Southerners In Camp; Deacon In Elko; Clarinet In Synagogue

Yesterday, I struck out from Camp Galilee much impressed with their progress. Aside from the spectacular growth in attendance, I was taken with where the kids and the counsellors came from. We had a good representation of children from Bullhead City, Boulder City, and Parhump, plus some representation from Ephiphany in Henderson. I am absolutely convinced "the space between us" is more in our hearts than in our land. The churches that are intentional about youth and children connecting across parish lines will make it happen. People travel from far away to spend time at Tahoe. They come from quite far and pay much more money. Time and money are not our issue. It's a spiritual thing.<br /><br />I am deeply grateful to the good people of Boulder City, Bullhead City, and Pahrump for showing the rest of us what we can do if we have the will to do it.<br /><br />This morning Ken Jewell was ordained at St. Paul's, Elko. Fantastic service. Deacons from Reno, Tahoe/Carson; and Fallon attended. I am thrilled to finally have a chance to ordain a vocational deacon. See Deacon Sermon 1 on the sermon blog.<br /><br />I then drove back to Reno for a kind of emergent synagogue service at Temple Beth Or. Guitar, clarinet, and tambourine can make for a jazzy Shabbat in a scenic house setting overlooking the city. I also enjoyed being frequently lost and stumbling about in the Prayer Book. It helped me remeber what it's like to visit an Episcopal Church. A good reminder. It was also good to worship outside the usual zone. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Also fround some great stuff on stewardship from Maimonides in the Prayer Book.

Southerners In Camp; Deacon In Elko; Clarinet In Synagogue

Yesterday, I struck out from Camp Galilee much impressed with their progress. Aside from the spectacular growth in attendance, I was taken w...

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Mise à jour au 1er juillet 2009 des "Chiffres sociaux utiles"

<BR><br />Le 1er juillet 2009, le salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (Smic) a été revalorisé de 1,3%. À compter de 2010, le SMIC sera revalorisé au 1er janvier de chaque année (art. 24 de la loi en faveur des revenus du travail).<br /><br />Les allocations chômage ont également été revalorisées le 1er juillet.<br /><br />Par ailleurs, depuis le 1er juin, le revenu de solidarité active (rSa) est entré en vigueur entraînant notamment la disparition du RMI et de l'API, tous les bénéficiaires de ces allocations basculant automatiquement dans le rSa.<br /><br /><a title="View MDE chiffres sociaux 072009 on Scribd" href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/17074212/MDE-chiffres-sociaux-072009" style="margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block; text-decoration: underline;">MDE chiffres sociaux 072009</a> <object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" height="500" id="doc_624278893868021" name="doc_624278893868021" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17074212&access_key=key-268436q48q252wglbjgq&page=1&version=1&viewMode="> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="play" value="true"> <param name="loop" value="true"> <param name="scale" value="showall"> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"> <param name="devicefont" value="false"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"> <param name="menu" value="true"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"> <param name="salign" value=""> <embed src="http://d.scribd.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=17074212&access_key=key-268436q48q252wglbjgq&page=1&version=1&viewMode=" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" play="true" loop="true" scale="showall" wmode="opaque" devicefont="false" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="doc_624278893868021_object" menu="true" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" salign="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="500" width="100%"></embed> </object> <br /><BR>

Mise à jour au 1er juillet 2009 des "Chiffres sociaux utiles"

Le 1er juillet 2009, le salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance (Smic) a été revalorisé de 1,3%. À compter de 2010, le SMIC sera re...

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