Members of the Council of Trustees presented an update on the Strategic Implementation Plan at the 165th Diocesan Convention held in Wichita on October 18-19. Four of the Council members spoke during Bishop Cathleen Bascom’s address to outline the four major objectives that have been identified, the tactics that have been developed to meet those …
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Diane Sherwood, a parishioner of Good Shepherd, Wichita, worked for twenty-five years as a divorce attorney and high-conflict mediator in family law. Throughout her practice, she has managed some of the most high-conflict divorces in the state of Kansas. In 2018 Sherwood attended a mediation conference where Eileen Barker, a fellow mediator and attorney from …
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Every one of us has been disappointed by life at one time or another. Yet we often find that by remaining open to the movements of the Spirit, we discover paths to purpose that we never expected. A psychology student and senior at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Greta Carlson was on track to work …
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Here we are on the eve of another presidential election night. There is a real fear that our union as Americans will be stretched too far and our tensions will erupt in violence. How do we be in this tense time as religious and spiritual people? Consider this approach from a colleague who said, “no …
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The 165th Diocesan Convention met October 18-19, 2024 at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Wichita Airport. A full summary of convention business is available now on the diocesan website. “We will celebrate much and hold hope for our future as we walk God’s Path Together; Juntos en el Camino de Dios.” – Bishop Cathleen Bascom
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This June, I spent a week at the Episcopal Summer camp at Camp Wood, YMCA as a first-time counselor. Since leaving, I’ve had several dreams in the CWCU (Camp Wood Cinematic Universe). In one dream, I was building a shrine in my cabin when I lost track of time. I was hanging friendship bracelets, ornaments, …
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In April 1893 the Reverend John Von Herrlich arrived at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The cathedral-style church had been under construction since 1887 but remained unfinished. The shell of St. John’s had been boarded up for four years with only the exterior stone walls, a slate roof, and a boiler in place. Father Von Herrlich …
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Saint Francis Ministries’ Advocacy Team helped make history last month with the passage of the SOUL Family Option, making Kansas the first state in nation to adopt the permanency option that gives teens 16 or older in foster care the opportunity to obtain legal permanency and transition into adulthood via a custodian of their choice. …
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Yesterday was a much-anticipated day in the life of the Episcopal Church: the Election of the next Presiding Bishop. The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, Diocese of Northwest Pennsylvania and Western New York, was overwhelmingly elected on the first ballot. At 49, he is the second-youngest presiding bishop ever, and the first Gen X presiding bishop. …
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It is not every day that you get to be a witness to history being made, but one of the joys and privileges of serving as a deputy from the Diocese of Kansas at the 81st General Convention of the Episcopal Church is that on any given day you just might! Having represented our diocese at the …
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