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Fall Clergy Retreat Recap |
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The clergy of our diocese gathered together on October 4-6 at the Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center for their annual fall clergy retreat. We were excited to have The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, former presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, join us as our guest facilitator. Bishop Katharine led us in reflections on how our shared grief and lament can become a source of hope.
Watch the video below as Bishop Doug and Bishop Katharine reflect on the fall clergy retreat.
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A Church that Looks and Acts like Jesus |
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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry gave a homily to the House of Bishops on September 21 titled, "A Narthex Moment." In his message, called for us to become a re-formed church.
"The church, before collusion with the empire, the church that looks something like Jesus. The church that dared to live into narthex, to let go of the way things were, to behold the way things could be. Brothers, sisters, siblings, dream of that church again like Jacob. Behold the church that looks like the one upon whom angels ascend and descend."
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123rd Diocesan Convention
Saturday, November 13, 2021
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At this time we are planning for a hybrid convention with in-person meetings in each deanery that will Zoom together for a full convention. The deanery locations are:
Western – St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 505 Bullseye Lake Rd., Valparaiso
Central – St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 226 W. Lexington Ave., Elkhart
Eastern – St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 424 W. Market St., Warsaw
We are excited to try this hybrid approach. We appreciate your flexibility and patience as we strive to offer our best event amidst the constantly changing pandemic environment.
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Pre-Convention Deanery Meetings |
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Date: Wednesday, Oct. 13
Time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
Location: Hybrid participation with in-person option at St. Andrew's (Valparaiso) and remote option via Zoom.
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Date: Sunday, Oct. 24
Time: 2 p.m. EDT
Location: Zoom
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Date: Sunday, Oct. 10
Time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Location: Hybrid participation with in-person option at Trinity (Fort Wayne) and remote option via Zoom.
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Becoming Beloved Community Commission |
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Making the Case for Becoming Beloved Community Workshop
Date: Attend either October 19 or October 27
Time: 7-8:30 p.m. p.m. (EDT)
Where: Zoom
The EDNIN Becoming Beloved Community Commission invites you to attend our new workshop, Making the Case for Becoming Beloved Community. Utilizing the 5 W's, this workshop will provide an overview of Becoming Beloved Community, a glimpse into The Episcopal Church's complicity in racism, and practical ideas for implementation in your faith community.
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Native Voices: A Response to The Episcopal Church's History with Indian Boarding Schools
Date: October 11 (Indigenous People's Day)
Time: 5-6:30 p.m. (EDT)
Where: Zoom
Scheduled Panelists
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The Rev. Bradley Hauff, Indigenous missioner of The Episcopal Church, moderator, Lakota
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The Rev. Isaiah (Shaneequa) Brokenleg, The Episcopal Church Office of Justice, Reconciliation and Creation Care, Lakota
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Buzz McDonald, Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, Caddo tribe
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Pearl Chanar, Episcopal Diocese of Alaska, Athabascan
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The Venerable Paul Sneve, Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota, Lakota
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Christine McCleave, CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
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Forrest Cuch, Episcopal Diocese of Utah, Ute Tribe
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The Rev. Bude VanDyke, Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee, Eastern Band of Cherokee, musician
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Can Policing be Fixed?
Date: October 19
Time: 6-8 p.m. (EDT)
Where: Zoom
As a former patrol officer in one of the poorest and most crime-ridden communities in our nation, Washington, DC, Dr. Brooks will present a revelatory account of what it's like inside the "blue wall of silence", and the urgent need for police reform.
We encourage you to read her book to engage in what will be a powerful and enlightening conversation about the state of our nation's law enforcement agencies.
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An Online Conversation with the First Five Black Women Diocesan Bishops
Date: October 27
Time: 6-8 p.m. (EDT)
Where: Zoom
Moderated by Westina Matthews, Bishops Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows (The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis), Carlye J. Hughes (The Episcopal Diocese of Newark), Kimberly Lucas (The Episcopal Diocese of Colorado), Shannon MacVean-Brown (The Episcopal Diocese of Vermont), and Phoebe A. Roaf (The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee) will offer honest wisdom and experiences relevant to this complex time in American life.
The Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, The Church of Heavenly Rest NYC, Trinity Church Wall Street and Washington National Cathedral have joined together as partners to offer this historic gathering. Serving as co-hosts: Berkeley Divinity School at Yale; Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Federation; Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP); Episcopal Divinity School at Union (EDS), General Theological Seminary; The School of Theology, the University of the South, Seminary of the Southwest, and Virginia Theological Seminary.
This Band of Sisterhood can be purchased at a 20% discount when ordered from Church Publishing Incorporated, through November 30, using the promo code Band20.
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Racial Reconciliation, Healing, and Justice Newsletter
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“The work of saving this creation, on one level, it is saving our own lives, and on another level, it is saving the world that God has made and God has created, and we dare not deface what God has made.”
- Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
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Book Study: Braiding Sweetgrass
Date: October 20, November 10
Time: 7-8:30/6-7:30 p.m. (EDT/CDT)
Where: Zoom
Facilitators: Tamisyn Grantz, Steven Slaubaugh, and The Rev. Nathaniel Warne, PhD
Please join us for three sessions as we read and discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer’s insights into our relationships with creation, our history with Indigenous peoples, and how we might begin to transform our relationships with both. Learn more.
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Holy Hikes Northern Indiana
Autumn Hike
Date: October 16
Time: 10/9 (EDT/CDT)
Where: Pokagon State Park
Facilitator: The Very Rev. Brian Grantz
Come enjoy the fall colors at Pokagon State Park! Join Holy Hikes Northern Indiana for a 10 a.m. hike through the woods around Trail 3, a 2.2 mile loop trail that is rated as moderate. We'll pause for hot cider and donuts along the way, as well as mark the changing of the season with prayer and reflections. RSVP is helpful, but not required. See you on the 16th!
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Spade Spoon Soul Podcast
Check out this new Creation Care podcast, Spade Spoon Soul! The podcast co-hosts are:
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Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
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Jerusalem Greer, Staff Officer for Evangelism for the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
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Brian Sellers-Petersen, Agrarian Missioner for the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia (Western Washington) and Coordinator of Good News Gardens
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United Thank Offering (UTO)
2022 Annual Grants
Applications Due: January 21, 2022
The United Thank Offering (UTO) Board is pleased to announce the availability of their 2022 UTO Annual Grants. These grants are awarded for projects in The Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion, each year with a different focus. Applications are due via email to the Diocesan office by January 21, 2022.
For 2022, the focus is Care of Creation: Turning love into action by caring for God’s creation to protect the most vulnerable — who will bear the largest burden of pollution and climate change — through justice, advocacy, environmental reparations, and the development of formational materials.
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 are granted the following year. These awards have supported everything from staff positions to conferences, creation of educational resources, and building projects.
Application information and forms are available here. Please note: The application deadline is earlier this year due to General Convention and Executive Council schedules.
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Interested in applying for a United Thank Offering grant? Learn helpful hints on the application and budget process by participating in one of two informational webinars offered on Tuesday, October 26. Register below. Additional webinars will be held in November and January. |
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Everyone loves a good story. Storytelling captivates and captures the imagination when told well. Through storytelling, humans are able to connect with one another via shared experiences. Because storytelling connects us so powerfully, it only makes sense to use the power of good storytelling to share our faith stories.
There are many kinds of faith stories. Some of them begin with our birth and bring the listeners to the present moment. Others relate a time of difficulty when the storyteller received God’s grace to walk through a hardship. Some faith stories tell of times of divine intervention in our lives. A well-crafted faith story has the power to rekindle the embers of listeners’ faith.
That is the purpose of the Dove Faith Cafe. It is the fulfillment of a vision that was divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit. The Dove Faith Cafe is an event that brings together storytellers and listeners who share their faith stories in an evening of hope. The Dove Faith Cafe answers the call to evangelism that we, as members of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, of the wider Episcopal Church, and as brothers and sisters of our Savior are committed to embracing.
