In this edition: Find a Church Campaign; General Convention deputation & volunteers needed; Fun Fact; Did You Know?; Check it Out!; Upcoming events; News in the ECD community, The Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Communion
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Bishop Brown announces
Find a Church Campaign: You're invited!
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Watch the video
to learn about this statewide campaign, the first of its kind, and designed to support all parishes in the diocese.
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Design/Image: © 2022 Episcopal Church in Delaware
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Supported by a compelling, happy and diverse
image of parishioners around the diocese,
Launching August 22 — three media will be used:
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Billboards: These will be located in New Castle and Sussex (near Kent) Counties. Being a small state, with few highways, billboard advertising is an obvious and exciting way to reach a big audience of Delaware residents. We have the potential to grow our churches while evangelizing and proclaiming the good news.
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Mailers/door hangers: Provided by the campaign, these will be designed, printed, and individualized for each parish, per request from parish. This is a great evangelism opportunity for churches choosing to participate. Churches will have the option to send individualized mailers (at their own expense) or go door-to-door with individualized hangers (at no expense to the church). Mailers are designed for EDDM (every day direct mail) so there is no labeling, and the process is simple.
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Social media: Through diocesan Facebook and Instagram accounts, social media allows us to target specific audiences, for a specific time frame, reaching more people with fewer dollars. Paid social media advertising will provide consistent, repetitive messaging (along with the billboards and mailers/door hangers), to an even larger audience. Again, because of the size of our state, we can target a large percentage of the residents for a small amount of money.
All parishes are eager to see congregations returning to church in person after the summer and the long years of the pandemic. This marketing campaign will seek to encourage potential churchgoers hungry for church and a new season excitement!
Please note: Information, to include a packet for parish leaders, has been sent to clergy and parish leaders previously, so they would have time to begin preparing for the campaign. Also, two Zoom sessions are being offered to parish leaders to answer questions regarding working details of the campaign, for example, EDDM mailers.
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80th General Convention Coming Soon!
July 8 – 11, 2022
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Meet your deputation to General Convention:
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Patricia (Patty) Downing
Trinity Parish,
Wilmington
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Donna Jean Kiessling
St. Peter's,
Smyrna
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Cecily Harmon
St. Thomas's Parish,
Newark
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James M. Bimbi
Sts. Andrew & Matthew,
Wilmington
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Christopher Keene
Immanuel Church,
New Castle
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D-L Casson
Sts. Andrew & Matthew,
Wilmington
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Teri Quinn Gray
St. Thomas's Parish,
Newark
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Jon Rania
All Saints Church &
St. George's Chapel,
Rehoboth/Harbeson
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John Michael Sophos
St. Peter's,
Lewes
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Ms. Helen Spence
St. Thomas's Parish,
Newark
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Mr. Michael Wood
St. David's,
Wilmington
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Beth FitzPatrick
Chrissie Lockwood
Joyanne Murphy
(pictures unavailable at time of publication)
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Volunteers needed! An urgent request from the Bishop of Maryland
With only 12 days until General Convention, we still need volunteers to offer hospitality to the bishops, deputies and support staff who will attend General Convention in person at the Baltimore Convention Center July 8-11. Nearly 400 volunteer shifts have yet to be filled and we need your help! There are a variety of volunteer roles available starting from July 7 which include staffing the registration desks to logistical support during the legislative sessions. We especially need volunteers in public safety/community awareness to help us create a welcoming and safe environment for our guests. This is a great way to see the governance of The Episcopal Church in action and meet people from across the church. Whether you have a few hours to spare or can be there for all five days, we need you! Click here to register and sign up for a volunteer shift.
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For the latest information regarding General Convention, click here
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New offerings from the diocese ...
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Summary of the minutes of Diocesan Council meetings
are now available on our website
You may read the minutes here
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We Can Help!
Do you find it difficult, even frustrating, to find the time or personnel to post to your parish Facebook page on a daily or a consistent basis? Would you like to have somebody post to your Facebook page -- no charge to your parish, no work required from from your parish?
The communications team at ECD
can post daily to your parish Facebook page,
keeping it looking fresh and current.
Contact Cynde Bimbi for details so you can get started today.
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Fun Fact, June 22, 2022
Question: Which diocesan bishop took a cold bath every morning?
Clue: He had one of the first bathtubs in Wilmington.
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This week in Christian history
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On June 28, 1770, Quaker abolitionist Anthony Benezet (1713-1784) convinced Quakers to build the first free day school for African Americans, in Philadelphia, PA. Five years later he formed the first abolitionist society in North America. He willed his estate to support the education of African and Native American people.
Image: "Benezet instructing colored children"'
in a book from 1850
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On June 29, 1864, in a ceremony that filled Canterbury Cathedral beyond capacity, Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809-1891) was consecrated the first African bishop of the Anglican Church. His translations of the Bible and Book of Common Prayer into Yoruba were crucial and he pioneered Christian-Muslim interactions in the Niger region.
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Cycle of Prayer in the Episcopal Church in Delaware
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This week (week of June 26), in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we hold up in prayer the Southern Delaware Collaborative Ministry, the Rev. Marianne Ell, convener. For the 2022 Cycle of Prayer, click here.
