Litany
President of the Province, the Rev. Dahn Gandall, has written a litany for use as we pray for all those affected by the government shutdown.
Find it here >
Province II Bishops to meet
The Rt. Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe, Vice President of Province II, reporting: "We have scheduled a Provincial Bishops retreat for April 29th-May 1st. I am delighted to say that almost all of the bishops will be attending, including Bishop Griselda from Cuba! We will be gathering at the Community of St. John the Baptist in Mendham, NJ. "
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Find us on Social Media
Province II is now on Twitter and Instagram, as well as on Facebook! Find us @EpiscopalProv2!
Translators needed!
Since Province II is the
International Atlantic Province, we have dioceses whose first language is not English. This presents a communication problem that we are trying to address. The Episcopal Church in Cuba needs to receive communications in Spanish and the Diocese of Haiti needs to receive communications in Haitian Creole or French. The communications committee is seeking volunteers who would be willing to do translations of key documents into any of these languages. If you would be interested, contact Neva Rae Fox, Communications Consultant for Province II at
nevarae@aol.com .
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Is it possible to have meaningful conversations even if people have vastly differing opinions? Can we disagree, but still love one another?
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Diocese of Central New York
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The diocesan Youth Ministry partnered with St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Syracuse to host an overnight for middle and high school students from all over CNY.
Find out more >
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Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe
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Consent Process Continues:It has been over a month since we started the consent process to obtain the approvals of a majority of the Standing Committees of all Episcopal dioceses and diocesan bishops to the Rev. Mark D.W. Edington’s election as our Bishop in Charge.
Read all about the plans >
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The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis, was on a diocesan pilgrimage to Haiti earlier in January. From her Facebook page: "As I depart Haiti for home, I’m struck that it was exactly a year ago today that we laid plans for this pilgrimage. Building relationships take time."
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The new vicar for Community Justice Ministry in the Diocese of Long Island, the Rev. Marie A. Tatro, was asked by Newsday in January, “What role does social justice play in your faith?” Mo. Tatro, who worked as an attorney for 20 years in non-profit organizations representing low-income New Yorkers before seminary, provided a reply.
Read her moving words >
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At the opening of the New Jersey State Senate's voting session on Monday, December 17, 2018, the Rev. Vicki Geer McGrath, Rector of All Saints', Millington, gave the invocation at the invitation of Senator Thomas Kean, Jr., himself an Episcopalian.
Read more >
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Growth coaches are lay people and clergy who learn how to apply powerful coaching skills in the Episcopal Church environment.
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Bronx Parish Helps Newcomers Get to College: On the outer edge of New York City, a parish is growing impressively
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The Diocese of Rochester has formed a task force on Racial Reconciliation, Healing and Justice (RRHJ) and a Commission on RRHJ. The Commission will guide the diocese in studying, praying, and thinking of concrete ideas to articulate a clear vision.
Read all about this new venture >
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Diocese of the Virgin Islands
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St. Mary’s in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands is steadily being rebuilt following Hurricane Irma. Workers are busy putting on the roof and getting the church ready for occupancy. In the meantime, services are held in the church hall which used to house St. Mary’s School.
See the photos and read the whole story>
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Diocese of Western New York
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The St. Paul's, Harris Hill Lego club is building a Noah's Ark this year. They have been building animals (which are being adopted by parishioners). At their December gathering they built the rainbow (complete with unicorns). They will finish the animals and build the ark in the next few months. Last year the Lego Club built a scale model of the church in celebration of the congregation's 75th anniversary.
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Visit the 12 Dioceses of the province at their websites:
Albany,
Central New York,
Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, Cuba (no official website yet),
Haiti,
Long Island,
New Jersey,
New York,
Newark,
Rochester,
Virgin Islands (unofficial website),
Western New York
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019
Friday, January 18, 2019 to Friday, January 25, 2019
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an international Christian ecumenical observance kept annually between January 18 and January 25. It is an octave, that is, an observance lasting eight days. Background and resources are available in English, French and Spanish:
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Scene & Unseen: Facing Race Through Film
This conference will use film as a vehicle to engage in conversations about structural racism, both past and present, and faith. Registration required. Find out more>
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Travel Opportunity
This October 5th-14th 2019, the United Thank Offering, accompanied by the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, is thrilled to offer a UTO Pilgrims on the Camino, a pilgrimage that combines portions of walking the Camino with visits to UTO grant sites in Madrid and Northwest Spain.
Find out more >
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Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent and Easter
The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. This Lent, communities are invited to walk with Jesus in his Way of Love and into the experience of transformed life. Together, we will reflect anew on the loving actions of God as recounted in the Easter Vigil readings. Together, we will walk through the depths of salvation history into the fullness of redemption.
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Lay Representative to Provincial Council:
Yvonne O’Neal
(New York)
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