{e}Connections | January 30, 2024 | |
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Ordination of the Tenth Bishop February 17
January 31 is hotel discounted rate deadline
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God willing and the people consenting, the Rev. Canon Kristin Uffelman White will be ordained bishop on Saturday, February 17 at 11 a.m. at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus. Everyone in our diocese is invited to attend in person, and the service will also be livestreamed on the diocesan website.
The diocese has negotiated a block room discount for the nights of February 15 and 16 with the Hilton Columbus Downtown.
Use this link to reserve a room at our special group rate: http://tinyurl.com/ycyva42e or call the hotel at 1-855-380-9591 and reference “Diocese of Southern Ohio – Episcopal Church – Code 93D”. The deadline for making reservations for a discounted room is tomorrow, January 31.
Bishop Wendell N. Gibbs will be chief consecrator at the ordination in place of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who is recovering from a series of health setbacks.
Reservations are not required, but your RSVP will help us plan. Please be sure to reserve a spot if you need child care during the ordination service so we have as many caregivers as we need. Make a reservation and volunteer to help.
Read FAQs about the ordination.
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Episcopal Community Ministries grant application deadline January 31 | |
Episcopal Community Ministries (ECM) provides grants for congregational ministries working to help our Ohio neighbors overcome challenges. ECM will offer two granting cycles in 2024.
Apply for a grant by January 31 using the form on the diocesan website.
The second grant cycle will start accepting applications on June 1, and the deadline will be June 30.
Download a sample of the application (in Word or pdf format) on the ECM grant application page.
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Forms, policies, and other information for congregational management can be found under Resources on the diocesan website. | |
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Lawrence Home Association Academic Grant for Minority Women
The Lawrence Home Association Academic Grant for Minority Women helps finance the post-secondary education of minority women, regardless of age, who are affiliated with an Episcopal church within the Diocese of Southern Ohio. The 2024 application deadline is March 28.
Learn more.
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Parochial report filing
Online filing of the 2023 Parochial Report began on January 4. Reports must be filed online by March 1 at https://reports.dfms.org. Line by line instructions are available here.
Questions about the Parochial Report should be directed to Susan Byrnside, senior accountant, in the Finance Office.
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Volunteer for General Convention
The Episcopal Church is looking for volunteers to help with the 81st General Convention from June 23 to 28 in Louisville, Kentucky. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out the online form.
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Upcoming diocesan meetings, events and deadlines | |
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A complete list of diocesan and community events can be found on the diocesan calendar.
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Diocesan initiatives and ministries | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio has committed to the call of Becoming Beloved Community, with focus on the work of racial healing, reconciliation, justice-making and care of creation. | |
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LEGOS wanted!
Remember stepping on that one loose LEGO barefooted? Felt like misery, didn't it? Well, get rid of that memory and your old LEGOS! Our Sunday School ministries and an upcoming LEGO Madness night will put them to good use.
Drop off new or used LEGOS on Sunday mornings or between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday during February at the drop-off locations listed below. All forms and versions of LEGOS will be accepted.
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Beloved Community Circles resume today | |
Weekly online gatherings of Beloved Community Circles will resume beginning today.
Tuesday evening circles meet weekly from 7 to 8:30 p.m. beginning today, January 30, and Friday morning circles will gather from 10 to 11:30 a.m. beginning on February 2.
Sign up here.
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Looking for meaningful conversation? Check out cuppa
Beginning on February 15, a new gathering in Cincinnati called cuppa provides an opportunity to listen to one another as we share stories from our lives. Bring your lunch if you like and join us as Joey Taylor from BeSpoken leads a time of conversation and sharing stories.
Contact Adam Hayden at 812-430-4464 or ahayden@diosohio.org to RSVP or just show up!
cuppa will be held every Thursday from 12 to 1 p.m. beginning February 15, at Community Happens Here, 6238 Montgomery Road in Cincinnati.
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All 6th-12th grade students are invited to gather on Friday, February 16 from 7 to 9 p.m., the night before the bishop's ordination, at Trinity on Capitol Square.
Learn more about the ordination, eat fun food, and play games. If you are outside of Columbus and want to carpool, let us know. Hope to see you there!
Register here.
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Using Picture Books for Racial Healing: a Dismantling Racism Certification Course
Picture books offer an excellent way to discover, discuss, and share stories about topics that many people did not study in school but that are crucial to the work of repairing, healing, and seeing God in each other. Registration is open for Dismantling Racism training sessions taking place in the coming months. Miriam McKenney leads the trainings, which take place on Zoom.
