The Mission and Outreach Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas invites Episcopal parishes/congregations within the diocese to participate in this matching fund grant. Grant applications will be considered for outreach projects and ministries that support the mission of enabling parishioners to fulfill their baptismal covenant to serve as Christ’s hands and feet in the …
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Caroline Howard has been called as the Curate for Creation Care and the Vicar of St. Mary’s, Galena. She began these ministries on June 1. As Curate for Creation Care, her primary role is to cultivate and nurture the emerging community of Bethany House & Garden.The Rev. Jenn Allen, Diocesan Missioner, will act as a resource to Caroline as …
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Willie Madl hired as Groundskeeper and Hannah Nuest to serve as Biodiversity Intern for the summer
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Meet the volunteers who will be giving a week of their time to our children and youth at this year’s Episcopal Summer Mega Camp!
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Bishop Bascom was interviewed in December 2022 by Prairie Hollow Productions LLC for a documentary they are developing for PBS on climate and environmental initiatives in our area. You can read more about this documentary, and view other interviewees on their website: https://www.prairiehollow.net/projects Bishop Bascom’s interview is available on YouTube here:
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Minster Team Study Guide for Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our Time by Alan J. Roxburgh This guide was put together by the Diocesan Leadership Initiative (DLI) team. Within this guide is a suggested timeline of almost two years, intended to allow you time to do other minster …
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We invite parishes, minsters, and new expression communities in our diocese to engage in reflection about your identity and your unique calling. We pray this study may help parishes discern their unique identity and empower their gifts to share abundant life in their context. This guide offers a process of discernment for you to ask timely and critical questions about the vocation and future of your parish, minster, or new expression community.
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Grace Church in Ottawa had four Ottawa firemen come to church on Sunday, September 11. They gave a very moving presentation of 9/11, rang the chimes inside the church and then Hurst Coffman, our organist, rang the outside chimes.
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The Dioceses of Kansas and West Missouri have been served by individual members of the Society of Catholic Priests (SCP) for more than a decade. These individual members are now taking the next step in expressing their communal charism by organizing into a local Chapter of the Society. As they do so, all the people …
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Stepping away from vote or debate, to table conversations on the Call on Human Dignity which includes human sexuality. Powerful theological foundations were laid on the rock of “Imago Dei”: every single person carries the image of God, no matter their gender or sexual orientation, and are valued members of the Body of Christ.
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