New Spirit Update, September 16, 2021
In this issue: A farewell from Bishop Marty, Hispanic Heritage Month, St. Philip’s Trenton’s fund-raising efforts, and much, more!
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News Update 09-16-2021
Farewell from Bishop Marty
Five-minute read. Bishop Marty reviews his Episcopacy in West Missouri.
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Ordination of Ryan David Wiksell to the Sacred Order of Priests – October 2
On Saturday, October 2, 2021, at 11 a.m., God willing, Ryan David Wiksell will be ordained into the Sacred Order of Priests.
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Diversity and Reconciliation Commission’s fifth online series of book study sessions
Please join us as we resume our book study on Undoing Racism with our next book: How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey toward Racial Justice” by Jemar Tisby.
October 5 – 28 on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m.
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Fall Daughters of the King Assembly
The Order of Daughters of the King in West Missouri are holding their first Fall Assembly in two Years. Daughters in the Diocese, please plan to attend our Fall Assembly, Saturday, October 16, 2021.
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In Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrate West Missouri’s Hispanic Ministry
Two-minute read. Hispanic Heritage Month has just begun and here in West Missouri there are ministry milestones to celebrate!
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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.
Episcopal Relief & Development Partners with Episcopal Dioceses to Provide Emergency Assistance After Hurricane Ida
Three-minute read. Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Episcopal dioceses of Louisiana and Western Louisiana to provide aid such as temporary housing, food, gas money and other emergency supplies to communities in storm-damaged areas and to people who have evacuated their homes due to the flooding and power outages.
Palabra pastoral del Obispo Presidente Michael Curry en el 20º aniversario del 11 de septiembre
One-minute read. Si bien han transcurrido 20 años, quisiera hacer una pausa y recordar los días que siguieron a estos trágicos acontecimientos. Fueron tiempos de mucha unión. Rezamos, lloramos y también trabajamos juntos. Porque en esos momentos, por muy fugaces que fuesen, supimos con inmediatez y vulnerabilidad que necesitamos a Dios y que nos necesitamos unos a otros.
Pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on 20th anniversary of September 11
One-minute read. While 20 years have passed, I also want us to pause and remember the days that followed these tragic events. There was a moment in the aftermath when people came together. We were praying, grieving, and also working together. Because in that moment, however fleeting it was, we knew with immediacy and vulnerability that we need God, and we need each other.
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St. Francis Day: Blessing of the Animals
Three-minute read. The Episcopal Church has long believed that animals (and all creation) are gifts from God, and that people are responsible for being good stewards of the earth and all its inhabitants. Add your voice through a Blessing of the Animals.
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Bishop Marty’s sermon at the service for the Ending of a Pastoral Relationship of the Rev. Kenneth L. Chumbley, Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield, August 29, 2021
14-minute recording. Bishop Marty’s sermon preached at the service for the Ending of a Pastoral Relationship of the Rev. Kenneth L. Chumbley, at Christ Episcopal Church, Springfield, on August 29, 2021, is available to listen to online.
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.
