News from Province V

February 2026

Highlights:

Opening Prayer
BPG: Call for workshops!
Sponsor the BPG!
Big Provincial Gathering 2026
Trafficking: Faithful Response and Support
Trafficking Training
Building an Inclusive Church
Migration with Dignity Sunday
Discover Living Stories Sermons
Coaching opportunity
Episcopal PATH
Good Inside - Book Study
Spring Campus Ministry Cohort
Women Clergy Retreat
Episcopal Podcasts
Book Corner
Innovating Beloved Communities
ECW: Springfield
Lenten Resources
Countering Christian Nationalism
Immigration Update Calls
Using Picture Books for Racial Healing
Kairos Center training
Sugarcane Film Screenings
Waycross Events
Bellwether Events
Links to the Socials
Networking Conversations
Affiliated Organizations

Opening Prayer

Dear God, please inspire our hearts to come ever closer to You… We pray for those people who know us and accept us as we are. Those people who encourage us to see what’s really fine in life… We pray for all the people of Your world, our siblings whose names we may not know but whose lives are ultimately precious in Your sight. With all our hearts, we pray for all Your children everywhere—yes, everywhere…And finally we offer our strengths and our weaknesses, our joys and our sorrows to Your never-ending care. Help us to remember all through our lives that we never need to do difficult things alone, that Your presence is simply for the asking and our ultimate future is assured by Your unselfish love. In our deepest gratitude we offer this prayer. Amen.

Fred Rogers

A whole-lotta stuff in this news!

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Building an Inclusive Church Toolkit

A 6-week Zoom training!

Feb 8, 15, 22, 2026 and Mar 1, 8, 15, 2026

5-6:30 pm ET / 4-5:30 pm CT

The Building an Inclusive Church Toolkit is a step-by-step guide to help facilitate a welcoming journey in faith communities working on extending a specific welcome to people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions. A team from ReconcilingWorks will lead a course to give you tools to share this resource with your worshiping community.

The toolkit will be provided as a .pdf and Province V will provide a color-printed copy of the toolkit for each person registered.

Registration is required. Attend as many sessions as you can.

Here is the registration link if the above doesn't work: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ew0-JwsqT7WCt4PknNKjVQ

More details and resources are on the Engaging Gender Complexity page.

Migration with Dignity

Sunday, February 8, 2026

Jack Lloyd, Co-Convener, Province V Migration Ministries Network

The Episcopal Migration Caucus has designated February 8, 2026 as Migration with Dignity Sunday, while saying that, of course, it can also be observed on another Sunday in Epiphany if preferred. Migration with Dignity Sunday is an opportunity to learn and teach about the Migration with Dignity Principles and to include prayers for Migration with Dignity in worship. The Caucus has developed resources to help congregations plan liturgies, discussions, workshops, teach-ins, etc. for MWD Sunday.

Migration with Dignity is a paradigm-changing framework for discussing immigrant rights. The Migration with Dignity principles have deep resonance with scripture and Christian theology. Province V and several of our individual dioceses passed MWD resolutions in 2023-24 and The Episcopal Church adopted Migration with Dignity as a framework to guide all of its migration ministries at the 81st General Convention in 2024.

Read the full article from the Province V Migration Ministries Network.

Episcopal Migration Ministries resources

Episcopal Peace Fellowship resources.

Leadership Coaching Project

Life is full of opportunities to transform setbacks into next steps. Coaches can help you reflect, plan, and set achievable milestones to help you reach your goals.

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.

Creation Care Resources

An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice

An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice is now available for parishes in Province 4 and 5 through this tool kit, which was developed with funding support from the Episcopal Church's Network for Creation Care and Environmental Racism. The Path combines leadership training for a core team of Companions with congregational development for parishes or Episcopal communities looking to deepen their engagement with Creation Justice. Whether your community is "all in" for creation or just getting started, the Path offers an opportunity to develop a comprehensive plan for beginning or deepening your green ministry.

