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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What just happened? Congregations are in various stages of re-opening, gathering community momentum, and having community engagement. Covid is still with us, but we seem to be in a different phase. We are anxious, joyful, grieved, relieved, frustrated, and processing the many emotions and realities of the last two years. Ministries may look radically different, and the forms of worship and gathering have changed with many new modalities available.
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The Lambeth Conference theme of ‘God’s Church for God’s World’, reminds us that we are called upon as Christians to pray for the needs of the world. When the bishops and their spouses gather for the Lambeth Conference in July this year, they will devote time for prayer and discussion about church and world affairs. …
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United Thank Offering announced the grant recipients for the 2022 granting cycle, and we are excited to share that the Diocese of Kansas will receive funding for Cultivating Earth Stewards at The Gardens at Bethany House. The focus of the granting process this year was “Care of Creation: Turning love into action by caring for …
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After months of hard work, Bishop Cathleen and her team have successfully raised the money needed for the installation of the Garden Project at Bethany Place.
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Trinity encourages anyone to walk the labyrinth at any time of day, any time of the year. There are handouts at the site if you desire background or suggestions for your walk. There is nearby seating and shade in summer, as well as convenient parking.
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Bishop Bascom’s Statement to the Diocese, February 24, 2022 Dear Beloved members of the Diocese of Kansas, As we witness the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and wonder what the radiating seismic impacts may be, we are reminded that in the Risen Presence of Jesus we have a Living Hope. These verses of I Peter, addressed …
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