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Antiracism Training Offerings: In-Person and Virtual Options from Crossroads

Antiracism Training Offerings: In-Person and Virtual Options from Crossroads

The Antiracism Commission is responsible for evaluating and recommending antiracism workshops and trainings that meet the diocesan requirements for clergy and lay leaders. The commission also negotiates diocese-subsidized rates for Episcopal clergy, lay leaders, and staff. Current trainings offered by Crossroads Antiracism and Organizing are described below. To receive the Diocese of Chicago rate when registering on…

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The Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer Elected Bishop of Rochester

Dear Friends: With great pleasure, I am writing to tell you that earlier this afternoon, the Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, rector of St. John’s, Chicago, and dean of the Chicago North Deanery, was elected bishop of Rochester on the fifth ballot by the people of that diocese. The people of Rochester have seen in…

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Camp Chicago News: A Letter from The Rev. Canon Sierra Reyes

Camp Chicago News: A Letter from The Rev. Canon Sierra Reyes

February 20, 2024 Dear Camp Chicago families and friends: I am writing today to share some Camp Chicago news with you. After prayerful discernment and discussion with camp staff, diocesan leaders and partners, we have decided that Camp Chicago will take a hiatus in 2024 so that we can have the time and space to…

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Upcoming Events

Mar
21
Thu
Deans Meeting
Mar 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Mar
26
Tue
Preparing for the Paschal Feast: Renewal of Vows with the Blessing of Chrism @ St. James Cathedral
Mar 26 @ 9:30 am – Mar 27 @ 1:15 pm
Mar
27
Wed
Preparing for the Paschal Feast: Renewal of Vows with the Blessing of Chrism @ All Saints Church Rock Island
Mar 27 @ 9:30 am – Mar 28 @ 1:15 pm
Apr
6
Sat
Crossroads Training: Animating Antiracist Ways of Being @ Grace Episcopal Church
Apr 6 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Satisfies requirement of one-day of anti-racism training for elected and appointed lay leaders. This course is a prerequisite for the three-day training required of clergy. Training should be repeated every five years.

The Animating Antiracist Ways of Being workshop (formerly called Introduction to Antiracism) offered by Crossroads builds a foundation of shared analysis of systemic oppression among colleagues, establishes skills for talking about race and racism, and introduces participants to Crossroads’ applied tools for dismantling racism: an equation framework to describe systemic racism, an applied power analysis, and the Continuum on Becoming an Antiracist Institution.

This is a public offering, not customized for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.

Register at Crossroads for the April 6, 2024 Animating Antiracist Ways of Being with the access code EDOC1day. You will not be charged at registration. The Antiracism Commission will later bill you $40. Contact Lucas Sweitzer with questions

Apr
10
Wed
Standing Committee
Apr 10 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Apr
13
Sat
Diocesan Council Retreat @ St. John's, Naperville
Apr 13 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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