Lay and clergy pension program participants are strongly encouraged to attend the Planning for Wellness conferences offered by Church Pension Group (CPG) in June. The conference for clergy from the Diocese of Chicago active in CPG’s pension program and not yet receiving a retirement benefit will take place on June 14-15 in Lisle, Illinois. The conference for lay employees…
Bishop Lee gave this sermon on Tuesday of Holy Week, March 27, 2018, to clergy and lay leaders renewing their baptismal vows at St. James Cathedral: It was a Holy Week many years ago. I was a second year seminarian, full of piety, longing to serve God as a priest of the church, and deeply…
On Saturday, March 24, Episcopalians from across the country will follow the lead of the students and families of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and take to the streets for the March for Our Lives. “On March 24, the Saturday before Palm Sunday, please do something to stand against gun violence as part of your pilgrimage…
On Tuesday in Holy Week, March 27, from 10 am to 1 pm, all members of the diocese are invited to gather at St. James Commons and St. James Cathedral for a time of preparation for the celebrations of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. The half-day retreat is offered as…
Before the Rev. Ethan Jewett became rector of St. Helena’s Episcopal Church/Iglesia Episcopal Santa Elena in Burr Ridge last year, he shared with its members some observations he’d made over three months of serving the congregation as a supply priest at both its English and Spanish services. “These are some of the opportunities I see before us,”…
Trinity Episcopal Church, Aurora, is a small congregation with a big ministry. Most Sunday mornings about 25 to 30 people gather to worship in the stone church. But during the week, more than a hundred find comfort and support in the ministries offered there. In recognition for Trinity’s work, the Episcopal Church’s Jubilee Ministries recently…
