DIOCESE OF LEXINGTON NEWS AND EVENTS
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
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CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT NEWS AND EVENTS FOR FUTURE NEWSLETTERS.
The submission deadline is 3 days prior to Thursday's distribution.
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DIOCESAN NEWS AND HAPPENINGS |
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Lenten Reflections and Personal Stories |
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“Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? I will, with God’s help.” The Book of Common Prayer, p. 305
Click here to learn more details, including where to submit Lenten Reflections. Please view the video at right from Whit Whitaker, co-chair of the Diocesan Commission for the Reconciliation of All God's Children.
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a non-profit with St. Martha's/Word of Hope, Lexington
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The trainings are being offered in three different formats: virtually via Zoom as a one day session, virtually requiring two evening Zoom sessions, or as a one day, in-person event.
One Day Virtual Training via Zoom: January 17, March 21
Two Evening Virtual Training via Zoom: February 13, February 20
One Day, In Person Training:
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January 28 - St. John’s - Murray, Kentucky (map)
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March 11 - St. George’s - Louisville, Kentucky (map)
Click HERE for more details and to register.
To foster optimum learning and conversation, the number of persons will be limited. Please carefully read the description of the event and the dates and select the program that best suits your needs and schedule.
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Sincere gratitude to the Diocese of Kentucky for making this opportunity available to us. Please contact Canon Amy at canon@diolex.org
with any additional questions.
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February Dinner Church:
Justice Ministry and Taizé Music
Saturday | 02.25.23 | 5:30pm
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Saint Raphael Episcopal Church will host Dinner Church, February 25, 2023, at 5:30 pm. The program for the evening will include Rev. Helen serving Eucharist, Taizé music, a discussion on Justice Ministry with BUILD, and a meal together. Taizé music has been a foundational part of contemplative prayer and provides the foundation for contemplation, candlelight, and stillness with simple refrains repeated by the whole assembly. We invite you to join us as we pray and sing together in meditative music that calms the mind and opens the soul to God. All are invited to attend. For reservations, please RSVP to amy.smereck@gmail.com or call the Church at 859-255-4987.
Registration Deadline: February 22, 2023
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1891 Parkers Mill Road, Lexington, KY, 40504
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Dana Lockhart
installed as
Pastor at Faith Lutheran
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You're invited to celebrate with the Rev. Dana Lockhart, former Priest-in-Charge of St. John's Versailles and former Pastor of St. Augustine's Chapel, as he is installed as Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church. Bishop Bill Gafkjen of the IK Synod will preach and preside at the service. There will be a reception following the service. The offering from the service will go to support St. Augustine’s Chapel: a Lutheran and Episcopal Campus Ministry at the University of Kentucky. Clergy are invited to vest and process. The color of the day is purple.
Sunday, February 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM
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EYE23
Episcopal Youth Event
Signups Needed by March 1
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From Cindy Sigmon (Diocesan Youth Missioner):
Youth who are interested in attending this event with a delegation from the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington need to contact me no later than March 1st. That will give me time to get all the registrations in order to send in to the National registrar.
I am also looking for a couple of great adults who might be interested going and being chaperones for the delegation of youth from the Diocese of Lexington.
Requirements of the adults that attend with our youth are as follows:
- Must have taken the Online Prevention of Sexual Misconduct training through Presidium Academy.
- Must have a valid driver's license and be willing to drive a 15-passenger bus with our delegation aboard.
- Must participate in the events at EYE23 and be a good role model for our youth.
It really is a great experience. If you cannot plan to do this, do you have any suggestions for anybody else? Please let me know if you can answer the call ASAP. Email me at csigmon58@aol.com.
See a flyer of the event by clicking here.
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With colder temperatures also come more indoor person-to-person contact, increasing the chances for the spread of COVID and Influenza. We strongly encourage you to be up-to-date on vaccinations.
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Join us as the 2023 Legislative Session deliberates matters that affect every Kentuckian!
All sessions are virtual to enable statewide participation. Join either by Zoom or via Facebook Live on the KCC Facebook Group Page. Perfect for personal information, bible studies, and social care groups of every kind.
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Grace and peace be with you all this Epiphany. This year has not started off mildly. Our prayers at Episcopal Relief & Development are for all people in the US affected by flooding in the West, the recent mass shootings, and tornadoes across the south in Alabama, Texas and Louisiana. Please join us in prayer as we check in and work with partners to assess their varying needs. Please also pray for our long-term recovery programs this year as we work to build stronger networks across communities to make future responses happen more quickly, equitably and sustainably. Our partners will continue to address the economic, spiritual, social and mental effects of disasters on vulnerable groups, including unhoused, older adults, undocumented workers and people who live in geographically isolated areas. Working Together for Lasting Change, we are moving closer to having the world that God intended for us.
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Episcopal Church Lent Resources
AVAILABLE ONLINE
Click the button below for new and updated resources for individuals, small groups, and congregations, including the following:
- Lent curriculum, sermons, lesson plans, devotionals, and meditations
- Lent Madness
- “Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent” – adult forum sessions with videos
- “Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community” podcast series
- Sermons That Work
- 40-day gratitude challenge
- Publicity material, bulletin inserts, and more
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Episcopal Service Corps seeks applicants for 2023-24 service year |
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The Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) invites young leaders ages 21 to 32 interested in a transformative outreach and discernment experience to apply online for the 2023-24 program year.
