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Episcopal Retirement Services recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony that also served to highlight two years of progress at Episcopal Church Home.

The celebration was anticipated to happen in 2020, but was delayed because of the pandemic. Attendees learned about the 25 new Dudley Square patio homes, more than half of them already under contract, the new personal care building, and other significant upgrades to the senior living campus.

Read more details in the Episcopal Church Home Online Blog here.

Happy Pride Month! If you would like to take part in the Kentuckiana Pride Parade, please arrive at the Barrett & Market street intersection to enter no later than 11:15AM on June 18th. Please park outside the event and walk in. After entering, head towards Campbell & Market to find the Diocese group and purchase your festival pass from a volunteer. The parade will start at noon.

You can find our tornado response webpage with various resources for our continued response and ways to donate here.

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Click here for a letter to the Episcopal Church from Presiding Bishop and President of the House of Deputies regarding COVID-19 safety recommendations from Presiding Officers’ General Convention Design Group.

The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop said during its May 24-26 meeting that it will forgo being present at The Episcopal Church’s now-shorter and smaller General Convention in July. The committee decided that it could connect with church members in other ways. Click here to learn more.

Various responses to the recent gun violence in our nation have been offered by episcopal leaders. You can find a statement from The Rt. Rev. David Reed, Bishop of West Texas here. You can view a prayer service led by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry here. Click here for Bishop Curry's statement on the shooting in Buffalo. And you can find various other resources here.

Neighbor to Neighbor, a program of Episcopal Migration Ministries, offers personalized training and support to faith communities who feel called to sponsor asylum seekers or Afghan arrivals. Click here for more information.

All clergy and all lay people with roles in the church are required to complete Safe Church/Safe Guarding God's Children Trainings. Click here to see who is required to take the training, future training dates, and for recordings of past trainings.

Also, a reminder that every congregation is required to assign a Safeguarding Administrator. Please email the Very Rev. Katherine Doyle at katherine@episcopalky.org the name and contact information of your Safeguarding Administrator.

All Saints Center welcomes you back in 2022! It's going to be a busy year. Youth campers will be back this summer, and we look forward to seeing adults back, too, for spiritual development, rest and renewal, and fellowship with others from around the diocese and beyond. Please take note of the events listed below that are coming up soon.

All Saints Summer Camp returns this summer!!! Registration now open.

Senior High (rising 9-12 grades) June 19-24

Primary (rising 2-4 grades) June 26-30

New Horizons (rising 5-6 grades) July 10-15

Junior High (rising 7-8 grades) July 17-22

The CIT and Junior Counselor positions will be interviewed and chosen. If you are interested, please contact Mama Doyle+.

Interested in working? Now hiring summer staff. Let Mama Doyle+ know you’re applying.

Click here to apply.

During the month of July, All Saints will be hosting its 2nd annual online fundraiser. All through the month, items will be listed on our website for purchase, including overnight stays in Kohler Cabin, which was very popular during last year's fundraiser. Contributions to All Saints Center are tax deductible and go a long way to support the mission, ministries, and upkeep of the center. The fundraiser won't be live until July 1, but you might want to go ahead and bookmark the site here. In addition to financial support, if you have items you'd like to donate to our fundraiser, please contact the board chair, The Rev. Mark Richard, at markarichard2@gmail.com or 615-948-3769. Thank you for your support of All Saints!

St. John's Lutheran Church is looking for a new part time choir director. Click here for a job description. If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass it on to them. Deadline for return of resume' is June 30. We hope for the person to start in August. Please have folks return resumes to Andy Rutrough at pastorandy.stjohn@gmail.com.

St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Louisville is looking for an applicant for a Treasurer's position, which would be for 10 hours a month to help the vestry and the congregation understand St. Paul's finances.  Contact Sandi Pierie, Sr. Warden at svpierie@gmail.com for any questions and to submit a resume. Click here for more details about the position.

Organist Wanted for Christ Episcopal Church/Christ Lutheran Chapel in Elizabethtown, to play on Sundays at 10 a.m., occasional special services, and to direct the choir when Covid lets us sing together again. Interested organists should contact Martha Holland (marthaholland@gmail.com, 270-735-2700).

Second Presbyterian Church, Louisville, has a full-time Ministry Coordinator for Formation and Mission position available. Click here to view details and contact information.

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Diocesan Staff continues to work remotely much of the time. We are available by email, and check the office landline phone messages periodically.

We have seen an increase in fraudulent email scams. Please know that no one on the diocesan staff will ever reach out to you for financial assistance. If you receive such an email, please report it as spam and delete it.

Submissions for materials to be considered for the July General Newsletter are due by July 5, 2022. Please send your submissions to katie@episcopalky.org.

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