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News > The Harvest September/October 2009
Presiding bishop, Holton church to highlight convention
A visit from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and a vote on admitting St. Thomas, Holton, as a parish of the diocese, will headline the 150th annual convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. Read more by clicking here.
Newton church gets UTO grant for community garden
St. Matthew's, Newton, will build a community garden on unused land adjacent to the church, thanks to a nearly $20,000 United Thank Offering grant. Read more by clicking here.
St. Clare's is new church start in Johnson County
This brand new congregation seeks to expand the Episcopal Church in the fast-growing part of the state. Read more by clicking here.
Friend's invitation leads to summer camp baptism
A year ago Amanda Jennings found her life changed by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas summer camp community. This summer, she was baptized at camp. Read more by clicking here.
New guide for lectors offered by Wichita publishing company
ESt. Mark's Press, a ministry of Good Shepherd Church in Wichita, has added a newly rewritten guide for lectors to its offering of books to aid Episcopal and other liturgical churches. Read more by clicking here.
Wichita social service agency gets grant to expand food ministry
Episcopal Social Services received a nearly $29,000 grant to expand its hot-meal program to people in need in Wichita. Read more by clicking here.
Kansas Church Women report on summer's national meeting
Four members of Kansas' Episcopal Church Women participated in the 46th Triennial Meeting of the ECW this summer in Anaheim, Calif. Read more by clicking here.
Jean Cooper is honored for service
Jean Cooper of Grace, Chanute, was named Kansas' Most Honored Woman during this summer's ECW Triennial meeting. She wasn't able to attend to receive it in July, so the award was presented to her in September. Read more by clicking here.
Tocher Lecture looks at the Trinity
The annual Tocher Lecture, offered this year in Wichita, saw a Duke professor's exploration of Trinitarian doctrine. Read more by clicking here.
Kansas City-area man creates Abraham Lincoln sculpture
Marty Pyle, a member of St. Michael's, Mission, has created an 8-foot sculpture of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the future president's visit to Leavenworth in December 1859. Read more by clicking here.
WWI aviator to be honored on Veteran's Day
Wichitan 2nd Lt. Erwin Bleckley, an aviator who received the Medal of Honor for his actions in France in World War I, will be honored with a luncheon Nov. 11 at St. James, Wichita. Read more by clicking here.
National and international news
- Churches damaged by hurricanes are still trying to recover, in some cases four years later. Read more by clicking here.
- The president of the House of Deputies wants to look at the church's governance as part of an emphasis on mission. Read more by clicking here.
-Episcopal Relief and Development responds to disasters in the Pacific. Read more by clicking here.
Sharing the Good News
Dean Steve Lipscomb of Grace Cathedral, Topeka, says that the mission of the church is service. Read more by clicking here.
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