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Greetings Region A members!

I wish to introduce myself as the Regional Missioner for our 19 churches. In this email I will remind you of a few items.

The first is that the position of Regional Missioner has been created in the hope it will assist all of the clergy and lay leadership of our Dioceses of Wisconsin parishes to feel and know the Bishop’s Office is concerned about them. With the increase in the number of churches Bishop Gunter is now responsible for, as much personal contact as we had previously will not be possible. The Regional Missioners are the “first responders” or “first contact” for the parish leadership.

The Annual Convention is coming up on Oct. 4 - 5. This will be the first Annual Convention for the Diocese of Wisconsin for over one hundred years! The last pre-convention meeting is September 19. A recording of the September 11 meeting is on the Diocesan website (https://www.diowis.org/annual-convention) towards the bottom of the page. We do have a full slate for the election of Mission Council members from Region A. Those I know of are: Lay member - Deb Lorenze of Christ Church Eau Claire, Clergy member - Fr. Phil Morgan of St. Barnabas Clear Lake and Mtr. Deborah Woolsey of St. Matthias Minocqua.

Fr. Mark Ricker will be installed as priest in charge of Christ Episcopal Church in Bayfield on Saturday, September 28 at 2:00 pm. Clergy should vest with white stoles. Join Bishop Matt and the folks at Christ Church in welcoming back Mark to Wisconsin and celebrating his new ministry. Christ Church is located at 125 North 3^rd Street, Bayfield, WI.

Bishop Matt will also be in the region at St. Alban’s Church in Superior with Fr. Steven Burns on Sunday, September 29. Speaking of St. Alban’s Superior - Fr. Steven is requesting information, recommendations, and curriculum resources for a new Sunday School / Christian Ed program. You may email him at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

I have tentatively scheduled a Regional Clergy meeting on Zoom for Oct. 15 at 6:30 pm. We will do these on a monthly basis. The goal will be to meet in person once a quarter instead of on Zoom. The link for the Zoom meeting is: Regional Zoom Meeting. The goal of these meetings is to share news, stay in touch, and have another opportunity to get to know one another. Let me know of suggestions for any topics, times, or thoughts. The day and time selected are simply to get us going. We can change them to whatever works.

I am also including 4 photos from The Church of Our Savior Lugerville. Last Tuesday, September 10, eighteen people joined Bishop Matt in remembering the ministry of Our Savior Lugerville during the past 86 years. After celebrating a final service with Holy Eucharist in the church, the congregation witnessed the Declaration of Secularization by Bishop Matt. Over the years amidst changing demographics Our Savior Lugerville ministered to children and adults faithfully and joyfully. Well done to the saints of Lugerville.

Grace and peace,

Dave+

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Members of Christ ChurchCathedral gathered to serve area guests at the Community Table on Saturday September 21. Although the rain kept numbers a little lower, we served pizza, fruit, and salad to about 65 people, including families with children. Desserts and breads were available for guests to take with them. The volunteers included Mark Christianson, Doug Faulkner, Linda Caillier, Liam Caraher, Diane Bilderback, and Patty Solfest.

Christ Church Cathedral serves at the Community Table every other month on the third Saturday in two shifts (9:00-11:30 preparing the food, and 11:30-1:30 serving and cleaning up.) Having at least 4-6 people per shift makes helping easier. There is a supervisor on site to make sure things go smoothly and a local volunteer to keep track of checking in guests.

The Community Table team would like to encourage you to consider joining us in serving our fellow community members. Our next day to serve is November 16th and you can sign up on the church website.

While we get ready for renovations, we are looking to sell a few items.

Each item is priced, but we’re open to offers. Feel free to negotiate!

All buyers are required to have an appropriate means of transport for their items.

Prie-dieu Kneeler ~ $200