Province VIII of the Episcopal Church

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

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

Two Selected for General Convention Youth Presence

Congratulation Jacqueline and Clemente!  We have two youth selected for the General Convention Youth Presence - Jacqueline Bray from the Diocese of San Diego and Clemente Aguirre from the Diocese of Oregon.  Sally young is our Adult sponsor and Brian Prior is our  Provincial Youth Coordinator.

 

EYE on YouTube. What's it like to be "Sown in the Heart of Christ?"

The Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) www.eye2008.org is over.  Check out the website for some interesting, unusual, funny, and often poignant interviews and and stories.  Or go to You Tube and search EYE. You'll find interviews with The Presiding Bishop, Janine Tinsley-Roe, staff officer for Native American Ministries at the Episcopal Church Center, and many others. 

In attendance from Province VIII were The Rev. Brian Prior, Youth Network Coordinator, Bryan Krislock our representative to Executive Council, Kathy Hamilton, Cluster I Convener and Missioner for Youth and Children for the Diocese of Olympia, Sophia Erskine (design team) and hundreds of youth from around Province VIII.  If you were there, please share with us your stories and photos.

Sown in the Heart of Christ

The 2008 Episcopal Youth Event will be held July 8-13, 2009 at Trinity University in San Antonio,Texas for young people who have just finished 9th-12th grade that year. EYE is designed to be an immersion experience in the baptismal covenant and to extend the mission and ministry of the church. An estimated 1500 youth are expected to attend. Province VIII Youth Network leaders Kathy Hamilton and Brian Prior have been instrumental in guiding our youth into positions of leadership at the national level. Sophie Erskine of Vancouver, Washington represented Province VIII youth at the design team meeting held February 15-18 in Minneapolis.
The cost of EYE is $480 per person, excluding travel. Limited funds are available through provincial youth ministries network.  Contact The Rev. Brian Prior, Youth Ministry Coordinator for more information. Registration details are available through Thursday, May 1, 2008 at www.eye2008.org.

Calling All Diocesan Youth Coordinators

Happy New Year! I hope this finds you well and filled with the hope and expectation of things to come!

Provincial Youth Event a Great Success

The Rev. Pat McCaughan from Episcopal News Service was on hand this week at the Province VIII youth gathering in Salt Lake City. Scroll down for her article below. Provincial Coordinator Patricia Erskine and Executive Council President The Rev. Dr. John (Jack) H. Eastwood were also in attendance. Have a look at Jack's pictures of the event in the photo album.

[Episcopal News Service, Salt Lake City, Utah] The morning worship was a little bit gospel, a little bit aerobics, with clapping, dancing and even a deep knee bend or two accompanying Fran McKendree's guitar as more than 100 young people met July 18, for the first full day of Province VIII's triennial youth event in Salt Lake City.

Provincial Youth Event July 17-22 Information & Registration

P Y E ‘07
“Choose the Better Part”
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT
JULY 17-22, 2007

INFORMATION SHEET

WHO:
PYE ‘07 is for those who have completed 9th-12th grade and their adult sponsors. (For those in home school, please contact Kathy.) Our “space available” is the only limit on the number of participants each diocese may bring. In all cases the majority of participants must be youth. The adult participants must be at least two years out of high school and must reflect the gender make-up of the group. The standard for youth-to-adult ratio: 3-10 youths - 2 adults (if male and female participants, then 1 male and 1 female adult), 11-15 youth - 2-3 adults, 16-20 youths - 3-4 adults, 21-25 youths - 4-5 adults, 26-30 youth - 5-6 adults. The make-up of the group should also reflect the cultural, ethnic, and economic diversity of the diocese. Adults should meet all diocesan norms/standards for working with young people.