Calendar for January & February

January

1                    Sunday Service  10:00 AM

Ultreya at St. Paul’s, Clay Center   5:00 PM

8          Sunday Service & Sunday School    10:00 AM

            Daughters of the King    11:15 AM\

15        Sunday Service & Sunday School     10:00 AM

            Annual Meeting     11:15 AM

22        Sunday Service & Sunday School      10:00 AM

29        Sunday Service & Sunday School       10:00 AM

February

5          Sunday Service & Sunday School       10:00 AM

                  Ultreya at St. Luke’s, Wamego          5:00 PM

12        Sunday Service & Sunday School       10:00 AM

            Daughters of the King    11:15 AM

19        Sunday Service & Sunday School        10:00 AM

22        Lenten Lunch at Sterl Hall                  11:30 AM

            Ash Wednesday Liturgy     6:00 PM

24        Stations of the Cross     6:00 PM

26        Sunday Service & Sunday School          10:00 AM

Kansas to Kenya teams forming for summer 2012

Two mission teams for work in Kenya now are forming through the diocesan Kansas to Kenya ministry, and those interested in a life-changing experience are invited to sign up.

Travel and in-country logistics will be coordinated through Mercy and Truth Mission, a non-profit agency that has 16 years of travel experience.

Community Team, May 25-June 7 . This team will work to advance the Millennium Development Goals in the following areas: health/nutrition, youth development and education, women’s rights, microfinance, business education, sanitation, and sustainable agriculture. The team also will have a close relationship with the Anglican Church of Kenya, and it also includes a safari.

The approximate cost (subject to airfare) is $3,800. Information and registration materials are available from the team leader, Joe Lake, at kansascity@kansas2kenya.com.

Medical team, June 8-18 . This team will include physicians, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, nutritionists and counselors and will provide care to hundreds of patients. It also includes a safari.

The approximate cost (subject to airfare) is $4,200. Information and registration materials are available from the team leader, Diane Kruger, at wichita@kansas2kenya.com

Next Lay Leadership Academy is coming soon

Make a note of the date of the upcoming Lay Leadership Academy: Saturday, Feb. 25 at Grace Cathedral in Topeka.

This event is designed to help congregational leaders – wardens, treasurers, stewardship chairs and vestry members – make their church communities as strong and healthy as they can be.

More information will be sent to all congregations soon.

KSM classes now accepting enrollments

Enrollment now is open for Kansas School for Ministry classes during the upcoming academic year. KSM offers one or two classes each month, based at the Bethany Place Conference Center adjacent to the diocesan offices near downtown Topeka.

According to the Rev. Andrew Grosso, KSM’s coordinator and the diocesan missioner for theological formation, students this year will fall into four categories:

• Those studying for ordination as a deacon;
• Those studying for ordination as a priest;
• Those working toward a lay ministry certificate (congregational leadership, worship leader, lay preacher, sacramental minister or prayer minister); and
• Those taking courses for their personal continuing education and enjoyment.

The tuition is $150 per course for those in the ordination and lay ministry certificate tracks, and $100 per course for those studying for personal enrichment.

Students must pre-register by contacting Grosso at (913) 367-3171 or rector@trinityks.org.

Upcoming courses, with instructors, are:

• Jan. 13-14 : Old Testament II, the Pentateuch (Dr. Melissa Tubbs Loya); New Testament II, the Gospels (Dr. Jim Lewis)
• Feb. 10-11 : church dogmatics survey (the Rev. Andrew Grosso); history of the Episcopal Church (the Rev. Bill Wolff)
• March 9-10 : Christian ethics survey (the Rev. Andrew O’Connor); church canons (Mr. Larry Bingham)
• April 13-14 : congregational development (Dr. David Thompson); contemporary ethics (Dr. Don Compier)
• May 11-12 : Old Testament III, the Prophets (Dr. Melissa Tubbs Loya); New Testament III, Paul (the Rev. Richard McCandless)