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ChurchLi !Winter 2013The Magazine of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio

What’s Inside?• Camp and Retreat Ministry: Where We Are Now• The Road Taken• Copyright (and Wrongs) for Churches• Day Center for Homeless

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The Magazine of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio Table of Contents3 From Our Bishop

4 Camp and Retreat Ministry: Where We Are Now

6 The Road Taken

8 Copyright (and Wrongs) for Churches: Introduction to Copyright Law

10 Camp Cedar Hills 2013 Schedule

11 A Thank You from The Bishop’s Annual Appeal

11 Visit from Belizeans Strengthens Partnership with Diocese of Ohio

12 Day Center for Homeless Keeps Many Warm, Working Towards Success

14 Ash Wednesday

16 Raising Expectations: The Task of St. Peter’s Tutors

18 ECW News Notes / Sharing Ideas

Front Cover:ProposedsiteofanewcampandretreatcenterinWakemanTownship,Ohio.

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Come to Jesus

Iimagineyouhavefromtimetotimeexperiencedthem,perhapsinfrequentlyor

irregularly,butdefinitively.Come-to-Jesusmoments:thosetimeswhenweface

atruthwehavebeenavoiding,usuallyaboutourselves;thoseoccasionsthatchallengeustomakeachange.Perhapsonewastheresultofalittle“come-to-Jesustalk”withyourparentorbossorspouseorcolleague,theprincipalconse-quencesofwhichwere,first,thatthetruthwasexposed,andsecond,thatsomethinginyouneededtochange–yourperspective,yourbehavior,yourtune.

TheEpiphanystorydescribesaquiteliteralcome-to-JesusmomentfortheMagi.TheycametoJesusinthestableatBethlehemandpresentedhimwithgifts,makingawitnesstonewlife–thenewlifebeforetheminthehaymangerandthenewlifetheywouldsurelyfaceasaresultoftheircome-to-Jesusmoment.Inthatmomentmuchtruthwasexposed,particularlythetruthaboutGod’sincarnationandthetruthaboutHerod’smurderousintentions.Andinthatmomentsomethingchanged.Theysawthingsdiffer-ently.TheyrecognizedtheviolenceofHerodandthattheycouldnotandwouldnotletthemselvesbeco-optedbyit.Andso,theGospelreports,“theyleftfortheirowncountrybyanotherroad.”OrasJamesTaylorsingsinhissongthattakesitsnamefromthisline,“…theywenthomebyan-otherway.”Theychangeddirection,notonlyintheirtravelitinerary,butintheirlives.

Thereisnomentionofastartoleadthemhomeliketheonethatledthemtothestable,sowecannotassumethiswasaneasyadjustment.AndgiventhatHerodwasexpect-ingthemtopayhimareturnvisitanddeliverthegoodsonthisnew“king,”neithercanweassumetheirtripwasleisurelyorwithoutanxiety.TheMagi’scome-to-Jesusmo-mentcostthemalot.Wecanonlyimaginehowprofoundlyitchangedthem.

Inspiteofthepoweroftheseencounterswiththedivine,itisnotalwayseasytosurrendertothenewlifetheyoffer.Itisnotalwayseasywhenwebegintoseethingsdif-ferentlyandrealizewhatthatnewperspectivemightcostus.Suchchangeisdifficult;givingupthefamiliarishardwork.Goinghomebyanotherwayisnosmallchallenge.Inaveryrealsensetherearenosuchthingsaslittleepiphanies;thesecome-to-Jesusmomentsrockourworlds.

ThereisaparticulargraceintheliturgicalcalendarthatEpiphanyisfollowedbyLent.Thegreatcome-to-Jesus

momentwesharewiththeMagiismetwiththeconcreteopportunitytotravelwithHimbacktoGod,homebyanotherroad.TheLentenroadtotheCrossandResurrec-tionisajourneybacktoGodbyanewanddifferentway.Itdemandsofusanincreaseinself-awareness,self-surrender,andself-sacrifice.Insodoing,itmodelsforustheresponsetoallofourcome-to-Jesusmoments,thosegreatandsmall,dramaticandsubtle,ofclangingsymbolsandstill,smallvoices.Anditmodelsaswellforusthelife-longdisciplineofcomingtoJesus,owninghistruthaboutus,surrender-ingtothenewlifeheoffers,andjourneyinghometoGod.That,afterall,istheultimatepurposeandendtothisearthlypilgrimage.

Thispastyear,tragically,wehavewitnessedanumberofeventsthathaveresultedincome-to-Jesusexperiences.PerhapsnonehasbeensostarkanddifficulttobearastheelementaryschoolshootinginNewtown,Connecticut.Thathorrifyingeventexposedagainthetragictruthaboutourcapacityforviolenceasindividualsandasanation.AndifwemetJesusanywhereinthattragedy,alongsidethecom-fortofhishealingpresencewassurelythechallengetogohomebyanotherroad.Whateveristhatnewway,whetheritentailsincreasedmentalhealthservices,strictergunregistrationrequirements,greaterrestrictionsonthesizeofammunitionclipsandtheautomationoffiring,addressingviolenceinandasentertainment,orsomecombinationoftheseandotherchanges,wemustbewillingtotakeit,tochange,eventoletgoofsomethingswemayjustifiablyfeelentitledto,inorderthatwemightprotecttheinnocentsandsecurethecommongood.

EverytimewemeetJesus,herequiresustogiveuppartofourlivesthatwemightreceivenewlife,bothforourselvesandforothers.Itisacostlycharge,tobecertain,onethatnodoubtwillrequireofusgreaterself-awareness,deeperself-surrender,andmorecompleteself-sacrifice.MyprayeristhatthisLentmaybeforeachofusajourneywithJesusbacktoGod,homebyanotherway,thatresultsinthespiritualsacrificehemodeledwithhisowndeath,andwhichleadsalwaystonew,godly,andresurrectedlife.

LetuscometoJesus,andbythenewroadheoffers,togetherbecomemorefullythebodyofChrist.

WishingyoueveryLentenblessing,

TheRt.Rev.MarkHollingsworth,Jr.BishopofOhio

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Camp and Retreat Ministry: Where We Are Now

Atthe2010DiocesanConvention,BishopHollingsworthchallenged

thediocesetoconsideraboldnewventure—onethatwouldnotonlyprovidespaceforspiritualgrowth,butwouldalsoallowforexperimentationwithmissionworkinjusticeministries.

Basedonhissabbaticalwork,inwhichhevisitedanumberofcampandretreatcentersaroundthecountry,BishopHollingsworthenvisionedaplacegeographicallyinthecenterofthediocesewhereongoingjusticeministriescouldflourishasanintegralpartoftheprogrammingfordiocesanyouthandadults;forinstance,feedingprograms,advocacyprojects,orenvironmentalwork.

Hedescribedaplaceforspiritualgrowthandfaithdevelopmentthatengagesthepracticalchallengesweareboundtofaceasasocietyandworld,andreflectstheChristianvaluesofjusticeandstewardshipofGod’screation.Hebelievesthatarenewedcampandretreatministrywouldmakeasubstantialcontributiontothefaithformationandspiritualdevelopmentoffuturegenerations.

“ItcouldbeashowcaseofgreentechnologyfornorthernOhioandadestinationforschoolfieldtrips,andsetastandardforenergysustainabilityinourchurchbuildingsandhomes,”hesaid.

WiththehelpofKatieOng-Landini,projectmanagerfortheCampandRetreatCenterandamemberofChristChurch,ShakerHeights,BishopHollingsworthisconsideringpropertyinWakemanTownship,Ohio,thatoffersacentrallocationinthediocese.On137acresoflandcircumscribedbytheVermillionRiver,itislocated18mileseastofNorwalkand12milessoutheastofOberlin.

ManyofyouspenttheafternoonatthesitelastsummerforaDiocesanpicnicwherewewelcomedthecyclistsattheendoftheBishop’sBikeRide,celebratedthe25thordinationanniversariesofBishopsWilliamsandBowmantotheepiscopate,andintroducedmembersofthediocesetotheproperty.Initspresentform,itincludesplaying

fields,pathsthroughwoodedareas,andal5-acrelakeforswimming.

