Highlights of this edition:
- Opening Prayer
- Big Provincial Gathering!!!
- Great EpisGOpal Race
- UTO Ingathering - Dec 1 deadline
- “El Librito” from TryTank
- Anti-Human Trafficking
- Recovery Ministries
- Christmas at Sea
- Suicide Prevention Announcement
- Campus Ministry - a new campus ministry in the province!
- Leadership Coaching Project
- The Current Status of Detainees
- Constable Grant details
- Ecumenical Center for Clergy Spiritual Renewal
- Network Information and Details
- Affiliated Organizations Information and Details
Grants and Scholarships:
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Province V Network Initiative Grants are available.
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Province V Scholarships for conferences and trainings are available.
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The changing of the seasons.
The coming of winter.
The calendar year ending.
The church year beginning.
We remember the saints as November begins.
We give thanks and we remember that Jesus has called us all to be saints.
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Big Provincial Gathering
April 29, 12 pm ET -
April 30, 2022, 1 pm ET
South Bend, Indiana
Come do workshops with us!
Come pray with us!
Come elect with us!
Come do service with us!
Nomination information
Province V Lay Representative to the Executive Council of General Convention
Nominations close on December 1, 2021
See full description here. Online nomination form is at the bottom of this page here. This representative will serve on Executive Council of the General Convention and as a member of the Province V Executive Board. The term will run from the close of the 80th General Convention until the close of the 82nd General Convention.
Province V Executive Board Officers
Nominations close on February 28, 2022
See full description here. Online nomination form is at the bottom of this page here. Officers will serve from the close of Synod 2022 until the close of Synod 2024. (A shorted term because of the delay of gathering.)
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Thank you to these Big Provincial Gathering sponsors!
The Big Provincial Gathering will be offered at an affordable registration cost
because of their generosity and support!
Please visit their websites to learn more about each of them
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And here's an announcement from our sponsors...
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is excited to announce a new low-cost self-service subscription site, www.ECF360.org, featuring a variety of new templated and downloadable resources for annual giving/stewardship, capital campaigns and planned giving. ECF will continue to expand and enhance all of these self-service tools in the months to come.
The Episcopal Church Foundation also presents:
¿Quién heredará sus bienes? ¿Cómo se tomarán las decisiones médicas si queda incapacitado? ¿Quién cuidará de sus hijos si usted o su cónyuge no pueden hacerlo? Si no ha pensado en estas cosas, no está preparado. Su estado tomará las decisiones por usted. Escuche a Anna Molin, acompañada por James Murphy del Episcopal Church Foundation, sobre la importancia de la planificación patrimonial.
Planning for Life's Unknowns
We all face unknowns in life. Planning ahead can seem almost impossible, but you can start today with this co-sponsored webinar from Church Pension Group(CPG) and the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF). Recorded in Spanish, Anna Molin from CPG and Jim Murphy from ECF share strategies and resources for some of the curveballs life throws us.
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If you are associated with an organization that might like to sponsor the Big Provincial Gathering, contact Heather via email or call 989-413-3229.
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Please share this information with everyone you know!
Save the image on the left to use in your publications.
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Great EpisGOpal Race
supporting United Thank Offering
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Join us in gratitude and race YOUR way in the second annual Great EpisGOpal Race virtual race to support the 2021 UTO Ingathering. Anytime between Nov. 5-14, choose your preferred mode and distance and race to raise money for creation care grants. You can bike a 10K, run a half-marathon, or skate a mile — the options are limitless. This year we are excited to announce that we are partnering with the Diocese of Alabama and Sawyerville to create opportunities for children in Hale County. As you sign up for the race, you can choose to fundraise for UTO, Sawyerville, or both!
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Countdown to Transmitting Ingathering Offerings to UTO
By Kathy Mank, United Thank Offering Board Financial Secretary
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Only 5 days until Christmas! My neighbor across the street decorates their house with a Snoopy countdown clock which is prominently displayed. By opening my front door in the month of December, I know exactly many days, hours and minutes are left until Christmas Day. In our UTO world of FAQs, the question of deadlines for submitting year-end Ingathering offerings is in the top five behind grant process questions.
NOTE THE DEADLINES
If sending your donations via mail:
please get them in the mail by December 1, 2021 due to the USPS slowdown.
The United Thank Offering
DFMS – Protestant Episcopal Church
PO Box 958983
St. Louis, MO 63195-8983
If donating online:
to ensure it is counted in 2021, please donate by December 15, 2021.
