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Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold (left) lifts the consecrated host during the festal Eucharist
May 9 at Grace Cathedral, Topeka. Standing with him at the altar are (from left) Bishop Dean Wolfe, retired Bishop Richard Grein, Canon to the Ordinary Mary Siegmund and Archdeacon Jim Upton.
Photo by Melodie Woerman |
Diocese welcomes Presiding Bishop Griswold
Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold made his first visit to the Diocese of Kansas in May, and he was welcomed by hundreds of people at services in Mission and Topeka. To read more, click here.
Retired bishops surprised by oil portraits
Retired Kansas Bishops Richard Grein and William Smalley were surprised when new oil portraits of them were unveiled while they were in the diocese for the visit from the presiding bishop. To read more, click here.
Bishop Wolfe names new staff member
Charlene DeWitt is the new director of stewardship and development for the diocese. To read more, click here.
Education conference explores citizen involvement
Bishop Dean Wolfe, along with the Methodist and Lutheran bishops in Kansas, offered a look at public education in the state that was intended to inject the voice of mainstream Christianity into discussions about public education that often include only more strident religious responses. To read more, click here.
Youth interns named
Two young women from the Kansas City area are serving as youth ministry interns this summer with diocesan Youth Coordinator Chad Senuta. To read more, click here.
In other news:
Three deacons were ordained in a service at Grace Cathedra, Topeka, on June 3.
Bishop Barbara Harris, the first woman bishop in the Anglican Communion, will be the keynote speaker at the annual gathering of the Episcopal Church Women in October.
Episcopal Relief and Devlopment partners with the Diocese of Louisians to create a new plan for housing in New Orleans.
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