Essentiallythecampandretreatcenterisenvisionedasamulti-partprogramthatwouldinvolve

• asummercampforchildrenandyouth,

• ayear-roundadultretreatcenter,

• anacademicyearprogramforchildren,youthandyoungadults,

• aworkingsustainablefarm,and• acurriculumthatwillfocus

onspiritualgrowth,socialjustice,andenvironmentalsustainabilityinbothenergyandfoodsystems.

SincelastConvention,focusgroupsandindividualsurveyswereconducted,designedtogaugeenthusiasmfortheproject.Astudy

A Diocesan Picnic was held in Wakeman last year.


teamfromCCS,astrategicconsultingandfundraisingfirm,conducted144privateinterviewsincluding75laypersonsand69clergymembers.Elevenstaffmemberswerealsointerviewedintwofocusgroups.Anonlinesurveygarnered125responses.Amongthequestionsaskedwere:

• Whatprogramswouldyouliketofocuson,e.g.,doesitinvolvechildrenoradults?

• Canweraiseenoughmoneytodevelopthisproject?

• Arethereotherprioritiesweshouldbeconsideringaswell?

Growing in FaithOfsignificantconcern

iswhetherthemodelwillhelpthediocesereachfuturegenerationsofpeopleandhelpthemgrowinfaith.Resultsofthestudyindicatedmostpeoplewanttofocusonchildrenandyouthministries.Inaddition,respondentsfeltthatcommunicantsneedmoreinformationandunderstandingofthepotentialopportunitiesandbenefitstotheirparishes.Thiswouldincludeunderstandinghowmission-basedministriesengageyouthinthechurchandenhancethevitalityofcongregations.Adetailedbusinessplan,includingself-sustaininglong-rangeconsiderations,isneeded,asisadesignplanthatoutlinesdevelopmentphasesoftheproject.

Sofar,threeworkinggroupshavedevelopedthemajorcomponentsofthisministry:aChildrenand

YouthProgram;anAdultRetreatProgram;andaSustainableFarm.Membersofthedioceseandadditionalprogrammingexpertsarerefiningandprioritizingtheworkthatneedstobedone.Usingthatinformation,aMasterPlanningCommitteewillworkwithourdesignteam—architectMattO’MaliaofGO

Logic,whosefocusison“passivehousing”constructionusingsuperenergyefficientdesigns,andlandscapearchitectAnnKearsley—torefinethemasterplanfortheproposedsite,whichwasfirstpresentedatlastNovember’sDiocesanConvention.

Atthe2011DiocesanConvention,BishopHollingsworthstated,“Boldactionsofthechurchdonothappenbecauseafewpeoplethinktheyareworthyofundertaking.Theyhappenwhenthewholebodygetsbehindthemandcommitstothem,whenthewholebodybeginstoshareacommonvisionandownership,whenthewholebodylivesintothemand

istransformedbythem.Ibelievethatthisisoneofthoseopportunitiesforboldactionthatcanvitalizethechurchandprovidecollectivelyformanycongregationswhattheystruggletoprovideontheirown.”

Betweennowandthe2013conventioninNovember,thegoalistobepreparedasadiocesetodecidewhetherwemoveforwardwiththisproject.

Followtheprogressoftheprojectathttp://www.dohiocampandretreatfarm.comContactKatieOng-Landini,theprojectmanager,at

[email protected].

“I believe that this is one of those

opportunities for bold action that can vitalize the church and provide

collectively for many congregations what they

struggle to provide on their own.”

BishopHollingsworth

The proposed site includes a 15-acre lake for swimming.


The Road TakenBy Rebecca Wilson

PreachingonEpiphanyatSt.Andrew’s,Barberton,theRev.GayClarkJenningstoldthecongregationthatthisyear,shewasstruckbythe

lastsentenceofMatthew’sEpiphanygospel:“AndhavingbeenwarnedinadreamnottoreturntoHerod,theyleftfortheirowncountrybyanotherroad.”

It’sanaptpassageofscriptureforJennings.Ayearago,shehadnoideashewouldbeontheroadsheisnowtraveling.Butduring2012,shebegantofeeltheretire-mentitchaftera30-yearcareerincludingpositionsinhospitalandparishministry,17yearsascanontotheor-dinaryintheDioceseofOhio,andnineyearsasassociatedirectorofCREDOInc.,anEpiscopalChurchwellnessprogram.

Then,inApril,EpiscopalChurchHouseofDepu-tiesPresidentBonnieAndersonsurprisedthechurchbyannouncingthatshewouldnotseekathirdterm.Afewweekslater,Jennings,aneight-timedeputyfromtheDioceseofOhio,decidedtostandforelectiontothefull-timevolunteerposition.OnJuly10,atthe77thGeneralConventioninIndianapolis,shewaselectedaspresidentoftheHouseofDeputiesonthefirstballot.Sheisthefirstordainedwomantoholdthepost.

TheHouseofDeputiesandtheHouseofBishopsmakeupGeneralConvention,thegoverningbodyofTheEpiscopalChurchthatmeetseverythreeyearstosettheEpiscopalChurch’smissionpriorities,budgetandpolicies.TheHouseofDeputieshasequalnumbersofclergyandlaydeputies,whoareelectedbythechurch’s110dioceses.InadditiontopresidingovertheHouseofDeputieswhenitisinsession,thePresidentoftheHouseofDeputiesservesasvice-chairoftheExecutiveCouncilandvicepresidentoftheDomesticandForeignMissionarySociety,theNewYorkcorporationbywhichthechurchconductsbusiness;appointsclergyandlaymemberstostandingcommitteesandcommissionsandotherchurch-widebodies;andservesasanambassadorandadvocateforworkthatcarriesouttheresolutionsofGeneralConvention.

Tackling Church StructureJenningstookofficeattheendofaGeneralConven-

tionatwhichthestructureofthechurchwasthehottopic,andaschairoftheHouseofDeputieslegislative

committeeonstructure,sheshepherdedthedevelopmentofaresolutionthatcalledforablue-ribbontaskforceonchurchstructure.ThelegislationpassedboththeHouseofDeputiesandHouseofBishopsunanimously.

WritingafewdayslaterintheWashingtonPost,Jen-ningssaid,“Wearereadytospendthenextthreeyearsflatteningourhierarchy,streamliningourgovernance,andcreatingabudgetthatwillkeepmoreresourcesinlocalcongregationsandcommunities.Asurgeofenthusi-asticMillennialandGenerationXleadersisacceleratingourshifttowardflexiblegrassrootsnetworksandawayfromacorporatemodelthatnolongerfitsourfocusonlocalmission.”

PuttingthissurgeofyoungleaderstoworkwasJen-nings’firstprioritywhenshereturnedfromGeneralConventiontoherhomeinSagamoreHills,wheresheliveswithherhusband,Albert,whoisrectorofSt.Timo-thy’s,Macedonia.

BecausethePresidentoftheHouseofDeputiesfillspositionsonstandingcommitteesandcommissions,shereceivesapplicationsfromEpiscopaliansacrossthecountry,andapplicationscamefloodingin—nearly750for142spots.Jenningssettowork.

The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings (photo by Herb Gunn)


Theresultistheyoungest,mostdiversegroupofnewEpiscopalChurchleadersinmemory.ThirtypercentofJennings’newappointeesareage40andunderandnearlyhalf—47%—areage50andunder.Twenty-eightpercentarepeopleofcolor,and66%ofthenewlyap-pointedleadersareservingonachurchbodyforthefirsttime.

Leadership Like the Kingdom of God“Theleadershipofthechurchneedstolookmore

likethekingdomofGodandlesslikeaparishdirectoryofthe1950s,”shesaidwhenmakingtheappointments.“Thisgroupofnewleaderswillhelpensurethatthechurch’srecentprogressindiversitycontinues.”

