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e-Pistle
LOVING + LIBERATING + LIFE-GIVING
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23rd Emmaus Walk: The Underground River | |
Introducing Diocesan App - Download | | |
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The election talk is heating up. We are about a hundred days away from November 5th. As we get closer to the election date, one of the things I watch is the loss of respect for each other if they have a different ideology, opinion, or political affiliation. We are no longer able to disagree with respect and continue in good relationships.
Political differences have not just caused disagreements but have also torn families apart and divided churches. Throughout history, people have held diverse opinions and political perspectives. However, in the past decade, these differences have led to a culture of mistrust, disrespect, and degradation toward those we don't agree with.
When we moralize our worldview, we will find every reason to hate and disrespect those whom we don't understand. When we believe we have all the truths and none other has any, which is how crusades, abuses, slavery, and everything else happened in the past, our pride gets the best of us. If we are not open, our worldviews can shut down the amazing richness of the diversity of cultures, characters, languages, and ethnicities, meaning all kinds of people around us. Let us be mindful of our attitudes to others and see why we treat others disrespectfully.
I invite you to listen to this podcast and reflect on why we have lost respect. It's not just about understanding the issue but also about recognizing our attitudes and behaviors toward those with differing views. Click to listen
Your brother in Christ
+Jos | XIV Bishop of Idaho
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Download the New Church App | |
I am happy to announce the launch of the Episcopal Church in Idaho App. Episcopal Church in Idaho is the first diocese in the country to offer a diocesan app that makes communication easier and available at your fingertips. Here are some of the features that might benefit you.
- Latest News & Events, Registrations
- Announcements and appointments
- Emmaus Walk Videos
- Deacons Speaking Videos
- Every Evening Compline
- Visitation Calendar
- Councils and Commissions meetings dates
- Daily Meditation
- Your Family Prayers
- Prayers and Thanksgiving
- Find A Church Near You
- All Social Links
- Complete Media Section
- Diocesan Contacts
- Send a Prayer Request
- Donate to Church Ministries
- Support and Register for Camp
- and the list goes on.....
Download on Your Android Systems
Android Phone / Tablet Link
Download on iOS Systems
iPhone / iPad Link
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God of love and compassion, we are passing through a season of mistrust of one another due to our political differences. Please help us understand that our moralizing worldviews could cause judgmentalism, fear, and mistrust of the other rather than a celebration of the diversity and richness that expands our attitudes and understanding. Open our hearts and minds so that we may embrace the richness of one another with all the differences we may have. Amen. |
Presiding Bishop Elect Sean Rowe | |
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, together with the planning committees for his transition and installation, announced today that they will forego the traditional installation service in Washington National Cathedral in favor of a smaller, simpler ceremony in the chapel at the church’s New York headquarters.
This service will be livestreamed...
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Ember Days 2024
Special Days of Prayer
September 18, 20, 21
December 18, 20, 21
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Compline: 9 pm / Every night on Facebook / Youtube Live
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Submit News & Forms
If the bishop is scheduled to visit your parish, the clergy or senior warden must submit the Bishop's Visitation form, the first on the list here, no later than Monday before his visit to your church. It's also on the website under resources
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Schedules, Meetings, Events & Calendar | | |
- August 25: St. Paul's, Blackfoot Visitation
- August 25: Epiphany, Arco Visitation
- September 15: Way of the Spirit
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Upcoming Meetings & Events |
- August 13: DC Finance Committee
- August 26-30: St. Francis, Alta
- September 6-11: EAM Conference
- September 12-14: Clergy Retreat
- September 17: Paradise Point Fundraising Committee at 5:30 PM on Zoom
- September 21: Preacher's Retreat
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Paradise Point Announcements | | |
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Fall Youth Event: Registration is open! The Fall Youth Event at Paradise Point is a great way to make new friends, hang out with old friends, and enjoy Camp before it is closed for the season! This is your last chance to try camp programs like ropes course and target sports. Sundays will be spent with worship and community service. Come to the Youth Event and enjoy a smaller, quieter camp experience. September 6-8, 2024.
Camp Amazon Wishlist
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Parish Events, Retreats and More | | |
Free Helmets from St. Luke's Hospital
Interested in a free helmet for your children? email injuryprevention@slhs.org to get yours!
