News Update – September 19, 2019
In this issue: Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, Convention resolutions deadline, meet out new Regional Youth Coordinator, two grant opportunities, and more!
News Update 09-19-2019
Daily Eucharist in Downtown Kansas City
One-minute read. St. Mary’s Church in downtown Kansas City now offers the Holy Eucharist each day. If you are in the downtown area on a weekday and in need of spiritual refreshment and nourishment, please come and join us!
Register for The Diocesan Youth Gathering & The Episcopal Youth Event
One-minute read. DYG – Registration for the 2019 Diocesan Youth Gathering October 25-26 is open. EYE – In order for us to plan our trip to EYE20, we need to know how many are interested in attending. At the current moment, we do not have a cost estimate, this will depend on the registration fees for EYE and how we will need to travel.
Deadline for the Submission of Resolutions to Convention is September 27
Resolutions for the upcoming Diocesan Convention should be submitted before the deadline of Friday, September 27, 2019. A sample resolution and instructions for submission are available on the Diocesan Convention 2019 website.
Madison “Madi” Kyger – The New Southern Regional Youth Coordinator
We are very pleased to introduce Madi Kyger. Madi has just accepted the position of Southern Regional Youth Coordinator and replaces Krista Heuett who left us to follow a call to be ordained and is attending seminary.
Responding to Hurricane Dorian
Three-minute read. In partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida, the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, and the Episcopal Farmworker Ministry, Episcopal Relief & Development is giving assistance such as food, water, clothing, shelter and other emergency supplies to individuals and families affected by the storm.
Bible and Common Prayer Book Society collaborates with Church Publishing Incorporated to provide resources to Spread the Gospel to worshipping communities
Two-minute read. The Bible and Common Prayer Book Society are collaborating with Church Publishing Inc. (CPI) to widen the net for providing Episcopal worship resources throughout the world. This collaboration will provide complimentary access to CPI’s popular RitePlanning, an online worship planning tool that offers a simpler and easier way to plan liturgies and create parish bulletins, to qualified worshiping communities worldwide.
United Thank Offering 2020 Annual Grants Application deadline March 6, 2020
Two-minute read. United Thank Offering (UTO) has announced the availability of their 2020 United Thank Offering Annual Grants. These grants are awarded for projects in The Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion, each year with a different focus.
United Thank Offering’s Young Adult and Seminarian grants Application deadline February 7, 2020
Two-minute read. United Thank Offering (UTO) has announced the availability of their 2020 Young Adult and Seminarian (YAS!) grants.