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Highlights:
Opening Prayer
Province V Events and Resources
- Big Provincial Gathering Report
- Provincial Youth Event Report
- Campus Ministry Cohort - Fall 2026
- Young Adult Retreat - Nov 6-8
- Coaching for Leaders
- Episcopal Creation Care Gathering
Network Gatherings
- You are welcome to any of these events!
Other Events of Interest
- Episcopal Church webinars and resources
- Innovating Beloved Communities
- Crop Hunger Walk
- Bias Summit
- Clergy Spouse Retreat
- Northern Michigan Visitor's Weekend
- Bellwether Farm Events
Other Resources of Interest
- Book Corner
- El Librito
- Vote Faithfully
- Fund for the Diaconate
- Association of Anglican Musicians
- Podcasts
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Opening Prayer
A Collect for Peace
O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and
all just works do proceed: Give unto thy servants that peace
which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to
obey thy commandments, and also that by thee, we, being
defended from the fear of all enemies, may pass our time in
rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus Christ our
Savior. Amen.
Book of Common Prayer
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| | Province V Events and Resources | | Thank you for an amazing weekend! | | |
Did you miss the Big Provincial Gathering?
These resources are available for ALL!
Digital Swag - view slides for resources, announcements about events, and other items that can be useful in your local ministry context.
Workshop Resources - some presenters are sharing their resources with everyone.
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Fall 2026 Campus Ministry Cohort:
From Chasing Relevance
to Encountering Resonance
An on-line learning experience - September - December 2026
Purpose: To equip and prepare worshiping communities to engage Institutions of Higher Learning in their local ministry context. IHLs include community colleges, trade schools, professional schools, colleges and universities.
Vision: What would it look like for TEC worshiping communities to embody a way of keeping evangelism and discipleship, outreach and spiritual formation deeply intertwined as we live out our corporate life together in the world? How might our understanding of ministry alongside emerging generations be transformed when we learn to repent of seeing college students and young adults as resources that can make the church youthful and relevant again, and instead, receive them as fellow children of God that we encounter and learn from in resonant relationship through Jesus Christ?
Who: Congregational Leaders (lay and clergy) interested in sharing in Christ's ministry on campus.
What's Included:
- 6 Interactive Zoom Gatherings on Thursday Evenings, (9/24, 10/8, 10/22, 11/5, 11/19, 12/3 from 7:30-9 pm ET / 6:30-8 pm CT ).
- These gatherings will include:
- Best Practices for engaging students on campus and welcoming them into the life of the church.
- Training & Resources focused on embodied, contextual approaches to hospitality, evangelism, and discipleship.
- Practical Steps for building trusting relationships with all IHL Stakeholders (students, faculty, staff, & alumni).
- Breakout Rooms for sharing, processing, & celebrating what we are learning along the way.
- Between Gatherings:
- You will be given tools and tasks to accomplish together with your team & report back to the cohort.
- Access to our Cohort Substack to access resources, ask questions, and share ministry experiences.
- 4 Monthly Coaching Sessions with Province V's Campus Ministry Developer (can be utilized in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027).
Cost: FREE to worshiping communities inside Province V! Congregations from outside the province can join for a fee.
Registration Deadline: You can wait until the last minute (September 23), but it would be helpful to reach out to Eric if you are considering participating!
Have Questions?
Please email Province V's Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey.
Want to Register?
Register here
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Young Adult Ministry:
Seeking Resonance Over Relevance
An in-person retreat
Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
St. Paul's, Flint, Michigan
This event is through a partnership of the Society of St. John the Evangelist (SSJE) and Province V.
This is a retreat for all young adults, those ministering with young adults, and those hoping to create ministries with young adults. Registration will open September 1. More information.
Additional retreats will be hosted in 2027.
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Leadership Coaching Project
As seen at the BPG!
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.
| | Episcopal Creation Care Gathering | | |
Registration is open!
The Episcopal Creation Care Gathering invites Creation Care leaders and activists to spend time digging deep into the theological and practical ministry of Creation Care across The Episcopal Church.
Printable Flyer
Registration
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ECCG Deep Dive
Thursday, August 10, 7:30 ET / 6:30 CT
And each 2nd Thursday!
Registration
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Save the Date!
Women Clergy Retreat - 2027
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ALL are welcome to attend these Zoom conversations.
To get a reminder for any of these events, ask to be added to the list by contacting Heather
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Archivists
Date of next meeting:
Sept 14, 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:
Aug 10, 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
Please join us as we welcome Beth Remmes to our monthly call. Beth will talk to us about her work and how she helps with congregations along the Georgia coast.
Faith in Action Along Georgia’s Coast:
Beth Remmes, Coastal Outreach and Resilience Coordinator for Georgia Interfaith Power and Light, brings a lifelong commitment to environmental care and community resilience to her work along Georgia’s coast. Based in Richmond Hill, Beth supports Green Teams and faith communities as they take practical, hopeful action to care for creation and strengthen local responses to climate challenges.
