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The newspaper of the Diocese of Delaware
This page lists the table of contents of each issue back to September, 2007. It is searchable! Just use your browser's FIND command to search for keywords.
Most recent issue:
June, 2008
(Next issue: September)
Click here to see the June, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- PAGE A: The Power of Partnership - the Diocesan Convention 2008; Large Youth Delegation prepares for the 2008 Episcopal Youth Event in San Antonio, Texas; Trinity Parish in Wilmington calls a new rector: the Rev. Patricia Steinecke Downing.
- PAGE B: Bishop’s letter and calendar; Presiding Bishop talks about a Decade of Partnership with Bishop Wright; Delaware Day at the National Cathedral
- PAGE C: Upcoming events; Bishop of Easton charms convention; Dr. Thomsett celebrates the ministry of all the baptized; the Choir School offers summer camp and scholarships; an addition to the bishop’s staff
- PAGE D: College students return from Romania; youth present workshops at convention; election results
- PAGE E: Delaware Digest
- PAGE F: Bishop confers diaconate postulancy on six aspirants
- PAGE G: Anamchara Fellowship comes of age; Peace Fellowship witnesses to a better world; a notable retirement
- PAGE H: Mission to New Orleans
- Website-Only Articles and Photos:
- Bishop Strand's address to the 223rd Diocesan Convention.
- Presentations to Bishop Wright at the 223rd Diocesan Convention made by the Standing Committee, the Diocesan Council, and the Board of Trustees.
- Youth Fashion Show at Saints Andrew & Matthew, Wilmington
- Photos of the Romania mission trip by the Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Delaware to benefit Habitat for Humanity, and a reprint of the article that appears in this issue of the Delaware Communion.
May, 2008
Click here to see the May, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- 125 Years of Music and Ministry at the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware.
- Foster Care Strengthens Faith of a couple at St. Peter's, Lewes.
- Bishop's Letter and Schedule.
- A Decade of Partnership: Building St. Anne's School was a Gift to Delaware Children.
- Junior High Wintercamp photograph.
- St. Philip's Ministry of Shawls, Hats and Lap Blankets
- Upcoming Events
- Mentoring Program at the Cathedral Choir School makes a difference, student by student.
- The Rev. Patricia Bird, Devoted Interim Rector, Retires.
April, 2008
Click here to see the April, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- A Story of Two Churches: All Saints' Church and St. George's Chapel are one in many ways.
- A Decade of Partnership: Breaking into prison with the Diocese of Delaware .
- Day School Summer Camp at St. David's.
- The Way Home ministry offers better chances to those leaving prison.
- The Bishop's Letter and calendar.
- Fundraiser: A Day in Old New Castle.
- Youth Council meets for the first time.
- Diocesan teens make 30 Hour Fast.
- Fundraiser: Wilmington Garden Day.
- Lisa Slinkard helps parishes explore financial stewardship.
- Fundraiser: St. Anne's School's May 3 Auction Gala.
- Delaware Digest: News items from around the state.
- A new ministry for Judith Gregory.
- Website-Only Articles:
March, 2008
Click here to see the March, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- St. Mary's, Bridgeville, the "small church with a big heart."
- St. Anne's Names New Head of School
- The Bishop's Letter and his March calendar
- A Decade of Partnership: When the bishop calls, expect more work and more joy.
- You can make your reservations now for Camp Arrowhead.
- Events around Delaware, and four invitations.
- Two new books by Delaware musician George Bayley.
- Christ Church, Dover, leads interfaith effort to help the homeless.
- Electrify Your Offering! - make it easier for people to pledge and make contributions to your church.
- Website-Only Articles:
- Profile of George Bayley: Music Beyond the Parish: George Bayley imports music (and musicians) from the world to St. Peter's, Lewes. Even more, he exports music from Lewes to the world.
- St. Anne's students compete and win honors at Lego League Power Puzzle Challenge.
- The late, great Dr. Martin Luther King's life is celebrated at a chapel service at St. Anne's Episcopal School.
- Third graders at St. Anne's produce original opera about dangerous thrills.
February, 2008
Click here to see the February, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- Diocesan Youth Council forming.
- Campus Ministry takes a bold step in faith.
- Diocese says Goodbye to the Rev. Michael Mayer:
- Camp Arrowhead Registration Begins
- The Bishop's Letter and his calendar for February.
- A Decade of Partnership: Ten Years of Feeding and Tending the Flock of Christ.
- Delaware Digest: news from around the state.
- Events Listing for February and March.
- Letter about You Ai School and Julian Taplin.
- Middle School Students at St. Anne's School award $10,000 in grants to local charities.
- Diocese Youth experience Senior Wintercamp 2008.
- Parishes in Transition.
- Seekers Book Shop in Lewes: Spiritual Treasures at St. Peter's Square:
- Website-Only Articles:
January, 2008
Click here to see the January, 2008, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
- CONTENTS:
- Five articles about our common life as a diocese as inspired by Parish Life Day.
