THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF EAST TENNESSEE The Rt. Rev. George D. Young, III Bishop gyoung@dioet.org 814 Episcopal School Way Knoxville, TN 37932 865-966-2110 http://dioet.org The Rev. Canon Patricia Grace Alex Haralson The Rev. Canon Robert Hartmans Beverly Hurley Hill The Rev. Brad Jones Laura Nichols Vikki Myers Kirby Purjet Lisa Whitacre pgrace@dioet.org aharalson@dioet.org rhartmans@dioet.org bhurleyhill@dioet.org bjones@gracepointcamp.org lnichols@dioet.org editor@dioet.org kpurjet@dioet.org lwhitacre@dioet.org June 1, 2016 Dear friends, Attached you will find my visitation schedule, which covers the period between September 2016 and June 2017. We have followed the process used in the past, and have tried to honor specific requests. As you know, there are not enough Sundays to visit every church in the Diocese each year, so some churches are not on this list. As has been the tradition, if a Renewal of Ministry (formerly called Celebration of New Ministry ), or another special occasion is in the near future, we have usually not scheduled a regular Sunday visit. If you are not scheduled, and would like to make plans for a time other than Sunday morning, please contact Laura and we ll make every effort to arrange an alternative visitation time. As has also been encouraged in the past, I encourage you to send parishioners to a nearby church if the confirmation schedule presents difficulties. This reinforces the fact that we as the Diocese of East Tennessee are one Church, and besides, it can be fun. Please remember the following expectations about Sunday visitations, and My preference is if your building will hold everyone to have the ENTIRE PARISH attend one service, and make it special. Several parishes have done that this year, and it's a great thing! If that won t work, let s talk about it; Please be sure and make your yearly appointment at least two weeks before the visitation. If you have assisting clergy, please remind them of this as well; Prior to the visit, you will receive a Visitation Form (to be completed and returned to Laura), the Bishop s Customary and the Deacons in the Liturgy. I do want to meet with candidates prior to the liturgy, so let s please make sure to have at least 30 minutes set aside. In terms of my liturgical garb, I will plan to wear (your chasuble) along with my mitre. I am happy to sing parts of the liturgy reserved for the Celebrant if that is your usual custom. Please let s talk about that ahead of time; If you are accustomed to using incense, and want me to participate, I'm happy to, and please check ahead of time about what your customs are; As is customary, please remember to announce in writing or aloud or both that the loose offering will be given to the Bishop s Discretionary Fund. These offerings should be sent to Kirby Purjet at the Diocesan House; At a minimum, please make certain that the candidates presented have had instruction in these basic prerequisites:
- Prayer Book content, - An Outline of the Faith ( The Catechism ), - Bible content, - Church history and, in particular, Episcopal Church history. - Stewardship, hospitality, evangelism, and community engagement. Finally, over the past couple of years I have been encouraging parishes to use the Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows in the liturgy - encouraging anyone and everyone to come forward for the laying on of hands and prayers. It's been a great occasion and in some parishes we have had 30, 40, 50 people participate. Kind of like an altar call. Please think about this and let's talk more about it when we get together. As usual, you will also find the annual Diocesan Prayer Cycle on the Visitation Schedule. As a symbol of our unity in Christ within this diocese, churches are listed on the dates that the bishop visits or at some other appropriate time. May we remember one another in our prayers. Also, please note that churches from our Companion Diocese of South Dakota are included as well, and I encourage your prayers for these brothers and sisters in the faith. Peace in Christ, The Rt. Rev. George D. Young, III
