Our mission is to inspire and equip leaders to deeply proclaim the life-giving Good News of Jesus Christ and to put faith into action.

A Call to Action from The Rev. Michael Nailor  Are you considering, imagining or already engaging in a servant ministry? We invite you to go deeper to consider how God and your community is calling you to discover more about yourself and your sense of call through this ten-week online discernment designed course. Journey alongside others who are deepening their understanding of their call and the role and function of Deacon.

Deacon’s Path This course is designed for those thinking and wondering about a ministry of servanthood, and the ministry of deacon. As a discernment course (also a requirement for those in the diaconate certificate program), you will engage in an understanding of the loving and liberating love of God. This course is also helpful for anyone considering the ministry of Priest. Led by Archdeacon Jane Miron and Deacon Hank Morrow on Thursdays at 7:00 PM beginning the first week of June. COST is $300 for credit or $100 to audit; scholarships are available. Register Here.

Podcast Listeners Looking to prepare the way forward and capture what you have learned about church life and yourself through the Coronavirus crisis? During this season of critical choice-making, we invite you to listen to and engage in the wisdom shared by Rev. Gina Campbell in the new SSFM podcast series, Telling our Stories: Practicing Forward and Capturing Change .

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Praying with the Psalms Five-week, online series begins Monday, June 1 Take the next steps to Practice Forward and Capture Change by Praying with the Psalms . In this five-week, online series led by The Rev. Richard Jorgensen, you are invited to consider your earliest experience of the Psalms, discover what challenges you, and see what wisdom the Psalms offer us today.

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Vocational, Continuing Education, and Shaped by Faith Courses begin June 1

Join us this Summer for new online learning opportunities!

Right from the comfort of your home, SSFM offers five-week online modules for individual and group parish formation in the areas of ministry you need most: discipleship, stewardship, spiritual practices, evangelism, missional formation, and effective ministry models for congregational systems.

Summer Shaped by Faith Offerings

Summer Vocational & Cont. Ed.

Becoming the Beloved Community taught by Mr. Kevin Barron, Lay Pastor Using the framework of the Episcopal Church’s “Becoming a Beloved Community,” this course on antiracism will lead participants through four pillars rooted in the Baptismal Covenant. Joining the Jesus Movement taught by The Rev. Canon Kate Harrigan This five-week course module centers on Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s call to join the Jesus Movement in a loving, liberating, and life-giving Way.

Holy Places: Liturgy in Space & Time taught by Dr. Joshua Davis The class meets for six sessions and is organized around our "Liturgical Centers": font, pulpit, altar, Presider's chair, choir space, and congregational space.  The Gospel of John taught by Dr. Deirdre Good A great opportunity to go deeper into the Gospel of John, this online course is a critical introduction and exegetical study of the theology and spirituality of the Gospel of John.

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Featured Events

Youth and Young Adult “Ice Cream Social” An opportunity to gather with other youth and young adults around the diocese. Mondays at 7:00 PM.  Sign-Up Here

Questions? For more information, please contact: Dean Robyn Szoke-Coolidge,  rszoke@diocesecpa.org Associate Dean Marsha Roscoe, mroscoe@diocesecpa.org