During the time I have been serving as your bishop, I have tried to keep in regular touch via Zoom calls. This week will be my last calls before stepping away from this position. They are both open to clergy and laity combined, and will take place on May 19 at 1 p.m. and May 20 at 10 a.m. Any clergy or lay person can register for either call by clicking on the links below.

The topic for our last call is Compassion Fatigue. In your confirmation email for the Zoom meeting I have shared some resources regarding how we can be supportive as we re-engage ministry post-COVID and how we, as pastoral caretakers, can cope with issues raised during the past year. I hope in our discussion time those folks on the call will share how they and their church are handling life at this time. It will also be a time to allow people from all corners of the diocese to touch base with one another. I hope to see many of you then.

19 - Open Zoom gathering with Bishop Price, 1 p.m.

20 - Open Zoom gathering with Bishop Price, 10 a.m.

21 - Budget Committee, 12 p.m.

23 - Area Confirmations, 2 p.m.

28 - Internet Security webinar, 12 p.m.

30 - Deadline for requests for live stream/ technology evaluations

30 - William Cooper Procter Fund application deadline

31 - Memorial Day holiday

4 - Church Foundation, 1 p.m.

5 - Diocesan Council, 9 a.m.

12 - Ordination of Deacons, 11 a.m.

16-19 - Family Camp 1

19 - Community of Deacons, 11 a.m.

23 - Area Confirmations at St. Margaret's, Dayton (Price); Christ Church Cathedral (Rivera); St. Mark's, Upper Arlington (Gibbs)

30 - Trinity on Capitol Square, Columbus (Price)

6 - Christ Church, Ironton (Price)

13 - St. Philip's, Circleville (Price)

20 - Grace Church, Pomeroy (Price)

27 - St. Luke's, Marietta (Price)

The Church Foundation, an elected body of the diocese, awards grants primarily for one-time capital projects and/or emergency assistance for facility improvements. We are accepting Church Foundation applications at this time and any pending applications need to be submitted by Monday, May 24, for the trustees to discuss at their June 4 meeting. 

Click here for more information on how to apply for a Church Foundation grant, visit  or contact the Rev. David Getreu at dgetreu@diosohio.org.

Campus Ministry grants for the 2021-22 program year are due no later than June 25, 2021. The grant application can be found on the diocesan website under Financial Assistance.

Direct questions to the Rev. Deborah Woolsey at revdebwoolsey@gmail.com.

Our diocesan website relies on quality, interesting images to keep the site new and fresh. We incorporate several pictures from around the diocese in sliders on both the home page and most interior pages.

Send in your photos! We're looking for some fresh images of Episcopalians doing stuff in their communities or closeups of elements of our beautiful worship spaces. Photos shot on mobile devices are acceptable, with the following conditions: Photos need to be high resolution (send at largest original size) and shot in landscape orientation (that means turn your phone sideways!). Send photos to Julie Murray at jmurray@diosohio.org.

Faith Communities Go Green, a Green Umbrella Impact Team, is a collaborative project to bring all faith communities together to integrate care of our natural world through action. You are invited to our fifth Faith Communities Go Green Impact Team meeting to learn about the important work we are doing.

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