St. Anne’s Afghan refugee family – Making a real difference, one family at a time
Two-minute read. Life at St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit after they converted their office space to accommodate an Afghan Refugee family.
Central Deanery
Clergy Transitions – April 2022
One-minute read. Details of recent clergy transitions through to the end of April 2022.
Bishop of Northern Indiana walking 660-mile trail marking Potawatomi’s forced march
Four-minute read. For some clergy, a sabbatical is a time of rest, perhaps focusing on an academic project or a retreat. Not so for Northern Indiana Bishop Douglas Sparks, who is spending his sabbatical walking the 660-mile Potawatomi Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas.
New Central Deanery dean and officers
Three-minute read. On Saturday, March 19, the Central Deanery Council elected a new dean and officers. Welcome Fr. Isaac Petty (Dean), Terry Cobb (Vice Chair), and Cassie E. Brown (Secretary).
Clergy Update
One-minute read. A brief update on recent clergy changes.
Sacred & Secular releases ‘Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere)’
One-minute read. Sacred & Secular, a musical collective with a residency at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Excelsior Springs, has released the album Peas in a Pod: Music from Two Podcasts (And Elsewhere).
Bishop Bruce’s first Sunday visitation
Two-minute read. Four days after starting her Episcopate with the diocese on December 1, Bishop Bruce was at her first Sunday pastoral visit at Christ Church, Lexington, Missouri.
There is room at the Inn: St. Anne’s to convert office space into accommodation for an Afghan refugee family
Three-minute read. St. Anne’s has embarked on a new ministry to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Firstly by helping a family of 16 people to leave Afghanistan, and secondly by creating an apartment in St. Anne’s that will be home for an Afghan family.
Bishop Marty’s final diocesan pastoral visit – Christ Episcopal Church, Warrensburg, Missouri
Three-minute read. Photographs of Bishop Marty’s final pastoral visitation as Bishop of West Missouri which took place on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at Christ Episcopal Church, Warrensburg, Missouri.
Celebrating their first Holy Eucharist since the pandemic, St. Philip’s, Trenton held a ‘Thanksgiving Sunday’ and donated $1,380
One-minute read. To celebrate St. Philip’s first Holy Eucharist service since the pandemic began, the congregation designated it as a “Thanksgiving Sunday” and doubled donations to the Trenton Good Samaritan Fund.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, St. Paul’s, Lee’s Summit, August 29, 2021
12-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost given at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lee’s Summit, is available to listen to online.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit, August 1, 2021
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost given at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Lee’s Summit, is available to watch online.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, St. Matthew’s, Raytown, July 25, 2021
15-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost given at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Raytown, is available to listen to online.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Church of the Resurrection, Blue Springs, July 18, 2021
17-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost given at Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Blue Springs, is available to listen to online.
Bishop Marty’s sermon at the Rev. Isaac Petty’s installation at St. Luke’s, Excelsior Springs, July 8, 2021
16-minute video. Bishop Marty’s sermon delivered at the Rev. Isaac Petty’s installation at St. Luke’s, Excelsior Springs, on July 8, 2021, is available to watch online.
The installation of the Rev. Isaac Petty as Vicar of St. Luke’s, Excelsior Springs
Two-minute read. On the evening of Thursday, July 8, 2021, Fr. Isaac Petty was installed as Vicar of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Excelsior Springs, Missouri. Here are the pictures.
132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri,November 5-6, 2021
We are busy planning this year’s Annual Convention, and we would like to know how people would prefer to attend. We emailed all clergy and delegates with a link to a short survey. Unfortunately, a large number of churches are still to provide their slates of delegates, so we ask that you share this post with any delegates that we may not have been able to reach via email. Thank you.
Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Feast of Pentecost, St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Independence, May 23, 2021
12-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon for the Feast of Pentecost given at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Independence, is available to listen to online.
Graduation service and ceremony for the BKSM classes of 2020 and 2021 at Grace Cathedral, Topeka
One-minute read. On Saturday, May 15, a graduation service and ceremony was held at Grace Cathedral, Topeka, Kansas, for the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry classes of 2020 and 2021.
American Red Cross needs Disaster Chaplains, ordination is not required, Spanish speakers needed. Can you help?
One-minute read. We need more disaster chaplains. In the Missouri-Arkansas region of the Red Cross, we have only eight chaplains. We are handling the day-to-day needs right now but should there be a major disaster in our region we will need help. We especially need some chaplains who can speak Spanish.
