Bishop Clark has appointed the Task Force on the Diaconate first announced in November to address the pastoral and vocational needs of deacons and to strategize about ways to reach people who may be discerning a call to the diaconate. The newly appointed group gathered on January 4 via Zoom. It plans to deliver a…
On Thursday, January 12 at 7 pm, the Peace and Justice Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and Episcopal Peace Fellowship-Palestine Israel Network will host a webinar on confronting apartheid. The webinar builds on Resolution F-184, approved at the 2021 diocesan convention, that recognized that Israeli treatment of Palestinians constitutes apartheid as defined in international law….
Dear Friends: Tomorrow at our Christmas Eve services, as we read the familiar lessons and sing the familiar songs, we will proclaim a message that is deeply countercultural: God is with us. God is with us not just on one holy night when the shepherds gather around the manger, or when the Magi follow the…
Dear Friends in the Diocese of Chicago: I wanted to let you know that during the Hispanic liturgy and confirmation service at St. James Cathedral on Saturday, I felt dizzy and fainted. Thanks to the wonderful assistance of people who were helping lead the liturgy, I was able to resume the service and finish confirming…
Dear Friends: We are midway through Advent, which is my favorite season of the church year. I love Advent because, as the church year begins anew, we have the opportunity to reboot our identity as Christians. As we await the birth of the infant Jesus, we can look once more for Christ in our lives,…
In November of 2022, the Vitality Grants Committee of the Congregations Commission awarded $275,000 to 18 congregations from across the diocese. Annual vitality grants support congregational health and vitality, with funds coming from the diocesan Bishop and Trustees, which holds title to and oversees the real property used by the missions of the diocese. The…