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February (6, 7, 8, 13, 14, & 15 from 12 to 1 p.m.). Sign up here.
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March (12, 19, 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.). Sign up here.
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April (10, 17, 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.) Sign up here.
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May (15, 22, 29 from to 6 to 8 p.m.). Sign up here.
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June (4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13 from 12 to 1 p.m.). Sign up here.
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August (14, 21, 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.). Sign up here.
Email Director of Dismantling Racism Miriam McKenney to learn more.
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Creation Care and Environmental Justice Author Book Talk
On Thursday, February 29 from 7 to 8 p.m., the Creation Care and Environmental Justice Commission will host author and climate activist, Heather McTeer Toney, as she talks about her new book, Before The Streetlights Come On: Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions, on Zoom.
McTeer Toney brings her background in politics, community advocacy, and leadership in environmental justice to her exploration of why and how Black Americans are uniquely qualified to lead national and global conversations about systems of racial disparity and solutions to the climate crisis.
Registration is required. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the webinar. Register here.
If you plan to attend and will commit to reading the book in advance, you can request a free copy here. Copies will be available to the first 20 people who make a request.
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Advocacy update
Advocacy briefings are compiled by Ariel Miller, a longtime community advocate and member of Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming.
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This week's advocacy briefing includes:
- Bipartisan child tax credit bill has a chance in Congress. Weigh in now.
- Ohio legislators introduce bills to eliminate personal income and commercial activity tax
- Implications for public schools and working parents
- Hamilton County offers aid for immigrants and refugees
- Ohio Senate overrides Governor’s veto of HB 68 banning most gender-affirming care for trans youth; ACLU sues, citing amendment passed to thwart Obamacare
Read the Advocacy Briefing.
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Upcoming events at Procter Center | |
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Seeding Day at Procter Center
Saturday, March 2
10 a.m.
This time of year, our farmer is busy seeding trays for what will become our beautiful education and production gardens. On Seeding Day, we will begin with story sharing and prayer, and end the day with a meal. This event is for all ages and abilities. Join us, as we turn the greenhouse green together!
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Beautification Day tree planting
Saturday, April 20
1 to 3 p.m.
Get your eco-spirit going at this event for all ages! We’ll spend time honoring the land, praying for the health of ourselves and the earth, and planting beautiful trees on Procter’s west-side of the property. This is part of Procter’s greater mission of Communion Forest.
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Procter Summer Camp Open House
Saturday, April 20
3 to 5 p.m.
Bring your friends and family to our Open House! See what Procter can offer as a retreat and meeting space, as well as what it means to be a camper. Take in the grounds during one of our site tours, then enjoy dinner from the food trucks as you relax under our Pavilion, overlooking the 10-acre lake. This is also a chance to get the kids out to play at Procter!
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Procter Center is a retreat, camp, farm and event facility for daytime and overnight groups located in Madison County, Ohio. Learn more at proctercenter.org.
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Bethany School hosts open house, offers tuition break for Episcopal families | |
Bethany School, Ohio's only private Episcopal school, will hold an open house on Sunday, February 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of the school community and tour the campus, which has the most energy-efficient and sustainable education buildings in the Midwest. Register on the Bethany School website.
Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, families that are active members of Episcopal congregations in the diocese will receive $1000 off tuition each year. Bethany School will also provide a 60 percent tuition remission to all employees of Episcopal congregations in the diocese as well as staff of the Diocese of Southern Ohio, Procter Center, and the Society of the Transfiguration.
Learn more about Bethany School's tuition initiative for Episcopal families.
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St. John's, Worthington, celebrates 220th anniversary in February
In February 1804, a group of Episcopalian settlers from Connecticut held the first services for a new church they called St. John’s in Worthington and Parts Adjacent. St. John’s, Worthington, will celebrate its 220th anniversary on February 4, at both 9 and 11:15 a.m., with a festive coffee hour between services.
On the actual anniversary, Tuesday, February 6, at 7 p.m., St. John's will hold a celebratory evening that will include the St. John’s choir singing movements from Franz Schubert’s Mass in G and a newly commissioned piece by Episcopal composer Jessica Nelson in honor of St. John’s 220th anniversary.
