Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

Congratulations to Bishop-Elect Brian Prior

We are delighted and proud to announce that our own Brian Prior, Province VIII Youth Coordinator, VP of the House of Deputies, and Rector of Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Spokane has been elected to be the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota!  Brian is the vanguard of a new generation of church leaders who are taking the helm at a time of challenge and opportunity.  He is the perfect choice to lead the Diocese of Minnesota.  To let him go will not be easy, but it could not be more right.  It has been a great pleasure and privilege to work closely with Brian. There could be no finer role model for our youth and young adults. His work alongside Kathy Hamilton and others in the provincial youth network is a model for building leadership and growing the church.  He has continually reminded us to listen to the Holy Spirit

Farewell to Jenny Vervynck

The Diocese of San Diego bid farewell and honored The Rev. Jenny Vervynck on Sunday, November 1 with a choral evensong and reception.  Jenny served fifteen years in the diocese and nearly ten years as the Commission on Ministry network leader for Province VIII. Jenny provided solid, outcome based, gospel driven vision and leadership. She was always able to help us see the bigger picture of the province and helped set the tone and context for our work together. Her work with COM enabled provincial leadership to respond to local COM diocesan needs.  We will miss her vision, support, intellect, and big heart!  Blessings on your next adventure Jenny!

(photo of altar on Halloween at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Mercer Island, WA 2006)

President's Report to the Provincial Leadership Conference

  First, I want to begin with my appreciations. My thanks go to each of you for your service on this Committee, and especially to those of you who have worked many hours in preparing for this conference, especially Patricia, Pam, and Lanny.

    My report as your President comes at a time when we are feeling a lot of pressures in our
in exercising our role as leaders in our province. The problems are economic and about trust and they affect how we go about being a community. And so that is why my short report is more about thoughts and reflection rather than activity.

    We begin this annual leadership conference by noting our theme “ubuntu” and how the

Provincial Leadership Council Meeting December 2-4

The next Provincial Leadership Council meeting will be held December 2-4, 2009 at The Desmond Tutu Center at The General Theological Seminary in New York City. The PLC meeting for coordinators begins at 3 PM on Wednesday, Dec 2.  Provincial Presidents are invited to join coordinators for dinner on Wednesday evening.  he meeting of the whole PLC continues until noon on Friday.  Coordinator's continue meeting at 1 PM on Friday, December 4, and end at noon Saturday, December 5.

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

Western Christian Educators' Conference October 11-14 at Zephyr Point

The Western Christian Educators’ Conference vision is to offer high quality continuing education opportunities to all persons engaged in educational and nurturing ministries; to provide a place where those who give so much can be refilled, renewed and recharged for their work; and to increase the professionalism and affirm the call of Christian educators by including a Professional Development Course.

For registration, a list of speakers, information booklets and materials visit: http://www.westernceconf.org/

September 28-October 2 – The Imagine Conference for Ordained Women in Province VIII

Join deacons, priests and bishops from Province VIII of the Episcopal Church as we celebrate our vocations as ordained women and work and dream together toward the future.  Sept. 28- Oct. 1, 2009, at Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. imagineprov8.org/

Keynote speakers include three pioneering ordained women:  the Rt. Rev. Barbara Harris, retired bishop

Congratulations to The Rev. Brian Prior & The Rev. Silvestre Romero, Jr.

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The Diocese of Minnesota announces three candidates for bishop and one of them is our own Youth Network Leader,  The Rev. Brian Prior!!

The Diocese of LA  announced a slate of six candidates for two suffragan bishop elections to be held in December and one of them is our own Hispanic Network Leader, The Rev. Silvestre Romero, Jr.

Congratulations and best wishes to both of these outstanding Province VIII leaders.

By ENS staff, August 01, 2009

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Minnesota on August 1 announced three candidates for the position of the ninth diocesan bishop: the Rev. Mariann Budde, the Rev. Bonnie Perry and the Rev. Brian Prior.

Perry is rector of All Saints' Church in Chicago, Budde is rector of St. John the Baptist Church in Minneapolis, and Prior is rector of Church

Tweet if U Luv Jesus: Religious Leadership, Communications and Community in the Age of Obama

The Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral invite you to attend the Spring 2009 “Business of God Luncheon” on Friday, May 8, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Washington.

"Tweet if U Luv Jesus: Religious Leadership, Communications, and Community in the Age of Obama"

 This talk explores the implication of new social networking media--Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, cell phone

New Communications Network

The Executive Committee is pleased to announce the creation of a provincial network for communications.  President Jack Eastwood has named The Rev. Dick Snyder, responsible for the Utah Region, Episcopal Church in Navajoland to be the new Communications Network Coordinator.  Dick has attended our Provincial Leadership Conferences at Mercy Center in Burlingame, often taking pictures, writing articles, and consulting on Navajolands.  A member of the network of national church communicators, Dick was formerly priest-in-charge of. St. Michael’s in Brigham City, Utah, and editor of the diocesan newsletter and the Episcopal Voice in the Diocese of Utah.

Contact information:

The Rev. Richard Snyder. Utah Region, Episcopal Church in Navajoland

435-672-2296
PO Box 28
Bluff, Utah 84512
(435) 237-9720 (Cell)
Rhsnyder12@aol.com