Did you know the diocese is directly in the path of totality for the "Great American Eclipse" on Aug. 21?  Several churches in the diocese will fall within the path, and  Grace Episcopal Church , Hopkinsville, is just a few miles from the umbra - where the total eclipse will last for more than 2 minutes and 40 seconds. Click here for more information. Call 270-885-8757 or email gracechurchhopkinsville@gmail.com to register.

Click here for a story about the upcoming eclipse, featuring the Rev. Alice Nichols.

The Diocesan School of Ministry is accepting applications for the Fall 2017 semester until Aug. 15. Applications and directions for letters of recommendation are available here.  If you would like further information about the program, click here or contact The Ven. Dr. Rose Bogal-Allbritten, Director of School of Ministry, at 270-293-9490 or rosebogal@gmail.com .

St. Peter's, Louisville, is hosting a homecoming celebration at 3 p.m. Aug. 27 with guest celebrant and preacher, the Very Rev. Ward Ewing. Stephen Black will be guest organist, and there will be an ice cream social after the service. Former and future members, along with their family and friends, are welcome. Call 502-937-3613 for more.

The 2017 Journal of the Diocese of Kentucky, for the 189th Convention, is available here.

The Rev. Bu Christ, who serves at All Saints' Church, Smyrna, Tenn., is the only Karen Episcopal priest in the United States. He visited St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Louisville on July 30 at the invitation of Suzanne Warner, St. Peter's Priest-in-Charge. The Karen people are survivors from Burma (Myanmar), many of whom have resettled in the Louisville area and attend St. Peter's. Read the full story here.

Film about refugee life showing in Louisville

Dr. Catherine Meeks, Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, a ministry of  The Diocese of Atlanta , preached and taught at the  Cathedral  as part of a grant from Province IV awarded to the diocese jointly with the  Episcopal Diocese of Lexington to help develop the conversation of racial reconciliation.

The first followup step is compiling resources, which are available here.

At the last diocesan convention, the bishop called us to move more deeply into the work of racial reconciliation and healing. As part of that work, we launched a collection of resources on the diocesan website to support this work across our communities. The page includes resources from the work done in the diocese as well as from the Episcopal Church and beyond.

Visit the page here.

Episcopal Migration Ministries  and the  Episcopal Church  Office of  Government Relations  are hosting a one-hour free webinar: "Welcome in Action: Education, Advocacy and Outreach" on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 4 p.m. Eastern.  Registration is required and is available  here.  The webinar will be available on-demand following the event.

Applications are being accepted for a provincial delegate and up to 20 church-wide delegates to represent the  Episcopal Church  at the 62nd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City, NY,  March 12-23, 2018 . More information is available here. Apply here by Sept. 15.

Jubilee Ministries is now receiving applications for grants to further the mission and ministry of the  Episcopal Church.  Every year, the Episcopal Church provides grants to assist currently designated Jubilee Ministries in their work. These grants are intended to help ministries in their mission to create a more just society and confront structures that promote cycles of poverty and inequality. The deadline is Sept. 29. Click here to apply.

The presiding bishop's statement continues here.

The  Brotherhood of St. Andrew USA  has moved headquarters to Louisville and held their annual conference last month, including Eucharist with installation of officers at  Christ Church Cathedral .

Read more about the Brotherhood and its new interim executive director here.

The Seamen's Church Institute is hosting a two-day interactive workshop in suicide first aid, entitled ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) and scheduled for Oct. 25-26. A flyer with details is available here. For more information or to register, contact asist@seamenschurch.org.