THE DIOCESE OF EAST TENNESSEE VISITATIONS AND PRAYER CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2016 - AUGUST 2017 Day Date Church or Event/Location Bishop Deacon 2016 Sun September 4 No Visitation Church of the Good Shepherd, Knoxville Church of the Good Shepherd, Sioux Falls, SD For Vocation in Daily Work (BCP, p261) Sun September 11 Christ Church Rugby Tyson House - Knoxville Christ Church, Rugby Holy Comforter, Lower Brule, SD St. John the Baptist, Crow Creek, SD Tyson House, Knoxville Young Sun September 18 No Visitation - HOB House of Bishops Diocesan ECW Sun September 25 St. Paul s Kingsport (morning) St. Barnabas Jefferson City (afternoon) St. Paul s, Kingsport St. Paul s Day School, Kingsport St. Mary the Virgin, Jonesborough St. Barnabas, Jefferson City Holy Spirit, Firesteel, SD St. Mary, Old Agency, SD Young Harpster Sun October 2 St. Francis Ooltewah Young Rouser Sun October 9 No Visitation St. Francis, Ooltewah St. Michael, Batesland, SD Holy Cross, Pine Ridge, SD Holy Spirit, Ideal, SD St. James, Greeneville St. Thomas, Sturgis, SD St. James, Belle Fourche, SD Sun October 16 Church of the Nativity Ft. Oglethorpe Young Burch Church of the Nativity, Ft. Oglethorpe Christ Church, Chamberlain, SD Christ Church, Ft. Thompson, SD
Wed October 19 St. Martin of Tours - Chattanooga Young Rouser Sun October 23 St. John s Cathedral - Knoxville Young Askew St. John s Cathedral, Knoxville Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls, SD Episcopal School of Knoxville Volunteer Ministry Center, Knoxville (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Sun October 23 Emmaus House Johnson City Young Harpster Sun October 30 No Visitation St. Francis, Norris Holy Name, Lower Brule Reservation, SD St. Alban s, Lower Brule Reservation, SD Messiah, Lower Brule Reservation, SD Wed November 2 St. Christopher s Kingsport Young Brewer Sun November 6 St. John s Johnson City Young Johnston St. John s, Johnson City Emmaus House, Johnson City Christ Church, Yankton, SD Sun November 13 St. Paul s Seymour Young Thompson Sun November 20 No Visitation St. Paul s, Seymour Commission on Ministry of our Diocese For Guidance (BCP, p832) St. Christopher s, Kingsport All Saints, Hervick, SD St. Philip the Deacon, Lake Andes, SD Woniya, Wakan (Holy Spirit), Wagner, SD Episcopal Appalachian Ministries (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Sun November 27 St. Thaddaeus Chattanooga Young Rouser St. Thaddaeus, Chattanooga Grace Station, Soldiers Creek, SD Church of Jesus, Rosebud, SD Sun December 4 St. Andrew s Harriman Young Wender St. Andrew s, Harriman Mediator, Kyle, SD Sun December 11 St. James Knoxville Young Ragsdale St. James, Knoxville All Angels, Spearfish, SD
St. James Feeding Ministries, Knoxville (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Sun December 18 St. Thomas Knoxville Young Morton Sun December 25 No Visitation 2017 Sun January 1 No Visitation St. Thomas, Knoxville Church of the Ascension, Blackfoot, SD St. Thomas Station, On the Tree, SD Emmanuel, White Horse, SD Renewal of Life (BCP, p213) St. Raphael, Crossville Gethsemane, Sisseton, SD Cumberland Adult Reading Council, Crossville (Diocesan Jubilee Center) A New Light in Our Heart (BCP, p213) Sun January 8 St. Joseph the Carpenter Sevierville Young Morton St. Joseph the Carpenter, Sevierville Advent Station, Calico, SD Good Shepherd, Little Oak Creek, SD Sun January 15 Christ Church Chattanooga Young A. Weeks Christ Church, Chattanooga Project Canterbury, Chattanooga St. Andrew s, Cherry Creek, SD St. Philip s, Dupree, SD St. James, Bear Creek, SD St. Peter s, Thunder Butte, SD St. Luke s, Iron Lightning, SD Wed January 18 St. Mark s Copperhill Young Sun January 22 St. Thomas Elizabethton (11:00 am) St. Columba Bristol (9:00 am) St. Columba, Bristol St. Thomas, Elizabethton Holy Innocents, Parmalee, SD Grace Church, Madison, SD Food for the Multitude, Elizabethton (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Young Sun January 29 St. Timothy s Signal Mountain Young Burch St. Timothy s, Signal Mountain Holy Apostles, Sioux Falls, SD