HernewappointeesfromtheDioceseofOhioincludeCanontotheOrdinaryAlanJamestotheJointStandingCommitteeonProgram,BudgetandFinance,BillJoseph,NewLife,Uniontown,totheStandingCom-missiononCommunicationsandInformationTechnol-ogy,JamesSimon,OurSaviour,Akron,totheStandingCommissiononConstitutionandCanons,andRebeccaWilson,OurSaviour,Akron,totheStandingCommis-siononAnglicanandInternationalPeacewithJusticeConcerns.TheRev.PatriciaHanen(NewLife,Union-town)servesasJennings’representativetotheStandingCommissiononHealth.

SupportfromtheDioceseofOhiohasbeenessentialtoJenningssincethemomentshewaselected.Uponlearningthenews,BishopsHollingsworthandWil-liamsaskedpermissiontobeexcusedfromtheHouseofBishops,whichwasinsessiondowntheconventioncenterhallwayfromtheHouseofDeputies,sothattheycouldgreetandcongratulateJenningsasshesteppedofftheflooroftheHouseofDeputiestogiveherfirstpressconference.

Whenitcametimetoorganizeherofficeandstaff,JenningsagainturnedtoDioceseofOhiocolleagues.BetseyBell,formerlyassistanttotherectoratSt.Paul’s,ClevelandHeights,isnowexecutiveassistanttothepresidentoftheHouseofDeputies.JosephcreatedandmanagesthenewHouseofDeputieswebsiteatwww.houseofdeputies.org,andWilsonisJennings’communi-cationsconsultant.

Inthemidstofmakingappointmentsandsettingupshopforthenextthreeyearsofbusiness,Jenningshastackledherworkbetweenconventionswithenergy.ShemakesregulartripstoTheEpiscopalChurchheadquartersat815SecondAvenueinNewYorkandtravelsregularlyacrossthechurchtomeetwithdeputiesandotherchurchleaders,speakandpreach,andrepresentthechurch.

Jennings’particularpolicyprioritiesaspresidentarefosteringyoungleadersinthechurchandadvocatingforvulnerablechildren.Thissummer,shewillleadapilgrim-agetoGhanasponsoredbyEpiscopalRelief&Devel-opment,thechurch’sinternationaldevelopmentarmthatsupportsprogramsthatreducemalariaandchildmalnutritioninGhanaandothercountriesintheGlobalSouth.“ThiswillbemyfirsttriptoGhanaand,tobeperfectlyhonest,it’sabitoutsidemycomfortzone,”shewrotetopeoplewhoareconsideringjoiningthepilgrim-age.“ButeventhoughI’vebeenhappilyoverwhelmedbyinvitationsandrequeststotravelonbehalfofthechurchinthefirstfewmonthsofmytenure,IleaptatthechancetoworkwithEpiscopalRelief&Development.”

Justafewmonthsintoherthree-yearterm,it’sclearthatJenningsisrelishinghernewroadhomeandtakingtoheartherEpiphanysermon.“Don’ttravelaloneifatallpossible,”sheadvisedtheBarbertoncongregation.“Listentoyourownheartandbeyourself,andbewillingtotakeadifferentroadiftheroadyouareonleadstonowhere.”Or,asLowellGrisham,aseniordeputyfromArkansaswhonominatedJenningsforherpost,saidinhisnomina-tionspeech,“SheisworkingtowardthekingdomofGodallthetime,andshewantsallofustheretogether.”

Bishop Hollingsworth and Jennings at General Convention


ThosewhoworkintheChurch,bothordainedandlay,knowthatwearegovernedbybothcanonicalandcivillaws.

TheCanonshavebeenadoptedbytheChurchtogovernitself.Civillawsarethelawsadoptedbythestatetogovernourbehaviorwithothers.Priestsandvestrymembersarefamiliar(orshouldbe)withthosecivillawsthatregulatetheactivitiesoftheChurch:employmentlaw,tax,zoning,etc.Butoneareaofthelawoftenoverlookedisthelawofcopyright.Thisoversightismoresurprisingwhenweconsiderthatmuchofwhatwedoasachurch,liturgicallyandinfurtheranceofourmission,in-volveslawsofcopyright.Thisincludesthesermonsthatwepreach,certainprayersthatweuse,hymnsthatwesing,andwebsitesthatwemaintain.

Copyrightisaformofintellectualpropertythatnotonlydescribesandprotectsrightsgiventothecreatorsofliteraryandartisticworks,butcontributestotheculturalandeconomicdevelopmentofnations.

IntheUnitedStates,theprotectionoftheserightsisgovernedbyfederal,notstate,law.IndeedtheserightswereconsideredsoimportantbytheframersoftheConstitution,thattheyembodiedcopyrightprotectioninArticleIoftheConstitutionandempoweredCongressto“promotetheProgressofScienceandusefulArts,bysecur-ingforlimitedTimestoAuthorsandInventorstheexclu-siveRighttotheirrespectiveWritingsandDiscoveries.”

Copyrightprotectionextendstoliteraryworkssuchasnovels,poems,plays,referenceworks,sermons,computer

programs,websitecontentandnewsletters.Itcoversmu-sicalworksincludinghymns,anthems,andchoralworksandtheaccompanyingtexts.Itprotectsdramaticworks,choreography,pictorial,graphicandsculpturalworks,photographsaswellasmotionpictures,soundrecord-ings,computerprogramsandevenarchitecturalworks.

What Isn’t ProtectedAsimportantasitistounderstandwhatcopyright

protects,itisequallyimportanttounderstandwhatitdoesnotprotect.Itisoftensimplystatedthatcopyrightprotectstheexpressionofanideabutnottheideaitself.Factsandideascannotbecopyrighted.However,thespecificexpressionofanideaortheorderingoffactsmaybeprotected.Forexample,aparticularsermonontheneedforforgivenessiscoveredbycopyrightbuttheideaofforgivenessisnot.Theparishdirectoryiscoveredbycopyrightbuttheindividualnamesandaddressesarenot.

Copyrightiscreatedthemomentthework(i.e.,thepainting,thesermon,thehymn,theanthem,theweb-site)becomes“fixedinatangiblemedium”bytheauthor.Inotherwords,fromthemomentthebrushisoffthecanvas,thepenoffthepaperorthe“save”buttonishit,thecopyrightiscreated.Registrationdoesnotcreateacopyright;norisacopyrightnotice“©”required.Forworkscreatedtoday,theprotectionsaffordedbythe

Copyright (and Wrongs) for Churches:

Introduction to Copyright Law

By David Posteraro ThisthefirstofathreepartseriesofarticlesoncopyrightlawandtheChurch.

David Posteraro is the Junior Warden of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Con-sortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. He is a partner in the law firm of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL in Cleveland special-izing in intellectual property law.

“. . . every author should have the property of his own work reserved to him after death, as well as living.”

Eikonoklastes,JohnMilton,1649


copyrightendurefortheauthor’slife,plusanadditional70yearsaftertheauthor’sdeath.Inthecaseof“ajointwork”preparedbytwoormoreauthorsthetermlastsfor70yearsafterthelastsurvivingauthor’sdeath.Forcorporatepublica-tions,copyrightsarevalidfortheshorterof95yearsfrompub-licationor120yearsfromcreation.

Eventhoughtheauthorofaworkmayhavediedmorethan70yearsago,caremuststillbegiventoaparticulareditionorperformanceofawork.Forexample,althoughHandeldiedin1759,acriticaleditionofthescoreofMes-siahmaybecopyrightedaswouldanycontemporaryrecording.

Copyrightlawgivestheauthororownercertainexclusiverights.Theseincludethefollowingrights:

• toreproduce(i.e.,“copy”)thecopyrightedworkorpreparederivativeworksbaseduponthecopyrightedwork;

• todistributecopiesofthecopy-rightedworktothepublic;

• toperformordisplaythecopy-rightedworkpubliclyorbymeansofadigitalaudiotrans-mission.

Anyonewhoviolatestheseexclusiverightswithoutspecificpermissionoftheauthororownerofthecopyrightcommitscopyrightinfringement.Forexample,ifyoureproduceapaintingorpictureonyourchurch’swebsite,andthatimageisprotectedbycopyright,youwillbeinfringingthecopyright.Or,ifyoudecidetoshowamovietoagroupofseniors,youmaybeinfringingthecopyright.