With a Master of Science in Biomimicry from Arizona State University, Beth draws inspiration from nature’s wisdom and from the power of people working together. She serves on the Weavers Team for The Work That Reconnects Network and the Advisory Council of the Unity Earth Care Alliance, bringing deep experience in spiritual ecology, resilience, and environmental education to her role.
Through her work with congregations across Georgia’s 100-mile coast, Beth helps communities expand environmental action, build stronger Green Teams, and connect faith with meaningful care for the places they call home. Her leadership invites all of us to see resilience not only as a response to change, but as a shared practice rooted in hope, collaboration, and love for the Earth.
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Retired / Retiring Clergy
Convener: Nancy Foster (Great Lakes) and Percy Grant (Ohio / Maine)
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/retiredclergy.html
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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:
Aug 6, 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. As summer begins and seasons change, join us for a lunch Zoom gathering to reflect, reconnect, and continue the important work of dismantling racism together.
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Migration Ministries
Date of next meeting:
Sept 15, 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. Learn more and register to attend meetings here.
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Youth and Children
Convener: Carmen Piggins, Michigan
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/youth.html
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:
Aug 18, 1 pm ET / 12 pm CT
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88386235160
(password 5)
Contact: Eric Richey, Province V Campus Ministry Developer
webpage:
https://www.provincev.org/yacm.html
Learn about the fall cohort!
Nov 6-8 - special retreat for young adults and those who minister with young adults
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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Episcopal Church webinars and resources
Sign up here to receive a weekly notice of Episcopal Church news.
These online conversations all happen on a regular basis. Click "register here" to get details about the schedule and to sign up to get reminders.
Creation Care Compline, register here
Companions in Mission monthly calls, register here
Vote Faithfully networking calls, register here
Public Witness Weekly Prayers and Networking, register here
Episcopal Public Policy Network, get alerts here
Immigration Briefings, register here
Racial Justice Leadership Circle, register here
Creation Care calls, register here
Office of Government relations, register here
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Innovating Beloved Communities
Webinar Series
Five webinars from July 2026 - March 2027
5-6:30pm U.S. Eastern / 2-3:30pm U.S. Pacific
Hosted by Episcopal Divinity School
Interested in innovating to advance God’s dream of just, compassionate, multicultural, beloved community? This public webinar series is a component of EDS’s ongoing Innovating Beloved Communities Cohort, led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers ’04. Every other month, the virtual classroom doors open to the public. Come join the cohort group in learning from a lineup of expert practitioners.
Register for one, two, or more training sessions on our website! Detailed information about each individual session is forthcoming.
More information and registration
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JOIN THE CROP HUNGER WALK!
End hunger and poverty one step at a time this fall by joining your local CROP Hunger Walk! The funds raised by CROP Hunger Walks form the backbone of all Church World Service does.
Find your local Walk at www.crophungerwalk.org or if you don't have a local Walk, you can join our National CROP Hunger Walk at www.crophungerwalk.org/national.
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Bias Summit
September 18-19, 2026
Procter Center
Bias is a pervasive part of our lives, often shaping our thoughts and actions without realizing it. We all carry biases. While our preferences for a favorite sports team or restaurant are harmless, implicit bias can influence how we relate to one another in ways that don't match our values or our call to follow Jesus.
As people of faith, we are called to honor the dignity of every human being and build communities rooted in love, justice, and belonging. Recognizing our unconscious or implicit biases is an important step toward living more faithfully together.
Joining us will be special guests Dr. Catherine Meeks, author of the new book, Bridging the River of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance, and Heidi J. Kim, executive director of The Episcopal Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice.
This Summit is presented by the Beloved Community Commission and LGBTQ+ Ministries of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Learn more and register
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The Partner's Path Retreat
This fall, COME BE APART. Join us for our in-person Clergy Spouse Retreat, a time to step away, rest, reconnect, and be refreshed alongside others who understand the unique journey. We would love to welcome you for a meaningful weekend of encouragement, community, and renewal.
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Northern Michigan Fall Visitor’s Weekend!
Oct. 22-26, 2026
Visitors Weekend is a longstanding tradition in the Diocese of Northern Michigan welcoming guests to immerse themselves in an ecclesiology of baptismal ministry.
This is an opportunity to visit local congregations, talk with diocesan staff and missioners, explore new ministry initiatives (such as U.P. Wild Church, and Healing with our Indigenous neighbors), and engage with others who are passionate about a collaborative way of being engaged in the work of Jesus.
