In this Issue: The Ordination of Rita Kendagor into the Sacred Order of Priests and a pastoral letter from Bishop Bruce. Plus, Stephanie Hasty reflects on Juneteenth, have a Spirit-filled summer, clergy transitions, upcoming events, and much more.
One-minute read. Details of recent clergy transitions through to the end of May 2022.
One-Minute read. Participants and graduates of an Education for Ministry (EfM) program are sprinkled throughout West Missouri. Help the diocese learn more about your experience by participating in a very short survey.
Four-minute read. Stephanie Hasty reflects on Juneteenth, — June 19, the date that Major General Gordon Granger read General Order 3 to the people of Galveston, Texas. It was then, two years after The Emancipation Proclamation was signed, that every enslaved person in the United States was free and knew it.
One-Minute read. Summer might be one of the best times to kick formational opportunities up a notch for God’s children of all ages. Explore simple and engaging ideas on the BuildingFaith.org website or visit a link here that catches your eye.
Join us at a deanery picnic and celebrate Bishop Bruce’s ministry with the diocese.
One-minute read. Will you join us in affirming God’s love to all this June? Three churches of The Diocese of West Missouri have taken the lead on The Episcopal Church’s presence at Kansas City Pride 2022, and are inviting you to join them.
One-Minute read. Everyday saints are all around us, those (un)conventional people whose light burns bright, and each is worth celebrating … and remembering.
How can we integrate all creation into our practice of praying; joining human with nonhuman kindred prayer? Find out more through a three-session online class offered by the University of the South (Sewanee) beginning Thursday, June 2.
Join the Diversity & Reconciliation Commission chair, Shirly Bolden in a discussion around the workshops, book studies and what the Diversity & Reconciliation Commission can offer to each individual church in assisting them to focus on the sin of racism.
Two Minute read. Photographs of the ordination of Rita Jo Carson Kendagor into the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
One hour, 32-minute video. On Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 10a.m., Rita Jo Carson Kendagor was ordained into the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City.
Do you wish there was someone who understood the trials and tribulations of being a Senior or Bishop’s Warden? Join us online at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 2 for the next presentation in the Leadership Essentials series.
How long must we wait for an end to senseless gun violence against another beloved child of God?
¿Hasta cuándo debemos esperar para poner fin a la violencia sin sentido con armas de fuego en contra de otros amados hijos e hijas de Dios?
Two-minute read. In 2015, the 126th Diocesan Convention passed a resolution regarding the response of the Episcopal churches in West Missouri to the ongoing sin of Racism. One of the provisions was the use the service closest to “Juneteenth” as an opportunity to remind ourselves of the constant vigilance needed to address racism.