New Spirit Update, June 1, 2023
In this issue: St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit helps HS Seniors graduate, Presiding Bishop receives medical monitoring, an update on the 2024 budget process, and a whole lot more!
News Update 06-01-2023
It may be summer, but think about gearing up for fall
Two-Minute read. Now is the time to be gearing up for the Christian Education experiences your church will offer this fall.
What’s missing? Resources to top up your spiritual well
Two-Minute read. Are you hungry for more?
Pride Mass, June 10, 10 AM, St. Paul’s, Kansas City
June 10, 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City. Join Bishop Diane and friends from across the diocese in prayer and celebration of the gifts and witness of LGBTQIA+ persons in the life and ministry of the church.
El obispo primado Michael Curry recibe supervisión y tratamiento médicos
Two-minute read. Durante el fin de semana del Día de Recordación, el obispo primado de la Iglesia Episcopal, Michael Curry, ingresó en el hospital de Raleigh, Carolina del Norte, donde se sometió a pruebas debido a una hemorragia interna y a una afección cardíaca. Ha sido dado de alta y estará sujeto a observación mientras trabaja en un horario reducido desde su casa.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry receiving medical monitoring and treatment
Two-minute read. Over Memorial Day weekend, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was admitted to the hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he underwent testing for internal bleeding and a heart condition. He has been discharged and will be monitored while working on a reduced schedule from home.
Church Archives: What do we do with all this stuff?
Three-minute read. Diocesan Archivist, Fr. Chandler Jackson, provides some guidelines on what to keep in your church archives, how long to keep certain documents, and how to keep things.
Congregational Mental Health: Suicide and What to Know
The Episcopal Parish Network is working with their partner Soul Shop to offer an overview of the societal situation, the risk factor, and how you can address this in your community.
St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit helps high school seniors get their diplomas by paying off lunch money debt
Three-minute read. St. Anne’s, Lee’s Summit raised money to help graduating high school seniors in the Lee’s Summitt School District get their diplomas by paying off the seniors’ lunch money debt.
May issue of Lamplight
Three-minute read. The May issue of Lamplight, Episcopal Relief & Development’s disaster program newsletter is available to read online.
Ordination of Joann Grace Carroll and Roberta L. Rusconi to the Sacred Order of Deacons
When: Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 10 a.m.
Where: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105
All Things … Episcopal: It’s not just pew aerobics, it’s personal and corporate piety
Three-minute read. In this episode … we talk about personal and corporate piety. Why we do the things we do. It is not just pew aerobics; it is reverence for God. However, in the Episcopal Church, not every parish will have the same exact piety in a worship service, nor will everyone have the same personal piety. Piety is less about doing the “right thing” and more about how to show reverence or respect to the Triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) and your growth in relationship with the Triune God.
From Bishop Bruce: 2024 Budget Process – May Update
Four-minute read. In an email sent out on May 26, 2023, Bishop Bruce gives an update on the 2024 diocesan budgeting process, provides a first look at, and invites comments on, the draft of the proposed 2024 diocesan budget expenses.
KC Pride 2023: deadlines, help needed, and information
Five-minute read. KC Pride 2023 is just around the corner. The Episcopal Church will be present at the three-day Festival, marching in the parade together and hosting a Pride Mass that Saturday morning. All churches are welcome to join us and make our voices heard. We need volunteers to help share God’s love and invite others to join the Episcopal Church in proclaiming the Gospel.
