Episcopal Youth Camp

Date: June 11-17, 2023

Where: Camp Alexander Mack

Cost: $500 ($470 per additional sibling)

The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana Summer Youth Camp is offered for students entering 3rd-9th grades in the 2023/2024 school year. It is held at Camp Alexander Mack in Milford, IN on the shores of Lake Waubee. Each year the planning team designs a special curriculum centered around a theme intertwining biblical teachings and modern day experiences.

The 2023 fee for the week at Diocesan Youth Summer Camp is $500 for one child and $470 per child for additional siblings. This year we are asking that all balances be paid no later than June 1. This is to cut down on the amount of items we are collecting at registration and to simplify the drive-thru process. You can pay this balance via PayPal or by sending in a check. The check must be received in the EDNIN office no later than June 1. Balance reminders and links to pay via PayPal will be sent out near the end of May. If you are in need of assistance with camp fees we ask that you first contact your parish priest or administrator to request help with funds. After contacting your parish, you may request assistance from the Diocese by emailing the missioners for camping.

Watch Bishop Doug's camp video below!

Save the Dates

Sr. High Mission Week

Date: There is no Sr. High Mission Week in 2023 due to EYE23.

Camp New Happenings

Date: July 23-29, 2023

Where: Camp Alexander Mack

Jr./Sr. High Summer Retreat

Date: August 2023

Where: Episcopal Wawasee Retreat Center

You are invited to accompany the Compañeros en Cristo members on our summer mission trip to Honduras this July 6th to 18th. We are excited to be continuing our relationship with the parish of San José de la Montaña in San Pedro Sula. For more information please contact Timothy Skimina ASAP.

Emerging Technologies and the Future of the Church Roundtable Discussion

Date: May 4

Time: 6-7:30 p.m. (ET)

Where: Zoom

Are you curious about how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality, could shape the future of the church? What will their impact be on worship, formation, and our everyday lives? Join us on Thursday, May 4 at 6 pm when we will explore these topics, and more.

The program will be moderated by Steven Slaubaugh, the Director of Faith Formation at the Cathedral of Saint James, and will include the following panelists:

• Dr. Samantha Slaubaugh, Postdoctoral Fellow in Theology at the University of Notre Dame
• The Rev. Dr. Kirsten Guidero, Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University and Assisting Priest at Gethsemane Episcopal Church in Marion, IN
• The Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Warne, Priest-in-Charge at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Mishawaka, IN

The panel discussion will be followed by group conversation and time for questions. Please join us for this discussion on the intersection of technology and faith with us on Thursday, May 4th from 6 - 7:30 PM ET.

Episcopalians everywhere are invited to register to join a churchwide festival of worship, learning, community, and action July 9-12 at the Baltimore (Maryland) Convention Center.

“It’s All About Love: A Festival for the Jesus Movement” will open at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 9, with a revival worship service featuring Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry. It closes at noon on Wednesday, July 12, following a festival Eucharist preached by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris. The Rev. Mariama White-Hammond will preach on July 10.

Kwok Pui Lan, dean’s professor of systematic theology at Candler School of Theology, will speak during the July 10 morning plenary on racial reconciliation; Sarah Augustine, co-founder and director of the Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery, will speak July 11 on racial reconciliation and becoming Beloved Community. Author and speaker Brian McLaren will join Curry for a morning plenary July 12 on the future of evangelism. View the schedule online.

Worship will be led by Live Hymnal and friends from across The Episcopal Church, and a special prayer space will be curated by Lilly Lewin of Free-Range Worship.

“It’s All About Love” will feature three “tents”—evangelism, creation care, and racial justice—that will host evening revival worship services, as well as daytime workshops, panels, practice opportunities, and other ways to engage.

“As we emerge from COVID, we need more of God’s love, guidance and power in order to keep becoming a church that truly looks, lives and loves like Jesus,” said the Rev. Stephanie Spellers, the presiding bishop’s canon for evangelism, reconciliation ,and creation care. “In other words, we need a revival of relationships and love. That’s what this festival is all about.”

Registration is open online. Through May 8, the cost is $185; after May 8, the cost is $225. Registration for students and seminarians is half-off. Discounted room blocks have been reserved at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor, and Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace.

God Outside: Northern Indiana 

Date: Saturday, April 6

Time: 10/9 a.m. (ET/CT)

Where: Indiana Dunes State Park (Chesterton, IN)

Meet at the Nature Center. RSVP Here

New small-group resource on faith, creation care, and eco-justice

“Love God, Love God’s World” is a nine-session, film-based curriculum, ideal for Episcopalians anywhere on the journey with creation care and environmental ministry—from newcomers looking to take their first step to seasoned leaders seeking a transformative small-group experience.

Sessions have a structure similar to the popular Sacred Ground curriculum and include compelling films and readings, faith-based reflections, and discussion questions. Participants will also discover ways to learn, pray, advocate, and conserve.

