February 12

The 26th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee
Friday, February 12 through Saturday, February 13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Knoxville.

The 26th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee will convene in Knoxville Friday, February 12 through Saturday, February 13, 2010. Ascension, Knoxville, Good Shepherd, Knoxville and St. Thomas, Knoxville are the co-hosting churches of the diocesan convention which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Knoxville – a change of venue from The Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, where it has taken place for past three years.

The theme for the 2010 Convention of the Diocese of East Tennessee is “Abundance in Scarcity.” With the impact of today’s economic recession being felt so severely by many in our midst, we need to be reminded that the abundance of God’s love for us transcends the market economy. The feeding of the multitudes, as recorded in Mark’s Gospel, shows us that, through Christ, we can take a few loves of bread and a few fish, bless them, break them and share with thousands.

For more information visit the 26th Diocesan Convention web page.
The Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, 814 Episcopal School Way, Knoxville, TN 37932, 865.966.2110

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Difficult Texts for Hard Times
February 12 - 14, Friday 6 p.m. until Sunday 11 a.m. (CST)

This retreat is shaped around a series of Bible studies on difficult texts from both the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. We will seek to discover anew the rich food of the Scriptures for living through hard times in our lives, in the church, and in the world, by looking at some difficult and hard to understand texts that we often avoid.



Presenter: The Right Reverend J. Neil Alexander, the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta.

Residential Fee: $275 Commuter Fee: $175 Deposit: $50
Please print the Online Registration Form, fill it out, and mail it in with your payment.
St. Mary's Sewanee: A center for Spiritual Development, 800-728-1659

February 17

Soweto Gospel Choir
Wednesday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m.(CST) at Guerry Auditorium

What can you expect from a Soweto Gospel Choir performance? Earthy rhythms and rich harmonies. A cappella numbers in several languages as well as band and percussion accompaniment. Energetic dancing and vibrant costumes. The Soweto Gospel Choir has performed for luminaries including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, and Desmond Tutu. The choir draws on the best talent from the many churches and communities in and around Soweto, South Africa, to produce its award-winning sound. This dynamic young group has been performing its uplifting program of traditional, popular, and tribal African and Western gospel for international audiences since 2003, winning Grammy® awards in 2007 and 2008.

Tickets may be purchased online: $25/adult; $20/senior; $10/student.
(Sewanee faculty, staff and students admitted free with ID.)
Season tickets for all six events are available for $90/adult; $75/senior; and $40/student.

For more information or to purchase tickets, call 931.598.1770 or e-mail performingarts@sewanee.edu. All dates and times are subject to change. Please confirm performance details before making travel arrangements.

February 19

Sing for Hope: A Musical Celebration Benefiting Chattanooga’s Metropolitan Ministries
Friday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chattanooga

Sing for Hope: A Musical Celebration Benefiting Chattanooga’s Metropolitan Ministries will be an evening of arias, songs and duets by Beethoven, Mozart, Bernstein and more.

It will feature vocalists Richard Cox and Holli Harrison and pianist Michael Baitzer and will be presented Friday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Chattanooga.

Sing for Hope is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes more than 600 professional artists ranging from classical musicians to photographers in volunteer service to communities in need. Metropolitan Ministries is a nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to clients in the Greater Chattanooga area.

Cox and Harrison are Chattanooga natives and are rising opera stars. Cox has sung with Oper Frankfurt, the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Glimmerglass Opera and Semper Oper.

Harrison, soprano, has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera, Fort Worth Opera, Glimmerglass Opera and Pittsburgh Opera.

Baitzer has served on the faculty of The Juilliard School, Aspen School of Music and the coaching staff of Washington National Opera, Central City Opera and Spoleto Festival USA.

Admission is $25. For tickets call Janice Howard, (423) 838-2013

For more information contact Rebecca Whelchel, Executive Director, 423-624-9654.
Metropolitan Ministries, 1112 McCallie Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404.

February 24

Thorne Sparkman School Wednesday's during Lent
Wednesday, February 24th at 5:30pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

The Thorme Sparkman School began during Lent 1974, the brainchild of the Rev. John H. Bonner (1919-1993), who was rector of St. Paul s from 1956 until 1985. He felt that because of its unique role as a downtown parish, St. Paul's shuold be offering other Episcopal churches in the community "the best in Christian Education, in music, in drama, in ethics, in counseling, in medical ethics, governmental concerns, etc." The serices was named in honor of the Rev. Thorne Sparkman (1904-1988), who was rector at St. Paul's from 1938 until 1949.


Courses:

The Modernity of Milton. Mr. Bill Cushman, Retired English Teacher, The Baylor School.

We shall not cease from exploration: T.S. Elliot's Four Quartets. Dr. Charles Thornbury, Professor Emeritus, St. John's College, Minneapolis, MN.

Liturgy: an Art Form. Mr. Paul Reynolds, Retired Organist/Choirmaster, St. Paul's Church.

The Gospel According to John. Dr Jim Dunkley, Librarian, The School of Theology, The University of the South.

The Laybrinth. Dr. Lilian Lasley, Adjunct Professor of Phiosophy and Religion, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

It is important to register no later than Monday, February 22. Brocures with registration materials are available at St. Paul's or by contacting the church office.

For more information contact the church office at 423-266-8195.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 305 West Seventh Street at Pine, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

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