Area Confirmations at St. Peter & All Saints
Two-minute read. On Saturday, November 21, St. Peter & All Saints Episcopal Church, Kansas City hosted the second of this year’s area confirmation services.
Gary Allman
Gary Allman is Communications Director with The Diocese of West Missouri.
Gary would like it known that contrary to popular belief, and despite often being seen with a camera in his hands, he is not the diocesan photographer. We are always looking for volunteer photographers, if you are interested please get in touch with Gary — contact details below.
Contact
Office: (816) 471-6161 Ex 107.
Direct: (417) 522-5151
Links
www.diowestmo.org
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It’s a wrap! 2020 Annual Convention Round-up
Two-minute read. It’s a wrap! The Diocese of West Missouri’s first (and hopefully only) online Annual Convention is now over. The 131st Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri was held on Saturday, November 7.
More Annual Convention training, plus updated and new documents on the website
One-minute read. With the Annual Convention just days away, updates and additions to the Annual Convention website’s documents are arriving all the time.
Annual Diocesan Convention — Delegates & Clergy Register NOW. Registration closes on October 20.
If you are eligible to Vote and have a seat at the Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri, and you haven’t registered yet, please register now, or you will not be able to vote or speak at the convention.
Annual Convention Update
Three-minute read. Annual Convention is less than a month away and we are constantly adding documents to the Annual Convention website. Nominations are now closed, and the slate of nominees will be published shortly. Here’s a brief summary of where we are.
Special Convention: final resolution text, pictures, and video
Five-minute read. The finalized, non-marked-up text of the 2020 Special Convention Resolution #1, and the attachment approved by the convention on Saturday, October 3, 2020, is now available.
Area Confirmation Service at St. Andrew’s
Five-minute read. On Saturday, September 19, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City hosted the first diocesan Area Confirmation Service of 2020, and we have lots of pictures!
New Administrative Website
One-minute read. When the current diocesan website was first built over six years ago it had a couple of dozen pages or so. Now it has grown to over 270. With all that growth, the content has become more difficult to find and increasingly difficult to manage and update. This summer we have started work on moving all the administrative content to office.diowestmo.org.
Anti-racism covenant launched
Three-minute read.Over the past month, 14 bishops of The Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Martin S. Field, have worked together to produce an anti-racism covenant.
Diocesan Council special meeting paves way for online Annual Convention
One-minute read. With the increasing likelihood of an online diocesan Annual Convention this year, thought has turned to the legal preparations required to enable online voting.
Your Stories Needed – Bishop John Buchanan
Do you have an interesting story or anecdote about Bishop Buchanan? Please send them to us.
Just how easy is it to give money to your church?
Four-minute read. Friction. It’s a marketing term used to describe all the little things we do (or don’t do) that make it harder for someone to buy a product, or in the case of our churches and ministries, make a donation. Let’s face it, if it’s too hard, it isn’t going to happen. So what are you going to do about it? Oh, and a minor rant (or two).
The Ordination of Melissa Roberts George to the Sacred Order of Priests
Five-minute read. Photographs from the Ordination of Melissa Roberts George to the Sacred Order of Priests at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral.
Phase Two Pastoral Direction for Clergy and Parishes of The Episcopal Church in West Missouri
Two-minute read. On Monday, May 4, 2020, Bishop Marty issued a new Pastoral Direction to the clergy and lay leaders of the churches of West Missouri.
Shared history, shared future
Three-minute read. The Order of The Daughters of the King and Brotherhood of St. Andrew renew one-hundred-year-old partnership. As Presiding Bishop Michael Curry encourages Episcopalians to follow the Way of Love, two of the oldest organizations in the Episcopal church are working together to renew the spirit in The Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion, and beyond.
Online Prayers – Something for everyone in West Missouri
One-minute read. We are sharing our prayers and services online from our churches chapels, offices, studies, and living rooms. There’s morning, noonday and evening prayers, Sunday worship, daily and weekly reflections. There are lots of options to choose from.
The diocesan response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Two-minute read. To cope with the rapidly changing situation regarding the spread of COVID-19, we are actively monitoring the situation and consulting widely with experts and those impacted. In response, temporary changes are being made to how services are conducted, we’ve canceled or postponed all diocesan events through to the end of April, and we are working to move all scheduled meetings to online attendance.
Area Confirmations at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Springfield, Missouri
One-minute read. On Saturday, November 9, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Springfield hosted diocesan Area Confirmations. Churches presenting candidates: St John’s Episcopal Church, Springfield, and St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Monnet.
2019 Convention Round-up
Five-minute read. A quick summary of the key items from the 2019 Diocesan Convention business session.
What has the diocese done for us?
15 Minute video. This year’s Plan for Ministry video focused on some of the behind-the-scenes work of the diocese and diocesan staff. The video was first presented at the 130th Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
