We need your contact info!
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Congregations are reminded that the
deadline for submitting Annual Reporting forms is April 1. This is particularly important because now, more than ever, we need the correct contact information for your church leadership.
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Bishop's Lenten Series: Live panel discussion Sunday
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As a follow up to the bishop’s presentations, a live panel discussion moderated by Missioner for Fresh Expressions the Rev. Canon Jane Gerdsen, will take place on Sunday afternoon (March 29) at 2 p.m. via Zoom. Panelists will include Bishop Tom Breidenthal, and from Christ Church Cathedral, the Very Rev. Gail Greenwell, Dean, and Dan Carlson, Director of Youth and Young Adults.
You can view the first two weeks' presentations
here. Participants can submit questions in advance of the live discussion by emailing them to
lentenseries@cccath.org. The panelists will begin their discussion with questions that have been pre-submitted. You will also have the opportunity to ask questions during the live discussion.
To join the discussion on your computer, follow
this link or the link from the diocesan
homepage.
If you have never used Zoom before, you may first need to download the software to your computer. This will take a few minutes so you will want to do this well ahead of the starting time of 2 p.m.
- When prompted, enter your name and email address, then click Join Webinar.
- Make sure that your computer's speakers are turned on and the volume is turned up.
- Questions can be asked of the panelists using the Question & Answer (Q&A) feature in Zoom.
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Online Stations of the Cross
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We are designing a Stations of the Cross for online use leading up to Easter. Many of our churches have beautiful and unique Stations.
Please send photos of two or three of your favorite Stations at your church. It's simple to do while no one else is around, using your phone, and send them to
lareat@diosohio.org. We will edit them and add voice over, then add them to our diocesan resource page. We need the photos by
March 31.
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The bishop has invited all clergy as well as wardens in charge of congregations to participate in the Easter service that will be streamed by the cathedral. Congregations can participate by filming a brief (30 seconds or less) Easter message or statement from your congregation that will be shown and heard as part of the Easter service.
You can create the video with whatever equipment you have - a cell phone camera will work as well as any other video recorder. If you've never done anything like this before, our communications department is happy to help you.
Click here
for some basic guidelines on creating your video, and when it is finished, email the video to
communication@diosohio.org
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It will be hard to celebrate Easter while physically seperate from one another, but the videos are an opportunity here to claim an even deeper connection to one another.
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Being the church while physically distancing
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We may be physically distancing, but still connecting with our neighbors to fill their basic needs. Check out some pics from last evening's feeding ministry at St. John's, Columbus on our
Facebook page
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Note everyone following their 6 feet distancing!
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Free webinar: Using digital technology in churches
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Join ChurchNext on Thursday at 8 p.m. EST for a free, live webinar on ways that churches can use digital technology to help parishioners pray, worship and study remotely during the Covid-19 crisis.
The webinar will cover digital resources in the following areas:
- Prayer
- Family Resources
- Worship Resources
- Online Christian Formation (Will include discussion of CN and the ability to BUILD as well as use CN classes)
- Group meeting/streaming resources
The class will meet for one hour at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. You can sign up for the class
here
or just follow this link:
https://zoom.us/j/892316816
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Free webinar from Church Pension: Managing Anxiety
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Managing Anxiety Webinar:
Friday, March 27, 4 p.m. EDT
The endless and everchanging coronavirus news cycle might leave you feeling helpless, there are ways to successfully manage your anxiety. We’ve collaborated with Cigna to share strategies for staying informed, coping with stress, and finding emotional support if you need it.
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Free webinar from Episcopal Relief & Development
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This week's webinar from the US Disaster Program will feature church leaders with extensive experience working in communities after a disaster and experience utilizing governmental and non-governmental resources to support congregations and other non-profit institutions. While the specifics are still in flux, we want to prepare you for navigating the complicated system of disaster response benefit programs and other resources for your congregations and other non-profit institutions.
March 27, 2020
3 PM EDT
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The easiest way to reach all staff members is via
email
or by calling their
direct dial numbers
listed on our
website
or at
this link
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