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Reunification Discernment Committee | |
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The Reunification Discernment Committee would like to hear from you! Come share potentials you see, concerns you have, and dreams you hold for the Episcopal Church in Indiana. (Meeting held via Zoom. Times listed in Eastern time zone.)
Space in each session is limited to 40 people so don't delay in registering!
- Listening Session 1 - January 10, 7-8 p.m.
- Listening Session 2 - January 17, 7-8 p.m.
- Listening Session 3 - January 22, 7-8 p.m.
- Listening Session 4 - January 27, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Listening Session 5 - February 1, 7-8 p.m.
- Listening Session 6 (clergy only) - February 7, 2-3 p.m.
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Jr./Sr. High Winter Retreat | |
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Date: January 26-28
Where: Wawasee Episcopal Center
The Winter Retreat is a time for our Jr. & Sr. High Youth to gather, share stories, play games, and grow as a community in the love of Jesus Christ. Please register and plan to join us January 26 - 28 at the Wawasee Episcopal Center in Syracuse.
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EDNIN School for Faith and Ministry | |
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Gathering in person one Saturday a month at the Wawasee Retreat Center in Syracuse, ESFM offers courses on topics such as scripture, church history, liturgical studies, and theology as well as training in practical areas such as leading worship, preaching and visiting the homebound. The materials have been created by the Iona Collaborative at Seminary of the Southwest and are led by local facilitators. Whether you are a lay person pursuing spiritual and intellectual enrichment, someone engaged in the process for ordination, or an ordained person seeking to continue your education, you are welcome to become a part of ESFM!
EDNIN School for Faith and Ministry Spring Semester 2024 begins March 9, 2024. Registration Open January 15-February 2, 2024.
Interested in facilitating a course? Email Missioner Terri Bays.
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Becoming Beloved Community Commission | |
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Becoming Beloved Community grants available for Episcopal Church justice, reconciliation projects
Applications are open for another round of Becoming Beloved Community grants to help support The Episcopal Church’s work of racial justice, healing, reconciliation, and creation care. The deadline to apply is March 1.
Find criteria and the application online; and join an information session at 6 p.m. ET Jan. 9 to learn more.
Funds for these grants were first allocated in 2018 by the 79th General Convention; in 2022, the 80th General Convention approved further funding “for the continued implementation of additional work of organizing our efforts to respond to social and racial injustice and grow a Beloved Community of healers, justice makers and reconcilers.”
Applicants are encouraged to first reflect on The Episcopal Church’s resource, “Becoming Beloved Community Where You Are,” which describes specific ways to engage in this work. Projects that advance any of the quadrants of the Becoming Beloved Community labyrinth are welcomed.
Grants include seed grants up to $7,500 and impact grants up to $15,000. Seed grants are geared toward groups launching new projects or growing existing projects. Impact grants are aimed primarily at increasing the capacity, impact, and reach of communities and institutions already working to advance justice, healing, reconciliation, and creation care.
“These grants are more than just financial support; they are a testament to our unwavering commitment to fostering inclusive, loving communities that embody the spirit of togetherness and understanding,” said the Rev. Edwin Johnson, chair of the Becoming Beloved Community Advisory Group. “Each grant represents a unique opportunity to bring transformative projects to life--projects that build bridges, heal divides, and spread love in tangible ways.”
Since 2019, approximately 80 projects have been funded by Becoming Beloved Community grants for a total of $808,850.
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A Case for Love is a heartfelt yet personally challenging movie inspired by the teachings and writings of Bishop Michael Curry, most well-known for his passionate sermon about “The Power of Love” at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
This documentary examines whether or not love–specifically unselfish love–is the solution to the extreme societal and political divide facing the U.S.
In the full-length documentary, the film team travels across the U.S. interviewing everyday people from various walks of life and ethnicities, striving to live their lives selflessly. Stories include racial justice, military, foster care, sexual trafficking, love and loss and others as well-known figures including Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Al Roker, Sam Waterston, The Rev. Becca Stevens, Russell Moore, John Danforth, John Clyburn, The Rev. Kelly Brown Douglas, Jon Meacham, The Rev. Alberto Cutie, Rep. Jim Clyburn, John Danforth , Rabbi Shoshanah Conover, and Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi weigh in on the issue. Ultimately, Bishop Michael Curry puts what we’ve seen into context.
The viewer is challenged to make their own verdict. Come watch and decide for yourself.
This documentary is scheduled to be in theaters only on January 23. Find a theater near you and purchase tickets at https://www.fathomevents.com/events/a-case-for-love/.