There will be training opportunities for those interested in becoming a Companion (a coach who works with parishes) throughout the year and the program launches a new cohort of parishes each fall. Curious to know more? Here is an article about the Path from Episcopal News Services. And, you can visit episcopalcreationpath.org for more information as well.

If you'd like to attend a Companion Training, mark your calendar for Feb. 5, 6-8 pm and register.

If you are in Province V, David Laurance is the "local" contact for any questions that you might have.

"Good Inside"

Lenten Book Study:

Living Our Baptismal Vows

at Home

Wednesday Evenings -

Feb 24-Apr 1, 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT on Zoom

Hosted by the Diocese of Southern Ohio, this virtual Lenten book study is for parents and caregivers at all ages and stages. Together we'll be reading Good Inside by child psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy, placing her ideas alongside our Baptismal Covenant.

No theology background required—just curiosity, openness, and a desire to learn. Groups may choose to join the Zoom meeting from a common location, or participate individually from home.

More details.

Questions to Olivia Hamilton, Southern Ohio

Please register.

Spring 2026 Campus Ministry Cohort:

Engaging with IHL's

The Spring Cohort just started, but it's not too late to reach out to Eric to get started on your path to reaching out to Institutions of Higher Learning near you.

Have Questions? Want to Register?

Information and Registration

Please email Province V's Campus Ministry Developer, Eric Richey at provincevCMD@gmail.com.

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.

A growing list of podcasts provide resources for devotion and contemplation in the Episcopal tradition. Here are a few.

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

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

Sermons that Work

Free sermons, Bible studies, bulletin inserts, and other resources that speak to congregations across the Church.

More Info

For People

With Bishop Rob Wright

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

Book Corner

Wisdom, Knowledge, and Faith

Leading contemporary Episcopal theologians reflect on the vocation of theology from their unique perspectives.

The Episcopal Church has a deep, rich, diverse, and sophisticated theological heritage going back centuries. This book introduces fifteen contemporary scholars by inviting them to share how they became a theologian, how they understand the ongoing theological enterprise, and their personal vision for the future of theology in the life and mission of the Episcopal Church.

The compelling mix of contributors include Jason Fout, Francisco Garcia, Katherine Sonderegger, Kathyrn Tanner, Kara Slade, and Olufemi Alvodora. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, of the Harvard Divinity School, provides an afterword.

"We must build our institutional capacity both for theological education that prepares people for ordination and for formation that sparks robust theological imagination in the people we serve."—from the foreword by Sean Rowe, 28th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

Order from any Amazon, churchpublishing.org or your favorite bookseller.

Paperback | 9781640658257 | List Price: $29.95

Innovating Beloved Communities Cohort

A year-long cohort for innovators creating God’s new thing for the sake of love, led by the Rev. Canon Dr. Stephanie Spellers '04

EDS’s new Innovating Beloved Communities Cohort will convene, equip and catalyze a circle of up to 12 faithful innovators who are creating God’s new thing (a ministry, congregation or organization the church has never seen), all to advance God’s dream of just, compassionate, multicultural, beloved community.

Applications are open now. Cohort is ongoing from May 29, 2026–June 1, 2027

Diocese of Springfield Episcopal Church Women

2026 Lenten Retreat

Hope in an Anxious Time

March 20–22, 2026

Toddhall Retreat and Conference Center

Join the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Springfield for a meaningful Lenten retreat focused on prayer, renewal, and Christian community.

Guest Speaker: Maryfran Crist, APN, FCN

(Faith Community Nurse)

Lisa Bortner, National Episcopal Church Women's President, will be attending the retreat.

Registration

Registration Deadline: February 28, 2026
Please use the linked PDF registration form.
Feel free to copy and share this flyer and registration form at your church.

Lenten Resources

It's hard to believe that Lent is only a little more than a month away. We've gathered these resources to help your whole family and congregation create a holy period of remembrance, repentance, and renewal.

