Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes

Keep reading: https://mailchi.mp/greatlakesepiscopal.org/lent-devotional-week-2

"In Hebrew, Leviticus means 'And He called.' God calls us to action. Calls us to show kindness and hospitality to the stranger, to remember that... we are all children of a loving creator..."

Keep reading the Lent 2 Devotional from the Sanctuary & Support Team at the link in the comments.

Keep reading here: https://mailchi.mp/greatlakesepiscopal.org/lent-devotional-1

"Love thy neighbor, uphold the case of the oppressed and bring justice... God will deliver the oppressed and crush oppressors (Pr. 22:22-23). It is up to us to stand with the oppressed..."

Keep reading the Lent 1 Devotional from the Sanctuary & Support Team at the link in the comments.

The Sanctuary & Support Team has prepared a series of Lenten Devotionals - one for Ash Wednesday and then one for each week of Lent.

Read today's devotional and an intro from Canon Nurya here:
Keep reading the rest of today's devotional and an intro from Canon Nurya at the link in the comments.

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"Rejoice with me, for I've found my lost website!" - Jesus while telling a parable for today, probably

I Bishop Search Profile With joy and hope, the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes is discerning and working toward calling our first bishop diocesan.

Hi folks! Welp - this crashed our website. We're hard at work to recover it. in the meantime, you can access the profile directly here: heyzine.com/flip-book/d3....

View the profile and share it! https://greatlakesepiscopal.org/bishop-search

With great hope and joy and with the prayers of our diocese, we are thrilled to announce that the application window for our search for our first bishop diocesan! Check out the profile and the process at the link in the comments.

Learn more and sign up for this essential training here: https://greatlakesepiscopal.circle.so/c/parish-resource-library/safe-church-safe-communities-training

All people who engage in pastoral relationships in the Diocese of the Great Lakes must do the following:  Familiarize themselves with the diocesan Safe Church policies; Complete Safe Church training every three years; Submit to a background check every five years.

Read the full letter here: https://greatlakesepiscopal.circle.so/c/announcements/letter-from-julia-ayala-harris-president-house-of-deputies

An excerpt from The Episcopal Church House of Deputies newsletter written by President. Julia Ayala Harris:
"Again and again, God’s people find themselves living between promise and peril ... to bear witness to a deeper and more demanding truth. Every human being bears the image of God."

Download your snack! https://greatlakesepiscopal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-Feast-Bite-Sized-02112026_COLOR.pdf

No time for a full meal of diocesan work? Grab and go with this edition of The Feast: Bite-Sized with quick info about:
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💜 Lenten Formation and Devotionals
🌏 Creation Care Survey
‼️ March Confirmation Registration Deadline quickly approaching!
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Download at 🔗 in the comments!

Read the full letter here: https://mailchi.mp/episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-support-emergency-migration-ministry-mensaje-del-obispo-presidente-sean-rowe-apoyo-de-emergencia-al-ministerio?e=cba944ff04

Last week, Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe sent out an invitation to help the efforts of emergency migration ministry. We encourage you, as Bishop Rowe asks, to consider supporting this ministry, and pray for the witness of the church in these times.

Prefer to read Bishop Anne's message? Access the transcript here: https://greatlakesepiscopal.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/february-2026-pastoral-message.pdf

See the joint letter from more than 150 bishops here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAMPRZViBns

In this pastoral message, Bishop Anne reflects on the challenges facing vulnerable communities and lifts up the courageous ways people across our diocese are responding with love, prayer, and action.

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We're so grateful for our local ELCA partners in @mittensynod.bsky.social, led by Bishop Julie Schneider-Thomas!

Read more here: https://greatlakesepiscopal.org/ecumenical-endeavors-winter-2026/

Marking a quarter-century of full-communion partnership, The Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) now welcome the exchange of deacons in updated clergy exchange guidelines.
Shared by the Rev. Mike Wernick, Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer for our Diocese

Diocesan snack time with The Feast Bite Sized!
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Today's menu features:
🌊 Migration with Dignity Sunday is Feb. 8,
🌊 Lent Preaching Workshop is Feb. 12, and
🌊 Diocesan Grant Opportunities.
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Download the latest edition here:
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Tomorrow (1/29) at 7:30 p.m., St John’s, Grand Haven invites you to a Requiem Mass for Peace for Victims of ICE Violence.

"All are welcome to join in prayer, light a candle, or simply to sit in shared silence."

See the event page here: vist.ly/4pfhp

Read the full letter here: https://mailchi.mp/episcopalchurch.org/from-presiding-bishop-sean-rowe-death-and-despair-do-not-have-the-last-word-mensaje-del-obispo-presidente-sean-rowe-la-muerte-y-la-desesperanza?e=3fae11d5c1

An excerpt of the January 25th email from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe:
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church:
Like Jesus, we live in frightening times. His earthly ministry began when John the Baptist was imprisoned by authorities who wanted to silence his preaching and prophesying.

Bishop Craig Loya of The Episcopal Church in Minnesota writes: We are mobilizing for revolutionary love. Vast networks of care, compassion, and solidarity, organized by churches to deliver food and supplies to those who cannot leave their homes.
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For more information go to https://greatlakesepiscopal.circle.so/c/diocesan-calendar/migration-with-dignity-sunday