ECCT ENEWS

March 22, 2023

4th week of Lent

Save the Date(s):

Mark your Calendars!

Book Study w/ Bishop Suffragan, Laura J. Ahrens

Friday, April 14, 2023

9:30AM - 11AM

Book: Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
Camp Washington

Unidad en Diversidad

Saturday, April 22, 2023

10AM - 4PM online

Topic: Celebration of Episcopal Spanish Speaking Ministry/ Celebracion del Ministerio Hispanohablante Episcipal
St. John's, Waterbury

Clergy Conference 2023

May 15-17

TBD

Topic: Hope and Healing in Life and Ministry with keynote speaker the Rev. Dr. Allison St. Louis.
Additionally, The Church Pension Group will be offering pre-conference learning and listening sessions to provide practical resources for clergy wellbeing.

Stay tuned for more details.

*Click the photo to see more photos from the retreat!

Sunday Sermon from the House of Bishops Retreat in Nauvoo, Alabama

On March 8-13th our Bishop Diocesan and Bishop Suffragan joined over 120 bishops of The Episcopal Church and the Presiding Bishop’s staff, and gathered at Camp McDowell for the 2023 Spring House of Bishops Meeting.

In honor of Women's History Month we'd like to highlight the Sunday sermon from the Very Rev. Miguelina Howell from Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford.

Read Sermon Here

Y(ASC) Me All About It

My name is Miranda Wilson, I’m 24 (25 on March 31!) and I’m from Norwalk, Connecticut, my home parish being Saint Luke’s Darien. I’m currently a year into my placement as a member of the Young Adult Service Corps of the Episcopal Church (YASC).

My placement is in Geneva, Switzerland, where I am working as the Communications Officer for Emmanuel Episcopal Church, as well as serving as a Geneva Additional Representative at UN Geneva for the DFMS (The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of The Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America).

My days include everything from running social media pages, creating service bulletins and email newsletters, to managing event logistics and taking part in meetings at the UN!

Read Full Story Here

*Click Image to learn more about YASC

“In this day and age, social activism is more important now than perhaps ever to young people as we face an overwhelming host of issues in our world, and we want a Church which not only supports us in that, but actively partakes in it as well.“ -Miranda Wilson

CPA Co-op's spring electricity purchase, March 22

In an increasingly volatile energy market, our recent group purchases have been saving our members hundreds of thousands of dollars over the default utility rate.

Next steps: www.cpa.coop/electricity

Submit a copy of your bills (if you haven't done so already) by April 18th (5 PM EDT)
Register for an upcoming information session:

Wednesday, March 22 @ 2 PM EDT
Tuesday, April 11 @ 11 AM EDT

Invite a friend! We are stronger when we act together. Do you know another nonprofit that could benefit from joining the co-op group purchase? Invite them to submit a bill and attend an upcoming information session.

The Episcopal Church 2023-2024 Educational Scholarships

Application Deadline:

April 12, 2023

Applications are being accepted for a wide variety of educational scholarships from The Episcopal Church for the 2023-2024 academic year. All applicants must be Episcopalian.

The scholarships range from assistance for children of missionaries, bishops and clergy to individuals seeking theological education and training. The maximum award is $10,000 per student.

At least 9 of the scholarships are designated for Native American youth; others are specific to Black, Asian American, Chinese, and Hispanic students, as well as seminarians. *Read scholarship trust fund list

Contact: Ann Hercules

Apply Here / Aplicar Aquí

Alternative Liturgy for Good Friday

Friday, April 7th is coming up. As Lent comes to a close, we are highlighting the resources for an Alternative Liturgy for Good Friday. A Spanish version will also be available.

Comprehensive Full-Day Safe Church Training, (New London)

Ordained and lay ministers who have not yet attended a safe church training in the Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) are encouraged to attend the in person training we’re holding at St. James, New London.

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 6th, the training will be 9AM-4PM

RSVP Here

Severe Tropical storm Freddy on Sunday 13th March 2023.

Make a Donation

Invitation to Aid the people of Malawi, SE Africa

Trinity on the Green, New Haven Parishioner and Ordinand, Cecil Tengatenga, has connected with us in a personal way to support people of Malawi.

They are recovering from a severe Tropical storm, Cyclone Freddy, a natural disaster which intensified on March 13, 2023.

As a Lenten offering we encourage you to donate your money to this charitable cause which works to address the pressing needs around our brother and sisters in Christ within the Malawi community.

Donate and Learn more Here

If you prefer to write a check:

Write checks to Episcopal Relief & Development and to put in the memo, "International Relief Fund - Cyclone Freddy"
Episcopal Relief & Development. P.O. Box 7058. Merrifield, VA 22116-7058

EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Holy Tuesday Renewal of Vows, April 4

Please join your Bishops and other colleagues for Holy Tuesday on April 4th at 10AM - 1PM, to be refreshed and renew our ordination vows. Bishop Ahrens will be the celebrant and Bishop Mello will be the preacher. The Service for the Renewal of Ordination Vows and Blessing of Holy Oils will begin at 10 AM at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford.

Mysticism and Social Justice, April 4

Tuesday, April 4 at 5:30PM Berkeley Divinity School at Yale is pleased to announce the inaugural Annand Lecture, featuring the Rev. Dr. Jane Shaw of Harris Manchester College of The University of Oxford.

The lecture, “Mysticism and Social Justice,” will be held in Niebuhr Hall of Yale Divinity School and is open to all local clergy. A reception will follow in the Sarah Smith Gallery.

No RSVP required.