New Digital Invitation Kits for Advent, and All Advent Resources Available Online
Three-minute read. New and updated Advent resources for congregations, dioceses, and communities of faith are now available.
Three-minute read. New and updated Advent resources for congregations, dioceses, and communities of faith are now available.
In this issue: New podcasts from the Presiding Bishop, a letter from Morocco, Asylum seeker toolkits, Convention: lists of nominees, reports, the 2020 plan for ministry, plus new grants and more.
One-minute read.DYG is October 25-26 and is open to all young people in grades 6-12 who would like to connect with other members of the WEMO Youth Community.
Two-minute read. The Rev. Deacon Kevin White (St. Augustine’s), is serving with the Peace Corps in Morocco where he will be a Youth Development Specialist volunteer.
One-minute read. Make sure you register your church’s delegates and visitors for this year’s Diocesan Convention, as lunch will not be provided for those not registered.
Two-minute read. The Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is now accepting applications for its 2019 Grant Cycle.
Two-minute read. Season 2 of The Episcopal Church’s podcast The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry, commenced on September 17 and continues with new episodes every Tuesday through November 5. These weekly conversations, featuring Bishop Curry, podcast hosts Kyle Oliver and Sandy Milien, and a variety of guests, center on ways to live a life committed to living the way of God’s unconditional, unselfish, sacrificial and redemptive love.
One-minute read. The slate of eleven clergy and seven lay nominees for election as deputies to the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church (2021) has been published on the Diocesan Convention Website.
One-minute read. The slate of two clergy and four lay nominees for election to Diocesan Council has been published on the Convention Website.
One-minute read. Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 Roanridge Trust Grant Awards. Dioceses, congregations and Episcopal Church-related organizations and institutions are invited to apply.
One-minute read. (unless you read all the reports). Twenty-two reports were submitted before the September deadline for reports expired. Links to all the reports submitted are provided here.
One-minute read. The slate of seven clergy and seven lay nominees for election to Standing Committee has been published on the Convention Website.
One-minute read. Seven resolutions were received by the September deadline for resolutions for the 130th Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri taking place on Saturday, October 26.
Three-minute read. The 2020 Plan for Ministry was published on September 30, and it is available to read online or download and print. Follow the link below to see the complete document. Read on for the full text of Bishop’s Marty’s introduction to the plan.
One-minute read. It’s time for the Episcopal Church to come together as disciples of Jesus and take a bold new step into the next decade. Let’s spend four days together, talking about discipleship, leadership, evangelism, formation, preaching, and much more—so we can go out and be the Body of Christ.