Othercommonchurchactivitiesthatmaybedirectlyaffectedbycopyrightlawincludecopyingchoralmusic,

insertinghymnorchoruslyricsintochurchbulletins,compilingdevo-tionalbookletsorcopyingsoftwareinthechurchoffice.Thelegalpenaltiesforcopy-rightinfringementvarybutmaybesevereandincludestatutorydam-agesfrom$200to$150,000foreachinfringementandevencertaincrimi-

nalpenalties.Evenifnodamagesare

assessed,thecostoflitigationcanbesubstantialanddamagethechurch’sreputation.

Religious Organizations Not Exempt

Religiousorganizationsarenotexemptfromcopyrightlaws.InRobertStigwoodGroupLtd.etal.v.O’Reillyetal.,346F.Supp.376(D.Conn.1972)anorganizationofRomanCatholicpriests,performedamodifiedversionofthemusical“Je-susChristSuper-star”aspartofitsnonprofitmin-istry.Thepriestsperformed“Su-perstar”withoutobtainingalicenseeitherfromtheplaintiffsorfromtheAmericanSocietyofComposers,AuthorsandPublishers(ASCAP).

TheDistrictCourtfoundthattheseperformancesinfringedtheplaintiffs’copyrightsandissuedapreliminaryinjunctionenjoiningthedefendantsfrompresentinganyfutureperfor-mances.InE.L.Publ’ns,Ltd.V.CatholicBishopofChicago,754F.2d216(1985)theRomanCatholicBishopofChicagowasheldliableforinfringementfortheunauthorizedcopyinganduseofhymnals.

Purchasingcopyrightedmateri-alsgivesonetherighttousethepurchasedcopysubjecttotherightsofthecopyrightholder.Permission,oralicense,willstillberequiredtomakeanyuseofthematerialsthatwouldinfringetherightsoftheowner.So,thepurchaseofsheetmusicorhymnalsalonedoesnotauthorizethechurchtomakecopiesortransparenciesortoperformtheworksoutsideofareligiousservice.Ofcourse,notallmusiccontainedinthehymnalmaybecoveredbycopy-right.Certainmusic(andlyrics)maybeinthepublicdomain.Inaddition,musicmaybecopiedinanemer-gencysituationtoreplacepurchasedcopiesthatarenotavailableforan

imminentperfor-manceprovidedthechurchreplacesthecopieswithpurchasedcopies.

Similarly,com-putersoftwaremaybesubjecttobothpatentandcopy-rightprotection.Acopyrightedsoftwareprogramcannotbecopiedwithoutalicenseorpermissionfromthecopyrightowner.Installationofsoftwareresults

in“copying.”Forthisreason,clergyandstaffshouldreadallsoftwarelicenseagreementscarefullyasthe

As more and more churches expand their mission and

ministry through the Internet, the chances

of violating a copyright (and being caught)

increase.

From the moment the

brush is off the canvas, the pen

off the paper or the “save” button is hit,

the copyright is created.


purchaseofsoftwarefromaretailergenerallygivespermissiontoinstallthesoftwareononecomputeronly.TheBusinessSoftwareAllianceisanorganizationwhosesolepurposeistolocateanddeleteunlicensedsoftwareandcapturepirates.Churchesanddiocesanofficesshouldconductpe-riodicsoftwareauditstoensuretheyhaveavalidsoftwarelicenseforeveryprogramoneverycomputer.Inad-dition,werecommendthatchurchesadoptawrittensoftwarepolicyin-cludedinyouremployeehandbooksthatstatesonlyspecifiedpersonnelarepermittedtoloadsoftwareintotheemployer’scomputers.

AsmoreandmorechurchesexpandtheirmissionandministrythroughtheInternet,thechancesofviolatingacopyright(andbeing

caught)increase.Unlesscoveredbyaspecificexemptioninthelaw,youwillalwaysneedtoobtainpermissiontousecopyrightedmaterial.Thatper-missionandthelicensefeesrequiredareestablishedbythecopyrightholder.Thesefeesareoftennominalbutthefailuretoobtainthepermis-sionandpaythefeecanbecostly.

Ournextarticlewilldiscusstheexceptionstothecopyrightlawin-cludingthefairusedoctrineandthereligiousservicesexception.Fornow,don’tassumethatyoucanuseaworksimplybecauseitisontheinternetorbecauseyoupurchasedonecopyofawork.Eventhoughyouaredo-ingGod’swork,youarenotfreetocopy,broadcast,distribute,reprintorusecopyrightedmaterialswithoutpermission.

Clergy ChangesTheRev.Dr.BradleyPacehasendedhistimeasRectorofSt.John’sChurch,Youngstown.

TheRev.CanonJohnJohans-senhasendedhistimeasInterimRectoratSt.Timothy’sChurch,Perrysburg.

TheRev.AmyFallonhasendedhertimeasRectoratTrinityChurch,Tiffin.

TheRev.DavidProctorhasbe-gunhisministryaslong-termsupplypriestatGraceChurch,Defiance.

AweekatCampCedarHillsprovidesanopportunityforchildrentodiscoverimportantcommunityvalues,growinpersonalcharacterandconfidence,andexploretheimportanceoffaithindailylife.Withablendofrecre-ationalandeducationalactivities,campersoftendevelopfriendshipsatcampthatlastalifetime.

Session I July 7-12

Session II July 14-19

Session III July 21-26

Session IV July 28-August 2

Session V August 4-9

Senior Experience 1 (Grades 9-12)

Camp for Grades 7, 8, 9

Camp for Grades 5, 6, 7, 8

Camp for Grades 5, 6, 7

Senior Experience 2 (Grades 9-12)

Children’s Camp 1 (Grades 3-5, full week)

Children’s Camp 2 (Grades 3-5, full week)

Children’s Mini Camp A (Grades 3-5, July 7-9)

Children’s Mini Camp C (Grades 3-5, August 4-6)

Children’s Mini Camp B (Grades 3-5, July 10-12)

Children’s Mini Camp D (Grades 3-5, August 7-9)

Registration forms available online at www.dohio.orgPlease contact Cedar Hills with any questions and for additional information:

440-352-6363 / [email protected]

Camp Cedar Hills 2013 Schedule


A Thank You from the Bishop’s Annual Appeal

“Alotoffolksarehungry.Wefeedsometime400to500people.ThatgivesthemjoyandIknowGodlikesthattoo.”

EddieHowell,fiveyearvolunteerandparishmemberofGraceChurch,Mansfield,haspersonallyexperiencedthesupportandnurturethatGraceFoodPantryprovidestoMansfieldcitizenseachweek.TheFoodPantryreceivesabundantfoodandproducefromthecommunity,sothegranttoGracefromEpiscopalCommunityServicesonbe-halfoftheBishop’sAppealprovidesamarginofsupportforcooperatingprogramsliketheOhioUniversityCooperativeExtensionvisitingnutritionistwhoadvisesparticipantsonhealthyfoodchoicesandpreparation.

In2012ECSreceived$100,000fromtheBishop’sAp-pealandmadegrantstoparishessponsoringcommunityprogramsacrosstheDiocese,fromYoungstowntoDefiancetoMansfieldandMountVernon.Grantstotaled$158,000to35parishprogramsservingcitizenslikeEddieHowell.

GiftstotheBishop’sAppealalsomakepossiblesummerprograms;internships;leadershipdevelopmentforchil-drenandyoungadults;supportforthosediscerningacalltoministry;andformationalpositionsfornewlyordainedclergy.OurgiftstotheAppealincreaseourcapacitytobeChrist’sbodyandboldlyengageChrist’smission.

TheprayerbyTeresaofAvilaledourvisionforthe2012Bishop’sAppeal;

Christ has no body now but yoursYours are the handsYours are the feet,Yours are the eyes, you are His body

Over745EpiscopalhouseholdsgavetotheBishop’sAnnualAppealin2012;ourcombinedgiftsexceeded$254,000!Truly,manydocomprisethebodyofChristinourcommunities,towns,andthroughoutnorthernOhio.

