Highlights of this edition:
- Opening Prayer
- Big Provincial Gathering!!!
- Healing from Internalized Oppression - Aug. 20-21
- Suicide Prevention Announcement
- Church Periodical Club grants LCP funds for continuing education materials
- Network 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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Prayer for True Tranquility
My God, You are Supreme over all creation. We ask that You bring us true tranquility as we pursue peace with others. Your Word teaches us that the underlying cause of conflict is our central selfishness. As Your divine love pours into our hearts, may it cleanse us of all self-centeredness and replace it with Your gentleness, sympathy, compassion, insight, and patience. May we be instruments of Your peace, and in so doing, receive Your peace of mind. Amen.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Big Provincial Gathering
April 29-30, 2022
South Bend, Indiana
Friday, April 29
10 am - Opening Eucharist
Afternoon workshops hosted by networks
Evening free for affinity group meetings or exploring the city
Saturday, April 30, 9 am
Keynote Address
Network reports
Leadership Coaching Project update
Synod meeting
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Healing from Internalized Oppression |
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Virtual training on August 20 - 21
All are invited. Thank you to the Diocese of Chicago for organizing with the Office of Black Ministries!
Please note: this is primarily a training for people of color. Participants must register 24 hours prior to the start of training. There is no fee to participate.
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People do not "commit" suicide, they "die by" suicide |
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Language is important!
Let’s change our language around suicide. A change in language helps to destigmatize suicide. Language transformation is a first step towards creating safe communities of conversation and support.
How we talk is how we think. How we think is how we live.
Personal Messaging: Some suggestions
- DON'T SAY "commit suicide", INSTEAD SAY "died by suicide or took his/her life through suicide"
- DON'T SAY "successful attempt", INSTEAD SAY "suicide death"
- DON'T SAY "unsuccessful attempt", INSTEAD SAY "suicide attempt"
- DON'T SAY "completed suicide", INSTEAD SAY "suicide"
- DON'T SAY "dealing with a suicide crisis", INSTEAD SAY "working with a suicide crisis"
- DON'T SAY "a suicide ideator/attemptor", INSTEAD SAY "person living with suicidal thoughts or behavior"
If we can openly and respectfully talk about suicide, we can help to prevent suicide.
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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LCP receives CPC Grant
The Leadership Coaching Project receives a grant of $1200 from the Church Periodical Club
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Province V is grateful to announce that the Leadership Coaching Project (LCP) has been chosen as a recipient of a grant from the Church Periodical Club. The $1278 grant will provide books for continuing education to the 24 LCP coaches. Each coach will receive a copy of Group and Team Coaching (Essential Coaching Skills and Knowledge) by Christine Thornton. They will also be able to choose one of the two following books: The Coach Model for Christian Leaders: Powerful Leadership Skills for Solving Problems, Reaching Goals, and Developing Others by Keith E. Webb or TransforMissional Coaching: Empowering Leaders in a Changing Ministry World by Steve Ogne and Tim Roehl. The LCP coaches meet monthly and will be able to use these resources as part of their continuing education work together. And of course, these books will in turn help the coaches help YOU.
The Church Periodical Club (CPC) is an independent, affiliated organization of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church, dedicated to the worldwide Ministry of the Printed Work and to the Promotion of Christian Mission. It is the only organization in the Episcopal Church dedicated solely to providing free literature and related material, both religious and secular, to people all over the world who need and request them. The CPC is funded by voluntary contributions from all levels of the Church by people in the pews. Click CPC Donations if you are interested in donating. If you have questions about CPC or how to get more information for your local ministry context, contact Maryfran Crist.
The Province V Executive Board is grateful to the Church Periodical Club and the leaders of Province V who made this grant possible. The trained coaches of the Leadership Coaching Project are available for leaders across the church. See more information here.
Contact a coach today!
Coaches are available to ALL leaders – both clergy and lay. Any of them will offer an introductory session to see if you're 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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Networking Conversations
Province V's work in the world is to "Connect. Network. Support." We invite people to gather around topics of interest. 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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Archivists
Date of next meeting: TBD
Zoom link:
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Creation Care
Date of next meeting: Aug 2, 11 am E / 10 am C
This month we welcome special guest Phoebe Chatfield, Associate for Creation Care and Justice for The Episcopal Church. Phoebe will speak about the upcoming Season of Creation and the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference, and answer questions.