Website: www.unitedthankoffering.org/give
Text to give: INGATHER to 41444
The UTO is supported by the offices of the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church, also known as The Episcopal Church. The offices close in mid-December for Christmas break. UTO deadlines are driven by the mid-December close. We are extremely grateful for the financial, communications and staff support from The Episcopal Church that makes our ministry possible.
Thank you for your year-end gifts and your Christmas gifts to UTO. They are an investment in gratitude manifested in grants to innovative and transformational ministries in the church. Communities throughout the Anglican Communion are blessed by your generosity for the long term.
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“El Librito” is ready to ship!
News from TryTank
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Before the pandemic struck, TryTank announced the Spanish Missalette experiment. It aims to save the time a Latino leader spends preparing a bulletin each week. Now that most congregations are back to meeting in person, the books are ready. The missal contains the Eucharistic rites from El Libro de Oración Común and all the Sunday readings between Advent I and the end of the season of Epiphany. As long as participating congregations are willing to participate in a survey before and after using the books, there is no cost for the missals. Interested congregations can fill out an interest form here.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Network |
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NEW NETWORK!
The first meeting will be held Nov 2, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT
This network provides people and parishes that are interested in or currently working on Human Trafficking methods of prevention and sharing ways to raise awareness. We will be sharing educational information, ideas, strategies, and programs. The network will provide opportunities for our parishes and dioceses to connect with each other, and also connect with the whole Episcopal Church.
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Recovery Ministry Network |
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NEW NETWORK!!!
The first meeting will be held Nov 9, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT
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Resilience Scarf (crochet)
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Christmas at Sea
Start making your donations to bring to the BPG!
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Province V of the Episcopal Church’s Big Provincial Gathering will be April 29-30, 2022, in South Bend, Indiana. For this event, we are asking persons to bring handmade items—hats, scarves, ditty bags, etc.—for Christmas at Sea. These will be blessed as part of the Eucharist and then sent to the Seamen’s Institute for distribution.
Every mariner needs a Christmas present, and what better than a warm scarf? The pictured patterns are popular and quick to work up.
Christmas at Sea asks that scarves be approximately 48-50” long and 6.5-7” wide; also, for safety reasons, no fringes or open work please. Any yarn—with the exception of Fun Fur—may be used. When using wool or other natural fiber, please note that on the gift tag so the recipient knows not to put it in the dryer. More patterns and information may be found on this page.
Anyone who has a question about one of CAS’s patterns may ask for mentoring support from a volunteer CAS Angel via email. There is a Christmas at Sea group on Ravelry, and two on Facebook. The second one, called “Untangled”, is private, but you may request to join. All three of these resources have tips & tricks, as well as pictures of others’ work.
Happy hand working! If you have any questions, please email me. – Beth Hall, CAS@ednin.org, CAS Designer & Crochet Angel.
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Suicide Survivors: Losing a Close Friend or Family Member to Suicide
A message from the Suicide Prevention Network
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All of those who have lost a close friend or family member to suicide are survivors. This loss changes the entire landscape of their lives. This kind of loss has a long trail of grief which irrevocably changes the survivor. This loss by suicide is a constant presence in their awareness. One trouble with suicide is that no one knows what to say to a survivor. Indeed, there is still stigma about suicide that needs to go away, to be irradicated. As Harold Ivan Smith says in his book A Long-Shadowed Grief: Suicide and Its Aftermath, “Suicide, like a tsunami, rearranges the shoreline forever. No one goes ‘back to normal.’ With God’s grace, in time, a survivor creates a new normal.” p4.
How can we help survivors? Practice saying the word Suicide until it is easy to say without cringing. Reach out and listen. Be a quiet presence to the survivor. Encourage the survivor to talk about their loved one’s life. This is especially important as the holidays approach.
First step: Reach out to the survivor. Welcome their stories. Learn more by reading the book cited above.
Invitation: please join us on the second Thursday of November at 2pm EST as we converse about this book.
Remember to share this number widely:
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 or text TALK to 741741
The Suicide Prevention Network meets monthly. Find out how to join in at this page.
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Do you know a college student, either here in the Province or elsewhere? Whether or not the student plans to get involved in spiritual or religious life, it can be good to know what resources are available. To connect a student you know to a campus ministry, you can reach out directly. Find a campus ministry on this asset map. You can also contact Stacy Alan if you need help finding a campus ministry or parish near your student.
If you recognize the value of campus ministries, please remember to donate to your favorite! Find your alma mater or the campus ministry nearest you on this map.