- A series of reflections on a decade of partnership between Bishop Wright and the Diocese begins.
- The Bishop’s Letter and Calendar.
- Upcoming Events.
- Burnham Elected to Guild of Scholars.
- AIDS Award to a Young Episcopalian.
- Campus Ministry.
- Make a donation directly to the Diocese of Louisiana for Hurricane recovery.
- National Episcopal Health Ministries (NEHM) First Annual Conference, Seasons of Health Ministry, at Kanuga Episcopal Retreat Center, March 27-29, 2008.
- Three Vacation Bible School workshops in January, 2008. Get started on VBS now!
- The Cathedral Choir School of Delaware celebrates 125 years.
- St. David's Episcopal Day School Open House, Sunday, January 27, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
- Trinity Parish's new website.
- New pages on this website:
- Children, Youth and Families Page lists many resources available for parents and teachers.
- The Ministries Page chronicles 24 organizations active in the Diocese.
- The new Links Page lists national and global resources.
December, 2007 issue
Click here to see the December, 2007, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
CONTENTS: a story about our companion relationship with the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles; the head of St. Anne’s Episcopal School to step down in June; the Episcopal Youth Fest in July is announced; great gifts from Episcopal Relief and Development; Bishop’s Letter and Calendar; Parents Day Out; Parish Statistical
Reports available; Upcoming Events; Peace
Fellowship; ECW Annual
Meeting; Cap Corps;
General Convention
seeks nominees; making Chrismons as a Christmas tradition; and a Delaware athlete makes splash at the World Games.
Additional articles and items of interest:
- St. Peter's Touring Choir Ferries through the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles by Donna Beecher, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Lewes
- Learn more about the Companion Diocese Network
- Episcopal Youth Event (EYE), July 2008. Pictures, forms, links, and other resources regarding the largest youth gathering in the Episcopal Church.
- Gifts for Life from Episcopal Relief and Development.
November, 2007 issue
Click here to see the November, 2007, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
CONTENTS: New efforts to provide affordable, quality childcare; Good Shepherd after its first year; a call for nominees to Diocese of Delaware committees; the Bishop’s Letter and Calendar; New on the Web; Upcoming Events; AIDS Walk; National Acolyte Festival; Spiritual Companions; Old Christ Church; and Blessing of the Animals at St. Anne’s Episcopal School
Additional articles and items of interest:
- Bishop Wayne Wright's letter about the good meeting our bishops had in New Orleans with the Archbishop of Canterbury and guests from around the Anglican Communion.
- Photographs from around the Diocese of Delaware.
- First Steps Primeros Pasos, the new Georgetown childcare facility now has its own website, www.firststepsde.org. This ministry is detailed in this month's issue of the Delaware Communion.
- Delaware’s own poet and priest, Mark Harris, has a blog called Preludium, which has been featured in The Washington Post and The New York Times.
- St. Mary's, Bridgeville, has a new website, thanks to the efforts of Herb Quick of Hamilton Graphics. Herb is active in his parish and the diocese.
October, 2007 issue:
Click here to see the October, 2007, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
CONTENTS: A visit to Myanmar, Parish Life Day invitation, the Bishop’s Letter and
Calendar, New Orleans
Ministry, New Clergy, Upcoming Events, Youth
Events, Joint Choir Concert,
Diocesan Acolyte
and Choir Festival, A Quiet Day, Music Notes, and Dedications in China and Seaford.
Additional Articles:
- Members of St. Luke's, Seaford, handed out cold water and warm invitations this summer.
- St. Anne's Episcopal School welcomes 324 students, including five (5) sets of twins.
September, 2007 issue:
Click here to see the September, 2007, issue of the Delaware Communion in PDF format.
Additional Articles and Photos:
- A wonderful story about the Cathedral Church of Saint John, Wilmington, by the Very Rev. William Lane, Interim Dean.
- Episcopalians are trying to cure a malarious planet by Wayne McKee
- 50 summer photos from Camp Arrowhead. See what fun was had.
- A summer ministry in Appalachia. From the flatlands of Georgetown to the mountain tops.
- Mission trips to Puerto Rico and Scotland by the Youth and Choir of St. Peter's, Lewes.
- Vacation Bible School with Habitat for Humanity this summer at Grace Church in Wilmington
- 23 students graduate from St. Anne's Episcopal School.
- A multicultural fair at St. Anne's School.
- St. Anne's students shine in the classroom and in the community.
- Seventh graders at St. Anne's aware $10,000 to local charities.
- Youth Bowl for Charity at St. Thomas's Parish in Newark.
- The Downtown Festival: SsAM's annual gift to Wilmington.
Episcopal Life: news across our denomination
Every subscriber to the Delaware Communion also receives a copy of Episcopal Life at the same time. Click here to visit the Episcopal Life website.
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