Visitors should plan to arrive by Thursday evening. An introduction to our practice of mutual ministry with conversation will take place Friday morning through early afternoon. All are invited to participate in a convention workshop on Living Stories Sermons on Friday afternoon, followed by the Eucharist, and then to experience our collaborative approach to Convention on Saturday. Sunday morning, visitors are invited to attend one of our congregations to experience how our approach looks in our regular, local contexts. Sunday afternoon we hope to have an opportunity to experience U.P. Wild Church, our new, locally led spiritual communities that are growing quickly in at least seven places around the Upper Peninsula, in a unique partnership with the ELCA. We will then have time for reflection, conversation, and supper.
More information and registration is available here. Please register now!
Financial Assistance for travel and lodging may be available, especially for students, and can be requested on the registration form.
Contact Steve Godfrey (sgodfrey@upepiscopal.org) or Rayford Ray (rayfordray@upepiscopal.org), 906-228-7160, with any questions.
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Iconography Retreat
December 8-13, 2026
We are thrilled to invite you to join us at Bellwether Farm for an Iconography Retreat.
In the Christian tradition, icons are not painted — they are written. Each brushstroke is a form of prayer, each session a movement toward contemplation. This December, during the sacred waiting of Advent, Bellwether Farm invites you to write your own icon of Our Lady of Tenderness — one of the most beloved images in the history of Christian art, depicting the tender embrace of Mary and the Christ child, cheek to cheek.
No artistic experience is required. Only a willingness to slow down, pay attention, and let the work of your hands become the work of your spirit.
Led by Iconographer, Catherine Harrison and The Rev. Meghan Carlson of St James Episcopal Church in Wooster Ohio.
Information and Registration
| | Other Resources of Interest | | |
A guide to a transformative, interactive worship experience where every voice contributes to the sermon, creating authentic intergenerational connection and belonging.
Based on the real-world success of St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco's creative interactive church community, this unique formation program reimagines the traditional sermon as an intergenerational, participatory experience. Adhering to the Revised Common Lectionary, it transforms the Liturgy of the Word into a communal exploration of scripture, which uses tactile storytelling materials, open-ended wondering questions and facilitator-guided conversations to invite participants of all ages to co-create the sermon. The book serves as a foundational theological guide with step-by-step instructions on how to implement collaborative sermons in any congregation to foster deep spiritual belonging across generations and reflect Christ’s radical hospitality.
"Peter Levenstrong opens the way to an accessible, transformative, and wonder-filled experience of worship and formation for all ages.”
—Stephanie Spellers, author of Church Tomorrow? and The Church Cracked Open
Order from churchpublishing.org, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your favorite bookseller.
Paperback | 9781640659193 | List Price: $24.95
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EL LIBRITO, VOLUME 10
Pentecost Season 2026
“El Librito de la Misa Episcopal” is a missalette (in Spanish) that contains the liturgies for Holy Eucharist and Holy Baptism, as well as the Sunday propers. It also includes three Eucharistic prayers from Enriching Our Worship 1 and the Eucharistic prayer called “La Misa del Emigrante."
Copies of El Librito are $77.25 per box of 25. The cost includes shipping within the U.S. and Puerto Rico. If you live in another country and would like to purchase copies, please contact us to discuss other arrangements.
Fill in the form below to order copies. Please review your address carefully.
To preview a sample of El Librito, click here.
Books will begin shipping the last week of August 2026.
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Election Engagement
We recognize election engagement as an act of Christian stewardship and a tangible way to love our neighbors. Our mandate to care for God’s world and people compels us, morally and spiritually, to vote—and to help ensure voting access for others. Election engagement also means we seek to stay informed; critically evaluate information before we share or act on it; and engage in respectful political dialogue even when we disagree.
Learn more below about specific ways you and your congregation can get involved in the election process, as well as what The Episcopal Church has officially said in voting-related resolutions.
Join monthly "vote faithfully" network calls / 1:30 pm ET / 12:30 pm CT, first Thursdays.
Learn more and register
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A Meaningful Way to Help Episcopal Deacons
The Fund for the Diaconate provides financial assistance to deacons who have insufficient funds for their needs. Donations and planned gifts to The Fund enable grants that provide assistance to these deacon leaders.
https://www.fundfordiaconate.org
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AAM: Endowment Fund Grants
Do you have a project we can support? The Endowment Fund of the Association of Anglican Musicians has a grant program providing financial assistance for projects or programs supporting our mission: to “elevate, stimulate, and support music and the allied arts in the liturgy of the Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion.” The next deadline is September 1. Find out more at: https://www.anglicanmusicians.org/grants
| | A growing list of podcasts provide resources for devotion and contemplation in the Episcopal tradition. Here are a few. | |
The TryTank Podcast
More Info
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 you 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
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For People
With Bishop Rob Wright
More Info
The Moonshine Jesus Show
Progressive Christian perspectives on sci-fi movies and shows with an emphasis on theology and politics.
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
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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