OpportunitiesEpiscopal Revival, June 22, 7-9 p.m. ET
This churchwide revival will be at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the night before the start of the 81st General Convention. The event—which will also be livestreamed on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook and YouTube pages—is free and open to the public. Learn more and register. ‘Prophetic Voices’ podcast: ‘Preaching Good Friday’
This episode features a discussion of the lectionary for Good Friday, with guests the Rev. Cameron Partridge, rector of St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco; and Brother Angel Gabriel, a seminarian at Seminary of the Southwest and life-professed brother of the Brotherhood of St. Gregory. “Prophetic Voices” is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, Episcopal Church staff officer for racial reconciliation. Learn more. Join the Pulse: Your insights matter, and together, we can create a stronger, more vital future for The Episcopal Church. Click here to join the Episcopal Pulse community. You can also visit the Episcopal Pulse webpage for more information. Thank you for considering your involvement, and we look forward to your participation in shaping the future of The Episcopal Church. Find out more >
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Grants - See the list here >Apply now for Episcopal Church 2024-2025 educational scholarships
Applications are being accepted for a wide variety of educational scholarships from The Episcopal Church for the 2024-2025 academic year. The deadline to apply online is April 15. All applicants must be Episcopalian. (Press release in English and Spanish) Grant applications open for 2024 Episcopal creation care projectsThe Episcopal Church’s Task Force on the Care of Creation and Environmental Racism is offering an additional round of grant funding for up to eight projects that seek to bolster creation care and environmental justice work. The deadline to apply online is March 22.
A total of $100,000 is available for funding eco-ministry projects that address climate change, environmental degradation, and the inequitable and systemic impacts of environmental racism. The grant committee is interested in supporting programs that go beyond secular environmental work to provide resources for faith-based community organizing and theological reflection. As with the previous funding round, projects that support The Episcopal Church’s goal of reaching net carbon neutrality by 2030 will be favorably considered, along with projects that develop climate change resiliency. Read more and apply here. ResourcesThe church’s Good Friday Offering, in its 102nd year, goes toward Episcopal and Anglican siblings in Jerusalem and the Middle East. This year’s offering includes an online concert of sacred music, which will be livestreamed on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook page and website at 3 p.m. ET March 29.
Coming this April, a curriculum that builds God's beloved community.
Rooted in faith, this five-session formation curriculum is designed to help children in grades K-5 understand their own belovedness and the belovedness of their neighbors. Living God’s Dream is built from activities designed to cultivate the practice of seeing the image of God in everyone. Encouraging children to action, service, and relationships, the curriculum helps children resist ideas that treat others as outsiders. The learner guide includes activities that can be taken home at the conclusion of the program, where it prompts discussions within families. Developed in conjunction with the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing and field tested in churches, Living God’s Dream is designed for use in a variety of settings, including Sunday school, schools, and Vacation Bible School. Pre-order from any Episcopal bookstore, Amazon, Bookshop, or your favorite bookstore. Leader Guide | Paperback | 9781640656703 | List Price: $49.95 Participant Guide | Paperback | 9781640656819 | List Price: $14.95 Anne Zaccardelli , Marketing Specialist, P: 212-592-6382 x6382 Morehouse Publishing | Seabury Books | Church Publishing 19 East 34th Street | New York, NY 10016 One big thing: What happens when “nones” have kids?
2. Seeking church partners for a new research study 3. Youth ministry redone, again 4. Project Phoenix [update 3] 5. Holy Week text experience is back 6. Podcast: On clergy resilience 7. Sign from the future: whole new jobs 8. Resources for your ministry 9. New experimental program enriches preaching 10. From YAMTR: 11. What we’re reading 12. From Lifelong Learning: Enneagram as Pastoral Ministry One fun thing: To save, shop fast! |