To help young adults discern whether a year through ESC is right for them, ESC will host four virtual open houses to answer questions and give participants a chance to hear from current and former corps members. Potential applicants are also encouraged to take ESC’s online discernment quiz.
Those interested can register online to attend a virtual open house on the following days:
- Sunday, Feb. 26, 5 p.m. Eastern
- Thursday, March 2, 8 p.m. Eastern.
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Ready to Deepen Your Faith in a Global Setting?
Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps opens applications for 2023-24
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The Young Adult Service Corps is a ministry for Episcopalians ages 21-30 who are interested in exploring their faith in new ways by living and serving in communities around the worldwide Anglican Communion. Applicants must have a high degree of maturity and possess a faith commitment, the willingness to be a humble guest, and the ability to be an authentic companion. Click here for more information about the program, application process, and blogs of current YASCers.
If you have any questions, please contact Mission Personnel Officer Elizabeth Boe.
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Centered:
A Christian Discipleship Experience
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The Episcopal Church Office of Evangelism announces a new small-group resource for churches and individuals seeking to go deeper in relationship with Jesus and in loving and serving others.
“Centered: A Christian Discipleship Experience” is a digital, nine-session resource—available in English and coming soon in French and Spanish—for church members, neighbors, and friends to explore in small, gathered communities.
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Development of the new site is ongoing. More content will continue to be added in the coming weeks and months. |
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EVENTS AT THE CATHEDRAL DOMAIN |
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The Cathedral Domain Earns ACA-Accredited Camp Status for 2023 Season |
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Happening #64
For Youth in Grades 10-12
March 24-26
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DIOCESAN YOUTH ZOOM MEETINGS |
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DioLex Youth Zoom Meetings, hosted by Cindy Sigmon, are a wonderful way for youth grades 8 & up to stay connected. Contact Cindy at csigmon58@aol.com if you’d like to join in the virtual meetings, but very live fellowship.
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STARTS AT 8:00 PM. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS ARE:
MARCH 5, 2023 | APRIL 16, 2023 | MAY 7, 2023
JUNE 4, 2023 | AUG. 27, 2023 | SEP. 10, 2023 | SEP. 24, 2023
OCT. 8, 2023 | OCT. 22, 2023 | NOV. 19, 2023 | DEC. 10, 2023
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World Mission Sunday is February 19, the Last Sunday After Epiphany |
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Baptist Seminary of Kentucky
The Hinson Lectures
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Christian Witness to/of Others in the 2020s |
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MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023 | 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM, EST
St. Stephen Church, 1018 South 15th Street, Louisville, KY 40210
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DR. AMOS YONG
Professor of Theology and Mission, and Dean of the School of Mission and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. His graduate education includes degrees in theology, history, and religious studies from Western Evangelical Seminary (now Portland Seminary) and Portland State University, both in Portland, Oregon, as well as from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. His undergraduate degree is from Bethany University of the Assemblies of God.
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It is common for creation care ministry to operate disconnected from the larger community life of prayer, worship, fellowship and faith. How might faith communities embody a more full inclusion of all creation in their lives of faith, worship and witness?
Overview: “Green Teams” in churches often find themselves operating in small corners of church life. The concerns and opportunities of creation care often fail to permeate the church’s core life of worship, fellowship, and proclamation. This course will explore ways to expand creation care beyond committee actions, material stewardship, and personal life adjustments, into a more integrated expression of whole church life.
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Grants 101 and 201 Workshop in Hazard and Morehead |
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This hands-on introduction to grant writing will provide the steps and resources to compete and secure grant dollars.
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Executive Council Wraps Meeting Where Divided COO Vote Intensified Ongoing Dismantling Racism Discussion |
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris, sitting at the center on the left side of the table, join a meeting of Executive Council’s Finance Committee to discuss plans for funding a new Episcopal Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service |
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[Episcopal News Service – San Francisco, California] A divided vote on one of The Episcopal Church’s executive leadership positions was a first-day flashpoint at the recently concluded Executive Council meeting here, intensifying an internal debate over how to dismantle systemic racism in the church. Some members argued that Executive Council itself and its processes may exemplify the problem.
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Applications Open for Committee to Discern, Search for New LGBTQ+/Women’s Ministries Position |
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Joint Standing Committee on Nominations Opens Applications for Episcopal Church Positions, Committees, Boards |
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The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington - Text to Give: |
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Text “DioLex” to 73256 to give using your mobile device. This number will never send unsolicited texts to you. To cancel further messages, text STOP. If you need assistance with text giving, text HELP. Standard text message and data rates may apply. |
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Please continue to use our P.O. Box address for written communications:
P.O. Box 610, Lexington, KY 40588-0610
Our new physical office address is: 225 Walton Avenue, Suite 120, Lexington, KY 40502
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