Parents Guide to Stations of the Cross in Nature from Diocese of Louisiana

Lenten Meditations from Episcopal Relief and Development

Lent, Easter & Spring Resources from GenOn Ministries, focused on intergenerational ministries

Lenten Themes from Illustrated Ministry

The Way of Love in Lent and other lenten resources from The Episcopal Church

Lent Madness Who will win the Golden Halo? Vote for your favorite saint.

What is Lent? Accessible video series explaining the significant days and traditions of the Lenten season. From the Diocese of New Jersey

The new Living Compass App brings guided meditations, courses, and contemplative practices to your mobile device, making spiritual growth accessible in your daily life.

Printed Lenten Devotionals from Living Compass

Invite Welcome Connect group book study guide on evangelism, hospitality, and belonging

There is a $10 registration fee for each event.

Registration is required.

Immigration Action Toolkit and Update Calls

Immigration Action Toolkit

from The Episcopal Church

The Trump Administration has made sweeping policy changes on immigration that are already having an impact on millions of people. Many of these new policies have been—and will be—challenged by the courts, and we anticipate continued shifts. In our ongoing support of migrants, and those living in our communities who face uncertain futures, obtaining and sharing accurate information is critical.

The Episcopal Church website offers a very helpful Immigration Action Toolkit. Everyone is invited to attend weekly Immigration Updates offered on Zoom by Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Office of Government Relations.

The above program is hosted by church-wide organizations. If you have questions or would like further information about the Province V Migration Ministry Network, please email one of the co-conveners: Jack Lloyd jack.lloyd@earthlink.net or Silvia Huth silviahuth@yahoo.com or visit the Migration Ministry Network webpage.

Using Picture Books for Racial Healing

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.

All sessions in the same month make up a complete course, so you only need to sign up for one month. See the full calendar for the year.

Email the Diocese of Southern Ohio's Missioner for Beloved Community, Miriam McKenney, to learn more.

Luke 10 Congregation training

Luke 10 Congregations: Equipping Churches to Do Justice is a training program for Christian churches, co-led by the Kairos Center and Showing up for Racial Justice (SURJ). This 9-month program equips congregations to understand Christian Nationalism’s relationship to poverty and racism, examine how these are manifesting in their communities, engage in justice work alongside local partners, and reclaim the biblical, theological, and spiritual underpinnings of the gospel call for justice and abundant life for all people.

The next round of Luke 10 Congregations will begin in September 2026, and applications will be due June 1, 2026.

More information and application

Film Screening Opportunity

Award-winning Documentary Sugarcane Launches
Faith Community Screening Tour

Apply to host - this application deadline has been extended!

SUGARCANE, the award-winning debut feature documentary from Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is a groundbreaking investigation into an Indian residential school, shedding light on years of forced separation, assimilation and abuse that Indigenous children experienced at the hands of Church and government. This urgent and timely film brings the hidden story of cultural genocide to audiences worldwide while celebrating the resilience of Native people as they work to overcome cycles of intergenerational trauma.

The SUGARCANE Faith Community Screening Tour offers free in-person screenings of the film to communities of faith to support conversations around truth and reconciliation. The goal of this program is to encourage Catholics, and Christians more broadly, to convene discussions focused on shared understanding, courage, and repair. Apply now to host a free screening of SUGARCANE for your community between now and January 31st, 2026. You will receive a screening toolkit with a conversation guide developed by Land Justice Futures, additional resources and promotional materials, as well as planning support from the SUGARCANE impact campaign team.

Upcoming Waycross Programs!

Rates reduced to increase accessibility & scholarships available.

Artists, Writers & Readers Retreat

Come spend a weekend at Waycross to work on new or in-progress projects. Bring supplies and set up throughout our campus, spending the days working independently or with others, however is most fruitful for your creative process. In the evenings, there will be space for sharing, collaborating, and asking for feedback.

