Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

The work below continues here: New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference February 29-March 3 in San Diego

New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference to be held February 29 to March 3, 2012, in San Diego, California. The theme of this first joint training event to be sponsored by the church’s Ethnic Offices is “Reclaiming our Mission; Reinterpreting our Context; Renewing our Communities.” The New Community event will address questions such as “How is mission shaped in non-Anglo/non-European communities?” and “How is ministry done in the context of marginality?” as well as provide opportunities for inter-ethnic conversations and multicultural celebration. For more information, contact Sarah Eagle Heart at seagleheart@episcopalchurch.org.

See the New Community Clergy and Lay Training Conference Facebook page.

READ THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT. Leaders meet to consult on Episcopal Church’s ethnic ministries

By Lelanda Lee | January 17, 2012  Episcopal News Service

A Consultation on Alternative Leadership and Theological Training was held January 11-14, 2012, in a suburb of Oklahoma City. This was the first ever churchwide gathering of Episcopal Church leaders involved in ethnic ministries for the purpose of identifying and discussing the common elements of ministry in ethnic communities.

The four ethnic missioners of the Episcopal Church (Sarah Eagle Heart, Indigenous Ministries; Anthony Guillen, Latino/Hispanic Ministries; Angela Ifill, Black Ministries; Winfred Vergara, Asiamerica Ministries) convened the consultation. Eagle Heart, who is the team leader for Diversity, Social and Environmental ministries, explained that Winter Talk, a gathering of people in Indigenous ministry that was originally planned for the same weekend, had been canceled to focus program budget on training.

The missioners worked with acknowledged leaders in each ethnic ministry to invite eight to ten individuals to participate plus seven bishops who are actively involved with ethnic ministries. Several resource people who work directly with ethnic ministries were also invited, including a representative from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Gordon Straw, formerly the Director for American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries and now Program Director for Lay Missional Leadership Centers, represented the church’s full communion partner.

Ruth-Ann Collins, officer for Lifelong Christian Formation, served as the facilitator of the breakout

Register TODAY for the Provincial Youth Event, July 20-25 at Westminster College, Salt Lake City

Register today for the Provincial Youth Event When You Pray You are the Light of the World to be held July 20-25, 2010 in Salt Lake City.   This is truly a life changing experience at which several hundred High School Episcopalians from Arizona to Alaska and Washington

Sign up today for the Province VIII Anti Racism Training and Reconciliation Seminar

A Path To A More Excellent Way, a 3 day seminar sponsored by Province VIII and the Anti-Racism Committee
of the Diocese of Arizona will be held Friday, 2/12/10 to Sunday 2/14/10  at Trinity Cathedral 100 W. Roosevelt, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
This seminar will provide:
*A clear understanding of ethnic “minority” cultures as told through the eyes of their respective group

Training for anti-racism trainers

Training for anti-racism trainers using The Episcopal Church’s “Seeing the Face of God in Each Other” will be led by the Rev. Jayne Oasin and Ms. Barbara Ilaw at St. Paul's, Burlingame. Those interested in becoming anti-racism trainers using this methodology should have completed the basic training. This training is being sponsored by the Diocese of California and is open to members from other dioceses to expand the number of anti-racism trainers in the diocese and the Province. There are a limited number of scholarships available for members of the Diocese of California. Members of other dioceses should seek scholarships from their own diocese. Register HERE.

When: Friday, February 26, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, February 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: St. Paul’s, 415 El Camino Real, Burlingame
Cost: $100
Deadline: Friday, February 19
Link: www.diocal.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&id=32
Contact: Denise Obando, deniseo@diocal.org, 415.869.7804

Provincial Leadership Conference, Mercy Center, September 14-16

The 2009 annual Provincial Leadership Conference (PLC) will begin at Noon on Monday, September 14th and end at Noon on Wednesday, September 16th at Mercy Center in Burlingame, California.  The Executive Committee will begin its meeting at 3 pm on Sunday, September 13th and end at 2 pm on Wednesday, September 16th.

The theme for PLC will be "Ubuntu", a concept interpreted by South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond

Reconciliation: A Way Forward

The Black African network of Province VIII and the Union of Black Episcopalians sponsored a spring conference on reconciliation March 20-21 in Seattle.  The Rev. Canon Ed Rodman was our guest presenter. Ed took us beyond a typical anti-racism exercise into the realm of forgiveness and an authentic, conscious encounter with ourselves and each other.  Through various exercises, storytelling, case illustrations, and a telling of some significant historical moments in the history of Black Africans, participants were offered a rich appreciation, deeper understanding and a way of uncovering personal patterns of thought and action. The key is for this work to be interactive and experientially based. We looked at five levels where change has to happen for us to bring more inclusivity into the church. 1. personal, 2. interpersonal. 3. institutional. 4. cultural. 5. spiritual or religious.  Ed encouraged a recognition and respect for reconciliation.  See Ed's Download An

Reconciliation: A Way Forward happens this weekend in Seattle

The Black African American Network of Province VIII and the Western Region Union of Black Episcopalians are hosting a conference to explore reconciliation with the church and God.  Please join us Friday March 20 through Sunday, March 22 at St. Matthew's Church, Auburn (south of Seattle) in the Diocese of Olympia.