Remembering and Celebrating in May
One-Minute read. Everyday saints are all around us, those (un)conventional people whose light burns bright, and each is worth celebrating … and remembering.
Prayer
Collect for the 133rd anniversary of the vote to form The Diocese of West Missouri
One-minute read. On May 22, 1889, a vote to split the Diocese of Missouri was passed at the diocese’s 50th annual convention. This vote set in motion the creation of The Diocese of West Missouri.
Easter: the Day of Fifty Days
An exploration of the theology and liturgical planning for Easter.
When: Wednesday, March 9, at Noon
Where: Online, Zoom meeting.
For: anyone involved in planning worship and liturgy.
A Way to Pray: Icons
Three-Minute read. Icons bring us into prayer – conversation with God -with our eyes wide open.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: January 18-25
One-Minute read. Be part of a tradition spanning well over 100 years, the ecumenical Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
Have you thought about trying a prayer app?
One-Minute read. Apps can offer convenient, flexible ways to structure your life of prayer.
Diocesan Prayer Cycle images are now available to churches in advance
One-minute read. Images of the prayer cycle text are now available in advance for churches to download and share.
How does prayer affect pain? This priest is leading a medical research study to find out
Seven-minute read. This study focuses on personal prayer, in which one prays for oneself, rather than on intercessory prayers, which are offered by one person on behalf of another. The data will come from the results of an online questionnaire of participants’ prayer practices and pain.
Centering Prayer – Bringing peace and calm to your life
One-minute read. Centering Prayer is a time to reframe our mind, a time to invite God into our lives and dwell in God’s presence. The more it is practiced, the more you will feel God working in and through you.
A Beginner’s Guide to The Book of Common Prayer
Six-minute read. Things I wish I’d been told when I first became an Episcopalian. The Book of Common Prayer can appear quite daunting at first. The good news is that with regular use it becomes very familiar.
Labyrinths close to home
Three-Minute read. Several congregations in our diocese have chosen to create a labyrinth on their grounds. Open to the community around them they are a wonderful way to spread peace and encourage contemplation. Check out six close to home!
Personal Prayer
Two-Minute read.
We get to know someone better by talking and listening to each other, building a relationship. We call this time together by different names when comes to friends, but with God, we call it prayer.
Praying and learning at home on the diocesan website
One-minute read. Find out about the home-based resources we’ve selected to help you pray, learn, and observe Lent at home.
Latest Diocesan Prayer Cycle Published
One -minute read. The latest update to the diocesan prayer cycle covering Advent, Christmastide, and Epiphany has been published on the diocesan website.