The Presiding Bishop's Office is taking applications to join the delegation to the UN Climate Change Conference, called COP26. Applications are due by Aug. 20, and the presiding bishop’s delegation will attend daily virtual events during COP26, which takes place in Glasgow Oct. 31 to Nov. 12. To learn more and apply, click here.
The August Webinar for the Center for Religion and Environment is Thursday, August 26th at 6:30pmC/7:30pmE. The Rev. Dr. Jerry Cappel will present Deeper Green Faith: Aligning Faith and Creation Care. Rev. Cappel will lead a conversation on how faith communities might better align their faith and practice with the call to care for all creation. The areas of deepening to be explored will be:
- The Vision of the Kingdom (claiming a greener hope)
- The Word of Proclamation (proclaiming a greener gospel)
- The Dance of Liturgy (celebrating in greener worship)
- Attunement in Prayer (practicing a greener spirituality)
- The Life of Community (living a greener kinship)
- The Call for Justice (advocating a greener righteousness)
To be notified when registration opens for this webinar, click here.
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Dismantling Racism
Date of next meeting: Sept 15, 11 am E / 10 am C
The Becoming Beloved Community grants have been announced - congratulations to teams in Province V who have received funding for their work in dismantling racism:
A seed grant was awarded to: "Listen, Learn, and Repent" Christ Church, Detroit (Diocese of MI) and impact grants went to "Understanding systemic racism in the Episcopal Church" (Diocese of Southern Ohio) and "Tell Me the Truth About Racism: Training the Trainers" (Diocese of Chicago).
"Tell Me The Truth About Racism" is the Godly Play-style curriculum for children developed by Jennifer Enrique and Will Bouver. This grant will support their ability to train other folks and continue developing this program. Here is more from Jen & Will:
"TMTAR offers a core story of the Big Lie of Racism for free on its website and YouTube channel to introduce children gently, truthfully, and faithfully to the reality of racism in our world. The goal for children and adults alike is to remember ourselves as children of God and therefore to recognize racism as a lie about who we really are. The training program funded by the Episcopal Church’s Becoming Beloved Community Grant walks alongside future storytellers as they prepare to tell the core story of the Big Lie of Racism in their own community.
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The Episcopal Church office of Racial Reconciliation is seeking to gather information on the work of Becoming Beloved Community across this church. Following up on last year's survey, this year's questions focus on the work of "Telling the Truth". Is your congregation or organization doing work in the following areas?
- investigating their historic role in racial injustice;
- linking historic and ongoing patterns of racial injustice;
- committing to specific action to repent, heal and repair past and present injustices with which our organizations and members are complicit (also known as “reparations”).
We invite you or a delegate to please fill out the new survey by August 20th. It should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. You may also forward this email to other congregations and institutions in your diocese so they can report on their ministries.
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Episcopal Network for Economic Justice
Date of next meeting: Aug 5, 1:30 pm E / 12:30 pm C
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Lay-Led Congregations
Date of next meeting: Aug 21, 11 am E / 10 am C
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Migration Ministries
NOTE NEW NIGHT OF THE WEEK!
Date of next meeting: Aug 19, 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT
From Board Liaison Lesley MacKellar: We are pleased to announce that Sally Craige Christensen of St. Mathew’s in Evanston, IL and Armida Zapien of St. Anne’s in De Pere, WI have agreed to be the Co-Conveners of this network.
Sally has been working within a partnership of St. Matthew's Episcopal and St Andrews Pentecost Episcopal churches in migration education and advocacy work. Armida, who is originally from Mexico, teaches citizenship classes and is very active in a local migration network.
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: Aug 10, 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
Date of next meeting: TBD
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Suicide Prevention
NOTE NEW TIME!
Date of next meeting: Aug 10, 2 pm E / 1 pm C
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Young Adult / Campus Ministry
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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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Stay connected and find more resources on our pages!
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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 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
Ms. Anna Stania, 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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