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The Episcopal Diocese of Alaska Consecration of the Bishop-Elect, The Very Reverend Mark Lattime September 4, 2010, Anchorage, Alaska   Consecration of the 8th Bishop of Alaska will take place Saturday, September 4, 2010, 2 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 725 W. Ninth Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska; Phone: (907) 272-2112.  Seats for participating clergy will be reserved, the rest of the seats will be on a first-come-first-serve basis so plan to come early. Following the Consecration ceremony, a reception will be also be held at the First United Methodist Church.  This is an opportunity for all to meet and greet both the new Bishop Mark Lattime and the Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.  A celebration no-host banquet will be held at 7 p.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in the Howard Rock Ballroom.  Dinner will be a choice of:  Salmon Lemon Beurre (Salmon served with a White Wine Lemon Butter Sauce)| Red Roasted Potatoes Or Chicken Marsala (Chicken Breast with Creamy Marsala Sauce) Herbed Pasta  Each choice is accompanied by:  Chef’s Choice Salad Seasonal Vegetables Fresh Baked Breads and Butter Coffee/Tea/Water Service Chef’s Choice of Dessert Cost for dinner will be $50 per plate.  A no-host non-alcoholic beverage bar will be available.  For those wishing wine or a cocktail, there is a bar on the first floor.  Reservations and payment for dinner must be submitted as soon as possible.  Please pay by check, made out to the Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, and mailed to The Rev. Lee and Mary Margaret Davis, 1359 Great View Lane, Fairbanks, AK  99712. The Sheraton Hotel has offered us a special rate for rooms.  September is still peak season in Alaska but the hotel has set aside a block of rooms at a cost of $99 plus taxes for each room.  Those wishing to come 3 days earlier and/or stay 3 days after the 4th of September can reserve these extra days at the same rate.  When making reservations it is important to identify your reservation as ‘Episcopal Diocese of Alaska’.  Reservations can be made by calling the hotel directly at 1-907-276-8700, or through Sheraton Reservations at 1-800-325-3535.  We urge you to make your reservation as soon as possible as the deadline for this special rate is August 3, 2010.  After this date, you will be able to get this excellent rate on a room available basis only.  PLEASE RSVP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN COMPLETE ALL NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS.  An RSVP form is included on this website.  RSVP FORM ____________________________________________ OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS: PRESS RELEASE IN PDF FORM Balloting began at 1:30 p.m. Alaska Time Saturday April 10, 2010. Votes Needed to Elect Clergy 14, Lay 36 BALLOT #4 Clergy Lay Candidates 11 28 The Rev. Dr. Gregory Kimura 14 42 The Very Rev. Mark Lattime BALLOT #3 Clergy Lay Candidates 1 2 The Rev. Ginny Doctor 7 24 The Rev. Dr. Gregory Kimura 15 33 The Very Rev. Mark Lattime 4 11 The Rev. Suzanne Watson BALLOT #2 Clergy Lay Candidates 2 4 The Rev. Ginny Doctor 8 20 The Rev. Dr. Gregory Kimura 12 28 The Very Rev. Mark Lattime 0 1 The Very Rev. Timothy Sexton 5 17 The Rev. Suzanne Watson BALLOT #1 Clergy Lay Candidates 4 8 The Rev. Ginny Doctor 8 11 The Rev. Dr. Gregory Kimura 9 25 The Very Rev. Mark Lattime 1 5 The Very Rev. Timothy Sexton 5 20 The Rev. Suzanne Watson

What's New...   CONSECRATION UPDATES LOCATION CHANGE/HOTELS BANQUET/CHOIR An Invitation to all Bishops Planning on Attending the Consecration An Invitation to all Alaskan Clergy, Deacons and Lay Leaders 2010 Clergy Minimum Guideline       “Our Lady of Alaska” This icon, a joint project of iconographer Sherry Lynch and her husband Ron Ridnour, depicts the Virgin Mother and Child.  Originally created for the 2009 Southeast Deanery Native Convocation the icon’s symbols and art are derived from traditional Tlinget design.  For a detailed description of the icon please click here.

Members of Alaska's 53 Episcopal congregations share the Gospel of Our Lord from tiny subsistence villages to major metropolitan centers. The Diocese of Alaska covers the entire state of Alaska. We have a land mass of 586,412 square miles with 47,300 miles of coastline, 3 million lakes and more than 3,000 rivers. Civilization has only encroached on about 160,000 acres of Alaska's 365 million acres. This is less than 1/20th of one percent of the State; the rest is still untouched wilderness, a frontier filled with awesome beauty and inexpressible faith.

Here, at The EDGE of a New Millennium, we are at the threshold of Evangelism and Discipleship through Gospel Engagement. We come together as a Diocese to focus on the Gospel and to see what God is calling us to do as individuals, as communities of faith, as a Diocese and as a "National" church.