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Harvest

The Harvest is the bimonthly print magazine produced by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas.

Bishop Alan Scarfe to Serve as New Clergy Companion Coach

Bishop Bascom is gathering newer clergy on August 19 to launch a new initiative aimed at enhancing the formation of recently ordained clergy. Bishop Alan Scarfe, the resigned ninth bishop of the diocese of Iowa, has been retained by Bishop Bascom to serve as New Clergy Companion Coach. The product of several months of discernment and conversation with her advisors, the New Clergy Companion Coach will spend the next year walking alongside recently ordained clergy supporting their development as ordained leaders of congregations.

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From Kansas to Kenya, a Crop-Raising Refuge for those Rebuilding from Domestic Trauma

On the sloping escarpment of the great Rift Valley, our driver eases his Toyota van up a rutted dirt road, past farm plots with rows of maize then past a long stretch of hedge blanketed by black plastic. We can’t see beyond the barrier, but bougainvillea spills over the top, and where the road ends at a metal gate, there is a thick furl of red and purple blossoms. 

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Medical Help from a Most Unexpected Place

At 7 am, they come out of the cafeteria of the diocesan guest house and climb onto a bus, which winds its way out of the bustling streets of Nakuru—second largest city in Kenya—climbing north from the tan savannah into the green mountains until, an hour-and-a-half later, they reach the town of Mirangine and the lumbering vehicle eases through a gated entrance onto the grounds of a one-story clinic with a dozen treatment rooms. 

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Bethany House and Garden Update

Since the garden’s grand opening in October of 2022, many seeds have been planted, those that flower into beautiful plants and vegetables and those that build relationships and faith. The garden is flourishing and being visited regularly by members of the community. Teachers from Topeka High bring their classes for outdoor lessons, volunteers assist with weeding, planting, and harvesting, and neighbors engage with programs and special events.

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Mega Camp 2023 – What’s in a Name?

Another amazing Camp week has come and gone, and Mega Camp 2023 is in the books. Camp is something I look forward to each summer. It means we get to spend a week living in God’s creation, spreading the Love of God and Christ, and deepening our faith together in Christian Community.

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Episcopal Youth Event 2023

Every three years, in accordance with General Convention Resolution #1982-D079, the Episcopal Church convenes an international youth event so “that the energy of the youth of the Episcopal Church can continue to be utilized in active ministry as members of the Body of Christ.” Since the event in 2020 was canceled due to Covid19, this summer was the first time the event has been held since 2017.

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Monuments and Roads Pilgrimage

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The Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska led a pilgrimage to Tennessee and Alabama focused on racial reconciliation June 6-12. The pilgrimage was named “Monuments and Roads” because the pilgrims would visit both monuments and roads in Tennessee and Alabama that mark key moments in our national history.

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“Do You Want to be Made Well?”

As I looked over the excavation of the pools of Bethzatha in Jerusalem this question that Jesus posed to the paralyzed man over 2000 years ago was alive in me for the parishes of the Episcopal Church. The need for community wellness for parish volunteers, vestries, staff, and clergy has become a growing prayer in me.

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