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All.Together:
A new campus ministry in Prov V
Did you hear? Campus Ministry is expanding in our Province! We just added a new site in Dearborn and Detroit, MI. Click here to find out more about their chaplain and the community that is beginning to take root!
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LCP
Coaching for those who are
tired and worn out -
OR
ready for continued adventure!
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Leadership Coaching can change your world.
The pandemic has been long...and some people are tired. Coaching can help you see things in new ways and create paths to move forward as a leader.
Some people are excited about all that the world has to offer. Coaching can help you clarify how you want to use your energy and help bring new things into existence.
Coaches are available to ALL leaders – clergy and lay. You can be coached individually, create a group of people, or bring a team together for creating shared goals and plans. Any of them will offer an introductory session so you can together discern if you are a good fit. If you work in a rural area, you might qualify for free coaching. Find out more and explore coaching with a trained leadership coach!
For information on LCP Coach training or to discuss Coaching by one of the LCP Trained Coaches, visit this website or contact Province V Coordinator Heather Barta at provincevcoordinator@gmail.com or (989) 413-3229.
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The Current Status of Detainees, Undocumented Immigrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers: How Can we Work for Positive Change?
Highlighted by the Migration Ministry Network
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The Sanctuary Taskforce of the Diocese of Chicago invites you to this virtual workshop:
In 2019, the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago’s convention approved Resolution F-182, “On Becoming a Sanctuary Diocese.” This workshop will provide current information and share ways to support and advocate for undocumented immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, with information provided by Task Force members and partners. Fred Tsao, the Senior Policy Counsel at the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and
The Sanctuary Task Force connects with other local and national sanctuary
communities and institutions, immigrant rights groups and coalitions, and engages in educating, organizing, advocacy and direct action to ensure the safety and security of the undocumented community.
Refugee Rights (“ICIRR”), will discuss pending federal immigration legislation, the status of immigration detention centers and how we can engage in advocacy. Sister Bernadine Karge, OP, will discuss the crisis facing asylum seekers at the southern border. The Rev. Miguel Briones, Deacon, St. Mark Episcopal Church, will serve as Spanish translator. The Rev. Primo Racimo, Vicar, St. Margaret of Scotland Episcopal Church, will give the opening and closing prayers. The Rev. Sandra Castillo, assisting priest, Santa Teresa de Avila Episcopal Church, will introduce the workshop, speakers and moderate the Q & A session.
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Applications are due by 12/1/21 to the provincial office for review. Email Heather.
The Constable Fund provides grants to fund mission initiatives that were not provided for within the budget of The Episcopal Church as approved by General Convention 2018, with a stated preference for work in the area of religious education. Read about the details and view the application.
The process in Province V:
- Prepare your grant request in a word processing document, following the application form
- Submit your request to the Provincial office by December 1, 2021
- The Grant Review Committee will consider all applications and choose one to be submitted.
- All applicants will be informed of the status of their application by December 9, 2021. The Provincial Coordinator and chosen applicant will work together to submit by the December 12, 2021 deadline.
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Ecumenical Center for
Clergy Spiritual Renewal
Applications accepted Oct 1, 2021 - Jan 15, 2022
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Each year an ecumenical cohort of 18 pastors is admitted into a two year experience of Contemplative Renewal through the Ecumenical Center for Clergy Spiritual Renewal (ECCSR). This is a great opportunity for pastors with 3-15 years of ordained congregational ministry to experience the hospitality and monastic rhythms of Holy Wisdom Monastery, an ecumenical Benedictine monastery outside of Madison, WI.
Applications for the 2022 Cohort will be accepted until January 31, 2022.
The ECCSR is funded by a Lilly Endowment Thriving in Ministry grant.
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Networking Conversations
Province V's work in the world is to "Connect. Network. Support." Networks exist for people to gather around areas of interest and share resources with each other. Sometimes, networks host webinars to share information and sometimes they develop new resources to support leaders in their local contexts.
There are a number of networks meeting regularly and several that are just getting organized. Most network meetings last about 60 minutes. See their webpages or email their contact for more information.
For a full list of Networks and other Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.
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Anti-Human Trafficking
NEW NETWORK!!!
Date of next meeting: Nov 2, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT
This network provides people and parishes that are interested in or currently working on Human Trafficking methods of prevention and sharing ways to raise awareness. We will be sharing educational information, ideas, strategies, and programs. The network will provide opportunities for our parishes and dioceses to connect with each other, and also connect with the whole Episcopal Church.
