<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><br><br>Pierre Whalon<div>Bishop</div></div><div><br>Début du message transféré :<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>Expéditeur:</b> "Nancy Davidge" <<a href="mailto:ndavidge@episcopalfoundation.org">ndavidge@episcopalfoundation.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> 2 août 2011 16:50:50 HAEC<br><b>Destinataire:</b> "Friend of ECF" <<a href="mailto:bishop@tec-europe.org">bishop@tec-europe.org</a>><br><b>Objet:</b> <b>ECF Vital Practices: New August Content for Vestry Papers "Connecting Generations" Issue</b><br><b>Répondre à:</b> <a href="mailto:ecfvp@episcopalfoundation.org"><a href="mailto:ecfvp@episcopalfoundation.org">ecfvp@episcopalfoundation.org</a></a><br><br></div></blockquote><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;">August 2, 2011</p>
<p style="padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 5px;"><img height="262" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=845" style="float: right; border: white 5px solid;" width="266">Dear Friends of ECF:</p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">I’ve been thinking about summer camp. My earliest memories of camp are as a toddler. My grandmother directed the local Girl Scout day camp; I recall being on the beach at Lake Quannapowitt as campers prepared for their swimming lessons and have brief images in my mind of the inside of the cabin at Camp Sanders as well as the road leading to the camp from a local park. My camping days continued as I progressed through day camp, overnight camp, and later served as camp counselor, swimming instructor, and eventually camp director.</p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">Camp helped form me. To this day, I have strong affection for many of my camp friends (some of whom I am still in touch with) and also, strong affection for the many women who served as camp counselors. While I don’t remember many of their names, I do remember the skills they taught me and the way they made me feel: strong, confident, loved.</p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">This month <em>Vestry Papers</em> continues our theme of <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fissue%2fconnecting-generations%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Connecting Generations</a>. Our congregations abound with stories of ministries in which people of all ages come together to serve God and their communities. I’ve selected four of my favorites to share with you:</p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><img src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=843" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;">Our youngest contributor, Ryan Mahoney, shares how a ministry grew from one congregation’s wish 10 years ago to provide bicycles to children at Christmas to <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2fadopt-a-family-bikes%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Adopt-A-Family Bikes</a>, an intergenerational and community wide effort that provided over 250 bikes as Christmas gifts last year for families in need of assistance. <span style="color: #ffffff;">AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA A</span></p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><img src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=842" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;">In <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2fmultigenerational-reading-camp%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Multigenerational Reading Camp</a>, Allison Duvall shares a story of a 10-year-old ministry which has spread from a one-week camp serving 32 campers to nine locations throughout central, southeastern, and northern Kentucky. Keeping our commitment to offer more <em>Vestry Papers</em> resources in Spanish, this article is presented in both <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2fmultigenerational-reading-camp%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">English</a> and <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2fcampamento-de-lectura-multigeneracional%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Spanish</a>. <span style="color: #ffffff;">AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA</span></p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><img src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=844" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;"><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2fcare-for-the-troops%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Care for the Troops</a> by Robert Certain offers resources to congregations interested in supporting active military and veterans of the current and past conflicts and their families. <span style="color: #ffffff;">AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA A</span> </p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px"><img src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=841" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;">In <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fvestrypapers%2fconnecting-generations%2ffilling-the-void%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Filling the Void</a>, the time in which families with recently baptized children often disappear from parish life, Valerie Bailey Fischer shares the pipeline model she uses to help congregational leaders develop strategies to attract and support young families. <span style="color: #ffffff;">AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAA</span></p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">What each of these stories has in common is the way they invite people into community. Whether people are working together to repair bikes, teach reading, support our veterans, or offer resources to young families, people of many ages are connecting through a shared interest. And, by inviting people to join together in service for others, we offer a safe way for newcomers to learn about our congregation and our faith.</p>
<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">I invite you to share your stories showcasing the ways your congregation fosters connections between people of different generations and the impact it has had on both congregational vitality and growth. Please post your stories on the ECF Vital Practices <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.facebook.com%2fpages%2fECF-Vital-Practices%2f152603051444422&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Facebook page</a> or share your stories through the <a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fyourturn%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224">Your Turn</a> section of ECF Vital Practices. You can also send me your story as a potential guest blog: <a title="ndavidge@episcopalfoundation.org" href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=https%3a%2f%2fmail.google.com%2fmail%2f%3fview%3dcm%26fs%3d1%26tf%3d1%26to%3dndavidge%40episcopalfoundation.org&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224" target="_blank"><a href="mailto:ndavidge@episcopalfoundation.org">ndavidge@episcopalfoundation.org</a></a>.</p>
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<p style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 15px; PADDING-RIGHT: 15px; PADDING-TOP: 5px">Nancy Davidge <br>Editor, <em>ECF Vital Practices</em> </p>
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<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fhard-decisions-winning-strategies-2%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="82" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=851" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;" width="122">Hard Decisions, Winning Strategies</a> - How can vestries address the poor work habits of a priest, sexton, church secretary or other worker? Richele Thompson reflects on good stewardship of human resources.</p>
<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fback-to-the-garden%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="109" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=846" style="float: right; border: white 5px solid;" width="77">Back to the Garden</a> - "Christianity is best when it's 'caught', not taught" says Peter Strimer, whose parish just recently concluded their environmentally-themed Vacation Bible School.</p>
<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2fposts%2fthe-story-that-lives%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="94" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=847" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;" width="95">The Story that Lives</a> - Harry Potter has shaped a generation of young adults, and many are now working to end seven real-world horcruxes: child slavery, illiteracy, starvation wages and more. Anne Ditzler shares how a few Episcopal young adults are riffing on the meaning of these stories, integrating them into their growing faith. "The weapon we have is love." </p>
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<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2ftools%2fvisin-de-la-campaa-anual-de-la-mayordoma%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="76" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=848" style="float: right; border: white 5px solid;" width="107">Visión de la Campaña Anual de la Mayordomía</a> - Este recurso del Reverendo Charles LaFond, director de Mayordomía de la Diócesis de New Hampshire, ayuda congregaciones desarrollar una visión para su campaña de mayordomía.</p>
<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2ftools%2flas-mejores-prcticas-de-la-mayordoma%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="88" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=849" style="float: left; border: white 5px solid;" width="118">Las Mejores Prácticas de la Mayordomía</a> - En 2010, las oficinas del Ministerio Latino y la de Mayordomía del Centro de la Iglesia Episcopal realizaron una encuesta para determinar cuáles son las seis prácticas exitosas de la mayordomía.</p>
<p><a href="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/page.redir?target=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ecfvp.org%2ftools%2fhoja-de-trabajo-para-la-campaa-anual-de-mayordoma%2f&srcid=1588&srctid=1&erid=156224"><img height="83" src="https://ecf.episcopalfoundation.org/view.image?Id=850" style="float: right; border: white 5px solid;" width="110">Hoja de Trabajo para la Campaña Anual de la Mayordomía</a> - Una hoja de trabajo para planificar la Campaña Anual de Mayordomía. Incluye preguntas como "Qué haría usted con los fondos si se ofrenda más dinero el año que viene?" y "¿Qué se necesitaría para que Jesús dijera ¡Fabuloso¡? ¿Qué les imspiraría a ofrender?"</p>
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