Pre-Convention meetings

October 5, 7 p.m. at Emmanuel Church, Cumberland

October 6, 7 p.m. at St. Matthew's, Jamestown

Clergy and lay delegates to Convention are especially encouraged to attend. You will receive an email within the next week containing the draft budget for 2017 as well as the proposed resolutions, and these meetings are your best opportunity to ask questions. Your feedback can shape the final version of the budget. Convention itself will be Nov. 4-5 at St Luke's East Greenwich.  

Oct. 14-16

Happening is a diocesan youth-led retreat designed to give high school students an opportunity to explore their faith through small groups and by listening to their peers tell them about their own spiritual journeys. Happening provides a unique opportunity for friends and families of the participants to help them experience God's love in a truly life-changing way.

The next Happening weekend will take place Friday Oct. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 16  at the Episcopal Conference Center at 872 Reservoir Rd in Pascoag, RI. The cost of the weekend is $160.00. Scholarship aid is available if needed. 

Online registration is available now through the ECC registration website . You can download a paper form here . If you have any questions regarding the Happening weekend, email [email protected] . We hope you will encourage the high school students you know to attend this special weekend.

LEV training Nov 9, 6-9 p.m. 

Lay Eucharistic Visitors (LEVs) take communion to those who cannot attend worship. If you believe you might be called to this ministry, discuss it with your clergy person. 

LEVs are licensed by the bishop. Licensing requires an application signed by your priest and attendance at a diocesan training session. The next training session is on Nov. 9 at St. Martin's in Providence, from 6 to 9 p.m. Learn more about the ministry of a LEV and download the application here, and submit the completed application prior to attending the training.

Wondering where you can get your pet blessed? Here are the pet blessings that parishes have let us know about, listed by date and time:

Saturday, October 1:

Church of the Redeemer, Providence, 11 a.m. 

St. David's on the Hill, Cranston, 5 p.m.

St. Mary's Portsmouth, 5 p.m.

Sunday, October 2:

St. Mary's, Portsmouth, 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Chapel of St. John the Divine, Saunderstown, 9:30 a.m.

Emmanuel, Cumberland, 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Holy Cross, Middletown, 9:30 a.m.

St. James, North Providence, 10 a.m 

Church of the Ascension, Wakefield, 1 p.m.
St. Mark's, Warwick, 2 p.m. 
Good Shepherd, Pawtucket, 3 p.m. 

St. Martin's, Providence, 4 p.m.
St. Thomas's, Greenville, 4 p.m. 
Sts. Matthew and Mark, Barrington, 5 p.m.outside blessing, 

Sunday, October 9:

Bring your excess household goods, clothing, shoes, accessories, linens and books to St. Mary's Home for Children on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 8 am--12 noon. SAVERS will pay St. Mary's for all items donated on a per-pound basis.  St.Mary's is located at 420 Fruit Hill Ave. in North Providence.

Celebration and Silent Auction

Saturday, Oct. 15  5-9 p.m.

St. Paul's Pawtucket warmly invites you to an elegant evening of music, food, drinks (cash bar), entertainment, silent auction, and raffle to benefit the restoration of our 10-bell carillon. Upgrades are underway and all proceeds from this event will go to completing work on the carillon so that the church bells can once again ring out God's love across the land of Pawtucket. We are told that Samuel Slater himself is planning to come, and we would love to see you also! Learn more and buy tickets to join the celebration.

Weds. Oct. 19 5:30-8:30 pm

Temple Beth-El, Providence

The annual conference of RI Interfaith Power and Light, an organization of which the Diocese is a member, will take place at Temple Beth-El in Providence on the evening of October 19 and will feature a panel of speakers to address the call to care for Creation from the perspectives of three different faith traditions, including Rabbi Jeff Goldwasser of Temple Sinai, Mr. Patrick Carolan of the Global Catholic Climate Movement and Mufti Ikram Ul Haq of Masjid Al-Islam.  Here is more information about the conference and how to register. 

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry frequently refers to our church as "the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement." He recently released a video in which he explains what he understands to be the main characteristics of the Jesus Movement. You can watch it here and catch some of his enthusiasm. 

The House of Bishops met earlier this month in Detroit, Michigan.  At the end of their meeting they released a short message speaking to current events in the country and the world, and reminding us that we are each "called to a time such as this," as the biblical book of Esther says. The bishops present their message in this video. 

Are you a young adult or adult (at least 19 years of age or older) who would love to support the ministry and work of the 2017 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE17) ? EYE17 will be in Edmund, Oklahoma from  July 10-14, 2017.  Volunteer to serve as a chaplain, peer minister, residential staff, or a member of the medical care team of this national youth event which occurs every 3 years. All of these roles support the ministry and work of EYE17 and are managed by the Pastoral Care team coordinator, the Rev. Shannon Kelly. See the skills/gifts, qualifications, and job descriptions here for more information.