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Highlights:
Opening Prayer
Province V Events and Resources
- Big Provincial Gathering 2026
- Provincial Youth Event 2026
- Thanks to Sponsors!
- Seeking Discernment Resources
- Women Clergy Retreat
- Building an Inclusive Church
- Coaching for Personal Development
- Episcopal Creation Care Gathering
- Creation Prayers for Easter
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The Citadel - a new book
Network Gatherings
- You are welcome to any of these events!
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Other Events of Interest
- YACM June Conference
- Christian Nationalism Book Study
- The Jordan Project
- Daily Offices at DeKoven
- Episcopal Service Corps
- Recovery Ministries Retreat
- Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers
- Bellwether Events
- SoulShop Training (OH only)
- Healthy Congregations
- GenOn webinar
Other Resources of Interest
- Christian Discipleship and Nationalism Curriculum
- Church Periodical Club
- Episcopal Chant
- Book Corner
- Episcopal Church Foundation
- Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
- Fund for the Diaconate
- Podcasts
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SO MUCH news!
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Big Provincial Gathering 2026
July 31 - August 1, 2026
Host: St. Luke's, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Province V will be hosting the fourth Big Provincial Gathering in the summer of 2026! Come join us for a weekend of connecting, learning, sharing, and inspiration!
Contact Heather with any questions.
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Registration is Open!
Reserve your space at the conference hotel!
Rooms will fill up quickly, so make your reservation today!
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Provincial Youth Event
Thursday, July 30, 1 pm -
gather together to begin!
Friday, July 31, 12 noon -
join in with the BPG festivities
Saturday, August 1, 3 pm -
closing prayers and sending forth!
For all youth who have completed 6th - 12th grades. If you are involved in diocesan youth events, your diocesan staff person may be coordinating with Province V for this event.
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Registration is Open!
If you are registering as part of your diocesan contingent, please contact them directly.
If you are registering as an individual, please use this form.
Contact Heather with any questions.
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Thank you to our sponsors!
Only with them is this event possible!
See all of the details on the main BPG page!
Contact Heather if you would like to sponsor.
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Seeking Discernment Ideas and Resources
Province V is actively seeking to learn more about existing resources about discernment for ALL people - all ages / lay, ordained, professed. Please pass on the resources that you know about, or resources that you wish that you had to help every person with discernment as a spiritual practice.
Email basic ideas and resources: Heather at provinceVcoordinator@gmail.com
Call / Text: Heather at 574.366.2288
Make appointment for a Zoom conversation if you have a LOT to share / say about this:
https://calendly.com/RevBarta
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Province V and VI Women Clergy Retreat
May 31–June 3, 2026
Location: St. Francis Retreat Center, DeWitt, Michigan (near Lansing)
Registration is open!
Information and registration on this webpage. Please don't let cost be a barrier. Reach out if you have questions.
Registration closes on May 8.
Contact: Heather Barta or Ellen Bruckner
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Building an Inclusive Church Training
Building an Inclusive Church (BIC) training helps you design and implement a journey for your faith community to publicly and intentionally welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions, and incorporate a commitment to the work of racial equity. Building an Inclusive Church equips you with ways to create dialogue, deepening relationships throughout your faith community rather than sparking debate and division.
Attend a training lead by ReconcilingWorks!
Register for May 9, 2026, 12-4:30 pm ET / 11 am - 3:30 pm CT
Open to all Episcopalians! Province V will cover your registration fee when you use this link.
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Leadership Coaching Project
Life is full of opportunities to assess and re-assess thoughts, goals, and relationships. An outside voice can be helpful to reviewing all of these. Call a coach to get an outside perspective and help grow as a person.
Coaching is a dialogue between a coach and an individual, group, or team to find creative ways to solve challenging problems or improve team performance on key initiatives.
The coach's role is to draw out expertise through inquiry, curiosity, and challenges so that clients can stretch into their best selves.
Lay leaders, deacons, priests, and bishops are all invited to consider coaching. The focus on coaching will always be generated by the coachee; the coach is a partner who listens deeply and asks powerful questions to help the coachee set attainable and timely goals.
