A Look Back at the

127th Diocesan Convention

The 127th Diocesan Convention took place last Saturday, October 28 at The Cathedral Domain. It was a full day for the business of the church, and also a time of gathering, celebration and Holy Eucharist. Session #1 included the call for resolutions from the floor, nominations placed before the convention, budgets placed before the convention, the Bishop's address and a special presentation of Godly Play which inspired some deep questions for the diocese, and responses from the diocese. Session #2 included elections and hearings. Session #3 began with a special presentation of a tribute to the Ven. Bryant Kibler for his years of service, as he is retiring. There was also a report from the Budget Committee and approval of budgets, announcement of the date and location of the next convention, Christ Church Cathedral in Lexington, and more. And very special thanks to everyone involved with the Cathedral Domain, offices of the Bishop and around the diocese who made this day possible.

Nine people were elected to offices in the Diocese of Lexington. Pictured are John Daugherty (left) - Standing Committee Lay, Lisa Michelle Garrison (second from left) - Executive Council - Lay, the Rev. Robert Slocum (middle) - Executive Council - Clergy, the Rev. Jon Hall (second from right) - Executive Council - Clergy, and Rick D. Waddle (right) Executive Council Lay. Not pictured are Marc Allan Mathews, Executive Council - Lay, Shannon Lancaster, Executive Council - Lay, the Rev. Dr. Nancy Turner Jones, Sewanee Trustee - Clergy, and the Very Rev. Carol Wade, Standing Committee - Clergy.

ABCD Workshop - Called to Heal

This Saturday, November 04, 2023 | 9:00 am

Trinity Episcopal Church |  320 W Main St, Danville, KY

REGISTRATION EXTENDED! DON'T MISS IT!

An all-day Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) workshop aimed to build on the work from Diocesan Convention, to take your community from a "for" community to a "with" community.

To register, please contact Canon

Amy Chambers Cortright at amyc@diolex.org

EpiscoCat Calendars are Back 

Enjoy your favorite Episcopal Feline and help a good cause in the process. The EpiscoCat Calendar features cats in all their glory! The calendar begins with the beginning of the liturgical year (Advent I, December 2023) and includes the entire 12 months of 2024. Calendar includes major feasts and is color-coded for the liturgical seasons. It's a purr-fect gift for friends and family—and to treat yourself to a year of adorable, mischievious cats! Pre-order a calendar now and save $3 per calendar with NINELIVES coupon code. Published in partnership with St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a percentage of each sale will donated to local food pantries to purchase pet food for pantry clients and their beloved pets. Calendars will be shipped in early November.

Episcopal Church Resources Relating to the Ongoing Conflict in the Holyland Are Available

Below is an easy link to a list of Episcopal Church resources relating to the ongoing conflict in the Holyland. It will be updated as further information and resources become available.

Additional Resources on Peace

2024 United Thank Offering Grant Applications Now Available 

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

This Advent and Christmas, The Episcopal Church offers resources to help you and your congregation share signs of God’s love through the coming of Jesus Christ—the “good news of great joy that will be for all the people” (Luke 2:10).

Podcasts

Matching Grant Challenge to Support Ministries of Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem

Office of Public Affairs

The United Thank Offering—in partnership with the Good Friday Offering—will match up to $100,000 of donations given through Dec. 15 to help sustain outreach ministries in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which operates across several countries or territories and includes churches, schools, medical facilities, and other ministries.

Grant Applications Open for Episcopal Church Constable and Roanridge Grants

Office of Public Affairs

Applications are open for two grant opportunities offered annually by The Episcopal Church—Constable Fund grants, which focus on religious education, and Roanridge Trust grants, which support leadership development in small towns and rural communities. The application deadline for both is Jan. 2.

Applications open for Episcopal Church Gender Justice Staff Officer

Office of Public Affairs

Applications are open for a new Episcopal Church gender justice staff officer dedicated to LGBTQ+ and women’s ministries, a position called for by General Convention. The job description and application can be found online.

OTHER EVENTS

FREE Upcoming Digital Workshops

• Impactful Church Events 11/13, 3pm EST
• Faith Formation in 2023 (and, Beyond) 11/14, 3pm EST
• Preaching in a Post-Christian Age 12/12, 3pm EST
• Christian Formation: Imagining Anew 12/14, 3pm EST

Gene Robinson Reflects on the 20th Anniversary of His Consecration as the Church’s First Gay Bishop

V. Gene Robinson is applauded after his investiture as The Episcopal Church’s bishop of New Hampshire on Sunday, March 7, 2004, at St. Paul’s Church in Concord, New Hampshire. Photo: Lee Marriner/AP Photo

BY MELODIE WOERMAN

[Episcopal News Service] In the coming months, the Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, the retired bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, will mark the 20th anniversary of his consecration as a bishop on Nov. 2, and the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Dec. 15.

The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson Receives Certificate Commissioning Him as a Kentucky Colonel

On Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the weekend celebration for Gene Robinson at St. Thomas’ Parish in Washington, D.C., where he is Bishop-in-Residence, Bishop Robinson was presented with a certificate from the Governor of Kentucky commissioning him as a Kentucky Colonel.

• Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop (OPA)
• Former Southern Virginia church accountant sentenced to 5 years in prison for stealing $177,000 (ENS)
• After Texas law forces closure of LGBTQ+ center, Houston campus ministries offer space for students (ENS)
• Church of England House of Bishops issues statement on the war in Gaza (ENS)
• Episcopalians are urged to learn more about and work to end solitary confinement (ENS)
• University of the South installs 18th vice-chancellor (ENS)
• Fire destroys small Episcopal church beloved by Rosebud Sioux community in South Dakota (ENS)
• Anglican women from Aotearoa New Zealand and Polynesia gather for conference (ACNS)
• Bishop Jeremy Greaves elected as Archbishop of Brisbane in the province of Queensland (ACNS)

OPA: Office of Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church

ENS: Episcopal News Service

ACNS: Anglican Communion News Service