Southeast Region
BLT:

Checking in

August 28, 2021
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Colleague Region Missionaries Dylan Mello, Maggie Breen and I share some thoughts about Worship in this BLT: What communal practices move us to encounter God and knit us into the body of Christ?

We started this adventure together, and then thought -- let's invite everyone else to walk this way of love with us and hear everyone's stories! Below you will find a link to register for our bi-monthly zoom Tuesday gatherings at noon.
Join your ECCT Region Missionaries for this Seven-Part Series:
September 14, 28; October 12, 26; November 9, 30; December 14;January 4.
Tue, Sep 14, 2021 12:00 PM EST
Stories Along the Way of Love
We Are Communities of Theological Imagination:
where is God in our changes?
St. Paul writes to the church in Corinth that we are being changed into the likeness of Jesus from one degree of glory to another (2 Corinthians 3: 18).

We can easily lose sight of that hope that we are headed in a good direction amidst the relentless pace of changes in our lives today.

This year's Southeast Region Convocation will focus on stories of Embracing Transformation: coming to believe (and it IS a process) that God's Spirit is at work in oru changes in a good way. Come listen and have an opportunity to reflect on and share your own stories

Registration link will be coming soon.
for now, save the date & time:
October 2, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., via Zoom.
What do you dream of seeing in your neighborhood? Do you have a partner parish and other organizations that might work with you and your own parish to bring it into fruition? What is God inviting you to imagine?

The Episcopal Church in Connecticut (ECCT) is pleased to make available funds to catalyze our Regions’ engagement by joining in God’s mission of restoration and reconciliation in new and exciting ways. These funds — designated for distribution over the next five or six years — are intended for exciting, innovative, new or expanding ministries that engage and energize parishes, Ministry Networks, and community partners within our Regions.
 
This is a real opportunity for Episcopalians, with our allies and partners, to dream big and imagine together: How might we, within our Region’s communities, join Jesus more deeply in God’s work to change the world? Watch the fund's launch video to learn more, or visit our website and download an application.

Applications due October 18.
Supported by Word & Sacrament:
Morning Prayer Workshop - Recorded
If you would like to learn how to lead Morning Prayer, the information and recorded video sessions can be found HERE

Licensing information can also be found there!
An Opportunity for Lay Preachers & Lectors Across ECCT
Sat, Oct 9, 2021 9:00 AM EST
Lift Up Your Voice: A workshop for those called to speak or read in church
Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford
Connected to the Wider body of Christ
Bishop's Transition Committee
SE Region Listening Session!
The Discernment Subcommittee is holding this Listening Session for those in the Southeast Region, via Zoom. This session is designed to encourage us to share from our own unique context and experiences. We will gather together to pray, share, and discern together our current strengths and areas of growth as ECCT, as well as where we sense God inviting us next. This holy conversation will aid and inform the Discernment and Profile Subcommittees as they develop our Bishop Profile. Register for this listening session, on Tuesday, 21 September, HERE. More information about the Bishop Search and Transition can be found on their webpage.
ECCT Annual Convention News:
Tue, Sep 28, 2021 6:00 PM EST
2022 Budget of Convention Finance Review
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST
2022 Budget of Convention Finance Review
Call to 237th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut
 
Dear Companions in Christ, You are invited to the 237th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut on Friday, October 22nd and Saturday, October 23rd at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. As of right now, we are planning an in-person convention for delegates, clergy, and visitors with livestreaming available for participants who would like to watch the proceedings. Read the full Call to Convention and click the link below to register!
Fri, Oct 22, 2021 1:30 PM EST
Annual Convention 2021
Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford
Safe Church Training Information available HERE
ECCT COVID-19 Resources HERE
More detailed calendar information HERE
Our hearts have been aching for our Companions in Mission in Haiti, Cuba, and others around the world. Here's a time to share what we have learned as we have sought to continue these relationships during COVID. Sponsored by the Companions in Mission Ministry Network.
International Missions in the Time of COVID: What We Have Learned -
14 September 2021, 7p

Moderated by Rebecca Stearns of St. Paul's, Windham Center
Building our Capacity as Disciples and Apostles
Ways to join in the Care of Creation

Anglican Leadership for Climate Change, webinar series
The Anglican Consultative Council Working Group for the COP26 climate negotiations is hosting a three part webinar series on climate change. The first in the series will be on Monday, 20 September, at 12PM EST - you can register here. The program will include: interactive process of theological reflection, learning & context-setting, opportunities to think abut how to leverage leadership for climate action, showcasing examples of climate action and leadership across the Anglican Communion, and an invitation to share this work within your own context. Please share this information with anyone in your congregations who might be interested!
Contact Rachel if you want the zoom links.
Try this calendar and bingo "card" for following the
Season of Creation, September 1 - October 4.
Celebrating creation and God's gift of restoration
as we walk through that creation


Prayer Hikes continue -- in TWO regions. The following are dates, separated by the SE and SC Region, thinking that rain or bad weather on one day can invite folks from one region to go to the other region for another day.

If you're interested, please contact Rachel.




Southeast Region Prayer Hikes:
September 13, October 18, November 15, December 13
South Central Region Prayer Hikes:
September 27, October 25, November 29, December 20
I saw children waiting on school buses this morning and thought of this prayer. Then I thought of their parents and teachers as well. Maybe it applies to all of us.


God our Father, you see your children growing up in an unsteady and confusing world: Show them that your ways give more life than the ways of the world, and that following you is bettter than chasing after selfish goals. Help them to take failure, not as a measure of their worth, but as a chance for a new start. Give them strength to hold their faith in you, and to keep alive their joy in your creation; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

For Young Persons, Book of Common Prayer, p. 829
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