Learn More and Book a Coach.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOPS!
Interested in hosting a workshop at the 2026 Episcopal Creation Care Gathering?
Learn more and fill out the form on this page.
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Creation Prayers for Easter
Thanks to our friends at An Episcopal Path for Creation Justice, we are able to share Creation Prayers for Easter. Please download and use these in your context!
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ECCG Deep Dive
Thursday, May 14, 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
And each 2nd Thursday!
May Deep Dive: Faithful Solar
Solar Faithful brings technical expertise and client-friendly financing to simplify participation in a just, clean-energy transition for faith-based organizations. Our work prioritizes serving:
- Historically disadvantaged people
- Low-income communities
- People of all faiths
Registration
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A Book from a Province V writer!
Northern Indiana: New History
Author John D. Beatty has published The Citadel: A History of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana 1898–2026, a comprehensive account of the growth and development of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana. Spanning nearly 400 pages in a print-on-demand hardcover edition, The Citadel traces how the Episcopal Church was planted in Indiana and explores the ways the diocese evolved across more than a century of ministry, mission, and change. The volume is available exclusively through the self-publishing platform Lulu and is offered without markup. Additional details and ordering information are available here.
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ALL are welcome to attend these Zoom conversations.
To get a reminder for any of these events, request to be added to the list by contacting Heather
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Archivists
Date of next meeting:
Jun 8, 11 am ET / 10 am CT
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89950734030 (password: 5)
Convener: Brian Wilbert, Ohio
webpage: https://www.provincev.org/archivist.html
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Creation Care
Date of next meeting:
May 11, 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82932843412
(password: 5)
Convener: Jeanette Ettin, Eastern Michigan
webpage: https://www.provincev.org/creation.html
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Migration Ministries
Date of next meeting:
May 19, 8 pm ET / 7 pm C
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81246380265
(password: 5)
Conveners: Silvia Huth, Michigan and
Jack Lloyd, Chicago
webpage: https://www.provincev.org/migration.html
Episcopal Migration Response Network
Episcopal Migration Ministry hosts an Asylum and Detention Ministry Network that meets virtually on the fourth Wednesday of every month. The Ministry Network’s collaborative work and conversation focus on best practice-sharing in areas of direct service, organizing, advocacy actions, Christian formation and worship resources, and community education to protect asylum, promote humane and dignified alternatives to detention, and to support asylum seekers and those harmed by the immigration detention system. Learn more and register to attend meetings here.
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Safe Church
webpage
Use this page to get connected to your diocesan contact for Safe Church training and information.
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Dismantling Racism
Date of next meeting:
May 7, 1 pm ET / 12 noon CT
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83673680882
(password: 5)
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/dismantlingracism
Be renewed and get connected with other leaders during our Wisdom Circles.
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Retired / Retiring Clergy
Date of next meeting:
BIG PROVINCIAL GATHERING!
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538273268
Convener: Nancy Foster (Great Lakes) and Percy Grant (Ohio)
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/retiredclergy.html
Gather together at the Big Provincial Gathering (BPG)! Register for the workshop for "Retired / Retiring Clergy" to learn more and get connected.
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Youth and Children
Convener: Carmen Piggins, Michigan
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/youth.html
Join into conversations with others!
ALL Youth and Children Ministers
Watch this space for upcoming events.
Diocesan Youth Workers
If you are the youth minister for your diocese (or the main contact for youth work in your diocese), you are invited to join this conversation. Contact Carmen Piggins for the dates and details.
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Young Adult / Campus Ministry
Date of next meeting:
May 19, 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88386235160
(password 5)
Contact: Eric Richey, Province V Campus Min
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/yacm.html
If this is your ministry area, make sure that you're part of the Google Group!
province-v-yacm@googlegroups.com
This is a new group name, so please update in your address book.
