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 […]
Discernment Weekend
Take a step in exploring how God may be calling you Have you ever felt a nagging deep inside, wondering about whether you may be called to ordained ministry? Have you been fighting that feeling? Have others in your life told you you should consider becoming a deacon or priest? Are you interested in exploring […]
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 […]
CHURCHLANDS COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION
CHURCHLANDS COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION Building on our work in developing the ChurchLands Map of Eastern and Western Michigan, church leaders are invited to join Plainsong Farm and Ministry for a conversation about land use. YOU’RE INVITED! ChurchLands is an emerging initiative to educate and equip Christians and churches about land as an asset for ministry in […]
CHURCHLANDS COLLABORATIVE CONVERSATION
Sunday, May 21st at 3:00pm Building on our work in developing the ChurchLands Map of Eastern and Western Michigan, church leaders are invited to join Plainsong Farm and Ministry for a conversation about land use on Sunday, May 21st from 3:00pm until about 4:15pm. ChurchLands is an emerging initiative to educate and equip Christians and […]
TRAINING FOR LAY PREACHERS
Two-part program prepares participants for licensure We have heard consistent interest in training for licensed lay preachers, especially with so many of our congregations in transition and so many exercising vibrant ministry without a full-time parish priest. To that end, we will again offer our formation program for licensed lay preachers in 2023-24. The courses […]
BI-DIOCESAN
GRADUATION PARTY
Celebrating our High School and College Graduates Our high school and college graduates and those who love them are invited to join our bi-diocesan community to celebrate the closing of a chapter!! Please join us on Saturday, May 20th from 3-6pm at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Midland for food and fellowship, celebrating our scholars […]
A Post-Easter Update on our Season of Practice
Blessed Easter! May the spirit of the risen Christ fill us with hope and joy and keep us curious! It has been over a year since you called me to join you and I am excited about our odyssey of healing and new life in Christ together.
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING SPRING ASSEMBLY
Saturday, April 22nd from 10-3pm Daughters of the King throughout Eastern and Western Michigan are invited to a joint gathering across the dioceses. This is spring semi-annual gathering for our members and all those interested in the Order of the Daughters of the King. The Order of the Daughters of the King is an order […]
A Lenten Message from
Bishop Singh
Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him. Matthew 4:11 When the devil leaves, angels arrive and minister to Jesus. The cosmic choreography is striking. We live amid devilish actions. Some actions are temporal and visible to us. Some are cosmic and less visual yet intuitive. One year after Putin’s […]