• Topics include:Eco-theology and biblical foundations for creation care
• Climate change and climate grief
• Indigenous approaches to creation
• Environmental racism
• Renewable energy
• Resilience and solutions
• Much more

Sign up to receive a preview and a notification when the curriculum becomes available.

Episcopalian Day at Four Winds Field is set for Sunday, June 25, 2023. Dean Grantz has reserved 60 field box seats (we can add more, if needed) for the 2:05 pm South Bend Cubs game against the Fort Wayne TinCaps. Tickets are $13.00 each. Payment can either be sent to the Cathedral of Saint James or made online through Givelify. Payment instructions will be sent via email when people reserve seats. Seats are not guaranteed until payment is received (so that the Cathedral is not on the hook for unused seats). The number of seats is fairly flexible until June 11, after which they will lock in a number with the Cubs office.

Reservations can be made via Google Form, emailing Joe Anand-Obleton or calling him at (574) 232-4837. 

For anyone who wishes, the Cathedral will host a pregame "Bring Your Own Picnic" in our Butterfly Garden from Noon until 1:30 pm. It's an easy walk to the stadium and - best of all - parking is free at the Cathedral. Registration is not required for the picnic. Just come!

Spring Clergy Retreat

Date: May 8-10, 2023

Where: Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center (Donaldson, IN)

Clergy are invited to attend the Spring Clergy Retreat. This year's theme will center on the Lambeth Calls. Bishop Doug Sparks will be our retreat leader and will be joined virtually by other bishops from across the Anglican Communion.

Check-in begins on Monday, May 8 at 3 p.m.

Wrap up after Eucharist/Lunch Wednesday, May 10.

Save the Date

Fall Clergy Retreat

Date: October 9-11, 2023

Where: Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center

2022 Constitution and Canons

The 2022 Constitution and Canons is available for free as an HTML file directly viewable in the browser; or you may purchase a print version. Learn more here.

The Diocese is now accepting applications for the following two grants.

• Continuing Education Grants: Continuing Education Grants are awarded by the Continuing Education Subcommittee of the Commission on Ministry. Learn more here.
• Social Outreach Grants: Social Outreach Grants are awarded by the Diocesan Social Outreach Committee. Learn more here.

Applications must be submitted to info@ednin.org by May 31, 2023.

Action Alerts

The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations (OGR) identifies opportunities for Episcopalians to participate in our democracy. Click this link to find an action alert that you are passionate about and send a message to your members of Congress.

Episco-pols

Episcopalians and others interested in demonstrating their faith through civic engagement and advocacy are invited to subscribe to a new podcast—dubbed “Episco-pols”—from The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations.

Designed to inform and inspire, “Episco-pols” launched in mid-March and can be subscribed to via any podcast platform. In the pilot season, church advisors for international, domestic, and environmental policy will tackle frequently asked questions about church engagement with the government and offer action steps.

Read the Province V newsletter for May here.

Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Province V Annual Meeting & Retreat

Date: June 2, 5 p.m.-4, 3 p.m.

Where: Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center (Donaldson, IN)

Cost: $225 per person

Episcopal Church Women of Prov. V are holding their annual meeting and retreat weekend at Lindenwood Retreat Center in Donaldson, Indiana from June 2-4, 2023. The themes are "God's Dream" based on the book by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and modern Christian iconography presented by Kristin Wheeler from New Orleans. Ellen Lindeen and Ailysh Cooper, delegates to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) meeting in NYC, will speak about their experiences. The Rev. Canon Michelle Walker will celebrate the Eucharist on Saturday.

Reservations are required and limited.

Campus Ministry Consultant

Province V has received a $20,000 development grant from The Episcopal Church Young Adult / Campus Ministry (YACM) grant fund! Look for more details as we begin the discernment and visioning process for a Province V Campus Ministry Consultant.

Summary statement of the application:

Discernment and Visioning for a Campus Ministry Consultant

Province V is in the exploration and discernment stage of creating a Campus Ministry Consultant to serve the worshipping communities across the province as they work to connect to their local higher education campuses. The Campus Ministry Consultant (CMC), a full-time employee of Province V, would help leaders of worshipping communities identify and creatively respond to new ministry opportunities at nearby campuses. Should Province V of the Episcopal Church be awarded a YACM development grant, the Province V Executive Board and Province V Coordinator intend to partner with Ministry Architects to facilitate a visioning and discernment process with the hope of vastly expanding the reach and empowerment of young adults from diverse backgrounds on campuses across the province. The province hopes to develop a full-time campus ministry consultant position at the provincial level that can bolster and support campus ministries with best practices and innovative strategies customized to each ministry's unique context. At the conclusion of the visioning process that engages existing YACM stakeholders across the province, Ministry Architects would guide the leadership to execute an implementation plan for sustainable staffing and funding to execute this vision. 

Listening sessions will begin later in the summer. If you would like to be part of the conversation, please let Heather know.