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Young Adult / Campus Ministry Conference
Beyond the Summit is a campus and young adult ministry conference co-sponsored by LuMin and the Gather Network, taking place June 23-26, 2026 at the University of Denver. Together, we’ll explore what it means to encounter God beyond the mountaintop—in the ordinary, difficult, and overlooked places of young adulthood and campus ministry. Join keynote speaker Cole Arthur Riley as she invites us into practices of paying attention, honoring our embodied experiences of joy and grief, and discovering dignity in the work of descending well. Together, we will strive to find God not just in the highs, but in the diverse rhythms of daily life.
The Episcopal Church has negotiated a reduced rate for its YACM practitioners (lay or clergy) to be able to attend.
Contact Eric Richey with any questions.
More information and registration
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Christian Nationalism Book Study
Wednesdays, April 15 – June 3, 6:30–8 pm ET / 5:30-7 pm CT
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and its Racial Justice and Education Team invite you to attend a 7-week online formation on Christian Nationalism in America. We ask participants to purchase ahead of time the following book: American Idolatry - How Christian Nationalism Betrays the Gospel and Threatens the Church, by IU Professor of Sociology, Andrew Whitehead.
Leaders: Rev. Cathy Scott and Canon Mariann Scott
Format: Participants will read a chapter of the book prior to each online session. You will receive questions pertaining to the reading prior to our meeting. We will gather as a large group at the beginning and end of the session. Participants will discuss the assigned chapter in small breakout sessions.
Cost: No cost except a commitment of your time and a willingness to learn.
Link to register.
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The Jordan Project
The Jordan Project will ignite new life and innovation into women-led rural and small-town congregations. This project serves the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and warmly welcomes priests from The Episcopal Church. Pastors and leaders from their congregations will explore their congregations’ rapidly changing social and cultural contexts, gain clarity about their values and mission, and draw on Christian theological practices and traditions to adapt their ministry to the demands of their changing contexts. Pastors serving multi-point settings can decide how this project is launched in one or more congregations served. With this knowledge and the skills to engage, pastors and their congregational leaders will be prepared to lead thriving congregations that experience a renewal of anticipatory joy, an ethos of “Why not? Let’s give it a try!” and personal, communal, and public witness to the love of God found in Jesus that will thrill the heart again.
More information and registration
A companion program is also available for all genders: The Moses Project
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Daily Offices at DeKoven
All are welcome to join the brothers of the Order of St. Francis for Daily Office at the DeKoven Center. With the presence of the brothers on campus, a regular rhythm of shared prayer is now offered in St. John’s Chapel—creating space for reflection, connection, and community throughout the week.
Monday–Thursday at 8:00am, 1:00pm, and 7:00pm
(subject to the chapel schedule).
DeKoven Center • 2000 Wisconsin Ave, Racine, WI 53403
Learn more
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Episcopal Service Corps
Are you or someone you know graduating from college or graduate school this spring? Are you out of school but looking for something new? Consider service opportunities with Episcopal Service Corps! ESC programs offer young adults ages 20-32 a place to belong, space to discern God’s call, and the chance to serve others. Residential opportunities are almost full! Apply NOW at iam.ec/escapply.
And if you're relocating to Boston, MA or Los Angeles, CA this fall, Mustard Seed Project in Boston and Jubilee Year in Los Angeles offer unique opportunities for those who have already secured housing in the area and are looking for service, formation, and community with others.
Have questions or want to learn more? Set up a time to talk with an ESC staff member during our April ESC Office Hours! Times are available on Thursday afternoons in April at iam.ec/escofficehours.
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Recovery Ministries 2026 Retreat
“Seeking Through Prayer and Meditation”
July 15-17, 2026
St. Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista, California.
Retreat Leaders: Brian Nordwick and Steve Lane (bios below)
Register here before June 15
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Upcoming Bellwether Programs!
Bellwether: Diocese of Ohio
Father's Day Event
June 20, 11 am - 1 pm - with the option to stay longer!
More details and Registration
Wool School
July 10-12, 2026
Have you ever wondered how a sheep's fleece becomes yarn? Join us at Wool School to find out! Over the course of a weekend, expert craftspeople will teach you each step in the process: skirting, washing, teasing, carding, dyeing, spinning, and needle felting. Plus, meet our sheep on the farm and explore how sustainable fiber production contributes to a healthy ecosystem. Come with curiosity and leave with new skills, new friends, and new hobbies!
