One-minute read. Our online Church Connect daily drop-in sessions will finish on January 27, 2022. As always, diocesan staff will be available to answer questions via email or telephone at any time during office hours 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
One-minute read. Once again we are seeing an increase in phishing attempts, this time the criminals are pretending to be Bishop Bruce. Please note that none of the diocesan staff will contact you asking for funds or gift cards. Please be vigilant for emails and texts purporting to come from the bishop or any other clergy.
Two-minute read. St. Mathew’s in Ozark is looking for a new home for a large stained glass window picturing the ascending Christ, ‘Come all, to me’ by Pepe Mendez.
Two-minute read. We have two staff changes taking place at the end of January. Josh Trader, Assistant to the Bishop for Youth Ministry Development, and the Rev. Dr. William (Bill) Fasel, Assistant to the Bishop for Leadership Development, will be leaving the bishop’s staff.
Please join us as we resume our book study on Undoing Racism with our next book: “Slaves In The Family” by Edward Ball.
One-minute read. As you’re planning your Annual Meetings, please be sure to set a reminder to also complete your roster and slate of delegates form.
Bishop Bruce’s Christmas letter to the people of The Diocese of West Missouri.
Aviso: La siguiente información se presenta en inglés y en español.
Bishop Bruce’s Christmas letter to the people of The Diocese of West Missouri.
Aviso: La siguiente información se presenta en inglés y en español.
One-minute read. Jamillah Duckett, the diocesan Events Coordinator will be leaving the diocesan staff on December 22. Jamillah, who joined the diocesan staff in May 2020 as the half-time Events Coordinator, is moving on to take up a full-time role.
Quick! Time is running out. The deadline for grant applications is December 12.
One-minute read. The November issue of Lamplight, Episcopal Relief & Development’s disaster program newsletter is available to read online.
One-minute read. The Advent issue of the Episcopal Church & Visual Arts Newsletter is available to read online.
Two-minute read. Episcopal Relief & Development is kicking off its annual Year-End Match, offering supporters the opportunity to transform lives with twice the impact this holiday season. Thanks to a very generous group of donors, contributions that Episcopal Relief & Development receives between now and the end of the year will be doubled, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $650,000.
One-minute read. Get pre-recorded sermons for Advent and Christmas from the monks at the Society of Saint John the Evangelist.
One-minute read. The Liturgical eCalendar 2022 is a standards-compliant liturgy planning calendar of all Episcopal Sundays, Major and Lesser Feasts*. Liturgical eCalendar is intended to integrate into your current calendar system, and provide easy access to the Season, Color, Year and citations from the Lectionary for the Episcopal calendar for 2022.
One-Minute read. Encourage the children of West Missouri to welcome Bishop Bruce!
The deadline for grant applications is December 12.
One-minute read. The Episcopal Church invites young leaders ages 21 to 32 interested in a transformative outreach and discernment experience to consider applying to the Episcopal Service Corps for its 2022-23 service year.
One-minute read. The Church Pension Group (CPG) has announced that it will host a virtual panel conversation for a discussion about CPG’s vision, finances, and work.
The 132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri is quickly approaching and we’re looking forward to seeing you, whether in-person or online, very soon!
Full details of the 132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri are available on the Convention website.