February 20-22, 2026 | $75

Spring Nature Retreat: Blossoms & Birdsongs

Set against the backdrop of blooming wildflowers and birdsongs, this peaceful retreat will offer a mix of guided nature walks, hands-on nature-inspired crafts, and simple seasonal activities for individuals and families of all ages. This weekend is about soaking up the sights and sounds of nature. We invite you to breathe deeply, play freely, and make memories rooted in wonder.

April 24-26, 2026 | 75$

More details and registration information can be found at: https://waycrossccc.org/waycross-programs

2026 Waycross Camp Registration is Open!

We can’t wait to welcome campers back to Waycross for another summer of friendship & adventure. Registration is now open, visit our website to find your session! Scholarships are available!

More information: https://waycrossccc.org/camp-homescreen

2026 Waycross Camp Staff Applications—Still Open!

There’s still time to be part of an unforgettable summer at Waycross! We are continuing to recruit staff for Summer 2026 and are looking for caring, responsible, and enthusiastic individuals to join our camp community. Waycross counselors are selected for their maturity and experience working with children and youth, and receive training in teamwork, supervision, and safety before camp begins.

Serving on summer staff is a meaningful opportunity to grow, build leadership skills, and make a lasting impact on campers and fellow staff alike. If you—or someone you know—might be a great fit, we’d love for you to help spread the word and share this opportunity.

Counselor priority application deadline: February 8, 2026

More information: https://waycrossccc.org/camp-homescreen

Creation Care Retreat

March 6-8, 2026

Join us for a heartwarming community retreat crafted to unite people through learning, discussion, and worship.

You are invited to join us for a creation care retreat rooted in the theme of “Living Lightly and Gently on God’s Good Earth.” This retreat will be led by The Rev. Deacon Linda Brown and Jesse Brown from The Episcopal Church in Colorado. Deacon Linda serves at Cathedral Ridge Camp & Retreat Center and spearheads the Care for Creation Ministry there. Jesse is a trained spiritual director and a certified Forest Bathing guide. Both Linda and Jesse Brown have a passion for "nature connectedness" and the many ways that we as faithful servants can care for and love God’s good earth.

Look forward to meaningful conversations and interactions with God's creation that weave together our spirituality, faith and cultural impacts. Guests will experience prayer, reflections, journaling, and ways to nurture new creation care ideas, approaches, and practices into our personal lives, churches, and communities.

The Episcopal Church’s Covenant for the Care of Creation is a commitment to practice loving formation, liberating advocacy and life-giving conservation as individuals, congregations, ministries and dioceses.

Costs

Weekend Retreat (3 Days, 2 Nights)

$ 295.00/per Guest

Staycation & Workcation

Feb 16-Feb 20, 2026

Mar 14-15, 2026

Feeling like you need a break? Craving a peaceful retreat to focus on school, work, or personal projects? Join us at the Farm for just that. We offer cozy spots to read a book, explore our trails, or get creative. Our small and large meeting spaces are perfect for tackling projects with your team. Let us care for you and your spirit, one meal and night at a time.

Lodging & Meal Rates:

5 Days, 4 Nights

$610.00/per Guest

3 Days, 2 Nights

$ 135.00 Single Occupancy

$ $175.00 Double Occupancy

Please note that Bellwether Farm requires a minimum of 6 guests staying at the Farm for our Dining Hall to serve meals. If we do not meet this requirement, cancellations, and meal cost adjustments, and/or refunds will be offered by our staff. We will be in touch prior to your stay to communicate details.

Looking for a screen-free, adventure-filled summer experience where your child can explore, learn, and build lifelong friendships? At Bellwether Farm , we combine outdoor fun with hands-on learning in a welcoming and supportive environment.

Bellwether Farm Camp is a week-long, overnight experience where children grow in confidence, creativity, and connection.