This is a retreat that offers programming, lodging, and meals. Registration
$295.00/per person
Summer Camp opportunities!
Attend camp! Register Here
Explore staffing opportunities here
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Soul Shop™ Training for trainers (Ohio residents)
Various Dates - Summer 2026
This suicide prevention training for faith and community leaders is a 4-day training over 5 days, going from 6:00 pm on day one to 1:00 pm on day five (it either runs from Sunday - Thursday or from Monday - Friday).
More information and registration
If you have questions, please contact Michelle Snyder at Michelle@SoulShopMovement.org
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Healthy Congregations Special Event
Healthy Congregations, Inc.'s annual special event will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026. Keynote speaker Dr. Israel Galindo will present “Imponderables: Paradoxes and Conundrums,” offering perspectives on how Bowen Family Systems Theory can help us navigate confusing human behaviors. Why do we do the things we do when we know better? These playful presentations examine imponderables about change, relationship triangles, family of origin, and leadership. This event is a hybrid event with attendance options online via Zoom and in-person in Central Ohio.
Learn more and register at https://www.healthycongregations.com/2026-special-event
| | Other Resources of Interest | | |
Christian Discipleship and Christian Nationalism
A five-session curriculum from the Diocese of Ohio.
This resource was recently released and is available as a download for you to use in your local ministry context. If you have questions about this resource, or choose to use it, contact Rosalind Hughes.
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Church Periodical Club
CPC awarded several seminarians with book grants!
Seminarian awards for 2025-2026 currently included three from Province V
- Denise Dollinger -- Diocese of Chicago
- Samuel Love - Diocese of Chicago
- Felicity Thompson - Diocese of Michigan.
We will post other recipients as seminaries notify us.
Quilt Raffle
Thank you to all that purchased tickets for the annual quilt and fiber raffle,. The drawing was April 1st. Winners will be listed on the CPC website as well as in an upcoming Province V newsletter.
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Episcopal Chant Resource
Episcopal Chant, the database of liturgical chants founded in 2024 by Arlie Coles and Richard Pryor III, announced their expansion to host the works of the late Bruce Ford on behalf of the Association of Anglican Musicians. Before his death, Bruce had specifically requested that AAM work to host his out-of-print collection of Gradual Psalms for the Revised Common Lectionary online. The database already hosts pointed Epistles and Gospels for every Sunday and service in the Book of Common Prayer; and with this expansion, will cover The Book of Occasional Services as well, in addition to their collection of Eucharistic prayers, seasonal offerings, and a new service composer where users can easily download all the needed chants for a given Sunday of the liturgical year. Learn more at their website https://episcopalchant.com.
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Book Corner
A beautiful personal edition of the newly revised NRSV Bible—crafted to be a meaningful gift.
Reflecting the latest in biblical scholarship and featuring a lucid and faithful rendition of the Holy Scriptures, readers will treasure this new revision of the acclaimed NRSV Bible translation, whether for their personal use or to give as a gift for baptism, confirmation, marriage, or ordination. It features a luxurious black Vivella cover, a gold satin ribbon marker, and elegant endpapers. Assembled by a team of the world’s leading Bible scholars and incorporating recent discoveries from ancient texts and new textual insights, this newly and substantially updated translation offers clearer, more direct, and inclusive language, and increased cultural sensitivity without the unintended biases of prior versions.
“This edition's care over word choices and language makes it very appropriate for reading aloud and for personal Bible reading or use in Bible study groups.”—Steve Walton, professor of new testament, Trinity College, Bristol
Order from any Episcopal bookstore, Amazon, churchpublishing.org or your favorite bookseller.
Imitation Leather | 9781640659650 | List Price: $49.95
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Budget vs. Financial Plan
Episcopal Church Foundation
Does your church have a financial plan, or just a budget?