By Lael Carter

Visit from Belizeans Strengthens Partnership With Diocese of Ohio

TheCommissiononGlobalandDomesticMission(CGDM)welcomedDebbieDomingoandtheRev.LornaSampsonfromtheAnglicanDioceseofBelizeduringWinterConvocation.TheywerevisitingOhiofromJan30throughFeb7.Aformerhighschoolteacher,SampsoncurrentlyassistswiththemissionsofChristtheKingAnglicanChurchinDangriga,St.Jerome’sMissioninHopkins,St.Monica’sMissioninHopeCreek,andSt.Matthew’sMissioninPomona.DomingoservesastheGeneralManageroftheAnglicanSchoolsinBelize.TheypresentedattheCGDMworkshopatWinterConvocationandmetwithseveralgroupsinCleveland,ToledoandAkron.SampsonpreachedonSunday,February3,atAllSaints’,Toledo,atthe10amEucharist.

ThepurposeoftheirvisitwastodiscernwiththeCGDMBelizeSubcommitteethenextstepsinbuildingourdiocesancompanionrelationship.Initially,therelationshipfocusedonyouth,education,and

leadership.Throughdiscussion,prayer,andbreakingbreadtogether,CGDMhopestodevelopabetterunderstandingofthemutualmissiontowhichGodiscallingus.YoucanfollowLornaandDebbie’svisitonFacebookatwww.facebook.com/Dohiopartnerships.IfyouwouldliketogetinvolvedinourpartnershipwithBelize,pleasecontactBethFrank([email protected])orBettyKondrich([email protected].)

Debbie Domingo and the Rev. Lorna Sampson visit from the Anglican Diocese of Belize


Beforethewinterof2011-2012,theCityMissionofFindlay,Ohio,wasanovernightshel-terforhomelessmen,women,andchildren.Like

otherhomelessshelters,themissionprovidesamealandaplacetosleep.Itservesthecriticalpurposeofoffer-ingwarmthandprotectionfromtheelements.Whatitcouldn’tdowasprovideaspacetogoduringtheday.Itdidn’thavetheresourcestoteachpeopletheskillstogetajob,norprovidethemwithaphonenumberoranemailaddresssothataprospectiveemployercouldcontactthem.Nordidithelpthemfindcleanclothestogotoajobinterview.Theresidentswererequiredtoleaveearlyinthemorning,notreturninguntillateafternoon.Most

sheltersliketheCityMissionarefilledtocapacityduringthewintermonths,andtheyspendtheirdayscleaningandgettingreadyforthenextgroupofpeopletoarrive.Evenso,theFindlayCityMissiondoesnothaveenoughbedsforallthepeoplewhoneedthem.

Becausehomelesspeoplewereaskedtoleaveat8inthemorning,theyhadbeenspendingtheirdaysinanywarmplacetheycouldfind–localchurches,thelibrary—anywherethatwouldn’tkickthemout.Withhomelesspeoplearrivingineverincreasingnumbersandsometimesaskingtousetheirphones,TrinityEpiscopalChurchandSt.Andrew’sUnitedMethodistChurchsoonrealizedtheywerefacingahugeunmetneed.

Day Center for Homeless Keeps Many Warm,

Working Towards Success

Day Center Coordinator Clara Harrod Printed with permission by Randy Roberts, The Courier, Findlay, Ohio.


Developing a Pilot ProgramWiththatinmindseveralchurch-

esintheFindlayareaandothernonprofitgroupsmettodiscusshowtheycouldhelp.TheresultoftheirworkwasthedevelopmentofapilotprogramDayCenter,whichwouldprovidehomelessindividualsandfamilieswithlunch,awarmspace,phones,computersandhelpfromvolunteers.ItopeneditsdoorsinDe-cember2011foratrialrunofthreemonthsintwolocations.

TheDayCenterhassincebecomeanongoingoperationhousedsolelyattheCityMission.InadditiontorepresentativesoftheCityMission,itsadvisoryboardconsistsofmembersfromTrinityEpiscopalChurch;St.Andrew’sUnitedMethodistChurch;CentralChurchofChrist;FirstLutheranChurch;HopeHouse,along-termshelterforwomenandchildren;FocusonFriends;ADAMHS,whichprovidesmentalhealthservicesforthosewhoareaddictedtodrugsandalcohol;andtheUniversityofFindlay,which

hasdesignatedtheDayCenterasaclinicalsiteforundergraduateandgraduateOccupationalTherapystudentsfinishingtheirfieldwork.

Otherorganizations,includ-ingGraceEpiscopalChurchinSandusky,EpiscopalCommunityServices,theCommunityFounda-tioninHancockCounty,andothershavegivengrants,whichhasallowedtheDayCentertoconnectcomput-ers,servers,printersandcopiers,providedaflat-screenTVandmanybooks.Todate,theDayCenterhasservedover2,250meals.

AccordingtotheRev.ChristineSchutz,rectorofTrinity,“Theiragesrangefrombabiestothosewhoareseniorcitizens.Theirstoriesareallunique.Someoftheteenagershavebeenkickedoutoftheirhomesandhavenowhereelsetogo.Therearewholefamiliesatthemission.Iknowahomelessfamilywhobroughttheirnewbabyhomefromthehospitaltoahomelessshelter.Thesearepeoplelikeyouandme.Theyhavelostajobandcannolongerpayrent.WhilesomeofthepeoplewhocometotheCenterhavebeenhomelessforalongtime,othersarehomelessforthefirsttimeintheirlives.

Help Needed, Not Criticism

“Theyfeelfortu-natetohaveawarm,safeplacetobeatthemission.Thesefolksneedourhelp,notourcriticism,”Schutzcontinued.InadditiontoSchutz’sworkwiththeDayCenter,TrinityparishionersPaulandNancyO’SullivanhavetaughthealthclassesattheCenter.TheO’SullivanshavetestedvariousideasontheparishionersatTrinity.Thenifanideaseemstohavemerit,itmay

turnintoaprojectandbecomeaper-manentfeatureoftheDayCenter.PaulO’SullivanwasthetreasureroftheProjectGroupandserveswithSchutzontheAdvisoryBoard.

ClaraHarrodistheDayCentercoordinator,apositionshelandedaftervolunteeringatCityMissionandbeinginvolvedwithasuccessfulDayCenterinVirginia.Shetrainsthevolunteerswhohelpwithevery-thingfromresumebuildingandjobinterviewingskillstocontrollingchronicdiseases,suchasdiabetes,tobudgetingandhousingsearches.Volunteersalsoteachtheparticipantshowtousecomputers,howtocommunicatewithprospectiveemployers,howtoadvocateforthemselves,howtodress,andalltheskillsthatalong-termhomelesspersonmightneedtobecomeindependent.Spiritualguidanceisavailableforthosewhowouldlikeit.Abulletinboardlistsavailablejobs.

TheonlyrequirementforusingtheDayCenteristhatpeopledon’tusedrugsoralcohol.Iftheydo,theyareaskedtoleavetheprem-ises,encouragedtostopusing,andwelcomedbackwhentheyaresober.

Inaddition,unaccom-paniedminorsarenotpermittedattheCenter.

Ofcourse,therearebigchallengesaswell.Commu-nityadvocacyisanongoingneed,andvolunteersaresentouttohelpneigh-borsunderstandthe

DayCenter.ManypeopleinthecommunityhaveanegativeviewoftheCityMissionandanegativestereotypeofthosewhoarehomeless.

“[Weneedour]churchestotrytohelpfolksintheircongregations

“These are people like

you and me. They have lost a job and can no longer pay

rent.”

A visitor to the Day Center Printed with permission by Randy

Roberts, The Courier, Findlay, Ohio.


betterunderstandthehomelesspopulation,”saidSchutz.

“Weareconstantlychangingtomeetneedsrightnow,”saidHarrod.Whateversomeoneneeds,theCentertriestofindaso-lutionoravolunteertohelpmeetthatneed.Orifavolunteerhasanidea,theCenterisfrequentlywillingtoimplementnewideas.“Wearelearningandgrowing,andwearestillaworkinprogress,”shesaid.

