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April 19th, 2006
 
Editor: Steve Stofflet
 
Church of the Holy Spirit
moves Bell Tower to new Location

at Pine Island Drive in Belmont, Michigan, on April 12, 2006.
 

Special Announcements:
From the office of the Rt. Rev. Robert R. Gepert
(also posted on the diocesan website - click on BISHOP in the main menu)
  • Bishop Gepert’s Confidentiality Statement:
    Information you tell me about yourself is held in confidence unless I am required by law to report it (e.g. reporting child abuse). As I work to bring positive change to the diocese, information you tell me about another person, parish, etc. is only helpful if I can share that information. I may choose to check out the accuracy of the information and to name its source. Information that is presented as confidential about another, which I can’t use to affect change, is not helpful and therefore best kept to oneself.
From the Diocesan Business Office:
  • We have not received Parish Pledge forms from the following, and these are now overdue:
      • Grand Rapids-St. Paul’s
      • Muskegon-St. Alban’s
  • These workers’ compensation forms have not been received yet.
    (Please note, that even if you have *no* employees, this information still needs to be conveyed to the business office for record-keeping purposes. IMPORTANT: This is required by law by the State of Michigan and we can be penalized for non-compliance):
    • Grand Rapids-St. Paul’s
    • Hastings
    • Holland
    • Muskegon-St. Alban’s
    • Muskegon-St. Gregory’s
    • South Haven
    • Three Rivers
    • Wyoming
  • Parochial reports are now past due - and have not been received from the following parishes. If you would like assistance in filing your report on-line, please contact Tammy Mazure at the business office. For those who have filed online, please make sure to mark your report complete in the system.
    • Albion
    • Battle Creek - St. Thomas
    • Cascade
    • Charlevoix
    • Grand Haven
    • Grand Ledge
    • Grand Rapids - St. Paul's
    • Hastings
    • Holland
    • Ionia
    • Muskegon - St. Paul's
    • Niles
    • Orangeville
    • Portage - Christ the King
    • Three Rivers





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REMINDERS:
 
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For more information, call 269.344.1500 today!

HOW SHALL WE MINISTER?
 
"HOW DO WE DEAL WITH CONFLICT?"
Keynoter - Speed Leas, author and speaker on congregational conflict and Alban Institute consultant. This six-hour workshop will be offered in two locations:
Please respond to Carol Ann Bailey at carolann.bailey@westernsem.edu or call 616-392-8555 x 167, if your church plans to attend. Please respond by April 21st and when you RSVP, please include:

1. Your church's name with city.
2. The number attending from your church.
3. The day or location you plan to attend.

Looking forward to a great workshop,

Carol Ann Bailey
Administrative Associate - JOURNEY
Western Theological Seminary
101 East 13th Street
Holland, MI 49423-3622
616-392-8555 x167
616-392-7717 (fax)




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DIOCESE OF WESTERN MICHIGAN

Diocesan Calendar of Prayer 2006, Second Quarter

SUGGESTIONS:
Pray for persons by baptismal name (i.e., first name). For a parish, name the clergy, and include by title, "Wardens and Vestry"

EVERY WEEK, PRAY FOR:
Frank T. Griswold, Presiding Bishop; Robert Gepert, Bishop of Western Michigan; Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Gary Hansen, Bishop of the North/West Lower Michigan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and include by name local ELCA congregation(s) and its pastor(s).