For Kids:

Discover new skills and outdoor adventures

Make real friends and lasting memories

Feel free to be exactly who you are

For Parents:

A values-aligned camp grounded in care and safety

Trusted counselors and nourishing meals

Space for your child to grow in spirit, independence, and joy

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Networks

To get a reminder for any of these events, reply to this email. A special reminder is sent for each network.

ALL are welcome to attend these Zoom conversations. Please share the information with friends, colleagues, and in your parish newsletter. Most network meetings last about 60 minutes. See their webpages or email their contact for more information. For a full list of Networks and Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.

Archivists

Date of next meeting:

Mar 9, 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

Creation Care

Date of next meeting:

Feb 9, 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

Stations of the Cross and Creation: A Lenten Tool for Reflection

You are invited to join us for some Lenten reflection and conversation around The Stations of the Cross and Creation with The Rev. Jerry Cappel and Amy Tidwell, creators of this version of the Stations of the Cross. In this hour, Jerry and Amy will lead us in some Lenten contemplation and conversation using the art and poetry of this collection.

The Stations of the Cross and Creation features the original artwork of Amy Tidwell, paired with the scripture texts of each station of the cross and selected poems of poet and author Wendell Berry. This combination of art, poetry, and prose gives special place to expressing how all creation is caught up in the betrayal and violence so evident in the suffering journey of Jesus in Holy Week. The artwork shuttles our focus between the human drama and that of the broader creation. The poetry brings poignant focus to the injustice and foolishness bound up in these moments.

Come and prepare for your own Lenten journeys at this month’s gathering.

Safe Church

webpage

Use this page to get connected to your diocesan contact for Safe Church training and information.

Migration Ministries

Date of next meeting:

Mar 17, 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.

Young Adult / Campus Ministry

Date of next meeting:

Feb 17, 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.

Dismantling Racism

Date of next meeting:

Mar 5, 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.

Innovation Catalysts

webpage

Date of next meeting: contact Heather for details

What's Next for Prov V Innovation Catalysts

The Province V Innovation Catalysts regular monthly zoom gathering was on hiatus this spring and summer with a relaunch this fall 2025. Our initial gatherings were a great opportunity to pair names with faces and share about our ministries, and we now are ready to move toward a more focused style of gathering with our next zoom meeting planned for November 19. Moving forward, each zoom meeting will be facilitated by a different Prov V Innovator on a volunteer basis.When you facilitate, you have two options: present a case study of a struggle or challenge you're facing and ask for input from the group, or teach a concept or practice you have found transformative in your work. We hope to continue our cross-pollination of expertise and experimentation in a more focused way through this model, and we anticipate that a number of potential workshops for the next Big Provincial Gathering will germinate through these gatherings. Please contact Heather at provincevcoordinator@gmail.com if you would be willing to lead a session, and mark your calendars for Sept 17, 2025 for our reconvening this fall!

If you are the contact from your diocese who should be in these conversation, contact Heather Barta for the meeting information.

Retired / Retiring Clergy

Date of next meeting:

Feb 10, 10 am ET / 9 am CT

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84538273268

Convener: Nancy Foster (Great Lakes) and Percy Grant (Ohio)

webpage:

https://www.provincev.org/retiredclergy.html

This is a network for retired clergy, a place to find others who have gone from a very active, creative and central role in the church, to a back pew. Your time is your own, so now what? This gathering provides a knowledgeable group to talk about how to deal with a spiritual life that does not involve preaching. It will help navigate supply asks, traveling on Sunday, and saying no. A place to be with others who have been in leadership in an ever changing church, but are now watching from the sidelines or perhaps not watching at all. This is being offered now because of the many people asking questions about making this transition. A team of coaches - one ordained and one lay - will ask questions to find creative ways to address the questions and concerns (no wandering into theological quagmires). Join together with other retired or retiring clergy for support and fun.

Youth and Children

Convener: Carmen Piggins, Michigan

webpage:

https://www.provincev.org/youth.html

Join into conversations with others!