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Archivists
Date of next meeting: TBD, 11 am E / 10 am C
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Creation Care
Date of next meeting: Nov 1, 11 am E / 10 am C
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Dismantling Racism
Date of next meeting: Jan 19, 2022, 11 am E / 10 am C
"Native Voices: A Response to The Episcopal Church's History with Indian Boarding Schools": The Native American/Indigenous Ministries of the Episcopal Church offered this online webinar in October - but if you missed it, you can still view a recording of this powerful presentation here.
At our September meeting, we gathered with members of a Becoming Beloved Community "wisdom circle." This group meets for an hour and a half, every other week, to be together in the work of building God's dream for the world. Group members shared some of what makes the group work - no spoilers here, but curious people and the guidance of the Holy Spirit go a long way! You can watch the whole recorded conversation on our network page: https://www.provincev.org/dismantlingracism.html or reach out to Amy Howton from the Diocese of Southern Ohio for more info: amyjhowton@gmail.com
Congratulations to Province V recipients of the 2021 Becoming Beloved Community grants from the church center: Christ Church, Detroit (Diocese of Michigan); the Diocese of Southern Ohio; and Diocese of Chicago for the "Tell Me The Truth About Racism" curriculum development (which will be a training during the Big Provincial Gathering).
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Episcopal Network for Economic Justice
NOTE SOME CHANGES! - date and password on zoom
Date of the next meeting: Nov. 8, 6:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm CT (every 2nd Tuesday)
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Lay-Led Congregations
Date of next meeting: Nov. 20, 11 am E / 10 am C
We are taking a 🍂 Fall Break 🍂 for October and will resume on Saturday, November 20th 10am Central /11am Eastern
We would love for you to join us!!!
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Migration Ministries
Date of next meeting: Nov 18, 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT
October recording - See our recording of a presentation by Mother Julie Hendrix. She covers the basics of different categories of immigrants - and their differing needs and struggles (e.g. Asylum seekers, Refugees, DACA, etc).
Border & Migration Ministry Summit
Episcopal Migration Ministries to co-host the 2021 Border & Migration Ministry Summit
October 21-23, 2021
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Ministry in Resort Communities
Date of next meeting: Nov 9, 11 a E / 10 am C
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Prison / Jail Ministry
Date of next meeting: TBD
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Public Theology
Date of next meeting: Events are being planned now! (Look for these to begin later this year on the 3rd Mondays of the month)
If you are interested in being part of the planning task force, please contact Marcia Ledford. This task force will plan the events that are presented during the network time. |
Recovery Ministries
NEW NETWORK!!!
Date of next meeting: Nov 9, 4 pm ET / 3 pm CT
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Suicide Prevention
Date of next meeting: Nov 11, 2 pm E / 1 pm C
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Young Adult / Campus Ministry
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Affiliated Organizations
There are a number of organizations affiliated with the Episcopal Church and working across Province V. This groups have a "structure" that is more organized than a network. They have resources and information that is useful in your local ministry contexts.
For a full list of Networks and other Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.
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The Brotherhood of St. Andrew
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Episcopal Peace Fellowship
Check out one of our initiatives here:
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Episcopal Relief and Development
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The Order of the Daughters of the King, Inc. (TM)
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Union of Black Episcopalians
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Upcoming Webinars
There are a great number of webinars available to you. Check out the following resources:
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Province V Executive Board
Do you have questions about Province V? Would you like to be more involved in planning the events that are offered at the provincial level? The Executive Board of the Province meets monthly on fourth Fridays at 10 am via zoom.
The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Ohio, President
Canon Jane Cisluycis, Vice President
Ms. Adrienne Dillon, Missouri, Secretary
The Rev. Courtney Reid, Chicago, Treasurer
Canon Jane Cisluycis, Executive Council Representative
The Rev. Matthew Cowden, Executive Council Representative
(vacant), Chicago
Ms. Katie Forsyth, Eastern Michigan
(The Rev. Aaron Zook), Eau Claire
Mr. David Annis, Fond du Lac
Ms. Lesley MacKellar, Indianapolis
(vacant), Michigan
The Rev. Matthew Buterbaugh, Milwaukee
Ms. Betty Bowersox, Missouri
Mr. Christopher Hillak, Northern Indiana
Mr. Rick Stanitis, Northern Michigan
The Rev. Aaron Gerlach, Ohio
Mr. Edward Lasseigne, Southern Ohio
Ms. Jan Goossens, Springfield
The Rev. Joel Turmo, Western Michigan
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