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The Way of the Spirit
A Pilgrimage to the Chapel of the Holy Spirit at Paradise Point
Paradise Point | McCall
Save the date! Our pilgrimage to Paradise Point is September 13th to 15th. Join pilgrims from all across the Diocese of Idaho for "The Way of the Spirit," a new and affordable way to experience Paradise Point like never before.
We're excited to offer rotational workshops, spiritual exercises, and worship opportunities that celebrate how the Holy Spirit moves in our lives. Pilgrims will also be provided with a special resource journal with devotions and practices that will help make the summer months a fruitful time in preparation for making a pilgrimage. Come for hiking, fellowship, prayer, and rest in the beauty of our beloved Paradise Point! Registration is open.
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Lead a Circle in Your Community
Edward McEachern MD
I’d like to invite you to consider leading a Circle in your community. What are “circles”? Circles offer a method for personal growth through close personal relationships and living into community. Circles offer a way to move away from the “All Head” aspect of bible study, yet, with Christ, working toward a deeper understanding and living into our “everyday Christ.” One could think of circles as analogous to sitting around a campfire, reflecting, with a spiritual or scriptural theme in mind. It is a sponsored and facilitated dialogue, usually lead through a weekly prompt that leads to a conversation about our spirituality in everyday life, and usually results in a “take away for my own life.” Indeed, circles in church have a long history, starting famously on the US East Coast with two Anglican priests in the 1790s, John and Charles Wesley, who are the founders of the current day United Methodist Church.
Several attributes of Circles that are worth calling out:
Confidentiality: While meetings are absolutely confidential, there is less emphasis on confidentiality, more emphasis on open discussion.
Goal orientation: The goal is to enhance spiritual knowledge and faith through study and discussion leading to growth, both personal and within the community. Circles also deepen participants' understanding of religious texts, doctrines, and theological concepts as applied to everyday living.
Nature of inquiry and participation: Participants discuss and analyze religious texts and concepts, with a focus on learning, as well as share personal stories and feelings, with a focus on mutual support in our collective journey toward living as “everyday Christians. ”
Meeting Structure: Somewhat structured and yet somewhat informal leader-facilitated, focused on studying and discussing texts in the context of personal experiences that are meant to create a stronger community and relationships within a community
Deacon Candidate Edward McEachern, MD is leading an informational session on September 12 from 4-5 pm (on Zoom). Please register for free if you are interested. Here is your Zoom Link to Join.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81382699796
Two separate cohorts of Circle leaders will be trained: Circle leader training will occur on October 2nd from 4-6 pm and at the Episcopal Convention on November 8th
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Icon Class
Boise | Cost: $500
Fr. Matthew Garrett is teaching an icon class October 7 - 11, 2024 in Boise, ID. The icon will be of St. John the Theologian. The cost is $500, with a deposit of $250 due Sept 10. Please contact us for more information.
Lisa Garrett | 208-859-9698
lisa@holy-icons.com
3900 N. Patton St. | Boise, ID 83704
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35th Annual Boise PrideFest
Fri.-Sun., September 13-15, 2024
Join Your Fellow Episcopalians for the 35th Annual Boise Pride Fest! Boise Pride “brings together members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, their friends and family, allies and supporters in celebration of the unique spirit and culture of the
LGBTQ+ community.” For over a decade, the Episcopal Church has been represented at our Boise Pride Festival. In recent years, the need to support our LGBTQ+ siblings in Christ has grown. We have a booth offering free nail-painting in rainbow colors for festival go-ers and sharing information on LGBTQ+ inclusion in community and liturgy in the Episcopal Church. We will also march in the parade through downtown Boise, carrying banners proclaiming “The Episcopal Church Welcomes You” as well as our parish and diocesan banners. New this year will be a prayer request box and an Episcopal chaplain ready to speak to festival attendees for healing, prayers, and support. St. Michael’s will also host a special event for Episcopal Youth.
PrideFest will be held September 13-15 across the street from the State Capitol building in Boise at Cecil D. Andrus Park. There are several ways you and your parish can be involved.
- Volunteer to set up or staff our booth: Look for volunteer sign-up sheets in your parish hall or office beginning in August. (You only have to paint nails if you feel so inclined. It’s really about talking to people and spreading Christ’s love, inclusion, and belonging.)
- Represent your parish by marching in the Parade on Sunday, September 15. If possible, Bring your parish banner. Youth and adults are welcome.
More information on how to volunteer will be coming in future ePistles. Please email
dioceseofidahopride@gmail.com with questions.
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