In this edition: Bishop Brown's Camp Arrowhead Capital Campaign video; major changes to COVID restrictions announced; this week's blessing and scriptural commentary; Fun Fact; Did You Know?; Check it Out!; news from the diocese, Episcopal Church, and Anglican Church.

Bishop Brown talks about how Camp Arrowhead has transformed lives, and the importance of the Ring the Bell Campaign.

More information on the Capital Campaign can be found here.

Effective Friday, May 21, capacity restrictions inside houses of worship will be lifted. Facilities will be able to use as much capacity as the social distancing requirements will allow, however, masks are still required. View all changes here.

More information on what these changes mean for the Episcopal Church in Delaware will be communicated with clergy and appear in a subsequent edition of The Net.

Being a Top-Notch Hybrid Church Masterclass: six-hour online course with a practical application, Wednesdays, June 9 and 16, 12-3pm

Held over two three-hour days, one week apart, the class provides the research, tools, and customized training to meet the immediate need of church leaders to become a hybrid congregation offering in-person and online worship and missional experiences. The focus of the masterclass is to equip leadership teams with very practical and actionable learning that can be applied immediately. These experts are not church people who can do this on the side. Rather, they are experts in their field who are wanting to share their vast knowledge with the church. More information and registration here.

This week (week of May 2), in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we hold up in prayer the St. Mary's Church, Bridgeville, the Rev. Carl E. Mosley, pastor, and the Rev. Deacon Dorothy Vuono. For the 2020-2021 diocesan Cycle of Prayer click here.

Vaccine Update from the

Ongoing Mondays to Fridays at State Public Health Clinics - Pfizer two-dose vaccine - Available without appointment from 8:30 to 11:30 am and from 1:15 to 4 pm Monday to Friday at these sites:

You can find information about and links to the above vaccination opportunities, as well as links to a pharmacy and hospital vaccination appointment systems at de.gov/getmyvaccine

Global Vaccine Access webinar highlights challenges, opportunities

A webinar on global vaccine access hosted by The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations is available for viewing here. More information here.

This summer the Choir School of Delaware will be putting on its first-ever camp musical, Sister Act. Students entering grades 5-12 are eligible to enroll. Students will have the opportunity to work with our region's most accomplished musicians, theater directors, and choreographers while putting together this wonderful production. Informal auditions are required. Additionally, campers will also have opportunities for:

Due to the pandemic and social distancing precautions, space is limited. The Choir School will work with families that demonstrate financial need and will not allow financial barriers to exclude students from this opportunity for growth and development. Enroll here.

Nashville artist Kory Caudill partners with diverse team on transformative, timely project — a new artistic collaboration led by the Episcopal Church and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry that explores the powerful intersection between art, justice, and faith, will launch May 22 with a free digital broadcast filmed at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. More information

Pentecost season opens with Way of Love Revival Weekend: One in the Spirit features churchwide virtual worship and concert, May 22 and 23

The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love. The weekend of events includes the following:

Skofstad of South Bend, Indiana, has been named public affairs officer for The Episcopal Church. In this role, she will serve as a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. More information

At its April 2021 meeting, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church approved United Thank Offering (UTO) grants to support 16 Episcopal Church and eight Anglican Communion missions and ministries, in its second round of COVID-19-related mission and ministry funding. Three historical grants were also awarded for projects that fall outside the regular parameters of the granting process but within the historical practices of UTO. More information

Report offers insights into race and power in the church. After two years and more than 1,300 surveys, the ground-breaking Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership is now available to the wider church and public. The audit identifies nine patterns of systemic racism – ranging from the historical context of church leadership to current power dynamics -- that will also be highlighted in three public webinars in May and June. More information in English and Spanish here

The Episcopal Church’s Tell Me Something Good series launches second season, watch here

Tell Me Something Good, a web series from The Episcopal Church that launched in the fall of 2020, returns for a second season. This series highlights positive stories from around the church through conversations with a variety of guests. More information

United Thank Offering (UTO), along with the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in Boston, will host the second annual Theology of Gratitude Conference. More information

Churches around the Anglican Communion are deeply involved in the fight against racism, both within the structures of the church itself, and in wider society. The year 2020 was marked by an increase in support for the Black Lives Matter movement, following the death of George Floyd, an African American, at the hands of police officers in the US. Many churches released statements in response to the tragedy, affirming a commitment to racial reconciliation. Covid-19 has also disproportionately impacted minority groups. Churches around the world have been doing what they can in the fight against racism. More information

“For more than a year the attention of the whole world has been primarily focused on health and healthcare, as countries across the globe respond to the Covid-19 pandemic”, the Deputy Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Dr Will Adam, said. “And during that time, the value and appreciation we place on healthcare workers has also increased, as we rightly recognise the incredible hard work they have done, particularly those on the front line in critical care, to support patients with Coronavirus and other illnesses. “The new Anglican Health and Community Network will support Anglicans working across the world in health care, whether in clinical settings or in the community. It has long been recognised that, in many parts of the world, Churches are best placed to reach ‘the last mile’ in hard to reach communities — whether it is in disseminating disease prevention education; or organising community clinics. More information