TheDayCenterstillneedsdonations,food,andvolunteers.TheCityMissionhaslimitedspace,sotheMissionisbeginningacapitalcampaigntoexpandthebuilding.InthemeantimetheDayCenterconnectswithresourcesinthecommunitywhenpossible,althoughtherearemanymoreavailableforwomenandchildrenthanthereareforsinglemen.

TheDayCenterisopensevendaysperweekfrom8amto3pm.Chapelisat4pm.TheCenterislocatedat510W.MainCrossSt.inFindlay.

Some Comments from Day Center Participants

“IlearnedthatIcangetoutoffinan-cialtroublebystickingtoarealisticbudgetaslongasIcanwork.”

“Attitudesatworkmakeadifference.IcanchangehowIaffectothersbybeingawareofmyappearanceandlearningtocontrolmyself.”

“Ilearnedthatpositivegoalsandpositivepeopleareimportantinyourlife.”

“IlearnedthatIamresponsibleformybehavior.Icanhaveapositiveat-titudewhengoingthroughtrials.”

“Theclassisveryhelpfulforsuccess.”

“IthankGodforpeoplelikeyoube-causeitisgoodtolearnaboutthingsthatwillhelpyouinthelongrun.”

Thiswasmyneighborhood.AnditwasGod’s.HowhadImanagedtonotseeGodforsolong,whenhe’dbeensendingoutsignalsfortwentyyearsasunsubtlyasa

popsiclevendorringingthebellsonhispushcartandscreechingpaleeeeetaseverytimeIventuredoutdoors?

Ithoughtabouttheplazaat24thandMission,whereweweregoingtoholdourAshWednesdayservice.TheplazawassmackinthecenteroftheMissionandheldaspecialattractionforthemosthardcoreChristianzealots.I’dmoreorlessignoredthemforoveradecade.ThenaftermyownunexpectedconversiontothefaithIlistenedwithnewears,andfoundmyselfmortifiedbytheferocityoftheirmessage:Repent…sinner…Zion…everlastingfire..

Onthesoutheastcorneroftheplaza,aMacDonaldsdaubedwithgraffitisoldall-Americanindustrial“tacos”toMexicanfami-lies.UnderageHondurandopedealers,pimplyandpale,flankedtherestaurant’sdoors,watchingforbusinessandtakingordersontheircheapcellphones.LikethefrightenedMixtecmenpeddlingboxesofpesticide-ladenorangesonnearbysidestreets,alotoftheboyswererumoredtobeindenturedservants,workingoffdebtstothegangswho’dbroughtthemacrosstheborder.

TherewasagaggleofoldNicaraguanmentothenorthwest,parkedonmilkcratesonthesidewalk,arguingpointlesslyaboutexilepolitics.AmoreorlessCatholicreligious-goodsstore,itswindowscloggedwithrosariesandmedallionsanduglyplasterstatuesofGuadalupeandSt.Joseph,wasbehindthem.Openonlyintermittently,itsdingybackcounterheldcandlesandpowdersandabusiness-likepriestesswhopromisedluck,money,revenge,love,protectionfromtheevileye.

Thesouthwestsidenearthebusstopwasclaimedbyabandofaging,remarkablysexysalseroswhouseditastheirperfor-mancespaceandsocialclubonweekends,enticingevenatoughyoungbutchgirlwithbaggypantstopauseforaminutewhenthesinger,astockyPuertoRicanguy,lethistenorslideoverthestutterofclavesin“CuandoTeVea.”Thecongero,Julio,wouldhunchoverhisdrumsimpassively,butI’dseenhimlifthisheadandcalloutpraisetotheorixaswhenYorubachantsbrokefromdeepinsidethefamiliarrhythms,andancientspiritsseemedtohoveroverthesidewalk.

Oblivious,afewJehovah’sWitnessespositionedthemselvesacrossfromthemusicians:plainmiddle-agedwomeninglassesandlongskirts,silentlyholdingupcopiesoftheSpanish-lan-guageWatchtowerthatnobodyevertook.Nearby,wherethesubwayescalatorpouredoutcommuters,foodvendorsparkedtheircarts:mengrillinghotdogswithbacon,guyssellinghotearsofcorndrenchedinmayonnaiseandsaltycheese,womenwithcoolersfullofhomemadetamaleswrappedinbananaleaves,and

Ash WednesdayBy Sara Miles


theubiquitouspaleterosringingtheirbellsastheypeddledpopsiclesandluridly-coloredbloomsofcottoncandy.

Thereallyseriousevangelicalswereclusteredonthenortheastsideoftheplaza,nexttotheguyshustlingbustransfers.Repent,burn,alleluia,amen,repent.Andthiswaswherewewereheaded:groundzeroforpropheciesshoutedoutthroughcrappylittleamps,accompaniedbytambou-rinesandclappingandtheoccasionalpsychoticpreacherhowlingabouthellsorelentlesslythatthetransitcopswouldfinallyhavetotellhimtogohome.

“OhmyGod,Sara,”Marthahadgroaned,thatfirstyearItoldherwhereIwasplanningtobeonAshWednesday.“Areyoureallygoingovertotheplazain,like,fullchurchdrag?”

“Yeah,”Isaid.“Well,youknow,justafewofus,justalittleservice.Sortof.Ashes.Imean,look,whatcanIsay,I’vegoneovertheedge.”

Itriedtosoundnonchalant,buteversincetheideaofcelebratingAshWednesdayinthestreethadseizedme,thelinebetweenrespectableEpiscopalchurchgoerandlunaticevangelisthadbeenrapidlyeroding.Ihadn’ttoldMarthawewereplanningtokneelonthesidewalkandpray.

Becausetherewasnoline,really.Therewasnoboundarybuttheverythinlayersofskinbetweenmythumbandastranger’sforehead,madeslipperywiththesharedtruthofourmortality.Andthoseashes,likeallblessings,weregoingtodirtyusbothup,unleashingapowerthatflowedbackandforth,creatingspaceforthegoodnewstospringupnewbetweenus.

ThoseofusincassocksonAshWednesday,thoseshoutingrepentanceatrushhourthroughtheiramps,werehardly“bringingchurchtothestreets.”IftheMissionmeantanything,itwasabouthowchurch––notthebuild-ings,notthetax-exemptlegalentities,butthecomplex,contradictory,earthy,passionateandmutuallyindwellingbodyofChrist––wasalreadylivingthere.

Peoplewereoutinthestreetsoftheholycity,theMission,encounteringGodandthesaintsandangelsandeachother––sometimesalotmoreintenselythanthey’d

bargainedfor.Theywereouttherepraying,sinning,repenting,beingbaptizedintothemuddyriveroflifethatGodisalwaysflowingthrough.Theywereliving,forreal,intheonechurchthattheSpiritisforeverstirringuptomakeallthingsnew...

from City of God: Faith in the Streets by Sara Miles; forthcoming January 2014 from Jericho Books.

Copyright Sara Miles; for more information, www.saramiles.net

Save the Date!The2013Bishop’sBikeRidewilltakeplaceJuly2-6.Theexactroutehasn’tyetbeenconfirmed;however,wedoknowthattherewillbeapicnicforallonthe4thofJuly,andtherewillbeseveralshorterroutessothatkidscanparticipateintheride!

Sara Miles and area churches offer ashes on the street in San Francisco.


Raising Expectations: The Task of St. Peter’s Tutors

The20-yearrelationshipbetweenSt.Peter’s,Lakewood,andWatterson-LakeElementarySchoolhasbeenlessofaplannedministryinitia-

tivethanithasbeena“divineaccident”becomingoneofthechurch’scentralcommunityoutreachprograms,ac-cordingtotheRev.G.KeithOwen,II,rectorofSt.Peter’s.

NanMiller,whoidentifiedtheneedfortutorsatWatterson-Laketwodecadesago,isthespiritualengineoftheproject,accordingtoOwen.“Onepassionateper-soninvolvedothersandovertheyearstheparishsortofadoptedtheschool,”hesaid.

