You’re Joyfully Welcome to the 180th Diocesan Convention (and Family Reunion!)

October 26-28, Jeffersonville and New Albany

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Almost time!  Here are some things you need to bring and know.

1. When you arrive at your hotel on Thursday, October 26, please consider joining us for Convention Fall Warm-Up, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Endris Lodge at Lapping Park in Clarksville, prior to traveling to St. Paul’s New Albany for worship.  We’ll share a casual, woodsy, campfire-type supper (think hot dogs, veggie dogs, and s’mores) and have some fun.  Potluck welcome.  Help us plan by letting us know if you can stop by.  Details and R.S.V.P. here.
2. One folder of convention papers will be available per table.  If you don’t plan to use your computer or phone to access convention documents, you may wish to print out and bring hard copies from home.
3. Please bring any supplies you can offer for the homeless and poorly housed in southern Indiana. Go here for a list.  We’ll be gathering the supplies and making some visits during the noon hour of convention on Friday.
4. Bring a bell/s and offer the first names of those impacted by the opioid crisis.  Consider who from your parish delegation should be updated on opioid addiction and resources and trained in administering Narcan.  Training and distribution of a supply of Narcan for parishes will be offered during the noon hour on Friday. Plan to join us at 5 p.m. prior to Eucharist outside of St. Paul’s Jeffersonville as we ring bells and offer prayers for those in Indiana who have lost their lives from opioid-related causes.
5. There are still some openings for anyone who would like to make a pastoral visit on a barge out on the Ohio River with chaplains from Ministry on the River. Details HERE. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity.
6. The Friday and Saturday convention business sessions will be live streamed at www.indydio.org  You can also join in the conversation and stay with the action via our Facebook page, Facebook group, Twitter, and Instagram.

Statement from Bishops United Against Gun Violence Following the Las Vegas Shooting

Bishops United Against Gun Violence, a group of more than 70 Episcopal Church bishops working to curtail the epidemic of gun violence in the United States, released this statement today.October 2, 2017

We share in the grief and horror of people across our country and, indeed, around the world in the wake of last night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. We have spoken with our Bishops United Against Gun Violence colleague and brother in Christ, Bishop Dan Edwards of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, and we have offered him and the people of Nevada our prayers and promises of assistance. We stand in solidarity with the diocese and the people of Nevada as they cope with this massacre.

It has become clichéd at moments such as these to offer thoughts and prayers. But as Christians, we must reflect upon the mass killings that unfold with such regularity in our country. And we must pray: for the victims, for their loved ones, for all who attended to the victims in the immediacy of the shooting, for the first responders who do so much to mitigate the awful effects of these shootings, and for the medical personnel who will labor for many days to save the wounded. We must also enter into the sorrow of those who are most deeply affected by our country’s cripplingly frequent outbursts of lethal gun violence. We must look into our own hearts and examine the ways in which we are culpable or complicit in the gun violence that surrounds us every day.

Visit the Bishops against Gun Violence web page for the complete statement and a pdf link to download.

Episcopal Relief & Development is partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California to provide emergency support for those impacted by deadly wildfires in California. The assistance includes food and other critical supplies, housing and the storage of belongings. Read more on the ERD website.

The 2017 Atlantic Hurricane season has emerged as one of the most destructive in recent history, with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria causing major damage from Texas to Florida, Georgia and throughout the Caribbean. Stay updated with the most recent developments on ERD and its social media.  Read more on the ERD website.

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