Holy Week and Easter Sunday Services in West Missouri
How to find all the online Holy Week and Easter Sunday services from the Episcopal Churches in West Missouri.
News
2020 Episcopal Youth Event postponed due to COVID-19
The 2020 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE20), scheduled to be held at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), July 7-11, 2020, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Episcopal Service Corps continues recruitment for the 2020-2021 Service Year
One-minute read.While much of the United States is shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Episcopal Service Corps continues to recruit young adults ages 21-32 for the 2020-2021 service year.
The Cares Act and Charitable Giving
One-minute read. The Episcopal Churches of West Missouri rely on generous donors to support their missions and ministries. Stewardship can be deeply spiritual, rooted in a desire to reorient our lives towards God, but it also has a practical side. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, signed into law on March 27, 2020, includes several provisions that may affect charitable giving this year.
Zoom Meetings may be Impacted by Account Security Changes
One-minute read, plus linked article and video. Important. Your existing Zoom meetings may be impacted by this security update.
Episcopal Relief & Development Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Four-minute read. In mid-March, ERD’s program staff reached out to all their partners to learn how the coronavirus was impacting their communities specifically and to support them as ERD navigates the pandemic together. ERD received over 100 responses from 44 countries around the world.
Episcopal Relief & Development Supports the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee in Response to Tornadoes
Two-minute read. Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee to provide direct assistance in communities impacted by the devastating tornadoes that struck the Nashville area in early March.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Word to the Church: On Our Theology of Worship
Seven-minute read. A word to the Church regarding the theology of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic from the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.
Shared history, shared future
Three-minute read. The Order of The Daughters of the King and Brotherhood of St. Andrew renew one-hundred-year-old partnership. As Presiding Bishop Michael Curry encourages Episcopalians to follow the Way of Love, two of the oldest organizations in the Episcopal church are working together to renew the spirit in The Episcopal Church, Anglican Communion, and beyond.
Warm and Form
One-minute read. With springtime upon us in the midst of COVID-19, it may be even more important to stick our noses out the door to warm and form!
Online Prayers – Something for everyone in West Missouri
One-minute read. We are sharing our prayers and services online from our churches chapels, offices, studies, and living rooms. There’s morning, noonday and evening prayers, Sunday worship, daily and weekly reflections. There are lots of options to choose from.
Fear Not
30-minute recording. A lot of us are scared about what is going on in our world today. Bishop Martin Field, Fr. Steve Rottgers, Mrs. Elaine Atkinson, Dr. Kathleen Jackson, and Fr. Jos Tharakan speak their minds and invite the listeners to enter into meaningful living in the midst of anxieties and fears.
Additions to the Pastoral Direction on the Diocesan COVID-19 Response
Three-minute read. Updates and clarifications to the March 16 pastoral directions. Bishop Marty’s response to request for further information and guidance following the publication his pastoral directions on March 16.
Cancellation of Church Gatherings
One-minute read. Bishop Marty issues a pastoral direction ceasing in-person gatherings and meetings from Wednesday March 18th until further notice.
News Update Extra March 13, 2020
In this issue: the diocesan response to COVID-19, and Prayer in the midst of an epidemic.
The diocesan response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Two-minute read. To cope with the rapidly changing situation regarding the spread of COVID-19, we are actively monitoring the situation and consulting widely with experts and those impacted. In response, temporary changes are being made to how services are conducted, we’ve canceled or postponed all diocesan events through to the end of April, and we are working to move all scheduled meetings to online attendance.
Presiding Bishop voices support for bishops who cancel worship services, suspend common cup
One-minute read. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on March 12 issues direct guidance on coronavirus response, telling members of the House of Bishops they have his support if they and their congregations choose to cancel public worship services to help slow the outbreak of the virus.
A message from The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop Michael Curry regarding worship in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
One-minute read. On the evening of March 11, 2020, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church Michael Curry shared the following message with the bishops of The Episcopal Church.
News Update March 5, 2020
In this issue Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Bishops United Against Gun Violence, The Episcopal Church gives grants to 21 new ministries, and much more.
From Bishop Marty
Bishop Marty shares with us a statement from the Bishops United Against Gun Violence on the recent shootings in Milwaukee, plus his sermons from the Commemoration of the Blessed Absalom Jones at St. Augustine’s in Kansas City, and the Last Sunday after The Epiphany at St. John’s, Neosho.
