Building Bridges Update from Listening Sessions
Dear Courageous Disciples, December 2022 through February 2023, the Building Bridges Steering Committee, the group charged with facilitating the discernment process about the future mission and structures of our dioceses, hosted a series of ten listening sessions, both online and in-person at various locations across both dioceses. We learned a lot of valuable information from […]
Ecumenical Endeavors
With this first submission of Ecumenical Endeavors, I’ll be forwarding snippets taken from various sources (such as the Episcopal Church’s Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations) which describe ongoing and new efforts in which the Episcopal Church is involved. Dialogues continue apace. The Lutheran Episcopal Coordinating Committee has approved a “Proposal for Exchangeability of the […]
Initial Steps in the Title IV Investigation
Dear Friends and Colleagues, Thank you for the support and care you have shown us and one another over the last several days, as our dioceses have stepped into a sensitive situation along with our bishop. We write today with an update on the progress of the Title IV process and to underscore some important […]
Academy for Vocational Leadership Academic Year 2023-24
Postulants ready to begin formation for Holy Orders or lay people seeking intensive theological learning may now apply to join the Academy for Vocational Leadership for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Academy for Vocational Leadership is our three-year, bi-diocesan program of preparation for Holy Orders. Originally founded in its current iteration in 2015, the Academy […]
Information from the Standing Committee Presidents, Bishop Provisional
Dear Friends and Colleagues, As your Standing Committee Presidents, we write to share information about a sensitive situation taking place in our dioceses, with our bishop provisional. Several months ago, the bishop shared with the Standing Committees that, after learning about his new relationship, his sons had reached out to the Presiding Bishop expressing hurt […]
A Personal Announcement from the Bishop
Dear Friends, While we celebrate Pride Month and all the joys of loving relationships, I share a bit of news about my own journey and ask for your prayers. It brings me great joy to share with you that, in the last year, I have reconnected with an old friend from seminary. With the support […]
Formation in our Dioceses
Dear Saints, Greetings in this season of Pentecost, discerning and inviting leaders with multiple gifts of the Spirit among us! October 27 and 28, we will gather in Saginaw for our Fourth Joint Convention as Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan! I am excited about the opportunity to delight in one another, to pray, worship, […]
EDEIO
No. This isn’t an updated version of Old McDonald Had a Farm (Ee i ee i o). It stands for Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer. EDEIO is the national network of those designated by their diocesan bishops with special responsibility for encouraging the search for the wider visible unity of Christ’s Church and collegial […]
SACRED GROUND FACILITATOR TRAININGS
June 28th, 1-4pm; July 13, 6-9pm; July 16, 1-4pm Leaders in Eastern and Western Michigan are invited to be trained as faciliators to lead Sacred Ground circles for congregations and other groups in our dioceses. Sacred Ground is an eleven-session film-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups gather as “circles,” walking through […]
Solar Faithful Webinar
SOLAR FAITHFUL WEBINAR Thursday, June 22nd from 7-8pm The bi-diocesan Creation Care Task Force invites parish leaders to learn about opportunities to care for creation and reduce energy costs through the installation of rooftop solar panels. Solar Faithful, a new 501c3 nonprofit, is a collaboration of the Climate Witness Project, Michigan Interfaith Power and Light, […]
