Todd Brewer Ordination to the Diaconate

God Willing,
The Right Reverend Michael Smith
Bishop of North Dakota
will ordain

Todd Hamilton Williams Brewer

to the Sacred Order of Deacons
in Christ's Holy Catholic Church
Thursday, the 12th of November
at Seven o'clock in the Evening
Church of the Good Samaritan
212 West Lancaster Avenue
Paoli, Pennsylvania

Your prayers and presence are requested.

Clergy: Red stoles

A reception in Ashton Hall will follow the service.

Prayer request for Dickinson State University

The prayers of the Diocese are requested for Dickinson State University and for the souls of the three DSU students who drowned there Sunday night, Ashley Neufeld, Krystin Gemar, and Ashton Williamson.


The Revd Bruce MacDuffie, St. John’s, Dickinson, writes:


We suffered a community tragedy here beginning Sunday night. Three young women, all softball team members from Dickinson State University, drove out late at night into the country star grazing, as was their wont. On a back road about eight miles from town, they inadvertently drove into a 12 foot deep stock pond, could not free themselves from their car, and drowned. The university held a short prayer service last evening just a few hours after their fate was discovered. I was tapped to conduct it. About a thousand students and some faculty and staff gathered for it. Two of the sets of parents were present. The team knew the parents and spent many minutes embracing them and weeping with them.

Prayers for the soul of Jeffrey Pettit

Your prayers are requested for the soul of Jeffrey Pettit, as well for his parents, Donna and Ross Pettit, St. Paul’s, Grand Forks, and their family.

Jeff died Weds. Oct. 28, 2009 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks.

The memorials service will be 10:00 Saturday, Oct. 31 at St. Paul’s, Grand Forks.

An obituary follows:


Biography
Jeffrey Pettit, 33, Fargo, ND and formerly of Grand Forks, ND, died Wednesday, October 28, 2009 in Grand Forks, ND.

Jeffrey Charles Pettit was born March 22, 1976 in Enid, Oklahoma to Donna and Ross Pettit. He lived in Nashville, Tennessee until moving to Grand Forks in 1979 where he grew up. He attended Ben Franklin, South Junior and Red River High Schools. While growing up he participated in the Park Board Hockey program and loved everything about hockey .He attended NDSU-Bottineau. One of the highlights of his life was playing hockey at Bottineau and being on the team that won the 1998 Junior College National Championship in Buffalo, NY. He was on the All Tournament team for that event. He worked in Alaska and Fargo. While in Fargo, he coached for the Fargo South Flyers and enjoyed working with the kids. Jeff enjoyed being with his family and friends and going to the lake.

He is survived by his parents, Donna and Ross; his two older sisters, Debbi (Brian) Osowski and Kristi Pettit; nieces, Abby, Meg and Kate Osowski; grandmother, Judy Pettit; great-aunt Naomi (Karl) Schmitt; aunts Jill (Bob) Grzadzielewski; TerryJo (Jon) Wood; uncles Bill (Mary) Pettit and Rick (Sue) Taylor; step-uncles Darren (Jean) and Kelly Thompson; and many cousins.

Memorial Service
Saturday October 31, 2009, 10:00 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Family Greeting
Saturday October 31, 2009, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM at St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Diocesan Convention 2009 Bismarck

Photos by Joy Bosch

Prayers for Ross MacDuffie

The prayers of the Diocese are requested for Ross MacDuffie, brother of the Revd Bruce MacDuffie of St. John's, Dickinson. Bruce writes:

A call from a physician at Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, Massachusetts, today stated that my brother, Ross MacDuffie, nine years my elder, is in the last stages of lung disease, could die at any time, and has only a 50/50 chance of some temporary improvement which at most will extend his life 5-6 months.

The Episcopal priest in Haverhill has already plugged in to help.

Blessings. Bruce

Pre-Convention meetings

Just a reminder to all Delegates to Diocesan Convention:

Bishop Michael will be leading three Pre-Convention meetings

Saturday September 19

10:00 AM – St. George’s, Bismarck

3:00 PM – Grace Church, Jamestown

Sunday September 20

3:00 PM – Church of the Advent, Devils Lake.

All delegates and clergy should attempt to be present at one of these important pre-convention meetings.

Prayers for +Elliot & Marjorie Sorge

August 27, 2009

With Marianne Ell’s permission the Bishop shares with you a note from her sister, Ruth Sorge, posted on the Bishops listserv concerning Bishop Elliot & Marjorie Sorge:

“Yes, we would all be grateful for additional prayers. [Elliot Sorge] has Alzheimer's but also Aphasia, which has affected his ability to verbalize his thoughts. He and Mom now reside in a retirement community, one which has independent living, assisted living and they also have a nursing home division with specialized care for Alzheimer's. We are thankful that they are still able to remain in the independent living apartment, although the disease has progressed since they moved here last year.

Please include my mother, Marjorie, in your prayers as well as this cruel disease takes its toll on the caregivers as well!

They will celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary on September 4th.

Anyone wishing to correspond with them can send e-mails to my email address at ruthsorge@gmail.com and I will print them out and pass them on, or if they wish to correspond via USPS, their address is:

The Rt. Rev. Elliott & Marjorie Sorge, 5500 East Peakview Avenue, Apt 2215, Centennial, CO 80121

Their home telephone number is (720) 344-6934