A New Year, A New Resolve

Have you made any New Year’s Resolutions? Mine are predictable: lose weight, go back to the gym, straighten my desk, take time to play. What are yours?

What about as a diocese? What are resolutions we might make together as a diocesan family? After hearing Bishop Provenzano’s speech at convention, his conversations at each of the preconvention meetings, and his thoughts he has shared with the various boards and councils, I think I know what he would say.

What he has been saying to all of us is echoing what he heard from us during the search process and in the walk-abouts last year. The vision he has been sharing with us comes from the vision and the hopes we have shared with him in our conversations and gatherings all across the diocese.

We have said we want a new vision for this diocese. We have said that the diocese needs a new way of looking at ministry. We have elected a new bishop to lead us in this path in this new day.

Let us have a new resolve in the way that this diocese serves the people of Long Island – from Brooklyn to Montauk. Let us have a new resolve to share our gifts, share our personal resources so that new ministry can happen and current ministries are strengthened. Let us have a new resolve to serve together as the Body of Christ and help make Christ manifest through our service.

This New Year’s Resolution will take all of us together. With the strengthening power of the Spirit, we have the potential to do more than we can ask or imagine. Let us resolve to be an integral part of God’s Work in God’s Dominion in the Sea.

Calling All Angels
There will be a diocesan-wide gathering of the Episcopal Charities Angels on Saturday, February 6, at 10:30 a.m., at the Church of the Ascension, Rockville Centre. This year we will be featuring some of our archdeaconry and Church Based Grant recipients showcasing parish-based ministries. Watch the mail for your invitation.

Save the Date! September 27
The 2010 Episcopal Charities Golf Outing will be held on Monday, September 27. Start making your plans to be a part of this great day of play in the diocese! To see photos and an article about the 2009 Golf Outing, go to www.episcopalcharitiesli.org.

The Rev. E. Clare Nesmith, Executive Director

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