Summary
Lake Oconee Breeze – Upscale Resale donates $12,000 to Greene and Putnam Co. food pantries – The Upscale Resale is a fundraising event held by The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer
Belleview News Democrat – St. Michael’s Episcopal Church project in O’Fallon offers comfort to homeless – Busy hands are happy hands every Thursday in the church basement at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in O’Fallon.
Out Smart – Ademian Pinder and Andrés Herrera provide a platform for queer and BIPOC people of faith – Grappling with the intersectionality of the queer community and Christianity can be a challenge that most people aren’t willing to face. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church began
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Triennial 2022: The following members are nominated for board positions
President: Lisa Bortner
Vice President: Gloria Rogers
2nd Vice President: No Nominations Received
Secretary: Patricia Brake Rutenburg and Samar Fay
Treasurer: Margaret Hammond Gordon
Social Justice Chair: Evita Krislock and The Rev. Deacon Twilla R. Two Bulls
Upscale Resale donates $12,000 to Greene and Putnam Co. food pantries
The Oconee Breeze – Eatonton, GA
In September, The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer’s Upscale Resale Committee reached out to Putnam Christian Outreach (PCO) to announce that the 2021 Upscale Resale event would be benefitting the Putnam and Greene County Food Pantries.
The Upscale Resale is a fundraising event held by The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer where donated handbags and jewelry are resold to generate funds for the local community food pantries. The committee exceeded their goal and has generously donated $12,000 to the Greene and Putnam County food banks. […]
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church project in O’Fallon offers comfort to homeless
Belleview News Democrat – O’Fallon, IL
Busy hands are happy hands every Thursday in the church basement at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in O’Fallon. That’s when volunteers gather to make mats to help homeless people in the area. The community service project has been ongoing for four years, with help from other churches. They deliver the mats to the St. Louis Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral.
“The mats are blessed in church and sent along, with our prayers, to the person in need. On snowy nights when they don’t have any more room in the shelter, they are able to give them a mat,” said Judie Payne, who helped get the project off the ground, along with her husband, Tom […]
Ademian Pinder and Andrés Herrera provide a platform for queer and BIPOC people of faith
Out Smart – Houston, TX
Grappling with the intersectionality of the queer community and Christianity can be a challenge that most people aren’t willing to face. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church began to take on that challenge decades ago, and is now a Montrose haven where Christians of all sexualities and gender identities can proudly profess their faith.
Through their new podcast Faith from the Margins, church members Ademian Pinder and Andrés Herrera are using their voices and personal experiences to bring queer faith leaders and allies to the airwaves and prove that there’s plenty of room at the table for all. They envision the show as a platform for those who are so often silenced. […]
St. Paul’s hosts felony warrant amnesty clinic
Fayetteville Flyer – Fayetteville, AR
A crowd of people seeking legal counsel filled the parking lot and front hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church by 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6.
The church, along with The Bail Project and Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition, hosted a felony warrant amnesty clinic to provide an opportunity for those with warrants to meet with Washington County public defenders in a safe space. In all, 71 people along with their friends and families, attended the event for support and resources that could help them continue working, caring for their families, and living their lives. […]
Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida Meeting Cancelled
2022 United Thank Offering Grants
The 2022 United Thank Offering grant application materials are now available. The focus of this year’s grants is Care of Creation: Turning love into action by caring for God’s creation to protect the most vulnerable—who will bear the largest burden of pollution and climate change—through justice, advocacy, environmental reparations, or the development of formation materials. [...]
2021 – A YEAR IN REVIEW
Episcopal Relief Fund
2021 was an unpredictable year. Yet through it all, the staff, board, volunteers and partners of Episcopal Relief & Development were able to create lasting change in countless lives.
As we reflect on the top five blogs from the past year, we thank you, the reader. Your readership allowed us to share insight into our work while also amplifying voices that may not have otherwise been heard. One of these voices is Ana, who escaped an abusive marriage with help from our partner Casa Noeli dos Santos. You can read more about Ana’s story below in A Space for Healing in Brazil. […]
Good Book Club returns in Epiphany 2022 with the Book of Exodus
Start the new year with a renewed spiritual practice of reading God’s Word. Forward Movement, with support from partners from around the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion, will celebrate the time of Epiphany with a new round of the Good Book Club.