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Church events
| August 18 | Bishop’s Senior/Junior Wardens Open Forum. Online. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. |
| September 24 | Grand Ultreya “Rekindling Love and Kindness in the Heartland”. In-person. 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City. |
Online services
A listing of regular online services from the Episcopal Churches in West Missouri can be found on our Online Services page.
Clergy services and events
| August 16 | Southern Deanery Clericus. In-person and Online. 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Location TBD. |
| September 8 | 2nd Thursday Clergy Conversation. Online. 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. If you have not received the login credentials for this meeting, please contact your Dean. |
Diocesan staff
| September 7 | Staff Meeting. In-person and Online. 10 a.m. – noon. Diocesan Center, Kansas City. |
| See also, Leadership Essentials below which includes some staff-led training sessions. |
External events
| September 9-10 | Daughters of the King Board Retreat. In-person. Trinity Meadows – Bolivar, Missouri. |
| September 9-11 | Province VII ECW Fall Gathering. In-person and Online. Church of the Transfiguration – Dallas, Texas. |
| September 10-11 | BKSM. In-person. TBD |
| September 22-23 | Episcopal Formation Conference. – Love’s Redeeming Work: Discovering the Anglican Tradition. In-person. All Souls’ Episcopal Church – Oklahoma City. |
Education and training
| August 18 | Book Study “Four Hundred Souls” by Ibram X Kendi and Keisha N Blain. Online. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. |
Leadership Essentials
| August 25 | Advanced Care Planning. Online. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. |
Meetings
Meetings may be held online, in person, or a combination of both. Whenever we meet in person we ensure we follow the local guidelines in place, at that time and respect the needs of our colleagues.
| August 21 | Standing Committee. Online. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| August 25 | Christian Formation Committee. Online. 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. |
| August 31 | Diocesan Council Executive Committee. In-person. 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Diocesan Center, Kansas City. |
| September 10 | Diocesan Council. Online. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| September 18 | Standing Committee. Online. 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. |
| September 27 | Commission on Ministry. In-person and Online. Diocesan Center, Kansas City and St. Johns, Springfield. |
| September 28 | Diocesan Council Executive Committee. TBD |
Diocesan Conference Room & Online Meeting spaces
To book the diocesan conference room or an online meeting please contact events@diowestmo.org, or you can leave a message on (816) 471-6161 Ext. 111.
Youth events
| None at present. |
Deadlines
| No Deadlines scheduled at this time. |
Bishop Bruce’s visitation schedule
A complete list of Bishop Bruce’s scheduled church visitations can be found here.
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Updates
- 08-11-2022. Event list updated.
- 08-04-2022. Event list updated.
- 07-18-2022. Event list updated.
- 07-07-2022. Event list updated.
- 07-04-2022. Event list updated.
- 06-28-2022. Event list updated.
The latest event news
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Harvest Festival at Oswald’s in-the-Fields
When: Sunday, October 2 at 11 a.m. Where: St. Oswald’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church. Family and friends of St. Oswald’s in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in rural Skidmore return each fall for a special service. This year’s celebration is the 124th Harvest Festival and will be held on Sunday, October 2, beginning at 11 a.m.
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Recapping the Women’s Retreat
One-Minute read. It’s been years since the women of West Missouri have been able to gather for a retreat, read how it went!
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Rain fails to dampen spirits at the Southern Deanery Picnic
Five-minute read. Well, it poured down rain most of the day (rain which people in the south of the diocese need!), but the rain stopped in time for the picnic. A faithful 90+ people were in attendance on the cool (72 degrees!) overcast afternoon.