation | 1730 Clifton Place, Suite 201 | Minneapolis | MN | 55403-3242 > The Rt. Rev. Pierre W. Whalon, D.D. Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe 23 avenue George V 75008 Paris France +33 1 53 23 84 06 (tel) +33 1 49 52 96 85 (fax) office at tec-europe.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://justus.anglican.org/pipermail/europe.justus/attachments/20091226/95929110/attachment.html From bppwhalon at aol.com Tue Dec 29 09:45:48 2009 From: bppwhalon at aol.com (Pierre Whalon) Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:45:48 +0100 Subject: [Europe.justus] a Christmas message from the Most Rev'd Martin Barahona References: <261c.46c68361.386646fb@aol.com> Message-ID: Bishop Barahona is Archbishop of the Province of Central America. Bishop Pierre > a Christmas message from the Most Rev'd Martin Barahona > > > [English below] > > Mensaje de Navidad del Revdmo. Mart?n Barahona > Obispo de la Iglesia Episcopal Anglicana de El Salvadory Primado de la > Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de Am?rica (IARCA) > > ??Donde esta el Rey de los Jud?os, que ha nacido? porque su estrella hemos > visto en el Oriente y venimos a adorarle. > > Oyendo esto el Rey Herodes se turb? y toda Jerusal?n con ?l (Mateo 2: 2-3)? > > A todos los miembros de la Iglesia Episcopal Anglicana de El Salvador, > Cl?rigos y Laicos, a nuestros amados Obispos de la Provincia y todo su pueblo, a > todos y a todas que compartimos la misma fe desde la perspectiva anglicana, > Justicia, Paz y Amor en sus corazones y en el seno de sus hogares. > > Estamos viviendo el gran acontecimiento y al mismo tiempo el gran misterio > de la encarnaci?n de nuestro se?or Jesucristo. El texto b?blico nos refiere > que los sabios y poderosos ven?an buscando a Jes?s ?Donde esta el Rey de los > Jud?os que ha nacido, preguntaban?, esta pregunta tambi?n es muy actual, > los hombres y mujeres de nuestros tiempos preguntan a donde esta Jes?s, a > donde esta el Dios y Hombre verdadero, porque al igual que los Sabios y > Poderosos de aquel tiempo, hab?an visto la estrella y ven?an a adorarle de igual > manera; en nuestro tiempo Dios nos da muchas se?ales para que vayamos a > adorarle, sabemos que tambi?n hay obst?culos pero vayamos a buscar a Jes?s que ha > nacido hace dos mil a?os y todav?a quiere nacer en el coraz?n de cada uno de > nosotros. > > Dice la oraci?n por la justicia que nos ofrece el Libro de Oraci?n Com?n: ? > Concede oh Dios, que tu santo Esp?ritu anime de tal manera al todos los > seres humano que se derrumben las barreras que nos dividen, que desaparezcan las > sospechas y cesen los odios; a fin de que, sanadas nuestras divisiones, > vivamos en paz y justicia Amen. > > La se?al que los hombres y mujeres del Siglo XXI que hemos encontrado a > Dios es que hemos sido capaces de derrumbar las barreras que nos dividen, que > hemos podido erradicar toda clase de sospechas entre hermanos y hermanas, > independientemente de su condici?n social, econ?mica, intelectual, pol?tica, > religiosa, orientaci?n sexual, raza, color, nacionalidad, etc. Una se?al que > hemos visto la estrella de Dios es que somos capaces de encontrarnos y > comprendernos los unos y los otros. > > Una se?al que hemos encontrado a Dios es, que no hay odio entre nosotros, > estamos luchando para eliminar toda clase de violencia en nuestras > comunidades, que las fiestas de Navidad y A?o Nuevo, nos permitan encontrarnos y > abrazarnos como hermanos y hermanas, necesitamos encontrar la se?al para eliminar > toda clase de divisi?n entre nosotros a fin de que haya justicia en las > estructuras de nuestros pensamientos y sentimientos y tambi?n en los sistemas > sociales y pol?ticos de nuestras naciones. Necesitamos encontrar el camino de > la paz para dar el mejor testimonio al mundo de que como cristianos > promovemos la justicia y la paz y solamente en este marco podremos cantar juntos > con alegr?a la noche de navidad: Gloria a Dios en el cielo y en la tierra > paz a los hombres y mujeres de buena voluntad. > > A todos y a todas les deseo las m?s ricas bendiciones con motivo de esta > festividad cristiana, invitando a otras experiencias religiosas a unirse a > nuestra celebraci?n, en una actitud de unidad humana que trasciende las mismas > concepciones religiosas. > > Que el a?o 2010 nos traiga prosperidad y que avancemos en la unidad y > comprensi?n entre todos y que gocemos los frutos de la paz. AMEN > > + > > A Christmas Message from the Most Rev?d Mart?n Barahona > Bishop of the Episcopal Anglican Church of El Salvador and > Primate of the Anglican Church of the Region of Central America > > ?Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his > star at its rising and have come to pay him homage.? When King Herod heard > this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him (Matthew 2:2-3). > > To all the members of the Episcopal Anglican Church of El Salvador, clergy > and lay; to our dear bishops of the province and all their people; to all > who share the same faith from the Anglican perspective ? justice, peace and > love be in your hearts and in your homes. > > We live in the great happening and, at the same time, mystery of the > Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. The biblical text refers to the wise and > powerful who came looking for Jesus: ?Where is this King of the Jews who has > been born?? they asked. This question is also very current: men and women of > our time ask where is Jesus, where is the true God and the Son of Man > because, like the wise and powerful of that time who had seen the star and had come > to adore him, so in the same way in our time God gives us many signs so > that we might adore him. We know that there are also obstacles but we come > looking for Jesus who was born 2000 years ago and who still wants to be born in > the heart of each of us. > > The prayer for justice from the Book of Common Prayer says: Grant, O God, > that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart, that > barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; > that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through > Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. > > The sign of that men and women of the 21st century have encountered is that > we are capable of breaking down the barriers that divide us. We have been > able to eradicate all manner of suspicion between brothers and sisters, > regardless of their social, economic, intellectual, political, or religious > condition, and their sexual orientation, race, color, or nationality. One sign > that we have seen God?s star is that we are able to meet and understand one > another. > > Another sign that we have met God is that there is no hatred between us. We > are struggling to eliminate all types of violence in our communities. The > feasts of Christmas and New Year allow us to gather and embrace one another > as brothers and sisters. We need to find the sign to eliminate all types of > division between us so that there might be justice in the structures of our > thoughts and sentiments and also in the social and political structures of > our countries. We need to find the way of peace in order to give the best > witness to the world that, as Christians, we promulgate justice and peace. Only > in this way can we sing together with joy Christmas Eve: ?Glory to God in > the highest and on earth peace toward men and women of good will.? > > To all, I wish the richest blessings on the occasion of this Christian holy > day, inviting other religious expressions to join in our celebration in a > display of human unity that transcends these same religious concepts. > > May 2010 bring us prosperity, may we advance in unity and understanding mid > st one another and may we enjoy the fruits of peace. Amen. > > > > > > (the Rev'd) Lee Alison Crawford, Ph.D., VT c2 > Trinity Episcopal Church, Rutland, Vermont > Canon Missioner of the Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador > > Caminante, no hay camino, se hace camino al andar. > Traveller, there is no road, the way is made by walking. > Antonio Machado > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://justus.anglican.org/pipermail/europe.justus/attachments/20091229/4e116732/attachment.html From bppwhalon at aol.com Wed Dec 30 20:40:26 2009 From: bppwhalon at aol.com (Pierre Whalon) Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:40:26 +0100 Subject: [Europe.justus] =?iso-8859-1?q?blog_in_French/blogue_en_fran=E7ai?= =?iso-8859-1?q?s?= Message-ID: Dear All, For some time now I have been playing around with the idea of a website in French that explains the Episcopal Church, and Anglicanism in general, to French people and francophones. Thanks to help from Laurence Moachon and Jere Skipper, and the great tools on Apple, I have built a site. Your comments are welcome! http://episcopaliensenfrance.info Blessings, Bishop Pierre ------- Chers tous, Depuis un certain temps j'avais l'id?e de faire un site web en fran?ais qui explique l'?glise ?piscopale, et l'anglicanisme en geen?ral, aux Fran?ais et aux francophones. Gr?ce ? l'aide pr?cieuse de Laurence Moachon et Jere Skipper, j'ai pu monter un site avec les outils formidables d'Apple. Vos commentaires nous seront tr?s utiles. http://episcopaliensenfrance.info En Christ, +Pierre=