Every year, the President proclaims January as a month dedicated to the awareness and prevention of human trafficking. Read this bulletin for details of the National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and #WearBlueDay
One-minute read. Please contact Elaine Gilligan hr-finasst@diowestmo.org with payroll changes for employees of your organization. It is important for correct information to be input online in a timely fashion for correct pension billing and benefits.
One-minute read. On January 3, the 2023 diocesan Expense Reimbursement Form was published. The new form includes the revised federal mileage rate of $0.655 per mile for qualifying mileage claims on trips taken after December 31, 2022.
Two-minute read. Details of the churches in transition as of December 2022, and a month-by-month summary all the clergy transitions that took place in 2022.
Four-minute read. The National Day of Racial Healing is observed each year following the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday. In 2023 many churches across the diocese are opening their doors to those who wish to pray and reflect on this day.
One-minute read. The Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) invites young leaders ages 21 to 32 interested in a transformative outreach and discernment experience to apply online for the 2023-24 program year.
One-minute read. A rundown of the recent updates to the diocesan administrative website.
While most of us are getting ready for happy family reunions during the holidays, we may forget that Christmas can be a time of great sadness for many. Here are details of Blue Christmas services being held in Joplin, Kansas City, Liberty, Ozark, Sedalia, and Springfield.
When: Sunday December 11, 2022, at 5 p.m.
Where: Grace Episcopal Church, 820 Howard St, Carthage, MO 64836.
For: All
When: Sundays: December 4, 11, 18, at 9:15 – 10:15 a.m.
Where: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 and Online. For the season of Advent, Journeying the Way of Love offers four sessions to be explored as we await the coming of Christ by moving through the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke.
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of November 2022.
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 2 p.m., God willing, Jean Marie Long will be ordained into the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City.
One-minute read. Following the conclusion of the 133rd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri the following updates have been made.
One-minute read. Are you a young adult between the ages of 25 & 40? Do you enjoy travel? Do you enjoy learning? Do you enjoy volunteer work? Are you looking to deepen your spiritual connections through prayer and worship? Are you looking to help build the community of young adults in the diocese? Would you like to join an incredible adventure? Opportunity to express an interest extended until until January 15, 2023.
Grace and Holy Trinity cathedral is looking to recruit for two roles, a Volunteer Coordinator and an Events Coordinator.
Please join us as we resume our book study on Undoing Racism with our next book, “Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England.”
One-minute read. Rachael Orth, the diocesan Events Coordinator will be leaving the diocesan staff at the end of November. Rachael, who joined the diocesan staff earlier in 2022 as the half-time Events Coordinator, is moving on to take up a full-time role.
In an effort to comply with the Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church, Bishop Bruce is instructing all churches to complete audits of their finances annually. In addition, the bishop is instructing all churches to submit a copy of the completed audit by August 1 each year, ahead of the September 1 deadline.
One-minute read. Details of the churches in transition and the clergy transitions through to the end of October 2022.
15-minute read. The latest issue of Diakoneo, the magazine for deacons is available to read online.