Admission is free; a free-will offering will be accepted to support St. John’s music ministry.
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Housing and Homelessness in Cincinnati
Two upcoming sessions of an ecumenical series on housing and homelessness in Cincinnati will convene community members who want to respond to a marked increase in conversation and reaction to the homeless population in the Clifton neighborhood. The series, hosted by faith communities that advocate for using our Christian values to address poverty and homelessness in our society, include:
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Wednesday, January 31: Affordable Housing in Cincinnati – hosted at Calvary Episcopal Church (3766 Clifton Ave.) at 7 p.m.
Learn more here.
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The Philadelphia Eleven documentary showing Feb. 10
Film celebrates the 50th anniversary of the ordination of women
Christ Church, Dayton will host a free screening of the documentary The Philadelphia Eleven on Saturday, February 10 at 1 p.m. in the Eichelberger Forum of the Dayton Metro Library Main Branch at 215 E 3rd St. This free event is made possible by a generous grant from the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio's Faith in Life Committee.
Learn more about the film, which tells the story of eleven brave women ordained as Episcopal priests in 1974, two years before the ordination of women was approved by General Convention.
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Connections between Social Justice and Creative Arts
On Saturday, February 10 at 2 p.m., the Oasis at Grace, a ministry of Grace Episcopal Church, College Hill, will host a conversation about a mission in East Africa. Snacks and drinks, and an art exhibition, will also be available.
The event will be facilitated by Jamey Ponte, a missionary who lives in Africa’s largest informal settlement. Learn more, or call Jamey at 513.545.5332 or email gracecollegehill@gmail.com for more information.
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Choral Evensong
The Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, will offer choral evensong on Sunday, February 11 at 4:30 p.m. Prelude of cello/bass and organ music performed by Marcus Bravo, cello and bass and Marsha Reilly, organ will begin at 4:15 p.m.
A free will offering will be taken to support the June Black Guest Musician fund.
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Red Door Community Concert February 16
Holy Trinity, Oxford, will hold the fourth concert in the Red Door Community Concert series on Friday, February 16 at 12:15 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Masks are suggested. The concert will also be streamed live on the Holy Trinity YouTube channel.
The event features the duo of Siok Lian Tan, piano, and Tze Yean Lim, violin, playing Twentieth Century composers from the Americas.
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Events at Christ Church Cathedral | |
Christ Church Cathedral is located at 318 E 4th Street in downtown Cincinnati. Learn more at the cathedral website.
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African American Native American Connections
Saturday, February 3
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Native American Ministry Council of Christ Church Cathedral will present African American Native American Connections, a workshop focusing on the connections between African Americans and Native Americans, on Saturday, February 3 at the Cathedral. The day will be led by the Rev. Brother Simeon Powell, CG (Cherokee/Saponi), deacon-in-residence at St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Rocklin, California.
The workshop is open to all who are interested in African American and Native American history and culture. There is no charge, but reservations are requested to plan for the included lunch. Register here, or by contacting John Grate at jgrate@fuse.net.
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Music Live at Lunch
Music Live at Lunch is a free, weekly concert series held on Tuesdays at 12:10 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral featuring a variety of music. Bring your own lunch or buy one at the cathedral. Find the full schedule of concerts here.
Children's Music & Art Festival
Saturday, February 3
1 to 5 p.m.
Children ages 7-12 are invited to join Jason Alexander Holmes, the Cathedral’s associate musician for children and youth, for a day of music, creative arts, worship, and fun! Adults are welcome to join for a concluding prayer service. More information here.
Choral Evensong
Sunday, February 4
5 p.m.
The Christ Church Cathedral Choir & the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer Choir
Phos hilaron: O Gracious Light – Stephan Casurella
Canticles: The Evening Service in G Major, Op. 81 – Charles Villiers Stanford
Anthem: Rest – Ken Burton
There will be a pre-service organ recital at 4:30 p.m. performed by Matthew Geerlings, organist.
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See all job opportunities on the diocesan website.
Latest postings:
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Peaceable Kingdom Nursery Teacher, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati
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Canon to the Ordinary, Diocese of Southern Ohio
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Canon for Congregational Life, Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati
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Parish Assistant (part-time), St. Mark's, Dayton
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Parish Bookkeeper (part-time), St. Anne's, West Chester
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Director of Christian Education and Youth, Indian Hill Church
Email communication@diosohio.org to add a job listing.
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