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This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Episcopal Earthkeepers Circle. According to a church press release, the Diocese of Minnesota received a $5,000 grant to “develop an online repository of sermon starters, sample sermons and ideas for creation care themed preaching.” Share on Facebook The sermon bank is coming soon. In the meantime, you can... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features Trinity Episcopal Church in Mineral Point, WI. According to a church press release, Trinity received a $10,000 grant for “two garden projects with signage, one speaker series, a film series and a children's faith formation series.” Share on Facebook If you’re anywhere near the parish, don’t miss the third... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features St. David’s Episcopal Church in Friday Harbor, WA. According to a church press release, St. David’s received a $2,364 grant to “establish a community composting program for the church campus.” Share on Facebook Is establishing a composting program something your congregation could do to reduce its waste and thus... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Virginia Haiti Collaborative. According to a church press release, the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia received a $9,850 grant for “a project to establish education resources and communication around a larger project to provide solar power for St. Marc’s Episcopal School in Cerca la Source, Haiti.” Share on... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features St. Andrews Episcopal School in Fort Pierce, FL. According to a church press release, St. Andrews received a $8,600 grant for “funding of staff time for the Living Shoreline Project of the Indian River Lagoon.” Share on Facebook A story in the local newspaper TCPalm reported, "This grant will... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Third Order Society of St. Francis, Province of the Americas based in Hicksville, NY. Share on Facebook According to a church press release, the Episcopalian Franciscans received $10,000 in grants “to support a trained cadre of leaders to teach and train others in issues of climate justice.” The... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the pro-indigenous, pro-water work of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, MN, in partnership with Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light. Share on Facebook According to a church press release, St. Mary’s received a grant for $5,000 for “a project to host a trip for members of non-tribal congregations... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features All Saints Episcopal Church in San Leandro, CA. [Image removed due to copyright and privacy request] According to a church press release, All Saints received a grant for $6,420 to “support the development of new chapters of the Holy Hikes ministry through advertising, administrative support and communications.” All Saints... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Episcopal Church of the Advocate in Chapel Hill, NC. Share on Facebook According to a church press release, Church of the Advocate received two grants totaling $9,600 “to support the education, communication and digital resources production efforts of the Piedmont Patch project expansion of food production.” What is... Continue Reading →
This week’s ECN local-project spotlight features the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee’s Haiti Project. Share on Facebook In 2017, the Episcopal Church approved 44 Stewardship of Creation grants for local ministries. Every Thursday, we highlight some of that exciting work here. Maybe your own parish or diocese could do a similar local project! According to a... Continue Reading →
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