“ToworkasatutoristocomefacetofacewiththecrisisconditionsoftheClevelandPublicSchoolsystem.Itcanbeaverysoberingexperience,”acknowledgedOwen.Inabuildinghecharacterizedascramped,noisyanddeteriorating,dedicated,hard-workingteachersstruggletoinstillknowledgewhilemanagingstudents’behavioralproblems.

Threeyearsago,St.Peter’sparishionerElisabethVinsonassumedleadershipofthetutoringprogram.Asaretiredelementaryschoolprincipalwhospent17yearsteachingintheDaytoninner-cityschoolsystem,Vinsonisawareofthechallengesfacingtoday’syouth.

Theinteractionwiththesestudentsprovidesmorethananacademicbenefit.Havingatutoronthesameday,atthesametime,isarelationshipthechildrencometocounton.“Thesearetheirformativeyears,”cautionedVinson.“Thesekidsfeelalone,andwithfamilieswhohavenoexpectationsforthem,it’shardtomakeachildfeelsecureandhelpmovethemalongtheacademictrack.

“Someofthesechildrenrevealpersonalinformationthatisveryhardonthem.Youdon’tmakejudgments,you’rejustthereinthatmomenttogivesupporttothatparticularchild.”

KeepingalogoneverychildshetutorsallowsVinsontoshareherinsightswiththeothertutors,asherstudentsadvanceingradelevel.Workingsolelywith1stgraders,Vinsonsaidit’srewardingwhenstudentsshehasworkedwithleavethe8thgradeandstillrememberher.

Addressing Special Needs ForparishmemberJanisCarlson,workingwithspe-

cialeducationstudentsatWatterson-Lakeisanextensionofbothherprofessionalandpersonallives.For15years,Carlsonworkedwithspecialeducationpre-schoolagechildren.AsthemotherofadaughterwithDownsyn-drome,Carlsonknowsfirsthandthatparentalinvolve-mentiskeytoraisingspecialneedschildren.

Asanadvocateforspecialeducation,shedoesn’tbelieveteachersorparentsshouldsetlimitsonwhatchil-drencanachieve.Herowndaughter,now33yearsold,isatestamenttothatbelief.“She’sstilllearningandshereadsbecausewepushher,”Carlsonsaid.

Usingwordcards,Carlsonworkswithchildrentoincreasetheirrecognitionofprimer

wordsandimprovereadingskills.“Attheendoftheyear,wecountupthecardsthey’vecometoknowbysightandthey’rereallyexcitedtoseehowmanynewwordsthey’velearned,”shesaid.

Thekidsenjoytheextratimespentwiththemandtherelationship

[we]buildwiththem,saidCarlson,whomakesitapointtobringtreatbagsonValentine’sDayandHalloween.“EveryoneatWattersonissupportive

By Pamela J. Willits

“Many of the kids clearly yearn to learn and manage to, in spite of the

huge obstacles facing them.”

TheRev.G.KeithOwen,II

Janis Carlson, member of St. Peter’s, tutors a student at Watterson-Lake Elementary School


ofourefforts.It’sagreatplacetogo,becauseweknowwe’reappreciated.”

Learning Through SharingTwoyearsagoparishioner

RichardWillitscameonboard.Taskedwithtutoringagroupofseventoninechildren,henotedthattheyhavegoodandbaddays,justlikeeveryoneelse.“Somedaysoneofthekidswillsaytheydon’twanttoreadtoday,”saidWillits.Buthealwaysmanagestogetthemonbackontrack.

Attimeshe’lldigressfromthereadingmaterialtoshareapersonalexperiencefromhisyouth.“Iftheireyeswiden,IknowI’vehitonsome-thing.”Atthosemoments,sharingstoriesbecomesanextensionofthelearningprocess,asthechildreninturnsharetheirownexperienceswiththegroup.

At84,Willitssaidtutoringisanopportunitytohelpsomeoneelseliveabetterlife.“Seeingtheresultsisthegreatestreward.IwishIhaddoneitsooner,”hesaid.

BrigittePronty,principalatWatterson-Lake,saidthetutoringprogramhelpsbuildself-esteemandself-confidenceinkids.“Itprovidesstabilityforthemandtheylookforwardtoseeingtheirtutoreveryweek.”

Theweeklyinteractiongoesbeyondbuildingliteracyandmathskills.Itinstillseachchildwithasensethatadultsareinterestedinthemandtheirwellbeing.Withmanyofthestudentscomingfromstressedsingleparentorfosterhomes,thisinterestisoftenlacking.

Withthedemandsofdailylife,educationseemstobefallingthroughsociety’scracks.Prontynotedthatparent-teacherconferencessufferfromlowattendance.“It’shardforparentstohaveavestedinterestinachild’slearningwhentheyaremoreworriedaboutrentandutilities.”

Addtoitparentswhohadanegativeexperiencewhentheywereinschoolandtheresultisalowexpectationfortheirownchildren’sacademicachievements.Prontyrecognizestheimportanceofengag-ingchildreninlearningatanearlyage,notingthatpeerpressurecanalsohaveanegativeinfluenceonchildren.

Books of Their OwnSixyearsago,whenparishadmin-

istratorLeslieHannanlearnedthatHalfPriceBooksdonatesgentlyusedbookstonon-profitorganizations,sheseizedtheopportunitytohelpWatterson-Lakestudents.ThroughthebenevolenceofHalfPriceBooks’literacyprogramandtheirannualbookdrive,Hannanhashelpedtransportdozensofcartonsfullofchildren’sbookstotheschool.

UponhearingthatWattersondidn’thaveaschoollibrarybeforere-ceivingthedonatedbooks,HalfPriceBookshassincechosentofeatureSt.Peter’seffortsintheir2013corporatecalendar.

Withoutaccesstoqualitybooks,promotingliteracybecomesagreaterchallenge.“Someofthesekidsneverownedanybooks,”saidHannan.Now,withthehelpofteachers,theyareselectingbookstotakehome.Placingbookstocalltheirownintothehandsofthesechildrengivesthemasenseofprideandmovesthemonestepfurthertobecomingsuccessfulreadersandlife-longlearners.

Despitethedifficultiesinthesechildren’slives,Owennotedthereare

momentsofhope.“Manyofthekidsclearlyyearntolearnandmanageto,inspiteofthehugeobstaclesfacingthem.Manyparentsareequallyde-terminedtomaketheschoolagoodplace,inspiteoftheirownstruggles,”hesaid.

“Oursocietyisallowingthegreatinstitutionofpubliceducationtowitheronthevine,andindoingsopotentiallydamaginggenerationaftergenerationofkidsbeforetheyevengetthechancetoshine.Butevenontheworstdaystherearekidswhoseeyesburnwiththelightofcurios-ity,teacherswhostilllovethesekidsandcommunityfolkswhowon’tletdespairbethefinalword,”headded.

Asashowofappreciationforthevolunteers’efforts,aswellasthestudents’achievements,Watterson-Lakestaffandteachershostayear-endpartyforthetutorsandstudents,completewithcupcakes,watermelonandpop.Tutorsalsobringeachoftheirstudentsabook,whichistheirstokeep.

Manyofthesevolunteertutorswillreturnthefollow-

ingyear.Forsome,autumnwillbringanewsetoffaces,whileotherswillfol-lowtheirstudentstothenextgradelevel.

WhenProntydescribestherela-tionshipbetweenthetutorandstudentasoneofgiveandtake,St.Peter’stu-torsmightsaytheygetmorethantheygive.Insharingtheirloveofreadingand

learningaswellaspersonallifeexperiences

witheachchild,theygainasenseofpurpose–theopportunitytohelpchildrendeveloptotheirgreatestpotential.

“Tutoring is an opportunity to help someone else live a better life. Seeing the results is the

greatest reward. I wish I had done

it sooner.”

