A Way to Pray: discover your sweet spot(s)
One-Minute read. What’s your sweet spot in prayer?
Features
Black History Month. The Rev. George Freeman Bragg
Seven-minute video. This is the first in the 2022 series of four weekly videos remembering key African American figures in the Episcopal Church and beyond. A new video will be published each Thursday for four weeks starting February 10, 2022.
Absalom Jones, The Episcopal Church’s first black priest
Two-minute read. Fr. John Spicer writes about Absalom Jones, The Episcopal Church’s first black priest.
Lent resources for households
Three-minute read. Simple patterns give God space to touch our hearts. The companionship of a church family transforms the experience. We love Lent and live Lent through our senses and in our choices. A plan for being gives us a reason for doing. How do you want to be during Lent this year?
Lent resources for churches
Three-Minute read. Lent is not something we have to do alone. Despite the resurgence of COVID 19, in-person or online fellowship opportunities offered through the congregation and in the companionship of our church family transforms the experience and keep us connected.
TENS: New stewardship credentials and resources
Three-minute read. The theme for the 2022 TENS Stewardship Campaign Resources is More Than Enough. Find out what stewardship resources are available.
Hybrid Church – A Way Forward for Church Leaders
Three-minute read. In Hybrid Church – A Way Forward for Church Leaders, the Rev. Tim Schenck explores the changes that the church has adopted during the pandemic and the effects of these changes. These technological innovations are viewed by some as temporary stopgaps (to be given up when all of this is over), by others as welcome improvements that should be kept.
Mindful Eating
One-Minute read. As I reach for something on the go or hurry through a meal, it’s worth a few moments to regard what I eat in relation to my spiritual walk.
A Way to Pray: Icons
Three-Minute read. Icons bring us into prayer – conversation with God -with our eyes wide open.
Diversity and Reconciliation Commission’s sixth online series of book study sessions
Please join us as we resume our book study on Undoing Racism with our next book: “Slaves In The Family” by Edward Ball.
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.
Chalking the Door: A New Year House Blessing
Two-Minute read. Chalking the Door: With time the chalk will fade but the meaning of the written symbols can sink into the depths of our hearts and be made manifest in our words and actions.
Confirmation Classes in the Kansas City Metro Area
When: Every Sunday, January 9, through February 27, 2022, 9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Where: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th St., Kansas City, MO 64105
For: Candidates for Confirmation in the Kansas City Metro Area.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral is excited to be hosting confirmation classes during the season of Epiphany and invites all baptized youth and college-age students who live nearby and are seeking to deepen their commitment to their faith journey to join them.
Meditation: rejoicing in your day
Two-Minute read. Especially now, in the bustle of building up to Christmas, this calming practice may be especially beneficial at the end of your day.
A Waiting Prayer
One-Minute read. It can be hard to wait … but this prayer can be helpful in reminding us how important it is to be on God’s time.
St. Augustine’s unusual round design dates back to the 4th Century
Four-minute read. If you have driven along Benton Boulevard, between E. 27th and E. 28th Street in Kansas City you will, no doubt, have noticed a large round brick building. This unique structure is St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. Despite its unusual and modern appearance, St. Augustine’s design is inspired by the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, which dates back to the 4th Century.
Journey to Advent
15-minute read. Read daily meditations from the people of West Missouri through Advent to Christmas Day.
Advent resources
One-Minute read. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, families are spread thin. The resources in this post can support and bolster households, without adding to the burden families feel. While time spent at church is precious, we can do more to convey the wonder, mystery, and importance of the Christmas story.
Online leadership training to help churches begin or expand Stephen Ministry
Three-minute read. Stephen Ministries St. Louis is now training caring ministry leaders through a live, interactive online training experience called the Bridge Leader’s Training Course.
Diocesan Conversations with the nominee for Bishop Provisional of West Missouri, Bishop Bruce
One-minute read. Over the past few weeks, Bishop Diane Bruce, nominee to serve as the Bishop Provisional of West Missouri, has participated in several “get-acquainted” online meetings with members of the diocese.