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The Center for Congregations is excited to announce the 2024 Mental Health Initiative (MHI) cohort. This education and grant initiative is designed to assist congregations in addressing mental health and wellness among their members. This is a competitive process, and 30 congregations from the Northern and Southern counties in Indiana will be selected in 2024.
Online applications will open on Monday, January 8 and are due Thursday, February 15.
Selected congregations will participate in educational sessions and write a project description for a grant of up to $40,000 to fund expenses and activities that support mental health programming in your congregation.
Learn more about the Mental Health Initiative on The Center for Congregations' website or by attending a virtual information session(s). Registration is available on the MHI webpage.
- Tuesday, January 9 (Spanish interpretation available)
- Thursday, January 18
- Wednesday, January 24
- Sunday, January 27 (Spanish interpretation available)
- Tuesday, January 30
If you have additional questions, please contact Matt Burke, Center for Congregations Northeast Director and Director of Education by phone at 317-237-7799 ext 1109 or by email.
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Reunification Discernment Committee Listening Session for Clergy
Date: February 7, 2-3 p.m. (EST)
Where: Zoom (Registration information will be sent separately to clergy.)
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Save the Dates
2024 Spring Clergy Retreat
Date: May 13-15, 2024
Where: Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center
2024 Fall Clergy Retreat
Date: October 14-16, 2024
Where: Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center
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Office of Government Relations | |
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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.
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Metro-Detroit Episcopal church calls for freeze on firearm disposal, halt on efforts to recycle guns | The church where more guns have been collected in Oakland County, Michigan, than anywhere else in recent history, is asking city, county, and state authorities to stop a cache... | | | |
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Michigan bishop appointed by governor to state LGBTQ+ commission | The Rt. Rev. Bonnie Perry, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, has been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to serve on Michigan's first-ever statewide LGBTQ+ Commissi... | | | |
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Province V’s Big Provincial Gathering will be held April 26-27, 2024 in South Bend, Indiana. EVERYONE is invited to this event! The registration fee will be $50.
We are currently calling for workshop proposals and anyone can offer their experience and gifts! Do you have a ministry of which you are particularly proud? Do you have a creative ministry idea? Have you solved a problem that other people could benefit knowing about?
Workshop descriptions are due by December 1, 2023!
Main page: https://www.provincev.org
BPG24: https://www.provincev.org/bpg24.html
Workshop proposals: https://www.provincev.org/bpg24workshopproposal.html
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News Around The Episcopal Church | |
Christmas at Sea knitting ministry has brought warm clothes and cheer to seafarers for 125 years | On Christmas Day, thousands of crew members on oceangoing cargo ships and boats on U.S. waterways will receive gifts of handmade hats and scarves through Christmas at Sea, ... | | | |
Sandra Day O'Connor honored at Washington National Cathedral funeral | President Joe Biden and Chief Justice John Roberts were among those who paid tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, d... | | | |
Same-sex couples receive blessings for first time in Church of England | Same-sex couples began receiving blessings in the Church of England on Dec. 17 but are still not allowed to marry in England's Anglican churches - a long-debated comp... | | | |
Episcopal delegates leave UN climate change conference disappointed yet hopeful | After 13 days of advocating at the United Nations' annual climate conference for stronger public and private actions to help solve the global climate crisis, Episcopal dele... | | | |
Episcopal, religious leaders participate in Global Refugee Forum | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees held its second quadrennial Global Refugee Forum, the world's largest international gathering on refugees, in Europe this ... | | | |
General Seminary commissions film marking 200th anniversary of 'A Visit From St. Nicholas' | The General Theological Seminary has commissioned a 15-minute film to mark the 200th anniversary of Clement Clarke Moore's beloved Christmas poem "A Visit From St. Nicholas... | | | |
Episcopal congregation resumes worship services months after Maui wildfires destroyed church | Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaiʻi, held its first worship service at a United Methodist Church in nearby Napili nearly four months after a series of... | | | |
Small church in upstate New York in final stretch to raise $3 million to meet town's food-insecurity needs | For the past 30 years St. John's Episcopal Church has hosted the only food programs that serve the city of Johnstown, a community of 8,100 people northwest of Albany in ups... | | | |
Pennsylvania congregations celebrate Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe | When Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez, was a child growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe every Dec. 12 and Christmas... | | | |
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Please email any events, articles, or notifications you desire to be
included in the next monthly enewsletter to Canon Christopher Hillak,
Missioner for Communications and Operations, by January 25. Thank you!
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