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Food Cupboard volunteers from the Church of the Annunciation. Read about their partnership with Philabundance in Caminos. During Pentecost, we are spotlighting churches across the diocese by sharing their services to our Facebook page This Sunday, 11/7, join Washington Memorial Chapel at 10:00 a.m. online. The latest issue of Caminos is out. Stories of revolutionary people, partnerships and programs. You can read it here. Copies will sent to churches. To have one sent to your home, please contact us. The Loving Presence vision of continuing the call of dismantling racism will begin with an online workshop equipping parishes with the adaptive skills to prepare to engage this work. All parishes are invited to register for the “Adaptive Leadership Work: Beginning the Loving Presence Journey” on 12/3 and 12/4. Details. Think your church can't do Evensong? Think again. “This idea that Evensong has to be just like Cambridge and Oxford in England, or at the big cathedrals with loads of resources and two organists—that’s an unfortunate myth." Take 1 minute to read this and then contact us. What if you didn't need more money or more people? "Allow yourselves the chance to really dream what your church might be if it was not expending so much energy focused on buildings, people and money."   Download Casting Nets and get started. Need help? Contact us. Vestry service comes with many canonical and legal obligations. Serviam is here to help you understand them. Join us on 11/16 for a discussion on this. Led by Laura Solomon, Esq, and our diocesan chancellor, Mary Kohart, Esq, this webinar will offer an overview of those responsibilities and obligations and include time for your questions. Details. Open Jobs Check out our web site for a list of all open positions in the diocese. Go there now. Share This Email

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania | 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401 Staff from St. David's Episcopal Church in Radnor visited the diocese's Media Center this week. Book your visit now. Video filming, equipment loans and training. During Pentecost, we are spotlighting churches across the diocese by sharing their services to our Facebook page This Sunday, 11/14, join St. Martin-in-the-Fields at 10:30 a.m. online. Live Lessons and Carols with Bethlehem returns to the diocese this year. Streamed from the Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral and Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem on 12/18 at 10 a.m. on the diocese's YouTube channel. Details. Take a tour of your community and find out where you see Jesus. "Allow yourselves the chance to really dream what your church might be if it was not expending so much energy focused on buildings, people and money."  Download Casting Nets and get started. Need help? Contact us. Vestry service comes with many canonical and legal obligations. Serviam is here to help you understand them. Join us on 11/16 for a discussion on this. Led by Laura Solomon, Esq, and our diocesan chancellor, Mary Kohart, Esq, this webinar will offer an overview of those responsibilities and obligations and include time for your questions. Details. "I decided that God needed me to do something to make the world better..." In our ongoing series on our deacons, hear from the Rev. Lynn Czarniecki about her work for people with mental illnesses, what drives her and how being a deacon made sense to her. Details. Calling all 6-12th graders in the diocese. Don't miss out on this free annual event with the Bishop. Music, food, photo booth and dancing at the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas on 12/11. Details. On 11/18 and 12/16, join the Very Rev. Richard Sewell, Dean of St George’s College, Jerusalem for Advent Reflections from the Holy Land. Rev. Sewell will draw on his deep knowledge of the holy sites and the realities of the current situation in Israel and Palestine to offer spiritual food for our journey through Advent. Details. Advent quiet days are time set aside to be quiet and listen to God in the midst of a busy season. Join St. Anne's in Abington for a quiet day on 12/4 as well as Church of the Good Shepherd on 12/18. The Loving Presence vision of continuing the call of dismantling racism will begin with an online workshop equipping parishes with the adaptive skills to prepare to engage this work. All parishes are invited to register for the “Adaptive Leadership Work: Beginning the Loving Presence Journey” on 12/3 and 12/4. Details. For any congregation which has been trying to reach their Latino neighbors, this is a method that works and can help them launch the ministry. Latino Ministry in a Box   helps congregations who may not have Spanish-speaking clergy launch a new Latino ministry by taking small steps and utilizing technology. Details. Share This Email Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania | 23 E. Airy Street, Norristown, PA 19401