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Dove Faith Cafe Events
$10 per person
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The Dove Faith Café is a storytelling event that brings together storytellers and listeners who share their faith stories in an evening of hope. Storytelling sparks connections between people. It creates a vulnerability that listeners step into compassionately. It allows us to see others as God sees us: as God’s children.
Each Dove Faith Café event includes live music, an emcee, and our storytellers who will invite you to share their journey of some incredible moments in their lives. There will be an intermission with food and drink for sale. Each ticket allows the holder into the event and also entitles them to a drink of their choice.
While this is a faith-based event, we hold no illusions that we all have the same faith, or any faith at all. All are welcome. We are reaching out to all of God’s children to help us each identify God’s fingerprint in our lives and to recognize our similarities. Faith-sharing demonstrates God working in our lives and can rekindle cooling embers of our faiths through the gentle power of the Spirit.
Audience Warning: Dove Faith Cafe presents real stories from real people that might contain sensitive material for some audiences. There are references to substance abuse and sexual abuse. Dove Faith Cafe strongly recommends that children under the age of 18 be accompanied by an adult.
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Dove Faith Cafe - South Bend
Nov. 12, 6-9 p.m.
LangLab
1302 High Street
South Bend, IN 46601
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Dove Faith Cafe - Kokomo
March 11, 2022, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Rhum Academy of Music
500 W. Superior Street
Kokomo, IN 46901
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Dove Faith Cafe - Muster
May 13, 2022, 6-9 p.m.
Cloister in the Woods
1101 Park Drive
Munster, IN 46321
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Attention Knitters, Crocheters, and Crafters |
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The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana recently hosted a presentation via Zoom with Joanne Bartosik, the Senior Manager of Development and Christmas at Sea. She spoke about the work of the Seamen’s Church Institute which was founded in 1834, including pastoral care, continuing maritime education, and mariner advocacy. Additionally, its Christmas at Sea program supplies items to mariners who are on the water—either oceans or rivers—at Christmas time, so each person receives a present to open. These packages include handmade items such as hats & scarves, toiletries, snacks, and a card.
To learn more about their work and how you can help:
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The recording of the presentation is available here.
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The PowerPoint slides may be seen here.
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Seamen’s Church Institute’s website is here.
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Christmas at Sea information may be found here.
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Information about knitting, crocheting, making cards or sewing for Christmas at Sea, including patterns, is here.
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Fall Youth Retreat
Date: Friday, October 29 at 7 p.m. - Sunday, October 31 at 11 a.m. (EDT)
Where: Wawasee Episcopal Center (Syracuse)
Cost: $10 per person
All Jr./Sr. high students (6th-12th grades), are invited to attend a retreat at the Wawasee Episcopal Center. The Fall Youth Retreat will be a time to share how God is working in your life, as well as activities and time for fellowship.
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Recovery Ministries of The Episcopal Church |
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Have you, someone you love, or someone in your congregation been affected by alcohol or drug abuse? Do you need support with understanding what addiction looks like and how to help? Would you like to be part of the solution in offering the grace and love of Jesus Christ to these lost sheep?
Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church is a nationwide network of laity and clergy, dioceses and parishes, schools and other institutions with a common commitment to address the use and misuse of alcohol and other drugs in relation to the church’s mission. In the words of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, “In connecting our brothers and sisters with spiritual resources, in welcoming members of 12-step programs into an Episcopal faith community, and in strengthening Episcopalians in recovery to proclaim the Gospel in the world, they are bearing witness to the God who, Scripture tells us, heals the afflicted again and again. In helping people facing addiction, Recovery Ministries allows those same people to carry their recovery into the Church and to raise awareness among clergy and leaders about the disease of addiction and the redemption and grace found in recovery.”
Are you interested in participating in this new and vital ministry? The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana is forming a group of concerned clergy and laity who would like to be on a commission to begin the process of joining the national group and offering support and resources here in this diocese. All anonymity will be respected. Please contact Sister Debbi Rhodes at sisterdebbi.abbeymmr@gmail.com to express your interest or to learn more .
