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ONLINE SURVEY SEEKS YOUR OPINION

Members of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas are invited to offer their thoughts about a proposed diocesan-wide fundraising campaign by taking a confidential online survey. This is part of a larger study to determine the feasability of such a campaign.

The survey will be available May 8-21.

Before you take the survey, please read "The Dream of Kansas," the written campaign case for support, available here in PDF format. (You'll need Adobe Reader to see this document; if you don't have Reader, click here to download it for free.) "The Dream of Kansas" is also available as a Word document by clicking here.

Then click here to go to the survey, which was created by RSI, the Christian stewardship consulting firm hired by the diocese to conduct this study. All results will go directly to RSI; no one in the diocesan office will see any individual opinions.

Thank your for taking the time to offer your opinion. Your input is very valuable and greatly appreciated!

OTHER CAMPAIGN INFORMATION

A bulletin insert describing the May 8-21 online survey for all members of the diocese is available, in PDF format, by clicking here. It is suggested that parishes use the inserts during services on May 11 and 18.

A letter from Bishop Dean Wolfe to diocesan leaders describing the launch of the study in early April is available by clicking here.

WHAT'S NEW

BISHOP WOLFE JOINS IN STATEMENT ON IMMIGRATION
Bishop Dean Wolfe has joined his Methodist and Lutheran bishop counterparts in issuing a joint statement on immigration in Kansas.

The letter was released Feb. 13 to members of the Kansas Legislature and to members of three denominations. In it the bishops call on all Kansans to "reject demagoguery that is spreading its own kind of terror and fear." It also calls on national and state governments to more effectively deal with the millions of undocumented workers living in the United States. "The laws we have do not reflect the demographic and economic reality of our country," they write.

A copy of the letter in PDF format is available here.

PARISH GRANTS FOR CAMPUS MINISTRY PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED
Parishes interested in establishing campus ministry programs are invited to apply for grants from a new program approved by the 2007 Diocesan Convention.

Grant money is available for any parish that has started or wants to start a parish-based campus ministry. Applications are to be completed in consultation with the campus missioners, and grants will be awarded by the diocesan Higher Education Committee.

For a copy of the grant application form, please click here.

Contact campus missioners the Rev. Craig Loya or the Rev. Susan Terry for more information.

CYCLE OF PRAYER
The weekly cycle of prayers for those in the Diocese of Kansas and the Anglican Communion now is available for the months of April through June 2008. Click here to see the Cycle of Prayer in Word format.

STORIES FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE OF THE HARVEST
Click here to see what's new in the January/February 2008 issue of the newspaper of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas.

For stories from past issues of The Harvest, click here.

DIOLOG NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

DioLog, the bi-weekly electronic newsletter of the Diocese of Kansas, now is available online. Click here to see the current edition.

Want to receive DioLog by e-mail? Click here to subscribe.