LIVING LIGHTS: AN ILLUMIZOO EXPERIENCE
November 12, 6-7:30pm at John Ball Zoo Youth from the Central Youth Region (and their families!) are invited to gather at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids for Living Lights: An Illumizoo Experience! This unique annual event invites the community to get outdoors, celebrate Michigan’s beautiful fall weather, and explore and learn more about the […]
WORSHIP LEADER TRAINING
November 5th, 10-2 pm at St. John’s, Saginaw Worship is a powerful place – a place that transforms and empowers. What we do when we gather is so much more than reciting words set down in an approved collection of liturgies. This is the place where we may find ourselves awakened by God and stretched […]
Season of Practice
An Introduction from Bishop Singh Greetings Beloved, I am Prince Signh, and I have the honor of serving as your Bishop Provisional in Eastern and Western Michigan. It’s been eight months since I started on this adventure with you, and you have been at this for a while. I will tell you that I am so […]
SOCIAL SERVICE & MINISTRY NETWORK GRANTS
Annual grants available to fund local projects All congregations are invited to submit a grant request to fund collaborative outreach projects for the next fiscal year. Social Service and Ministry Network Grants fund new network ministries that are collaborative beyond traditional geographic and congregational lines and initiatives that expand existing ministries. The grants are indicative […]
CORE DISMANTLING RACISM TRAINING
October 14-15 at St. John’s, Grand Haven The Dismantling Racism Task Force will sponsor an opportunity for members of the Episcopal Dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan to participate in a two-day intensive offered by CORE (Congregations Organizing for Racial Equity). The training, titled “Understanding Racism” covers the many facets of racism, from its origins […]
CONTEMPLATIVE FIBER ARTS RETREAT
September 23-25 at Camp Chickagami Fiber artists of all kinds and skill levels are invited to join us at Camp Chickagami to retreat and create, enjoying the beginning of autumn in Northern Michigan! Join us for several days in community focused on building a closer relationship with God and other fiber artists. The schedule for […]
Daughters of the King Assembly 2022
dAUGHTERS OF THE KING ASSEMBLY 2022 All DOK members of Eastern and Western Michigan are invited to join us for the first gathering of the Daughters of the King in two years! YOU’RE INVITED! It is a time to gather, pray and give thanks for God’s goodness as we explore our 2022 theme, Partners in […]
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING ASSEMBLY 2022
September 24th at Holy Spirit, Belmont All DOK members of Eastern and Western Michigan are invited to join us for the first gathering of the Daughters of the King in two years! It is a time to gather, pray and give thanks for God’s goodness as we explore our 2022 theme, Partners in Ministry. Plan […]
Training For Lay Preachers
COURSES PREPARE PARTICIPANTS FOR LICENSURE Dear Friends in Christ, Eastern and Western Michigan will be offering training for lay preachers seeking to get licensed in our dioceses. The courses take place alongside our Academy for Vocational Leadership. If you feel called to serve as a lay preacher, please speak with your priest (or senior warden […]
Litany of Lament and Healing After Roe vs. Wade is Overturned
Dear Saints, I write in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a step back in human rights, privacy, and safety for so many of our beloved siblings, neighbors, and friends. We do not forget that this decision threatens not only access to life-saving healthcare but the rights of so many others […]
