RenewalWorks Winter Co-hort assembling now Returning to actual presence after a long COVID hiatus we are finding a changed world and changed relationships to church. RenewalWork will provide your congregation a spiritual life snapshot of where your congregation is right now and what its best growth points going forward can be. See where COVID has landed you in terms of its impact on the spiritual life of your congregation. Build curiosity in your congregation about spiritual practice, build a common language to shape discipleship, discern together God’s future for your church where God's people grow intentionally, and the world and neighbors that God loves are served. There will be an online orientation on January 12 th at 7:00 pm.
Anyone who is looking to launch in January should plan to sign up by the end of November in order to have the lead time they will need to prepare for the launch. This digital brochureis our most up to date promotional and gives a good overview of RenewalWorks and the updates we've made recently to accommodate online workshop meetings.
The FaithX Project in partnership with the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) is pleased to announce the launch of version 2.0 of the Congregational Vitality Assessment tool (CVA), available at no cost for immediate use. After 10 years of research and implementation of a paper-based CVA tool, the digital version was built in early 2020. The Congregational Vitality Assessment tool is designed to provide a congregation with an assessment of its Vitality (how healthy it is) and its Sustainability (whether it has the people, financial, and contextual resources necessary to survive). The vitality section carries the bulk of the assessment, measuring ten areas of congregational functioning, such as Vision and Mission, Leadership, Lay Empowerment, Worship, Formation, Stewardship, and more. Find out more >
Dec 1 May She Flourish: Keys to Authenticity and Integrity as Women in Ministry
Jan 14Faith in the Future Talks (Part 2 released)
Jan 22Godly Play Commuter Core Training Module 3: Supporting the Circle of Children and Liturgical Action Lessons (In-person) Register here
Feb 2 May She Flourish: #ThisIsWhatAPastorLooksLike: Being a Pastor with a Female Body
Mar 2May She Flourish: Strategies for Fighting Everyday Sexism
Apr 6 May She Flourish: Developing Your Well-Being Toolkit
May 13Faith in the Future Talks (Part 3 released - Parts 1-2 will be available for registrants as well)
Episcopal Asset Map https://www.episcopalassetmap.org/ Churches and other ministry locations should update their information on the asset map
Resources
The Episcopal Church has updated its collection of resources to help individuals, small groups, and congregations observe Advent. Visit episcopalchurch.org/advent-and-christmas-resources for formation resources, an Advent calendar, bulletin inserts, sermon ideas, Advent and Christmas invitation kits, podcasts, and more!
Check the website for the latest news on projects! Here is the November newsletter and it includes this: Ready, Player One? Experiment looking at church in the Metaverse What could an Episcopal Church look like in the Metaverse? TryTank is launching a new experiment that engages this exact question. Led by experiment manager, Rev. Sean Steele from St. Isidore Episcopal Church, this experiment is open to anyone interested in this new medium as an environment to share the Good News of the Gospel. TryTank is looking for interested participants who would like to dream this community into being. If you are one of those people, please contact Sean HERE. All that is required is a reliable internet connection and an open mind.
Grant applications open for Episcopal Church Constable Fund, Roanridge Trust - Applications are open for two grant opportunities offered annually by The Episcopal Church--Constable Fund grants, which focus on religious education, and Roanridge Trust grants, which support leadership development in small towns and rural communities.
The application deadline for both is Dec. 12, but the Constable Grant has a Province II deadline of November 12!! The RoanridgeTrust was established by the Cochel family, who originally gave a working farm in Missouri called Roanridge to The Episcopal Church. Income from the trust generates the grant funds, which are used for the "training of town and country ministry and rural Christian workers” of The Episcopal Church. They support creative models of leadership development and training for laity and clergy in small towns and rural communities across The Episcopal Church. Programs to be conducted in metropolitan areas are not eligible for Roanridge Trust grants.
Dioceses, congregations and Episcopal Church-related organizations and institutions are invited to apply for Roanridge Trust grants. Applications require diocesan bishop approval. More information, application forms and instructions about the Roanridge Trust grants are available in English at this link and in Spanish at this link.
The 2021 Roanridge Trust grants totaled $209,851, distributed among 12 recipients. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $29,000.
For more information about either grant, contact the Rev. Molly James, deputy executive officer of the General Convention, 212-716-6048, or Mr. George Wing, chair of the grant review committee, winggeo@winglaw.com.
Solicitudes de beca abiertas para el Fondo Constable y el Fondo Roanridge de la Iglesia Episcopal Las solicitudes están abiertas para dos oportunidades de becas ofrecidas anualmente por la Iglesia Episcopal: la becas del Fondo Constable, que se enfocan en la educación religiosa, y las becas del Fondo Roanridge, que apoyan el desarrollo de liderazgo en pueblos pequeños y comunidades rurales.
La fecha límite de solicitud para ambas es el 12 de diciembre.
[The Constable Fund] El Fondo Constable ofrece becas para financiar iniciativas misioneras que no se incluyeron en el presupuesto de la Iglesia Episcopal según lo aprobado por la Convención General 2018, con preferencia declarada por el trabajo en el área de educación religiosa. Las becas llevan el nombre de la filántropa visionaria Marie Louise Constable, que hizo una donación a la Iglesia Episcopal en 1935, durante la Gran Depresión, para establecer el fondo. Para solicitar una beca de policía a través de la provincia II, siga este enlace>
Las solicitudes del Fondo Constable solo pueden ser presentadas por: (1) solicitantes aprobados por una de las nueve provincias de la Iglesia Episcopal; (2) un organismo interino de la Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal; o (3) una oficina de programas o un departamento de personal de la Iglesia Episcopal.
Más información sobre los requisitos de solicitud del Fondo Constable y los formularios de solicitud están disponibles en inglés en este enlace y en español en este enlace.
Las subvenciones del Fondo Constable de 2021 totalizaron 213,596 dólares, distribuidos entre seis beneficiarios. Las subvenciones oscilaron entre 2.500 dólares y 55.302 dólares.
[The Roanridge Trust] El Fondo Roanidge fue establecido por la familia Cochel, que originalmente cedió una granja en funcionamiento en Missouri llamada Roanridge a la Iglesia Episcopal. Los ingresos del fideicomiso generan los fondos de la beca, que se utilizan para la “formación del ministerio de la ciudad y el campo y de trabajadores cristianos rurales” de la Iglesia Episcopal. Apoyan modelos creativos de desarrollo de liderazgo y formación para laicos y clérigos en pueblos pequeños y comunidades rurales en toda la Iglesia Episcopal. Los programas que se llevarán a cabo en áreas metropolitanas no son elegibles para las becas del Fondo Roanridge.
Se invita a las diócesis, congregaciones y organizaciones e instituciones relacionadas con la Iglesia Episcopal a solicitar becas del Fondo Roanridge. Las solicitudes requieren la aprobación del obispo diocesano. Más información, formularios de solicitud e instrucciones sobre las becas del Fondo Roanridge están disponibles en inglés en este enlace y en español en este enlace.
Las becas del 2021 del Fondo Roanridge totalizaron 209.851 dólares, distribuidos entre 12 beneficiarios. Las becas oscilaron entre 5.000 dólares y 29.000 dólares.
United Thank Offering invites 2022 Annual Grants - Fall webinars will provide info, answer questions about process The United Thank Offering (UTO) Board is pleased to announce the availability of their 2022 UTO Annual Grants, with an application deadline of Feb. 4, 2022. These grants are awarded for projects in The Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion, each year with a different focus. Read more: http://iam.ec/pa2021UTOGrants2022
