Please direct any comments to news@tec-europe.org

The "Season of Creation" is marked each year from September 1 to October 4, and is observed in many church traditions, including Anglicans, Lutherans, Roman Catholics, Methodists and many others. This prayer and other resources can be found here.

Loving God, we thank you for the gift of life in all its diversity and beauty. Lord Jesus Christ, crucified and risen, we praise you that you came to redeem all of creation. Holy Spirit, we rejoice that you breathe in the life of the world. Grant us faith and courage to deny ourselves, take up our cross and follow Jesus as caretakers of, and justice-seekers for, your beautiful and bountiful creation. For the blessing of your people, the sustaining of the earth and the glory of your name. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in the Convocation Convention for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

O God, you declare your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Pray with us in the  2020 Convocation Cycle of Prayer  -  available here

Over the past six months, the Council of Advice and the bishop have together been undertaking a process known as a “Mutual Ministry Review.”

All clergy in the Convocation, as a part of their letters of agreement, agree to take part in this process, typically at least every three years; the bishop invited the Council to take part in this with him at the one-year mark of his ministry as the Convocation’s bishop.

A Mutual Ministry Review is not, importantly, a performance review, in the way that phrase has been given meaning by Human Resources departments. Instead, it begins from the understanding that governance in our church is shared between those in ordained roles of leadership (like the bishop, or a rector or vicar) and a body elected to guide the work of the church (the Council of Advice, or a Vestry). It’s an opportunity to receive feedback from the clergy and congregations the Convocation serves, to raise up areas that need attention and identify potential ways of working that might bring about better results.

The Reverend Linda Grenz, former Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Rhode Island, led the process for us. She sought and received input from a wide range of clergy and wardens of congregations, as well as committee and commission chairs, and provided the bishop and Council together with a report identifying things that are going well — and things that might be approached differently.

Last, and certainly not least, the bishop and Council are also examining together how to divide their work to more clearly delineate the many functions our Council plays—that of a Standing Committee, that of a Diocesan Council, and that of a Council of Advice to the bishop.

On October 8, Rev. Stephen McPeek will begin his work with us in the role of "Priest-in-charge". He and his family will not move to the Rectory until January, but he will commute from Wiesbaden until then. I could attempt to summarize what made us believe that Steve was the right priest for the job, but he did a wonderful job already in the attached statement, written in July. He created this statement in response to questions posed by the Search Committee. These questions are not included, but they are not really necessary to understand why we felt drawn to Steve. Please take a moment to read his statement and get to know him and his family a little better. (link)

All the latest information about the entirely online Convocation Convention, including the latest updates on resolutions and nomination process may be found here:

https://youtu.be/5TrdTtHJlwE.

Online and In-Person Worship opportunities may be found here

Congregational Plans for reopening churches - see the Bishop and Council of Advice directives on Regathering the Church Prayerfully and Intentionally here

See Bishop Edington's August 16 here - here

Le samedi à 17h

La Convocation des Eglises Episcopales en Europe vous propose :

la Sainte Eucharistie en français

du 3 octobre 2020

Vous êtes tous et toutes les bienvenues à cette sainte eucharistie en français, présenté par la Convocation des Eglises Episcopales en Europe. La première messe aura lieu samedi le 3 octobre à 17h à la cathédrale de la Sainte Trinité. Quand vous entrez, vous devez fournir vos coordonnées pour la recherche des contacts.