A budget spans 12 months. A strategic financial plan provides the full picture: personnel costs, capital projects, revenue trends, assets, and upcoming risks. Many congregations want to adopt this broader perspective but may be uncertain where to start.
The ECF Endowment Management team created a free Strategic Financial Planning Template to help your church understand the full financial picture and see how endowment resources fit into your long-term financial plan.
If you want to get the Strategic Financial Planning Template or find out how the Foundation can support your endowment goals, please contact us at endowment@ecf.org.
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Grants for Deacons in Financial Need
The Fund for the Diaconate provides vital financial assistance for Episcopal deacons and those in diaconal formation who have insufficient funds for their needs.
Available Grants:
- Ongoing Support
- Declared Emergencies
- Medical Expenses
- Diaconal Formation
Apply at any time. https://www.fundfordiaconate.org/apply
| | A growing list of podcasts provide resources for devotion and contemplation in the Episcopal tradition. Here are a few. | |
NEW ADDITION:
In the Books, Bible, Beer and Queer podcast, Joyce covers a wide variety of topics with her guests, and manages to find the faith connections woven into each story.
More Info
Camp Ahead
Exploring the futurology of the summer camp industry. This information can be useful to you as your consider the future of your organization, regardless of industry.
More Info
Prophetic Voices
Hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church’s interim officer for Indigenous Ministries.
More Info
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The Listening Post’ podcast: ‘Walking through grief’
This three-part podcast series from TEC’s Armed Forces and Federal Ministries Office explores challenging realities faced by service members,
More Info
Good News and Gratitude
A New Podcast from the United Thank Offering
More Info
All Things . . . Episcopal
Diocese of West Missouri
More Info
Faith To Go Podcast
A Weekly, On The Go Resource for Parents and Non-Parents Alike
More Info
SpadeSpoonSoul
With Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and author Jerusalem Greer
More Info
ChurchNext Podcast
Join Richelle Thompson and Chris Yaw as they dive deeper into the latest offerings from this digital formation ministry.
More Info
The Moonshine Jesus Show
Progressive Christian perspectives on sci-fi movies and shows with an emphasis on theology and politics.
More Info
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For People
With Bishop Rob Wright
More Info
Sermons that Work
Free sermons, Bible studies, bulletin inserts, and other resources that speak to congregations across the Church.
More Info
The TryTank Podcast
More Info
Forward Movement Podcasts
Forward Day by Day; A Morning at the Office; Daily Prayer; An Evening at Prayer; Compline; Scripture Day by Day
More Info
The Priesthood of All Queer Believers
Church of the Redeemer Cincinnati
More Info
Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
Join Bishop Shannon Duckworth and others to expore questions of spirituality today
More Info
Love Your Neighbor with Sean Rowe
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe discusses how denominations can empower local congregations for works of love and justice.
More Info
| | Province V Executive Board | | |
Do you have questions about Province V? Would you like to be more involved in planning the events that are offered at the provincial level? The Executive Board of the Province meets monthly on fourth Tuesdays at 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT via zoom.
Contact your diocesan representative to the Executive Board:
Mr. Rick Stanitis, Northern Michigan, President
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Bonnie Perry, Michigan, Vice President
The Rev. Garron Daniels, Springfield, Secretary
Ms. Rebecca Elfring-Roberts, Chicago, Treasurer
Canon Crystal Plummer, Executive Council Representative
The Rev. M.E. Eccles, Executive Council Representative
[vacant], Chicago
Dr. Elizabeth Jordan, Great Lakes
Ms. Lesley MacKellar, Indianapolis
Mr. Luke Thompson, Michigan
Ms. Betty Bowersox, Missouri
The Rev. Dr. Terri Bays, Northern Indiana
Ms. Katie Chipman-Bergsma, Northern Michigan
The Rev. Rachel Harrison, Ohio
Mr. Edward Lasseigne, Southern Ohio
Ms. Carol McCrary, Springfield
The Rev. Marlene Hogue, Wisconsin
Province V Staff:
Heather Barta, Province V Coordinator
Eric Richey, Campus Ministry Developer
Steve Welch, Communications Director
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