In this edition: The You're Invited! campaign makes national news; St. Mary's, Bridgeville; Fun Fact; Did You Know?; Check it Out!; Upcoming events in our community and news from The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion
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The You're Invited! campaign makes national news!
We're featured in the Episcopal News Service!
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Our campaign to reach people where they are – at home, on the computer, or in their car – and invite them to a local Episcopal church, has caught the attention of The Episcopal Church, and we are featured in an Episcopal News Service (ENS) article. |
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Small church tackles big changes
taking advantage of diocesan tech grant
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Bridgeville — the little church with a big heart — needed to improve communications with its community during the pandemic. The use of technology and social media became an important part of its outreach, but its office computer and its internet speed and bandwidth were inadequate. As a church in transition, its funds were limited. The Episcopal Church in Delaware was able to support St. Mary's efforts: the communications team provided technical advice and support, and the diocese's Barnabas Fund enabled the purchase of the equipment needed through a tech grant. Phase I of the upgrade is complete with a new state of the art desktop computer and upgraded Wifi. Phase II of the project is to purchase and install video cameras to improve livestreaming of services. Read more here. |
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If your parish has not taken advantage of the the Barnabas Fund $2500 tech grant, click here to apply.
Click here to learn more about the Barnabas Fund of the Episcopal Church in Delaware.
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St. Mary's has recently refreshed its website. Click the above image to view this attractive site |
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Fun Fact
Question: Which rector of which church baptized 76 children and adults in his fist six months at his new parish?
Clue: The vestry accepted him as their pastor in 1745.
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On This Date in Christian History |
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On this date in 1535, Pope Paul III excom-municated England’s King Henry VIII. The circumstances leading up to the break are well known. The king wanted a son and was convinced he would not have one if he remained with his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, annulled their marriage in 1533 and in 1534 Parliament passed the Acts of Supremacy, making Henry VIII the head of the English church. In June of 1535, Henry further escalated the conflict with Rome by executing Bishop John Fisher and Sir Thomas More. More information
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On this date in 1688, English Puritan writer and preacher John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress, died at age 60. One of England's most famous authors, he maintained his pastoral duties to his death, which was caused by a cold he caught while riding through the rain to reconcile a father and son. Successful English writers were, in his day, nearly synonymous with wealth. But Bunyan, a traveling tinker like his father, was nearly penniless before becoming England's most famous author. His wife was also destitute, bringing only two Puritan books as a dowry. More information
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Cycle of Prayer in the Episcopal Church in Delaware |
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This week (week of August 28), in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer, we hold up in prayer St. James' Church Mill Creek, Wilmington, the Rev. Reuben Rockwell III, rector. For the July – August 2022 Cycle of Prayer, click here. For the September 2022 – August 2023 Cycle of Prayer, click here.
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Open Positions in Our Community |
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The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington seeks a Financial Accountant
Position will perform comprehensive accounting and financial reporting for church operations. This position will perform advanced professional activities to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the Church’s financial and economic data, including preparation of interim and annual financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for nonprofit entities. Read position description here
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Upcoming Events in Our Community |
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Amplify Your voice: MLK Voice 4 Youth
A spoken word contest for youth grades 7 - 12
Registration opens Peace Day, September 21
First Prize $2,000
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New start-up class of Education for Ministry (EFM) group will be meeting at
St. George's Chapel Hall in Harbeson, beginning Thursday, September 29, 6pm
EFM is a unique four-year certificate program in theological education based upon small group study and practice. EFM Helps the faithful encounter breadth and depth of the Christian tradition and bring it into conversation with their experiences of the world as they study, worship and engage in theological reflection together. For more information about the possibility of enrolling in this special group contact Butch Wilson at scotsman422@gmail.com ASAP. There is a charge for enrollment and for study materials.
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Diocesan Discernment Day
- Saturday, October 1, 9am – 3pm
- St Peter's, Lewes
- online and in-person
- more information to follow
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questions? contact The Rev. Jeffrey A. Ross, chairperson
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News from The Episcopal Church |
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If you are an employee of a religious not-for-profit organization, you may benefit from the time-sensitive waiver to PSLF, the federal student loan forgiveness program. But the window for getting credit for employment (current and previous) is closing on October 31. An upcoming webinar can help you start or finish up your application. More information
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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites all Episcopalians over 18 to consider applying to be a delegate — in person or virtually — to the 2022 United Nations climate change conference, known as the 27th session of the Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27). Applications are due by September 1. Adults ages 18-40, members of Black and Indigenous communities, people of color, LGBTQ+ Episcopalians, Episcopalians from communities on the frontline of climate change, and Episcopalians with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply. The Episcopal Church delegation will attend daily events during COP27, which will be in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6-18. This year’s hybrid platform will allow for a wider representation of Episcopalians on the delegation. More information
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The United Thank Offering and Episcopal Migration Ministries are teaming up for this fall’s Great EpisGOpal Race,
now scheduled for October 14-23.
This virtual event offers multiple fun ways — run, bike, swim, hike, paddle board, and more — to participate and raise funds to support refugee resettlement and other special ministries and missions. Sign up on your own or create a team. Learn more.
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Grant application deadlines are 5pm, March 10, for dioceses of The Episcopal Church
The United Thank Offering (UTO) Board is pleased to announce the availability of its 2023 UTO Annual Grants, with a focus on the worldwide incarceration crisis. These grants are awarded for projects in The Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion, each year with a different focus.
More information — including criteria for applicants, sample budgets and timelines, and helpful hints — as well as application and other forms are available online in English and Spanish. The United Thank Offering was founded to support innovative mission and ministry in The Episcopal Church and to promote thankfulness and mission in the whole church. One hundred percent of UTO thank offerings—given by individuals and churches—are granted the following year. These awards support a wide range of projects, positions, educational resources, and more. More information
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News from The Anglican Communion |
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The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Dr Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has paid tribute to the Co-Chair of the International Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue, Metropolitan Kallistos of Diokleia, who died in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday, August 30.
Metropolitan Kallistos was co-chair of the International Anglican-Orthodox Theological Dialogue and was an internationally recognized theologian. More information
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