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The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church |
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Episcopal Church 2021 Blue Book Now Available
“I encourage all Episcopalians to read through the research, findings, actions, and summaries contained in the 2021 Blue Book reports,” said the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, executive officer of the General Convention. “They provide great insight into the myriad work taking place in all facets of The Episcopal Church as we navigate the pressing issues around us and envision our future.” Read more.
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Episcopal Relief and Development |
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Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with Food For The Poor to provide humanitarian assistance to communities in Haiti that were impacted by the recent 7.2 magnitude earthquake.
With the support of Episcopal Relief & Development and other partners, Food For The Poor has designed a multi-step response that will support marginalized communities both in the short term and over time.
The August 14 earthquake and Tropical Storm Grace destroyed nearly 61,000 homes and damaged another 76,000 in the Grand’Anse, Nippes and Sud departments. In response, Episcopal Relief & Development, through Food For The Poor, is sending tents that will provide shelter. The Episcopal Diocese of Haiti will distribute the tents to vulnerable groups such as families led by women or those with young children in hard-to-reach communities.
Food For The Poor is also shipping parcels of food for immediate distribution. Over the long term, the organization is planning to build schools and houses.
Donations to Episcopal Relief & Development’s Haiti Fund will support continued response efforts.
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Episcopal Public Policy Network |
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New Election Activator Program Seeks Volunteers
U.S.-based Episcopalians interested in helping with voter engagement for the 2022 midterm elections are invited to participate in a new program launching Sept. 28, on National Voter Registration Day.
Volunteers in the new Episcopal Election Activators program will work with the Office of Government Relations of The Episcopal Church over the next year to promote and facilitate local, non-partisan voter engagement efforts. Activators will meet regularly to develop and implement strategies, share stories, and build a network across the country to help increase voter turnout and encourage others to take on a greater role in the elections.
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Action Alerts
The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations (OGR) identifies opportunities for Episcopalians to participate in our democracy. If there is a topic below that you are passionate about, please click the link and send a message to your members of Congress.
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Ask Congress to Enact Sentencing Reform - Despite positive changes from criminal justice reform in recent years, much needs to be done to address lingering sentencing disparities and ineligibility for resentencing. The Episcopal Church is committed to advocating for the “abolition of the sentencing disparity between crack-cocaine and powder-cocaine offenses”, and urges Congress to pass the EQUAL Act (S. 79/H.R. 1693) to end the federal prison sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses and apply this change retroactively.
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Tell Congress to Support Human Trafficking Survivors - As Episcopalians, we believe all victims of human trafficking must be protected and support legislation that uplifts these vulnerable children of God. The Episcopal Church has committed itself to working with U.S. federal agencies “to bring the issue of human trafficking to international attention and to support those vulnerable to exploitation.” General Convention also passed several resolutions in support of efforts to combat human trafficking – both here at home and abroad.
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Urge Congress to Pass Ambitious Climate Change Legislation - Congress is debating the most ambitious climate legislation in our nation’s history. It is critical that the U.S. take immediate and aggressive steps to do all we can to avert the most extreme climate change scenarios. We call on Members of Congress to ensure that the Build Back Better budget reconciliation includes provisions to dramatically reduce emissions, establish a clean energy standard, and invest in communities that are already most impacted by climate change.
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Congress Weekly
Date: Thursdays
Time: 1-1:30 p.m. (ET)
Congress Weekly is a fast-paced, 30-minute conversation about the policies and legislation we are advocating for. They take place weekly on Thursdays from 1:00-1:30pm ET. Registration is required. If you already registered for one of the first six sessions, you MUST register again using this link.
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If you have not previously visited EDNIN Virtual Worship on Facebook, please do so and join us live throughout the day as you are available or go back when you have free time to watch the recorded videos. |
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News and Events from Around Province V |
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Save the Date! Big Provincial Gathering & Provincial Synod
Date: April 29-30, 2022
Location: South Bend, Ind.
Watch for more details here.
Nomination information
Province V Lay Representative to the Executive Council of General Convention
Nominations close on December 1, 2021
See full description here.
