Calendar of Events
Diocese of Bethlehem
[Updated September 1, 2009]
2009
Sep. 1: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Sep. 5: Bishop Paul, St. Andrew’s, Alden
Sep. 6: Bishop Jack, Trinity, Pottsville
Sep. 6: Baber Appreciation Day Picnic, 14th and Market St., Pottsville, 3:00 P.M.
Sep. 7: Office Closed for Labor Day
Sep. 8: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Sep. 8: Archdeacon Visit, St. Paul’s, Montrose, 6:00 P.M.
Sep. 9: General Convention Forum, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre, 7:30 P.M.
Sep. 10: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Sep. 10: Congregational Development Meeting, Trinity, Mt. Pocono, 7:00 P.M.
Sep. 10-13: Creating a Culture of Peace, Peace Commission, Kirkridge, Stroudsburg. Contact Mary Louise Bross
Sep. 11-20: Fall Festival of the Arts, Christ Church and Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading. See www.fallfestivalofthearts.org for more details
Sep. 12: All you can eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast with Bargain Basement Sale, St. Mary’s, Reading 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Sep. 13: Bishop Paul, St. Paul’s, Montrose
Sep. 15: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Sep. 15: Archdeacon Visit, Prince of Peace, Dallas, 6:00 P.M.
Sep. 17: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Sep. 17: General Convention Forum, St. Andrew’s, Allentown, 7:00 P.M.
Sep. 18-19: Commission on Ministry Overnight Retreat, St. Francis Retreat Center, Bethlehem
Sep. 19: Fall Day Away, Jesuit Center, Wernersville, 8:45 A.M. see more above.
Sep. 19: Celebration of Gifts Street Fair, Market and New Streets, Bethlehem 10:00 A.M.
Sep. 19: St. George’s Outreach Victory House Cookout, 6:00 P.M.
Sep. 20-22: Clergy Retreat, Jesuit Center, Wernersville
Sep. 24: Pre-Convention Meeting, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs, 7:00 P.M.
Sep. 24: Lehigh Valley Housing Summit, Holiday Inn, Allentown 7:30 A.M.
Sep. 25: Incorporated Trustees, Nativity, Bethlehem, 10:00 A.M.
Sep. 26: Homelessness: Voices of Hope, Lehigh County Council of Churches at St. John’s UCC, Allentown , 8:30 A.M.
Sep. 27: Bishop Jack, Prince of Peace, Dallas
Sep. 27: Messiah College Faculty Concert, Trinity, Pottsville, 4:00 P.M.
Sep. 28: Standing Committee, Diocesan House, Bethlehem, 4:00 P.M.
Sep. 29: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Sep. 29: Ordination of Priests, Cathedral, 7:00 P.M.
Sep. 30: Archdeacon Visit, Grace, Kingston 6:00 P.M.
Oct. 1: Pre-Convention Meeting, Good Shepherd, Scranton, 7:00 P.M.
Oct. 4: Bishop Jack, Grace, Kingston
Oct. 4: Bishop Paul, Trinity, Athens
Oct. 6: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Oct. 6: Pre-Convention Meeting, Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, 7:00 P.M.
Oct. 8: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Oct. 9-10: Diocesan Convention, St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre
Oct. 11: CROP Walk around the Diocese.
Oct. 12: Office Closed for Columbus Day
Oct. 13: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Oct. 13: Archdeacon Visit, St. Margaret’s, Emmaus 6:00 P.M.
Oct. 14: Together We Can fundraiser, Lehigh County Council of Churches at Asbury United Methodist Church, 5:30 P.M.
Oct. 15: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Oct. 18: Bishop Paul, St. Margaret’s, Emmaus
Oct. 18: Bishop Jack, Church of the Epiphany, Clarks Summit
Oct. 20: Souper Day for New Bethany Ministries, Candlelight Inn, 10:00 A.M.
Oct. 20: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Oct. 24: Deacons’ Retreat, Camp Hill
Oct. 27: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Nov. 1: Daylight Savings Time Ends
Nov. 1: Bishop Jack, St. John’s, Ashland
Nov. 1: Bishop Paul, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre
Nov. 3: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Nov. 5: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Nov. 9-12:Visit of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to the Diocese of Bethlehem (Schedule to be published separately)
Nov. 12: Clergy Day, Good Shepherd, Scranton
Nov. 13-15: Happening #19, Kirby House, Mountaintop.
Nov. 15: Bishop Jack, St. Peter’s, Hazleton
Nov. 15: Bishop Paul, St. James’ and St. George’s, Jermyn
Nov. 15: Rev. Edward K. Erb in Concert, Trinity, Pottsville, 4:00 P.M.
Nov. 17: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Nov. 17: Archdeacon Visit, St. George’s, Hellertown 6:00 P.M.
Nov. 19: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Nov. 20: Incorporated Trustees, Nativity, Bethlehem 10:00 A.M.
Nov. 19-21: Inviting Silence Retreat, St. Francis Center for Renewal, Bethlehem. See more below.
Nov. 24: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Nov. 24: Archdeacon Visit, St. Andrew’s, Allentown 6:00 P.M.
Nov. 26-27: Office Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec. 1: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Dec. 1: Archdeacon Visit, St. Luke’s, Lebanon 6:00 P.M.
Dec. 3: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Dec. 6: Bishop Jack, St. George’s, Hellertown
Dec. 6: Bishop Paul, St. Andrew’s Allentown
Dec. 6: Advent Lessons and Carols, Trinity, Pottsville, 4:00 P.M.
Dec. 8: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Dec. 10: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Dec. 12: Christmas Peace Pilgrimage from Nazareth to Bethlehem see www.peacewalk.org.
