The Parish of Christ Church/Iglesia de San Juan

The Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) was conducted by coach Maricela Aguilar in Spanish for the first time in the diocese on December 11 2013. This training has been conducted in English since 2008, so we are very excited to host this first training in another language, and specifically the beginnings of making LDI accessible to the growing number of Spanish speakers in the diocese. ISJ members learned about the public narrative technique of leadership for engaging others. A bilingual LDI team of CC and ISJ is planned to start in January. LDI is about helping congregations develop their capacity to lead in times of uncertainty.

Rev. Dr. Lisa Fortuna, Julia MacMahon, Rev. Dorothella  Littlepage, and Tania Ortiz as part of the B-PEACE for Jorge initiative, along with collaborators from the Mission Institute of the Episcopal Diocese at EDS, Lesley University Expressive Therapies Program, and Rev. Zenetta Armstrong held a Resilience Workshop at Church of the Holy Spirit in Mattapan on December 9th. The workshop was well attended by community members from across the Diocese and included experiential learning exercises for the theme of Discovering the Roots of Individual and Community Strength. More pictures of the Resilience Workshop can be found at https://www.facebook.com/christchurchisj.

This is the first in a series of workshops that will be presented by the B-PEACE and Mission Institute. Please join us for future meetings to be announced at http://www.diomass.org/b-peace.

The combined bilingual service on Sunday October 6th was followed by a celebration of Nigerian Independence Day. Parishioners described the history of the country, its current state of affairs, and the many strengths of the Nigerian people. All enjoyed hearing the national anthem and traditional songs of worship, and savored the feast of Nigerian food at the coffee hour. October 1st marked the 53rd Independence Anniversary of the nation.

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The congregation of Christ Church/Iglesia de San Juan was represented at the Diocesan Fall Resource Day dedicated to the B-PEACE for Jorge Campaign focused on anti-violence efforts. The Rev. Kathleen Adams-Shepherd, Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Newtown, Conn., was the featured speaker. Rev. Lisa gave a presentation on trauma and resilience.  Ask Rev. Lisa how you can get involved in anti-violence efforts as part of Christ Church/ISJ.

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Rev. Lisa presenting on trauma and resilience at the Fall Resource Day 2013

Artwork created by youth for Fall Resource Day 2013