Ordination of Priests at Christ Church Cathedral

127th Convention

of the Diocese of Lexington

The 127th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington will take place Saturday, October 28, 2023 at The Cathedral Domain, 830 State Hwy 1746, Irvine, KY

This year's theme is "Wonder on the Mountain".

The Convention will be 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

CLICK HERE to register by October 1, or scan the QR code below.

Please join us for a day with the Rev. Dr. Leah Schade during this Season of Creation. This event is free, but registration is helpful. Register here: https://www.saint-michaels.org/soc.html

Lunch is available for purchase (also on our website), or you are welcome to bring a sack lunch.

If you have questions or need assistance, email St. Michael's Digital Minister, Lisa Janecek at digital@saint-michaels.org. 

A CARING PLACE Is In Need of More Volunteers for Their Phone Buddy Program

Learn more about A CARING PLACE

a non-profit with St. Martha's/Word of Hope, Lexington

Starting a Fresh Expression of Church

What could it look like to nurture thriving, fully-developed faith communities that live somewhere permanently outside the confines of traditional church buildings? In “Starting a Fresh Expression of Church,” we invite you to embark on the transformative journey of redefining how you perceive and practice church!

Episcopal Relief & Development Supports Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi After Wildfires

Learn more about Episcopal Relief and Development's work, both in the U.S., and worldwide, by clicking HERE.

Matthew 25:36 " I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” (NIV)

The 2024 UTO Annual Grant Application and supporting materials are available on the national UTO website at United Thank Offering – The Episcopal Church.

The deadline for submitting your grant application to the office of the Diocese of Lexington is Friday, January 5, 2024. All applications must be submitted electronically and require a Bishop’s approval.

Over a three-year period, The United Thank Offering, in the spirit of Matthew 25:36, will focus on areas of ministry that welcome the stranger and serve those who society has left out and left behind. The focus for this year’s grant applications is “the stranger” that Jesus mentions, offering welcome and inclusivity.

Suggested projects are those that welcome people with differences that cause isolation (culture, life experience, disability, mental health, etc.) in new ways that are meaningful and deemed necessary by that community and projects that encourage truth telling, acknowledging historic trauma, and establishing a pathway towards healing.

New this year will be short instructional videos that explain each step of the grant submission process. With the availability of these videos all webinars will be just Q&A sessions. Videos will be available starting August 1 at www.unitedthankoffering.com/apply.

Starting in September there will be open office hours each month to work with applicants on their drafts. Our National UTO Staff Officer, Rev. Heather Melton, graciously gives her time to review applications and budgets. The earlier your application is completed the more time to complete revisions and the stronger your application will be.

The last day to submit a full draft application for review is January 9, 2024; the last day to submit a budget for review is January 12, 2024; the last day to submit an application for completeness check is January 17, 2024.

Please take the time to read the materials regarding the submission process; there are some changes this year. As you know, careful attention to UTO grant application guidelines is essential!

If you have questions about the granting process, contact Diane Gabbard, Diocesan UTO Coordinator, at dianegabbard@gmail.com.

• Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Newsletter - Fall 2023

STARTS AT 8:00 PM. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETINGS ARE:

SEPT. 24, 2023 | OCT. 8, 2023 | OCT. 22, 2023

NOV. 19, 2023 | DEC. 10, 2023

This year a series of three lectures will be held Wednesday, Sept. 27 on the campus of the University of the South. The lecturer, the Rev. Canon Dr. Lizette Larson-Miller, will explore fundamental questions surrounding baptism, sacramental initiation, and eschatological belonging. Dr. Larson-Miller is well-known for her scholarship in theological circles.

A feature article on this topic, Lizette Larson-Miller on Baptism, Ordination and Belonging, was recently published by the School of Theology.

The lecture series is free and open to the public and can also be attended via livestream zoom webinar. Please find more information and webinar registration here.

REMINDER:

Register by Sept. 25 for our Genesis Gathering

Committee Completes Initial Review of Possible Presiding Bishop Nominees, Renews Call for Prayers by All Episcopalians

Office of Public Affairs

The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop has reviewed applications from the bishops who have entered the discernment process for the 2024 election of the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church.

The work took place during the committee’s Sept. 6-9 meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Standing commission agrees to consider ‘needed changes in Title IV’ over cases involving bishops (ENS)
• Jeremiah Williamson elected 10th bishop of Albany (ENS)
• Episcopal volunteer resigns from Kairos in protest, shining light on prison ministry’s anti-trans policy (ENS)
• As Morocco is devastated by earthquake, WCC calls for prayer and solidarity (ENS)
• Bishop Prince Singh resigns, the day after his ministry was restricted amid Title IV probe (ENS)
• Feedback turns mostly against proposed House of Deputies rules changes during online forum (ENS)
• Archbishop Howard Gregory calls for reconciliation in response to slavery reparations (ACNS)
• Bishop Jo Bailey Wells to become Deputy Secretary General of the Anglican Communion (ACNS)

OPA: Office of Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church

ENS: Episcopal News Service

ACNS: Anglican Communion News Service