Community organizing is nothing new to St. Charles Episcopal Church in St. Charles, Illinois. As a founding member of the Fox River Valley Initiative (FRVI), an affiliate of a community organizing network called the Industrial Areas Foundation, St. Charles has been building relationships and making change at the local level for nearly a decade. As…
Clergy and lay women encouraged to participate The Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Chicago will host a free online women’s retreat, “Journeying Inward to God,” on October 24. Clergy and lay women are invited to attend. “A gathering of women, both clergy and lay, could be important to start new and deepen relationships…
September 15, 2020 Dear People of God in the Diocese of Chicago: As I enter my final months as your bishop, I am glad to share the news that the Bishop and Trustees have made a decision that we hope will invigorate mission and ministry in the Diocese of Chicago for decades to come. After…
Dear friends, As we near the end of a long and disquieting summer, I see all around us the temptation to fall into despair. Yesterday, the eminent scholar Walter Brueggemann spoke to that danger in a post that I commend to you. The vocation of the church in these times, he says, is to be a…
This month, United Thank Offering leaders hope that Episcopal congregations will prepare for the fall ingathering of the offering that encourages people to give thanks to God for their blessings. In 2020, the offering will support ministries across the Episcopal Church most affected by Covid-19. “Be as creative as you want,” writes Diocese of Chicago…
Due to high demand, the Diocese of Chicago has added new sessions of antiracism training in August and September. A one-day Introduction to Systemic Racism workshop will be offered on August 8, August 22 and September 1, and a one-day Critical Cultural Competency workshop will be offered on August 29, September 15 and September 26….
