A WEEKLY eNEWSLETTER AND OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN DELAWARE

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Thursday, October 12
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m
Christ Church, Dover
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From inter-generational communication strategies to digital storytelling to content recycling, this parish communications workshop is designed for parish administrators, communicators, social media creators, rectors, lay leaders, and anyone interested in church communications.

Featured speakers and workshop leaders:

Parish and Diocesan Episcopal Communicators

Mary Grace Puszka

Long Island, New York

Chris Whitaker

Short Hills, New Jersey

Discover the pivotal role communications play in

strengthening our churches' presence in the community

Grace Church shares their work

Inviting, welcoming, and connecting

The invite welcome connect team at Grace Church, Wilmington has been meeting monthly for the past several months. They are a committed group of parishioners dedicated to making Grace a welcoming parish in North Wilmington. They recently purchased car magnets for parishioners (and for the visitor bags!), as well as a new table cloth with the same logo to be used at any events such as their flea market, craft fair, Blessing of the Animals, etc. They are excited to spread the good news in Jesus and invite people to visit Grace!

Proceeds donated to the scholarship fund at Camp Arrowhead

Saturday, October 21, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sts. Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington
Free parking at 713 N. Shipley Street. (click here for directions to free parking)
Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women's ministry of SsAM.

September 29!!

Submission deadline for Let's Celebrate Contest

‘Let’s Celebrate’ Contest. The diocesan Invite Welcome Connect (IWC) team announces an exciting contest to celebrate and showcase the incredible work of our church's IWC ministry. They invite all churches to participate and share their creativity in a contest, highlighting how they welcome and connect with their church members and community. Click on the button below for complete details and submission guidelines.

Contest Details / Guidelines

Submission deadline: September 29!

Washington National Cathedral

dedicates new racial justice-themed windows by renowned artist

The new “Now and Forever Windows” dedicated on Sept. 23 at Washington National Cathedral were designed by famed artist Kerry James Marshall and feature a racial justice theme. They replace windows honoring two Confederate generals that were removed in 2017. Photo: Washington National Cathedral.

Fun Fact

Question: In what year was Phoebe Griswold, wife of the then Presiding Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold, the primary speaker at the Delaware ECW Annual Meeting?

Clue: The meeting was hosted by the women of St. Luke’s Church, Seaford.

ANSWER

Image: The nave of St. Luke’s Church, Seaford, courtesy of the St. Luke’s website

Prayer

in the Episcopal Church in Delaware

Cycle of Prayer: This week (week of September 24, 2023) in our diocesan Cycle of Prayer we hold up in prayer the Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew, Wilmington. For the diocesan Cycle of Prayer, click here.

Daily Psalm and Prayer, an offering from the diocese

Prayer for Today:

Prayer attributed to St. Francis

Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.

Read today's Psalm and Prayer here

The Episcopal Church in Delaware posts daily psalms and prayers here.

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