Chattanooga Community Kitchen, Chattanooga (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Sun February 5 Thankful Memorial Chattanooga Young Rouser Thankful Memorial, Chattanooga St. Peter, McLaughlin, SD St. Elmo Neighborhood Reading Center, Chattanooga (Diocesan Jubilee Center) The 33rd Annual Diocesan Convention Diocesan Staff Sun February 12 St. Peter s Chattanooga Young McGee St. Peter s, Chattanooga St. Peter s Preschool, Chattanooga St. Mary s, Mitchell, SD Incarnation, Gregory, SD Sun February 19 St. Paul s Athens Young Burch St. Paul s, Athens St. Paul s, Brookings, SD St. Stephen s, DeSmet, SD Sun February 26 St. Elizabeth s Knoxville Young Morton St. Elizabeth s, Knoxville Trinity, Watertown, SD Sun March 5 Church of the Good Shepherd Lookout Mountain Young J. Robbins Sun March 12 No Visitation - HOB Church of the Good Shepherd, Lookout Mountain St. Timothy s, Kingsport St. Mark s, Aberdeen, SD Grace Church, Huron, SD House of Bishops Standing Committee of our Diocese Bishop and Council of our Diocese Sun March 19 St. Alban s Hixson Young McGee Southside Abbey, Chattanooga St. Alban s, Hixson Christ Church, Lead, SD St. Mary and Our Blessed Redeemer, Flandreau, SD Hosanna Community, Hixson (Diocesan Jubilee
Center) Sun March 26 Church of the Annunciation Newport Young Thompson Church of the Annunciation, Newport Deacons of East Tennessee St. Luke s, Hot Springs, SD Sun April 2 Christ Church South Pittsburg Young England Christ Church, South Pittsburg Calvary Church, Okreek, SD Trinity, Winner, SD Fri April 7 Southside Abbey - Chattanooga Young A. Weeks Sun April 9 Palm Sunday Sun April 16 Easter St. Luke s Knoxville Young Askew St. Luke s, Knoxville St. John the Baptist, Battle Creek St. Julia Station, Porcupine, SD No Visitation Diocese of East Tennessee For the Mission of the Church (BCP, p838) Sun April 23 Grace Church Chattanooga Young B. Weeks Grace Church, Chattanooga St. John the Evangelist, Eagle Butte, SD Sun April 30 Church of the Good Samaritan Knoxville Young Wender Church of the Good Samaritan, Knoxville Trinity, Pierre, SD For Joy in God s Creation (BCP, p814) For all Parish Staffs in our Diocese Wed May 3 St. James Greeneville Young Sun May 7 St. Paul s Chattanooga Young A. Weeks Sun May 14 No Visitation St. Paul s, Chattanooga St. Andrew s, Rapid City, SD Metropolitan Ministries, Chattanooga, TN (Diocesan Jubilee Center) St. Mark s, Copperhill Christ Church, Milbank, SD St. Mary s, Webster, SD
Sun May 21 St. Andrew s Maryville Young Ragsdale St. Andrew s, Maryville Blessed Redeemer, Howe Creek, SD Our Most Merciful Savior, Santee, SD St. Paul s, Vermillion, SD For Campers and Staff at Grace Point Tues May 23 Church of the Good Shepherd - Knoxville Young Ragsdale Sun May 28 Church of the Resurrection Loudon Young Ragsdale Church of the Resurrection, Loudon St. Paul s, Norris, SD Trinity, Mission, SD St. Thomas, Corn Creek, SD Sun June 4 Church of the Ascension Young Wender Church of the Ascension, Knoxville Emmanuel, Rapid City, SD St. Matthew s, Rapid City, SD Sun June 11 Trinity Gatlinburg Young Trinity, Gatlinburg St. Peter, Ft. Pierre, SD Sun June 18 St. Stephen s Oak Ridge Young Wilson St. Stephen s, Oak Ridge St. John s, Deadwood, SD Sun June 25 St. Luke s Cleveland Young Bass St. Luke s, Cleveland St. John s, Browns Valley, SD Family Cornerstone, Cleveland (Diocesan Jubilee Center) Sun July 2 No Visitation Sun July 9 No Visitation For the Country (BCP, p820) For the Human Family (BCP, p815) For the Good Use of Leisure (BCP, p825) Diocese of Haiti Diocese of South Dakota Stewardship of Creation (BCP, p259) Sun July 16 No Visitation St. Martin of Tours, Chattanooga
Sun July 23 No Visitation St. Martin of Tours Preschool, Chattanogoa St. James, Enemy Swim, SD St. Clare, LaFollette St. Katharine, Martin, SD Gethsemane, Wamblee, SD Christ Church, Red Shirt Table, SD For the Election of the Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee Sun July 30 No Visitation Clergy Families of East Tennessee For the Right Use of God s Gifts (BCP, p827) Sun August 6 No Visitation All Saints, Morristown All Saints Episcopal School, Morristown St. Elizabeth s, Wakpala, SD St. Paul s, Little Eagle, SD St. James, Mobridge, SD St. John s, Bullhead, SD Sun August 13 No Visitation Sun August 20 No Visitation Diocese of Tennessee Diocese of West Tennessee Laymen of the 3 Diocese in Tennessee For Young Persons (BCP, p829) Sun August 27 No Visitation For Social Justice (BCP, p260)