Dec. 15: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Dec. 15: Archdeacon Visit, St. Thomas, Morgantown 6:00 P.M.
Dec. 20: Bishop Paul, St. Luke’s, Lebanon
Dec. 20: Bishop Jack, St. Thomas’, Morgantown
Dec. 21: Ordination of Deacons, Nativity, Bethlehem, 7:00 P.M.
Dec. 22: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Dec. 22: Archdeacon Visit, St. John’s, Palmerton 6:00 P.M.
Dec. 24-25: Office Closed for Christmas Holiday
Dec. 28-30: Limited Staff at Diocesan House
Dec. 31-Jan. 1: Office Closed for New Year’s Holiday
2010
Jan. 17: Bishop Jack, Trinity and St. Philip’s, Lansford
Jan. 17: Bishop Paul, St. John’s, Palmerton
Jan. 18: Office Closed for Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Jan. 19: Archdeacon Visit, St. Mary’s, Reading 6:00 P.M.
Jan. 24: Bishop Jack, St. Mary’s, Reading
Jan. 24: Bishop Paul, St. Anne’s, Trexlertown
Jan. 26: Archdeacon Visit, Trinity, West Pittston 6:00 P.M.
Jan. 29-30: Bishop’s Day with Youth, St. John the Divine, NYC
Feb. 2: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Feb. 2: Archdeacon Visit, St. Clement’s and St. Peter’s, Wilkes-Barre 6:00 P.M.
Feb. 4: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Feb. 5: Hug an Episcopalian Day
Feb. 9: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Feb. 11: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Feb. 14: Bishop Paul, St. Peter’s, Tunkhannock
Feb. 14: Bishop Jack, Trinity, West Pittston
Feb. 16: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Feb. 17: Ash Wednesday
Feb. 21: Bishop Paul, St. Clement’s and St. Peter’s, Wilkes-Barre
Feb. 21: Bishop Jack, Holy Cross, Wilkes-Barre
Feb. 23: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Feb. 23: Archdeacon Visit, Redeemer, Sayre 6:00 P.M.
Mar. 2: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Mar. 2: Archdeacon Visit, St. Mark’s, New Milford 6:00 P.M.
Mar. 4: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Mar. 7: Bishop Jack, St. Brigid’s, Nazareth
Mar. 7: Bishop Paul, Redeemer, Sayre
Mar. 9: Clergy Day
Mar. 11: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Mar. 14: Daylight Saving Time Begins
Mar. 14: Bishop Paul, St. Mark’s, New Milford
Mar. 14: Bishop Jack, Christ, Reading
Mar. 16: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Mar. 21: Trio Jolie in Concert, Trinity, Pottsville, 4:00 P.M.
Mar. 23: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Mar. 23: Archdeacon Visit, St. Gabriel’s, Douglassville 6:00 P.M.
Mar. 25: Chrism Mass, Nativity, Bethlehem 11:00 A.M.
Mar. 30: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 1: Maundy Thursday (Office Closed After Eucharist)
Apr. 2-5: Office Closed for Easter Holiday
Apr. 4: Bishop Jack, St. Gabriel’s, Douglassville
Apr. 4: Bishop Paul, Cathedral, Bethlehem
Apr. 6: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 8: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 13: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 15: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 16-18: Christophany
Apr. 18: Bishop Jack, Christ, Susquehanna
Apr. 18: Bishop Paul, St. James’ Schuylkill Haven
Apr. 20: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
Apr. 24: Diocesan Training Day, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre
Apr. 27: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
Apr. 27: Archdeacon Visit, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 6:00 P.M.
May 4: Clergy Bible Study 6, St. Stephen’s, Wilkes-Barre 2:00 P.M.
May 4: Archdeacon Visit, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 6:00 P.M.
May 6: Clergy Day
May 10: Archdeacon Visit, Nativity, Bethlehem 6:00 P.M.
May 11: Clergy Bible Study 7, St. Mark’s, Moscow 2:00 P.M.
May 13: Clergy Bible Study 1, Nativity, Bethlehem 2:00 P.M.
May 16: Bishop Jack, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs
May 16: Bishop Paul, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall
May 16: St. Matthew’s Society Dinner, Lehigh Valley Country Club, 3:00 P.M.
May 16: Mara Hazzard in Concert, Trinity, Pottsville, 4:00 P.M.
May 18: Clergy Bible Study 8, Christ, Towanda 4:00 P.M.
May 18: Archdeacon Visit, Good Shepherd and St. John’s, Milford 6:00 P.M.
May 20: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
May 21: Staff Luncheon
May 23: Bishop Jack, Good Shepherd and St. John’s, Milford
May 23: Bishop Paul, Nativity, Bethlehem
May 24: Office Closed for Memorial Day
May 25: Clergy Bible Study 3, St. Alban’s, Sinking Springs 2:00 P.M.
May 25: Archdeacon Visit, Trinity, Easton 6:00 P.M.
Jun. 1: Archdeacon Visit, Mediator, Allentown 6:00 P.M.
Jun. 3: Corpus Christi, Holy Cross, Wilkes-Barre 7:00 P.M.
Jun. 6: Bishop Jack, Trinity, Easton
Jun. 6: Bishop Paul, Mediator, Allentown
Jun. 7: Archdeacon Visit, Trinity, Bethlehem 6:00 P.M.
Jun. 13: Bishop Jack, St. John’s, Hamlin
Jun. 13: Bishop Paul, Trinity, Bethlehem
Jun. 13: Clergy Spouse Dinner, Good Shepherd, Scranton
Jun. 17: Clergy Bible Study 2, St. Stephen’s, Whitehall 2:00 P.M.
Jun. 23: Shannon Fund Meeting, Diocesan House, 1:00 P.M.