Lay leaders in the diocese are invited to join members of the bishop’s staff for the first-ever Lay Leadership Summit on Saturday, March 16 at St. Simon’s in Arlington Heights. Beginning at 9:30 am and concluding by 3 pm, the summit will include opportunities for workshops, resource-sharing, and fellowship. Download a flyer and workshop descriptions….
The 185th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago will be held Saturday, November 19, as a virtual gathering on Zoom. Convention is the annual business meeting of the diocese, during which we elect leaders, consider resolutions and hear reports from across the diocese and the wider church. Convention will begin at 9 am,…
The Diocese of Chicago has recently reached settlements in two civil suits involving allegations of child sex abuse against former priests, one of whom was deposed and one who has died. One suit concerned allegations against Richard Kearney, former rector of St. Bride’s, Oregon and Annunciation, Gurnee, who was deposed by then-Bishop Frank T. Griswold…
Bishop-elect Paula Clark, who returned to work early in March, greets the diocese in a video with the Rev. Anne Jolly, president of the Standing Committee. Watch the video on YouTube: La obispa electa Paula Clark, quien regresó al trabajo a principios de marzo, saluda a la diócesis en un video con la Rev. Anne…
Pag-aralan ninyong gumawa ng makatuwiran; pairalin ang katarungan. Tulungan ang naaapi. (Isaiah 1:17, NIV) Sa ngalan ng mga miyembro ng Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, at Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, tinutuligsa natin ang pamamaril sa metropolitan Atlanta noong Marso 16 na humantong sa pagkamatay ng…
선행을 배우며 정의를 구하며 학대받는 자를 도와주며 (이사야 1:17, NIV 성경) 우리는 미국성공회 시카고 교구, 메트로폴리탄 시카고 대의원회의, 미국 복음주의 루터교회, 연합감리교회 북부 일리노이 지부를 대표하여, 3월 16일 애틀랜타 메트로폴리탄 지역에서 8명의 목숨을 앗아가고 1명에 부상을 입힌 총격 사건을 규탄합니다. 이 총격 사건은 무작위 공격이 아니었으며, 8명의 사망자 중 6명이 아시아계 미국인 여성들이었습니다. 이 사건은 지난…