RichardWillits


Annual MeetingThe136thAnnualMeetingoftheEpisco-

palChurchWomenoftheDioceseofOhio,hostedbytheSummitMissionAreaECW,willbeheldonMay3and4attheHiltonGardenInninTwinsburg.Thehotelisideallylocatednomatterwhereyoucomefrom.It’satRoute82and480,just6milesfromtheOhioTurnpike’sStreetsboroexit.Ifyou’recomingfromthesouth,it’sastraightshotupRoute82fromRoute8inMacedonia.

ThefeaturedspeakerwillbetheReverendDeboraJennings,Chaplainforthe2012ECWTriennial.JenningsistheRectorofSt.Basil’sEpiscopalChurchinTahlequah,Okla-homa.Inmanyways,she’sveryrepresentativeofthepeopleinourpews,butrepresentativeofseveralpeople,notjustone:she’sacon-verttotheEpiscopalChurch;she’samotherandgrandmother;sheisapriest;aconcertpianist,organist,publishedpoet,photogra-pher,fluentSpanishspeakerwhohasservedinPanamaandElSalvador,andauniversityprofessorandcrafter.

JenningspresentationsatTriennialwerefullofhumor,photographs(ofher“episco-cat”),music,andaphilosophyoffaiththatwasahappyblendoftraditionandprogress,somethingthatissoimportantinthechurchatthistime.Bepreparedtobeentertainedandmovedbythiseclecticwoman.She’sjustlikeyou!

“TheCall”—theformalinvitationofparticipationinthisannualevent—willbemailedouttoallparishesinthediocese,theECWpresidentsandcontactsinearlyMarch.WeencouragenotonlyactivemembersoftheECWtoattend,butanyone,maleorfemale,whowantstolookattheirfaithfromaslightlydifferentperspective.

United Thank OfferingThroughJanuary24,2013,AnnCole,

UTORepresentative,hasreceivedchecksfor$23,164.30fortheFallIngathering.

OutreachGrantMoney:Idon’tbelievethereisa

parishinthediocesethatdoesn’treachoutinnumerouswaystohelptheirneighbors,butweallfaceoneconstantobstacle:money.TheDiocesanCommissiononGlobalandDomesticMissionhasgrantmoneythatcanbemadeavailabletoprojectsthatmeetsomeoftheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.Inthepast,theinformationonthesegrantswassenttotheindividualchurches,butthisyeartheinformationwasavailableattheCGDMtableatWinterConvocation.Ifyourgroupisinterestedinexploringthepotentialforaprojectyouaresupporting,pleasestopbyandpickupapackage.

TheMilitary:Aretherepeopleinyourparishwhohavefamilyorfriendsservinginthemilitary?Ifso,youmaybeinterestedinaprogramthatexistsatSt.Paul’s,ClevelandHeights.Asaverylargeparish,theyhavemoreexposurethanmostbuttheyareawon-derfulsourceofinformationfromcarepack-agestofamilysupporttospecialprayerbooksforservicemembers.Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformation,pleasecontactSt.Paul’sregard-ingtheir“ArmedServicesOutreachGroup”.

ChristmasatSea:Ifindthatamildwinterplayshavocwithmyknittingschedule,somypileofscarvesisnotaslargeasusual.I’mhopingthatmanyofyouhavebeenmorededicatedtotheprojectthanIhave!Pleasedon’tforgetthatyoucanbringyourknittingtotheAnnualMeetinginApril.

ECW News NotesBy Hilary Nerby


AtourMissionAreaECWmeetingswegoaroundthetabletolearnoftheactivities

ofthevariouschurchesrepresented.AnneSmithandChristineLaneofSt.Timothy’s,Massillon,toldusaboutanewprojecttheywereundertakingwhichwasmakingsmall(5”to9”tall)“ComfortDolls”.

Someyearsago,aCanadianveteranofaUNPeacekeepingMissionwasintheCongowithhiswife(anurse)tovisitthegravesofCanadianpersonnelwhohadbeenkilledwhileservingaspeacekeepers.Duringtheirvisit,theysawfirsthandthechildrenwhoweresufferingfromstarvationanddiseasewithmanyofthemalsosufferingfromHIV/AIDS,conditionswhichhad,inmanycases,orphanedtheminthefirstplace.ItwasfromthisexperiencethattheorganizationICROSS(InternationalCommunityfortheReliefofStarvationandSuffering)cameintobeing.

Formanyyearstheyhavecollectedandshippedmedicalsuppliestotheworld’spoorestcountries.Becausemanyofthesesuppliesarefragiletesttubes,vials,instrumentsetc.,packingmaterialwasneededtoprotectthelifesavingvaccinesandothermeansoftreatmentfillingthecontainers.Fouryearsago,adecisionwasmadetoreplacethepackingmaterialwiththecomfortdolls–protectionforthepreciouscargoandajoyforthechildwhowouldbehelpedbyitssafearrival.

Thedollsaregiventothemanychildrenwholivetheirlivesinpovertyandillness.Formanyit’stheonlytoytheywilleverhave,andbesidesthejoyitbrings,itoftenservesastheirpillowinlifeandtheireverlastingcompanionindeath.

AtSt.Timothy’s,theprojectisn’texclusivelyfortheECW;anyonewhowantstocanknitorcrochetadoll.Theyprovidetheirownyarn,gettheinstructionsonlinefromhttp://icross-canada.comandmakethedollsintheirsparetime.Whiletherearepatterns,youareencouragedtouseyourcreativitywhenembellishingthemasyouwillseefromthepictureIrecentlyreceivedfromChristine.Whenthey

arefinished,theyaredroppedoffattheChurch,whichthensendsthemtoICROSSinbatchesof50orso.

JudgingbythenumberofitemsweknitasadiocesefortheChristmasatSeaprogramoftheSeaman’sChurchInstitute,Iknowwehavealotofpeople—evensomemen—whomightliketotrythisproject.

Inlookingattheirwebsite,Iwasstruckbytheirmotto:“Theneedywillnotbeforgottennorthehopesoftheafflictedperish”Psalm9:18.IthinkthemenandwomenoftheEpiscopalChurchintheDioceseofOhioworkveryhardtoliveoutthatmotto.

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February 22–24HappeningGraceChurch,Sandusky.Aretreatfor9th–12thgraderspresentedbyteenagerswiththeassistanceofadultleaders.ContacttheRev.VincentBlack,[email protected].

March 2-3Middle School PilgrimageTrinityCathedral,Cleveland.

March 8-9Postulants and Candidates’ Retreat / COM GatheringCedarHills,Painesville.

March 29Diocesan Offices ClosedGoodFridayholiday.

April 19–21Spring Youth GatheringGraceChurch,Mansfield.Foryouthingrades7-12.ContacttheRev.VincentBlack,[email protected].

April 20Leadership RoundtableTrinityCathedral,Cleveland.

May 3-4Diocesan ECW Annual MeetingTwinsburg.

May 18Bishop’s Easter RetreatSt.Andrew’s,Mentor.

May 7-9Clergy ConferenceGenevaConverenceCenter,Geneva.

May 31-June 2Youth Leaders’ TrainingCedarHills,Painesville.ThisisaneventtotrainyouthfromaroundthedioceseinChristianleadership.

July 2-6Bishop’s Bike Ride

Bishops’ VisitationsFebruary17 St. Luke’s Church, Chardon

(Hollingsworth)

24 Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland(Hollingsworth)

24 St. Paul’s, Steubenville(Williams)

March 3 St. John’s, Bowling Green

(Hollingsworth)

3 St. Paul’s, Maumee(Persell) For the complete

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April 7 St. Philip’s, Akron

(Hollingsworth)

7 St. Mark’s, Shelby(Persell)

7 St. Barnabas, Bay Village(Williams)

14 St. Mark’s, Sidney(Hollingsworth)

14 St. Paul’s, Put-in-Bay(Williams)

21 Christ Church, Geneva(Bowman)

21 Trinity Church, Alliance(Persell)

28 Ascension, Lakewood(Hollingsworth)

28 All Saints, Parma(Williams)

May 5 St. Paul’s, Akron

(Hollingsworth)

5 St. John’s, Cuyahoga Falls(Persell)

5 St. Hubert’s, Kirtland Hills(Williams)

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