Online nomination form is here.
Province V Executive Board Officers
Nominations close on February 28, 2022
See full description here.
Online nomination form is here.
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Wisconsin's three Episcopal dioceses to pursue reunion...
Leaders of Wisconsin's three Episcopal dioceses announced Oct. 5 that the dioceses will take steps to combine - a canonical process known as reunion - after a period of discernment that will seek input from clergy and the...
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Matthew Cowden elected bishop of West Virginia
The Rev. Matthew Cowden was elected to become the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia during the 144th diocesan convention on Sept. 25. "I am honored," said Cowden shortly after being notified of the...
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Springfield announces candidates for diocesan bishop
The election committee for the 12th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield is pleased to announce the nine nominees for the diocese's next bishop. The nominees have come from across the country, and together have...
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News from Across The Episcopal Church |
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Church's solidarity among Indigenous peoples in...
In mid-August, Mike Kornezos and his longtime ricing partner Thomas Jones were out on the lakes checking the readiness of wild rice. Harvested in early fall, wild rice - along with fish, wild berries,...
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Q&A: Margaret Bullitt-Jonas on living into the climate...
The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas is looking ahead to COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which begins Oct. 31 in Glasgow, Scotland. "This is a moment when we have a chance to make our voices heard, to make...
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Episcopal Church, other denominations support commission ...
A number of Catholic groups and Protestant denominations are calling for the United States to establish a truth and healing commission to reckon with the country's history of boarding schools that separated thousands of...
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Deputies of Color organize for change in Episcopal...
A group of Episcopal clergy and lay leaders who self-organize as the Deputies of Color will kick off their preparations for the 80th General Convention on Sept. 25 with an online conference focused on "Truth Telling,"...
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Haiti's diverse faiths bolster it against waves of tragedy
Within hours of the earthquake that devastated Haiti's Tiburon Peninsula in August, faith-based aid workers were on the scene, comforting victims and helping to pull survivors from the rubble, then providing food and water. ...
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General Convention delay allows first-time early start...
When the 80 th General Convention was delayed a year because of the pandemic, it provided extra time for legislative committees to review the resolutions they eventually will recommend for passage by the full House of...
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Movement grows to honor Bishop Barbara Harris with a...
Dioceses and Episcopal leaders are joining a growing movement to add Bishop Barbara Harris to The Episcopal Church's calendar of Lesser Feasts and Fasts. They are lining up diocesan resolutions that will ask the 80th...
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National Cathedral commissions racial justice-themed...
Washington National Cathedral has commissioned a racial justice-themed replacement for its stained glass depicting two Confederate generals, windows that were removed four years ago amid a national reckoning with the white ...
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90; birthday celebrated at ...
Archbishop Desmond Tutu turns 90; birthday celebrated at South African cathedral [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his 90th birthday on Oct. 7 with about 150 family members and guests at a special event held at St....
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Los Angeles diocese enlists retired bishops to help with ...
The departure of Bishop Suffragan Diane M. Jardine Bruce to become bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri - pending its convention vote in early November - left Bishop Diocesan John Harvey Taylor with a...
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'My Name Is Pauli Murray' brings trailblazing Episcopal...
In the new documentary " My Name Is Pauli Murray," filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen paint a picture of an unsung trailblazer who remains relatively unknown despite her lasting influence on American society....
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Presiding Bishop calls for church reformation 'in the...
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, in his Sept. 21 sermon during the opening day of the fall House of Bishops meeting, recalled a recent conversation with a fellow bishop about planning for The Episcopal Church's future. Such ...
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COVID-19 Vaccinations
Anyone age 12 and older may now schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. Click here to register or call 211 (866-211-9966) if you do not have access to a computer or need assistance. Walk-in appointments are also accepted at most vaccination sites.
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Please email any events, articles, or notifications to be included in the next monthly enewsletter to Canon Christopher Hillak, Missioner for Digital Communications
by October 25. Thank you!
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The Episcopal Diocese
of Northern Indiana
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