ALL Youth and Children Ministers

Discover Living Stories Sermons: An Introductory Workshop

Feb 11, 2026, 3 pm ET / 2 pm CT

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.

Affiliated Organizations

There are a number of organizations affiliated with the Episcopal Church and working across Province V. These groups have a "structure" that is more organized than a network. They have resources and information that are useful in your local ministry contexts.

For a full list of Affiliated Organizations, visit the Province V website.

Blanket the world in love!

This winter, your congregation can share warmth and hope by hosting a CWS Blanket Sunday. Every blanket you provide helps families facing displacement, disaster, or poverty feel cared for and supported in Christ’s love. Together, we can wrap our neighbors near and far in comfort and compassion.

Take action today: Plan your Blanket Sunday and make a lasting impact!

Learn more at cwsblankets.org.

Church Periodical Club

Announcing new guidelines for adult written materials including books can be found at Churchperiodical.com click on NBF guidelines.

Maximum grants will be $3000.00. Grants may be submitted between Oct 1, 2025 and Mar 1, 2026 for the 2026 granting session to be held June 2026.

CPC Annual Quilt Raffle

It's Time for the CPC Annual Quilt Raffle (and other fiber arts)

The Church Periodical Club Annual Quilt Raffle is our major fundraiser each year. This year, we have more quilts and fiber arts items than ever before. Our thanks to the generous donors from Provinces V, VI, VIII, and IX, and from affiliated organizations: Episcopal Church Women, Daughters of the King, and United Thank Offering. We also received donations from across the country, thanks to the tireless efforts of Maryfran Crist.

Entry sales are available until March 31, with a drawing date of April 1.

Learn more and purchase entries

60th Annual Association of Anglican Musicians Conference!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us in Atlanta (June 7–11, 2026) for the 60th Annual Conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians. Old friends and new will gather for a week of inspiring liturgies, relevant workshops, and beautiful music in buildings with renowned ecclesiastical architecture and world-class organs. www.anglicanmusicians.org/conference

Summertime Monk Opportunity

Their website or a flyer with more details.

Episcopal Service Corps Opportunities

Is a young adult in your life looking for a new opportunity for spiritual, personal, and professional growth in the new year? Applications are open NOW for Episcopal Service Corps in 2026. Available placements include new spring and summer opportunities with The Commonage in London, Ohio—great for December graduates or college students interested in summer service.

A summer or a year with ESC includes spiritual growth, caring community, and justice work in local neighborhoods for young adults ages 21-32. If you have a heart for service, there is an ESC program for you. Apply soon to have the first choice of programs and service placements!

Plainsong Farm

Plainsong Farm in Rockford, Michigan is now accepting applications for fellowships beginning in January 2026. Spend 10 months building community, growing spiritually, and working for justice in the Rogue River watershed of West Michigan.

Apply to Plainsong Farm today at www.episcopalservicecorps.org/apply.

And spread the word: applications for programs starting in August 2026 open on December 15!

The Commonage at Procter

The Commonage is a new hybrid intentional Episcopal Service Corps program at Procter Center. The aim of establishing The Commonage is to transform the farmhand program from simply an employment opportunity into an Episcopal Service Corps program, thereby giving it greater intentionality and meaning for participants and the wider Procter community, similar to the intentionality of faith and community that our Summer Camp Counselors experience.

You can read more about the ethos and plans for The Commonage here .

Applications for The Commonage are being accepted now.

For more information email, info@proctercenter.org.

To apply: www.episcopalservicecorps.org/apply.

Grants for Deacons in Financial Need

The Fund for the Diaconate provides vital financial assistance for deacons and those in diaconal formation who have insufficient funds for their needs. Most Episcopal deacons serve as non-stipendiary leaders, and lack church pensions. Grants are available for ongoing support, declared emergencies, medical expenses, and diaconal formation. Apply at any time.

https://www.fundfordiaconate.org/apply

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