Karina Rodriguez was worried when her parish, St. Michael and All Angels in Berwyn was named a distressed parish back in January. “Our church is like a family,” said Rodriguez, a former senior warden and current member of the vestry. “When words like ‘distressed parish’ came up, naturally we became defensive. We wanted to protect…
The Diocese of Chicago has held 183 annual conventions, but the one that took place on November 21 was the first to happen online. Using the webinar setting in Zoom videoconferencing software, more than 550 clergy and lay delegates debated resolutions, reviewed the $4.97 million budget and listened to Bishop Jeff Lee’s final diocesan convention…
Watch the sermon on YouTube. Some of you might remember about a year ago, in those bygone days when we actually used to be able to meet in person, and in what I thought would be my last convention as the bishop of this diocese, I preached a sermon titled, “Bishops Come and Bishops Go.”…
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Chicago: I am writing with the difficult news that we must once again observe some significant restrictions on our common life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yesterday, the Illinois Department of Health recommended that for the next three weeks, residents of our state leave home only for…
On Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 4 pm, the Transition Committee will host a Zoom gathering to wish Jeff and Lisa Lee and their family well as his retirement approaches. Bishop Lee has invited a number of parishioners, clergy, and bishops to offer short videos, and both he and Lisa will have an opportunity to address the diocese. He will also share some parting thoughts on his episcopal tenure.
At the end of the celebration, Standing Committee president Anne Jolly will present Jeff and Lisa with a retirement purse, a longstanding Episcopal tradition and expression of appreciation for his ministry.
Those who wish to contribute to the purse are invited to donate by December 1, 2020.
Gifts made be made online or by check (memo: Bishop’s purse) and are tax deductible.
For more information about the farewell celebration please contact Christopher Powell.
For assistance with a contribution please contact Jen Boyle Tucker by email or phone (312.751.4215).
The Convention to Elect the 13th Bishop of Chicago will be conducted online via Zoom webinar on Saturday, December 12 from 9:30 am to approximately 3 pm. There is no cost to attend.
Registration is open for lay delegates and canonically resident clergy only. All others may view the convention via livestream. In addition to registering, all churches and campus ministries must submit a delegate certification form by December 1. Learn more.
