Plans have come together for the completion, dedication, and house blessing for the Natasha Porter family home in Pass Christian MS---the house built through the love of God and the gifts and talents of the people of the Diocese of Indianapolis!

1. Camp Coast Care has 40 slots available for a work week devoted to finishing, landscaping, and moving beginning May 5. Participants can come for all or a part of that week. The “reveal” (the Porter family’s first time seeing their completed home!), a service of Thanksgiving, and a house blessing with Bishop Waynick will take place on Friday, May 9, at 9 a.m.

2. The remainder of that day will be devoted to completing the family’s move and preparing for a potluck celebration at 5 p.m. for the Porter family, friends, neighbors, and Camp Coast Care with music and fun! Individuals and groups from throughout the diocese are invited and encouraged to come and be a part of this exciting event!

If you want to register for space at Camp Coast Care, click here . The limit on this is 40 slots.

If you want to car or vanpool with others, or will have space to offer in your own vehicle, click here .

If you would like information on an in-route hotel in Birmingham offering us discounted rates OR for hotel accommodations in the Gulfport/Biloxi area, click here . The nearest airport is Biloxi (just a few miles away) or New Orleans (about one and a half hours).

If you are clergy or are willing to participate in worship leadership in some way on Friday, May 9, 9 a.m., click here.

If you would like to make a gift to support travel, the celebration, or purchase some remaining furnishings or plants for Natasha’s home, click here . 

If you or your church school class, youth group, or congregation would like to offer cards of congratulations and welcome to the Natasha Porter family, please send them before Monday, May 5, to:

Natasha Porter Family
C/O Kathy Copas
1636 Slate Run Road, Suite 110-113
New Albany, IN 47150

Indiana Day Weekend at Washington National Cathedral

June 14-15, 2008

What is it?

A once-every-three-year, unforgettable opportunity to celebrate and recognize the state of Indiana with liturgy, musical performance, spiritual pilgrimage, and festive celebration at our national cathedral in Washington D.C. This very special weekend will include a Sunday liturgy with our own Bishop Waynick as concelebrant, music from the Vigo County School Corporation Choir in Terre Haute and our Christ Church Cathedral Choir of Men and Boys, a reception honoring Indiana, and special tour and program opportunities at the cathedral.

Bishop Mauricio Andrade from our partner Diocese of Brasilia, on Lambeth and the Anglican Communion.

 Message from the Anglican Primate of Brazil (Feb 2008) 

Bishop Waynick has received a letter from The Rev. Dr. Gregory Straub, Executive Officer and Secretary of the General Convention informing us that the Diocese of Indianapolis has been selected as the host for the 77th General Convention to be held in 2012. The GC will be held in Indianapolis.  The Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements has made the recommendation to the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Houses of General Convention and the Presidents of the Provinces seeking their affirmation of the selection. Executive Council will vote on the recommendation at the upcoming meeting in Ohio.

This will be an exciting time for us and there will be a TREMENDOUS amount of planning and work to be done.  Expect to hear a lot from a soon to be formed Planning Committee, asking for volunteers for the countless committees that will be required to make this undertaking as memorable as the GC we hosted in 1994, and for interesting things we might do for our guests from around the Church.

From Dr. Straub's letter: "The committee was favorably impressed by the enthusiasm of the Diocese of Indianapolis for hosting Convention and by the layout of the Convention Center and its proximity to meeting space and hotel rooms, together with Indianapolis' commitment to enhanced air access.  There is no question Indianapolis is an attractive venue."

More will be coming as we make our plans for this great event.

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