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Upcoming Events in Our Community
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Immanuel Church, Highlands, Wilmington,
Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 7pm
You are invited to join an evening service of chants, readings, silence, prayer and the lighting of candles. More information
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2022 Annual Giving Campaign
Workshops
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Workshop #1
Tuesday, July 12
7pm-9pm
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Workshop #2
Saturday, July 16
10am-12pm
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Enjoy Caribbean rhythms, iconic Broadway tunes, and a compelling story of love's triumph over all, as performed by our talented summer camp participants.
Once on a golden and verdant Caribbean island, a little girl is rescued from a disastrous storm by four gods—Asaka, Mother of the Earth; Agwé, god of Water; Erzulie, goddess of Love; and Papa Ge, demon of Death. So starts the myth told in this breathtaking story of Black joy and sorrow, the aftermath of colonization and isolation, and the triumph of love against all forces. Told with Caribbean rhythms and instruments, this Tony Award–winning musical is a testament that a beautiful story simply told has the power to inspire and heal all. Tickets: $25 (General Admission) $15 (Child Under 10) Get your tickets here or reserve online at choirschoolofdelaware.org or tel: 302.543.8657 x4
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News from The Episcopal Church
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Dates announced for national, international Episcopal youth events
Applications open for EYE planning team
After three years’ delay due to COVID-19 restrictions, The Episcopal Church Department of Faith Formation is pleased to announce dates in 2023 for the Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) and Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales (EJE). In addition, the application period is open for those interested in serving on the EYE planning team. The deadline to receive applications is July 15.
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The Episcopal Youth Event will be held July 4-8, 2023, at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. This event is open to Episcopal youth in grades 9-12 during the 2022-23 academic year and their adult mentors.
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Evento de Jóvenes Episcopales—for Episcopal youth ages 16-26 and their adult mentors—will be held the week of July 16, 2023, at a location to be determined.
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"The Supreme Court’s decision today striking down New York’s regulation of the concealed carry of firearms, at a time when our nation is reeling from gun violence, raises grave concerns. We fear this decision will lead to more firearms on our streets and in our communities." Read full statement here
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The Supreme Court released its decision in the case of Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The court has overturned the constitutional right to abortion that was recognized in the seminal 1973 case Roe v. Wade. "While I, like many, anticipated this decision, I am deeply grieved by it. I have been ordained more than 40 years, and I have served as a pastor in poor communities; I have witnessed firsthand the negative impact this decision will have." Read full statement here
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The Episcopal Church Office of Creation Care announces the opening of the 2022 Creation Care grant funding cycle, with applications available in English and Spanish being accepted for local and regional eco-ministry projects until 5pm, August 15. More information
You may read the June Creation Care Newsletter here
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The Great EpisGOpal Race returns this fall, featuring a partnership between the United Thank Offering and Episcopal Migration Ministries in its third year. This popular fundraiser offers multiple ways to participate and raise funds to support special ministries and missions. Registration is open online for the virtual race, scheduled for September 3-11.
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Episcopal Church Office of Black Ministries announces name change to African Descent Ministries
As it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2023, The Episcopal Church’s Office of Black Ministries is pleased to announce a name change to African Descent Ministries to more inclusively reflect the community it serves. The new name—and a new logo depicting a West African symbol for abundance—will go into effect July 1. “I believe the name change is timely and brings new energy to the office as we prepare to celebrate our ever-expanding call to ministry and our 50th anniversary,” said the Rev. Canon Ronald C. Byrd Sr., missioner for Black ministries. More information
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News from the Anglican Communion
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Former child refugee named as next
Secretary General of the Anglican Communion
A South Sudanese bishop who was forced with his family into exile before he was one year old, the Right Rev. Anthony Poggo, has been named as the next Secretary General of the Anglican Communion. Bishop Anthony Poggo, the former Bishop of Kajo-Keji in the Episcopal Church of South Sudan, is currently the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Adviser on Anglican Communion Affairs. More information
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'Is a world without violent conflict really possible?': Archbishop Justin writes for The Guardian about the possibility of peace and building a new world out of brokenness
"In the midst of the second world war, Lieutenant Kurt Reuber, a pastor and physician with the German army at Stalingrad, drew a Madonna which hung pinned to a mud wall outside the dugout. In the midst of the darkness, the brutality and the cruelty of war, he portrayed a mother protecting her child from the world. Around the margin are the words: “Licht, Leben, Liebe”. In the depths of conflict and suffering that have occurred so often in the history of humanity (and still occur today), people have always imagined those possibilities: light, life and love." Read full article here
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Archbishop presents The Queen with Canterbury Cross for ‘unstinting service’ to Church of England
The Archbishop of Canterbury has presented HM The Queen with a special Canterbury Cross for Her Majesty's unstinting service to the Church of England over seventy years. The Canterbury Cross was given to The Queen in recognition and gratitude for Her Majesty’s “unstinting support of the Church throughout her reign” as “a heartfelt symbol of the love, loyalty and affection in which the Church of England holds Her Majesty”. More information
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Lambeth Conference history articles available from the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
Three articles on the history of the Lambeth Conference are featured in the June 2022 issue of Anglican and Episcopal History. The quarterly journal is published by the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. The articles are publicly available at hsec.us/Lambeth. This open source access is designed to enhance knowledge of historical perspective to the 15th Lambeth Conference being convened at the end of July 2022 by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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