81st GENERAL CONVENTION

Kentucky Night

The General Convention's Kentucky Night will be held on Monday, June 24, 2024. Click here for details and a link to RSVP.

Love Always: Revival and Learning Party

Join us for a transformative day of love, celebration, and spiritual growth at the Episcopal Revival and Learning Party to kick off the 81st General Convention.

Learning Party:

When: Saturday, June 22, 2-5 p.m.

Where: Christ Church Cathedral, 421 S. 2nd Street, Louisville (3 blocks from KFC Yum! Center)

Who: All are welcome, ideal for early arrivals

Fee: $40

Revival:

When: Saturday, June 22, 7-9 p.m. ET

Where: KFC Yum! Center, 1 Arena Plaza, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky

Free & Open to the Public: Online sign-up starts March 1

This will be the final revival in Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s term—a ministry that has inspired Episcopalians to come together for Jesus-centered worship, prayer, and action. Join thousands of Episcopalians, neighbors, and friends! Get immersed in inspiring worship and community, deepen your love for God, and extend a warm welcome to folks discovering The Episcopal Church.

Click here to learn more and sign up for both the learning party and the revival.

81st General Convention Volunteers Wanted



Volunteer registrations are going well, but there are still plenty of shifts to choose from ~700. Our greatest needs are in Public Safety/Community awareness (the welcoming and human signage “committee”), the Load in/out crew as well as a variety of pages for the House of Deputies, and assisting with the Volunteer Head Quarters (VHQ). We also need people to fill the critical receptionist role for Public Safety. This role is away from the hubbub, but also in the thick of things monitoring communications and coordinating assistance as needed across the whole of the convention center with a bird's eye view of the convention floor. There are still plenty of other opportunities if those don’t suit you. 

Whether you need to sit or can’t sit still, if you have a little time or a lot, there are jobs for everyone. Come on out and join us for this historic event. More information can be found on our Facebook page GC 2024 Volunteer Central here.

With Joy,

Amy Spicer

GC 2024 Volunteer Coordinator

amyspicer@episcopalky.org

Youth Working to End Gun Violence

During the 81st General Convention, Bishops United Against Gun Violence will hold a training for high school students.

Youth will learn from experienced community organizers in the gun violence prevention movement, spend

time with participants in Bishops United Against Gun Violence, and experience the 81st General Convention of

the Episcopal Church.

Click here to learn more.

Click here for a flier.

Exhibit at the 81st General Convention

The 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church will be held at the Kentucky International Convention Center from June 23rd – 28th, 2024. As part of the event, we have an exhibit show running from June 21st to June 27th which is serves as marketplace and educational center for Deputies, Bishops, clergy and lay people from around our church and the world. Exhibiting at our convention provides a unique opportunity for your company or organization to reach out and be seen by this diverse community. For more information on exhibiting please visit this link.

SAVE THE DATE 

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Montgomery/Selma

September 25th-28th 

The Racial Healing Commission is planning a pilgrimage for September 25-28, 2024. Members from throughout the Diocese of Kentucky will meet in Montgomery, AL for a formational journey as we visit the 3 Legacy sites created by the Equal Justice Initiative: The Legacy Museum, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, and the newest that just opened - The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park. A local guide and historian will lead us as we visit Hayneville (Jonathan Myrick Daniels Memorial) and Selma (Edmund Pettus Bridge). We will gather together at St. John's Episcopal Church for discussion and prayer. Details will be announced later, but start making plans with your congregation to be there in September! Click here to express interest in attending the pilgrimage, and to receive more information as it becomes available.

Scholarships Available for College Students' Spring Semester

The Kohler Family Scholarship Committee meets bi-annually to review applications for students requesting financial assistance to attend college, university or vocational programs. Applicants must be baptized and be a member of a church in the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky. The applicant must show financial need, academic promise, be baptized, and be willing to provide additional supporting information as stipulated on the Application. Applications are accepted up to June 15th for fall semesters, and up to November 15th for spring semesters. For more information, please see the website here.

A Letter from the Racial Healing Commission

The Racial Healing Commission has been working to bring healing and foster beloved community in our diocese. In this ministry the Commission have provided for our diocese the Dismantling Racism Training events to bring awareness and learning as to how we can build beloved community. Congregational leaders, please read the attached letter and learn more about ways you can participate in and raise awareness concerning our leadership's need to take these trainings. You can find the letter here. Email rhc@episcopalky.org with questions.

Racial Healing Commission Seeking Technical Hosts



The Racial Healing Commission is recruiting persons who can assist with the technology for virtual meetings. Training for these positions will be provided. A small stipend will be offered. For more information or to apply for these positions, email Deacon Jan Scholtz, Chair, Racial Healing Commission, rhc@episcopalky.org.

New 2024 Dismantling Racism Training dates

There are currently no Dismantling Racism Training dates available. Fall, 2024 training dates will be announced this summer.

If you have questions please feel free to contact the Angie Mills angiemills2556@gmail.com or Karl Ruttan at karlruttan@gmail.com, trainers, or the Rev. Canon Jason Lewis at jason@episcopalky.org. 

Evangelism Initiatives from the Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church offers free evangelism resources. Click here to learn more about the wealth of resources available for evangelism and to celebrate all the good work in our midst. 

Province IV Environmental Ministry Network

The Environmental Ministry Network of Province IV of the Episcopal Church exists to support education, organization, collaboration and promotion around the issues of eco-justice, eco-stewardship and eco-spirituality. The ministry contributes to this work in three key ways: 1) making connections between people, 2) enhancing communications and awareness of environmental ministry in the province, and 3) providing resources. Click here to learn more, connect, and access resources.

Aaron McNeil Center Food Pantry

The diocese has held a longstanding relationship with the Aaron McNeil Center, named in honor of A.H. McNeil, Deacon-in-Charge of The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Hopkinsville.

You can learn more about A. H. McNeil here.

The Aaron McNeil center contracts with Feeding America to stock their food pantry which distributes food to the people of Hopkinsville. Here are some figures that describe the scale and quality of this service to the community!

• The center has averaged 750 households and 16,000 pounds of food per month this year.
• Feeding America gave 15,925 pounds to 800 households
• The April poundage was up because Anthem donated 19,490 pounds of produce.
• The total cost to Aaron McNeil was $225 which is the cost of delivery.
• The boxes of food included almonds, apples, black beans, beef stew, dried cherries, fish, lentils, pistachios, pork chops, green peas, and walnuts; as well as cabbages, onions, apples, and potatoes.

The Mothering God Retreat

Nazareth Retreat Center, located just outside of Bardstown on the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth campus, is hosting the Rev. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, EdD., PhD., an Episcopal Priest who is doing a retreat entitled, The Mothering God June 28 thru June 30, 2024. This retreat provides an opportunity to reflect and experience on the images of a mothering God as found through scripture.

Click here to learn more and register. Click here for a flier.

Temporary Position Available with National Episcopal Church Women

The National Episcopal Church Women are looking for someone to fill the position of Assistant Secretary for the 2024 Triennial that will be held in Louisville, KY June 23 - 27, 2024. It is a paid position. If you are interested please contact Patricia Wellnitz, 1st VP NECW at nitz@gpcom.net or 308-360-3234. Click here for details about the position.

Submissions for materials to be considered for the June General Newsletter are due by June 4, 2024. Please send your submissions to katie@episcopalky.org.